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Avengers By Brian Michael Bendis, Vol. 2 by Brian Michael Bendis, John Romita Jr., Bryan Hitch
tabman678's review
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
The Avengers (2010) volume 2 is a promising continuation of the first volume. After dealing with Kang and the young Avengers a man with lots of resources starts hunting down the infinity stones, which are in the hands of all the different Illuminati members.
It’s a solid volume drawn well by John Romita Jr. Bendis is doing large scale Avengers stories here. Though they have the inter workings of a character drama which is part of the reason I find it so charming.
A big thing that kept coming up during my page flipping was the big bad jumps around so fast and so easily it robs the stories of stakes. Which is a problem. But like I said it also functions as a character drama playing off the years of civil unrest amongst the Avengers teams. But rejecting instead of playing off into it.
Another problem here is issue 12.1. It starts a series of events that lead to the Age of Ultron event which unlike the movie I have no love for, perhaps if I were to revisit it I’d like it more but I remember little that would incline me to do so. The inclusion here feels out of place.
But the rest of the collection is well worth reading.
If I did half stars this would be a 3.5 but I don’t. So...
3 stars.
It’s a solid volume drawn well by John Romita Jr. Bendis is doing large scale Avengers stories here. Though they have the inter workings of a character drama which is part of the reason I find it so charming.
A big thing that kept coming up during my page flipping was the big bad jumps around so fast and so easily it robs the stories of stakes. Which is a problem. But like I said it also functions as a character drama playing off the years of civil unrest amongst the Avengers teams. But rejecting instead of playing off into it.
Another problem here is issue 12.1. It starts a series of events that lead to the Age of Ultron event which unlike the movie I have no love for, perhaps if I were to revisit it I’d like it more but I remember little that would incline me to do so. The inclusion here feels out of place.
But the rest of the collection is well worth reading.
If I did half stars this would be a 3.5 but I don’t. So...
3 stars.
yourfriendgerry's review
4.0
Good stuff, but the ending left me a bit underwhelmed. I love the art style, some beautiful splash pages.
coffeeandink's review
3.0
Interesting Civil War fall-out. (Took them long enough.)
I think they are all egomaniacal fascists now, but I am not sure Bendis does.
I think they are all egomaniacal fascists now, but I am not sure Bendis does.
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