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8.0
While this issue didn't quite validate everything that came before, the art was great and the story had action, heart and a sense of consequence. For that I call it a win.
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8.0
Solid ending to a somewhat disappointing event.
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7.5
The crisis resolves with some simplistic action and the traditional undoing of all the event's "cheap heat" deaths. It promises a dramatic change of the cosmic status quo; we'll see. The dialogue feels like the high point here; the visuals are polished but somehow forgettable. I feel like there's a Catch-22 going on between this issue and FF #23; whichever you read first, the second will feel a bit repetitive. To me, this one is the better presentation, with the kids' impact on the event shown in greater depth.
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7.5
This was a pretty good ending, but nothing truly unexpected.
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6.5
This felt kind of rushed and a little messy to me, like they suddenly ran out of time and had to wrap everything up at once.
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6.5
A "meh" ending to a "meh" event. I feel like they wasted 4 issues and then tried to pack too much into the last 2. The finale was just not great. How the main plot points were wrapped up was either predictable, rushed, anti-climatic, or all 3. I feel like the heart warming moment with Valeria, Franklin, the Kree kid, and the Skrull kid was the high note of an otherwise underwhelming issue.
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6.0
some good moments, but a ton of nonsense and lazy writing...
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6.0
It all started greatly (with a plot twist and very good spin-offs about the character's motivations)... And the ending is just so bland and dull. Everything is back to normal, people who looked dead are alive and Tony Stark saves the day with generic hero sentences. Not much to talk about. Big crossovers are always disappointing as of late.
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6.0
Eh. The event started off well enough, but it was too short and lost a lot of focus, partly due to the missing tie ins that affected the story greatly. Thor and black panther have tie ins that would have affected the story in a major way and instead they just show up at the end like a huge ex machina, it was very bizarre. As for the ending itself, nothing really major not universe changing happened, it could have been an avengers arc or fantastic four arc. The only lasting consequences that this would have an effect on would be the guardians of the galaxy, which should have tied into this event also since it was written by Ewing. All in all, it's just a strange event, and even though it's not as convoluted and stupid as civil war 2 or the glut of other events Marvel has put out since 2010, I can't recommend it. Pretty disappointed after seeing everyone hyped up for this event more
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4.0
Thank god this is over. Throw this Trash into the green bin.
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3.5
What can I say, it ended. For such a good start, the plot kept dragging and dragging and dragging out for four damn issues, so by the time the final issue comes up, everything has to be rushed to a conclusion. Off the bat, I could already tell Ewing/Slott just needed to wrap this shit up. The art is good although this finale had some rough moments, the writing is overall solid, but the pacing and direction, its just not going anywhere.
Events like this suffer from not making every issue of the main event count. So the finale has to be extra size to catch whatever is crashing down. It was interesting stuff Empyre was doing, but it made the critical mistake of not moving the plot in each issue we get. Only NOW does Reed and Stark do something, only NOW do we see Quoi since Issue #2, only NOW has all tie-in material come together, and Thor finally returns.
How the finale wraps everything up, while having great writing, was very cliche and rushed. From She-hulk and her plant fiasco to the FF segment, to even R'kill and her attempted coup, it ended with such bluntness. And even after the finale wraps everything up, I still have a shit ton of questions. Like what happened to BP, cause last time I saw him was in the lousy Avenger's tie in. How was he " dead " and came back with this random sword. WHERE THE FUCK WAS THOR this entire time. It hurt my brain how unorganized this event is. It gives me information of stuff where literally nothing important happens, but leaves out crucial info for another stupid tie-in AFTER the final issue.
Speaking of organization, the reading sequence was atrocious as well, for those reading the over-inflated tie-ins, the sequence schedule is completely fucked up. Issues are dropping out of order, things don't match up, hell we didn't even get the fucking Thor tie-in that explains where he was during this event. Marvel's schedule and organization went out the door with Empyre. I don't understand why this is such an issue. Cancelling over 20 tie-ins, why the fuck do you even have the much in the first place?!?!?!?!?
This was just a bad event. I am sorry, it seems only Cates and Hickman knew how to make events, because thats the only saving grace for Marvel in terms of events. No momentum, very inconsistent pacing, extremely unorganized, blown up into an event when it didn't need to be. Empyre is another dud for Marvel. Force Works and Outlawed were terrible as well, just leave it to the professionals because Marvel you suck at making events. more
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3.0
A completely forgettable and bland crossover.
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9.0
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8.5
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8.0
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8.0
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8.0
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8.0
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8.0
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7.5
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7.5
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7.5
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7.5
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7.5
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7.5
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7.0
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7.0
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6.5
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6.5
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6.5
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6.5
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6.0
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6.0
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6.0
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5.5
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