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angelwolf45's review against another edition
4.0
I really enjoyed this volume in the series.
It continues the adventures of Jessica Drew as she is balancing being a mother and a superhero. She is also dragged into the civil war by her friend Carol Danvers when she is asked to help her with something.
I enjoyed seeing Jessica deal with all that she does in this volume. She does all she can and has people who help her out. I thought it was interesting how her relationship changes a bit with Carol when Carol asks for her help.
Overall it was an interesting read and really enjoyed this adventure with Jessica. I am excited to see what happens next.
It continues the adventures of Jessica Drew as she is balancing being a mother and a superhero. She is also dragged into the civil war by her friend Carol Danvers when she is asked to help her with something.
I enjoyed seeing Jessica deal with all that she does in this volume. She does all she can and has people who help her out. I thought it was interesting how her relationship changes a bit with Carol when Carol asks for her help.
Overall it was an interesting read and really enjoyed this adventure with Jessica. I am excited to see what happens next.
quirkycatsfatstacks's review against another edition
3.0
This volume contains the obligatory tie-in to the Civil War II plotline (pretty sure it’s going to affect every character in the Marvel universe in some way, shape, or form. Mostly because it can). You don’t have to read Civil War II before reading this to understand it (actually, I found myself more confused having read Civil War II first, since they skipped a fairly major event that Carol’s best friend should have cared about).
I actually really liked the way Jessica Drew ended up getting roped into the Civil War II plot – Carol Danvers, AKA Captain Marvel asked (well, begged) Jessica to be her background checker for events going on. Long story short: There’s a new inhuman who may or may not be able to see the future with perfect accuracy. Carol asked Jessica to take a handful of the events predicted and confirm or deny their accuracy. While Jessica is obviously uncomfortable with the core concept of the kid’s abilities, she agrees to do so, since investigating is totally her thing (plus the government pay bit probably helped too).
Her conclusion? Twenty out of the twenty (give or take) events she checked into all were accurate. She was hoping for at least one failure out of these, in order to get Carol to put on the breaks for a bit. Her hopes were in vain though. As if that wasn’t bad enough, events occur in rapid succession to make her loathe the whole mission goal and Carol along with it.
Jessica’s connection to many of the key players in Civil War II actually made this volume surprisingly interesting, despite her minimal level of involvement. She is/was friends with Bruce Banner, Clint Barton, Carol Danvers (obviously), and many others. I mention the first two for obvious reasons, as the events that occur between the two of them leave her utterly devastated as well as confused and angry. I wish this volume had included the conclusion of Clint’s trial, as I would have liked to see her reaction to the verdict. Maybe the next volume will include it.
I’ll admit some of my bias is showing when I find myself upset that Jessica cut things off between her and Carol. I’m a total Captain Marvel fan, so naturally I don’t want to see her losing any friends over this (obviously, I have particular opinions over the events in Civil War II because of this). I do feel that in this case, both were pretty awful friends to each other. Yes, Carol didn’t listen to Jessica about her concerns and that may or may not have cost another friend their life. The flip side though is Carol lost somebody very close to her, and yet we don’t even see that event mentioned in the volume, showing how low it registered on Jessica’s radar (which is actually pretty sad, considering what happened).
Overall I’m pretty happy with this volume, though I felt like the beginning of the first issue and ending of the last issue were just a bit campy. I feel that Spider-Woman is at her best when there’s a strong plot to back her up, as the more “fluff” comics just don’t do her justice.
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I actually really liked the way Jessica Drew ended up getting roped into the Civil War II plot – Carol Danvers, AKA Captain Marvel asked (well, begged) Jessica to be her background checker for events going on. Long story short: There’s a new inhuman who may or may not be able to see the future with perfect accuracy. Carol asked Jessica to take a handful of the events predicted and confirm or deny their accuracy. While Jessica is obviously uncomfortable with the core concept of the kid’s abilities, she agrees to do so, since investigating is totally her thing (plus the government pay bit probably helped too).
Her conclusion? Twenty out of the twenty (give or take) events she checked into all were accurate. She was hoping for at least one failure out of these, in order to get Carol to put on the breaks for a bit. Her hopes were in vain though. As if that wasn’t bad enough, events occur in rapid succession to make her loathe the whole mission goal and Carol along with it.
Jessica’s connection to many of the key players in Civil War II actually made this volume surprisingly interesting, despite her minimal level of involvement. She is/was friends with Bruce Banner, Clint Barton, Carol Danvers (obviously), and many others. I mention the first two for obvious reasons, as the events that occur between the two of them leave her utterly devastated as well as confused and angry. I wish this volume had included the conclusion of Clint’s trial, as I would have liked to see her reaction to the verdict. Maybe the next volume will include it.
I’ll admit some of my bias is showing when I find myself upset that Jessica cut things off between her and Carol. I’m a total Captain Marvel fan, so naturally I don’t want to see her losing any friends over this (obviously, I have particular opinions over the events in Civil War II because of this). I do feel that in this case, both were pretty awful friends to each other. Yes, Carol didn’t listen to Jessica about her concerns and that may or may not have cost another friend their life. The flip side though is Carol lost somebody very close to her, and yet we don’t even see that event mentioned in the volume, showing how low it registered on Jessica’s radar (which is actually pretty sad, considering what happened).
Overall I’m pretty happy with this volume, though I felt like the beginning of the first issue and ending of the last issue were just a bit campy. I feel that Spider-Woman is at her best when there’s a strong plot to back her up, as the more “fluff” comics just don’t do her justice.
For more reviews, check out Quirky Cat's Fat Stacks
maggieswitzer's review against another edition
4.0
I LOVE JESSICA DREW. I love how she wants nothing to do with Civil War II nonsense. I love her relationship with Roger. I love how she manages her life.
katesulli's review against another edition
4.0
This may be one of the only series that handled the dreaded Civil War forced tie in well.
betttyy8's review
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
fishmeal's review against another edition
5.0
Of all the Civil War II trades I've read so far, I think this is the first one to actually get *better* when the Civil War section began. Jessica's relationships with Carol, Clint, and (particularly) Bruce make her involvement in the conflict have actual weight - a weight that is, for once, nicely addressed in the comics. Nice job, Hopeless!
Of course, Jessica really shines when she's with her son and Roger. They make such an adorable little family, and I hope that makes more of an appearance in later books!
Of course, Jessica really shines when she's with her son and Roger. They make such an adorable little family, and I hope that
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Roger's daughterjosetinocoperez's review against another edition
4.0
Las consecuencias de la Civil War II provoca que haya una reflexión en cada tomo de personajes individuales y Jess más que otro ejemplo de ello. Realmente interesante, y poco más que decir para no hacer ningún spoiler. Hay que recordar que a ella le afecta bastante más que a otros dadas sus amistades y anteriores noviazgos. Un must-read, sin duda.
thespiritoftheage's review against another edition
3.0
This was... extremely confusing. There are only a couple of issues that focus in the world we were introduced to in Shifting Gears 1 alone, the rest are Civil War II tie-ins, which were interesting on their own, but awfully confusing and distracting: there is no sense of unity in the volume, and that was very annoying to me, because the first volume of Shifting Gears was excellent and extremely promising and here... it's like the potential is still there but the pressure to include CWII has made it impossible for the writer to develop it.
librarimans's review against another edition
4.0
Thankfully the Civil War stuff was kept to a minimum here. And what's a guy gotta do to get a Jess/Roger buddy movie?
fionali's review against another edition
4.0
Spider-Woman's the only one who can make Civil War II fun.
Also Black Bolt's bar omg
Also Black Bolt's bar omg