standardman's review
5.0
It’s a very Hickman thing to spend years leading our expectations to one moment, then pushing beyond it in unexpected ways.
Great comics.
Great comics.
matterofmichael's review
5.0
++namor stealing the show with his scenes
++Black Panther being some really cool panel time with reconnecting with the old Panther Souls (also his dad looks like a BA)
+Almost every hero encounter and dialogue recharge is pitch perfect.
+ending of the first issue
++Curve ball of what to be expected right away when the incursion begins... But then Namor
-not sure what Madman is up to and I wish it was a bit more explained why he's drilling... Need less vagueness right at this point
++Fantastic choice of color palette on all these scenes. It's stinking from page to page
+Doctor's shifting gifts/curses
-Tony didn't do anything ha
++Dang Doctor Stephen pulling out the big guns and getting things dark real quick
+++Tension of deceiving the date of the new incursion earth. It's done real well.
++Sun God crippled and pleading is....dang rough
-namor/panther fighting was a little overdone
++What a build up toward the end.
++Black Panther being some really cool panel time with reconnecting with the old Panther Souls (also his dad looks like a BA)
+Almost every hero encounter and dialogue recharge is pitch perfect.
+ending of the first issue
++Curve ball of what to be expected right away when the incursion begins... But then Namor
-not sure what Madman is up to and I wish it was a bit more explained why he's drilling... Need less vagueness right at this point
++Fantastic choice of color palette on all these scenes. It's stinking from page to page
+Doctor's shifting gifts/curses
-Tony didn't do anything ha
++Dang Doctor Stephen pulling out the big guns and getting things dark real quick
+++Tension of deceiving the date of the new incursion earth. It's done real well.
++Sun God crippled and pleading is....dang rough
-namor/panther fighting was a little overdone
++What a build up toward the end.
subhamroxx's review
5.0
Oh boy this is probably the most fun I have had reading a comic!
The Illuminati engage the GREAT SOCIETY and they fight and some philosophical debates are to be had until we arrive at the choice and the fight is on. Sun God vs Hulk and what not, Illuminati seems to be losing until we finally see what Dr Strange is upto and he unleashes the Black Bible and everything seems to be getting destroyed and finally the moment comes when they have to make the choice: Do we destroy the world or do we not? And will someone? Who will it be? Its the moment the heroes finally realize that they have crossed the line and there is no going back and as they ponder over it someone does and the fight that happens between Bp and Namor is some of the best ever and then when men with weak convictions fall, who will rise to take their place? The fallen? The cabal.
This volume gave me so many chills like the way whats supposed to be the JL and Avengers fight and just shows how darker the whole thing is, there is no black or white and the things some heroes do just wow. Like. wow. Namor had some cool moments really and the way his character totally becomes a villain is something and finally the art is amazing. Some of the best and finally the reveal of the Cabal and whose in it pays off so many past storylines. Time finally runs out!!
The Illuminati engage the GREAT SOCIETY and they fight and some philosophical debates are to be had until we arrive at the choice and the fight is on. Sun God vs Hulk and what not, Illuminati seems to be losing until we finally see what Dr Strange is upto and he unleashes the Black Bible and everything seems to be getting destroyed and finally the moment comes when they have to make the choice: Do we destroy the world or do we not? And will someone? Who will it be? Its the moment the heroes finally realize that they have crossed the line and there is no going back and as they ponder over it someone does and the fight that happens between Bp and Namor is some of the best ever and then when men with weak convictions fall, who will rise to take their place? The fallen? The cabal.
This volume gave me so many chills like the way whats supposed to be the JL and Avengers fight and just shows how darker the whole thing is, there is no black or white and the things some heroes do just wow. Like. wow. Namor had some cool moments really and the way his character totally becomes a villain is something and finally the art is amazing. Some of the best and finally the reveal of the Cabal and whose in it pays off so many past storylines. Time finally runs out!!
lukeisthename34's review
5.0
Really impressed with the directions this took. This is the first time I've seen Marvel take the characters like this. We've seen the good-guys make tough choices and being crappy, but this feels really organic and troubling. Is there a way for any of them to recover from this? And the new team formed at the end of this volume is REALLY intriguing.
cerri's review
4.0
The more I read of Hickman's stuff leading up to Secret Wars, the more I enjoy it.
fablefutures's review
4.0
What can I say? I love the Hickman run. It is super cerebral and dark, which isn't for everyone but is certainly for me.
skolastic's review
5.0
Okay, I don't think this is high art or anything but MAN, what an ending. I'm constantly enjoying how bonkers this stuff is getting, and I think Hickman actually manages to pull off just how monstrous the main cast has become.
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