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A review by ronitamohan_louisskye
Secret Wars by Jonathan Hickman
3.0
Started off interestingly. First chapter was great. Lots of suspense. No idea what to expect.
Then it was all exposition until the last chapter. Seriously. So. Much. Talking! It was enough to make me stop reading but somehow I continued. Let the story flow and give us some action, please. If your world-building relies entirely on exposition, there’s a problem.
I could count the female characters on one finger. And my usual grouse with comics, their outfits were ridiculous and there were too many butt shots of the women. There were so many Thors, but actual Thor? Two lines. Captain Marvel? In the background. Storm-Thor? A glimpse. Susan Storm relegated to wife of three baddie. Valeria gets to be a genius but she’s usually shunted aside.
The art was good except the faces which were awful. Those shocked expressions will give me nightmares.
I wanted to like this story and I was engaged but this could have been way better.
Then it was all exposition until the last chapter. Seriously. So. Much. Talking! It was enough to make me stop reading but somehow I continued. Let the story flow and give us some action, please. If your world-building relies entirely on exposition, there’s a problem.
I could count the female characters on one finger. And my usual grouse with comics, their outfits were ridiculous and there were too many butt shots of the women. There were so many Thors, but actual Thor? Two lines. Captain Marvel? In the background. Storm-Thor? A glimpse. Susan Storm relegated to wife of three baddie. Valeria gets to be a genius but she’s usually shunted aside.
The art was good except the faces which were awful. Those shocked expressions will give me nightmares.
I wanted to like this story and I was engaged but this could have been way better.