FEAR ITSELF TIE-IN! She is Brunhilde of Asgard, The Valkyrie--once charged by Odin himself with carrying mankind's bravest souls to their resting place in Valhalla. But when the Norse Gods take up arms against humanity, she must choose which side to fight for--and with war raging all around her, the fate of Midgard may be hers to decide!
With the overall emotional tone Spencer has built and the gorgeous interiors from Eaton, they have one last issue that's surely going to open up that even more – Black Widow's story. It surely will deal with the heartbreaking loss she just suffered in Fear Itself #3. Read Full Review
It's good to see the Valkyrie getting some long-overdue attention, even if the story raises almost as many questions as it answers. Read Full Review
For those that jumped on to Secret Avengers at the .1 issue a couple months back, you know what to expect from this great comic. For those that were fans of Ed Brubaker's espionage action story, you may find Spencer's more character oriented stories to be too slow for your taste. Personally, I commend his method of storytelling for its uncanny ability to make me enjoy the book more as I read on, and actually have me want to read an issue a second time directly afterwards. That's an accomplishment. Read Full Review
I pick up pretty much any comic featuring Valkyrie (well, depending on the artist) but they rarely have much insight to offer on the woman herself. This issue was, unfortunately, no exception. And thus Valkyrie remains a mystery to me, one I wish some great creative team would come along and solve. Read Full Review
The best part about Nick Spencer taking over this comic is that the non-Steve Rogers characters are getting the spotlight. This was a great tie-in and it isn’t just some wild battle like we’ve been seeing in Fear Itself tie-ins like Avengers and Avengers Academy. Spencer writes Valkyrie flawlessly