A big win for Marvel and a book that makes me even more excited to see whats coming after this summers Secret Wars bonanza, The All-New All-Diffferent Avengers Free Comic Book Day edition is THE book to grab today (or online later). Get in on the ground floor of what is most assuredly going to be a wonderful and exciting new world to come. Kudos all around. Read Full Review
If you're a Marvel fan this is still a must just to get some insight into the future of the Marvel universe and to see what strikes your fancy. Before I read this issue I assumed that I would be way more into the new Avengers arc than I would the Inhumans but after reading both I'm way more interested in keeping up withThe Uncanny Inhumans. Read Full Review
The other half of AVENGERS FCBD #1 is a preview of UNCANNY INHUMANS. I've been tepid about INHUMANS since its start, but UNCANNY grabs you in quite fast. Charles Soule has the team rescue an Inhuman with some dramatic flair in India. The smaller cast already seems to be helping, with each person getting a nice moment to shine. The final page gives a surprising revelation, and actually ruins the plot for SILK #4 in the process. Inadvertently I should add, but still ruins it nonetheless. Brandon Peterson's artwork is good, if a bit stiff. While the Inhuman powers look fantastic, everyone poses like Peterson took a picture and traced over them. Part of the problem is Justin Ponsor's colors. If the shininess was toned down, the artwork would look fine. Similar to when Peterson was penciling ALL-NEW X-MEN for a short while. Now we just need a solicitation for #1 and we'd be all set. Read Full Review
This is a pretty great FREE COMIC BOOK DAY issue. There's a lot to see. All our questions may not be answered but as a sneak peek to what's coming up, you'll definitely want to find out more about what's going to happen with the Avengers and Inhumans. It's a quality issue for a "free" comic. We get new (and important) content from Mark Waid, Charles Soule, Mahmud Asrar, and Brandon Peterson. If you have any interest in either of these teams and what's in store for them after SECRET WARS, you won't want to miss this. Make sure you visit your local comic shop to grab an issue. And be sure to thank them as well. Read Full Review
"Free Comic Book Day 2015: Avengers" hits the mark with its Avengers story; there's a little something for old and new readers alike, and I'm looking forward to seeing Waid and Asrar's new series when it kicks off later this year. While the backup Inhumans feature isn't quite as attention-grabbing, it does serve as a reasonable introduction to the idea of the Inhumans; if Marvel's going to make their upcoming film a success, they could use boosts like this to make them more center stage. As a free comic book given away to a wide audience, this offering is most definitely a success. Read Full Review
All-New, All-Different Avengers FCBD is a pretty standard superhero comic whose biggest surprise is drawn on the cover. The story teases a few elements about Marvel's upcoming status quo but doesn't really manage to excite the reader. Still, the tone is fun and breezy, a quality a book titled "Avengers" hasn't had in quite awhile. Read Full Review
The stories were fairly new-reader friendly, so from that standpoint it looks like the new Marvel universe will be a great jumping on point for new fans. For me, I didn't see anything to convince me to stick around. Read Full Review
Nice teases for post Secret Wars, speculating fans will be pointing at this all Summer long. It's a VERY different feel for the team (feels way more Young Avengers (but more Substance less Style) than conventional teams of the past), but that's clearly the point. Hoping it works.