Annihilation - Scourge: Alpha #1

Aside from a few personal issues with characterization, this Alpha issue is incredibly well made. It's fun for old cosmic fans and new readers alike. Read Full Review

A great super hero story that is well planned, well written, and well drawn. The only reason the score isnt higher is because it can be a little difficult to follow at times. Read Full Review

All in all an entertaining first outing, a solid reminder of the glory days of Annihilation Wave, Guardians of the Galaxy and Annihilators that will hopefully add more quality works to the cosmic landscape of Marvel. Read Full Review

A good set-up promising a series worthy of the Annihilation name, a great threat and excellent line up of heroes promise to make this an event that fans of Marvels Cosmic side won't want to miss. Read Full Review

Equal parts survival war story and explosive space-faring sci-fi tale, Annihilation Scourge: Alpha is an incredible nod to the Annihilation stories that came before it. Read Full Review

Rosenbergs story definitely left this reviewer excited for Decembers launch of titles related to the ANNIHILATION SCOURGE event. There were many moments Read Full Review

Venom

Nov 24, 2019

Wow! It's about to get real.

drackula

Nov 28, 2019

Negative zone is in a problems and i like it. It has good drive and so much action. Annihilus is a dick, but he is great for this kind of story. Very kind suprise.

Wolf Warner

Nov 20, 2019

Richard Rider is back and Im riding wit em.

Psycamorean

Nov 24, 2019

This was a really exciting start to this event. I hope the one-shots are as good, if not better.

Spacey Medicine

Dec 05, 2019

I love Annihilus and Blastaar and I want them to become best friends forever.

Ryan

Nov 26, 2019

What I was expecting to be a rushed attempt by Marvel for sales by resurrecting a decade old classic story turned out to by a pretty decent comic, and yes, Matthew Rosenberg wrote it. The art is great and the story was a pretty funny and action packed romp through the Negative Zone. My main problem is that Annihilus is severely underpowered. Excited for those one-shots

RustonLF

Nov 21, 2019

There are a lot of things to like about this continuation of the Annihilation premise. Rosenberg uses this introductory issue to show just how much of a threat the villain of the series will be. There is a lot of action and the story moves along at a pace that helps build tension. The issue opens with the aftermath of a devastating attack. Rosenberg starts us out trying to catch up to what is going on. Next, we join a battle in progress and see the villain force the main antagonist to run. Finally, the battle comes to us and we see the villains invade in a complete inversion of the opening. The art is done in a traditional Marvel house style. Although the book is not stylized and will not stand out, I found that I loved it. Blastaar is a ch aracter that is meant to be incredibly powerful and intimidating. I feel that is not captured by most artist. Blastaar's design is very simple and he often comes off as a generic bad guy. Ramirez's design for Blastaar makes him seem menacing and powerful. When the design is paired with Rosenberg's voice for the character it really worked. That leads me to one of the problems I have with this book. Despite what the cover may imply, the heroes shown on the cover are mostly not in this book. Aside from Nova the characters appear in a single panel foreshadowing their involvement. Even Nova is a supporting character that appears in the third act of this issue. I don't think the story suffered because of it. I love the tale that was told. I wished that the cover better reflected what I would have found in the book. I had no intention of buying it when I saw the solicitations. I happened to pick the book up in shop to glance at it and noticed this is actually a story about Blastaar and Annihilation working together. The egotistical duo is terrific together and makes an excellent pair. Having the villains as the main characters is very catchy. Playing into that might have helped sell the issue better for me. While the introduction of the threat was well done I not sure I am sold on the rest of the series. I probably will pick up the issue with Beta Ray Bill since he has always been a favorite. I do have a soft spot for Nova. I think that is another problem with the series first issue. Unless you have a connection to the characters involved this will not bring you closer. This is a very well done issue overall. It's worth picking up for the villain duo alone. I would recommend a try if you want to see a fun story outside of the usual Marvel venues. more

mrDovydas

Dec 01, 2019

Quite a good start, with lots of throwbacks to the good old days of Marvel Cosmic. Loving some of the bits and pieces here, though I wish that the execution would be a bit better. Still, it's only an introductory issue, which gives me good hopes for the event itself.

Kalaoui

Nov 26, 2019

It was OK. Did not grip me at all and the reveal at the end fell flat for me. Pass.

Deadlybeavis

Nov 20, 2019

It was okay? At this point marvel just wants to regurgitate old ideas and play on fans nostiga. The first Annihilation was amazing, I think it's one of the best marvel stories ever. This one, not so much.

CrazyforRAMU

Jun 07, 2020

The "Blastaar & Annihilus play battlefield Odd Couple" prologue went on far too long for me.