crookedtreehouse's review
3.0
The shifting nature of this title can be a bit much. There are three major storylines, and some side quests in every volume. Each issue within the volume is dedicated to one of the storylines, so you don't get a smooth look into what's happening in the title, you have to get one chunk at a time, and none of the stories resolve within the volume. It's not great.
But the stories, at least, are interesting, and easier to follow than what's going on in Hickman's Avengers and New Avengers books during this period. You have defined characters, fairly small objectives, and a bit of action. And nobody has to stop and explain what the universal ramifications of each action is.
If you enjoy small scale team books by Marvel, I think this series is a good one as a whole, but I certainly wouldn't recommend just reading a single volume of them.
I've included this as part of the HIckman run, even though Hickman didn't write it, because it is running parallel to his story, and he did outline the first volume, and reallys et up these characters journeys.
But the stories, at least, are interesting, and easier to follow than what's going on in Hickman's Avengers and New Avengers books during this period. You have defined characters, fairly small objectives, and a bit of action. And nobody has to stop and explain what the universal ramifications of each action is.
If you enjoy small scale team books by Marvel, I think this series is a good one as a whole, but I certainly wouldn't recommend just reading a single volume of them.
I've included this as part of the HIckman run, even though Hickman didn't write it, because it is running parallel to his story, and he did outline the first volume, and reallys et up these characters journeys.
mjfmjfmjf's review
3.0
Kind of an introductory book, but the story is a bit shuffled about. The intro to the China team and the Europe team were find. And the Bobby and Sam story bit was fine, if not all that special. The last story introducing us to Hyperion, last person alive from a different world was actually pretty good. A kidnapping/superhero story, but a quite small one but pretty well done. But all in all this book was just okay. 3.5 of 5.
toystory242's review
4.0
I finally got my hands on this one! It took a good long while for it to show up at my library. This series is literally bananas. I really enjoy all of the different storylines going on, and it's getting me excited that they're going to connect somehow... :D
I didn't enjoy this one quite as much as the first, but if I find the 3rd volume I will certainly continue!
I didn't enjoy this one quite as much as the first, but if I find the 3rd volume I will certainly continue!
subhamroxx's review
3.0
This was another fun read!
We have multiple POVs like whatever is going through Hyperions head as his team comes up on AIM Island there they fight AIM people and something with Dr Forson, the next being FALCON and him meeting up SPEAR, China's SHIELD and what they have been upto and sam teaming up with the people there and another focus on City of the dead and us seeing whats happening there with Hawkeye and Spider-woman and its fun and well they meet another team and the story points feel so similar and gets a bit too much to try to keep up with and that thing was what I didn't like.
Beside there is something with Bobby and Sam travelling to the future and its a fun face off with Aliens and then task master and someone decides to show up plus we also see whatever is going on with Hyperion before all this as he saves a child and fights the Mauler and its a fun story, a character piece basically about Hyperion and his role in this new world and I love how Ewing writes it, he gets the character so well, just amazing stuff!
Its a great volume and has character moments for multiple of them and I love the aspect but too many threats at once and the story being spread in all directions and unless you have read all the volumes, it can be hard to keep up with but they are surely building to something bigger and I am excited to read that!
We have multiple POVs like whatever is going through Hyperions head as his team comes up on AIM Island there they fight AIM people and something with Dr Forson, the next being FALCON and him meeting up SPEAR, China's SHIELD and what they have been upto and sam teaming up with the people there and another focus on City of the dead and us seeing whats happening there with Hawkeye and Spider-woman and its fun and well they meet another team and the story points feel so similar and gets a bit too much to try to keep up with and that thing was what I didn't like.
Beside there is something with Bobby and Sam travelling to the future and its a fun face off with Aliens and then task master and someone decides to show up plus we also see whatever is going on with Hyperion before all this as he saves a child and fights the Mauler and its a fun story, a character piece basically about Hyperion and his role in this new world and I love how Ewing writes it, he gets the character so well, just amazing stuff!
Its a great volume and has character moments for multiple of them and I love the aspect but too many threats at once and the story being spread in all directions and unless you have read all the volumes, it can be hard to keep up with but they are surely building to something bigger and I am excited to read that!
squidbag's review
4.0
As the cover would indicate, we have a new creative team in this collection, and it focuses in large part on Hyperion, who (before the Sentry) was a none-too-subtle Marvel version of Superman from "another dimension" where the big team was called the Squadron Supreme. Their universe was wiped out (I don't know if that's meant to be part of the this Summer's big event or not) and Hyperion was brought into the 616. It's a talky philosophy class of a comic book collection, with - once again - the big battles as a backdrop to the smaller, more personal stories unfolding. If anything, the writing got cleaner with Nick Spencer, so I enjoyed that, too.
More...