Reviews

Avengers: The Initiative, Volume 2: Killed in Action by Dan Slott, Steve Uy, Stefano Caselli

shieldbearer's review

dark medium-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

3.5

Definitely better than the first volume. Christos Gage elevates the book beyond Slott's capabilities, but even he can't save shoddy groundwork. The last issue with Boulder is the best one. And that one alone is a five star rating

dkmode's review

3.0

This gets way more fun once Taskmaster is brought in, and the new team introduced in the last issue has a ton of potential. A marked improvement over the first volume, very close to 4-star.

billykaplan's review

4.0

a lot better than volume 1, really enjoyed the stuff with MVP and it was so dark and violent which i was not expecting but enjoyed. i didn’t really like how trauma died and they just brought him back to life with zero justification but whatever he’s one of my favorites so i’ll let it slide. i didn’t really like the last two issues they were alright but there was nothing very interesting going on and the art was just Not it. but for the most part this is a pretty strong volume

jamberg's review

4.0

Much better! Issue 13 was the Boulder stand-alone and had the Avengers Academy feel.