mjfmjfmjf's review
4.0
Kind of interesting to see Agents of Shield in comic book form. Kind of a swing and a miss, but a good try nonetheless. There are just so many characters and it's hard to give them enough time to make it have any depth. But no one is exactly done wrong, Coulson himself is actually pretty good. The other normal characters are the one's that are a bit of a struggle - May and Fitz and Simmons. The basic idea that the plans in Coulson's head are worth billions seem unlikely. It seems like lots of people would have discussed on Reddit how to take a superhero down. But good enough 3.5 of 5.
daisyellejames's review
adventurous
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
khadijah3's review
dark
emotional
funny
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
carroq's review
4.0
This book was included in the September 2016 Comic Bento box, which was full of books related to TV shows. Marvel has had a surge of live action shows recently and there are a plethora of animated series that could have been linked into this box. Having watched the first three seasons of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. recently, I'm glad they chose this book.
There are some similarities between this book and the show, particularly the appearance of the main group of characters. All of them are featured on the show and the character art is influenced by the actors. Some people might not like that aspect, but I think it is great. It gives a sort of cohesion between the two mediums. There are some noticeable differences as well, but I won't mention specifics due to potential spoilers.
Anyway, in this book someone has attacked the Pentagon and stolen some information. This causes Coulson to reach out to his old girlfriend, Lola, to find out more about what is going on. From there, it leads to a chase for the perpetrator, which gives the creators an opportunity to bring in some Marvel heroes that couldn't appear in the show.
The characters felt pretty true to what I expected from them. The book is able to capitalize on the relationships built into the show despite the deviations. It even carries some of the same type of humor. I enjoyed the art style quite a bit. The colors worked perfectly and there is some great detail work. I'm interested to see what's in store for the team.
There are some similarities between this book and the show, particularly the appearance of the main group of characters. All of them are featured on the show and the character art is influenced by the actors. Some people might not like that aspect, but I think it is great. It gives a sort of cohesion between the two mediums. There are some noticeable differences as well, but I won't mention specifics due to potential spoilers.
Anyway, in this book someone has attacked the Pentagon and stolen some information. This causes Coulson to reach out to his old girlfriend, Lola, to find out more about what is going on. From there, it leads to a chase for the perpetrator, which gives the creators an opportunity to bring in some Marvel heroes that couldn't appear in the show.
The characters felt pretty true to what I expected from them. The book is able to capitalize on the relationships built into the show despite the deviations. It even carries some of the same type of humor. I enjoyed the art style quite a bit. The colors worked perfectly and there is some great detail work. I'm interested to see what's in store for the team.
otherwyrld's review against another edition
2.0
So, this is a comic book series based on a TV series that was a spin-off of a movies series that was based on various comics books series.
Except it's not that simple.
S.H.I.E.L.D. has been around a long time in Marvel comics (since 1965 to be precise), and has played a major part in the history of many Marvel story lines. Along came the Marvel Cinematic Universe in 2008 which also introduced us to Phil Coulson, agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. After his death in The Avengers in 2012, he was chosen to be the lead of a new series with mostly original characters (he died? He got better. At least for a while).
So this comic books series features the Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. from the TV series, but here's the problem. They are interacting with numerous other Marvel characters such as Hawkeye, Wolverine and Iron Man, but these aren't film versions. Nope they are the comic book versions and that is a huge issue because they don't look or act in the same way as their movie counterparts. So, we have a version of Hawkeye that looks and acts like in his recent (very good) comic series, not like Jeremy Renner. We even have a version of Mockingbird who is the former wife of Hawkeye (which she was in the comics), but she is not the Mockingbird that actually appeared in the TV series.
Let us remind ourselves here - this is the MCU version of S.H.I.E.L.D. not the comics version of S.H.I.E.L.D., and trying the smush the two together to try and make a coherent whole is never going to work. Especially as most people looking for a comic book version of S.H.I.E.L.D. with the TV characters would be looking for a version with the film characters, not their very different (original) comic book versions.
In other words, it's a mess.
I gave it 2 stars for the mostly pretty artwork, despite the fact it went a bit haywire in the final pages. If you can ignore the massive mental disconnect you need to make when reading this story then you might enjoy it. I couldn't and I didn't.
One final gripe, do you really have to remind readers who someone is every single time they appear? The artwork isn't so bad that I couldn't tell it wasn't Jemma Simmons, PhD. or Daisy Johnson AKA Quake (yes that's what it says every time), and if I can't recognise Wolverine then I need to hand in my nerd badge.
Except it's not that simple.
S.H.I.E.L.D. has been around a long time in Marvel comics (since 1965 to be precise), and has played a major part in the history of many Marvel story lines. Along came the Marvel Cinematic Universe in 2008 which also introduced us to Phil Coulson, agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. After his death in The Avengers in 2012, he was chosen to be the lead of a new series with mostly original characters (he died? He got better. At least for a while).
So this comic books series features the Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. from the TV series, but here's the problem. They are interacting with numerous other Marvel characters such as Hawkeye, Wolverine and Iron Man, but these aren't film versions. Nope they are the comic book versions and that is a huge issue because they don't look or act in the same way as their movie counterparts. So, we have a version of Hawkeye that looks and acts like in his recent (very good) comic series, not like Jeremy Renner. We even have a version of Mockingbird who is the former wife of Hawkeye (which she was in the comics), but she is not the Mockingbird that actually appeared in the TV series.
Let us remind ourselves here - this is the MCU version of S.H.I.E.L.D. not the comics version of S.H.I.E.L.D., and trying the smush the two together to try and make a coherent whole is never going to work. Especially as most people looking for a comic book version of S.H.I.E.L.D. with the TV characters would be looking for a version with the film characters, not their very different (original) comic book versions.
In other words, it's a mess.
I gave it 2 stars for the mostly pretty artwork, despite the fact it went a bit haywire in the final pages. If you can ignore the massive mental disconnect you need to make when reading this story then you might enjoy it. I couldn't and I didn't.
One final gripe, do you really have to remind readers who someone is every single time they appear? The artwork isn't so bad that I couldn't tell it wasn't Jemma Simmons, PhD. or Daisy Johnson AKA Quake (yes that's what it says every time), and if I can't recognise Wolverine then I need to hand in my nerd badge.
kimmi's review against another edition
5.0
This was great! I've been watching the tv series as well and I already hated Ward but wow I didn't think he'd be that bad!
wawa_m's review
2.0
I was not quite as impressed as I hoped to be but what a fun ending with lots of possibilities ahead.
gswizzel's review
4.0
It's so surprising that this has mixed reviews. I quite enjoyed this even if it did change some things from the TV series and I don't know where exactly this falls in the continuity.
I loved how the crossovers worked as well. I'm just happy to have read a comic book about the Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. because I adore them.
I'm looking forward to continuing on with this series eventually :)
I loved how the crossovers worked as well. I'm just happy to have read a comic book about the Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. because I adore them.
I'm looking forward to continuing on with this series eventually :)
emmac005's review
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
I really enjoyed this comic and found the storyline to be interesting. If you like the TV show, I highly recommend that you read this!