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manuelte's review against another edition
5.0
This is an excellent Avengers volume, clearly aimed at new readers brought in by the Avengers movie. The characters are well written, the plot is epic, and the characters brought in definitely fit in the "World greatest heroes" category. I absolutely loved it.
lilli_mack's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Not only is this run the best thing that's ever been attached to the Avengers brand, it's one of the best stories Marvel has ever published. Imho, I guess.
This is a story about the hubris of self-appointed gods, a search for compromise in a world which has no easy answers left to give, and the last days before the end of all things. Also haha lmao bam pow super hero comic book baybee.
You gotta read this one.
This is a story about the hubris of self-appointed gods, a search for compromise in a world which has no easy answers left to give, and the last days before the end of all things. Also haha lmao bam pow super hero comic book baybee.
You gotta read this one.
icarys's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
peter_xxx's review
3.0
This trade collects the first 6 issues of the Hickman run on Avengers. Half of them are illustrated by Jerome Opena and the other half by Adam Kubert. Both of them deliver breathtaking beautiful artwork.
The story also has a good feel to it. But some parts of it where a bit unclear. But I heard that with Hickman stories you have to go with the flow sometimes and trust that all will become clear.
I will definitely read the second trade in this run also.
The story also has a good feel to it. But some parts of it where a bit unclear. But I heard that with Hickman stories you have to go with the flow sometimes and trust that all will become clear.
I will definitely read the second trade in this run also.
texaswolfman's review against another edition
5.0
Great jumping on point for any movie Avenger fan wanting to get some comic reading done!
crookedtreehouse's review against another edition
3.0
The second part of Hickman's Avengers run ([b:New Avengers, Volume 1: Everything Dies|17251112|New Avengers, Volume 1 Everything Dies|Jonathan Hickman|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1409500228l/17251112._SY75_.jpg|23840560] being the first) is a mess of continuity, and is a terrible place for a new reader of comics.
A race of aliens called The Builders who destroy planets, in order to rebuild them as stronger biopsheres, focuses on Earth and The Avengers go to Mars to stop them. But they can't do it. So Captain America goes back to Earth and recruits a ton of new Avengers, including some of The New Avengers (Wolverine and Spider-Man), a member of The Squadron Supreme from The Ultimate Universe (Hyperion), some tertiary Avengers, and some completely new characters. From there, it's tough to follow what's going on. Not impossible, but tough.
Hickman's flipping back and forth from flashback to current time works well enough when you're following characters you know, but when you're trying to learn the origin of a new character, and you're following their current space adventure, only to hop back to their first space adventure, and then back to their current, similar looking, space adventure. It's a tad much.
I trust Hickman, as his Fantastic Four/FF run was also complicated, but worth it in the end, but if you don't already enjoy HIckman's work, this volume isn't going to make you a fan of his.
I also didn't enjoy the way Opena's work was colored in the first three issues. It made for some odd facial grammar, and some uncanny valley issues. I enjoyed his aliens and landscapes, but his humans didn't look right to me, and his Hulk looks like the live action The Grinch hit the buffet too hard.
By contrast, I loved Deodata's art on the final three issues, and am glad his style will be the focus going forward.
I only recommend this to people who can invest time in reading the whole Avengers run. As a stand-alone volume, it's mythical gibberish featuring some of your favorite Avengers being overshadowed by people you've either probably never heard of or definitely never heard of. But if you're willing to read the whole run, I'm pretty sure it will all make sense. Eventually.
A race of aliens called The Builders who destroy planets, in order to rebuild them as stronger biopsheres, focuses on Earth and The Avengers go to Mars to stop them. But they can't do it. So Captain America goes back to Earth and recruits a ton of new Avengers, including some of The New Avengers (Wolverine and Spider-Man), a member of The Squadron Supreme from The Ultimate Universe (Hyperion), some tertiary Avengers, and some completely new characters. From there, it's tough to follow what's going on. Not impossible, but tough.
Hickman's flipping back and forth from flashback to current time works well enough when you're following characters you know, but when you're trying to learn the origin of a new character, and you're following their current space adventure, only to hop back to their first space adventure, and then back to their current, similar looking, space adventure. It's a tad much.
I trust Hickman, as his Fantastic Four/FF run was also complicated, but worth it in the end, but if you don't already enjoy HIckman's work, this volume isn't going to make you a fan of his.
I also didn't enjoy the way Opena's work was colored in the first three issues. It made for some odd facial grammar, and some uncanny valley issues. I enjoyed his aliens and landscapes, but his humans didn't look right to me, and his Hulk looks like the live action The Grinch hit the buffet too hard.
By contrast, I loved Deodata's art on the final three issues, and am glad his style will be the focus going forward.
I only recommend this to people who can invest time in reading the whole Avengers run. As a stand-alone volume, it's mythical gibberish featuring some of your favorite Avengers being overshadowed by people you've either probably never heard of or definitely never heard of. But if you're willing to read the whole run, I'm pretty sure it will all make sense. Eventually.
mjfmjfmjf's review against another edition
3.0
An Avengers relaunch. Again. This kind of has the feel of being related to the movies or at least not indifferent to them. The art is basically okay, the plot is extremely confused. I don't know if this Spiderman is not Peter Parker - but he's basically just done wrong. Everyone else seems vaguely okay but other than the inclusion of a group teleporter to get the Avengers off planet and a martial arts mystic to talk to a universe Mother figure - the characters almost seem chosen at random. Perhaps it will get better.
gohawks's review against another edition
4.0
I don't always like Hickman as much as I want to, but this one was okay. The "bad guys" were interesting because they didn't seem all bad. They were just agents of evolution. I also enjoyed the idea of recruiting a much larger Avengers team. And of course, the personalities of the core team with Tony Stark, Steve Rogers, Hulk and Thor fit beautifully together.
standardman's review against another edition
5.0
The first issue of this is one of the best Avengers issues in decades. The rest are good but they're clearing building toward a bigger story, which makes the smaller story feel neglected. Still, that's a hell of a first issue.