texaswolfman's review against another edition
4.0
Great art, story and action. Overarching storyline. Anytime you get to see Thor and Hulk smash someone at the same time is good in my book!
crookedtreehouse's review against another edition
3.0
Hickman's Avengers run doesn't get any more accessible in this run. While I enjoyed the Starbrand focused arc, and the adventures of the Avengers at a casino on an AIM controlled island, they didn't add up to a fun story. Mostly because Hickman is trying to make this series Cosmic Cosmic by using Way Over The Top narration about just how important and apocalyptic the events are, even though they're all relatively on scale with your average Thanos, Kang, or Galactus story.
And while I did like the adventures of Starbrand and Nightmask here, I'm still not sold on The Garden aliens as an interesting set of villains. And I still don't know why Captain Universe is a part of this team/an interesting Marvel character, aside from their PTSDed alter ego.
I guess I recommend this for the Marvel fan who picks up their first Guardians Of The Galaxy or Nova trade, and thinks This Is Awesome, I Would Like More Of Whatever This Is.
And while I did like the adventures of Starbrand and Nightmask here, I'm still not sold on The Garden aliens as an interesting set of villains. And I still don't know why Captain Universe is a part of this team/an interesting Marvel character, aside from their PTSDed alter ego.
I guess I recommend this for the Marvel fan who picks up their first Guardians Of The Galaxy or Nova trade, and thinks This Is Awesome, I Would Like More Of Whatever This Is.
mjfmjfmjf's review against another edition
2.0
I guess having a reasonably coherent plot has gone out of style. Another issue of random Avenger's related characters doing random things. With no reason to like or appreciate any of the characters. At least the art is not bad.
darylnash's review against another edition
3.0
I really liked the callback to the New Universe, but I'm not surprised that it seems to have confused a lot of people. I'm assuming a lot of this was setup for the Secret Wars event. Or some kind of setup. I'm still entertained, even if sometimes it is a lot of Hickman weirdness.
gohawks's review against another edition
2.0
I'm starting to give up on Hickman. He is conceptual to the nth degree. Worse than Morrison. I starting to think you could plug any characters into his storylines and it wouldn't make a difference. White Event has some of my favorite superheroes, but he chooses to focus more on these terra forming archetypes he's created with nil personality. Jonathan, you have disappointed me for the last time.
standardman's review against another edition
3.0
A book that is clearly building to A Thing but a well written one with some fantastic momebts. There's an issue at the end that should have been a fun, light, interlude but it was bogged down by terrible 3D poser art.
trike's review against another edition
3.0
In typical Hickman style there are gigantic and batshit weird things afoot. It moved right along and had some humorous moments, but I have no idea what the hell is going on. The first 2/3 of the book seems to have nothing to do with the last 1/3.
I decided to continue reading this series primarily to see how Hickman handles the Thanos Infinity Stones storyline before Avengers: Endgame comes out and to get some modern Shang-Chi story since Marvel announced a movie based on him. We definitely got some of the latter, which I hope continues, as the Avengers investigate AIM’s, er, aim to start a war. Meanwhile the other story is cosmic as the Earth is made to become self-aware, which is somehow tied into a dying universe triggering a White Event and creating a cosmic-level powered college kid named Star Brand. Not sure how this all ties together, but we’ll see.
I decided to continue reading this series primarily to see how Hickman handles the Thanos Infinity Stones storyline before Avengers: Endgame comes out and to get some modern Shang-Chi story since Marvel announced a movie based on him. We definitely got some of the latter, which I hope continues, as the Avengers investigate AIM’s, er, aim to start a war. Meanwhile the other story is cosmic as the Earth is made to become self-aware, which is somehow tied into a dying universe triggering a White Event and creating a cosmic-level powered college kid named Star Brand. Not sure how this all ties together, but we’ll see.
jimhart3000's review
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
matterofmichael's review against another edition
3.0
-sightly confusing but I can tell it's building to something
-not a fan of the constant dealing of Heroes all the time
-some awesome art
-strange happenings, mysterious intrigue
-battle against Starbrand is great
-Hulk and Captain Marvel fighting technique++
-last issue felt like a throwaway even if it had some good parts
-dark themes especially the second to last episode
-love the jumping around in small time periods, makes for some good story telling
-not a fan of the constant dealing of Heroes all the time
-some awesome art
-strange happenings, mysterious intrigue
-battle against Starbrand is great
-Hulk and Captain Marvel fighting technique++
-last issue felt like a throwaway even if it had some good parts
-dark themes especially the second to last episode
-love the jumping around in small time periods, makes for some good story telling
shirohige's review against another edition
2.0
Baja harto el interés del volumen anterior, aunque continua desarrollando la idea global que Hickman pretende impregnar en su run, y se asume los acontecimientos vistos acá (White Event) tendrán repercusiones en el COIE de Marvel.