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Avengers & X-Men: AXIS
Axis: Revolutions
Collects Revolutions #1-4. It's a compendious collection of companion stories, spinning directly out of Marvel's newest blockbuster event, AXIS! As the Red Skull broadcasts hate across the globe, can the Avengers and X-Men quell the madness? Or will they be swept up in it? New world disorder is the name of the game as the Skull's havoc touches every mind on the planet -- and the heroes' cure proves worse than the disease! Heroes go bad! Villains go good! And Thor goes...on a bender? Now, shock follows shock as Dr. Strange struggles against his hate, She-Hulk breaks the law, Sandman reaches out to help a friend in prison, Kitty Pryde robs a bank, and Nightcrawler decides to avenge the death of Wolverine...by hunting down Sabretooth! Experience the inverted world of the Marvel Universe like never before!
90 pages, Kindle Edition
First published June 2, 2015
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Dennis Hopeless
507 books120 followersDennis "Hopeless" Hallum is an American comics writer from Kansas City, Missouri who has written for Marvel Comics, Image Comics, Dark Horse Comics, Boom! Studios, Arcana Studio, and Oni Press.
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September 14, 2026
This was just an okay book. The volume is a collection of stories focusing on different heroes and villains whose personalities and behaviors were flipped during the events of Axis, showing how each character responded to their inversion.
Unfortunately, the volume feels somewhat misleading because the events of Axis seemed to happen at a much faster pace than what is portrayed here. Some of the stories were definitely stronger than others, while several were simply goofy and felt like they took away from the main story and the stakes it was trying to establish.
The Kitty Pryde and Sabretooth stories were highlights and actually added something interesting to the concept. On the other hand, stories like Thor and Iceman felt unnecessary and distracted from the larger narrative. The artwork was also hit or miss depending on the individual story, with some looking significantly better than others.
Maybe these stories would have worked better if they had been sprinkled throughout the main Axis storyline instead of collected together on their own. As a standalone volume, though, it feels like a wasted opportunity. There were so many creative directions the writers could have taken with the idea of heroes and villains having their personalities inverted. Instead, many of the stories leaned heavily into humor and goofiness rather than exploring the genuinely interesting consequences of the event. Considering the potential of the premise, I expected much more.
Overall, this volume did very little for me. There are a couple of worthwhile stories, but they are not enough to save the collection as a whole. I don't recommend it.
Grade: D-
Unfortunately, the volume feels somewhat misleading because the events of Axis seemed to happen at a much faster pace than what is portrayed here. Some of the stories were definitely stronger than others, while several were simply goofy and felt like they took away from the main story and the stakes it was trying to establish.
The Kitty Pryde and Sabretooth stories were highlights and actually added something interesting to the concept. On the other hand, stories like Thor and Iceman felt unnecessary and distracted from the larger narrative. The artwork was also hit or miss depending on the individual story, with some looking significantly better than others.
Maybe these stories would have worked better if they had been sprinkled throughout the main Axis storyline instead of collected together on their own. As a standalone volume, though, it feels like a wasted opportunity. There were so many creative directions the writers could have taken with the idea of heroes and villains having their personalities inverted. Instead, many of the stories leaned heavily into humor and goofiness rather than exploring the genuinely interesting consequences of the event. Considering the potential of the premise, I expected much more.
Overall, this volume did very little for me. There are a couple of worthwhile stories, but they are not enough to save the collection as a whole. I don't recommend it.
Grade: D-
August 20, 2018
Was a bit uneven. Really liked the Spider-Man and Doctor Strange half, second half not as much.
Very small collection, art was uneven unfortunately.
Very small collection, art was uneven unfortunately.
October 16, 2015
No, no, no.
What was this?
I thought something good was coming.
I thought....All I got was some comedy.
What, really.
Funny is what you gave me.
AARGHHHHHHHHH.
What was this?
I thought something good was coming.
I thought....All I got was some comedy.
What, really.
Funny is what you gave me.
AARGHHHHHHHHH.
August 11, 2021
Throw away short stories about good guys acting like bad guys or bad guys acting like good guys. It would have been nice if they'd put in more effort to create something character defining.
April 21, 2024
Really great stories. Hate-waved Strange is hilarious. Parker's speech about hate is beautiful.
September 19, 2025
This is a series of small stories all dealing with how the Axis event affects the rest of the Marvel Universe. And being that each one was different creators, the stories vary from good to.... not so good.
I think the highlight for me was Spider-man dealing with people going crazy with anger. This really felt like old school spidey dealing with the neighborhood problems like back in the day. I mean, this was on a much bigger scale but there was some good character moments from spidey, and great call backs to his past growing up with aunt May and uncle Ben.
Doctor Strange looking for a purely "good" person to base his spell on was pretty funny as he... fails because: humans. Thor being an arrogant drunkard was also ok. However a lot of these missed the mark. Sometimes they go for humor and it lands flat.
Overall, really uneven - for completionists of the Axis event only I would say.
I think the highlight for me was Spider-man dealing with people going crazy with anger. This really felt like old school spidey dealing with the neighborhood problems like back in the day. I mean, this was on a much bigger scale but there was some good character moments from spidey, and great call backs to his past growing up with aunt May and uncle Ben.
Doctor Strange looking for a purely "good" person to base his spell on was pretty funny as he... fails because: humans. Thor being an arrogant drunkard was also ok. However a lot of these missed the mark. Sometimes they go for humor and it lands flat.
Overall, really uneven - for completionists of the Axis event only I would say.
March 21, 2020
What do you get when you add a bad crossover event with a pointless tie-in? This drivel. This was just a cheesy cash grab by Marvel to get customers to buy something with the Axis logo. Its completely without merit. Skip it.
July 23, 2017
How what if stories should be done. Story and sweet is better than long and boring.
September 15, 2017
As much as I didn't like the series, I dislike this just as much, if not more. It's not a concept that appeals to me, and these stories aren't strong enough to change my mind.
December 20, 2025
Spider-Man story is the only redeeming thing in this one.
April 11, 2016
As a collection of shorter stories, this is a mixed bag as usual. It is almost unfortunate that it led with the very best one, a story where Spider-Man tries to keep people from hurting each other. I did find it interesting how the Sandman one was included, since he wasn't actually affected by the reversal, but only inspired by the villains turned heroes to try to do the right thing in his own distorted way. I appreciated the story featuring Kitty Pride, since it showed off how tough she can be, though the story wasn't particularly exciting. The Iceman story was somewhat interesting, more as a satire of dark comics than as an enjoyable story in and of itself, though. Most of the rest were rather lackluster. Still, I suppose they added a bit of substance to the Axis event, which, unlike some others, I rather enjoyed.
September 17, 2015
These stories are very problematic because they all rely entirely on the shock value of heroes being villains and villains being heroes. But the shock value fails to coalesce when the characters are unmoored from themselves so entirely. It's like someone said, "Here's the visual design of a character and here are their powers" and then just said "they are heroes or villains." Very little connects the characters to themselves.
Perhaps the weirdest one is Nightcrawler. In Amazing X-Men, it's very clearly explained that Nightcrawler has lost his soul and is becoming increasingly unhinged in his quest for vengeance. Here, Nightcrawler is shocking unhinged in his quest for vengeance. Um. Um.
Perhaps the weirdest one is Nightcrawler. In Amazing X-Men, it's very clearly explained that Nightcrawler has lost his soul and is becoming increasingly unhinged in his quest for vengeance. Here, Nightcrawler is shocking unhinged in his quest for vengeance. Um. Um.
June 10, 2015
Not really impressed. I bought this mostly for the Dr. Strange and Thor stories, but I didn't find either found particularly compelling. I think, but I'm not sure, that both were supposed to be humorous.
The best stories in the collection were the first (Spider-Man in "With Great Hate") and the last (Dr. Doom in "Least Resistance").
The other stories didn't leave much of an impression, although the Iceman story (Man of Ice) was very odd...
The best stories in the collection were the first (Spider-Man in "With Great Hate") and the last (Dr. Doom in "Least Resistance").
The other stories didn't leave much of an impression, although the Iceman story (Man of Ice) was very odd...
June 20, 2015
This hasn't really improved my knowledge of the AXIS event at all. The Thor issue was entertaining, with the whole social media road trip bit, but he really just was acting as he did in the beginning of the Thor movie, rather than a villain.... Sabertooth was intriguing, and I have no idea what is wrong with Iceman. I did also like the Spiderman issue, even if it did seem too much of a lecture. Bizarre compilation, but I suppose the original story is a very what-if scenario, to start with.
June 3, 2015
Bothersome fluff, hardly worth the effort to lift the pages.
June 12, 2015
Meh. Dr. Strange story was pretty cute.
November 2, 2015
I'm not sure I see the purpose in this book. It feels like an afterthought.
May 28, 2016
Spidey, Thor, and Sandman pieces are aces, and the rest didn't really hold my interest.
December 13, 2014
not the main storyline, but I really like the side stories, fun to read
June 3, 2015
A funny light hearted romp with Spider-Man, Doctor Strange, Kitty Pryde, Thor, etc.
June 13, 2018
A couple of random stories about the heroes during the inversion that happened during Axis
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