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darylnash's review against another edition
3.0
I really liked the callback to the New Universe, but I'm not surprised that it seems to have confused a lot of people. I'm assuming a lot of this was setup for the Secret Wars event. Or some kind of setup. I'm still entertained, even if sometimes it is a lot of Hickman weirdness.
gohawks's review against another edition
2.0
I'm starting to give up on Hickman. He is conceptual to the nth degree. Worse than Morrison. I starting to think you could plug any characters into his storylines and it wouldn't make a difference. White Event has some of my favorite superheroes, but he chooses to focus more on these terra forming archetypes he's created with nil personality. Jonathan, you have disappointed me for the last time.
standardman's review against another edition
3.0
A book that is clearly building to A Thing but a well written one with some fantastic momebts. There's an issue at the end that should have been a fun, light, interlude but it was bogged down by terrible 3D poser art.
trike's review against another edition
3.0
In typical Hickman style there are gigantic and batshit weird things afoot. It moved right along and had some humorous moments, but I have no idea what the hell is going on. The first 2/3 of the book seems to have nothing to do with the last 1/3.
I decided to continue reading this series primarily to see how Hickman handles the Thanos Infinity Stones storyline before Avengers: Endgame comes out and to get some modern Shang-Chi story since Marvel announced a movie based on him. We definitely got some of the latter, which I hope continues, as the Avengers investigate AIM’s, er, aim to start a war. Meanwhile the other story is cosmic as the Earth is made to become self-aware, which is somehow tied into a dying universe triggering a White Event and creating a cosmic-level powered college kid named Star Brand. Not sure how this all ties together, but we’ll see.
I decided to continue reading this series primarily to see how Hickman handles the Thanos Infinity Stones storyline before Avengers: Endgame comes out and to get some modern Shang-Chi story since Marvel announced a movie based on him. We definitely got some of the latter, which I hope continues, as the Avengers investigate AIM’s, er, aim to start a war. Meanwhile the other story is cosmic as the Earth is made to become self-aware, which is somehow tied into a dying universe triggering a White Event and creating a cosmic-level powered college kid named Star Brand. Not sure how this all ties together, but we’ll see.
jimhart3000's review
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
matterofmichael's review against another edition
3.0
-sightly confusing but I can tell it's building to something
-not a fan of the constant dealing of Heroes all the time
-some awesome art
-strange happenings, mysterious intrigue
-battle against Starbrand is great
-Hulk and Captain Marvel fighting technique++
-last issue felt like a throwaway even if it had some good parts
-dark themes especially the second to last episode
-love the jumping around in small time periods, makes for some good story telling
-not a fan of the constant dealing of Heroes all the time
-some awesome art
-strange happenings, mysterious intrigue
-battle against Starbrand is great
-Hulk and Captain Marvel fighting technique++
-last issue felt like a throwaway even if it had some good parts
-dark themes especially the second to last episode
-love the jumping around in small time periods, makes for some good story telling
shirohige's review against another edition
2.0
Baja harto el interés del volumen anterior, aunque continua desarrollando la idea global que Hickman pretende impregnar en su run, y se asume los acontecimientos vistos acá (White Event) tendrán repercusiones en el COIE de Marvel.
grilledcheesesamurai's review against another edition
4.0
I really liked this!!
The artwork was fan-freaking-tastic! Every page had panels on them that caused my eyes to pop outta their sockets!
The whole thing started off really strong - I loved the countdown at the college...you just knew shit was gonna go down! Sure enough, it hits the fan and we get some crazy action set pieces. Again, the artwork is kicking me in the ass during all of this! Such a treat.
Obviously one of the biggest things for me was part of this book takes place right next door to me in Regina, Canada. Us Canadians get all giddy and froth at the mouth when Americans recognize us. We're like puppies bouncing around in circles when the rest of the world remembers that we're here. So yeah, that was fun!
There was also a cool little 'spy' mission that goes down and it really switches gears on us and slows the pace down; giving us a chance to catch our breath.
I'm really enjoying these. Kind of regret passing on them when the whole Marvel NOW thing originally went down. It just all looked to convoluted to me and I didn't have the energy to try and figure everything out. Now, years later, I realize that I was missing out on a pretty kick ass series!
Although, I guess now I do get to reap the benefit of having 40 issues or so to binge read - and that's happy!
The artwork was fan-freaking-tastic! Every page had panels on them that caused my eyes to pop outta their sockets!
The whole thing started off really strong - I loved the countdown at the college...you just knew shit was gonna go down! Sure enough, it hits the fan and we get some crazy action set pieces. Again, the artwork is kicking me in the ass during all of this! Such a treat.
Obviously one of the biggest things for me was part of this book takes place right next door to me in Regina, Canada. Us Canadians get all giddy and froth at the mouth when Americans recognize us. We're like puppies bouncing around in circles when the rest of the world remembers that we're here. So yeah, that was fun!
There was also a cool little 'spy' mission that goes down and it really switches gears on us and slows the pace down; giving us a chance to catch our breath.
I'm really enjoying these. Kind of regret passing on them when the whole Marvel NOW thing originally went down. It just all looked to convoluted to me and I didn't have the energy to try and figure everything out. Now, years later, I realize that I was missing out on a pretty kick ass series!
Although, I guess now I do get to reap the benefit of having 40 issues or so to binge read - and that's happy!