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trike's review against another edition
1.0
This is the problem I have with most of Hickman’s stuff: it is incomprehensible gibberish. I have no idea what was going on here, and every character sounds the same. There’s no story here. It’s just a jumble of unrelated events, like he’s relating half-remembered stories he read while on a mescaline high.
jimhart3000's review
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.75
matterofmichael's review against another edition
3.0
++Thor teaching yes please
-super strong new bad guy that the Avengers decide to all just attack head on?? Super lame. No strategies what so ever
+dynamic of teaching Starbrand is interesting
++artwork distinct and well done.
-just not totally feeling the story. Again it feels like it's building to something, just not sure if it's doing it correctly.
2.5/5
-super strong new bad guy that the Avengers decide to all just attack head on?? Super lame. No strategies what so ever
+dynamic of teaching Starbrand is interesting
++artwork distinct and well done.
-just not totally feeling the story. Again it feels like it's building to something, just not sure if it's doing it correctly.
2.5/5
grilledcheesesamurai's review against another edition
3.0
This book is exactly what it is. A prelude.
It shows too.
Kinda...prelude(ie). That's the nice way of saying that this book was more or less a padded out volume that could have easily been condensed into 2 floppy's rather than the 6 that it consists of.
The pictures and panels were still really exciting though. So thats...something?
Also, it had these guys; they were pretty cool.
I am still digging this series - and I didn't hate this volume - and believe it or not I feel like I have a pretty good grasp on what's going on...but I would be remiss if I didn't say I was starting to get a little antsy.
I think it helps a lot that I am reading these all pretty quickly and tight knit together. I could see how this would really suck to read months apart from one another. I would totally lose track of everything and the whole sense of urgency would all be pretty much non existent.
So yeah. Still digging it. This so far is the weakest volume, but I still found enough in it to keep me entertained.
It shows too.
Kinda...prelude(ie). That's the nice way of saying that this book was more or less a padded out volume that could have easily been condensed into 2 floppy's rather than the 6 that it consists of.
The pictures and panels were still really exciting though. So thats...something?
Also, it had these guys; they were pretty cool.
I am still digging this series - and I didn't hate this volume - and believe it or not I feel like I have a pretty good grasp on what's going on...but I would be remiss if I didn't say I was starting to get a little antsy.
I think it helps a lot that I am reading these all pretty quickly and tight knit together. I could see how this would really suck to read months apart from one another. I would totally lose track of everything and the whole sense of urgency would all be pretty much non existent.
So yeah. Still digging it. This so far is the weakest volume, but I still found enough in it to keep me entertained.
erutane's review against another edition
1.0
I have no idea what was going on in this book, which may or may not have something to do with the fact that I didn't read the first two books.
captwinghead's review
2.0
I’m really struggling here. These 2 stars are for art and art alone.
I don’t like Nick Spencer’s writing. I have never liked Nick Spencer’s writing. I can feel his “humor” seeping into the dialogue here and I don’t like it. Everyone sounds the same. I don’t like the way Bruce or Tony are written and Carol sounds nothing like Carol.
In summation: I am underwhelmed and disappointed.
I don’t like Nick Spencer’s writing. I have never liked Nick Spencer’s writing. I can feel his “humor” seeping into the dialogue here and I don’t like it. Everyone sounds the same. I don’t like the way Bruce or Tony are written and Carol sounds nothing like Carol.
In summation: I am underwhelmed and disappointed.
civreader's review
3.0
Not bad, not great. Lots of action, of course. Felt often that I have missed something...
skolastic's review
3.0
Just kind of okay, and clearly run-up for Infinity. I feel like the art dropped off slightly as well here.
rtimmorris's review
3.0
3.5 Stars. Definitely more cohesive than Volume 2, but we are still sorely lacking alot of answers. I understand Hickman's a big picture kind of writer, but 17 issues without any easily comprehended concepts is a bit much.
Also, the big killer robot was dumb.
Also, the big killer robot was dumb.
strikingthirteen's review
3.0
And we're still building here but we've done a better job of it here I think. Hyperion connects with the children from the Savage Land, which is sweet as Spiderman and Thor try to impart some essential knowledge to them in their own ways. We're leading up to the Infinity event here, obviously, and I'm thinking I really need to read New Avengers as well since the two series run parallel to each other. The mass of characters is getting a little bit shaky here - especially with the proper addition of two more. Captain Universe insists that the team needs to get bigger and I hope these additions are enough because we may have a real problem here if more are added.