Blogs Tagged “Avengers”

Marvel's first limited series/crossover event and its follow up remain narratively frustrating and forced, despite some fantastic art and action sequences

This famed limited series presents the culmination of Jim Starlin's Thanos arc in bombastic fashion, reshaping the then-current state of the Marvel Universe's cosmic corner

Though sometimes verbally overwhelming, this collection is nevertheless an important milestone in the mighty Marvel mythos

An epic tale of destiny and personal struggle lays at the heart of this volume, and it's only when our characters wander from that path that this Complete Collection lacks focus

An engaging premise for potential character growth and unique parallelism is damaged by a weak, construed ending

This volume introduces an intriguing team concept that seems fun but is unfortunately based on a wobbly premise fueled by a massive, unnecessary retcon

Though an improvement over Marvel's 1988 crossover, this event arc still struggles to find solid footing as it bobbles some important plot points

Strong standalone issues don't add up to an excellent narrative overall, but several backup stories weave together for a fantastic background tale