Darkstar and the Winter Guard #1

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• 8.0

  The Comic Addiction - Paul Nolan

  Jun 06, 2010

  The Mix of the cast is good: Red Guardian is a very regimented leader, Ursa Major is very Introspective, Crimson Dynamo can so easily get completely distracted by tech and Darkstar is not sure she can live up to her predecessors. Not the most original traits, by any shot, but their Russianness does come across well, to give a zesty twist to the book. Add in a nice little Agents of Atlas guest spot, and you get interaction helps accentuate the character even more. Read Full Review

• 8.0

  Major Spoilers - Matthew Peterson

  Jul 03, 2010

  There's some interesting character dynamics, a guy who turns into a bear, and it's all tied together on bits of ephemera from 15 years ago, soit's nice. Read Full Review

• 6.0

  Comic Vine - Zack Freeman

  Jun 03, 2010

  While it's cool to see Marvel stories that aren't specifically set in New York city, but I would've liked to have seen a little more of a unique gimmick for the Winter Guard to make it stand apart from other tiles on the shelves. Again, I don't want to blow this surprise twist at the end, but it changes the premise that might prove to be more interesting in the remaining two issues. Read Full Review

• 6.0

  Comics Bulletin - Ray Tate

  Jun 04, 2010

  For the extra dollar, Marvel includes a ghastly illustrated X-Men Unlimited short featuring Darkstar that's not worth a penny let alone the extra buck. Had they included a reprint of Darkstar from Iron Man or The Champions their price point increase for the mini-series would at least have been vindicated. Read Full Review

• 6.0

  Comic Book Resources - Doug Zawisza

  Jun 07, 2010

  Gallaher and crew do a great job of world-building here, offering the readers insight on a team of heroes that shows up infrequently at most. I've always enjoyed the appearances of the Soviet Super Soldiers and look forward to more of them with the next issue of the Winter Guard. Read Full Review