Savage Avengers, Vol. 2: Escape from Nueva York

Savage Avengers (2022)

by David Pepose, Leinil Francis Yu (Cover Art), Carlos Magno (Artist)

Ultron rules! Following their harrowing journey to the Hyborian Age, the Savage Avengers have learned that no good deed goes unpunished - not when they're stranded in the dystopia of 2099! As our shell-shocked heroes are swarmed by cybernetic soldiers, will the Punisher of 2099 prove to be the Savage Avengers' salvation - or their ultimate downfall? Trapped in a futuristic war zone ruled by the iron fist of Ultron, the Savage Avengers must embark on a high-stakes jailbreak to free the one man who could possibly bring them home. Can our time-lost heroes survive the dangers of this bold new 2099 and stop Ultron from reshaping the future in his terrifying image, or will this Deathlok-filled apocalypse prove to be the Savage Avengers' end? Collecting SAVAGE AVENGERS (2022) #6-10.

Genres: Comics, Marvel, Science Fiction, Superheroes, Fantasy, Graphic Novels

114 pages, Kindle Edition

Published May 10, 2023

Reviews

[Khurram · Rating 5 out of 5]

From the reviews I am seeing a lot of people who did not like this book, but I lived it. The book is action-packed, with great artwork and a good story. I was concerned that the book would not be as good without Conan and how it would stack up against the previous incarnation of the Savage Avengers and the epic last story arc, but in its own way it was great and exceeded my expectations.

The Savage Avengers are stuck in the year 2099. Of course, the first person they run into is the Punisher 2099, and of course, wanting to kill the other Savage Avengers just makes him eligible for membership. However, this is not the usual 2099. It has a new tyrant.

I love redemption stories and underdog stories, and this book is both. One complaint I have is the way the Marvel/Disney write Miles is the way they used to write Peter Parker before they turned him into the butt of all jokes loser. With a great redemption story like this, could Peter ever be brother back to his correct status?

This series might be over, but the door is definitely open gor more from the Savage Avengers, or are they just Avengers now? The book has both thumbnail and full-page artwork in the varient cover gallery. Also, a great letter from David Pepose.

[Guilherme Smee · Rating 4 out of 5]

Este é o último volume de Vingadores Selvagens, que começou com Mike Deodato e Gerry Duggan e encerrou nas mãos de David Pepose e Carlos Magno e a equipe de personagens integrantes foi variando bastante ao longo dos volumes. Neste último encadernado os anti-heróis vão parar na realidade de 2099, um espaço governado por um Ultron que fabrica Deathlocks para dominar a população. Lá, os Vingadores Selvagens vão se aliar com o Justiceiro 2099 e o Destino 2099 para deter as forças de Ultron. Uma das coisas que é preciso falar sobre essa história é que ela não distorce o que foi estabelecido para o Universo 2099 da Marvel lá em 1995, como vimos acontecer em diversas releituras desse espaço, inclusive por Peter David, um dos criadores dele. É uma homenagem bem feita ao que foi realizado e também que traz novos elementos sem perder a essência do que foi estabelecido lá atrás. Assim, Vingadores Selvagens encerra muito bem, talvez até melhor do que começou.

[Sonic · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fun!

[Jameson · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was the most fun I’ve had reading a Marvel comic in 2023.

[Tom · Rating 1 out of 5]

After the unceremonious exit of Conan due to rights issues, we witness 5 issues of death spasms. Granted, I didn't like this reboot series much even when Mr. Barbarian was still hanging around. It's hard to get a good amount of characterization in these big team-up volumes, so I'm sure fans of these specific characters would have more fun, but as someone who didn't have much/any past experience with most of them, I don't feel like I got to know them any better during these volumes. In one issue I counted 12 character introduction captions. That leaves about 2 pages per character: hardly room to breathe much less tell a story.

The issues I had with the previous installment's endless brawling remain. The world of 2099 (which I've previously really enjoyed) seems to be composed entirely of large rooms made for clobbering. It's video game logic: keep punching until the cut scene shows up. One major culprit here is the lack of context for any of the action. A scene will start with a single establishing shot, then the fighting starts, and from there going forward the backgrounds will not communicate anything about the characters' surroundings. They might as well be floating in space surrounded by Kirby crackle.

[Craig · Rating 2 out of 5]

Pretty terrible overall. Once Conan departed, there really wasn't any point to continuing this title, yet here we have another five issues devoted to the team traveling to the far future (Marvel's 2099 universe) and having to fight with Punisher 2099 and Ultron, aka the prime Deathlok. Pepose continues to over-write, with unnecessary narration in almost every single panel. The artwork is messy. The story is, ultimately, pretty much one of those drawn out punch everything kinds of things. I did, though, read through to the end, without giving up on it halfway through or just skimming the last few pages, so that has to count for something, right? 2 stars rather than the 1 I was angling towards.

[Chad · Rating 3 out of 5]

Now that the Savage Avengers sent Conan packing off to Titan Comics, they have been transported from the Hybarian Age to 2099 where they teamup with Punisher 2099 and Doom 2099 to tackle Ultron. He's turned most of the world into Deathloks which he controls. Pepose turns down some of the nonstop Chris Claremont-like exposition of the first arc. The story is OK. I have a bug with Marvel's 2099 universe because it no longer stays consistent. Every time it's revisited, it's all different. It's frustrating. Carlos Magno's art is still very good and it's nice to find an illustrator who doesn't miss a single issue in a series these days.

[Ross · Rating 3 out of 5]

This would be a fun read for someone who had no previous knowledge of these Marvel characters. The rest of us? It's....alright. Liberties were taken with the 2099 era (which seems to be common nowadays). It's a consistent story written along similar lines to 'Secret Avengers', 'Defenders', and any backup X-team. Throw a bunch of randos together and keep them in the public eye.

GIve the artists something to draw. Write a story, as a writer, that is entertaining enough to get some $$$.

Bonus: Secret Avengers 2099 = the best of the 2099 characters they couldn't feature in other issues
Bonus Bonus: Has it taken Cloak THIS long to state his feelings for Dagger? Seriously?

[Quentin Wallace · Rating 4 out of 5]

The Savage Avengers end up in 2099 where Ultron has conquered the world (or at least New York) wth an army of Deathloks. Thankfully, Punisher 2099 is still fighting for freedom and he teams up with the Savage Avengers in an attempt to take down Ultron.

The story is a little "cyberpunk", in that at times things jump from the real world to cyberspace which can get confusing, but overall this was a good Terminator style story.

I liked the Savage Avengers better with Conan, Punisher and Wolverine, but this was still a decent read.

[Zach Castinado · Rating 4 out of 5]

Taking a wildly underrated group of outcasts to a journey across time and space couldn’t have been more entertaining that this was. Filled with savage drama and action, this volume brought a filling end to this crazy experience. Volume two of this series really took all that was great in the first and just made it bigger and better. Now all that’s left is to find more of these characters to take in!!

[Andrew · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book definitely tries to cram in a 7-10 issue arc into 5 issues but as a result it flies by with great art and wacky things happening minute by minute.

Paced like a race horse with no downtime this was another enjoyable cheesefest.

Ultron stories always land for me, just love the old mass murdering cyborg.

[Adam Fisher · Rating 2 out of 5]

2.5 Stars.
2099, Ultron as Deathlok-Prime, overwhelming sense of "hey Marvel readers! Don't forget about the 2099 universe!", and a lot of action (not all of it good).
Overall, not horrible, but also not anything I'd necessarily recommend.

[Derrick O'Rourke · Rating 3 out of 5]

Enjoyable read

This is an enjoyable read and plenty of action. There is character development but I sort of miss the internal monologues for characters to get more of an insight into.what they're thinking. This would greatly help with their development.

[Steve Howells · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not a bad read, would have given it a 3.5.

I liked the Hulk/Wolverine combination character.

[Álvar García · Rating 3 out of 5]

Si no sale Conan, que quiten su espada de la portada... El dibujo espectacular, eso sí.

[Jorge Lopez · Rating 3 out of 5]

Better than expected, but not as good as the Duggan run.

[James · Rating 5 out of 5]

Brutal and hopeless world only saved by a desperate measure.Very little humour or love.