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bee324's review against another edition
3.0
It's hard to rate something like this since it has different storylines within it, some better than others. Overall, I really liked this set, but 2 of the main stories seemed to just end in the middle. I'm pretty new to comics, so I'm not sure if this is normal for volumes like this to just leave out the end of the story if it happens somewhere else (or however this works in this case?), but I find it frustrating either way. If this is a normal thing, which I do kind of assume it is, at least for big worlds with many characters and overlapping stories, I have to say it is a very valid reason to just avoid getting into comics. I really don't understand the point of putting a bunch of comics together (5 volumes no less), and not putting all of the stories in it. To me it kind of defeats the purpose and makes it extremely hard for those of us who are not in the know about how this all works.
Okay, that was a bit of a rant, but to be fair it is the reason this didn't get 4 stars from me. And I think other people who are new to comics should have a heads up.
*Minor spoilers ahead*
All that said, I would still recommend it as I think this volume actually has some of the most compelling (partial) stories. I hope I can find the rest of them because I really want to know how they end. I am especially intrigued by the last four issues in this, which seem to have Carol in some kind of alternate timeline/universe/something. In this one we get to see more of the other women in her group (the Carol Corps I believe) and see them shine a bit. I also found first storyline, which says it continues in The Legendary Star-Lord, to be getting to a really interesting place. It is part of the arc that is continuing on from the previous volume where she is out in space testing her limits so to speak. The issue after that is a more emotional/character focused on that was really great too. I so want to give this more stars, but I just can't overlook two out of 3 stories cutting off in the middle.
Okay, that was a bit of a rant, but to be fair it is the reason this didn't get 4 stars from me. And I think other people who are new to comics should have a heads up.
*Minor spoilers ahead*
shewwimonster's review against another edition
4.0
My rating is really split here. Like 3 stars for the solo title issues, then 5 stars for the Carol Corps. I LOVED the Carol Corps issues and wish there were more.
panichistory's review
2.0
Meeeeeh. the quality of the art in this varied a lot and I didn't care for a lot of the story (except when Monica came in). overall disappointed with this.
reader_rachael's review
4.0
Prepping for the new Captain Marvel movie had me grabbing up this omnibus of the 2012 Captain Marvel Comics #1-12. I had a great time reading it and getting reacquainted with Captain Marvel! I’m looking forward to finishing off the 2012 series and continuing on through the 2014 series and into present day. Captain Marvel’s powers are still a little murky in this book, but we get a much clearer picture of who Carol Danvers is and her past. The only complaint I really have is that for issues 9-12 the artist was terrible & in my opinion has probably never seen a woman in real life. His renderings of Captain Marvel (& any other woman) are so disproportionate as to be hilarious.. often times had ridiculous issues with legs being drawn as either longer than physically possible or being drawn complete disjointed (the bottom half wouldn’t line up with the top half).. plus all the pictures looked like hastily drawn sketches rather than detailed pictures, though you could probably get away with saying that’s a personal preference. Either way, I hope the future issues don’t keep with that particular artist.
thataudaciouslady's review
3.0
This didn't really work as an introductory volume for me -- it felt like a collection of short stories that didn't hang together all that well. I wasn't able to latch on to many consistent motifs or themes, which surprises me for a DeConnick joint.
saphirablue's review
3.0
I like the story - the time travel back, the history of it, the current struggles with friends and neighbours - everything.
I especially love the snark with Captain America and I hope that at least a bit of it transfers into the MCU. And, the friendship with Spider-Woman! I like!
What I didn't like? The artwork at the second half of the book. That really wasn't artwork I enjoy.
I especially love the snark with Captain America and I hope that at least a bit of it transfers into the MCU. And, the friendship with Spider-Woman! I like!
What I didn't like? The artwork at the second half of the book. That really wasn't artwork I enjoy.