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Original Sins #5

Event\Storyline: Original Sin Writer: Al Ewing Artist: Various Publisher: Marvel Comics Release Date: August 20, 2014 Cover Price: $3.99 Critic Reviews: 3 User Reviews: 9
6.2Critic Rating
6.9User Rating

• The Young Avengers' battle with the Hood reaches its climax!
•  The prime mover behind the Watcher's murder confesses his own Original Sin!
•  Plus, Everybody's Got One! Find out the Original Sins and hidden secrets of dozens of other Marvel heroes and villains!

  • 8.6
    IGN - Jesse Schedeen Aug 21, 2014

    The core Original Sin series isn't doing so hot at this point, but at least Original Sins goes out on a high note this week. All three of the story segments entertain in their own ways. Read Full Review

  • 5.0
    Newsarama - David Pepose Aug 21, 2014

    Original Sins concludes as it began - as a distinctly, split-down-the-middle mixed bag. Read Full Review

  • 5.0
    Newsarama - Kat Vendetti Aug 25, 2014

    Despite the weak central story, Original Sins did provide some enjoyable segments. But as the main component of this tie-in, Ryan North’s Young Avengers story should’ve been stronger, and Original Sins suffers for that. The accessibility of an anthology series does make this a fun read as a whole, but Original Sins ultimately does not add much insight to the main event, or even fill in many gaps. With a name like “Original Sins,” you’d think we’d be in for some juicier secrets; the concluding chapter of this story doesn’t deliver on that hope, but it does deliver some worthwhile additional stories, and for that, not all is lost. Read Full Review

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