rejecteddounut's review
2.0
With the Avengers movie coming out in May, I decided to read this to get all the info down. It started out great; I was excited to see all of the stuff going down with the fake Ultrons, etc. etc. But then... it just got confusing.
I understand that Wolverine broke the timeline, but there were issues where I honestly had no idea what timeline they were supposed to be following. Because there's no way that this could be listed "chronologically," it skipped around and when you're dealing with timeline stuff, boy, having things "in order" is really important.
Most people who have delved into the Marvel comics have a general understanding that Hank Pym created Ultron, who created Vision, who turns out to be one of the greatest Avengers of all time. So, the idea of Wolverine going back and time and killing Pym, well, I knew it was going to turn out bad. But then, after that, the plot started to get bad too. Gah, it was just confusing. And I like to think that I can keep track of alternate timeline mix-ups and the like.
When it /wasn't/ confusing, I did enjoy it. It was really interesting to think about the "what-ifs" of everything if Ultron wasn't created. How everyone would turn out. Of course... most of them would be dead, but eh.
Another thing that added to the confusion was the fact that there were these one-shot things that were inserted into this volume that pretty much had nothing to do with the Ultron arc. One in particular is with the Queen of the Amazons. Why was she in there? I feel like that could've been left out and there would have been less confusion. Though, that is the Marvel way.
Overall, two out of five stars because it was okay. I'll still keep reading Marvel and I hope someone has made some sort of infographic for this so I can figure out what the heck was going on!
I understand that Wolverine broke the timeline, but there were issues where I honestly had no idea what timeline they were supposed to be following. Because there's no way that this could be listed "chronologically," it skipped around and when you're dealing with timeline stuff, boy, having things "in order" is really important.
Most people who have delved into the Marvel comics have a general understanding that Hank Pym created Ultron, who created Vision, who turns out to be one of the greatest Avengers of all time. So, the idea of Wolverine going back and time and killing Pym, well, I knew it was going to turn out bad. But then, after that, the plot started to get bad too. Gah, it was just confusing. And I like to think that I can keep track of alternate timeline mix-ups and the like.
When it /wasn't/ confusing, I did enjoy it. It was really interesting to think about the "what-ifs" of everything if Ultron wasn't created. How everyone would turn out. Of course... most of them would be dead, but eh.
Another thing that added to the confusion was the fact that there were these one-shot things that were inserted into this volume that pretty much had nothing to do with the Ultron arc. One in particular is with the Queen of the Amazons. Why was she in there? I feel like that could've been left out and there would have been less confusion. Though, that is the Marvel way.
Overall, two out of five stars because it was okay. I'll still keep reading Marvel and I hope someone has made some sort of infographic for this so I can figure out what the heck was going on!
breebers's review
3.0
I love when we do multiverse stories where the problem of having too many heroes is just to bring in another world ending catastrophe. Scott? Dead. Reed Richards? Dead. Thor? Probably dead. Kill a couple more on the page, cripple your forces, and then let Logan time bounce all across time trying to skewer his way to a better future.
booknooknoggin's review
3.0
Some parts were really good and others really bad. That's why I gave this 3stars.
bengriffin's review
3.0
I only read this last month and I've already forgotten everything that happened in it. I don't remember disliking it either though so I guess it was good enough to pass the time.
mrnolanerd's review
3.0
When this story is big picture every-marvel-character is involved it just isn't very good. Well, it starts off well, but then it seems as if the story spirals out of the writers control. When it gets smaller and focuses on one or two characters, then it works really well and makes you feel for the characters. (Note: I read this on marvel unlimited with the suggested tie-ins again some of which were better than others).
teresareads's review
2.0
I can see how this concept would make a good movie, but the movie will have to be very different from this.
squidbag's review
3.0
This collection gets a lot of bad reviews online, but I'm not clear as to why. The primary story (Ultron wrecking stuff) kind of hoodwinks the reader with a twist as it becomes the secondary story (Wolverine & the Invisible Woman create a huge butterfly effect) and I think that has pissed people off, maybe? There's also kind of an abortive ending to the primary tale that resolves elsewhere - if you're not a longtime Marvel reader, this could feel like an amalgamated mess.
It avoids the traps of the Batman thing I just reviewed, IMHFO, by laying out the two main arcs, completing them (mostly with the same creative crews) and then going into the repercussive side stories ex post Ultron. These side trips ARE done by other creative teams, but since they feature characters who are not crucial to the primary action, they work well without feeling uneven.
I liked this, but I would post a caveat to anyone thinking that this is an Ultron primer they can blush over before Avengers 2 comes out; it's not. It's not going to help you know more about Ultron. There are other storylines that far better serve that function.
It avoids the traps of the Batman thing I just reviewed, IMHFO, by laying out the two main arcs, completing them (mostly with the same creative crews) and then going into the repercussive side stories ex post Ultron. These side trips ARE done by other creative teams, but since they feature characters who are not crucial to the primary action, they work well without feeling uneven.
I liked this, but I would post a caveat to anyone thinking that this is an Ultron primer they can blush over before Avengers 2 comes out; it's not. It's not going to help you know more about Ultron. There are other storylines that far better serve that function.
sookieskipper's review
2.0
Frustrating, longer than necessary, tie-ins that don't matter and way too much time traveling. Somewhere in the middle, the story entirely depended on time travel, too many wolverines, all the universes of Marvel (and Avengers) and different Wolverines. At one point I really wanted a neatly written summary or an explanation as to what exactly was going on because the storyline became tangled web.
Surprisingly underwhelming and completely ordinary.
Surprisingly underwhelming and completely ordinary.
More...