Writer Rick Remender’s multi-year tale of A plus X wraps this week. Instead of going out on a high note, it gets things on and over with out of mechanical obligation- like a road-weary rock band just looking to push through one last gig. Although slightly redemptive from immediate dips in that it throttles ahead action-heavy, the conclusion of “Counter-Evolutionary” still leaves a lot on the table. [Read more…] about UNCANNY AVENGERS #5 Review: “Counter-Climactic!”
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AGE OF ULTRON VS. MARVEL ZOMBIES #1 Review: “When Apocalyptic Doomsday Scenarios Compete, You Win!”
What happens when an aggressive robotic dominion has perpetual border disputes with the neighboring super-powered undead? Possessing a rambly title and nth-level strength of premise, the collaborators of Marvel’s All-New Invaders return to document the widescreen spectacle. Effectively a one-stop-shopping Secret Wars “sub-event”, the real stars aren’t the titular monstrosities but the trophy case of heroes that pepper the twenty-one pages. [Read more…] about AGE OF ULTRON VS. MARVEL ZOMBIES #1 Review: “When Apocalyptic Doomsday Scenarios Compete, You Win!”
Every Marvel Video Game Ever!
Believe or not, not everyone got into Marvel comic books, because of the Marvel comic books. Whether it was the cinematic Avengers that caught your eye, or playing Marvel Vs Capcom 3 over and over again, there’s plenty of the great Marvel Universe outside the comics. [Read more…] about Every Marvel Video Game Ever!
THORS #1 Review: “Mjolnir and Order: Allthing Edition!”
After writing multiple volumes of Thunder God adventures, Jason Aaron takes full advantage of the Secret Wars event to have something of a “working vacation”. Although far from phoned-in, the debut issue still plays heavily into the whimsical sidestep. Additionally, it also wastes no time tying back to the ongoing narrative like it was the next regularly-scheduled beat. [Read more…] about THORS #1 Review: “Mjolnir and Order: Allthing Edition!”
SQUADRON SINISTER #1 Review: “Justice Like Jerks!”
The Secret Wars homage-and-mash-up parade continues in Marc Guggenheim and Carlos Pacheco’s Silver Age-inflected survey of the questionable thickness of thieves. The winks and nods to bygone Marvel imprints and alternate realities are firmly on the sleeve but in this tale of absolute power corrupting absolutely, such cameos often come with a deadly cost. It’s a brutal introduction filled with widely unlikable characters doing despicable things but the opening chapter tempers nicely with dense intrigue. [Read more…] about SQUADRON SINISTER #1 Review: “Justice Like Jerks!”