Overall, this was a decent read but quite forgettable. Read Full Review

Battle Scars #1 is an interesting new take on the aftermath of Fear Itself, but all signs point toward it becoming much larger in scope than this first issue deals with. Hopefully, Yost and company can keep the thematic successes intact as they grow the story bigger. Read Full Review

Anyway, Marvel's promising that Marcus Johnson is going to be a hugely important character as the mystery around him unfolds, and Yost has certainly earned enough credit to be allowed to unfold it the way he'd like. Battle Scars #1 isn't anything stunning, but it's just the first chapter in a larger story, and it does manage to remind us a bit about what Fear Itself was actually supposed to be, but failed to become. Read Full Review

With Yost, Bunn and Fraction involved with the story, you almost have to have faith that there is something big coming on the horizon. Scot Eaton's art captures the feel of the Marvel Universe as well as the other characters that pop in. This series can go either way. There is a lot of promise that this will be big. It's hard to see it from here but you won't want to take the chance of missing out of something big. Read Full Review

It's clear that the small seeds are intended to grow a mighty oak of a story, but based on this first issue it's hard to imagine people being interested enough to hang around that long. The central idea of a man thrust into the crazy world of superheroes is well-defined, but the series wasn't sold on that. It was sold on the strength of its lead character, and at this point he just isn't interesting enough to carry it. Whatever twist Yost and Co. are working towards should probably have come at the end of this issue, because without it, there's no hook, and this reader, at least, isn't going to spend any extra money hoping that one will appear. Read Full Review