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Avengers by Jonathan Hickman: The Complete Collection
Avengers by Jonathan Hickman: The Complete Collection, Vol. 1
Jonathan Hickman's epic Avengers saga begins here! When Earth's Mightiest Heroes expand their sphere of influence to a global - even interplanetary - level, who will answer Captain America's call? When Earth is attacked, the new team's first mission takes them to Mars - and sets them on a dangerous path filled with deadly, godlike enemies beyond anything they have faced before! Meanwhile, cascading multiversal Incursions threaten all of reality - and only Tony Stark and his secretive Illuminati allies know it! Can Mr. Fantastic, the Black Panther, Black Bolt, Namor and the Beast join Iron Man in saving the Multiverse - or is everything destined to die? Plus, from original New Mutants to the newest Avengers, join Cannonball and Sunspot in a bizarre adventure on Mojoworld!
COLLECTING: AVENGERS (2012) 1-5, NEW AVENGERS (2013) 1-6, ASTONISHING TALES:MOJOWORLD (2008) 1-6
COLLECTING: AVENGERS (2012) 1-5, NEW AVENGERS (2013) 1-6, ASTONISHING TALES:MOJOWORLD (2008) 1-6
336 pages, Paperback
Published August 25, 2020
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Jonathan Hickman
1,221 books2,028 followersJonathan Hickman is an American comic book writer and artist. He is known for creating the Image Comics series The Nightly News, The Manhattan Projects and East of West, as well as working on Marvel Comics' Fantastic Four, FF, and S.H.I.E.L.D. titles. In 2012, Hickman ended his run on the Fantastic Four titles to write The Avengers and The New Avengers, as part the "Marvel NOW!" relaunch. In 2013, Hickman wrote a six-part miniseries, Infinity, plus Avengers tie-ins for Marvel Comics. In 2015, he wrote the crossover event Secret Wars. - Wikipedia
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August 4, 2022
From 2012, we’ve had four Avengers movies, all of which are great as it presents a superhero team that changes from instalment to instalment, showing off their impressive powers in beautifully-realised comic book-styled set-pieces and whenever it’s not about the action, we just enjoy the company of them hanging out. We don’t know when or what the next Avengers movie will be, although there is a divisive video game currently released, there are many comics that showcase Earth’s Mightiest Heroes, including Jonathan Hickman’s run that began in 2013.
At the beginning, we are introduced to the Avengers as the original six that featured in Joss Whedon’s first cinematic outing. However, what Hickman sets up is something bigger as the two OG Avengers, Tony Stark/Iron Man and Steve Rogers/Captain America decide that the team should expand their sphere of influence to a global, even interplanetary level. When an alien group known as the Gardeners shoot an Origin Bomb at Earth to accelerate the evolution of mankind, which affected almost two million people, the Avengers scrambled a response team.
If you’ve read Hickman’s work at Marvel from the Fantastic Four to what he’s currently doing with the X-Men, he introduces a familiarity with a well-established title and transitions it to new and unexpected territories, which is exactly what he's doing with the Avengers, who want to expand their status quo, in terms of Earth being an Avengers World. As for the line-up, you have former members coming back such as Spider-Man and Wolverine, there are two former X-Men on the team, Sunspot and Cannonball, whilst newbies like Smasher and Captain Universe are thrown in the mix.
The first three issues, which is the Avengers versus the Gardeners, is essentially a mini-event where there isn’t a great deal of characterisation, apart from the villains. Despite the brief but brief interactions in how the heroes are assembled, much of the Avengers’ drama is through the set-up of them together so they can fight in these new baddies. Known for his collaborations with Rick Remender, Jerome Opeña's art is reminiscent of Esad Ribić’s style as there is a painterly quality to his illustrations, whilst showing incredible detail towards the characters. His Captain America, in particular, through his changing of costumes is incredible.
The next two issues are standalone character-driven issues, one focusing on Hyperion and the other on Smasher. Although Adam Kubert’s sketchy art can be underwhelming, whilst Hickman is perhaps more interested in the huge sci-fi concepts, there is enough human moments that hopefully we’ll see more in later issues.
As this volume also includes the first six issues of the other series New Avengers, this is where Hickman is at his best. This particular title focuses on the Illuminati, which includes Black Bolt, Captain America, Doctor Strange, Iron Man, Mister Fantastic, and Namor, who reassembled to confront the threat of incursions. Comprising of the most powerful beings on the planet, not just in terms of superpowers, much of their interactions are all about compromise for the greater good, even if the humane Cap is not on board with. There is also a power play going on, especially between Namor and Black Panther, who somewhat is the protagonist here.
No doubt it is heavy on both dialogue and wacky science, but all the characters are compelling, including Yabbat Ummon Turru/Black Swan, who serves as an interesting antagonist and has big plans. It also helps that Steve Epting draws this whole arc as his realistic illustrations whilst embracing the cosmic aspect you come to expect from Hickman, that makes the story feel both epic and intimate.
Concluding this volume with the backup feature in which Sunspot and Cannonball are kidnapped by Mojo and are forced to make a number of movies for Mojomedia, it ultimately has nothing to do with both of the main storylines, but is a fun parody about making movies whilst comically using the Marvel characters. As for the rest of the volume, I may not enjoy this as much as Hickman’s Fantastic Four and X-Men, but I'm curious to see what he has in store with the Avengers.
At the beginning, we are introduced to the Avengers as the original six that featured in Joss Whedon’s first cinematic outing. However, what Hickman sets up is something bigger as the two OG Avengers, Tony Stark/Iron Man and Steve Rogers/Captain America decide that the team should expand their sphere of influence to a global, even interplanetary level. When an alien group known as the Gardeners shoot an Origin Bomb at Earth to accelerate the evolution of mankind, which affected almost two million people, the Avengers scrambled a response team.
If you’ve read Hickman’s work at Marvel from the Fantastic Four to what he’s currently doing with the X-Men, he introduces a familiarity with a well-established title and transitions it to new and unexpected territories, which is exactly what he's doing with the Avengers, who want to expand their status quo, in terms of Earth being an Avengers World. As for the line-up, you have former members coming back such as Spider-Man and Wolverine, there are two former X-Men on the team, Sunspot and Cannonball, whilst newbies like Smasher and Captain Universe are thrown in the mix.
The first three issues, which is the Avengers versus the Gardeners, is essentially a mini-event where there isn’t a great deal of characterisation, apart from the villains. Despite the brief but brief interactions in how the heroes are assembled, much of the Avengers’ drama is through the set-up of them together so they can fight in these new baddies. Known for his collaborations with Rick Remender, Jerome Opeña's art is reminiscent of Esad Ribić’s style as there is a painterly quality to his illustrations, whilst showing incredible detail towards the characters. His Captain America, in particular, through his changing of costumes is incredible.
The next two issues are standalone character-driven issues, one focusing on Hyperion and the other on Smasher. Although Adam Kubert’s sketchy art can be underwhelming, whilst Hickman is perhaps more interested in the huge sci-fi concepts, there is enough human moments that hopefully we’ll see more in later issues.
As this volume also includes the first six issues of the other series New Avengers, this is where Hickman is at his best. This particular title focuses on the Illuminati, which includes Black Bolt, Captain America, Doctor Strange, Iron Man, Mister Fantastic, and Namor, who reassembled to confront the threat of incursions. Comprising of the most powerful beings on the planet, not just in terms of superpowers, much of their interactions are all about compromise for the greater good, even if the humane Cap is not on board with. There is also a power play going on, especially between Namor and Black Panther, who somewhat is the protagonist here.
No doubt it is heavy on both dialogue and wacky science, but all the characters are compelling, including Yabbat Ummon Turru/Black Swan, who serves as an interesting antagonist and has big plans. It also helps that Steve Epting draws this whole arc as his realistic illustrations whilst embracing the cosmic aspect you come to expect from Hickman, that makes the story feel both epic and intimate.
Concluding this volume with the backup feature in which Sunspot and Cannonball are kidnapped by Mojo and are forced to make a number of movies for Mojomedia, it ultimately has nothing to do with both of the main storylines, but is a fun parody about making movies whilst comically using the Marvel characters. As for the rest of the volume, I may not enjoy this as much as Hickman’s Fantastic Four and X-Men, but I'm curious to see what he has in store with the Avengers.
September 11, 2020
I've read this material before, when it was originally being published monthly, but I've never finished it. Now that Marvel is doing these complete collections for Hickman, I'd like to finally read them. An interesting thing about these collections is that it isn't just one issue of Avengers, then an issue of New Avengers. It's a few issue's of one, than the other. I'm guessing that the order is what you would find if you were reading the Omnibus collection. That means that someone (probably Hickman) is telling you the story in the issue reading order they want, and I think that is cool.
Story wise there is a lot going on here. It's hard to read material like this and separate what you already know from the future. I know that Avengers is building to Infinity, that New Avengers is leading to Secret Wars. However, the good thing is that Hickman leads you there in an interesting way.
The characters from New Avengers are the best part. It's so well written as these highly intelligent, highly accomplished men try and find a way to stop the end of the world. Hickman isn't afraid to show them having moral dilemma's, and how easily people fall from their "righteous" path. He is especially good at writing Namor. He makes him so arrogate. Namor is such an ass, and Hickman isn't worried about making him unlikable. The thing you like about Namor is that he is so unlikable.
my biggest problem is that there is so many variant covers for the original titles that the collection of them in the book takes up a big part. We could have gotten another issue in the book, instead of these covers. Also, why is the page count so low? Aren't these books usually 400 plus pages?
It's a good start to a series I've been wanting to finally finish for a long time.
Story wise there is a lot going on here. It's hard to read material like this and separate what you already know from the future. I know that Avengers is building to Infinity, that New Avengers is leading to Secret Wars. However, the good thing is that Hickman leads you there in an interesting way.
The characters from New Avengers are the best part. It's so well written as these highly intelligent, highly accomplished men try and find a way to stop the end of the world. Hickman isn't afraid to show them having moral dilemma's, and how easily people fall from their "righteous" path. He is especially good at writing Namor. He makes him so arrogate. Namor is such an ass, and Hickman isn't worried about making him unlikable. The thing you like about Namor is that he is so unlikable.
my biggest problem is that there is so many variant covers for the original titles that the collection of them in the book takes up a big part. We could have gotten another issue in the book, instead of these covers. Also, why is the page count so low? Aren't these books usually 400 plus pages?
It's a good start to a series I've been wanting to finally finish for a long time.
October 8, 2021
Říkal jsem si, že to tu nechám na pokoji. Grafy a poznámky mám v mind Mapmakeru (hue hue pun intended). Malé ohlédnutí ale neuškodí.
Avengers 1-3: Ex nihilo, Abyss a Aleph teraformují Mars a posílají na zem několik bio-bomb, které obsahují virus přepisující genetickou informaci všeho, co potkají (Jop, Annihilation od Netflixu je teď Marvel kánon). To se zdá být tím správným spouštěčem k instalaci Avengers DLC. Iniciativa Avengers World je zahájena... Btw. Má to trochu Giant size X-men vibes. Jen místo ostrovu Krakoa máme Mars, místo OG X-menů Avengers. Přežívší není Cyclops ale Captain America a iniciativa nevede k x-menům z celého světa ale k Avengers...world. Každopádně rozehrávka jak víno, lore se rozjíždí. Čekají nás velký věci. 5/5
New avengers 1-3: Inkursy everywhere. Iluminati jsou svoláni na poradu. Cap se moc nevyznamená a ještě má blbý kecy. Jeho mozek je posléze znásilněn a jsou mu ukázány dveře. Jdou se vyrábět bouchačky. 6/5
Avengers 4-5: vhled do backgroundu neokoukaných verzí starších hrdinů. Hyperion skvěle sedí do loru a jeho příběh mě fakt zajímal, bohužel je nakreslený náhražkou Jima Lee v době, kdy je dovoleno kreslit blbě jako Jim Lee pouze Jimovi Lee a to ze sentimentálních důvodů (tj kvůli devadesátkám, kdy se smělo kreslit stylem Jima Lee). Smasher origin má opačný problém, kresba je obstojná, ale příběh, ač předjímá budoucí průsery, vedoucí k Infinity, je zívák. 4/5
New Avengers 4-6: účely světí prostředky. Každý člen Iluminati přichází se svojí verzí petardy. My díky Black Swan začínáme chápat, že velká hra světů se hraje na vícero levelech. Sidera Maris, pyčo. 6/5
Suma sumárum:
Hele, tohle je bez debat to nejlepší, co kdy s Avengery kdo dělal a líp to prostě nejde. Když si představuju příklad toho, jak by měla moderní superhero mainstreamovka fungovat, vidim Hickmana a jeho Avengers.
Stay tuned, další čísla povalí jako blesk.
Avengers 1-3: Ex nihilo, Abyss a Aleph teraformují Mars a posílají na zem několik bio-bomb, které obsahují virus přepisující genetickou informaci všeho, co potkají (Jop, Annihilation od Netflixu je teď Marvel kánon). To se zdá být tím správným spouštěčem k instalaci Avengers DLC. Iniciativa Avengers World je zahájena... Btw. Má to trochu Giant size X-men vibes. Jen místo ostrovu Krakoa máme Mars, místo OG X-menů Avengers. Přežívší není Cyclops ale Captain America a iniciativa nevede k x-menům z celého světa ale k Avengers...world. Každopádně rozehrávka jak víno, lore se rozjíždí. Čekají nás velký věci. 5/5
New avengers 1-3: Inkursy everywhere. Iluminati jsou svoláni na poradu. Cap se moc nevyznamená a ještě má blbý kecy. Jeho mozek je posléze znásilněn a jsou mu ukázány dveře. Jdou se vyrábět bouchačky. 6/5
Avengers 4-5: vhled do backgroundu neokoukaných verzí starších hrdinů. Hyperion skvěle sedí do loru a jeho příběh mě fakt zajímal, bohužel je nakreslený náhražkou Jima Lee v době, kdy je dovoleno kreslit blbě jako Jim Lee pouze Jimovi Lee a to ze sentimentálních důvodů (tj kvůli devadesátkám, kdy se smělo kreslit stylem Jima Lee). Smasher origin má opačný problém, kresba je obstojná, ale příběh, ač předjímá budoucí průsery, vedoucí k Infinity, je zívák. 4/5
New Avengers 4-6: účely světí prostředky. Každý člen Iluminati přichází se svojí verzí petardy. My díky Black Swan začínáme chápat, že velká hra světů se hraje na vícero levelech. Sidera Maris, pyčo. 6/5
Suma sumárum:
Hele, tohle je bez debat to nejlepší, co kdy s Avengery kdo dělal a líp to prostě nejde. Když si představuju příklad toho, jak by měla moderní superhero mainstreamovka fungovat, vidim Hickmana a jeho Avengers.
Stay tuned, další čísla povalí jako blesk.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
February 18, 2025
Great start to Hickman’s Avengers run. A lot of current Marvel output (and a decent amount of the past’s) has never strayed too far into darker ethical territory, but Hickman takes some of the company’s most altruistic characters and forces them to compromise their values, for better choices mean death. Epting’s art is still meh.
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April 22, 2022like hickman’s runs on fantastic four and x-men this opens with a someone making a decision rooted in hubris and deciding to keep this decision from people close to them and a lot of the tension of the story comes from how the people who are being lied to react when they inevitably learn the truth. unlike ff and x-men i am not invested in any of the relationships between the characters, besides bobby and sam, so the impending revelation doesn’t interest me that much. there’s still a lot to enjoy here, hickman is the best at what he does, but i can’t help but wish that i was more emotionally invested.
March 2, 2021
I really like the first 2/3 of the book and it would have been 4 stars if not for the last 1/3 which is a Cannonball / Sunspot mini. Both great characters but when you sell something call Avengers and end up with 2 second rate character on Mojoverse ... Well you lose a star for sure.
October 16, 2025
Well, I'm officially into marvel comics. That was fast
Having read no other comics, I was told I can't go wrong with this avengers run, and this book was more than I could have asked for.
OG Avengers? ✅
Humor? ✅
Action and gorgeous art? ✅
12 MORE on-call avengers?! ✅
A dark avengers Illuminati??!! (I mean WHAT) ✅
I'm afraid I'm doing the equivalent of getting into art by visiting the Sistine Chapel - that it can only go downhill from here. Good thing there's 4 more long books in this series. I'm off to barrel through those and enjoy every minute of it.
Having read no other comics, I was told I can't go wrong with this avengers run, and this book was more than I could have asked for.
OG Avengers? ✅
Humor? ✅
Action and gorgeous art? ✅
12 MORE on-call avengers?! ✅
A dark avengers Illuminati??!! (I mean WHAT) ✅
I'm afraid I'm doing the equivalent of getting into art by visiting the Sistine Chapel - that it can only go downhill from here. Good thing there's 4 more long books in this series. I'm off to barrel through those and enjoy every minute of it.
September 13, 2021
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Prostě fakin Hickmanovi Avengers, opět mám nástěnku popsanou grafy a špendlíky přivázané šňůrkama.
Opeňa je bůh...
Prostě fakin Hickmanovi Avengers, opět mám nástěnku popsanou grafy a špendlíky přivázané šňůrkama.
Opeňa je bůh...
August 24, 2025
The main “Avengers” issues weren’t all that memorable, but man, everything to do with the Illuminati and incursions was absolutely riveting! So excited to finally be starting this run!
March 8, 2021
The Avengers stuff is all great and Hickman has always been really lucky with the artists he's gotten to work with over the years, and this was a clear-cut four star book and a really strong beginning to what looks like is going to be an exciting run of comics to get into, but there's a but here as you can see from the fact that I just called this a four star book, but have only given it three stars, and that all falls to Sam and Bobby's adventures in the Mojoverse. Cannonball and Sunspot are lifelong favourite characters of mine, but this entire segment just didn't work for me at all. It doesn't help that I've always found Mojo stories to be obnoxious, but this was almost offensive in how unfunny it was, and jarringly unexpected compared to the levels and heights in the main stories that made up the rest of this volume. I just don't think it needed to be included and I kind of wish it hadn't have been.
May 1, 2025
Siempre he escuchado hablar sobre la etapa de Vengadores de Jonathan Hickman y me apetecía echarle un vistazo, así que he decidido leer esta edición que parecía que me iba a ordenar los números. Me estoy preparando para leer las Secret Wars, el evento con el que culminará la historia, cuando los edite Panini España en formato Marvel Essentials que, por tamaño, es mi predilecto para los eventos.
Este volumen contiene Vengadores 1-5, Nuevos Vengadores 1-6 y... Astonishing Tales: Mojoworld 1-6. Mientras que la primera serie es de 2012 y la segunda de 2013, la última es de 2008. Las dos primeras me han intrigado bastante: presentan personajes nuevos, una trama multiversal, los Vengadores de la primera película de Whedon + los Illuminati... Todo perfecto. La historia me ha cautivado y quiero seguir leyendo más.
No obstante, incluyen... Mojoworld. Con dos superhéroes de segunda, con un arte que no me convence para nada... Y sigo sin saber por qué. Es una miniserie de Hickman que pasa sin pena ni gloria a mi parecer. Seguramente, no la recuerde mañana. Si algún día comprara un recopilatorio, no sería este por... incluir 6 números que no me interesaron nada.
Este volumen contiene Vengadores 1-5, Nuevos Vengadores 1-6 y... Astonishing Tales: Mojoworld 1-6. Mientras que la primera serie es de 2012 y la segunda de 2013, la última es de 2008. Las dos primeras me han intrigado bastante: presentan personajes nuevos, una trama multiversal, los Vengadores de la primera película de Whedon + los Illuminati... Todo perfecto. La historia me ha cautivado y quiero seguir leyendo más.
No obstante, incluyen... Mojoworld. Con dos superhéroes de segunda, con un arte que no me convence para nada... Y sigo sin saber por qué. Es una miniserie de Hickman que pasa sin pena ni gloria a mi parecer. Seguramente, no la recuerde mañana. Si algún día comprara un recopilatorio, no sería este por... incluir 6 números que no me interesaron nada.
April 1, 2021
Stakes that literally could not be higher
Hickman's Avengers series starts by setting up what must be the biggest stakes ever in the Marvel Universe. I love it when stories go down the cosmic route, and this series is definitely heading in that direction. This collection collects both Hickman's Avengers and New Avengers series. The Avengers seems to be broader and more varies in its scope. Fleshing out characters like Smasher and Hyperion. New Avengers is laser focused on the multiversal threat that the Avengers face, which so far I'm finding more compelling. What slightly let's this coming down is the final section of the book which essentially just filler, completely unrelated to the rest of the story. Mojoworld is just plain bad in my opinion and after a few pages I had to skip the rest. Overall though, this is an excellent start to Hickman's Avengers.
Hickman's Avengers series starts by setting up what must be the biggest stakes ever in the Marvel Universe. I love it when stories go down the cosmic route, and this series is definitely heading in that direction. This collection collects both Hickman's Avengers and New Avengers series. The Avengers seems to be broader and more varies in its scope. Fleshing out characters like Smasher and Hyperion. New Avengers is laser focused on the multiversal threat that the Avengers face, which so far I'm finding more compelling. What slightly let's this coming down is the final section of the book which essentially just filler, completely unrelated to the rest of the story. Mojoworld is just plain bad in my opinion and after a few pages I had to skip the rest. Overall though, this is an excellent start to Hickman's Avengers.
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August 24, 2024Having heard good things about Hickman's Avengers run, I picked this one up on a lark from my library.
Yet another Avengers revamp starting with #1?
I found the first few issues of this series, with the bad guys who take over Mars, generally engaging. Attractive enough artwork by Jerome Opeña, previously unknown to me
The rest of the book was from New Avengers (one of these cross-title storylines I guess) where Hickman was apparently (maybe?) trying to tie together some loose ends from the Bendis run (which I had not read). The Illuminati, yet more Thanos (shouldn't we be done with him for a while now?), some unintelligible Wakanda stuff. I gave it two issues and could make no sense of it and the art was not interesting enough to keep me going.
But I'll try Vol 2 when I get back to my library.
Yet another Avengers revamp starting with #1?
I found the first few issues of this series, with the bad guys who take over Mars, generally engaging. Attractive enough artwork by Jerome Opeña, previously unknown to me
The rest of the book was from New Avengers (one of these cross-title storylines I guess) where Hickman was apparently (maybe?) trying to tie together some loose ends from the Bendis run (which I had not read). The Illuminati, yet more Thanos (shouldn't we be done with him for a while now?), some unintelligible Wakanda stuff. I gave it two issues and could make no sense of it and the art was not interesting enough to keep me going.
But I'll try Vol 2 when I get back to my library.
February 14, 2023
Hickman once again provides a solid story for fans old and new. The main Avengers book can be a bit confusing at first but it's cleared up by the second issue. New Avengers is an interesting twist over the previous run, featuring Marvel's Illuminati (who debuted in Brian Michael Bendis' Avengers run) as they learn about the incursions of various worlds. The Mojoworld series isn't as great as the main books but I guess Marvel needed something to pad it out. Overall it's a fantastic read that feels like its own contained Avengers movie, which is really saying something special when the current Marvel Cinematic Universe seems to be heading towards a similar plotline with all the multiverse stuff. 8.5/10.
August 1, 2024
This just hits the ground running! Hickman immediately sets the stakes in a really interesting way, and I already find myself hooked on the larger stakes more than I ever did in his previous run. Not a dig as that FF/Fantastic Four run felt much more internal, but I love seeing the grand picture come together here
Going to carve through the rest of these fairly quickly I imagine
I also had such a blast with the Mojoworld Astonishing Tales. Movie references galore, and definitely felt like it was poking a lot of fun at the MCU in real time
Going to carve through the rest of these fairly quickly I imagine
I also had such a blast with the Mojoworld Astonishing Tales. Movie references galore, and definitely felt like it was poking a lot of fun at the MCU in real time
September 14, 2020
Random thoughts:
I read this collection after having read Hickman's X-titles, but it sure seems like has a few touchstones - new language, putting the ENTIRE gang back together, etc.
No one writes Sunspot and Cannonball like he can. No wonder he took over the New Mutants title.
He gives some great ancillary characters great moments (Hyperion, Smasher, etc.)
Not sure he explains the "grand scheme" of things as well as he could. It's all a bit complicated, but the ride sure is fun.
I read this collection after having read Hickman's X-titles, but it sure seems like has a few touchstones - new language, putting the ENTIRE gang back together, etc.
No one writes Sunspot and Cannonball like he can. No wonder he took over the New Mutants title.
He gives some great ancillary characters great moments (Hyperion, Smasher, etc.)
Not sure he explains the "grand scheme" of things as well as he could. It's all a bit complicated, but the ride sure is fun.
August 30, 2022
I've been looking for the complete collections of Jonathan Hickman's Avengers/New Avengers run for forever, and so far my quest has been well warranted. Vol. 1 is awesome with starting off the events that lead to my favorite Marvel event, the 2015 Secret Wars event. Of course the New Avengers is much cooler as it focuses on the Illuminati, but the Avengers doesn't suck either. Doom shows up too. Which is great. Doom is awesome. More Doom.
October 21, 2021
I really enjoyed this. We have new gods/entities with the some of the Imperial Guard, Dr Strange, Black Panther and more. Quite a crossover with the FF also. I haven't read this team since NEW AVENGERS from 2005 ish.
February 9, 2021
This has been defined as the start of an epic Avengers run by Hickman, curious to see if it holds up to all the praise now that his run has finished. Started off great!
January 14, 2022
oh ok
June 26, 2022
I would honestly give this a full five stars if not for the frankly upsetting inclusion of the miserable and problematic 'Atonishing Tales: Mojoworld' at the back of the book.
August 5, 2024
The backup stories are a fun reminder that Jonathan Hickman could right just fun easy to consume stories but he chooses to write head spinners like the main stories
January 19, 2025
★★★★★☆☆
the bobby and sam story at the end is suuuuper skippable, but otherwise a good volume. the new avengers issues are definitely the highlight.
the bobby and sam story at the end is suuuuper skippable, but otherwise a good volume. the new avengers issues are definitely the highlight.
February 10, 2025
Amazing
Hickman can do no wrong! This is just high level sci-fi combined with super heroes. I love this series and Secret Wars afterwards.
Hickman can do no wrong! This is just high level sci-fi combined with super heroes. I love this series and Secret Wars afterwards.
February 13, 2025
This would have been 5 stars if the extra drivel (I don't even want to call it a comic, it was that bad) wasn't included.
June 3, 2025
Rating and log are applicable to Hickman's entire run. I won't be going through the pain of logging every volume in this collection.
June 23, 2025
Pretty strong overall but the 5 issue Mojoworld story at the end is buns and brings the overall rating down for me
July 12, 2025
Cool setup, Hickman doing his thing, rest of the run will probably be very good!
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