A review by crookedtreehouse
Avengers, Volume 2: The Last White Event by Jonathan Hickman
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.