A.X.E. One-Shots: Avengers #1
| Event\Storyline | A.X.E. |
| Writer | Kieron Gillen |
| Artist | Federico Vicentini |
| Cover Price | $3.99 |
THE FIRST OF THREE STORY-ESSENTIAL JUDGMENT DAY ONE-SHOTS!
Tony Stark has spent his life building suits to protect him. Now he has to enter a suit of armor that could kill us all. Can he survive? Can anyone?
CRITIC REVIEWS
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9.1
The Super Powered Fancast - Deron Generally
Sep 28, 2022Vicentini delivers some beautifully detailed art that is as visually thrilling as the story. A wonderful looking issue from start to finish. Read Full Review
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9.0
But Why Tho? - Collier "CJ" Jennings
Sep 28, 2022A.X.E.: Avengers #1provides one of the most compelling looks inside Iron Man's head as he faces the apocalyptic trials of Judgment Day. The next issue will focus on Jean Grey, and I hope it's as well constructed as this one was. Read Full Review
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8.5
AIPT - David Brooke
Sep 28, 2022A.X.E.: Avengers #1 is an excellent start in the first three A.X.E. tie-in one-shots. If the purpose of these Gillen-written one-shots is to explore specific key characters in the event, we're in luck as we'll get a thorough exploration of Jean Grey and Ajak. Read Full Review
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8.0
Weird Science Marvel Comics - Dr. Carl Bryan
Sep 30, 2022Eternals, 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! Read Full Review
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7.0
Comic Watch - B. Radtz
Sep 28, 2022Its the first story in a series of one shots where we get an in-depth look at the Tony Stark, and his judgment at the hands of the new-born Celestial. We get to see some of the most formative decisions and mistakes Tonys had through the last 60 plus years, does he make the cut? Honestly, its something that weve seen Tony face these things over, and over, so at this point this issue could have been used on another Avenger, and felt less wasted. This event needs to bring something big soon, otherwise it runs the chance of being utterly forgettable. Read Full Review
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7.0
Multiversity Comics - Alexander Jones
Oct 03, 2022A.X.E. Avengers #1 utilizes a tie-in issue setting to explore Tony Stark's newest mistakes. Read Full Review
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4.0
ComicBook.com - Adam Barnhardt
Sep 28, 2022While the event itself has been intriguing with its warring dynamics amongst the various groups, this issue pumps the break so that Tony Stark can lead his own psyche through a round of therapy about the very same topics we've seen him battle before. It's tiring to the point of exhaustiveness, and it adds littleif anythingto the overarching narrative of the event. Read Full Review
USER REVIEWS
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10
This a great deconstruction of Tony Stark as a character. Gillen really thins the scope of this event down, in a way that doesn't feel off, which seems like it's harder to do than you'd think given some of the tie-ins.
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9.5
Excellent work from the editors and writers. A fantastic tie in issue. Calls back to the last 20 years of IM history. They're doing good work with him right now. And for anyone else, if you didn't read the Cantwell Iron man run you're doing yourself a disservice. Im always selective with my books but this event is making it feel rewarding to have followed the main solo books, which is exactly what an event should do. Art is fast paced and chaotic which fits the issue. This is a must read issue for any Iron Man fan.
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9.5
This was a really good Tony-centric issue with incredible art, though it would probably resonate most with those who have been reading Iron Man's current run.
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9.0
In some ways it feels redundant (the issue is self aware of that) but I still liked the exploration through Tony's mind. The only other thing that annoys me is the Celestial kind of arbitrary ways of judging people.
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8.0
Solid, tie in focusing on TONY. A real catch up for anyone who hasn't read his series in a few years. Gillen keeps his strokes broad and dramatic. But... I am sensing and theorizing that all this is just another test, the world hasnt ended, they have another chance. Guess that's better than time travel.
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8.0
Tony Stark's demons come back to kick his ass. I don't know if Vicentini is the right choice for a story with this atmosphere.
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8.0
It's a solid story and it lands somewhere very close to essential reading. The storytelling (words and art) is definitely above average; it's good without being fall-all-over-myself-praising-it great. As Tony Stark character studies go, it's mostly off-the-shelf stuff. But it is DEEPLY tied to the present moment in the event and it turns Tony's judgment into, I think, a pretty important plot point.
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