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sincrusade's review
adventurous
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
colindalaska's review
1.0
In the appendix the author makes the comment that he wasn't sure this "half-baked idea" would work.
Now he has his answer. It doesn't.
There is no invested interest in whether any of these characters survive, and at the end I'm not sure I would be able to name those that have survived.
If you want a book about superheroes forced to kill check out Boom!'s DeathMatch
Now he has his answer. It doesn't.
There is no invested interest in whether any of these characters survive, and at the end I'm not sure I would be able to name those that have survived.
If you want a book about superheroes forced to kill check out Boom!'s DeathMatch
mjfmjfmjf's review
4.0
In the end a good read and did a reasonable job of telling you who everyone is and what they are about. And definitely the only decent Arcade Murder World I've seen. With decent writing, plotting, art. And even an explanation of how this could happen for 30 days and no one stop it. I'm looking forward to see what happens next.
vroodles's review
adventurous
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
pickett22's review
1.0
At the end of this book the kids decide they're never to going to talk about what happened in murder world ever, because they're afraid they'll be arrested for murder. This is just the last in a series of events and rationals that make 0 sense. I'm still stuck on the whole "why are they fighting" question. The inception made no sense, so the rest of the run followed. I do not understand what the catalyst was. And even in this book, except for Laura who was under the influence of trigger scent (the most obvious plot move, in every sense), I don't fully understand why specific people were fighting with each other. They like, pared off to fight and I don't know why.
Also, how was Hazmat not radioactive anymore?
Here's the thing I hate most about this run: you've got runs like Gillen's Young Avengers and even the bits in that Red Skull/Xavier horror show (wtf was it called?) where the kids come in, and the beautiful thing about the kids is that they're not fussed about who's a mutant and who's super-powered. You need help? Call. We're stuck in a bind? I went to school with someone who can get us out. The world's about to end? Time to team up. And they're not out there bitching about politics or threatening to arrest each other and it was SUCH a refreshing change from this whole good-guys-vs-good-guys bull shit that Marvel has been pulling the last few years. The kids get what it's about when the adults are too jaded to see it anymore. Everyone else in the marvel-verse is so caught up with politics and grudges against people who used to be their friends. And it's not that the kids haven't seen some shit, because look at who we're talking about here, it's that they've seen the shit and chosen friendship. Because they already know that they are fucked without it.
And then this? We kill each other over nothing? We'll make a pact that we let Arcade win? Whhhh... what?
Whyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy
Also, how was Hazmat not radioactive anymore?
Here's the thing I hate most about this run: you've got runs like Gillen's Young Avengers and even the bits in that Red Skull/Xavier horror show (wtf was it called?) where the kids come in, and the beautiful thing about the kids is that they're not fussed about who's a mutant and who's super-powered. You need help? Call. We're stuck in a bind? I went to school with someone who can get us out. The world's about to end? Time to team up. And they're not out there bitching about politics or threatening to arrest each other and it was SUCH a refreshing change from this whole good-guys-vs-good-guys bull shit that Marvel has been pulling the last few years. The kids get what it's about when the adults are too jaded to see it anymore. Everyone else in the marvel-verse is so caught up with politics and grudges against people who used to be their friends. And it's not that the kids haven't seen some shit, because look at who we're talking about here, it's that they've seen the shit and chosen friendship. Because they already know that they are fucked without it.
And then this? We kill each other over nothing? We'll make a pact that we let Arcade win? Whhhh... what?
Whyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy
renatasnacks's review
3.0
Uh oh, it's been too long since I read [b:Avengers Arena, Vol. 2: Game On|17785925|Avengers Arena, Vol. 2 Game On|Dennis Hopeless|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1379897261s/17785925.jpg|24873304] and I forgot who half these people are. Still, felt like a pretty satisfying conclusion to this series, which pulled off the whole Battle Royale/Hunger Games superhero tribute a lot better than I ever thought it would.