mjfmjfmjf's review
3.0
X-23 had been a favorite of mine. It's not clear if this latest incarnation will be as well. This Civil War story-line doesn't add anything good. Old Man Logan has been a recent favorite of mine, this book did not treat him all that well. Still there were things to like with Logan and Laura and Gabby. I wish it had gone another way. I wish Civil War had not been part of it. Perhaps like much of Marvel, everyone will pretend this incident just didn't happen.
jquellin's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
pickett22's review
5.0
I am annoyed at how much I enjoyed this.
Some highlights include this homage to an homage:
Although I am deeply annoyed that the line wasn't also used.
(For comparison, here are the images it references:
)
And also this speech by Laura:
Some highlights include this homage to an homage:
Although I am deeply annoyed that the line wasn't also used.
(For comparison, here are the images it references:
)And also this speech by Laura:
trike's review
5.0
When I saw “Civil War II” in the title I was apprehensive, because these event crossovers suck and I haven’t read much of this one on purpose. I needn’t have worried, because Taylor sums up the entire thing in literally three panels (a kid can see the future, so the Avengers are taking him at his word and imprisoning people before they commit crimes) and brings all the nuance of the idea down to a single page during the climax. (Turns out the bloody murder the mutant kid foresaw wouldn’t have happened if the Avengers and SHIELD hadn’t pushed the issue and set the entire chain of events in motion. That’s the whole idea in a nutshell. I’m guessing the multi-issue event didn’t even come close to such a succinct summation.) If they’d just let him write the event, it’d be a single 22-page book. Which it should be. Crossover events suck ass.
As to this story itself, it is fun, funny, touching, dramatic and off-the-wall bonkers at times. Which is exactly what superhero comics should be like. Talking squirrels (courtesy of Squirrel Girl), SHIELD surveillance state shenanigans, giant monsters, Captain America being a douche, giant monsters, take-out noodles... the book has it all.
Humor is subjective, but I genuinely laughed out loud a couple of times, and a few of the action scenes were awesome. It is also constantly inventive, using established Marvel lore in new ways. (Who can survive being swallowed by the Marvel universe version of Godzilla, Fin Fang Foom? Old Man Logan and X-23, with their mutant healing power. So why not?)
Here are a couple pages from the book just to show off the kind of fun it is:
As to this story itself, it is fun, funny, touching, dramatic and off-the-wall bonkers at times. Which is exactly what superhero comics should be like. Talking squirrels (courtesy of Squirrel Girl), SHIELD surveillance state shenanigans, giant monsters, Captain America being a douche, giant monsters, take-out noodles... the book has it all.
Humor is subjective, but I genuinely laughed out loud a couple of times, and a few of the action scenes were awesome. It is also constantly inventive, using established Marvel lore in new ways. (Who can survive being swallowed by the Marvel universe version of Godzilla, Fin Fang Foom? Old Man Logan and X-23, with their mutant healing power. So why not?)
Here are a couple pages from the book just to show off the kind of fun it is:
michhellongrace's review
4.0
That was really fun. I thoroughly enjoy this series it has some laughs and more serious moments really fun.
earlapvaldez's review
3.0
*see Civil War II review, because the fact that Wolverines got together quite well can't save the entire series together*
renatasnacks's review
5.0
(read as single issues)
First of all the Squirrel Girl crossover issue is A+++++ 500 stars out of 5, oh my godddd
Second of all I'm generally very :/ about the big ~crossover events~ so I was happy that this arc mostly sidestepped whatever was going on with Civil War II and basically just focused on Laura and Gabby and Old Man Logan's emotional well-being, this is EVERYTHING I WANT FROM COMICS AND ALSO AN ACTUAL WOLVERINE NAMED JONATHAN
First of all the Squirrel Girl crossover issue is A+++++ 500 stars out of 5, oh my godddd
Second of all I'm generally very :/ about the big ~crossover events~ so I was happy that this arc mostly sidestepped whatever was going on with Civil War II and basically just focused on Laura and Gabby and Old Man Logan's emotional well-being, this is EVERYTHING I WANT FROM COMICS AND ALSO AN ACTUAL WOLVERINE NAMED JONATHAN
Spoiler
and THANK GOD Jonathan the Wolverine is FINE I was very upset when it looked like otherwisejameshowlett's review against another edition
4.0
Okuduğum en eğlenceli Wolverine hikâyelerinden biri ama Marvel tarihine geçecek kadar kötü bir kapağa sahip bence.
cashleykate's review
adventurous
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? It's complicated
5.0