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nmnf_06's review against another edition
3.0
Me gusto, aunque un poco confuso. Mi parte favorita fue cuando Loki levanto el mjolnir<3
⭐⭐⭐.5
⭐⭐⭐.5
amyhillard's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
funny
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
booksofbelwood's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
This is more of a 2.5. It had some cool fights at times but it just felt like more of the same. I get they wanted to have an event… but I would have rather the story been tied up in Uncanny Avengers. I enjoyed that run, but the repetition just started to get old. Felt like the same story being told with barely a different spin.
catusgeekus's review against another edition
3.0
I must admit that this event had potential - the concept of reversing characters of villans and superheroes is indeed cool. But the way the creators handled it resulted in such poor reviews of the story. I also affiliate such outcome with overhyping big crossover events - they require a big number of characters to participate, which leads to havning not enough space for any of them and because of that readers have problems with really connecting with the story.
woodenpersonality's review against another edition
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
1.0
alexauthorshay's review against another edition
3.0
Interesting concept, but when it comes almost full circle with them switching sides and going back, I kind of wonder what the point was. Unlike Age of Ultron, some changes did stay, and that will affect the universe, naturally. How things turned out with Tony Stark is actually the only reason I read Axis at all--to have the necessary background for Superior Iron Man. Despite being part of a lead up from both Avengers and X-men comics, this book makes a good standalone and there aren't nearly as many gaps missed here as I found in Guardians of the Galaxy when they had the X-men crossover.
pearseanderson's review against another edition
1.0
You know what was a great villain arc? Dark Reign. That was amazing. Norman Osbourne, The Hood, Loki, etc., I was proud to read that and get into it. AXIS, though, is just bad. For so many reasons! Mostly, it feels like nothing matters. Within the first few pages, we learn that Red Onslaught has telepathically altered the world to make everyone want to hurt/kill each other. We don't really see those effects, because we're stuck with the Avengers. Eventually, Tony Stark fixes this violent madness spell, but only to people next to him (while his suit has power). Cool, so now they're good but we still don't see the rest of the world. He says that other Avengers have been sent into cities to quell the peace. What? Why don't they go crazy too? I think Onslaught's "death" cancelled this crazy spell, because we just cut back to normal US with places like Vegas, SF, and NYC operating totally normally. LA had a bunch of plants taking over their skyscrapers, is that ever gonna get cleaned up? Oh, also, the entire world just went insane for a while? Did any Avengers die? Were their families in danger? Who cares!
Alright, so we move on to Onslaught's "death," which is seen off screen. Cool decision, but that event creates a lot of loose ends, with Avengers/X-Men thinking the other half has something they need. But who actually has what? Where is Xavier? How does The Wasp feel? Why should I care about any of these characters?
Oh, and now Tony Stark has created an app in a dumb subplot about the destructive powers of technology and self-obsession in the modern world? OK, but the app has no grounding or explanation beyond "self-improvement" so I can't exactly picture this, and wind up only seeing it as a heavy-handed symbol.
Soon, the comic devolves into a bunch of repetitive actions: Good dude confronts once-good dude, who punches good dude so much that good dude is saved by a bad dude before once-good dude can save him! Uh-oh! What will happen next! Looks like the exact same thing, with sudden pinpricks of actually interesting plots, like a sudden Gene Bomb or the democratization of Latveria.
The trouble with "inverting" heroes and villains is that it automatically assigns them and their decisions value judgements, clearly sorting out people who Marvel Comics have been advocating for YEARS should be seen as grey, or morally complex. Dr. Doom, for example, can be seen as creating a LITERAL UTOPIA, the likes of which WILL NEVER BE REPEATED, but it requires him to be an autocrat. Fascinating. Here, that's tossed off in two pages as he realizes his "egotism" and the need for self-rule. I would've been curious to see other pals, like Moon Knight or Deadpool, confront this idea of inversion and how it relates to their ambiguity. Too bad I quit reading halfway through.
I liked some of the commentary on fascism in the beginning of this, especially since these issues were penned in 2015 and had moments of cultural relevancy/reference, but overall this series feels like a badly-done boring-action concept that wasn't fleshed out in any of the right ways.
3/10.
Alright, so we move on to Onslaught's "death," which is seen off screen. Cool decision, but that event creates a lot of loose ends, with Avengers/X-Men thinking the other half has something they need. But who actually has what? Where is Xavier? How does The Wasp feel? Why should I care about any of these characters?
Oh, and now Tony Stark has created an app in a dumb subplot about the destructive powers of technology and self-obsession in the modern world? OK, but the app has no grounding or explanation beyond "self-improvement" so I can't exactly picture this, and wind up only seeing it as a heavy-handed symbol.
Soon, the comic devolves into a bunch of repetitive actions: Good dude confronts once-good dude, who punches good dude so much that good dude is saved by a bad dude before once-good dude can save him! Uh-oh! What will happen next! Looks like the exact same thing, with sudden pinpricks of actually interesting plots, like a sudden Gene Bomb or the democratization of Latveria.
The trouble with "inverting" heroes and villains is that it automatically assigns them and their decisions value judgements, clearly sorting out people who Marvel Comics have been advocating for YEARS should be seen as grey, or morally complex. Dr. Doom, for example, can be seen as creating a LITERAL UTOPIA, the likes of which WILL NEVER BE REPEATED, but it requires him to be an autocrat. Fascinating. Here, that's tossed off in two pages as he realizes his "egotism" and the need for self-rule. I would've been curious to see other pals, like Moon Knight or Deadpool, confront this idea of inversion and how it relates to their ambiguity. Too bad I quit reading halfway through.
I liked some of the commentary on fascism in the beginning of this, especially since these issues were penned in 2015 and had moments of cultural relevancy/reference, but overall this series feels like a badly-done boring-action concept that wasn't fleshed out in any of the right ways.
3/10.
sunseas's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
dreamsneverend's review against another edition
2.0
Estamos ante lo que probablemente es el peor evento creado por Marvel que ha llegado a mis manos y digamos que no es algo que me llene de satisfacción.
Mi historia con este evento empieza hace unos cuantos meses, casi un año, cuando fue anunciado y se dijo que esto realmente nos dejaría a todos impactados y con un gran sabor de boca. Por mis problemas de asimilación con Original Sin no leí esto a tiempo aunque realmente lo deseaba porque pensé que seria una muy buena historia. Termine adentrándome en todo este caos porque leí el peor spoiler del mundo y me dolió tanto que tuve que empezar por verlo con mis propios ojos.
No digo que haya sido del todo malo porque hay cierto punto en el que tal vez quedas bastante sorprendido o todo te confunde tanto que quedas con tantas ganas de más. Es un torbellino de tantas emociones que nunca sabes cuál debes elegir. El arte es el más claro ejemplo de que no todo es malo, de verdad me encanto.
No tengo palabras para continuar con esto, es tanto enojo y frustración pero me sigo aferrando a la criticaque a nadie le importa hacia Marvel; necesitan nuevas ideas, personajes revolucionarios, nuevas tramas, necesitan innovar, no arruinar a los personajes clásicos únicamente porque necesitan dinero.
Creo que eso ha sido todo y le doy 2/5 porque en algunos momentos me absorbió y me hizo hasta gritar. Muchísimas gracias por soportar otra de mis malas reseñas llenas de dolor por culpa de Marvel.
Mi historia con este evento empieza hace unos cuantos meses, casi un año, cuando fue anunciado y se dijo que esto realmente nos dejaría a todos impactados y con un gran sabor de boca. Por mis problemas de asimilación con Original Sin no leí esto a tiempo aunque realmente lo deseaba porque pensé que seria una muy buena historia. Termine adentrándome en todo este caos porque leí el peor spoiler del mundo y me dolió tanto que tuve que empezar por verlo con mis propios ojos.
No digo que haya sido del todo malo porque hay cierto punto en el que tal vez quedas bastante sorprendido o todo te confunde tanto que quedas con tantas ganas de más. Es un torbellino de tantas emociones que nunca sabes cuál debes elegir. El arte es el más claro ejemplo de que no todo es malo, de verdad me encanto.
No tengo palabras para continuar con esto, es tanto enojo y frustración pero me sigo aferrando a la critica
Creo que eso ha sido todo y le doy 2/5 porque en algunos momentos me absorbió y me hizo hasta gritar. Muchísimas gracias por soportar otra de mis malas reseñas llenas de dolor por culpa de Marvel.