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Avengers: Miniseries
Avengers: No Road Home
The team that brought you AVENGERS: NO SURRENDER re-unite for an all-new weekly AVENGERS adventure! Night has fallen across the universe. Now seven Avengers - and one new addition - journey forth to bring back the light. But when the threat they face has destroyed even the Gods...will anyone make it home?
COLLECTING: AVENGERS: NO ROAD HOME 1-10
COLLECTING: AVENGERS: NO ROAD HOME 1-10
264 pages, Paperback
First published June 25, 2019
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May 6, 2024
Too much of what Marvel comics does seems to be tied primarily to making money as opposed to telling stories... this is a ten comic book issue series (including three giant sized specials) to tell a not new story of a team of Avengers, most looking for some kind of redemption or purpose fighting an unbeatable and near omnipotent villain.
Plusses include Clint (Hawkeye) and Bruce (Hulk) in the same room, for the first time since you know what. Voyager! Interesting Hercules character development. A nice relook at Spectrum. The ending and biggish repercussions on the Marvel Universe. Negatives - one dimensional Wanda. Same ol' story for Vision. Hugely one dimensional nonsensical villain, too many issues/pages. Nothing to shout about. 6 out of 12, Three Star read.
2019 read
Plusses include Clint (Hawkeye) and Bruce (Hulk) in the same room, for the first time since you know what. Voyager! Interesting Hercules character development. A nice relook at Spectrum. The ending and biggish repercussions on the Marvel Universe. Negatives - one dimensional Wanda. Same ol' story for Vision. Hugely one dimensional nonsensical villain, too many issues/pages. Nothing to shout about. 6 out of 12, Three Star read.
2019 read
July 4, 2020
The writers from Avengers: No Surrender team up again for another weekly Avengers story. This time they collect a bunch of random Avengers and not so Avengers to fight the Greek goddess of night, Nyx. There are some interesting moments like Hawkeye getting threatened by the evil Immortal Hulk. I thought bringing Conan the Barbarian into this would be dumb but the issue where it's just him and Scarlet Witch wandering around Cimmaria was the best part of the whole book. Overall this is just a lot of fighting and scavenger hunting for macguffins. It's nothing special but nor is it bad.
May 6, 2019
Another 10 week run series, but is this one better than the last? Well...yes. Yes it is.
So we have the gods getting killed by some evil dark woman (very similar to Hela) and now Hercules and the B-list avengers begin to team up to take her and her people down. This includes some heroes might know like The Vision, Hulk, Hawkeye, Rocket, and more. This also introduces Conan. Yes, that Barbarian. Together, will they be able to defeat the evil? Well...this is the Avengers.
Overall, this was a pretty quick read even at 10 issues. Some of the avengers get some great lines, mostly Hulk, Hawkeye, and Rocket. Conan comes in and the fish out of water thing and his fights are pretty epic too. The rest though? It kind of boring. A lot of punching and kicking but we know the heroes will come through. The stakes aren't there at all. Also, the art at times was great and other times...not so much.
Overall, good stuff that's worth reading for fans of the avengers B-list cast. Nothing mindblowing but a solid fun avengers mini-event. A 3 out of 5.
So we have the gods getting killed by some evil dark woman (very similar to Hela) and now Hercules and the B-list avengers begin to team up to take her and her people down. This includes some heroes might know like The Vision, Hulk, Hawkeye, Rocket, and more. This also introduces Conan. Yes, that Barbarian. Together, will they be able to defeat the evil? Well...this is the Avengers.
Overall, this was a pretty quick read even at 10 issues. Some of the avengers get some great lines, mostly Hulk, Hawkeye, and Rocket. Conan comes in and the fish out of water thing and his fights are pretty epic too. The rest though? It kind of boring. A lot of punching and kicking but we know the heroes will come through. The stakes aren't there at all. Also, the art at times was great and other times...not so much.
Overall, good stuff that's worth reading for fans of the avengers B-list cast. Nothing mindblowing but a solid fun avengers mini-event. A 3 out of 5.
June 15, 2019
The Avengers: No Surrender creative team reunite to bring you a new 10 part event, Avengers: No Road Home. When Nyx, Goddess of Night is resurrected as a result of the events of No Surrender, she takes out her rage on the Gods of Olympus. Now, only a ragtag group of Avengers lead by Hercules stand in her way from reclaiming the three shards of her shattered power and enveloping the entire universe in darkness.
I loved No Surrender, so when I saw that No Road Home was going to be a thing, I was understandably excited. No Road Home's a little shorter, a little grittier, but still full of the same excellent character work that made No Surrender so surprisingly good given it's huge cast and length.
Most of these ten issues are spent tracking down the three MacGuffins that will save or destroy the universe, but these allow for the characters to split off into different groups and each get an issue or so to focus on them and really dig into their heads. This is where writers Jim Zub, Al Ewing, and Mark Waid really shine, and they even manage to make Conan's integration into the Marvel Universe feel organic when really this entire mini-series could just have been used as a vehicle for that.
The ending gets very meta, and I love it for that. The ideas introduced in that final issue probably aren't going to be touched on any more, but given how recent the loss of Stan Lee has been, it felt appropriate, and gave a surprisingly poignant ending to a tale that was mostly about punching.
Artwise we get Paco Medina and Sean Izaakse both returning from No Surrender, with an assist from Carlo Barberi on issue 8. It's a super solid art team, and I'd be hard pressed to pick a favourite of the two main artists; I'm glad both of them are getting more exposure these days.
No Road Home's great. If you like your Avengers tales equal parts action and introspection, then you're in the right place.
[I also like that the trade collects the Assembly pages from the single issues which explore some of the creative process a little more. Some interesting insights from all involved.]
I loved No Surrender, so when I saw that No Road Home was going to be a thing, I was understandably excited. No Road Home's a little shorter, a little grittier, but still full of the same excellent character work that made No Surrender so surprisingly good given it's huge cast and length.
Most of these ten issues are spent tracking down the three MacGuffins that will save or destroy the universe, but these allow for the characters to split off into different groups and each get an issue or so to focus on them and really dig into their heads. This is where writers Jim Zub, Al Ewing, and Mark Waid really shine, and they even manage to make Conan's integration into the Marvel Universe feel organic when really this entire mini-series could just have been used as a vehicle for that.
The ending gets very meta, and I love it for that. The ideas introduced in that final issue probably aren't going to be touched on any more, but given how recent the loss of Stan Lee has been, it felt appropriate, and gave a surprisingly poignant ending to a tale that was mostly about punching.
Artwise we get Paco Medina and Sean Izaakse both returning from No Surrender, with an assist from Carlo Barberi on issue 8. It's a super solid art team, and I'd be hard pressed to pick a favourite of the two main artists; I'm glad both of them are getting more exposure these days.
No Road Home's great. If you like your Avengers tales equal parts action and introspection, then you're in the right place.
[I also like that the trade collects the Assembly pages from the single issues which explore some of the creative process a little more. Some interesting insights from all involved.]
November 24, 2021
This was such a fantastic read and one of my favorite Avengers stories ever!
Spinning out of No Surrender it pits the team against Nyx and her children - Hypnos, Apate, Dolos and Oizys and we see her origin and like how its connected to the story of No Surrender and its brilliantly written and I like the way they gave her motive and how her powers are divided into shards and how each issue has her face off against different Avengers.
The character beats are awesome like you feel the tension between the Hulk and Hawkeye and whatever their messy history was and its great and then the way Hulk turn sorts of villainous when he faces off against Nightmare and that shows the immortal hulk aspect and finally the way they introduce Conan was great and like his banter with Scarlet witch is legendary! The art was great and we get so many reference to Conan world and him coming here and fighting with the Avengers showed his savage nature really well!
The final moments with Vision and the house of ideas goes into meta-physical and some psychedelic concepts and its a tribute to the house of ideas publishing and in that regards its good like how imagination defeats Nyx and gives a new lease of life to Vision was well done and yeah in a way is a great feeling and ends with great aftermaths and a new status quo for the characters which was awesome! So A HIGH RECOMMENDATION for this one!
Spinning out of No Surrender it pits the team against Nyx and her children - Hypnos, Apate, Dolos and Oizys and we see her origin and like how its connected to the story of No Surrender and its brilliantly written and I like the way they gave her motive and how her powers are divided into shards and how each issue has her face off against different Avengers.
The character beats are awesome like you feel the tension between the Hulk and Hawkeye and whatever their messy history was and its great and then the way Hulk turn sorts of villainous when he faces off against Nightmare and that shows the immortal hulk aspect and finally the way they introduce Conan was great and like his banter with Scarlet witch is legendary! The art was great and we get so many reference to Conan world and him coming here and fighting with the Avengers showed his savage nature really well!
The final moments with Vision and the house of ideas goes into meta-physical and some psychedelic concepts and its a tribute to the house of ideas publishing and in that regards its good like how imagination defeats Nyx and gives a new lease of life to Vision was well done and yeah in a way is a great feeling and ends with great aftermaths and a new status quo for the characters which was awesome! So A HIGH RECOMMENDATION for this one!
March 27, 2020
A Strong Team-Up
This was a pretty fun read. It's a decent mix of heroes, some more classic Avengers and others newer. My favorites ended up being Hercules, who was the most central character, in my opinion, and the Scarlet Witch, who had the most interesting crossover.
The ending, while nice artistically, felt anticlimactic to me, and for a moment I thought I was reading a DC book, as that house has House of Mystery just written all over it. Every time I saw it I thought the same thing before remembering this was a Marvel book.
But still, overall, I did enjoy the book and I do recommend it.
This was a pretty fun read. It's a decent mix of heroes, some more classic Avengers and others newer. My favorites ended up being Hercules, who was the most central character, in my opinion, and the Scarlet Witch, who had the most interesting crossover.
The ending, while nice artistically, felt anticlimactic to me, and for a moment I thought I was reading a DC book, as that house has House of Mystery just written all over it. Every time I saw it I thought the same thing before remembering this was a Marvel book.
But still, overall, I did enjoy the book and I do recommend it.
October 14, 2021
Good read, from which Conan re-enter Marvelverse.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
July 29, 2019
4.5🌟
This was actually really good. The writting team nailed the characterizations. Also there is an original super villain created here. For a weekly comic with 3 writers and 2 art teams this really flows well, and you could have fooled me into thinking this had one writer, and one art team. I'd like to also point out there isn't any crossover action I feel like this can be enjoyed as a stand alone. I rarely read Avengers and I loved this and wasn't at all confused cuz like I said the main strength here is the characters, and they really came alive.
Conan is back in the marvel U, and he hasn't changed one bit. Many of the Avengers b-listers get a chance to shine, a few characters were 100% new to me. There is also a nice dose of immortal Hulk in this. One character I'm currently enjoying.
The finale was superb There were some great full page spreads, and overall the art was good, and consistent throughout the whole series. I love a good break of the writers fourth wall and I'm not certain it's been done before in Marvel but anyone that tells you they predicted the ending would be lying.
I'm going to read some more Avengers I surprisingly really enjoyed this. I will also backtrack and check out No Surrender which is a weekly comic by the same creative team.
This was actually really good. The writting team nailed the characterizations. Also there is an original super villain created here. For a weekly comic with 3 writers and 2 art teams this really flows well, and you could have fooled me into thinking this had one writer, and one art team. I'd like to also point out there isn't any crossover action I feel like this can be enjoyed as a stand alone. I rarely read Avengers and I loved this and wasn't at all confused cuz like I said the main strength here is the characters, and they really came alive.
Conan is back in the marvel U, and he hasn't changed one bit. Many of the Avengers b-listers get a chance to shine, a few characters were 100% new to me. There is also a nice dose of immortal Hulk in this. One character I'm currently enjoying.
The finale was superb There were some great full page spreads, and overall the art was good, and consistent throughout the whole series. I love a good break of the writers fourth wall and I'm not certain it's been done before in Marvel but anyone that tells you they predicted the ending would be lying.
I'm going to read some more Avengers I surprisingly really enjoyed this. I will also backtrack and check out No Surrender which is a weekly comic by the same creative team.
November 5, 2019
The storyline that brings Conan the Barbarian to the modern Marvel Universe. 7 of Earth’s mightiest heroes unite when darkness falls on the universe and the gods are destroyed. Interesting story with fairly decent artwork and writing. However, not too notable except for the addition of Conan.
July 2, 2022
Well, this was a journey for sure.
It starts off really interesting and creepy and dark (get it?) and you're right there excited for the ride.. and then.. the mysterious villain shows up and the first impressions are really hopeful and promising, especially the first couple of moves against our team. BUT... the villain turns out to be empty threats that make no sense with battles that go on forever, stop a bit, let's talk a bunch for no reason, then let's battle again, then pause, talk, no development, now fight again. This is going on for the whole series and the sad fact is that the villain is not interesting because it's a lie. You can't be someone who kills a bunch of Gods for fun and then can't even slap around Hawkeye for example, you lost me right there and then.
Now, the interesting part was just at the very start, then it was toward the end where we have a really nice guest, from Conan. Yeap! And believe me I already hated the plot and dialogue, especially the relationship between Hulk and Hawkeye which was cringe-worthy to say the least, so Conan was surpsingly a nice addition to the story, being with Scarlet Witch and all, until he was thrown into the battle along with the others. And the final issue; what the heeeellllll was that?! Nope.
You will be disappointed and I'm sorry but you can't have dozens of characters all together trying to tell a story for each with everyone taking point and having a villain who talks big and does nothing after all, also "You will now see my true power, I was holding off until cuz I was feeling sad for you".. really? You start the whole story with a massacre and then the villain feels sorry for our little group of superheroes. Thanks but no thanks.
It starts off really interesting and creepy and dark (get it?) and you're right there excited for the ride.. and then.. the mysterious villain shows up and the first impressions are really hopeful and promising, especially the first couple of moves against our team. BUT... the villain turns out to be empty threats that make no sense with battles that go on forever, stop a bit, let's talk a bunch for no reason, then let's battle again, then pause, talk, no development, now fight again. This is going on for the whole series and the sad fact is that the villain is not interesting because it's a lie. You can't be someone who kills a bunch of Gods for fun and then can't even slap around Hawkeye for example, you lost me right there and then.
Now, the interesting part was just at the very start, then it was toward the end where we have a really nice guest, from Conan. Yeap! And believe me I already hated the plot and dialogue, especially the relationship between Hulk and Hawkeye which was cringe-worthy to say the least, so Conan was surpsingly a nice addition to the story, being with Scarlet Witch and all, until he was thrown into the battle along with the others. And the final issue; what the heeeellllll was that?! Nope.
You will be disappointed and I'm sorry but you can't have dozens of characters all together trying to tell a story for each with everyone taking point and having a villain who talks big and does nothing after all, also "You will now see my true power, I was holding off until cuz I was feeling sad for you".. really? You start the whole story with a massacre and then the villain feels sorry for our little group of superheroes. Thanks but no thanks.
October 7, 2019
The second weekly Avengers comic is unfortunately a step down from the first.
It's great to see some of these characters again, especially the holdovers from Al Ewing's Avengers comics, but boy this is a random crew. It's great to have individual issues giving insight into characters, but they're a lot more unfocused than in the previous series. It's great to see Conan in the Marvel Universe. (No qualifiers there: Jim Zub writes him well.)
The comic has the epic scope that you'd want, and the villain's mythological basis is a way to get us interested in a new character. But she's unfortunately the typical omnipotent-villain-until-she-needs-to-be-defeated type. And the ending? Oh, it's awful. Basically, the all-powerful villain is defeat by (SPOILERS) a dull and self-congratulatory book-length ode to the Marvel universe. Seriously.
I was regretting this great concept for a weekly Avengers book descending toward mediocrity, but that terrible ending may have put me off this writing team entirely.
It's great to see some of these characters again, especially the holdovers from Al Ewing's Avengers comics, but boy this is a random crew. It's great to have individual issues giving insight into characters, but they're a lot more unfocused than in the previous series. It's great to see Conan in the Marvel Universe. (No qualifiers there: Jim Zub writes him well.)
The comic has the epic scope that you'd want, and the villain's mythological basis is a way to get us interested in a new character. But she's unfortunately the typical omnipotent-villain-until-she-needs-to-be-defeated type. And the ending? Oh, it's awful. Basically, the all-powerful villain is defeat by (SPOILERS) a dull and self-congratulatory book-length ode to the Marvel universe. Seriously.
I was regretting this great concept for a weekly Avengers book descending toward mediocrity, but that terrible ending may have put me off this writing team entirely.
November 27, 2019
Never would have thought I’d like a Conan/Wanda team up, but this worked. Also liked them not keeping Hercules as a jokester Thor and letting him be a better character
September 23, 2019
Voyager (the Grandmaster's daughter, who we last saw in Avengers: No Surrender) kicks things off here as she gathers a team of Avengers to help combat a great tragedy that has befallen. The majority of the pantheon of Olympians have been killed. As Hercules observes, shocked beyond reason, we find that this chaos is all orchestrated by Nyx, Goddess of Night, who has escaped her long imprisonment. Hoping to stop them from thwarting her plans (reclaiming the 3 pieces of her heart), she divides the group and sends Hulk, Hawkeye, and Rocket to Nightmare's realm, while Scarlet Witch, Vision, Spectrum and Hercules begin to search for the first piece, thinking they'll be able to stop her.
The battles are pretty epic here. Nyx's children remind me a bit of Thanos' Black Order, but they seem a bit more chaotic and less obedient. Obviously, she continues to get more powerful, but like all good hero stories, it all comes out right in the end.
Two stunning events:
1) At the climax of the tale, Nyx stands face to face with Vision in the House of Ideas. Seeking the help of its one resident One-Above-All (a very omnipotent being, think a monotheistic deity) Vision is able to show Nyx how little power the night really has with a kind of a presentation of the history of the Marvel Universe and how the light always overpowers the dark. (Just a really good battle of the mind and spirit) This battle not only obliterates Nyx, but also restores Vision back to full health.
2) In a jaw dropping moment, an old character is brought back into the Marvel Universe! Scarlet Witch is seeking one of Nyx's gems and ends up in a bleak and desert wasteland. She is rescued by the most amazing Cimmerian ever: Conan the Barbarian! And he continues back to the current timeline and reality, but is left where her belongs.... in the Savage Land. LOL
Overall, this 10 issue contained story is excellent. Great battles and teamwork, a believably strong enemy, and not too many over repeated story tropes. High recommend.
The battles are pretty epic here. Nyx's children remind me a bit of Thanos' Black Order, but they seem a bit more chaotic and less obedient. Obviously, she continues to get more powerful, but like all good hero stories, it all comes out right in the end.
Two stunning events:
1) At the climax of the tale, Nyx stands face to face with Vision in the House of Ideas. Seeking the help of its one resident One-Above-All (a very omnipotent being, think a monotheistic deity) Vision is able to show Nyx how little power the night really has with a kind of a presentation of the history of the Marvel Universe and how the light always overpowers the dark. (Just a really good battle of the mind and spirit) This battle not only obliterates Nyx, but also restores Vision back to full health.
2) In a jaw dropping moment, an old character is brought back into the Marvel Universe! Scarlet Witch is seeking one of Nyx's gems and ends up in a bleak and desert wasteland. She is rescued by the most amazing Cimmerian ever: Conan the Barbarian! And he continues back to the current timeline and reality, but is left where her belongs.... in the Savage Land. LOL
Overall, this 10 issue contained story is excellent. Great battles and teamwork, a believably strong enemy, and not too many over repeated story tropes. High recommend.
February 23, 2020
Изцяло се насладих на този комикс! No Road Home има онзи туист с митове и легенди, който винаги съм харесвала. А кулминацията е просто храна за душата. Макар че не може да се каже, че има само една кулминация, защото много от битките в момента на четене ми се струваха като най-добрите в комиска. И сега не мога да си избера любима.
Хареса ми, че преследването на Никс се простира из разнообразие от планети и дестинации. Коя от коя по-богата и интересна. Вероятно за дългогодишните фенове това са познати герои и места, но за мен си беше едно голямо и цветно приключение, от което научих много.
Особено за включените Марвел герои. Някои, които ги има в MCU, други, които дори не бях чувала. Тези неща няма как да се разберат от MCU вселената.
Единствено не разбирам защо трябваше да бъде включен Конан Варварина като персонаж...
И все пак препоръчвам този комикс!
Хареса ми, че преследването на Никс се простира из разнообразие от планети и дестинации. Коя от коя по-богата и интересна. Вероятно за дългогодишните фенове това са познати герои и места, но за мен си беше едно голямо и цветно приключение, от което научих много.
Особено за включените Марвел герои. Някои, които ги има в MCU, други, които дори не бях чувала. Тези неща няма как да се разберат от MCU вселената.
Единствено не разбирам защо трябваше да бъде включен Конан Варварина като персонаж...
И все пак препоръчвам този комикс!
September 26, 2019
A bit on the corny side (the solution to everything is literally found in "the house of ideas"--bleah). And keep Conan where he belongs, which is not in the MCU-proper, for God's sake. Otherwise, not terrible...
March 16, 2021
Bom, Vingadores contra alguma deusa qualquer da escuridão.
Não tem muito erro, né?
Não tem mesmo, um grupo aleatório de Vingadores enfrenta Nix, a Deusa da Noite, logo depois dela destruir o Olimpo e matar os deuses gregos.
Acho que a história é construída com bons momentos, especialmente a narrativa do Hulk - aqui na versão Imortal -, talvez o primeiro personagem da Marvel a ficar andando pelo deserto sem nunca chegar em casa. Aliás, essa metáfora da Casa é muito importante na história, até pelos personagens, todos essa qualidade nõmade; Gavião Arqueiro, faz anos que fica rodando por aí sem ter casa; Feiticeira Escarlate, já trocou de origem umas cinquenta vezes; Rocket Raccon, o nosso guaxinim favorito vaga pelo espaço desde, bom, sempre; Conan, Visão, Spectrum; todos são personagens que não possuem um lar.
A pancadaria come por vários lugares, com a ajuda da Voyager, enquanto a trupe de heróis enfrenta a família noite enquanto correm atrás de algum cristal qualquer. Claro, no final as coisas dão certo, os heróis vencem e tudo mais.
Porém eu não gostei do final, achei meio fofinho de mais, mas, como vocês sabem, eu troquei meu coração por um Mega Drive, dois controles e um cartucho do Altered Beast, então essas fofices nunca funcionam muito bem comigo. Eu diria que é um bom gibi, algumas sementinhas estão aparecendo nos quadrinhos mais atuais da Marvel, mas não é algo essencial, é divertido, o que já é muita coisa depois de ler algumas edições do King In Black.
Não tem muito erro, né?
Não tem mesmo, um grupo aleatório de Vingadores enfrenta Nix, a Deusa da Noite, logo depois dela destruir o Olimpo e matar os deuses gregos.
Acho que a história é construída com bons momentos, especialmente a narrativa do Hulk - aqui na versão Imortal -, talvez o primeiro personagem da Marvel a ficar andando pelo deserto sem nunca chegar em casa. Aliás, essa metáfora da Casa é muito importante na história, até pelos personagens, todos essa qualidade nõmade; Gavião Arqueiro, faz anos que fica rodando por aí sem ter casa; Feiticeira Escarlate, já trocou de origem umas cinquenta vezes; Rocket Raccon, o nosso guaxinim favorito vaga pelo espaço desde, bom, sempre; Conan, Visão, Spectrum; todos são personagens que não possuem um lar.
A pancadaria come por vários lugares, com a ajuda da Voyager, enquanto a trupe de heróis enfrenta a família noite enquanto correm atrás de algum cristal qualquer. Claro, no final as coisas dão certo, os heróis vencem e tudo mais.
Porém eu não gostei do final, achei meio fofinho de mais, mas, como vocês sabem, eu troquei meu coração por um Mega Drive, dois controles e um cartucho do Altered Beast, então essas fofices nunca funcionam muito bem comigo. Eu diria que é um bom gibi, algumas sementinhas estão aparecendo nos quadrinhos mais atuais da Marvel, mas não é algo essencial, é divertido, o que já é muita coisa depois de ler algumas edições do King In Black.
August 10, 2023
I think Avengers: No Road Home is one of my all-time favorite Marvel stories. Any story that has two of my favorite Marvel characters, The Hulk and Rocket Raccoon, is bound to be enjoyable. This takes place in the midst of my all-time favorite Hulk run, Al Ewing's Immortal Hulk, so that is a bonus. The interactions between Hulk and Rocket are great. In fact, all of the characters in this story are written extremely well. Also, this story introduced Conan the Barbarian into the Marvel Universe, which I thought led to some fun stories. The final issue, where Vision battles Nyx in the "House of Ideas," is a wonderful celebration of Marvel Comics as a whole. To me, this story is Marvel at its best.
April 22, 2019
This is one of the best Avengers events I have ever read in modern times!! This 10 part weekly epic does a great job at balancing character development with an epic adventure story! This epitomized what I loved about Marvel Comics growing up and just made me feel like I did when I first had gotten into reading comics when I was 10. Voyager is Back! And she's assembled a team consisting of Hercules, Vision, Scarlet Witch, Spectrum, Hulk, Hawkeye, and Rocket Raccoon to take on Nyx the Goddess of Night! The Ending is amazingly Marvel and feels like a great tribute to the 80th Anniversary this Year.
Highly Recommended to anyone who in anyway loves Marvels History or the Avengers!!!
Highly Recommended to anyone who in anyway loves Marvels History or the Avengers!!!
September 8, 2019
I've been in an out of the Big 2 for a few years now and not paying much attention to the post-Hickman world of Marvel. Grabbed this one randomly from the library because Mark Said was one of those guys writing great stories in the 90s when I was peak geek. This doesn't disappoint- it's fun as shit. Anyone complaining about the lineup hasn't read any of the copper era books and doesn't know how to have fun. Conan is the biggest bonus here. Needed a few more soap-opera-ish strings to pull, like Scarlet Witch's new Beau and Vision degrading, but overall, it gets right to the heart of what makes comics superb.
May 13, 2024
داستان جالبی بود.
انتقام جویان در مقابل چندتا از مطرود ترین اساطیر یونان. طراحی ویلن ها رو دوست داشتم با اینکه خیلی وقت پیش این عنوان رو خوندم حس خوبی بهش دارم ولی داستان از اونایی نبود که تو ذهنم بمونه با این حال حس خوبی که ازش به جا مونده رو یادمه.
یه اتفاق جالبی هم افتاد که اسکارلت ویچ وسط جنگ توسط ویلن داستان به یه جای دیگه تلپورت میشه و ما شاهد یه کمئو جالب از کونان بربر هستیم! کراس اور کونان بربر و اسکارلت ویچ ترکیب جالب و غیرمنتظره ای بود. من کلیت داستان یادم رفته ولی این تیم آپ این دوتا بعد چندسال تو ذهنمه واقعا جالبه :)
انتقام جویان در مقابل چندتا از مطرود ترین اساطیر یونان. طراحی ویلن ها رو دوست داشتم با اینکه خیلی وقت پیش این عنوان رو خوندم حس خوبی بهش دارم ولی داستان از اونایی نبود که تو ذهنم بمونه با این حال حس خوبی که ازش به جا مونده رو یادمه.
یه اتفاق جالبی هم افتاد که اسکارلت ویچ وسط جنگ توسط ویلن داستان به یه جای دیگه تلپورت میشه و ما شاهد یه کمئو جالب از کونان بربر هستیم! کراس اور کونان بربر و اسکارلت ویچ ترکیب جالب و غیرمنتظره ای بود. من کلیت داستان یادم رفته ولی این تیم آپ این دوتا بعد چندسال تو ذهنمه واقعا جالبه :)
October 12, 2022
This was fun. A solidly entertaining read. A crossover that doesn’t drown the reader in the enormity of its crossover potential, and then decides it cannot really deliver. And it didn’t hurt that a lot of my favorite Avengers got a change to be center stage: Hawkeye, Hercules, Spectrum (Marvel’s 2nd Captain Marvel) and, of course, the Scarlet Witch.
July 3, 2019
Well, at least this answered my question about how Marvel was going to pull Conan the Barbarian into the Avengers.
May 3, 2019
A reunion of the team that did No Surrender; while I liked this more, and this felt like it had more stakes, it was still unable to really rise up and take hold of my imagination.
August 14, 2025
"I saw that monster. He is strength incarnate. One of Crom's own dooms, set to punish mankind."
--Conan the Barbarian, when he first sees the Hulk.
This graphic novel fits into the Avengers continuity after the events of Avengers: No Surrender.
The Greek goddess Nyx has been imprisoned by Zeus: "The darkness you craved is now your prison. As long as the sun shines upon the Earth, for you there shall be no road home."
Unfortunately, during the Avengers' battle with the Grandmaster and the Challenger, the sun does get temporarily relocated. Nyx is freed (on a technicality, really). She lays waste to the gods on Olympus, and covers all the universe in eternal darkness…
Voyager assembles the Avengers to save the cosmos… again. Hercules is the now de facto team leader. His closest allies Zeus, Hermes, Artemis, and Athena are dead...
This strikes me as a weak story all around. I realize Nyx is a primordial goddess of import; I have read fantasy books that use her Roman persona, Nox, to good effect. However, here she just seems like a random Big Bad that pops up out of nowhere.
Where is Thor? Nyx seems like a villain he could dispatch in an afternoon without breaking a sweat.
Hawkeye is whiny. Hercules needs an Adderall prescription. Vision's powers are on the blink, and he does not even care. Rocket Raccoon is traumatized and should be handed a therapist instead of a ray gun.
Only Hulk comes off well. He still looks cool riding a midnight steed in Nightmare's realm, snorting green flame. Yet, even Hulk is not as effective killing bad guys as one might expect.
The only reason to read this graphic novel is because of the implications for Conan. When Marvel regained the rights to Conan in 2019, they made the controversial decision to insert him into a team-up of anti-heroes called Savage Avengers. They used No Road Home as the vehicle to bring Conan forward in time from the Hyborean Age and into Earth-616 continuity.
Unfortunately, the authors do not have anything interesting for Conan to do in this story once he gets here.
Skip this one.
1 star
--Conan the Barbarian, when he first sees the Hulk.
This graphic novel fits into the Avengers continuity after the events of Avengers: No Surrender.
The Greek goddess Nyx has been imprisoned by Zeus: "The darkness you craved is now your prison. As long as the sun shines upon the Earth, for you there shall be no road home."
Unfortunately, during the Avengers' battle with the Grandmaster and the Challenger, the sun does get temporarily relocated. Nyx is freed (on a technicality, really). She lays waste to the gods on Olympus, and covers all the universe in eternal darkness…
Voyager assembles the Avengers to save the cosmos… again. Hercules is the now de facto team leader. His closest allies Zeus, Hermes, Artemis, and Athena are dead...
This strikes me as a weak story all around. I realize Nyx is a primordial goddess of import; I have read fantasy books that use her Roman persona, Nox, to good effect. However, here she just seems like a random Big Bad that pops up out of nowhere.
Where is Thor? Nyx seems like a villain he could dispatch in an afternoon without breaking a sweat.
Hawkeye is whiny. Hercules needs an Adderall prescription. Vision's powers are on the blink, and he does not even care. Rocket Raccoon is traumatized and should be handed a therapist instead of a ray gun.
Only Hulk comes off well. He still looks cool riding a midnight steed in Nightmare's realm, snorting green flame. Yet, even Hulk is not as effective killing bad guys as one might expect.
The only reason to read this graphic novel is because of the implications for Conan. When Marvel regained the rights to Conan in 2019, they made the controversial decision to insert him into a team-up of anti-heroes called Savage Avengers. They used No Road Home as the vehicle to bring Conan forward in time from the Hyborean Age and into Earth-616 continuity.
Unfortunately, the authors do not have anything interesting for Conan to do in this story once he gets here.
Skip this one.
1 star
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December 11, 2019The follow-up to No Surrender, and if nothing else it is four issues shorter. Once again, the not terribly interesting junior elder of the universe Voyager rounds up a grab bag of heroes to face a cosmic threat; once again, they're split up to go after the plot tokens, contending along the way with the big bad's even duller catspaws. Opening with night somehow falling everywhere across the universe at once – even for those who are right next to their nearest sun – it does have its good ideas here and there; Nightmare is generally a fairly rubbish villain, but I especially enjoyed quite how low he'd sunk in this one, and with Al Ewing on the writing team the Hulk was always likely to be in suitably menacing form. But they seem to be carrying Hercules on down the 'redemption' road from the Abnett run – which in practice just means 'making him far less interesting or fun' – and his presence as a muscly warrior from ancient times only serves to make the story's (re?)introduction of Conan to the Marvel Universe less distinctive. Which is already a problem, because unlike the concurrent Jason Aaron run, this is more the pop-culture summary understanding of Conan than the terrible shadows and blazing lights of Howard's original character. Meanwhile, such other characters as do get interesting development along the way (the increasingly powerful Monica Rambeau wondering if she's even mortal anymore, let alone human; the robotic Vision, conversely, falling apart yet convinced that his approaching death might be just what he needs to finally understand humanity) are precisely the ones who are reset to a more boring status quo come the finale. Which is itself the sort of sneaky metafictional twist that Ewing normally pulls off with aplomb, but which here, perhaps dragged down by his erratic co-writers, falls a little flat. Hell, this isn't even the comic I've read this week with the best destruction and subsequent cosmic rebirth of Mount Olympus, not least because the one here feels a lot like it's just ripping off the Thor films and applying them to another pantheon.
February 4, 2022
Najprościej całą historię zaprezentowaną w Avengers: Bez drogi do domu (album wydany na naszym rynku zbiera materiały z dziesięciu pierwotnie wydanych zeszytów) określić mianem łatwej i przyjemnej w odbiorze. Każdy, kto zdecyduje się sięgnąć po tytuł, otrzyma dość typową dawkę superbohaterskiej rozrywki. Kolejne rozdziały to kosmiczna przejażdżka pełna zwrotów akcji i widowiskowych scen. Scenarzyści nie silili się tutaj na zbytnią innowacyjność, decydując się wykorzystać sprawdzone schematy, stanowiące o sile wielu innych tytułów ze stajni Marvela. Są tutaj więc ciekawi bohaterowie, z całą masą osobistych problemów (uzewnętrzniających się w sytuacjach kryzysowych). Dobrze nakreślone sceny podkreślające różnorakie emocje i podsycające dynamikę historii. Odrobina charakterystycznego dla marki patetyzmu wymieszanego ze szczyptą humoru. Przede wszystkim album oferuje jednak masę widowiskowej akcji, która stanowi jego główną siłę.
Jeśli chodzi o wspomnianych bohaterów, to ciekawym rozwiązaniem jest sięgnięcie po część herosów, którzy w danym momencie niekoniecznie znajdują się w mainstreamie (nie są to jednak postacie całkowicie anonimowe). Dzięki temu fabuła staje się ciekawsza, odrobinę wyróżnia się na tle konkurencji i jednocześnie daje szansę zabłyśnięcia tym postaciom. Na plus należy również zaliczyć bardzo zgrabne i nawet sensowne (co nie jest standardem) połączenie dwóch pozornie różnych światów. Conan Barbarzyńca i superbohaterowie być może brzmi dość kuriozalnie, ale o dziwo zapewnia naprawdę przyjemną porcję rozrywki.
Poprawny scenariusz akcji, nie mógłby prezentować pełni swoich zalet, gdyby nie świetna oprawa rysunkowa. Jest kolorowo, wyraziście a co najważniejsze bardzo dynamicznie (z odpowiednią dawką brutalności, jeśli wymaga tego scena). Poszczególnym artystom udaje się utrzymać dość spójny styl, dzięki czemu całość ogląda się z niekłamaną przyjemnością. Na pewne wyróżnienie zasługuje tutaj Marcio Menyz ze względu na jego wizję Cymeryjczyka.
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Jeśli chodzi o wspomnianych bohaterów, to ciekawym rozwiązaniem jest sięgnięcie po część herosów, którzy w danym momencie niekoniecznie znajdują się w mainstreamie (nie są to jednak postacie całkowicie anonimowe). Dzięki temu fabuła staje się ciekawsza, odrobinę wyróżnia się na tle konkurencji i jednocześnie daje szansę zabłyśnięcia tym postaciom. Na plus należy również zaliczyć bardzo zgrabne i nawet sensowne (co nie jest standardem) połączenie dwóch pozornie różnych światów. Conan Barbarzyńca i superbohaterowie być może brzmi dość kuriozalnie, ale o dziwo zapewnia naprawdę przyjemną porcję rozrywki.
Poprawny scenariusz akcji, nie mógłby prezentować pełni swoich zalet, gdyby nie świetna oprawa rysunkowa. Jest kolorowo, wyraziście a co najważniejsze bardzo dynamicznie (z odpowiednią dawką brutalności, jeśli wymaga tego scena). Poszczególnym artystom udaje się utrzymać dość spójny styl, dzięki czemu całość ogląda się z niekłamaną przyjemnością. Na pewne wyróżnienie zasługuje tutaj Marcio Menyz ze względu na jego wizję Cymeryjczyka.
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April 16, 2020
I picked up this book to read a story with some less-used Avengers characters thinking it would be interesting to see how they were used. I quickly realized that you really needed to have read Avengers: No Surrender, or it wouldn't make a lot of sense, even though it wasn't quite the same batch of characters, so I stopped after maybe the first issue and went and read that, which was quite good. I then came back and read this, which I enjoyed quite a bit. It did have some more prominent Avengers, like Vision, Hawkeye and the Scarlet Witch, but had a few other characters who aren't used quite as often (Hulk, Hercules, and Spectrum), as well as a couple of characters who hadn't previously been Avengers (Rocket Raccoon and Conan). It focused a lot on Hercules, and the other Olympians. I was a bit upset with how the other Olympians were dealt with, but had a feeling their story might end the way it did, so that seemed alright. I liked that this story took some different directions than a lot of other stories have in recent years, and brought back some disused parts of the Marvel universe (and gave little blurbs at the ends of issues to highlight the history of those places). I'm not all that sure about merging Conan with the rest of the Marvel universe. The parts of the story that took place in the Hyborean Age worked for me, and seemed of a piece with other Conan stories I have read, I'm just not so sure how Conan will work in the modern era. I guess I will see when I read those stories. For now, though, I liked how this story brought together different times, elements of cosmic Marvel, as well as the mythic aspects of the Olympians, as well as a return for the Vision in one grand, sweeping story that avoided feeling like I had missed out on parts of it by not reading a million tie-in books. I would like to see more events like this than those giant crossovers.
April 28, 2021
Another strong Marvel event like Avengers: No Surrender before it, though No Road Home fails to stick the landing. A grab-bag of Marvel heroes are zapped by Voyager to Hercules' home, Olympus, where they discover the Goddess of Night, Nyx, has murdered everyone! She's also turned the lights off across the universe (though everyone seems to be able to see just fine...), so the heroes team up to stop her.
Stopping Nyx involves collecting a trio of night stones before she does. This plot device reminded me uncomfortably of Scott Snyder's Justice League series I just read, with its myriad metals and cosmic forces, but the night stone MacGuffins are fortunately not too important to No Road Home's plot. There's plenty of room for character growth among the many battle scenes, though Nyx is an unclear villain. Does she want to douse the lights across the multiverse? Or become some kind of cosmic goddess? Or just rule Olympus?
A high point in No Road Home arrives with Conan the Barbarian, who helps Scarlet Witch find one of the night stones in Cimmeria. Conan doesn't feel shoe-horned into the book (surprising!) and provides a welcome bit of dark fantasy amidst the cosmic battles. Conversely, No Road Home hits a low with its far-too-meta conclusion.
As with No Surrender, the art is terrific throughout and the trio of authors craft a superbly paced, action-packed read with the characters at heart. No Road Home misses the mark at the end, but it's still well worth a look.
Stopping Nyx involves collecting a trio of night stones before she does. This plot device reminded me uncomfortably of Scott Snyder's Justice League series I just read, with its myriad metals and cosmic forces, but the night stone MacGuffins are fortunately not too important to No Road Home's plot. There's plenty of room for character growth among the many battle scenes, though Nyx is an unclear villain. Does she want to douse the lights across the multiverse? Or become some kind of cosmic goddess? Or just rule Olympus?
A high point in No Road Home arrives with Conan the Barbarian, who helps Scarlet Witch find one of the night stones in Cimmeria. Conan doesn't feel shoe-horned into the book (surprising!) and provides a welcome bit of dark fantasy amidst the cosmic battles. Conversely, No Road Home hits a low with its far-too-meta conclusion.
As with No Surrender, the art is terrific throughout and the trio of authors craft a superbly paced, action-packed read with the characters at heart. No Road Home misses the mark at the end, but it's still well worth a look.
September 6, 2021
Acting as maybe something of a sequel to Avengers: No Surrender, No Road Home shows a group of mostly Avengers (Rocket Raccoon got sucked along for the ride) as they battle Nyx, the Greek goddess of the night, imprisoned with her children by Zeus and now out to bring eternal darkness to the universe. That means it's up to Hercules, the Vision, the Scarlet Witch, Rocket Raccoon, Voyager, Hawkeye, Spectrum, and the Immortal Hulk to save the day. Oh, and one other character who hadn't appeared in a Marvel book in a good, long time.
What follows is a lot better than the aforementioned No Surrender. Though all the different members of the team get their share in the spotlight (well, maybe not Voyager), this is perhaps mostly a story about Hercules and the Vision. Hercules is at the end of a character arc, trying to get beyond the boastful drunkard he'd generally been depicted as for years while the Vision, suffering from damage from No Surrender, is dying and actually glad to be doing so since that makes him mortal, something he actively wants.
Though it isn't quite perfect, the story does have a rather interesting final part. Nyx's defeat of course suggests she will be back, but how she goes down was a rather meta comment about the Marvel Universe itself and made for a nice conclusion. Plus, unlike No Surrender, this one isn't trying to end an Avengers era and is just looking to tell a good story. I can get behind that.
What follows is a lot better than the aforementioned No Surrender. Though all the different members of the team get their share in the spotlight (well, maybe not Voyager), this is perhaps mostly a story about Hercules and the Vision. Hercules is at the end of a character arc, trying to get beyond the boastful drunkard he'd generally been depicted as for years while the Vision, suffering from damage from No Surrender, is dying and actually glad to be doing so since that makes him mortal, something he actively wants.
Though it isn't quite perfect, the story does have a rather interesting final part. Nyx's defeat of course suggests she will be back, but how she goes down was a rather meta comment about the Marvel Universe itself and made for a nice conclusion. Plus, unlike No Surrender, this one isn't trying to end an Avengers era and is just looking to tell a good story. I can get behind that.
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