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A review by bstratton
The Evolutionary War Omnibus by Mark Gruenwald, Mike Baron, Gerry Conway, David Michelinie, Tom DeFalco, Steve Englehart, Mark Texeira, Roger Salick, Joe Staton, Mark Bagley, Terry Shoemaker, Walt Simonson, Louise Simonson, Steve Gerber, Chris Claremont
2.0
I remember reading a handful of these annuals as they were being published in 1988 and not being able to follow the larger story they were supposed to be telling. If only I had the complete story, then surely it would all make sense!
Well, no. There’s a loose narrative of the High Evolutionary trying to set off some sort of evolution bomb to instantly evolve humanity thousands of years, but it never really adds up to much. And like most Marvel annuals of the era, they’re often written and/or drawn by B teams of creators.
Mark Gruenwald and Ron Lim do tell a serialized backup story that tells the entire history of the High Evolutionary, and it’s pretty great continuity porn. But outside of that, you can easily skip this one.
Well, no. There’s a loose narrative of the High Evolutionary trying to set off some sort of evolution bomb to instantly evolve humanity thousands of years, but it never really adds up to much. And like most Marvel annuals of the era, they’re often written and/or drawn by B teams of creators.
Mark Gruenwald and Ron Lim do tell a serialized backup story that tells the entire history of the High Evolutionary, and it’s pretty great continuity porn. But outside of that, you can easily skip this one.