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revisins's review against another edition
5.0
Infinity Lite. A further extension of the Hood character. The stakes are well placed. Handled well I thought.
gjeebus_k's review
4.0
I had totally different expectations when I picked up this volume.
What I thought it was about: The Avengers learn about a new Hulk who wreaks havoc in New York, but it isn't Bruce Banner. Who is this new Red Hulk? And what is he after?
What it was really about: The Infinity Gems get stolen one by one, and Red Hulk seeks help from the Avengers. The identity of the Illuminati becomes public, and Steve Rogers isn't happy about it. And a villain from the New Avengers returns.
Compared to the previous volume, this one wasn't so spectacular. Don't get me wrong! I liked it a lot. You could feel the tension between Steve and Tony rising, which makes you almost think like: Come on, guys... Can't we just forgive each other for once? Do we really need another Civil War?!
Although I hoped for a new villain, it was a bit dissapointing to see the main villain of the New Avengers coming back. Although this time I liked him a lot more. But still, he is and will always be a wannabe villain to me.
I couldn't really see how it connected to volume 1, until the very end. They discover something from outer space, which looks very familiar. And after Tony explains why this is a total disaster, you remember what he saw in the future during volume 1.
What I thought it was about: The Avengers learn about a new Hulk who wreaks havoc in New York, but it isn't Bruce Banner. Who is this new Red Hulk? And what is he after?
What it was really about: The Infinity Gems get stolen one by one, and Red Hulk seeks help from the Avengers. The identity of the Illuminati becomes public, and Steve Rogers isn't happy about it. And a villain from the New Avengers returns.
Compared to the previous volume, this one wasn't so spectacular. Don't get me wrong! I liked it a lot. You could feel the tension between Steve and Tony rising, which makes you almost think like: Come on, guys... Can't we just forgive each other for once? Do we really need another Civil War?!
Although I hoped for a new villain, it was a bit dissapointing to see the main villain of the New Avengers coming back. Although this time I liked him a lot more. But still, he is and will always be a wannabe villain to me.
I couldn't really see how it connected to volume 1, until the very end. They discover something from outer space, which looks very familiar. And after Tony explains why this is a total disaster, you remember what he saw in the future during volume 1.
thisisstephenbetts's review against another edition
1.0
Glad it didn't take too long to read, or let's say skim.
murphyc1's review
3.0
I admit to enjoying this read for the plot and J.R.Jr's idiosyncratic artwork, but good lord, Bendis is one of the worst writers in modern comics. There's about 50% too much repetitive or superfluous dialogue (a Bendis trademark), and the text is utterly full of indirect articles, misused punctuation (Bendis has somehow never learned the correct use of question marks nor commas), and awkward ungrammatical syntax. Seriously, the man has never once constructed an elegant sentence in his long and (frustratingly) prolific career. Not even accidentally!
pirogoeth's review against another edition
4.0
I'm really enjoying that this series is all about them being heroes. You don't get anything about their private lives. That's for their own series. This is all about the Avengers going out and kicking butt. It's different, but awesome!
bowienerd_82's review against another edition
4.0
Dear Brian Michael Bendis: Never change. That bit with Spiderman explaining to Noh-Varr that Steve Rogers and Tony Stark are the mom and dad of the Avengers will never get old. Never.
Also, the story was good and well-executed. Romita Jr.'s art is fantastic (I particularly love the way he draws Steve Rogers and Thor).
Also, the story was good and well-executed. Romita Jr.'s art is fantastic (I particularly love the way he draws Steve Rogers and Thor).
tabman678's review
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-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
3.0
The Avengers (2010) volume 2 is a promising continuation of the first volume. After dealing with Kang and the young Avengers a man with lots of resources starts hunting down the infinity stones, which are in the hands of all the different Illuminati members.
It’s a solid volume drawn well by John Romita Jr. Bendis is doing large scale Avengers stories here. Though they have the inter workings of a character drama which is part of the reason I find it so charming.
A big thing that kept coming up during my page flipping was the big bad jumps around so fast and so easily it robs the stories of stakes. Which is a problem. But like I said it also functions as a character drama playing off the years of civil unrest amongst the Avengers teams. But rejecting instead of playing off into it.
Another problem here is issue 12.1. It starts a series of events that lead to the Age of Ultron event which unlike the movie I have no love for, perhaps if I were to revisit it I’d like it more but I remember little that would incline me to do so. The inclusion here feels out of place.
But the rest of the collection is well worth reading.
If I did half stars this would be a 3.5 but I don’t. So...
3 stars.
It’s a solid volume drawn well by John Romita Jr. Bendis is doing large scale Avengers stories here. Though they have the inter workings of a character drama which is part of the reason I find it so charming.
A big thing that kept coming up during my page flipping was the big bad jumps around so fast and so easily it robs the stories of stakes. Which is a problem. But like I said it also functions as a character drama playing off the years of civil unrest amongst the Avengers teams. But rejecting instead of playing off into it.
Another problem here is issue 12.1. It starts a series of events that lead to the Age of Ultron event which unlike the movie I have no love for, perhaps if I were to revisit it I’d like it more but I remember little that would incline me to do so. The inclusion here feels out of place.
But the rest of the collection is well worth reading.
If I did half stars this would be a 3.5 but I don’t. So...
3 stars.
birdmanseven's review against another edition
4.0
This was great. The characters are used well and the story builds to a satisfactory conclusion.
billykaplan's review against another edition
adventurous
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
3.75
yourfriendgerry's review
4.0
Good stuff, but the ending left me a bit underwhelmed. I love the art style, some beautiful splash pages.