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bjoernschneider1's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
tridea2514's review
2.0
Not a huge comic fan, but I don't think this is the best. Most of the book is seeing the team being together and bickering, and the main plot is just... not that interesting. The art is good (most comic art is good these days), but I don't love the Steve Rogers or Black Widow designs (Though the Captain America design is fine).
Also, I have a specific gripe with some of the Hulk pannels; they're not dynamic. They don't convey motion very well, unlike the rest of the action scenes. They just look like time was stopped around the Hulk. Idk, maybe it's just me.
Also, I have a specific gripe with some of the Hulk pannels; they're not dynamic. They don't convey motion very well, unlike the rest of the action scenes. They just look like time was stopped around the Hulk. Idk, maybe it's just me.
glitterkitter's review
4.0
Parts of this are great. Other parts feel like they were skimmed over. There are some issues raised that felt like they deserved to be given greater depth instead of a few panels or lines as though there were an aside to the story rather than a serious points. Basically, individual parts of this are well done, but it somehow never meshes all together.
scheu's review
3.0
I appreciated parts of this story (Captain Marvel being used well, for instance) but other aspects were just OFF, like most of the characterization. McKone's art was also unusually off-model. I attribute that to the absence of an inker. He's normally great.
jasmiinaf's review
2.0
I thought I would love this because I usually love Warren Ellis's work, but there was something very wrong with the avengers in this comiic. The group dynamic wasn't working and I felt like no-one really got along. It just felt strange to me.
helpfulsnowman's review
2.0
The story was pretty weak. There were some good pieces of dialogue, but they didn't feel like they had room to breathe. You'd get these big moments, Captain America saying something like, "Maybe I can force them to stop. Maybe I won't have to attack them. Maybe I can have a day when I'm not at war" and then, in the same panel, he asks about the science behind a plane traveling quickly. What the hell?
There's also a weird thing going on in this book where apparently Captain America 100% refuses to kill people. But they have Wolverine on their team who they basically turn loose and let do the dirty work. I don't really get the moral line there. It's like living in an apartment and 100% refusing to put out mousetraps because it's wrong, but then calling the landlord to complain about mice while knowing full well that he's going to put out mouse traps. How does that work?
This whole thing is set up, the classic Wolverine Gets the Job Done, You Pantywaists story, and there's tension because Captain America and Thor look down on him, but if they really cared about not killing stuff, you wouldn't invite Wolverine to the team. Guess what? If you really care about having leftover pizza tomorrow, you don't invite ME to the pizza party.
Also, I apologize for using the Pantywaist term. I find that very gross, but feel like it's something a 1940's Army guy would say.
There's also a weird thing going on in this book where apparently Captain America 100% refuses to kill people. But they have Wolverine on their team who they basically turn loose and let do the dirty work. I don't really get the moral line there. It's like living in an apartment and 100% refusing to put out mousetraps because it's wrong, but then calling the landlord to complain about mice while knowing full well that he's going to put out mouse traps. How does that work?
This whole thing is set up, the classic Wolverine Gets the Job Done, You Pantywaists story, and there's tension because Captain America and Thor look down on him, but if they really cared about not killing stuff, you wouldn't invite Wolverine to the team. Guess what? If you really care about having leftover pizza tomorrow, you don't invite ME to the pizza party.
Also, I apologize for using the Pantywaist term. I find that very gross, but feel like it's something a 1940's Army guy would say.
uosdwisrdewoh's review
3.0
A blockbuster that never really busts any blocks.
Ellis burst onto the scene at Marvel almost 20 years ago with his bold, iconoclastic work on Hellstorm and Doom 2099, but his mainstream superhero work has always been less exciting and more straightforward. Here, he uses the extended page count and long form to take a slightly leisurely approach to a tale of the Avengers versus inhuman war machines. Where a typical comic series wouldn't allow him ten pages at the top to slowly introduce his cast (because that would be half an issue gone right there) here he revels on that space, taking time to play his cast against one another. It's a nice contrast to Jonathan Hickman's very plot driven storyline on the main Avengers title, but Ellis's character work still feels a bit glib, too on the nose from the movie, with the banter not really serving any purpose.
On the other hand, Ellis writes up the kind of widescreen action that he did with the Authority, but unfortunately, Mike McKone's art never rises above workmanlike. Big moments that intend to wow just read like yet another beat in the story, and some storytelling in the huge explosive moments is a bit hard to follow. It all combines to make a book that feels ambitious, but comes off as a bit by the numbers.
Ellis burst onto the scene at Marvel almost 20 years ago with his bold, iconoclastic work on Hellstorm and Doom 2099, but his mainstream superhero work has always been less exciting and more straightforward. Here, he uses the extended page count and long form to take a slightly leisurely approach to a tale of the Avengers versus inhuman war machines. Where a typical comic series wouldn't allow him ten pages at the top to slowly introduce his cast (because that would be half an issue gone right there) here he revels on that space, taking time to play his cast against one another. It's a nice contrast to Jonathan Hickman's very plot driven storyline on the main Avengers title, but Ellis's character work still feels a bit glib, too on the nose from the movie, with the banter not really serving any purpose.
On the other hand, Ellis writes up the kind of widescreen action that he did with the Authority, but unfortunately, Mike McKone's art never rises above workmanlike. Big moments that intend to wow just read like yet another beat in the story, and some storytelling in the huge explosive moments is a bit hard to follow. It all combines to make a book that feels ambitious, but comes off as a bit by the numbers.
beardedbarista's review
4.0
Interesting... Felt very much like the baddies from the original Avengers film but we get Wolverine and Captain Marvel thrown in the mix. Probably my favorite parts and saving grace were the banter between the characters. Pretty fun how much shit that they gave each other. Particularly Hawkeye.
mjfmjfmjf's review
3.0
I like the way this one ties into the marvel universe comic continuity. And almost ties in to the movies except that Logan and Carol Danvers is there. But otherwise this one is a swing and a miss. It was actually somewhat okay until Thor appeared. Thor in the comics is just completely annoying. Basically this is a plot driven and the plot is not all that interesting. Actually I kind of liked the mercenary shooting drones out of the air the best. Okay enough art.