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Uncanny Avengers by Rick Remender
Uncanny Avengers, Vol. 3: Ragnarok Now
Les sombres origines des Jumeaux Apocalypse sont révélées, ainsi que les véritables motivations de Kang. La Sorcière Rouge va-t-elle commettre l'impensable en influençant une nouvelle fois le destin des mutants ? Puis, les Uncanny Avengers doivent empêcher Exitar le Bourreau de détruire la Terre. (Contient les épisodes US Uncanny Avengers (2012) 12-17, publiés précédemment dans les revues UNCANNY AVENGERS (V2) 1 à 4)
136 pages, Hardcover
First published February 13, 2014
About the author
Rick Remender
1,279 books1,461 followersRick Remender is an American comic book writer and artist who resides in Los Angeles, California. He is the writer/co-creator of many independent comic books like Black Science, Deadly Class, LOW, Fear Agent and Seven to Eternity. Previously, he wrote The Punisher, Uncanny X-Force, Captain America and Uncanny Avengers for Marvel Comics.
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August 14, 2023
If all the carnage and destruction in this arc 'stuck' this would be an amazing book.. but it is all for effect... it's this kind of over the top storytelling with no solid outcomes and repercussions that is driving people to the more nuanced and more adult Image Comics and other non-capes publishers! Still in a closed environment this high drama gets a 7 out of 12, Three Stars well it is mutant rapture and the end of the world!
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2018 read
June 19, 2015
3.5 stars
My reaction when I finished this last night:
My reaction when I thought about it again this morning:
Ok. I'm not going to spoil the plot for you, but in order to even talk about this one, there will have to be some spoilage.
So.
You whiner babies have been warned, ok?
The Apocalypse Twins have seemingly thought of everything, and no matter what our guys do, it turns to shit.
To be fair, the chick can see the future, so she has a bit of an edge...
Regardless, Earth's heroes band together and try to stop the coming destruction.
And by destruction, I'm mean a these looney siblings have unleashed a Celestial on the planet. The grand plan includes loading all of the mutants onto an ark, and then terraforming Jupiter.
Just like this!
Only with mutants instead of animals. And a spaceship instead of a boat.
And, you know, not a plastic play set...
But, otherwise? Exactly like that.
Anyway, the Unity team can't stop fighting with each other, because of the mutant vs human thing going on.
So there's a lot of "Why can't we all just get along?!" stuff getting thrown into the dialogue. If you're not a fan of preachy comics, consider yourself warned. If you are a fan of graphic novels pointing out that the world is burning while we bicker over nonsense, then you will probably enjoy the way Remender drives his point home.
Alrighty, the thing is...at the end of this?
DEATH! DEATH! DEATH!
And not just one or even two major characters bite it.
No, it's mass destruction.
When the first major character got killed, I was all GASP!
When the second died? I did a smaller Gasp! .
Third? Gasp?
By the end? Well, let's just say that I knew THAT couldn't actually be the 'real ending', and Remender was going to have to resort to some Dr Who antics to fix that shit.
Which kind of takes a bit away from some of the things that happened when you have such massive collateral damage, you know?
It's like...Well, Marvel can't let Remender blow up their entire fucking universe, because Disney would probably sue them over all the lost merchandising sales. Not to mention, Marvel doesn't even own the damn rights to the X-men movies anymore, so what the hell is their production company going to do with all that equipment, now that the mutants are (almost) the only ones who survived this shit?
Oh well, I guess they can keep churning out movies with Thor...
My reaction when I finished this last night:
My reaction when I thought about it again this morning:
Ok. I'm not going to spoil the plot for you, but in order to even talk about this one, there will have to be some spoilage.
So.
You whiner babies have been warned, ok?
The Apocalypse Twins have seemingly thought of everything, and no matter what our guys do, it turns to shit.
To be fair, the chick can see the future, so she has a bit of an edge...
Regardless, Earth's heroes band together and try to stop the coming destruction.
And by destruction, I'm mean a these looney siblings have unleashed a Celestial on the planet. The grand plan includes loading all of the mutants onto an ark, and then terraforming Jupiter.
Just like this!
Only with mutants instead of animals. And a spaceship instead of a boat.
And, you know, not a plastic play set...
But, otherwise? Exactly like that.
Anyway, the Unity team can't stop fighting with each other, because of the mutant vs human thing going on.
So there's a lot of "Why can't we all just get along?!" stuff getting thrown into the dialogue. If you're not a fan of preachy comics, consider yourself warned. If you are a fan of graphic novels pointing out that the world is burning while we bicker over nonsense, then you will probably enjoy the way Remender drives his point home.
Alrighty, the thing is...at the end of this?
DEATH! DEATH! DEATH!
And not just one or even two major characters bite it.
No, it's mass destruction.
When the first major character got killed, I was all GASP!
When the second died? I did a smaller Gasp! .
Third? Gasp?
By the end? Well, let's just say that I knew THAT couldn't actually be the 'real ending', and Remender was going to have to resort to some Dr Who antics to fix that shit.
Which kind of takes a bit away from some of the things that happened when you have such massive collateral damage, you know?
It's like...Well, Marvel can't let Remender blow up their entire fucking universe, because Disney would probably sue them over all the lost merchandising sales. Not to mention, Marvel doesn't even own the damn rights to the X-men movies anymore, so what the hell is their production company going to do with all that equipment, now that the mutants are (almost) the only ones who survived this shit?
Oh well, I guess they can keep churning out movies with Thor...
February 24, 2016
This series has fallen off since a really good volume 1.
April 3, 2020
Holy fucking shit.
This is epic as hell. With the twins making their move on earth the Avengers have to come together. However, split apart, that's a bit tough to do. With one team facing off against the new horsemen and the other team facing off against the actual twins, things explode in a big way. Multiple characters face their death and a ending that will leave you a little shocked for sure.
This was fantastic. The fights are epic in scale, and brutal as shit. The art works perfect with this, and while grim, there's still somehow some great humor in here. Not to mention the pacing is near perfect, with every page giving you a "oh shit moment". The ending is a shocker, but in the best way possible.
Uncanny Avengers is Remender's best marvel work behind x-force. A 4.5 out of 5.
This is epic as hell. With the twins making their move on earth the Avengers have to come together. However, split apart, that's a bit tough to do. With one team facing off against the new horsemen and the other team facing off against the actual twins, things explode in a big way. Multiple characters face their death and a ending that will leave you a little shocked for sure.
This was fantastic. The fights are epic in scale, and brutal as shit. The art works perfect with this, and while grim, there's still somehow some great humor in here. Not to mention the pacing is near perfect, with every page giving you a "oh shit moment". The ending is a shocker, but in the best way possible.
Uncanny Avengers is Remender's best marvel work behind x-force. A 4.5 out of 5.
October 2, 2015
I really enjoyed this and I love the team up of X-Men and Avengers. But how does this fit into the continuity of the Marvel Universe? No spoilers but this didn't end well. Is it all reversed in the next volume?
May 18, 2015
Time for a haiku review, because HAIKUS.
Remender goes wild
Epic stuff, wacky and fun
The art is pretty
4.5 Stars.
Remender goes wild
Epic stuff, wacky and fun
The art is pretty
4.5 Stars.
January 26, 2026
Man, the plot Remender has bubbling is crazy with super high stakes. The Apocalypse Twins’ plan is to have Scarlet Witch whip a mega spell, using Wonder Man as the power source, to gather up all the Mutants on earth and send them to a spaceship to take them to another planet and then destroy the earth. The Twins were like, go big or go home. How are they going to destroy the earth you ask? Well, if you follow my reviews you saw in the last volume they used this super weapon to kill a Celstial. Now Exitar, the celestial executioner has come to judge earth. Dammit man. Thor tries to explain they were bamboozled but that didn’t work. The remaining heroes on earth tried to make a force field to protect earth. That didn’t work either. The Apocalypse Twins even wiped out Kang’s timeline but that didn’t stop him. He went through several timelines collected people for his crew. Doom 2099, Mayday Parker Venom and our Thor to name a few. Scarlet Witch and Wonderman had a secret plan to trick the twins but Rouge and company didn’t get that memo and showed up to stop Wanda by doing the unthinkable. 🤦🏾♂️. This story is crazy and I’m digging it. Larroca does the first issue which was some of his best art. Acuña dos the next and looks great as usual. And one of my faves, McNiven, does the last 3 issues. Great visuals. With how this volume ended, I can’t wait to see what they do in the next volume.
March 31, 2020
This isn’t just an arc... it’s an event. Everyone is here. Avengers, Mutants, Doom, Kang, Celestials... it’s huge. And a lot of people die.
I loved it. The action and drama were perfectly married together, the art was nothing short of amazing... I really can’t wait to see this colossal thing resolved!
Only issue I had is really an issue with all hero comics; there’s no way these deaths are permanent. They simy can’t be. Knowing that dulls the tension a bit. But, who cares. Still fucking cool!
I loved it. The action and drama were perfectly married together, the art was nothing short of amazing... I really can’t wait to see this colossal thing resolved!
Only issue I had is really an issue with all hero comics; there’s no way these deaths are permanent. They simy can’t be. Knowing that dulls the tension a bit. But, who cares. Still fucking cool!
October 28, 2014
This book on its own is pretty dang near flawless. I loved every minute of every page. The story, as I've said before, has been building now for 10 volumes across 2 different titles, and the magnitude really shows. This is more satisfying than most event books that I've read in the last several years and really delivers on every level. The characters have multiple levels and the story is both deep and flashy. You get everything from a dinner scene to an intense space battle with a Celestial. Remender deftly balances this overall story line with the individual paths of the characters. Janet and Havok have great beats, and Janet even has her own nice moments. Wolverine and Rogue, Simon and Wanda. They all have their own stories and motivations.
Then there are the villains. Eimin and Uriel are wickedly smart. I love the whole manipulation aspect, yet with the same Apocalypse mantra of putting the needs of mutants above those of mankind as a whole. Kang is in the background, too, trying to secure his rule over the world, and Immortus has something going on. Plus the Four Horsemen of Death have turned out to be way more interesting than I expected. They're all pawns, but have their own motivations and are really digging in to make an impact. Add onto that how much just HAPPENS in this book, and it's well worth the price of admission. I can't believe how this book has changed the status quo and how much is STILL looming on the horizon. Better yet, despite the sheer volume of stuff going on, this doesn't feel rushed! It's constantly moving, but it's an organic pace so you don't feel like you're missing anything.
It's a visual treat, too. Larroca, McNiven, and Acuna all bring a slight variation on the same visual style in their own great way. Acuna is a bit grittier and edgier than the others, while Larroca and McNiven are a little brighter and crisper. It all just works so well, and the colors add even more value to it. The character designs, too, are fantastic. I'm amazed how much I've grown to like the look of the Apocalypse Twins, and the Horsemen are so cool looking with their new color palettes and all that Kirby Krackle. It really is great all around.
If I had to criticize something, it would be that the book is not new-reader friendly (you need to at least read Volume 2 first, probably Volume 1, and reading all of Remender's Uncanny X-Force run is highly recommended). There's also an editorial issue that I picked up on. I mean, do they REALLY think it's remotely believable that the events of this book can be happening at the same time as what's going on in New Avengers? And how does it fit in with Infinity timing-wise? It's really nothing against this book, but as a company, Marvel really needs to get it together a little better.
Anyway, this book is absolutely epic in scale and is an engrossing story. If you've even thought about picking up the book, or if you have an interest in any of these characters, you've got to start reading it.
Then there are the villains. Eimin and Uriel are wickedly smart. I love the whole manipulation aspect, yet with the same Apocalypse mantra of putting the needs of mutants above those of mankind as a whole. Kang is in the background, too, trying to secure his rule over the world, and Immortus has something going on. Plus the Four Horsemen of Death have turned out to be way more interesting than I expected. They're all pawns, but have their own motivations and are really digging in to make an impact. Add onto that how much just HAPPENS in this book, and it's well worth the price of admission. I can't believe how this book has changed the status quo and how much is STILL looming on the horizon. Better yet, despite the sheer volume of stuff going on, this doesn't feel rushed! It's constantly moving, but it's an organic pace so you don't feel like you're missing anything.
It's a visual treat, too. Larroca, McNiven, and Acuna all bring a slight variation on the same visual style in their own great way. Acuna is a bit grittier and edgier than the others, while Larroca and McNiven are a little brighter and crisper. It all just works so well, and the colors add even more value to it. The character designs, too, are fantastic. I'm amazed how much I've grown to like the look of the Apocalypse Twins, and the Horsemen are so cool looking with their new color palettes and all that Kirby Krackle. It really is great all around.
If I had to criticize something, it would be that the book is not new-reader friendly (you need to at least read Volume 2 first, probably Volume 1, and reading all of Remender's Uncanny X-Force run is highly recommended). There's also an editorial issue that I picked up on. I mean, do they REALLY think it's remotely believable that the events of this book can be happening at the same time as what's going on in New Avengers? And how does it fit in with Infinity timing-wise? It's really nothing against this book, but as a company, Marvel really needs to get it together a little better.
Anyway, this book is absolutely epic in scale and is an engrossing story. If you've even thought about picking up the book, or if you have an interest in any of these characters, you've got to start reading it.
September 29, 2015
Scarlet Witch and Wonder Man plotted to double-cross the Apocalypse Twins. Captain America, Havok and Wasp continued their quest to take out the tachyon dam. In the future, Kang panicked to realize that time was unraveling. A groggy Wolverine urged Rogue to stop the Witch; Rogue absorbed his powers and set out to kill her. Kang jumped through time and recruited some powerful allies. Rogue and Sunfire arrived as the Witch and Wonder Man started her spell. Unaware of the duo’s plan, Rogue killed the Witch, but too late to stop her spell. Plus, the Twins had anticipated the Witch’s treachery. The Grim Reaper then killed Rogue and Wonder Man seemingly died in an ill-fated attempt to save the Witch. The Witch’s spell accidentally imprisoned Havok, Sunfire and Wolverine in the Twins’ ship at an inopportune time. Wasp, Cap and Thor attempted to thwart the Twins’ plan, but had bigger problems when the Celestials’ executioner arrived to destroy Earth. Cap and Eimin both died in the fierce fighting. Ultimately, Wasp and Thor were unable to prevent the executioner from destroying Earth.
The plot Rick Remender had been building throughout the first year of Uncanny Avengers exploded in this arc, with devastating consequences. Given the time travel element in the plot, fans surely expected that the destruction of the Earth and deaths of several major characters were temporary, but it was still shocking to see it all unfold. It’s also an example of how, though the series was firmly “in continuity,” it benefitted from being left alone in its own sandbox to tell its story. And for all the big screen pyrotechnics, the emotional heft of the events and the failures of the Unity Squad to come together were the real impact here. Remender did a great job with all the cast, even making the Twins somewhat tragic and not just evil for its own sake. Daniel Acuña contributed another issue, continuing his strong work from earlier installments, and veteran Salvador Larroca did some classic, evocative work in another issue. Steve McNiven came aboard for the rest of the arc, clearly at home with epic, action-intensive sequences. Working with color ace Laura Martin, they produced some stunning, big ticket comic book scenes. The major spreads included Rogue spearing the Witch, the arrival of the Celestial executioner, Thor and Uriel’s space confrontation in the executioner’s presence and the Earth’s explosion. The earlier volumes of Uncanny Avengers are necessary pre-reading, but once you’ve gone through those, Ragnarok Now is big, bold and daring comic book storytelling that demands close attention.
A version of this review originally appeared on www.thunderalleybcp.com
The plot Rick Remender had been building throughout the first year of Uncanny Avengers exploded in this arc, with devastating consequences. Given the time travel element in the plot, fans surely expected that the destruction of the Earth and deaths of several major characters were temporary, but it was still shocking to see it all unfold. It’s also an example of how, though the series was firmly “in continuity,” it benefitted from being left alone in its own sandbox to tell its story. And for all the big screen pyrotechnics, the emotional heft of the events and the failures of the Unity Squad to come together were the real impact here. Remender did a great job with all the cast, even making the Twins somewhat tragic and not just evil for its own sake. Daniel Acuña contributed another issue, continuing his strong work from earlier installments, and veteran Salvador Larroca did some classic, evocative work in another issue. Steve McNiven came aboard for the rest of the arc, clearly at home with epic, action-intensive sequences. Working with color ace Laura Martin, they produced some stunning, big ticket comic book scenes. The major spreads included Rogue spearing the Witch, the arrival of the Celestial executioner, Thor and Uriel’s space confrontation in the executioner’s presence and the Earth’s explosion. The earlier volumes of Uncanny Avengers are necessary pre-reading, but once you’ve gone through those, Ragnarok Now is big, bold and daring comic book storytelling that demands close attention.
A version of this review originally appeared on www.thunderalleybcp.com
September 28, 2015
Mutant Rapture eh? Kang's kids getting one over on the persecuted minority, or truly devoted to preserving their ancestors?
That's a helluva starting place for this story.
This is the book where the story picks up the same balls-to-the-wall energy as Remender had in Uncanny X-Force - serious consequences, no one is right, lots of wrong moves made...and crazypants are everywhere. I mean, Sentry isn't even the nuttiest, but he's certainly the most demonstrative:
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I wondered early on whether Remender was just fucking around with big toys, killing a Celestial, enchanting a giant axe, bringing out the dead. It appears instead he was setting up quite the little jenga tower, helping himself to a little Hickman-level plot-by-way-of-Escher: lots of pieces that make a helluva lot more sense once you see it all together.
Zack's review is bang-on - there's a World Poker Championship of masterminds thing going on here. And Anne's right as well - lots of melodramatic navel gazing at not-the-time-for-it interpersonal stress and bickering going on. But that's not the things that make my head go tilt
BUT, there's something a little fishy with how he cranks it up to 11. Like, I'm still here, I'm hearing about all these "earths end" comics - 616 and Ultimate universes colliding - and I know they're printing more comics with the characters who just died - so why the big-ass destructo rampage? Why let Destro take out *all* the Joes? Why does Scaramanga get the win?
Are we gonna find out all this played out in a heretofore-unknown parallel earth, one of Reed's pocket-universe thingies - or one of the parallels that showed up already in Hickman's "wiping his ass with everything" FF-Avengers storyline?
That's a helluva starting place for this story.
This is the book where the story picks up the same balls-to-the-wall energy as Remender had in Uncanny X-Force - serious consequences, no one is right, lots of wrong moves made...and crazypants are everywhere. I mean, Sentry isn't even the nuttiest, but he's certainly the most demonstrative:
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I wondered early on whether Remender was just fucking around with big toys, killing a Celestial, enchanting a giant axe, bringing out the dead. It appears instead he was setting up quite the little jenga tower, helping himself to a little Hickman-level plot-by-way-of-Escher: lots of pieces that make a helluva lot more sense once you see it all together.
Zack's review is bang-on - there's a World Poker Championship of masterminds thing going on here. And Anne's right as well - lots of melodramatic navel gazing at not-the-time-for-it interpersonal stress and bickering going on. But that's not the things that make my head go tilt
BUT, there's something a little fishy with how he cranks it up to 11. Like, I'm still here, I'm hearing about all these "earths end" comics - 616 and Ultimate universes colliding - and I know they're printing more comics with the characters who just died - so why the big-ass destructo rampage? Why let Destro take out *all* the Joes? Why does Scaramanga get the win?
Are we gonna find out all this played out in a heretofore-unknown parallel earth, one of Reed's pocket-universe thingies - or one of the parallels that showed up already in Hickman's "wiping his ass with everything" FF-Avengers storyline?
October 6, 2014
That was fantastic. Truly. Really enjoying this title. Great story telling, great art. Odd, really, it took so long to tell a tale that mixes the X-Men and Avengers mythos...and not just some mindless mashing together of the two franchises to see how "cool" it would be to see them together. Masterfully woven together and spun story. Excited to see what happens next.
July 20, 2021
Much much better than volume 2. This is an event in its own and I am here for it. I am baffled, no words.
February 1, 2023
İlk yarısı X-Men ikinci yarısı Avengers hikayesi gibiydi. Hikaye bir önceki kitaba göre çok daha derli topluydu. Rogue ve Scarlet Witch arasındaki gerginlik en sonunda bir noktada patladı. Yanlış anlaşılma sonucu yaşansa da Rogue sebep arıyor gibiydi daha çok. Grup içinde aşk meşk de var tabii. Wasp Havok'a baya baya sulanıyor. Mikroevrende geçirdiği zamanlarda fazla yalnızlık çekmiş gibi... Wonder Man ve Scarlet Witch aşkı yeniden ateşleniyor. Halbuki Wonder Man ilk adımı attığında
kendisini sevgili değil kardeş gibi gördüğünü belirten Witch meğer azıcık güven duyulmaya ihtiyaç duyuyormuş. Simon'ın kendisine inandığını görünce aşık oluverdi iyi mi.
Mahşerin dört atlısı yarım çalışıyor sanki. Angel nereye kayboldu anlayamadım. Bu kitapta hiç yoktu sanırım. Sentry Thor'la o kadar çarpışıp dimdik durabiliyor ama uzay solucanına diş geçiremiyor mu gerçekten? Daken ve Grim Reaper iyiler hoşlar da Daken ve Wolverine arasındaki kavga sıkmaya başladı. Baba oğul dramasına daha fazla gerek yok. Anladık işte Wolverine öldürdü ve pişman ama hikaye bir yere ilerlemiyor buradan. Sürekli "hatırlıyor musun baba" laflarına gerek yok.
Kitapta ölümler de mevcut. İlk önemli karakter ölünce biraz şaşırdım açıkçası. Beklenmedik bir şeydi. Sonra ikinci önemli karakter ölünce üzüldüm çünkü bu bir sonraki kitapta birçok şey yaşanmamış olacak ve herkes geri dönecek demektir.
kendisini sevgili değil kardeş gibi gördüğünü belirten Witch meğer azıcık güven duyulmaya ihtiyaç duyuyormuş. Simon'ın kendisine inandığını görünce aşık oluverdi iyi mi.
Mahşerin dört atlısı yarım çalışıyor sanki. Angel nereye kayboldu anlayamadım. Bu kitapta hiç yoktu sanırım. Sentry Thor'la o kadar çarpışıp dimdik durabiliyor ama uzay solucanına diş geçiremiyor mu gerçekten? Daken ve Grim Reaper iyiler hoşlar da Daken ve Wolverine arasındaki kavga sıkmaya başladı. Baba oğul dramasına daha fazla gerek yok. Anladık işte Wolverine öldürdü ve pişman ama hikaye bir yere ilerlemiyor buradan. Sürekli "hatırlıyor musun baba" laflarına gerek yok.
Kitapta ölümler de mevcut. İlk önemli karakter ölünce biraz şaşırdım açıkçası. Beklenmedik bir şeydi. Sonra ikinci önemli karakter ölünce üzüldüm çünkü bu bir sonraki kitapta birçok şey yaşanmamış olacak ve herkes geri dönecek demektir.
September 30, 2021
Uncanny Avengers volume 3: Ragnarok Now. A continuation of my reread.
This volume was an epic page turner. Great artwork and action throughout.
The Uncanny Avengers are divided after the events of the last volume. Divided and searching for the Apocalypse Twins. It doesn’t help when they have their own Horsemen of Death! Banshee, Grim Reaper, Daken and Sentry.
Can Wanda/Scarlet Witch be trusted? And when the Celestial Executioner comes to Earth everything is on the line. This becomes an epic crossover event with most Marvel characters you can imagine. They don’t take the spotlight, but it’s good they didn’t just ignore them in the face of this cataclysmic events.
It will be interesting to see how this is resolved.
This volume was an epic page turner. Great artwork and action throughout.
The Uncanny Avengers are divided after the events of the last volume. Divided and searching for the Apocalypse Twins. It doesn’t help when they have their own Horsemen of Death! Banshee, Grim Reaper, Daken and Sentry.
Can Wanda/Scarlet Witch be trusted? And when the Celestial Executioner comes to Earth everything is on the line. This becomes an epic crossover event with most Marvel characters you can imagine. They don’t take the spotlight, but it’s good they didn’t just ignore them in the face of this cataclysmic events.
It will be interesting to see how this is resolved.
April 14, 2025
4,4/5 ⭐️
🇵🇱
Co tam się podziało damn…
“…Zawiedliśmy “
Ragnarok nadszedł.. do zobaczenia na planecie X
🇺🇸
What the hell happened?…
"...We have failed “
Ragnarok has arrived.. see you on Planet X
🇵🇱
Co tam się podziało damn…
“…Zawiedliśmy “
Ragnarok nadszedł.. do zobaczenia na planecie X
🇺🇸
What the hell happened?…
"...We have failed “
Ragnarok has arrived.. see you on Planet X
May 6, 2014
How good is this book? It's so good that I'm really thinking about buying it monthly, rather than in trades. I haven't done that since Brian Michael Bendis was writing Daredevil. Yeah, it's been that long. So when I tell you this book good, you know I really mean it.
There is not a character on this team that doesn't interest me. With team books you might get a few characters that for you are just there. You read the parts with them to get back to the people you really want to see. Here, it's not the case. Thor, Captain America, Wolverine, everyone is great. They are all in places I really like. I would say this is the best team line up in comics right now.
I really don't want to give anything anyway, so it's hard to review this book. All the best parts would just be huge spoilers. I'll do my best though.
One great thing about this book is the constant one upping. Every character thinks they are the mastermind, until you find out they are just another puppet. It almost reads like an espionage thriller. You never know who's on what side or what plan they have planned. You're just holding on to your seat trying not to get whiplash!
The art on this book is great. I've been a fan of Acuna since I first saw his work in Wizard magazine (yep, that long ago) so to see his work in this book is great. I love how he does colors. He only draws one issue in the collection, but the other artist, Larroca and Mcniven, are equally good. It's just really well written and well drawn.
For me, this is the best series right now.
There is not a character on this team that doesn't interest me. With team books you might get a few characters that for you are just there. You read the parts with them to get back to the people you really want to see. Here, it's not the case. Thor, Captain America, Wolverine, everyone is great. They are all in places I really like. I would say this is the best team line up in comics right now.
I really don't want to give anything anyway, so it's hard to review this book. All the best parts would just be huge spoilers. I'll do my best though.
One great thing about this book is the constant one upping. Every character thinks they are the mastermind, until you find out they are just another puppet. It almost reads like an espionage thriller. You never know who's on what side or what plan they have planned. You're just holding on to your seat trying not to get whiplash!
The art on this book is great. I've been a fan of Acuna since I first saw his work in Wizard magazine (yep, that long ago) so to see his work in this book is great. I love how he does colors. He only draws one issue in the collection, but the other artist, Larroca and Mcniven, are equally good. It's just really well written and well drawn.
For me, this is the best series right now.
June 13, 2014
Well, you don't see that every day in a comic book. Wonder what could possibly be next, now that Remender has effectively crashed everything? I was thinking there must be some competition over there at Marvel to come up with the best cosmic Armageddon and this is certainly taking things a step further than Jonathan Hickman's Infinity story/offshoots. The artwork is kind of variable--I wish they'd stick one superstar artist with one superstar writer and leave it at that. Can't think why there's so much turnover with an amazing title like this one. Steve McNiven is represented here to the largest degree and he's a really good fit with these characters and this plot. Larroca and Acuna aren't bad, but at an issue apiece, it's hard to really judge where they might have taken things. Really interested to see what might happen in the next volume, since the conclusion here is kind of final. How do you re-group from something like that?
December 19, 2019
This volume was surprisingly great and as good as the first one or pretty close anyway. The stuff that happens in here is kind of mind-blowing and I can't talk about much of it without giving anything away. What is impressive about Uncanny Avengers (much like what I remember of Uncanny X-Force) is that Rick Remender has a gift for making the stakes seem like they're really high. Part of that comes from how it feels like anyone can die and the story will go places you won't or haven't seen in other books. When I read the final pages, I was genuinely shocked by what happened and wondered, "What could possibly happen next?" That's exactly what you want from a book like this. The art remains well above average and with so many iconic characters, I think most Marvel fans will find panels to enjoy in this volume. I don't know if this run is as good as Uncanny X-Force but I think this is proving to be one of the better X-Men books I've read in a while.
October 28, 2018
Ragnarok Now (#12-17). This is a direct continuation of The Apocalypse Twins volume, and they really should have been collected together. Of course, doing so reveals how very decompressed this arc has been. Nonetheless, it does a great job of providing great character moments for a variety of characters. Simultaneously, it tells a truly epic story, made the moreso by the very shocking issue #14. That's also the point where you increasingly realize that this story can't stand and there's going to be a big reset button at the end. That can make the story feel a bit pointless, but I feel like Remender does well by it in the ultimate volume of this story [4/5].
November 26, 2014
OK, really enjoying this series now that I'm really getting into it. Great ending to this volume. Even though I kind of already knew how it was going to go I enjoyed the twists and the emotion in the way the story played out. Reading through the first 3 volumes all in one day really got me invested in this iteration of these characters, and it was really difficult watching them go through these situations.
February 16, 2015
Holy Smokes! This is thrilling, as it nicely works from everything built up in the first two volumes of this series. The art is first-rate, and supports perfectly Remender's excellent writing.
... And what an ending!
... And what an ending!
July 18, 2015
What?!?!? You cut off right there? I mean I know that comics are boys who never grow up soap operas and that no one is really dead but still how is this going to work its way out?? I am hanging....I have to go get trade four now!!! Like right now!
October 10, 2014
It takes balls to end a volume like that and it takes an expert to write it towards that inevitable ending. It'll be interesting to read how this gets resolved.
September 29, 2014
I love Dr. Doom.
October 23, 2015
My memory isn't what it used to be, but I think the entire Earth was destroyed.- George Foreman
January 30, 2026
3.5 stars.
Better than the second volume but still a bit boring. The blame is on the characters and on the seemingly never ending narrations.
Better than the second volume but still a bit boring. The blame is on the characters and on the seemingly never ending narrations.
March 6, 2026
Book 3.
The Apocalypse Twins move forward with their plans to use the combined power of Scarlet Witch and Wonder Man to rapture the entirety of mutantkind off of Earth and to a new world. As the Avengers attempt to stop the twins, a new threat emerges when it becomes clear that their manipulations have earned Earth judgement at the hands of the Celestial Exitar the Executioner.
This book does a great job of making the stakes at play both huge in scale (end of the world sized) and at the same time immensely personal. The personal failures and guilt of Wolverine, Thor and Scarlet Witch at the key catalysts around which all of the other events revolve. I particularly liked the fact that there is a moment when the threat to Earth is so great that all of the other concerns fall away and the Avengers break free of their angst to do what the Avengers do. It reminded me of a Captain America line from the 90s Onslaught event where he's warned that he may die and replies "I recognise that the world is at stake. Don't bother me with details".
I also have to credit Remender with just how far down a dark path he takes this story, with some genuinely shocking and impactful losses for the Avengers. It felt as if, unlike so many other books of the era, that this story genuinely carried weight for the Marvel Universe as a whole.
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The Apocalypse Twins move forward with their plans to use the combined power of Scarlet Witch and Wonder Man to rapture the entirety of mutantkind off of Earth and to a new world. As the Avengers attempt to stop the twins, a new threat emerges when it becomes clear that their manipulations have earned Earth judgement at the hands of the Celestial Exitar the Executioner.
This book does a great job of making the stakes at play both huge in scale (end of the world sized) and at the same time immensely personal. The personal failures and guilt of Wolverine, Thor and Scarlet Witch at the key catalysts around which all of the other events revolve. I particularly liked the fact that there is a moment when the threat to Earth is so great that all of the other concerns fall away and the Avengers break free of their angst to do what the Avengers do. It reminded me of a Captain America line from the 90s Onslaught event where he's warned that he may die and replies "I recognise that the world is at stake. Don't bother me with details".
I also have to credit Remender with just how far down a dark path he takes this story, with some genuinely shocking and impactful losses for the Avengers. It felt as if, unlike so many other books of the era, that this story genuinely carried weight for the Marvel Universe as a whole.
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August 7, 2019
Patrząc na średnią ocen, zachodzę w głowę czemu trzeci tom nie jest oceniany jeszcze lepiej. To czysta esencja akcji, która dostarczyła mi kilka opadów szczęki. Być może dlatego, że nie miałem wcześniej do czynienia z wydarzeniami o takiej skali w uniwersum Marvela, a i Remender tym razem nie bierze żadnych jeńców i nie bawi się w pół środki.
Wszystko czego będziecie świadkami przerzucając następne strony jest konsekwencją wcześniejszych działań, a prawda i efekty będą bolały naprawdę mocno. Cały zespół Avengers pod wodzą Havoka był w pewnym aspekcie obłudnym kłamstwem, bo mimo iż za wszystkim stały szlachetne pobudki, to i tak nie potrafili stworzyć zgranej drużyny na miarę problemu jaki przed nimi postawiono. Dopiero w obliczu przegranej o najwyższą stawkę grali tak jak powinni, ale wtedy już było za późno...
Postacie padają tu jak muchy, przybywa kolejny Celestianin, następuje walka po walce. Więcej już nie zdradzę, ale naprawdę warto, bo skala goryczy po całym zajściu jest porównywalna do tej z ekranowego Infinity War. Po lekturze zostałem z mętlikiem w głowie, ale warto było.
Graficznie jest chyba najładniej z całej dotychczasowej serii. Nie dziwię się, gdy do ekipy rysowników trafia taki weteran jak McNiven, ale pozostali Panowie, w tym Acuna, nie ustępują pola weteranowi.
Wszystko czego będziecie świadkami przerzucając następne strony jest konsekwencją wcześniejszych działań, a prawda i efekty będą bolały naprawdę mocno. Cały zespół Avengers pod wodzą Havoka był w pewnym aspekcie obłudnym kłamstwem, bo mimo iż za wszystkim stały szlachetne pobudki, to i tak nie potrafili stworzyć zgranej drużyny na miarę problemu jaki przed nimi postawiono. Dopiero w obliczu przegranej o najwyższą stawkę grali tak jak powinni, ale wtedy już było za późno...
Postacie padają tu jak muchy, przybywa kolejny Celestianin, następuje walka po walce. Więcej już nie zdradzę, ale naprawdę warto, bo skala goryczy po całym zajściu jest porównywalna do tej z ekranowego Infinity War. Po lekturze zostałem z mętlikiem w głowie, ale warto było.
Graficznie jest chyba najładniej z całej dotychczasowej serii. Nie dziwię się, gdy do ekipy rysowników trafia taki weteran jak McNiven, ale pozostali Panowie, w tym Acuna, nie ustępują pola weteranowi.
January 6, 2022
These comics are incredible.
Kang and the Apocalypse Twins are not messing around. It is all so meta and messes with your head. It's like the first few episodes of Loki- pretty great stuff!
The extinction of Earth - stakes couldn't be higher. And if you put saving the world on the shoulders of man (mutant or otherwise) to work together and fight the common enemy - well look around us now - that is a tall task to ask of us. Impossible, even.
The last few pages contain Odin explaining to Thor man's downfall. It was devastating and seems so true. We doom ourselves in our tribalism and forget we are one people. When the foe is world-ending you would think we would easily see each other as players on the same team.
Recency has taught us that it is quite the opposite. We bear down more intensely, fight each other harder, and above all else try to defend our stance and be right.
But they say there is always hope - so you must persevere even if it's a fool's task.
Kang and the Apocalypse Twins are not messing around. It is all so meta and messes with your head. It's like the first few episodes of Loki- pretty great stuff!
The extinction of Earth - stakes couldn't be higher. And if you put saving the world on the shoulders of man (mutant or otherwise) to work together and fight the common enemy - well look around us now - that is a tall task to ask of us. Impossible, even.
The last few pages contain Odin explaining to Thor man's downfall. It was devastating and seems so true. We doom ourselves in our tribalism and forget we are one people. When the foe is world-ending you would think we would easily see each other as players on the same team.
Recency has taught us that it is quite the opposite. We bear down more intensely, fight each other harder, and above all else try to defend our stance and be right.
But they say there is always hope - so you must persevere even if it's a fool's task.
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