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Secret Wars (2015)
Secret Wars: Last Days of the Marvel Universe
Collects Captain America and the Mighty Avengers (2014) #8-9, Loki: Agent of Asgard #14-17, Magneto (2014) #18-21, Black Widow (2014) #19-20, Ms. Marvel (2014) #16-19, The Punisher (2014) #19-20, Silver Surfer (2014) #13-15, Ant-Man: Last Days #1, Silk (2015A) #7, Spider-Woman (2014) #10.
Before SECRET WARS arrives, everything must end! In the final hours of the Marvel Universe, everyone is a Mighty Avenger! Facing Ragnarok, King Loki makes his move! Magneto, once Earth's enemy, fights to be its savior! Black Widow meets her fate still seeking redemption! On the brink of disaster, Ms. Marvel meets Captain Marvel! Punisher goes out with a bang! Silk seeks her family before the sky falls! Ant-Man dances with destiny! And Spider-Woman gets pulled back in! But when the entire universe is extinguished, what's next for the Silver Surfer?
Before SECRET WARS arrives, everything must end! In the final hours of the Marvel Universe, everyone is a Mighty Avenger! Facing Ragnarok, King Loki makes his move! Magneto, once Earth's enemy, fights to be its savior! Black Widow meets her fate still seeking redemption! On the brink of disaster, Ms. Marvel meets Captain Marvel! Punisher goes out with a bang! Silk seeks her family before the sky falls! Ant-Man dances with destiny! And Spider-Woman gets pulled back in! But when the entire universe is extinguished, what's next for the Silver Surfer?
528 pages, Kindle Edition
First published June 1, 2016
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July 30, 2018
I found the Secret Wars (2016) to be very disappointing. I had already purchased this companion collection when I bought the event, so I read it anyway. This collection was better than the main event, but still underwhelming. This collects issues from 10+ series so it is, unsurprisingly, a mixed bag.
The collection spotlights how each of the heroes/teams responds to the “Last Day” of the universe. The idea sounds great – what would you do with your last remaining hours? However, aside from a couple of the stories, the characters do what they've always done. The New Avengers get ticked off after learning about the Illuminati and that Steve Rogers kept the secret from them, and then they try to stop Incursion, helping people along the way. Which is what all the heroes do, try to save people; try to stop the Incursion; or, in the case of the Punisher, kill a few more bad guys. It was the same each time, with some being better than others and (the Silver Surfer section being truly AWFUL).
There are a few standouts that made the collection worthwhile, and provide character development to overcome the sameness of the inevitable Incursion. And they all focus in one way or another on family. My favorite of the collection is Loki: Agent of Asgard. The main reason is that his story does NOT end the same as everyone else’s. He knows what is coming. He knows that somewhere, a story always exists, and so shall the God of Stories. I also loved how the rest of the “gods” are focused only on a great battle, but he is focused on saving them - his dysfunctional family. Ms. Marvel was my favorite of the heroes’ stories. Though she is an Avenger, she is also a teenager. Kamala spends the issue trying to save her brother, and helps others along the way, but soon realizes that it is her family she needs to be with at the end. Magneto’s efforts to stop the Incursion were obviously going to fail, but his interactions with his daughter Polaris made the story worth reading.
Like the stories, the art was a mixed bag. Some were Saturday morning cartoon-y, some sleek and clean. Overall, this collection was worth reading if you want a more complete picture of Secret Wars, but could easily be skipped without missing anything. My favorite part was Loki, and I had already read through his complete AOS run so it wasn't new. But, I don’t regret this purchase because Ms. Marvel’s section was so good that I will go back and read her series.
The collection spotlights how each of the heroes/teams responds to the “Last Day” of the universe. The idea sounds great – what would you do with your last remaining hours? However, aside from a couple of the stories, the characters do what they've always done. The New Avengers get ticked off after learning about the Illuminati and that Steve Rogers kept the secret from them, and then they try to stop Incursion, helping people along the way. Which is what all the heroes do, try to save people; try to stop the Incursion; or, in the case of the Punisher, kill a few more bad guys. It was the same each time, with some being better than others and (the Silver Surfer section being truly AWFUL).
There are a few standouts that made the collection worthwhile, and provide character development to overcome the sameness of the inevitable Incursion. And they all focus in one way or another on family. My favorite of the collection is Loki: Agent of Asgard. The main reason is that his story does NOT end the same as everyone else’s. He knows what is coming. He knows that somewhere, a story always exists, and so shall the God of Stories. I also loved how the rest of the “gods” are focused only on a great battle, but he is focused on saving them - his dysfunctional family. Ms. Marvel was my favorite of the heroes’ stories. Though she is an Avenger, she is also a teenager. Kamala spends the issue trying to save her brother, and helps others along the way, but soon realizes that it is her family she needs to be with at the end. Magneto’s efforts to stop the Incursion were obviously going to fail, but his interactions with his daughter Polaris made the story worth reading.
Like the stories, the art was a mixed bag. Some were Saturday morning cartoon-y, some sleek and clean. Overall, this collection was worth reading if you want a more complete picture of Secret Wars, but could easily be skipped without missing anything. My favorite part was Loki, and I had already read through his complete AOS run so it wasn't new. But, I don’t regret this purchase because Ms. Marvel’s section was so good that I will go back and read her series.
April 7, 2016
Marvel is as Marvel does. In this volume, we see how the Last Days (i.e., the Incursion) were spent by some of our favorite Marvel characters. I would like to see it as giving a dramatic and rather comic side to the inevitable apocalypse.
October 16, 2021
Well, it's an anthology that includes stories from Ms. Marvel through the Punisher...
Silver Surfer by Slott and Allred is still my favorite here. Hm, second time? I forget more and more.
Silver Surfer by Slott and Allred is still my favorite here. Hm, second time? I forget more and more.
November 3, 2025
AGENT OF ASGARD 14-17, MAGNETO 18-21, BLACK WIDOW 19-20, MS. MARVEL 16-19, THE PUNISHER 19-20, SILVER SURFER 13-15, LAST DAYS 1, SILK 7, SPIDER-WOMAN 10
Secret Wars: The Last Days of the Marvel Universe can't help but feel like a grab-bag of leading comic books because that's literally all it is. Some of these comics are really excellent; I felt my eyes welling up when I read the issues of Ms. Marvel and Silk included in here. I found Silver Surfer and Agent of Asgard very touching in the resilience of their characters, but I don't think that the issues included in here can really be disconnected from their longer runs, so I didn't get everything out of them that I might have liked. I was also really affected by the issues of Spider-Woman and Ant-Man in this collection because they were so hopeless and fatalistic, while the mix of fatalism and hopefulness of Captain America and the Mighty Avengers was also really impressive to me. But the issues of Black Widow, Magneto, and especially Punisher were just not that good. They had some things to like - Black Widow had a dark sense of humor and Punisher was very well drawn - but Black Widow didn't do very much with the concept and Magneto and Punisher were written pretty badly. I think there's more bad than good here, but it's such a literal mixed bag that You can't really say that there's any real overarching quality to these comics except that they are, like all comics these days, wildly overwritten.
Secret Wars: The Last Days of the Marvel Universe can't help but feel like a grab-bag of leading comic books because that's literally all it is. Some of these comics are really excellent; I felt my eyes welling up when I read the issues of Ms. Marvel and Silk included in here. I found Silver Surfer and Agent of Asgard very touching in the resilience of their characters, but I don't think that the issues included in here can really be disconnected from their longer runs, so I didn't get everything out of them that I might have liked. I was also really affected by the issues of Spider-Woman and Ant-Man in this collection because they were so hopeless and fatalistic, while the mix of fatalism and hopefulness of Captain America and the Mighty Avengers was also really impressive to me. But the issues of Black Widow, Magneto, and especially Punisher were just not that good. They had some things to like - Black Widow had a dark sense of humor and Punisher was very well drawn - but Black Widow didn't do very much with the concept and Magneto and Punisher were written pretty badly. I think there's more bad than good here, but it's such a literal mixed bag that You can't really say that there's any real overarching quality to these comics except that they are, like all comics these days, wildly overwritten.
July 30, 2020
La suerte esta echada, el Universo Marvel enfrenta la última incursión y acompañamos a un puñado de héroes en sus últimos días
Los Migthy Avengers y su compromiso con aquellos que los necesiten; Loki tratando de salvar a su única amiga, Magneto buscando algo de redención: Natasha buscando expiar algunos pecados cometidos en su época como efectivo de la KGB; la aun novata Kamala lidiando con el fin del mundo, pero con la ayuda de uno de sus grandes referentes; Frank Castle llevando a cabo una última misión sin siquiera tener en vista la amenaza multiversal que esta sucediendo; la psicodelica aventura de Silver Sulfer y su amada Dawn Greenwood tratando de reconstruir el unverso que ha desaparecido y las últimas aventuras de Scott Lang, Cindy Moon y Jessica Drew
no es un esencial al evento, pero tiene historias interesantes de leer
Los Migthy Avengers y su compromiso con aquellos que los necesiten; Loki tratando de salvar a su única amiga, Magneto buscando algo de redención: Natasha buscando expiar algunos pecados cometidos en su época como efectivo de la KGB; la aun novata Kamala lidiando con el fin del mundo, pero con la ayuda de uno de sus grandes referentes; Frank Castle llevando a cabo una última misión sin siquiera tener en vista la amenaza multiversal que esta sucediendo; la psicodelica aventura de Silver Sulfer y su amada Dawn Greenwood tratando de reconstruir el unverso que ha desaparecido y las últimas aventuras de Scott Lang, Cindy Moon y Jessica Drew
no es un esencial al evento, pero tiene historias interesantes de leer
July 23, 2022
So hyped up for the Secret Wars announcement tomorrow at Hall H. My favorite ones issues were Silk and Mighty Avengers, Ms Marvel was close.
Really got me thinking about how the escapist fantasy here, in comparison to other apocalypse narratives is the idea of finding a purpose in helping other people.
(Although it is particularly through physical acts of combat and self-sacrifice that the super hero idealisation shines, that part is dumber and way more male fantasy but I like the first part.)
(I skipped the Silver Surfer issues cause I want to read the whole run, also Punisher and Black Widow cause I didn't wanted to)
Really got me thinking about how the escapist fantasy here, in comparison to other apocalypse narratives is the idea of finding a purpose in helping other people.
(Although it is particularly through physical acts of combat and self-sacrifice that the super hero idealisation shines, that part is dumber and way more male fantasy but I like the first part.)
(I skipped the Silver Surfer issues cause I want to read the whole run, also Punisher and Black Widow cause I didn't wanted to)
April 14, 2025
Mostly very touching and heartwrenching stories if you're trying to get into Secret Wars like I am. Even a couple of hilarious ones like Spider-Woman and Ant-Man (which you will have to track down separately).
And then... there's The Punisher. Kinda wild how that cavalcade of Middle Eastern stereotypes shares the same pages as Ms. Marvel. Don't get me wrong, the action is great and Frank operates exactly as he should in that situation, but there's just barely any storytelling and character to it.
Everything else is great. Special shout out to Odin's secret weapon lmao
And then... there's The Punisher. Kinda wild how that cavalcade of Middle Eastern stereotypes shares the same pages as Ms. Marvel. Don't get me wrong, the action is great and Frank operates exactly as he should in that situation, but there's just barely any storytelling and character to it.
Everything else is great. Special shout out to Odin's secret weapon lmao
January 3, 2018
Eh. I get that these stories are all what various comic book heroes were doing during "the last days." But it really felt scattered. There were many editor/author notes directing us to various (seemingly important) other comics to see the explanation for some plot point. But not important enough to be included in this anthology I guess.
July 11, 2022
Glad to have this collection all in one place! Leading up to Secret Wars, I wanted to read the converging stories. Some were blah (looking at you, Punisher) some were moving (Ms. Marvel) and some inspiring (Silver Surfer and Loki).
This collection has inspired me to work backward and explore this chapter in Marvel history (after Secret Wars, that is.)
This collection has inspired me to work backward and explore this chapter in Marvel history (after Secret Wars, that is.)
November 2, 2022
I'll be generous with this one. 4 stars. So this tracks the last days, hours, minutes of some Marvel characters before the final incursion.
Highlights are Ms Marvel, Silver Surfer, Ant Man. All funny and engaging stories. Special mention goes to the Mighty Avengers which was genuinely touching.
Lowlights are Punisher, Black Widow, and OMG Magneto... Utter mince.
Highlights are Ms Marvel, Silver Surfer, Ant Man. All funny and engaging stories. Special mention goes to the Mighty Avengers which was genuinely touching.
Lowlights are Punisher, Black Widow, and OMG Magneto... Utter mince.
May 27, 2019
A great collection of stories showing us where various Marvel characters were when the universe ended. I enjoyed seeing the likes of Ms Marvel, Ant-Man, Silver Surfer and many others facing the end of all creation and what they were doing when it happened.
July 3, 2018
Gets an extra star just for the lovely Ms. Marvel stories.
July 31, 2018
Más de 500 páginas. Me gustaron los números de Loki por Ewing. Y los de silver Surfer. Además que los mrs Marvel se me hicieron muy buenos y me gustaría leer más de esa serie.
January 15, 2022
A pretty collection of stories that show the last days of people in the Marvel Universe before the Secret Wars event. It is kind of cool.
December 3, 2024
Ni idea como van a adaptar esto al UCM
November 11, 2017
I have been well behind in Marvel, so my score might be biased by that.
Have you ever read a book that should have a sound track?
How about "The sounds of silence" the Disturbed cover?
Hello Darkness my old friend
I've come to talk with you again
Because a vision softly creeping
Left its seeds while I was sleeping
And the Vision that was planted in my brain...still remains
Within the sounds...of silence
I should end it with that, but there are so many other pictures I liked.
Mrs Marvel
Lesbian Loki
Classy Exit
And just because Facebook face photo recognition let me.
Have you ever read a book that should have a sound track?
How about "The sounds of silence" the Disturbed cover?
Hello Darkness my old friend
I've come to talk with you again
Because a vision softly creeping
Left its seeds while I was sleeping
And the Vision that was planted in my brain...still remains
Within the sounds...of silence
I should end it with that, but there are so many other pictures I liked.
Mrs Marvel
Lesbian Loki
Classy Exit
And just because Facebook face photo recognition let me.
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July 7, 2018Oh, one of those event tie-ins that reveal to me that there are a lot of really bad books published by the House of Ideas. One would think that by the time you get to the majors, you are a force to be reckoned with. As an anthology it did not make me pick up any titles unknown to me, but I am looking for a few artists' work on other titles, so there's that.
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