SECRET EMPIRE TIE-IN!
• They're Earth's Mightiest - but are they heroes? Taskmaster, Deadpool, the Superior Octopus...how can they be fighting alongside the Avengers we know?
Rated T+
Mark Waid throws in some genuine surprises that feel in character for everyone, including Octopus' scheming, Scarlet Witch and Vision's alone time, and a character's decision to lie at a key moment in the battle. That makes one of the few heroic members of the team complicit in a pretty brutal atrocity, which could have some very interesting fallout. Read Full Review
It's good, but it could be better. Visuals need to be more dynamic, and Waid is too seasoned a writer to rely on such a puerile device for plot development. Read Full Review
The Avengers #10 shines in the keen ear it brings to the disparate voices of its team and with del Mundo's typically gorgeous art. There isn't much story going on, but the issue sets up some interesting narrative possibilities in the issues to come. Read Full Review
I don't place blame on the creative team for a forced tie-in issue, but there is very little to enjoy here. Readers of 'Secret Empire' and 'Avengers' alike can skip this forgettable entry. Read Full Review
Damn good issue
Beautiful to look at, the sadness on Odinson's face was the most striking.
Well Waid tried and Delmundo gave it his best shot and in some panels they succeeded but overall this tie in didn't deliver and many characters are not well handled starting with Deadpool and Odinson. I might seem harsh but i know Waid and Delmundo can be better. At least there was no redemption for Taskmaster.
I loved the opening pages but it was just so meh from there on out. If I wasn’t such a fan of Vision and Wanda this issue would be ranked way lower
It's an routine "protect the planetary shield" mission with our new pals, the Hydravengers. Mark Waid's script rations out a few nuggets of revealing Secret Empire knowledge and offers a B-plus imitation of Dan Slott's Ock and a C-minus imitation of Duggan's Deadpool. Mike del Mundo's art is up to its usual high standards, but some inconsistent character designs draw the eye in a bad way.
I liked the opening pages with the narration by Otto Octavius, and of course seeing Vision and Scarlett Witch together, but the actual story here is slight, to say the least. An interesting turn near the end is rendered moot by a lie told by one of these makeshift Hydra Avengers. An interesting concept, but little comes from it.
I really hope Secret Empire saves this series or maybe I should switch my subscription over to Champions instead.