Sentry #1 kicks off a new tale about power and how people react differently when they encounter that power. The issue almost feels like a two-in-one, mixing a detective mystery with an action packed superhero narrative that gives a fantastic overall look of today's Marvel universe. Read Full Review

Bob Reynolds is dead, Long live Bob Reynolds. The next chapter of the legacy of the Sentry begins with a striking return. Loos slow-building plot along with Zagarias stunning visuals allows ample time for the audience to connect to the events plying out. The mystery is only just beginning and this will be one not to miss on New Comic Book Day. Read Full Review

The Sentry #1 is a good start to a start that explores what might happen if average people were given incredible superhuman powers. It's mostly a strong character study; there's a lot of potential here to explore the human condition. Read Full Review

Sentry #1 isn't what you'd expect but comes to the table incorporating a ton of pieces within the Marvel Landscape right now while coupling those elements with mystery and diversity. Sure, we don't get Bob Reynolds yet. However, I think this story is going to be an imaginative way of bringing back a character that's been gone for a long time according to comic book standards. Read Full Review

Overall, Sentry #1 is an exciting debut which is a potboiler with superheroes. The story by Loo is action packed. The art by the creative team is gorgeous. Altogether, a story that will absolutely renew interest in the character before his big screen debut. Read Full Review

It's all not bad, but also doesn't really stand out so far. It's entertaining and what types of characters gain the Sentry's power is interesting, but overall, we're here for the end result. I'm just not completely sure the lead up is exciting enough to get us there. Read Full Review

For now, the series lacks much flavor, but Marvel Comics has time to cement a tone as The Sentry continues. Read Full Review

There's gonna be a new Sentry in town, but a predictable story and bizarre art don't really drive me to want to find out their secrets. Read Full Review

As someone who regards virtually every Sentry appearance since his original miniseries as misguided at best, I wasn't looking forward to this series.

This first issue was quite the pleasant surprise! Now, it's far from perfection or greatness. The prose has plenty of glitches, and though the art is clear and clean, it's pretty generic. The plot looks generic as well, and the pace is slow.

Even with those drawbacks, I could call it acceptably average. What elevates it into a good comic is the author's remarkable talent for characterization. He handles old and new characters with equal insight and empathy. He makes me care about a character whose total lifespan is significantly shorter than the issue.

You can tell me the dumbest story in the world, and I'll be happy with it, so long as you can get me engaged with the people going through it.
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Plot
This comic begins with an interesting mystery that sets off all the alarms, an army of Sentry is appearing out of nowhere, all with the powers of thousands of suns.

Art
It is organic with textures, the facial expressions are as effective as the words, where it shows the dynamism of Sentry's super battles


Summary
A pandemic of beings with Sentry's powers is occurring simultaneously and triggers the alarms of superheroes around the world.

There's a little bit of "The Boys" vibe in it.

Jason Loo's writing is competent, but the story lacks much depth or complexity so far. The central mystery of random people gaining powers is intriguing, but it fails to fully engage the reader due to its reliance on familiar tropes, predictable plot points, and characters we know very little about. Similarly, the book’s visual identity also fails to make an impressions. Ben Harvey and Luigi Zagaria combine for servicible designs and colors but there’s nothing that makes the book standout. Overall this was a decent, if underwhelming debut issue.

After this series, I take the bet: we will never heard of these characters again.

I’ve read the overall series and I don’t think the story was very good at all. It doesn’t do the OG character justice at all and finished just like you’d expect it would finish. Lame.