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lunchlander's review
3.0
As an old school New Warriors fan (I picked up issue #1 at the comics shop, and bought up through issue #50... and I later bought the rest as back issues), I was a touch nervous about Wells' revamp. He's a very good writer, but I worried that he might go the "lovable losers" route, when in fact I thought the Warriors were kinda cool heroes, despite their admittedly cheesy-sounding names and powers.
I'll admit that my fondness still lies more with those Nicieza-penned Warriors 50 issues, but this is a fun one-off, a fun alternate take, and I had a lot of fun with it, even if the "lovable losers" reality show shtick did set them up to be the fall guys for Civil War.
This is superheroes as sitcom, with more than a few loving nods to Marvel continuity (and hell, literature and historical figures, while we're at it), plenty of fighting, a touch of heart in the Night Thrasher/Microbe relationship and stunning artwork by Skottie Young.
Ultimately, it doesn't have any long-term resonance, but it's a really fun, well-crafted story that I'm happy to have in my library.
I'll admit that my fondness still lies more with those Nicieza-penned Warriors 50 issues, but this is a fun one-off, a fun alternate take, and I had a lot of fun with it, even if the "lovable losers" reality show shtick did set them up to be the fall guys for Civil War.
This is superheroes as sitcom, with more than a few loving nods to Marvel continuity (and hell, literature and historical figures, while we're at it), plenty of fighting, a touch of heart in the Night Thrasher/Microbe relationship and stunning artwork by Skottie Young.
Ultimately, it doesn't have any long-term resonance, but it's a really fun, well-crafted story that I'm happy to have in my library.
capesandcovers's review
5.0
This is my first real introduction to the New Warriors, other than hearing other people tell me about them, and Nova showing up in the background of a few issues. And that whole Civil War thing, but I just knew about it vaguely, instead of actually having read it since I have my share of issues with that event. Overall, I thought it was a pretty good starting point and stand-alone, I could follow along with everything without a problem. I just wish there was more of it, instead of it being a mini-series.
This has just the right amount of ridiculous to it, but it's not so over the top that it becomes pure stupidity. Skottie Young's art is what really helped to pull off Zeb's story, it gave it that great late '90s - early 2000s vibe that it needed, and damn did it work well. Now I'm wishing that Young was still illustrating like this, his chibi's are cute, but this just takes the cake.
This has just the right amount of ridiculous to it, but it's not so over the top that it becomes pure stupidity. Skottie Young's art is what really helped to pull off Zeb's story, it gave it that great late '90s - early 2000s vibe that it needed, and damn did it work well. Now I'm wishing that Young was still illustrating like this, his chibi's are cute, but this just takes the cake.
_honora_'s review
4.0
I actually really enjoyed this. More than I thought I would. I liked the whole premise, a group of heroes with there popularity on the decline renewed by a reality TV show. It seems aggressively 2000's imo. I liked the whole group dynamic and the additions of Micro and Debrii. My main reason for reading this IS because I thought that this series would contain the events of the Stanford Disaster, which is one of the most infamous events in the New Warriors comics and I'm actually a bit happy that it didn't. The series ended in a nice way which makes me sad that practically the next thing to happen to the team after it ends is death. Anyways I liked this I thought the whole reality show thing was pretty creative and I liked all of the wacky storylines and places they went to.
anthroxagorus's review
4.0
Pure fun. I love the art, love the humor. I received #3 in a grab bag, and had to grab the rest of the series. My only complaint is Virginia Woolf's appearance. Hello, she would not be cool with the gender dynamics and it's a little weird that Marvel tried to endorse it there. Nevertheless, I look forward to finding more about New Warriors.
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