Absolute Power: Task Force VII #1
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| Event\Storyline | Absolute Power |
| Writer | Leah Williams |
| Artist | Caitlin Yarsky |
| Cover Price | $3.99 |
SUPER NO MORE! With the assault on Metropolis's heroes complete, Amanda Waller's latest living weapon, the Last Son, sets his sights on the other most powerful supers in the DCU...the Marvel Family! Will their combined powers be enough to survive this terrifying threat? In this biweekly series we'll see the ABSOLUTE POWER event through the eyes of evil--as told from the point of view of the TRINITY OF EVIL!
CRITIC REVIEWS
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9.0
Geek Dad - Ray Goldfield
Jul 10, 2024So far, this event is almost claustrophobic in its intensity, which is a great way to set the scales and establish why Waller might be a bigger threat than the last alien invasion. Read Full Review
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8.0
The Comicbook Dispatch - Dispatchdcu
Jul 09, 2024Overall, Absolute Power: Task Force VII #1 is a reasonably suspenseful and an action-packed first chapter that sets the stage for a complex and potentially brutal DC event. Pick it up if you're interested in a different perspective on superhero stories and enjoy morally complex characters. If you prefer a more straightforward superhero brawl, you might want to wait for future issues to see how the action unfolds. Keep in mind that this is the first issue of a tie-in to a larger event, so the full scope of the story is still being revealed. Read Full Review
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8.0
Get Your Comic On - Neil Vagg
Jul 10, 2024Absolute Power: Task Force VII sets out a plan to explore important elements of Mark Waid's event story narrative. As well as clues to the wider direction of travel for the event, Task Force VII is a fun, energetic story in its own right. Read Full Review
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8.0
But Why Tho? - William Tucker
Jul 10, 2024Absolute Power: Task Force VII #1 attempts to be ruthless. The issue is an exciting and dramatic brawl through an iconic location. Read Full Review
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7.8
Comic Watch - Ben Boruff
Jul 15, 2024This arc promises to be action-packed, and I cannot wait to see where it leads. My hope is that future issues continue to incorporate minor, intriguing DC characters into the narrative. Read Full Review
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7.0
Nerd Initiative - Ken M.
Jul 10, 2024Amanda Wallers plan stretch across the DCU with a chapter taking a closer look at her victorious ways. Williams gives readers a deeper look at the evil rising with an excellent story. Yarsky, Guimares and Sharpe construct a focused look at Wallers attack with the visuals. If youre looking for a broader picture of the evil takeover, this will be one for you. Read Full Review
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7.0
You Don't Read Comics - Russ Bickerstaff
Jul 12, 2024It is so very, very difficult to keep everything running smoothly in a huge and sprawling crossover event. Thus far Absolute Power has managed to feel reasonably well-integrated. The crossover reaches into mid-summer with a bit of an awkward posture that doesnt set-up the second half of the summer all that well. The series should improve as the crossover continues. The narrative just needs time to catch-up with everything thats happened so far and provide some sense of perspective on it all. As it is FAR too much has gone on and so very, very little of it seems to have been framed properly in page and panel. Read Full Review
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6.0
AIPT - David Brooke
Jul 10, 2024If you're a diehard Shazam fan, Absolute Power: Task Force VII #1 is going to be a no-brainer purchase. For casual fans just looking for the full Absolute Power experience, however, skip this issue as it has little that can't be summed up quickly. Read Full Review
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5.0
Batman-News - Aaron Ray Jr.
Jul 10, 2024I can't take Task Force VII seriously! Perhaps it is the custom skin androids with flawed yet self-righteous personalities, or the incredulous circumstances they operate upon, but I can't get onboard with Absolute Power. Most especially, the pacing of this particular issue is off putting. One panel Black Adam deflects freeze breath, the next he's dodging statues out of nowhere. A better handle on key-framing the most important moments in sequence go a long way in effective storytelling. The strongest part of this issue is the whimsical use of Mr. Dinosaur and Black Adam's "vessel" conversation with Last Son. There is a chance that the analysis of A.I verses human personality could go in a great direction in the series overall. For now, this was a often fun but unappealing start. Read Full Review
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3.5
Weird Science - Gabe Hernandez
Jul 10, 2024Absolute Power: Task Force VII #1 takes all the urgency, dramatic tension, and seriousness of the Absolute Power event and tosses it out the window in favor of a silly, disjointed, poorly constructed mess of a comic. Williams's script has all the weight of a deflated balloon, and Yarsky's confused action choreography is shockingly unskilled. Read Full Review
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2.0
ComicBook.com - Chase Magnett
Jul 10, 2024The result is a dismal acknowledgement of what's occurring on the fringes of Absolute Power and raises the question: Couldn't all of this have been included in a few narrative captions instead? Read Full Review
USER REVIEWS
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7.0
Fine for what it was, but I thought it was super weird that this just cut to Steve Trevor before the fight with the Amazon robot was done. I understand that it's implied that Billy, Mary, and Black Adam were all captured, but I just felt that it could have been executed better. I don't know.
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4.5
Not very good. The tonal difference between this and the first issue of Absolute Power is night and day. This wouldn't be terrible if this weren't such a serious and gloomy event and this was a standalone story in the middle of some random DC title. But for what Williams is going for in this, it doesn't work. I'm glad this Task Force VII series is all a set of one-shot stories, so I'm hoping we're onto better things.
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3.5
Absolute Power #1 felt serious, like things that were happening mattered. Task Force VII #1 feels like the writer thought "this comic has two kids as center characters, so of course it needs to be comic relief!" It also doesn't add anything interesting to the main event. Yes, they were imprisoned, Parasite is probably dead or unconscious, at least, and now we wait for the next issue. One word to describe Task Force VII #1: pointless. I hope the next one is better.
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2.5
I don't think I've ever given a comic this low of a grade.
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