Tying into the explosive events of Original Sin, see an untold story from the origins of the Marvel Universe! After an alien energy source is discovered in Russia in the early 1950's, it's up to Peggy Carter and Howard Stark to find out what happened. But a newly-risen terrorist group going by the name Hydra also happens to be on the hunt for their own nefarious purposes! It's only when a mysterious operative going by the name of Woodrow McCord enters the picture to aid Peggy and Howard that they realize just how far some people are willing to go to keep the Earth safe! Megawatt writer Kathryn Immonen (Journey Into Mystery) is joined by rising star artist Rich Ellis (Superior Foes of Spider-Man) to tell an all-new tale featuring Agent Carter!
While browsing at 2nd and Charles and looking through their comic collection, I saw the title. I saw the picture. I thought - Well? Why not? I bought it and took it home and read it.
And I liked it. Well enough to want to read the next installment. I didn't love it but I felt it had promise.
I haven't read a lot of Marvel comics and I don't know a lot about the Marvel universe. I was more of a DC kind of girl in the 1990's and early 21st century. I had no idea who Agent Carter was. I got the impression she used to date Captain America. I was thinking Howard Stark must be Tony Stark's father.
I liked her boots in the beginning - kick ass boots for a kick ass lady.
Russia was interesting and the end - well, I decided I'd buy the second issue and see how it was going.
Peggy Carter, how I love thee. How I love thee years after WWII, with excellent Cold War vibes and a great bantering camaraderie with Howard Stark. How I love thee.
With marvel campus opening, I have shed my DC favorites to find some marvel reads. I have enjoyed those, but so far it is not a gripping to me. I think this series does start to pull me in a bit more here and I eagerly look to it. I really like Wonder Woman and I’m not looking for a copy of it but I think there are some essence of the other in each. Similar mood depending on the read. I’m hoping for a bit of that and some beautifully cool historical sets!
Ieeep I like this Peggy Carter a LOT! The last comic I read featuring Peggy (Captain America - Peggy Carter, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.) was an enormous let down, but this one certainly hit the mark!
I know there are different universes even within the comic world & I'm sure this Peggy belongs to a different one than the CA version I read.
This one reminds me of the Agent Carter: S.H.I.E.L.D. 50th Anniversary comic I read earlier in December and the TV show Marvel's Agent Carter. I love the TV series and I really liked that comic so this one definitely was a hit for me.
Peggy is incredibly badass in this comic and I love the way they drew her! All the muscles make her that much more sexy ;)
I know some of the die hard comic fans didn't like this comic (see the other reviews), but I really liked it and I would definitely recommend it! Can't wait to read the other parts :)
Wanted to like this more than I did. I generally enjoy taking comic book characters back in history.
This story isn't sure if it's supposed to be about the movie versions of these characters or the marvel universe versions, so the writer tries to do both and it just doesn't work. Nobody feels right, and new characters are introduced that could have easily been MU characters, which would have helped the story a little bit.
So, we end up with a good idea that becomes an unentertaining jumble.