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1872 by Nik Virella, Gerry Duggan

reyreypod's review against another edition

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4.0

I enjoyed this hybrid series of Marvel characters and Westerns. I am not a die hard western fan but I have enjoyed practically all the Clint Eastwood westerns; the Steve McQueen Magnificent Seven and even Kurt Russell's Tombstone. This series is in keeping very much with the tone of those films so I found it quite enjoyable.
Would have loved to have seen it a six-issue run or even eight, as the pacing did seem a bit rushed towards the end with the introduction of Carol, and Natasha finally getting in on the action!
Overall, another Secret Wars series which worked quite well!

casseyt's review against another edition

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4.0

An enjoyable read, if you like westerns.

earlapvaldez's review against another edition

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4.0

Honestly, another interesting Secret Wars installment.

midnight_misfit's review

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adventurous fast-paced

4.5

tmaluck's review against another edition

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4.0

I almost want to remove a star for padding the book out with a couple of old Red Wolf stories, but the main attraction is so fun for a variety of reasons that I must consider this Marvel's equivalent to Justice Riders. Which officially makes me a sucker for superhero tropes translated into westerns.

selfwinding's review against another edition

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5.0

This AU 100% had me—nineteenth century Avengers living life in the Old West? Characters reimagined as suffragettes, a town doctor, a Vision of the Future machine (omg, that last one). Hell yeah, I'm in. And then
Spoilersheriff Steve Rogers died!

sarahc_98's review against another edition

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4.0

This was an entertaining alternate world.

_mery98_'s review against another edition

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4.0

4/5

Oh, man! Why did this GN remind me of a Western movie with Liam Nelson but without the supernatural stuff?

Anyway, this was very gay and very angst! In 616 Tony designed the iron man suit to shield himself from an abusive family, in this universe he built it to shield himself from the pain he felt over Steve's death and to avenge him. Let me cry in peace, thanks.

doublefantasy's review

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5.0

the concept of Frank Castle being a mercenary priest is so fucking cool, I just wish we had more stories set in the 1872 'verse to explore everyone better...

captwinghead's review

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5.0

This was one of the best series to come out of the Secret Wars event in 2015. The new take on the characters was really interesting and fun. While I didn't quite like the idea of making Tony Stark the town drunk, the relationship between Tony and Sheriff Rogers was fun to read. I enjoyed the use of Natasha and her relationship to the cause as well. I really wish this turned into a longer series.