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Weirdworld (2015) #1-5
Weirdworld: Warzones!
Welcome to the wildest, most dangerous new corner of the Marvel Universe. Welcome to Weirdworld. A world of swords and sorcery and strange, perverted science. A world where one barbarian walks alone, on a dark and savage quest through all things weird and fantastic from throughout Marvel history. His name is Arkon. A lost man in a lost world. Follow him if you dare.
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First published December 15, 2015
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About the author
Jason Aaron
2,359 books1,679 followersJason Aaron grew up in a small town in Alabama. His cousin, Gustav Hasford, who wrote the semi-autobiographical novel The Short-Timers, on which the feature film Full Metal Jacket was based, was a large influence on Aaron. Aaron decided he wanted to write comics as a child, and though his father was skeptical when Aaron informed him of this aspiration, his mother took Aaron to drug stores, where he would purchase books from spinner racks, some of which he still owns today.
Aaron's career in comics began in 2001 when he won a Marvel Comics talent search contest with an eight-page Wolverine back-up story script. The story, which was published in Wolverine #175 (June 2002), gave him the opportunity to pitch subsequent ideas to editors.
In 2006, Aaron made a blind submission to DC/Vertigo, who published his first major work, the Vietnam War story The Other Side which was nominated for an Eisner Award for Best Miniseries, and which Aaron regards as the "second time" he broke into the industry.
Following this, Vertigo asked him to pitch other ideas, which led to the series Scalped, a creator-owned series set on the fictional Prairie Rose Indian Reservation and published by DC/Vertigo.
In 2007, Aaron wrote Ripclaw: Pilot Season for Top Cow Productions. Later that year, Marvel editor Axel Alonso, who was impressed by The Other Side and Scalped, hired Aaron to write issues of Wolverine, Black Panther and eventually, an extended run on Ghost Rider that began in April 2008. His continued work on Black Panther also included a tie-in to the company-wide crossover storyline along with a "Secret Invasion" with David Lapham in 2009.
In January 2008, he signed an exclusive contract with Marvel, though it would not affect his work on Scalped. Later that July, he wrote the Penguin issue of The Joker's Asylum.
After a 4-issue stint on Wolverine in 2007, Aaron returned to the character with the ongoing series Wolverine: Weapon X, launched to coincide with the feature film X-Men Origins: Wolverine. Aaron commented, "With Wolverine: Weapon X we'll be trying to mix things up like that from arc to arc, so the first arc is a typical sort of black ops story but the second arc will jump right into the middle of a completely different genre," In 2010, the series was relaunched once again as simply Wolverine. He followed this with his current run on Thor: God of Thunder.
Aaron's career in comics began in 2001 when he won a Marvel Comics talent search contest with an eight-page Wolverine back-up story script. The story, which was published in Wolverine #175 (June 2002), gave him the opportunity to pitch subsequent ideas to editors.
In 2006, Aaron made a blind submission to DC/Vertigo, who published his first major work, the Vietnam War story The Other Side which was nominated for an Eisner Award for Best Miniseries, and which Aaron regards as the "second time" he broke into the industry.
Following this, Vertigo asked him to pitch other ideas, which led to the series Scalped, a creator-owned series set on the fictional Prairie Rose Indian Reservation and published by DC/Vertigo.
In 2007, Aaron wrote Ripclaw: Pilot Season for Top Cow Productions. Later that year, Marvel editor Axel Alonso, who was impressed by The Other Side and Scalped, hired Aaron to write issues of Wolverine, Black Panther and eventually, an extended run on Ghost Rider that began in April 2008. His continued work on Black Panther also included a tie-in to the company-wide crossover storyline along with a "Secret Invasion" with David Lapham in 2009.
In January 2008, he signed an exclusive contract with Marvel, though it would not affect his work on Scalped. Later that July, he wrote the Penguin issue of The Joker's Asylum.
After a 4-issue stint on Wolverine in 2007, Aaron returned to the character with the ongoing series Wolverine: Weapon X, launched to coincide with the feature film X-Men Origins: Wolverine. Aaron commented, "With Wolverine: Weapon X we'll be trying to mix things up like that from arc to arc, so the first arc is a typical sort of black ops story but the second arc will jump right into the middle of a completely different genre," In 2010, the series was relaunched once again as simply Wolverine. He followed this with his current run on Thor: God of Thunder.
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February 8, 2016
The reading experience reminded me a lot of watching Star Wars Episodes 1-3: How can something so pretty and colorful and lush and spectacular be so utterly forgettable? Must be the magic of Lucasfilm/Disney.
March 26, 2016
Arkon is barbarian warrior. Arkon fight! Arkon look for home – Polemachus. Arkon fight! Arkon lost on Weirdworld. Arkon fight! Arkon not find Polemachus. Arkon fight!
So Weirdworld isn’t Jason Aaron’s most cerebral comic! In fact it’s one of his rare misfires. It’s a Secret Wars tie-in that’s set on the floating island of Weirdworld above Battleworld where a Conan the Barbarian-type character traverses the strange landscape and comes across some familiar Marvel characters like Morgan le Fay and Man-Thing(s).
I can’t fault the composition of the imaginative world: it’s filled with underwater apes, crystal warriors, lava men, dragons, and the best part of the book was Mike Del Mundo’s lovely painted art which renders it all beautifully – it’s a shame our protagonist is a boring dimwit and his quest is so generic and uninteresting.
Aaron’s story is dull, meandering and utterly pointless given the finale – and if you don’t know how Secret Wars ends, this is one tie-in that flat-out tells you so read the main event before this to not be spoiled.
Want to read a bland swords and sorcery Marvel comic? Check out Weirdworld! Everyone else, even Jason Aaron fans, don’t bother.
So Weirdworld isn’t Jason Aaron’s most cerebral comic! In fact it’s one of his rare misfires. It’s a Secret Wars tie-in that’s set on the floating island of Weirdworld above Battleworld where a Conan the Barbarian-type character traverses the strange landscape and comes across some familiar Marvel characters like Morgan le Fay and Man-Thing(s).
I can’t fault the composition of the imaginative world: it’s filled with underwater apes, crystal warriors, lava men, dragons, and the best part of the book was Mike Del Mundo’s lovely painted art which renders it all beautifully – it’s a shame our protagonist is a boring dimwit and his quest is so generic and uninteresting.
Aaron’s story is dull, meandering and utterly pointless given the finale – and if you don’t know how Secret Wars ends, this is one tie-in that flat-out tells you so read the main event before this to not be spoiled.
Want to read a bland swords and sorcery Marvel comic? Check out Weirdworld! Everyone else, even Jason Aaron fans, don’t bother.
April 27, 2016
OK, let me get this out of the way: You have GOT to be shitting me! Marvel lost the rights to Rom, the Micronauts, GI Joe and the Transformers... but retained the rights to CRYSTAR?!?!?! Unbelievable... And SKULL THE SLAYER? This is like a school reunion of characters I never expected to see again! What the holy FUCK is going on here?!
If you've never heard of Crystar or Skull the Slayer before reading this, it's pretty safe to say you're not the intended audience for this book... Although, saying that, aiming a modern-day comicbook at a handful of old farts like me seems like a questionable business decision. Still, it wouldn't be the first one of those Marvel has made...
This book was like a bad acid trip (I would imagine)... The plot made absolutely no sense, there was no kind of resolution... and yet I found myself reading it with a huge grin on my face. It probably helped that Mike del Mundo's artwork was absolutely beautiful...
I'm not sure I'd recommend this book to anybody, but I enjoyed it a great deal... That probably says more about my fractured psyche than the quality of the book, mind you...
If you've never heard of Crystar or Skull the Slayer before reading this, it's pretty safe to say you're not the intended audience for this book... Although, saying that, aiming a modern-day comicbook at a handful of old farts like me seems like a questionable business decision. Still, it wouldn't be the first one of those Marvel has made...
This book was like a bad acid trip (I would imagine)... The plot made absolutely no sense, there was no kind of resolution... and yet I found myself reading it with a huge grin on my face. It probably helped that Mike del Mundo's artwork was absolutely beautiful...
I'm not sure I'd recommend this book to anybody, but I enjoyed it a great deal... That probably says more about my fractured psyche than the quality of the book, mind you...
October 21, 2015
Weirdworld.
Yeah. What's weird is that this book ended before the actual main series of Secret Wars ended (not that it was the only one to do so(but this one would have fit better if the actual main series ended first)).
They really shit the bed on Secret Wars.
Truth be told - the whole Secret Wars thing was really one giant, sloppy, dirty diaper. I like what is coming in Marvel comics after Secret Wars, I'm excited for a lot of the new books, but man...the execution of it all is one big stinky shitfest.
Annnnyways. Weirdworld is pretty damn good. In fact, from the books I have read, it is probably my favorite spin-off Secret Wars book.
And it is Weird.
There wasn't a whole lot of depth - but IMO it didn't really need it because the imagination of the book carried me through from start to finish.
Hawksquatches, Underwater Apes, Ogers, Eyemazons, Man-Wolves, Magma Men, Orcs and Crystal Warriors just to name a few of the species populating the land of Weird World.
And the art brought all those creations to life wonderfully. The pictures were jaw dropping and very inspired and made each turn of the page an exciting adventure to see what was next.
Even more exciting, I didn't know this as I was reading it, but this is going to be an on-going series come this December. So that's pretty cool.
If you like Barbarians and a big shwack of weirdness...this book would probably suit you. However, if you need more than pretty pictures and some grotesque fight scenes to carry you along...you may wanna look elsewhere.
Me?
I pretty much loved the shit outta it!
Yeah. What's weird is that this book ended before the actual main series of Secret Wars ended (not that it was the only one to do so(but this one would have fit better if the actual main series ended first)).
They really shit the bed on Secret Wars.
Truth be told - the whole Secret Wars thing was really one giant, sloppy, dirty diaper. I like what is coming in Marvel comics after Secret Wars, I'm excited for a lot of the new books, but man...the execution of it all is one big stinky shitfest.
Annnnyways. Weirdworld is pretty damn good. In fact, from the books I have read, it is probably my favorite spin-off Secret Wars book.
And it is Weird.
There wasn't a whole lot of depth - but IMO it didn't really need it because the imagination of the book carried me through from start to finish.
Hawksquatches, Underwater Apes, Ogers, Eyemazons, Man-Wolves, Magma Men, Orcs and Crystal Warriors just to name a few of the species populating the land of Weird World.
And the art brought all those creations to life wonderfully. The pictures were jaw dropping and very inspired and made each turn of the page an exciting adventure to see what was next.
Even more exciting, I didn't know this as I was reading it, but this is going to be an on-going series come this December. So that's pretty cool.
If you like Barbarians and a big shwack of weirdness...this book would probably suit you. However, if you need more than pretty pictures and some grotesque fight scenes to carry you along...you may wanna look elsewhere.
Me?
I pretty much loved the shit outta it!
February 20, 2020
How can Jason Aaron write something as brilliant as SOUTHERN BASTARDS and also write this incoherent dreck?
August 10, 2021
Man I had a blast with this one. This was like Conan meets Alice in Wonderland. I don’t know. This book was crazy fun. Arkon is lost in Weirdworld and is trying to find his way back home. Along that path, he runs into all types on craziness. Action packed and bloody as hell. He meets some cool characters along the way and there are some things he does that he doesn’t give a second thought to that come back around to benefit him. Plus I love Del Mundo’s art. Crazy colorful and psychedelic. This was an awesome ride.
May 17, 2018
29th book read in 2018.
Number 126 out of 689 on my all time book list.
This one is so different that most Marvel, very refreshing.
Number 126 out of 689 on my all time book list.
This one is so different that most Marvel, very refreshing.
December 30, 2015
Utterly brilliant!
Completely thrilled Marvel's returned to Sword & Sorcery after years away from it. And it is a stoke of genius to throw Akron into the mix as Hero. He's also been an interesting character that's been seen too little.
The watercolor art is quite different. Unique for sure. Can't say I love it. But I head over heals with everything else about the book. The only thing I hated about this book is that it ended. I want more. Plenty more.
Jason Aaron sure seems to have found his groove. His best work has been on THOR and now here on WEIRDWORD. Marvel needs to give the man a free rein in Fantasy. I want to... I need to know what happens next for Arkon, Skull, Jennifer Kale and the rest. More, please. Much more!
Completely thrilled Marvel's returned to Sword & Sorcery after years away from it. And it is a stoke of genius to throw Akron into the mix as Hero. He's also been an interesting character that's been seen too little.
The watercolor art is quite different. Unique for sure. Can't say I love it. But I head over heals with everything else about the book. The only thing I hated about this book is that it ended. I want more. Plenty more.
Jason Aaron sure seems to have found his groove. His best work has been on THOR and now here on WEIRDWORD. Marvel needs to give the man a free rein in Fantasy. I want to... I need to know what happens next for Arkon, Skull, Jennifer Kale and the rest. More, please. Much more!
March 22, 2022
Lost in the wilds of Weirdworld, Arkon will do anything to get back home. Morgan Le Fay, the self-proclaimed Queen Of Weirdworld, has other plans however, and Arkon will be swept up in them whether he likes it or not.
I passed this series by when Secret Wars originally was going on mostly because there was a glut of other tie-ins and this one fell to the wayside. I'd forgotten Weirdworld was even a thing until it was revisited in one of the Strange Academy issues I was reading, so I thought I'd go back and check it out properly. The idea always reminded me of the old Tabula Rasa area from Uncanny X-Force/Uncanny X-Men, but a more fantasy based one, and that's kind of what it turned out to be.
The singlemindedness of the main character here is a bit off-putting; I get that he wants to get home, but he comes off very unlikeable as a result. He's mostly a vehicle to visit the more interesting areas of Weirdworld, which is basically a character in and of itself. There are some fun locales and inhabitants, including a Marvel Universe mainstay that I didn't expect to see running around, and it's surprising how much Jason Aaron manages to pack into these five issues. The only thing that really put me off was the ending, which fed directly into the end of Secret Wars and kind of left a sense of unfulfillment in the final pages as a result.
The artwork is pretty much flawless however. Mike Del Mundo's zany visuals are exactly made for such a bizarre local as Weirdworld, and you can see that he revels in the dragons, monsters, magic spells, and upside down battle scenes that he gets to draw. Even if sword and sorcery stories aren't your cup of tea, I bet Del Mundo's art would go a long way towards changing your mind.
Weirdworld's first outing sets the stage nicely, even if it doesn't always populate it with the most enjoyable of characters. It has a lacklustre ending, but any flaws are outweighed by the gorgeous artwork and the sheer glee that you can tell writer Jason Aaron has when he throws concepts like the Lost City Of Apelantis and the Forest Of Man-Things at you.
I passed this series by when Secret Wars originally was going on mostly because there was a glut of other tie-ins and this one fell to the wayside. I'd forgotten Weirdworld was even a thing until it was revisited in one of the Strange Academy issues I was reading, so I thought I'd go back and check it out properly. The idea always reminded me of the old Tabula Rasa area from Uncanny X-Force/Uncanny X-Men, but a more fantasy based one, and that's kind of what it turned out to be.
The singlemindedness of the main character here is a bit off-putting; I get that he wants to get home, but he comes off very unlikeable as a result. He's mostly a vehicle to visit the more interesting areas of Weirdworld, which is basically a character in and of itself. There are some fun locales and inhabitants, including a Marvel Universe mainstay that I didn't expect to see running around, and it's surprising how much Jason Aaron manages to pack into these five issues. The only thing that really put me off was the ending, which fed directly into the end of Secret Wars and kind of left a sense of unfulfillment in the final pages as a result.
The artwork is pretty much flawless however. Mike Del Mundo's zany visuals are exactly made for such a bizarre local as Weirdworld, and you can see that he revels in the dragons, monsters, magic spells, and upside down battle scenes that he gets to draw. Even if sword and sorcery stories aren't your cup of tea, I bet Del Mundo's art would go a long way towards changing your mind.
Weirdworld's first outing sets the stage nicely, even if it doesn't always populate it with the most enjoyable of characters. It has a lacklustre ending, but any flaws are outweighed by the gorgeous artwork and the sheer glee that you can tell writer Jason Aaron has when he throws concepts like the Lost City Of Apelantis and the Forest Of Man-Things at you.
December 21, 2015
Weirdworld is awesome. The Secret Wars tie-ins spooked me a bit, as crossover tie-ins do, but Weirdworld can be read comfortably apart from Secret Wars. Jason Aaron pens a bizarre, sword and sorcery, Conan style book, set to the tune of endless imagination, radiating both from Aaron and Mike Del Mundo. Easily, the artwork is the selling point of this book. Each creature and vista is realized as a visual treat, with every page a spectacle to behold. The adventure of this book comes from turning each page, giddy with anticipation at what you might be looking at next. Apelantis, Eyemazons, Gun Ogres and Man-things populate the weird world of Weirdworld, with a plot just compelling enough to get us to what we're actually here for. Dialogue and characterization is all totally acceptable in this book. We're working with 5, 20 page issues to tell a whole Odyssey style homecoming story, and I think given the parameters, Aaron handles things about as well as I expect him to. I was never disappointed with an issue of Weirdworld, and the ending firmly plants the little universe in our new Marvel U in a clever way, that I'm excited to see explored in the future. If you want to read a Marvel title that reads like a creator owned adventure book, you won't be bored by Weirdworld.
January 27, 2016
How unMarvel could you get? How about a five-issue fantasy quest? Aaron does a great job of creating an evocative, beautiful fantasy realm, aided and abetted by beautiful artist Mike Del Mundo, who's definitely out of this world. And the joy isn't just in Arkon's quest, but also in the extensive usage of Marvel's fantasy library, from Skull the Slayer to Crystar the Crystal Warrior!
Mind you, there's not a lot of depth to this action-adventure story, but it's quick moving, covers a lot of ground, and is a lot of fun along the way.
Also keep in mind this feels like it has zero connection to the classic Weirdworld: Warriors of the Shadow Realm. If there were any references at all, I missed them despite recently reading the entire corpus. Nonetheless, it's a worthwhile appropriation of the name.
Mind you, there's not a lot of depth to this action-adventure story, but it's quick moving, covers a lot of ground, and is a lot of fun along the way.
Also keep in mind this feels like it has zero connection to the classic Weirdworld: Warriors of the Shadow Realm. If there were any references at all, I missed them despite recently reading the entire corpus. Nonetheless, it's a worthwhile appropriation of the name.
June 28, 2016
well, the name of this pretty much sums it up.
I'm not sure if it's because of my not particular interested in this barbarian's story or if this just isn't the book for me but I'm not really sure I enjoyed it. I read it pretty quickly because the art kept blowing me away. it's so so beautiful and unlike anything you'll find in comics, specially from such a big studio like Marvel. at times, I was screaming for the pictures to start moving!! I would kill to see an animation by this artist.
the story was pretty ok. the depiction of women was actually a bit shitty. oh god, and that ending was terrible! seriously. I also don't understand where this fits into the secret wars or anything, since I apparently didn't catch any of the references. but then again, I think I'm definitely not the target audience for this. it was an ok read but I'll probably won't keep following this
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I'm not sure if it's because of my not particular interested in this barbarian's story or if this just isn't the book for me but I'm not really sure I enjoyed it. I read it pretty quickly because the art kept blowing me away. it's so so beautiful and unlike anything you'll find in comics, specially from such a big studio like Marvel. at times, I was screaming for the pictures to start moving!! I would kill to see an animation by this artist.
the story was pretty ok. the depiction of women was actually a bit shitty. oh god, and that ending was terrible! seriously. I also don't understand where this fits into the secret wars or anything, since I apparently didn't catch any of the references. but then again, I think I'm definitely not the target audience for this. it was an ok read but I'll probably won't keep following this
full review soon
October 26, 2015
Well, this certainly isn't the original. Weirdworld: Warriors of the Shadow Realm was a wonderful amalgamation of so much that breaking it down would be pointless. This new version of Weirdworld keeps that same bizarre kookiness, but anything regarding resemblance ends there. There are also some odds of flotsam from the remains of the Marvel Universe hovering through the story: Man-Thing, Morgan le Fay, Crystar, Skull the Slayer and the hero of this patchwork amalgamation Arkon. The art is nicely done, but the story is pretty weak and the characterization and motivations is all pretty mediocre. Not a complete disappointment, but certainly not something that I enjoyed even half as much as the original.
November 29, 2015
Read as monthly issues. A disjointed mess, which I suppose was intentional, but failed for me.
May 7, 2018
Absolute insanity that keeps ratcheting it up with every page
Absolutely incredible. This one was on my radar for awhile, and finally picked it up. First page was insane, second page more insane, and it does not stop.
But make no mistake - this isn't a random collection of images. The tale is straightforward, and the main character is straightforward.
It's just the world he is on, Weirdworld, it is insane. And it gets crazier with every page.
Do yourself a favor and check this out. Great tale by Jason Aaron, great art by Mike Del Mundo. And those colors by Del Mundo and Marco D'Alfonso!
Absolutely incredible, I recommend it!
Absolutely incredible. This one was on my radar for awhile, and finally picked it up. First page was insane, second page more insane, and it does not stop.
But make no mistake - this isn't a random collection of images. The tale is straightforward, and the main character is straightforward.
It's just the world he is on, Weirdworld, it is insane. And it gets crazier with every page.
Do yourself a favor and check this out. Great tale by Jason Aaron, great art by Mike Del Mundo. And those colors by Del Mundo and Marco D'Alfonso!
Absolutely incredible, I recommend it!
February 1, 2021
Worked for me: I particularly liked the lunatic tone, and the painted art.
Recommended.
Recommended.
June 4, 2025
Loved every page, what a treat!
June 7, 2020
This is the second collection of Marvel's Warzones! event (which tied into the whole latest Secret Wars event from a few years back (i.e. not the original maxi-series from the 80s) I have read, the first being
A-Force Vol. 0: Warzones!
, and this one was more to my liking. Arguably the reason for this is, at least partly, that I have no prior connection to Weirdworld, Skull the Slayer or the other characters and concepts used here (with the slight exception for the protagonist Arkon, whom I have encountered, if briefly, in Avengers and X-Men) and I could therefore enjoy this weird fantasy tale on its own merits.
As a fan of Jason Aaron, it was not a hard choice to check the volume out of the library when I more or less stumbled over it, and it is certainly a tale that plays to his strengths. The art by Mike del Mundo also works well for me, and has a certain aesthetic flare to it, which feels very fresh to me.
The ending leaves me a bit torn, but likely is part of setting up the post-Secret War edition of the comic, which I am certainly interested in checking out after reading this one.
As a fan of Jason Aaron, it was not a hard choice to check the volume out of the library when I more or less stumbled over it, and it is certainly a tale that plays to his strengths. The art by Mike del Mundo also works well for me, and has a certain aesthetic flare to it, which feels very fresh to me.
The ending leaves me a bit torn, but likely is part of setting up the post-Secret War edition of the comic, which I am certainly interested in checking out after reading this one.
July 14, 2016
This was absolutely fantastic (for me, personally) for 2 reasons!
First, this was some fantastic writing from Aaron.
[[ "But Sonic elf," you exclaim, "You led us to believe that though Aaron's writing in SCALPED is some of your favorite writing in comics, you made it seem like the majority of his other stuff was a big let-down!" ]]
Welllll, not all of the other stuff was a let-down, some WOLVERINE stuff was good, and I am enjoying SOUTHERN BASTARDS, ... there was an excellent Vietnam one, ... but I digress, ...
The other reason this was so personally satisfying, is because he has some characters in here that I used to have high hopes for when I was very young, and yet these characters always brought me nothing but deep and profound disappointment. Here for the first time EVER, Jason Aaron has finally delivered on the promise that until now was always just promise, ...
Oh yeah, did I mention that this artwork is absolutely Gorgeous? (!!!)
Enjoy!
First, this was some fantastic writing from Aaron.
[[ "But Sonic elf," you exclaim, "You led us to believe that though Aaron's writing in SCALPED is some of your favorite writing in comics, you made it seem like the majority of his other stuff was a big let-down!" ]]
Welllll, not all of the other stuff was a let-down, some WOLVERINE stuff was good, and I am enjoying SOUTHERN BASTARDS, ... there was an excellent Vietnam one, ... but I digress, ...
The other reason this was so personally satisfying, is because he has some characters in here that I used to have high hopes for when I was very young, and yet these characters always brought me nothing but deep and profound disappointment. Here for the first time EVER, Jason Aaron has finally delivered on the promise that until now was always just promise, ...
Oh yeah, did I mention that this artwork is absolutely Gorgeous? (!!!)
Enjoy!
April 5, 2016
Fun romp though a crazy fantasy world. Lots of mash-ups of past Marvel properties including characters from 80's toyline adaptations (Crystar, Prince of Crystal?!?). Lots of fun. The lead character is straight out of the Conan mold, but the showpiece here is the mashup; all the varying properties that wouldn't fit well back into the traditional Marvel U parts of Battleworld (the setting of the Secret Wars crossover) kind of ended up here, and it works. It doesn't hurt that the art is done in a beautiful painted style, giving these over-the-top concepts a solid, realistic, visual rendering. All-in-all I really liked this one and will keep up with the ongoing that follows it, assuming the quality is consistent.
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August 15, 2016Arkon, Lord of the Warlords, battles his way across a realm of floating islands and giant squidsharks which suggests a prog rock album cover gone to seed, searching for his kingdom. A lot of people seem to have found this series baffling and/or annoying; I can only suggest they weren't in the right frame of mind for it, because having been awake since 4am after a weekend at Nine Worlds, this land where the lost things go made perfect sense to me.
August 5, 2016
Elves and Man-Wolves and Eyemazons, OH MY!!!
This is some WEIRD shit. But I LOVED it!
Maybe I'm just a sucker for crazy-good art. Oh...and pretty decent world building.
This is some WEIRD shit. But I LOVED it!
Maybe I'm just a sucker for crazy-good art. Oh...and pretty decent world building.
January 13, 2016
I was not sold on the first issue, however by the end I could see how this really played up on the options left to creators within the Secret War concept.
I knew really nothing about these characters and in the end it all works,
I knew really nothing about these characters and in the end it all works,
May 18, 2016
I really enjoyed this. Del Mundo art is the star of the show, creating a fantastic world for the story. Aaron writes this pretty well. Some nice moments and quickly builds up some secondary characters nicely.
August 4, 2016
I did not expect to love this as much as I did. Wonderful story (if short and not very deep) beautiful artwork and fun cameos from Marvel's history in fantasy. This read like the best Heavy Metal story.
April 16, 2018
Reprints Weirdworld (Limited Series) #1-5 (August 2015-December 2015). Arkon only wants one thing…to get home! Trapped in Weirdworld, Arkon finds himself battling for survival everyday as he searches for Polemachus. When he is rescued from Apelantis by Warbow, he finds himself on a new quest and with a new enemy in Morgan Le Fay. Arkon’s goal of reaching Polemachus seems further and further out of reach…but Polemachus might just be closer than he ever thought.
Written by Jason Aaron, Weirdworld Volume 0: Warzones! was a five issue limited series that spun out of Marvel Comics’ event series Secret Wars. The comic received acclaim and quickly found a cult audience leading to a continuing series after the end of Secret Wars. The collection features art by Mike Del Mundo.
Weirdworld was one of the first series of the Secret Wars spinoffs that caught my attention. Not only was Weirdworld kind of a “weird” Marvel venture when it started in the ’70s, but it also never was really part of the Marvel Universe. To plop Arkon in the middle of it was intriguing…and it got better.
Aaron manages to capture a lot of odd characters that you never expected to see again, much less in one book. I really was happy and surprised to see Crystar and Warbow show up because I didn’t even know Marvel owned the rights to them since they were a toyline. The characters previously had their own series (which I’d like collected) and play a supporting role. In addition to Crystar, you get Skull the Slayer who also had a short lived ’70s series (which was collected). If you wrap this all up with Jennifer Kale and the Man-Thing, you’ve got a fun present.
This odd pairing unfortunately doesn’t get much time to develop. The Secret Wars storylines were all generally four or five issues and it feels like the fun is just starting when it all blows-up (literally). The last issue feels pretty rushed and this is somewhat unfortunate.
Mike Del Mundo is also an interesting artist. I don’t always like his work, but it works here. Weirdworld is kind of based on absurdity and the art is at point absurd. It is over-the-top, unrealistic, and a good fit at the same time.
The promise of a Weirdworld continuing series brought me hope for this series, but it also brought me dread. Comics like Weirdworld have little chance of surviving at big comic companies like Marvel or DC, but what makes them enjoyable is that they are part of these bigger worlds. The second problem with the continuation of Weirdworld was the decision to switch the focal character. I wanted to see more Arkon and more Crystar, and though it continued to be fun, it wasn’t the same as this book. Weirdworld feels like it could resurface sometime, but I don’t know when or how. Weirdworld 0: Warzones! was followed by Weirdworld 1: Where Lost Things Go.
Written by Jason Aaron, Weirdworld Volume 0: Warzones! was a five issue limited series that spun out of Marvel Comics’ event series Secret Wars. The comic received acclaim and quickly found a cult audience leading to a continuing series after the end of Secret Wars. The collection features art by Mike Del Mundo.
Weirdworld was one of the first series of the Secret Wars spinoffs that caught my attention. Not only was Weirdworld kind of a “weird” Marvel venture when it started in the ’70s, but it also never was really part of the Marvel Universe. To plop Arkon in the middle of it was intriguing…and it got better.
Aaron manages to capture a lot of odd characters that you never expected to see again, much less in one book. I really was happy and surprised to see Crystar and Warbow show up because I didn’t even know Marvel owned the rights to them since they were a toyline. The characters previously had their own series (which I’d like collected) and play a supporting role. In addition to Crystar, you get Skull the Slayer who also had a short lived ’70s series (which was collected). If you wrap this all up with Jennifer Kale and the Man-Thing, you’ve got a fun present.
This odd pairing unfortunately doesn’t get much time to develop. The Secret Wars storylines were all generally four or five issues and it feels like the fun is just starting when it all blows-up (literally). The last issue feels pretty rushed and this is somewhat unfortunate.
Mike Del Mundo is also an interesting artist. I don’t always like his work, but it works here. Weirdworld is kind of based on absurdity and the art is at point absurd. It is over-the-top, unrealistic, and a good fit at the same time.
The promise of a Weirdworld continuing series brought me hope for this series, but it also brought me dread. Comics like Weirdworld have little chance of surviving at big comic companies like Marvel or DC, but what makes them enjoyable is that they are part of these bigger worlds. The second problem with the continuation of Weirdworld was the decision to switch the focal character. I wanted to see more Arkon and more Crystar, and though it continued to be fun, it wasn’t the same as this book. Weirdworld feels like it could resurface sometime, but I don’t know when or how. Weirdworld 0: Warzones! was followed by Weirdworld 1: Where Lost Things Go.
November 25, 2025
Weirdworld: Warzones! from Marvel. Frst published in 2015, and stretches out a respectable 112 pages, making for a substantial read. It collects issues 1-5 of Weirdworld, which I had never heard of, but is certainly S&S. Written by Jason Aaron with cover and interior art by Mike Del Mundo, colors by Del Mundo and Marco D’Alfonso, and lettering by Cory Petit. There’s apparently a much bigger comic universe associated with this, which I’m not familiar with. The large-scale idea is of a destroyed multiverse with bits and pieces of various planets and realities forced to coalesce together by Victor Von Doom. Potential for plenty of awesome stories.
As for Weirdworld, the writing is solid and the plot is simple but sturdy and supplies lots of opportunities for action. The main character is a swordsman, Arkon, and he’s trying to make his way across Weirdworld to return to his kingdom, Polemachus. Along the way he meets Apes from Apelantis, armed trolls, dragons, crystalmen, witches, and man-things. (I wasn’t particularly enamored of the place being called “Weirdworld” but I don’t have a better name.)
The art is a bit stronger than the story. There’s a lot of greens and reds with touches of purple and white. I sometimes have trouble visually following the story in graphic novels and I had some issues here as well but got it for the most part. I liked that the art wasn’t so smooth as to look like an airbrushed supermodel. It felt very genuine.
As for Weirdworld, the writing is solid and the plot is simple but sturdy and supplies lots of opportunities for action. The main character is a swordsman, Arkon, and he’s trying to make his way across Weirdworld to return to his kingdom, Polemachus. Along the way he meets Apes from Apelantis, armed trolls, dragons, crystalmen, witches, and man-things. (I wasn’t particularly enamored of the place being called “Weirdworld” but I don’t have a better name.)
The art is a bit stronger than the story. There’s a lot of greens and reds with touches of purple and white. I sometimes have trouble visually following the story in graphic novels and I had some issues here as well but got it for the most part. I liked that the art wasn’t so smooth as to look like an airbrushed supermodel. It felt very genuine.
October 19, 2021
"Najważniejsze w życiu jest stanąć twarzą w twarz ze swym największym wrogiem, ujrzeć jego krew wsiąkającą w ziemię i usłyszeć lament jego kobiety" - cytat z Conana, który nie za mocno odnosi się do tego czego poszukuje bohater TEJ omawianej pozycji, ale zawsze ładnie wygląda.
To była bardzo dziwna lektura, jak na produkty Marvela, ale mająca w sobie to coś. Towarzyszymy niejakiemu Arkonowi, który poszukuje swojego domu, krainy Polemachus. Typ nie zadaje pytań, prędzej przywali z topora. Taki Conan Barbarzyńca, który wylądował w bardzo dziwnej krainie, która lewituje nad światem Dooma.
Nieprzyjazna kraina jest pełna niebezpieczeństw, ale to nie przeszkodzi wojownikowi oswoić smoka, zbratać sobie niejakiego Crystara, który pragnie zgromadzić pewne kryształy, stawić czoła Skullowi The Slayerowi oraz samej Morganie le Fay. Dzieje się tu sporo, a wszystkiemu towarzyszy machanie mieczem i całkiem fajne ilustracje Mike'a Del Mundo, którego prace są o-s-z-o-ł-a-m-i-a-j-ą-c-e.
Całościowo nie jest to odkrycie Ameryki, ale sprawnie napisany akcyjniak, który pozostawia pewne furtki pootwierane. Z chęcią zajrzę dalej.
To była bardzo dziwna lektura, jak na produkty Marvela, ale mająca w sobie to coś. Towarzyszymy niejakiemu Arkonowi, który poszukuje swojego domu, krainy Polemachus. Typ nie zadaje pytań, prędzej przywali z topora. Taki Conan Barbarzyńca, który wylądował w bardzo dziwnej krainie, która lewituje nad światem Dooma.
Nieprzyjazna kraina jest pełna niebezpieczeństw, ale to nie przeszkodzi wojownikowi oswoić smoka, zbratać sobie niejakiego Crystara, który pragnie zgromadzić pewne kryształy, stawić czoła Skullowi The Slayerowi oraz samej Morganie le Fay. Dzieje się tu sporo, a wszystkiemu towarzyszy machanie mieczem i całkiem fajne ilustracje Mike'a Del Mundo, którego prace są o-s-z-o-ł-a-m-i-a-j-ą-c-e.
Całościowo nie jest to odkrycie Ameryki, ale sprawnie napisany akcyjniak, który pozostawia pewne furtki pootwierane. Z chęcią zajrzę dalej.
August 3, 2020
If you're a sucker for Conan like adventure stories, and you love psychedelic sci-fi cover art from the 1960s and 70s, this might be Your Favorite Book Ever.
Jason Aaron is a solid writer. Mike del Mundo seems to be great at what he does. But I hated this book. I just don't care about this style of story, and I don't enjoy this style of art. From page one, I wanted to close the book and put it back on the shelf, but I stuck with it. I do not feel I was rewarded for it.
There are some two page spreads in the final issue that seem like they're supposed to be these epic, eye-popping moments, but I couldn't even parse them.
This is, by far, my least favorite book by Jason Aaron. I wouldn't recommend it to anyone unless I Knew it hit one of their comic kinks.
Jason Aaron is a solid writer. Mike del Mundo seems to be great at what he does. But I hated this book. I just don't care about this style of story, and I don't enjoy this style of art. From page one, I wanted to close the book and put it back on the shelf, but I stuck with it. I do not feel I was rewarded for it.
There are some two page spreads in the final issue that seem like they're supposed to be these epic, eye-popping moments, but I couldn't even parse them.
This is, by far, my least favorite book by Jason Aaron. I wouldn't recommend it to anyone unless I Knew it hit one of their comic kinks.
March 20, 2018
So once again I have found a book that I love that is a very short run.
I initially thought the artwork was a bit lazy as it looks very smudged and blurry. On closer inspection I found that the blurry effect was an overlay and the work underneath is quite good.
The story itself is a solid quest for home style story, with allies made on the way to come to the rescue during the final battle.
Mainly I liked the dragon but that goes for any story.
I initially thought the artwork was a bit lazy as it looks very smudged and blurry. On closer inspection I found that the blurry effect was an overlay and the work underneath is quite good.
The story itself is a solid quest for home style story, with allies made on the way to come to the rescue during the final battle.
Mainly I liked the dragon but that goes for any story.
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