I haven't read Secret Wars or any other tie-in series, but I wanted to discover this one because I love Jason Aaron's stories and Mike Del Mundo's art, and I wasn't disappointed at all.


It's an epic tale full of surprises and twists. The heroic-fantasy-style dialogues and characterisations are nailed, especially the protagonists' inner voice. Often in comics, hearing the thoughts of the hero breaks the pace of an action scene and thus ruins it, but, here, this technique is perfectly mastered.


The art is breathtaking beautiful. Everytime I turned a page, my jaw dropped. The action is always clear, the colors are surprising and the splash pages are delighful. It gives the comic a truly unique style.


I have mixed feeling about the ending. On one side, the story doesn't really end and is heavily affected by Secret Wars' consequences, but, on the other, it opens the doors for a new series. Maybe this should have been a completely independent mini-series. Even if Jason Aaron won't write them, I can't wait to read Arkon's new adventures.