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A review by fishmeal
Civil War II: Gods of War by Dan Abnett
2.0
Gods of War had very little to do with the Civil War II and a whole lot to do with ripped shirtless men yelling at each other.
So not exactly my style.
That said, there were some parts of it I actually enjoyed. Hercules has some actual interesting character motivations - he's the original hero, but has been largely forgotten by pretty much everyone (including modern heroes). He's been a destructive drunk in the past so has a horrible reputation, which he's trying desperately to overcome.
The villains are also more interesting than the usual Marvel baddies. Okay, their motivations are completely lame ("sow chaos", blech), but the costume and power designs are very neat.
So this one was just okay, but much better than I expected!
So not exactly my style.
That said, there were some parts of it I actually enjoyed. Hercules has some actual interesting character motivations - he's the original hero, but has been largely forgotten by pretty much everyone (including modern heroes). He's been a destructive drunk in the past so has a horrible reputation, which he's trying desperately to overcome.
The villains are also more interesting than the usual Marvel baddies. Okay, their motivations are completely lame ("sow chaos", blech), but the costume and power designs are very neat.
So this one was just okay, but much better than I expected!