A review by crookedtreehouse
Avengers World, Vol. 1: A.I.M.pire by Nick Spencer, Jonathan Hickman
3.0
Hickman's Avengers run is all over the place. Like most of his Marvel books, it's filled with lofty ideas, complex pacing, and a cross-your-fingers-and-hope-it-ends-as-good-as-The-Fantastic-Four feel.
While Avengers is the main storyline that's designed to lead us to The End Of The Marvel Universe (aka Secret Wars), and New Avengers focuses on the Heavy Hitter Avengers and The Illuminati, Avengers World expands the backstories and mythology of the Avengers Undercard. In addition to getting a little more time with Starbrand, Manifold, Smasher, Captain Universe, and Nightmask, we also see Shang-Chi in action, and get a taste of what Cannonball and Sunspot are up to.
Pacing can be the biggest hurdle to overcome in a Hickman superhero book, and I found this book a much easier and satisfying read than the other two Avengers books it supports. It's not that it's better, it's more accessible (Spencer has a much more approachable style than Hickman).
I reccomend it as a solid support book to the overarching Hickman Avengers series. On its own, it's just kind of okay.
While Avengers is the main storyline that's designed to lead us to The End Of The Marvel Universe (aka Secret Wars), and New Avengers focuses on the Heavy Hitter Avengers and The Illuminati, Avengers World expands the backstories and mythology of the Avengers Undercard. In addition to getting a little more time with Starbrand, Manifold, Smasher, Captain Universe, and Nightmask, we also see Shang-Chi in action, and get a taste of what Cannonball and Sunspot are up to.
Pacing can be the biggest hurdle to overcome in a Hickman superhero book, and I found this book a much easier and satisfying read than the other two Avengers books it supports. It's not that it's better, it's more accessible (Spencer has a much more approachable style than Hickman).
I reccomend it as a solid support book to the overarching Hickman Avengers series. On its own, it's just kind of okay.