Dr. Carl Bryan's Comic Reviews

Reviewer For: Weird Science Marvel Comics Reviews: 18
7.6Avg. Review Rating

8
A.X.E. One-Shots: Avengers #1

Sep 30, 2022

Eternals, X-men and Avengers it turns out when teams collide, you may get a bit of artistic wrestling toget the most out of each frame. However, this art team does a great job of setting up the right personalities with the proper dialogue. There are no ghosts of Christmas past, present, or future. But youdo get quite a walk down Tony Starks memory lane that leaves quite the impression on the reader!

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8
All-Out Avengers (2022) #2

Oct 18, 2022

The heroes are getting fast-forwarded to the action parts fast. Too fast for Tony's taste now. Who is pulling the puppet strings (besides author Derek Landy)? This book has started pretty solid with clean art and a definitive story style! Get in on the ground floor while Issue #1 is also floating around!

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8.5
All-Out Avengers (2022) #3

Dec 3, 2022

This comic has all the favorite core characters of the Avengers and each is well highlighted in action as well as dialogue.  I certainly appreciate the action portion of every issue that has baited us thus far.  I am anxious to see who or what is pulling the strings behind the time gaps.  As an Avengers reader, youll want to get in on the ground floor of All Out Avengers.  You wont regret it!

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7
All-Out Avengers (2022) #4

Jan 12, 2023

I love taking the heroes and placing them in a memory gap. It keeps the reader guessing who is pulling the strings, which can make the heroes have no idea why they are constantly immersed in battles. I am reminded of an Under the Dome (Stephen King nod here) theme with two kids basically isolating the heroes and making them fight all the time. However, I expect some new characters to come on the scene, so I hope that doesnt disappoint! In the meantime, check out the art in this issue.

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9
Avengers (2018) #60

Sep 30, 2022

Final Thoughts:Given that Marvel is firing on all pistons in the Disney, Cinematic, and Comic worlds, the many versions of Clint are all pretty solid. However, make mine the comic version. Hes a flawed character with great logic. His dry humor and his skill set make him more achievable for every man and woman to identify with! This is a great stand-alone issue that compliments the Judgement Day story but adds a lot more to Clints character!

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7
Avengers (2018) #64

Jan 12, 2023

Again, art contributes so much to the organization. With some hope, these Avengers rosters may continue in a current timeline as I am enjoying the amalgamation of powers and a few of the new villains! I mean, if we have a young Loki, imagine what a young Thanos can do!

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8
Avengers (2018) #66

Mar 14, 2023

Mephisto and a Young Thanos? That's what hooked me on this issue. A frame or two of a Doom Supreme also makes it pretty cool. But something about Young Thanos makes me wonder what the writers intend to do with such a character. The cover art alone is frameable! While the story needs to wrap up, the art keeps it marching along!

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9
Avengers (2023) #2

Jun 25, 2023

From art to the storyline, Marvel may have it right this time. What do you do with a team that appears to have gone through everything? You hand it to a writer like Jed Mackay and let him lead his Avengers team. Im in for the long haulhow about you? Avengers Readers Assemble!

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8
Avengers Assemble (2022): Alpha #1

Dec 3, 2022

There are no spoilers here, but the best incarnation of villains has entered the fray as our heroes are trying to sort out issues among themselves. Page after page provides a lot of battles, one-liner comments, and navigation through a story that may be a huge Control Alt Delete to an Avengers Universe! So get in line to get your First Issue!

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8.5
Avengers Forever (2021) #10

Nov 7, 2022

Each story thus far is reminiscent of those come to terms movies in how a hero reaches a pit of despair but battles back to be a better version of themselves. I have echoed that in past reviews, but no character needed more redemption and a good look at themselves than Tony Stark. I have to commend Robert Downey Jr. in that he might have brought Tony Stark to the forefront of the Avengers in his cinematic portrayal, but we that have been with Tony for a long time hope that these revelations help him be a better version of himself.

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7.5
Avengers Forever (2021) #12

Dec 26, 2022

A lot of toys are on the floor. All the action figures are there, and right when you think it is a bit of overkill, here comes the X-men. I think that saved the day in this amalgamation of Steves and Carols!

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5
Avengers Forever (2021) #14

Feb 21, 2023

Is there a Thanos Snap that gets rid of bad books? That may seem harsh, but less is definitely more, and we need less of all of this!

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6
Avengers: War Across Time (2023) #1

Jan 12, 2023

Paul Levitz and company do a great job transporting us as readers to the early days of the Avengers. The dialogue is campy and returns to the days of old comics. I would suggest this for a new comic reader in lower grades, but Wasp is so amorous in her overtures to all of the male Avengers that a young reader may get more of an education than their parents want them to the ways of seducing a man. As always, Marvel is setting up its cinematic endeavors, so here comes Kang!

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6
Avengers: War Across Time (2023) #2

Feb 14, 2023

I like the insertion of Sindri as he is a game changer for Thor as he had a hand in creating Mjolnir and can weld the hammer. However, just in two issues, I am ready for this group of Avengers to get an update in both art and personality. I loved my intro to comics, and for some, they may wish to go down memory lane. But for now, Kang needs to get on with a time jump!

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7
Savage Avengers (2022) #8

Dec 19, 2022

The last page is clever...I mean really clever! This means I am going back to issues 1-7 and piecing this entire story together. And really...I cannot wait to see how this team reassembles itself back together! Pun intended!

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7
Savage Avengers (2022) #10

Feb 25, 2023

This adventure may have forged this Savage Avengers team into a mainstay. It is non-stop battle action, but we crave some character development. Hulk 616Weapon H 2099the combos are numerous!

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8.5
Strange (2022) #7

Oct 29, 2022

Buy this one for the cover alone! Clea is The Sorcerer Supreme. Whether Strange assumes that monikeror not is neither here nor there! She is a woman on a mission, and I loved getting to know this characterand what every other reader of Strange may already know. Hell and death know no fury like Clea!

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8
Strange (2022) #8

Dec 3, 2022

Clea is at the forefront as we, as a comic industry, are clearly waiting to see her on the big screen again! She is a strong player in the magic world, and her presence alone in this comic is a huge driving force! Here is hoping the whole touch issue can be resolved!

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