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daileyxplanet's review
5.0
Collects 1872 issues #1-4, Avengers (1963) issue #80, and material from Marvel Comics Presents (1988) issue #170
Marvel 1872 #1: I have never really been a fan of the western genre in a sense that it gets bonus points for being one. What I mean by that is that there must be a good story for me to enjoy it. So far I enjoy this. As I've read elsewhere, the characters all feel the way they should. Steve Rogers is still a good and honorable person in 1872 as he is in 1972 or 2017. So far I am enjoying the series.
Marvel 1872 #2: This West is gritty. The heroes don't always win and sad things happen. Won't go into spoiler territory, but it reminds me of Deadwood.
Marvel 1872 #3: This just keeps getting better. I want a movie of this like now.
Marvel 1872 #4: A fitting conclusion that wraps up the story well, but leaves you wanting more too. Red Wolf is a great character and I will definitely look further into his stories. The rating might come as a surprise, but I really loved this main story. Maybe I'm more a fan of westerns than I thought? Also the Avengers actually do some avenging.
Avengers #80: This "bonus issue" is a good snapshot of the Bronze Era. The Avengers are torn between street level crime and saving the world as it may. This is the same sort of argument that led Batman to lead the Outsiders over in DC. Red Wolf gets interrupted in the middle of some exploitation films era style revenge, and it might destroy the Avengers!
Note: Read equivalent issues via Marvel Unlimited. The Marvel Presents issue is currently not available. Ranking based on 4 issue mini.
Marvel 1872 #1: I have never really been a fan of the western genre in a sense that it gets bonus points for being one. What I mean by that is that there must be a good story for me to enjoy it. So far I enjoy this. As I've read elsewhere, the characters all feel the way they should. Steve Rogers is still a good and honorable person in 1872 as he is in 1972 or 2017. So far I am enjoying the series.
Marvel 1872 #2: This West is gritty. The heroes don't always win and sad things happen. Won't go into spoiler territory, but it reminds me of Deadwood.
Marvel 1872 #3: This just keeps getting better. I want a movie of this like now.
Marvel 1872 #4: A fitting conclusion that wraps up the story well, but leaves you wanting more too. Red Wolf is a great character and I will definitely look further into his stories. The rating might come as a surprise, but I really loved this main story. Maybe I'm more a fan of westerns than I thought? Also the Avengers actually do some avenging.
Avengers #80: This "bonus issue" is a good snapshot of the Bronze Era. The Avengers are torn between street level crime and saving the world as it may. This is the same sort of argument that led Batman to lead the Outsiders over in DC. Red Wolf gets interrupted in the middle of some exploitation films era style revenge, and it might destroy the Avengers!
Note: Read equivalent issues via Marvel Unlimited. The Marvel Presents issue is currently not available. Ranking based on 4 issue mini.
captwinghead's review
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.
ericbuscemi's review
4.0
Easily my favorite of the Secret Wars offshoots. It was similar to Marvel's other alt-history piece, [b:Marvel 1602|15719|Marvel 1602|Neil Gaiman|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1385102624s/15719.jpg|2371238], which I also loved.
cmbohn's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
sad
fast-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
Content Warnings
Moderate: Gun violence, Murder, Violence, Alcoholism, Gore, and Death
crookedtreehouse's review
4.0
DC used to frequently release Elseworld titles, where familiar DC characters (usually Batman) were shown in different eras. Marvel has done this a number of times, too, usually as part of a Multiverse storyline. During Secret Wars, all Marvel titles where essentially Elseworld titles (or Battleworld titles, or Warzones titles). Most of them were, at the very least, fun.
1872 is a blast. It's just the right balnce of nostalgic nods to classic Marvel stories, and a completely new story. The seldom used Red Wolf is the closest thing to a protagonist in this series, but we also check in with Wild West America versions of Captain America, Iron Man, Kingpin, Black Widow, The Hulk, Bullseye, Elektra, Ben Ulrich, and more. And each of them feel reminiscent but not beholden to their Marel 616 counterparts.
This book requires zero knoweldge of the Marvel Universe, and you certainly don't need to know anything about what's happening in the main Secret Wars title. It reads like it may have been a Western story that Duggan had in his pocket that he plugged Marvel characters into. And he did a superb job with the plugging.
I recomend it to fans of Westen comics, Western TV shows, Red Wolf, and Elseworld fans.
1872 is a blast. It's just the right balnce of nostalgic nods to classic Marvel stories, and a completely new story. The seldom used Red Wolf is the closest thing to a protagonist in this series, but we also check in with Wild West America versions of Captain America, Iron Man, Kingpin, Black Widow, The Hulk, Bullseye, Elektra, Ben Ulrich, and more. And each of them feel reminiscent but not beholden to their Marel 616 counterparts.
This book requires zero knoweldge of the Marvel Universe, and you certainly don't need to know anything about what's happening in the main Secret Wars title. It reads like it may have been a Western story that Duggan had in his pocket that he plugged Marvel characters into. And he did a superb job with the plugging.
I recomend it to fans of Westen comics, Western TV shows, Red Wolf, and Elseworld fans.
tomtas_anneli's review
4.0
From an objective standpoint, maybe this is more of a three-star-book, but darnit, it's so right in my wheelhouse, I have to give it a four. A Western AU with Steve Rogers as Sheriff, Tony Stark as the local drunkard, and Wilson Fisk as the crooked Mayor? How can I say no to that!? I only wish they'd have given us more in this univrse, as the 'end title card" suggests.
lasafica_reads's review against another edition
challenging
sad
slow-paced
0.5
There was absolutely no reason to open this comic up with a lynching scene of a Native man, only for him to be saved by a white sheriff(Capt. America). There was also absolutely no reason to have slurs used against Native and Indigenous Americans written out on page. This was a very white savior comic and the treatment of Native and Indigenous People/characters was not well written OR handled in any thoughtful and respectful way.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racism, Genocide, Blood, Hate crime, Colonisation, Murder, Racial slurs, and Violence
reyreypod's review
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!
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!