It was okay. The team-up was a bit simple. Huang was not menacing as blurbed. Villainy of Tiangong has yet to grab my attention. But overall it was okay.
FIGHT OR FLIGHT!
• The fate of SHANGHAI hangs in the balance as AERO and IRON MAN attempt to unlock the secret of the jade towers.
• How will they defeat the enemy that threatens Aero's beloved city?
• And where does the mysterious MADAME HUANG fit into this whole puzzle?
Rated T...
Enjoyed it. Not an punch thrown and yet still exciting to see all these interactions. Not a punch but Hammer did get his head hammered for those who want blood too. Not a punch but there was that marvelous swinging - with DD flying over the street. Nice art and evocative hug of Spidey, too.
EISNER-NOMINATED FOR BEST CONTINUING SERIES, COVER ARTIST, WRITER & LETTERER!
• Matt Murdock, A.K.A. DAREDEVIL, has been putting his life back together after the monumental first year of Chip Zdarsky and Marco Checchetto's run - but the criminals of Hell's Kitchen aren't inclined to give him any more time to heal.
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More straightforward than the disappointing Iron Man 2020 #4 this week but cant get higher mark because it has much less meaty goodness.
The hunt is on for Tony Stark's birth parents, but with his rock star mom in the wind and his Hydra agent dad on the run, it's not going to be easy for Rescue to track them down. She's going to need the help of an old friend to get the job done...
Rated T+
This chapter was probably meant to definitively explain how the 'Real Tony' will be reborn but FRIDAY's explanation just had me confused as to all the various 'Fake Tony' incarnations over the years and their presentations. Tony has been a convoluted mess masquerading as the real thing, probably, as far back as him installing the digital copy of his brain after his coma-death circa Dark Reign. Maymore
Yeah. That horrible thing actually happened last issue. We know. It was NOT cool. So we are totally making it up to you RIGHT NOW. That character you really liked from a while ago? The one who you thought was absolutely, certifiably dead? Surprise! She's back! But how is that even possible? And what does that mean for the future of all things Iron-...
Entertaining action and banter for 20 pages. Deathloks, MODOK and Ultimo were baffling but bonus surprises.
• War Machine, U.S.Agent, Mockingbird and Quake have joined forces to fight against the robots for human survival as Force Works!
• But when the team finds themselves infected by Deathlok technology and turned into robots themselves, will that prime directive stand?
• Or will they find themselves tu...
Exploding out of the pages of the Event Leviathan miniseries, this all-new special blasts the DC Universe into a dangerous and brave new future! With Leviathan arrived, its leader's identity revealed, and its plans known, what happens next? Now the heroes fight back! Leviathan changed the rules of the game, so now's the time for the biggest players...
• There's a new game in town, and the ante is QUITE HIGH!
• Welcome to The Palace, a super-villain casino run by the classic (and under-utilized) Spidey-villain CHANCE! It's got everything a villain could want, including betting on whether your arch-enemy is going to make it through his or her latest super-battle!
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If Marvel killed off Stan Lee & Arnold Drake's OG Yondu to try to tap some attempt at movie synergy. It is such a disappointment to have that failed and forced status quo change. The iconic character is wiped out in a poorly hyped mini. The art was quite bad. Who knows when Surfer appears chronologically? It's maddening given Norrin has a storyline in progress. And Young Yondu hardly grew to be limore
• News of the Herald's Urn has gotten out and Yondu and his descendent from the 31st century, Yondu, find themselves in everyone's crosshairs!
• In desperation, they initiate a Hail Mary to keep the urn out of the wrong hands-to catastrophic results.
• As the smoke clears and the fate of the univer...
Strong chapter. Contrivances continue but can be overlooked.
With the world about to undergo its biggest disaster ever, CAPTAIN AMERICA and NAMOR are nowhere to be found! But on a tiny island in the ocean, two men are having a long overdue conversation. DEAD IN THE WATER continues here!
Rated T+
As it moves away from the outer space empire storyline it improves but its taking too long.
THE INTERGALACTIC EMPIRE OF WAKANDA - TWO THOUSAND SEASONS part 4
N'Jadaka's revenge! T'Challa thought he had rid himself of the Intergalactic Empire and its despotic ruler - but he forgot he was tangling with a god. And now, the Empire knows how to reach Wakanda Prime. Has T'Challa learned what it means to be king just in time to lose his king...
Seriously? The average rating is mid-8's right now? This was so bad, so formula, so inconsequential when all was said and done. No cast to speak of, screwy timetravel interpretation, insanely lucky battle showing by Marc repeatedly, and horrible details to the Moon Knight legacy - even though it can be argued that the whole "GLC" variety started specifically askew that just gave the story less impmore
MOON KNIGHT BATTLES KANG THE CONQUEROR!
KANG THE CONQUEROR has found a way to rewrite history in his own image! But when the chance to settle an ancient grudge against the Egyptian god, Khonshu, tempts Kang, the process is interrupted and time and reality quickly go haywire. Now, Khonshu's avatar, Moon Knight, must find a way to fix the tim...
Solid installment. Evil Stagg is a bit redundant of an evil Java. Subplots with Sapph, Dog, Offspring and Mrs.T are okay.
The Terrifics have entered cyberspace for a battle unlike any they have faced before. It's a battle against...God? Well, the science is still out on that, but as our heroes face off against all manner of monstrous plagues, things do seem to be reaching biblical proportions. Could the key to all this be the mysterious Pixel?
Even better after the references explained.
• Bruce Banner is trapped inside Shadow Base Site A - powerless and hunted by their top assassin.
• He can't run forever. He can't change form. He can't survive...without THE IMMORTAL HULK.
• But not the one you think.
Rated T+
The banter was better than the battle. And I had to go in knowing everything about the Invasion of Canada would come across sillier than serious. It was good to get another Ratataskr tale.
WAR OF THE REALMS TIE-IN!
• The other nine realms have fallen, Earth is under attack and the only one who can save us is DOREEN GREEN, A.K.A. THE UNBEATABLE SQUIRREL GIRL.
• So that's terrific. We're in great hands and don't need to worry at all! Phew.
• Or at least we would be, if it wer...
I agree with most of the comicbookroundup reviewers pros about the prose. The art styling was appropriate for this tale, too.
After sacrificing himself to save the entire universe from a cosmic WMD, Hal Jordan finds himself trapped inside his own power ring! And he discovers an entire universe lies inside it, populated with souls whose lives are threatened when his ring runs out of power! Can Hal save yet another universe one issue after saving the last? Only Grant Morris...
High octane - I'll give it that. But it was such a mangled choreography and blatant Punisher can't kill Handbook Guy story. Nice cover too, it's what grabbed me to read it.
• With Bagalia in chaos and Zemo's back against the wall, Frank has never been in more danger!
• How do you stop a criminal mastermind with an entire nation at his beck and call? What if you can't?
• Desperate times call for desperate measures on all sides. The end is near.
Parental Advisory
Liked it.
• "Gambit & Rogue Forever" concludes!
• Will the hottest couple in the Marvel Universe be able to escape Mojoworld?
• Or will they be doomed to rerun hell?
Rated T+
Convoluted turn off.
You've seen all the clues. You've heard the testimony and eavesdropped on the secret confessions of the World's Greatest Super Heroes. Now, with the killer revealed, it's time to find out why. What could have driven a hero to the brink, to turn a savior into a murderer? Rifts will form between old allies, and the trinity of Wonder Woman, Superman a...
Needless retcons to serve the writer's pitch instead of the characters are maddening. Bucky is amateurish here (even if the gun has blanks). Hammond is dull.
• Everything you know about the KING OF ATLANTIS is WRONG!
• This issue: THE SECRET HISTORY OF NAMOR!
Rated T+
Solid but uninteresting. Some more good Gabby banter. Although, the 'feathered' being cameo is curious.
• X-23 vs. Honey Badger!
• But what could drive a wedge between these two sisters?
• Meanwhile, X-23 digs deeper into the shadows of a secret new organization, HARVEST!
Rated T+
Megan Peters and Adrian Care gives fair props. The art was a bit lacking. Good prep origin for the return of RJ's Bucky WHENEVER that might be.
Bucky and RJ must come to terms with RJ's new life and Bucky's brash decision. Will RJ accept the truth? Or has Bucky lost him for good? An ending filled with answers and regret!
Rated T+
Solid enough but too decompressively slow. Spidey felt a bit off. Might deserve an 8.
"HUNTED" PART 3
• Something horrible happened last issue that's galvanized all the villains!
• Spidey desperately needs to get out of this horrible situation, but there are lives (innocent and otherwise) at stake and...well...he's Spider-Man.
Rated T
Good stuff with ride so far to find out mystery of the OBA so far.
• Once upon a time, Rick Jones was the Hulk's best friend. Now Rick Jones is dead...and gone.
• To learn why, Bruce Banner will have to face roaming gamma experiments, an assassin out for his blood...
• ...and the one thing that can cage the IMMORTAL HULK.
Rated T+
A strong character piece of RJ's dad but nothing spectacular. Well, except for the apparent finality of the final slip.
A face from the past returns at a pivotal time in RJ's deprogramming. But is his return too good to be true? Or is Bucky just being paranoid? What lengths is he willing to go to keep RJ safe? An issue filled with shocking choices.
Rated T+
Worst issue so far but still important stuff happens.
EGO AWAKES!
The Asgardians thought they were in trouble when they stumbled upon a planet full of refugees - and that was before the planet started moving. Just what have their newfound allies gotten them into?! And if the planet is this angry...what will its moon do?
Rated T
A decent start. A clearer protagonist would've been better. Nothing intriguingly new on the Skrull front, mostly recycle. The Iron Man cameo was disappointingly brief.
WHO DO YOU TRUST?
The Warners are your typical family. Dad works at Stark. Mom works in a senator's office. Jennifer and Alice are students at Stamford High School. The only thing that makes them different is that they're shape-shifting Skrulls and have infiltrated our society to pave the way for a Skrull invasion. Robbie Thompson (SPIDER-MAN/D...
Bored. Not clear who is dead at this point. Does this 'first' Gold/Harley encounter preceed the first issue but follows all the confessionals we've see. This has got me serially screwed up so far.
Get a deeper look into the inner workings of Sanctuary. When heroes visited the facility, they relived their trauma through virtual reality, contending with the events that brought them there in the hope of reaching a meaningful resolution. That is, until the trauma took over and escalated these personal events into a full-blown crisis! Find out wh...
Average. But after the long absence of FF stories that makes it better than average.
"HERALD OF DOOM" PART TWO!
• In a battle between Doctor Doom and Galactus, who would you favor...
• A man who is trying to be a hero to his beloved nation or an unstoppable cosmic force of nature?
• It's a simple choice, unless you're Mister Fantastic.
• This dilemma, p...
The Torch bits could've used a bit more oomph but otherwise all the Spidey adventure was such a fun read and show of real heroics.
• Spider-Man heads to a part of the Marvel Universe that you've never seen before!
• It's always fun to see Spider-Man out of his element. Well, for YOU, anyway. Spidey doesn't agree.
• And when "out of his element" is in a place that doesn't support human life? Uh-oh!
Rated T