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Avengers (2018) (Collected Editions)
Avengers. Tom 4: Wojna światów
Czarnoksiężnik Malekith Przeklęty dotarł na Ziemię, a jego okrutne armie obległy Górę Avengers. Jednak najpotężniejsi ziemscy bohaterowie nie poddadzą się bez walki: Blade stawi czoło superżołnierzom korporacji Roxxon, a She-Hulk zmierzy się nie tylko z trollami, ale i z własną legendą. Czy wspólnie zdołają odeprzeć przeważające siły szalonego elfa? Tymczasem odmieniony agent Coulson wysyła do obrony Ziemi własną drużynę superbohaterów… a Tony Stark trafia do miejsca bardzo, bardzo odległego od domu.
Album zawiera materiały opublikowane pierwotnie w zeszytach #18–21 serii „Avengers” oraz we „Free Comic Book Day 2019”.
Album zawiera materiały opublikowane pierwotnie w zeszytach #18–21 serii „Avengers” oraz we „Free Comic Book Day 2019”.
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First published December 10, 2019
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Jason Aaron
2,360 books1,677 followersJason Aaron grew up in a small town in Alabama. His cousin, Gustav Hasford, who wrote the semi-autobiographical novel The Short-Timers, on which the feature film Full Metal Jacket was based, was a large influence on Aaron. Aaron decided he wanted to write comics as a child, and though his father was skeptical when Aaron informed him of this aspiration, his mother took Aaron to drug stores, where he would purchase books from spinner racks, some of which he still owns today.
Aaron's career in comics began in 2001 when he won a Marvel Comics talent search contest with an eight-page Wolverine back-up story script. The story, which was published in Wolverine #175 (June 2002), gave him the opportunity to pitch subsequent ideas to editors.
In 2006, Aaron made a blind submission to DC/Vertigo, who published his first major work, the Vietnam War story The Other Side which was nominated for an Eisner Award for Best Miniseries, and which Aaron regards as the "second time" he broke into the industry.
Following this, Vertigo asked him to pitch other ideas, which led to the series Scalped, a creator-owned series set on the fictional Prairie Rose Indian Reservation and published by DC/Vertigo.
In 2007, Aaron wrote Ripclaw: Pilot Season for Top Cow Productions. Later that year, Marvel editor Axel Alonso, who was impressed by The Other Side and Scalped, hired Aaron to write issues of Wolverine, Black Panther and eventually, an extended run on Ghost Rider that began in April 2008. His continued work on Black Panther also included a tie-in to the company-wide crossover storyline along with a "Secret Invasion" with David Lapham in 2009.
In January 2008, he signed an exclusive contract with Marvel, though it would not affect his work on Scalped. Later that July, he wrote the Penguin issue of The Joker's Asylum.
After a 4-issue stint on Wolverine in 2007, Aaron returned to the character with the ongoing series Wolverine: Weapon X, launched to coincide with the feature film X-Men Origins: Wolverine. Aaron commented, "With Wolverine: Weapon X we'll be trying to mix things up like that from arc to arc, so the first arc is a typical sort of black ops story but the second arc will jump right into the middle of a completely different genre," In 2010, the series was relaunched once again as simply Wolverine. He followed this with his current run on Thor: God of Thunder.
Aaron's career in comics began in 2001 when he won a Marvel Comics talent search contest with an eight-page Wolverine back-up story script. The story, which was published in Wolverine #175 (June 2002), gave him the opportunity to pitch subsequent ideas to editors.
In 2006, Aaron made a blind submission to DC/Vertigo, who published his first major work, the Vietnam War story The Other Side which was nominated for an Eisner Award for Best Miniseries, and which Aaron regards as the "second time" he broke into the industry.
Following this, Vertigo asked him to pitch other ideas, which led to the series Scalped, a creator-owned series set on the fictional Prairie Rose Indian Reservation and published by DC/Vertigo.
In 2007, Aaron wrote Ripclaw: Pilot Season for Top Cow Productions. Later that year, Marvel editor Axel Alonso, who was impressed by The Other Side and Scalped, hired Aaron to write issues of Wolverine, Black Panther and eventually, an extended run on Ghost Rider that began in April 2008. His continued work on Black Panther also included a tie-in to the company-wide crossover storyline along with a "Secret Invasion" with David Lapham in 2009.
In January 2008, he signed an exclusive contract with Marvel, though it would not affect his work on Scalped. Later that July, he wrote the Penguin issue of The Joker's Asylum.
After a 4-issue stint on Wolverine in 2007, Aaron returned to the character with the ongoing series Wolverine: Weapon X, launched to coincide with the feature film X-Men Origins: Wolverine. Aaron commented, "With Wolverine: Weapon X we'll be trying to mix things up like that from arc to arc, so the first arc is a typical sort of black ops story but the second arc will jump right into the middle of a completely different genre," In 2010, the series was relaunched once again as simply Wolverine. He followed this with his current run on Thor: God of Thunder.
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February 13, 2020
This is a bunch of one-off stories while War of the Realms is going on. Marvel likes to do this a lot to the main books centered around a big crossover. The stories are by no means bad, they just aren't great either. Jason Aaron on the Avengers should be fireworks, but it continues to just sputter for me.
March 9, 2020
This is a bit of a stopgap volume of the Avengers, being a series of done-in-one issues, all tied in to the War of the Realms crossover event.
That being said, it would be wrong to dismiss this volume as being full of low-quality filler material, as all the stories collected here are pretty good. They're also laying the foundations for future arcs in this book, so it would be a mistake to skip this one.
I'm really looking forward to seeing where Jason Aaron is going with the Squadron Supreme of America storyline, in particular, as these folks clearly aren't the Squadron Supreme we know of old.
That being said, it would be wrong to dismiss this volume as being full of low-quality filler material, as all the stories collected here are pretty good. They're also laying the foundations for future arcs in this book, so it would be a mistake to skip this one.
I'm really looking forward to seeing where Jason Aaron is going with the Squadron Supreme of America storyline, in particular, as these folks clearly aren't the Squadron Supreme we know of old.
May 18, 2023
Another decent volume in what should be an amazing Avengers run.
I just don't understand why this run is so average. The idea of having another squad of superheroes to match the Avengers is cool. I mean they are basically the Marvel version of Justice League. Even looks like them. And then on the other side you have some quality time with the Avengers in a hot spring, some flirting, and even some great character building moments. But then get them hooked into the war of the realms plot and that is just...no.
I mean I enjoy the character moments. Jen flirting, Ghost Rider becoming more confident, and even the Supreme Squad of evil Justice League is all cool. But nothing seems to really happen and the realm war stuff is REALLY boring. And felt like just pushed in here for no reason.
Overall decent, fun at times, but not great. A 3 out of 5.
I just don't understand why this run is so average. The idea of having another squad of superheroes to match the Avengers is cool. I mean they are basically the Marvel version of Justice League. Even looks like them. And then on the other side you have some quality time with the Avengers in a hot spring, some flirting, and even some great character building moments. But then get them hooked into the war of the realms plot and that is just...no.
I mean I enjoy the character moments. Jen flirting, Ghost Rider becoming more confident, and even the Supreme Squad of evil Justice League is all cool. But nothing seems to really happen and the realm war stuff is REALLY boring. And felt like just pushed in here for no reason.
Overall decent, fun at times, but not great. A 3 out of 5.
August 2, 2020
Some good stuff from Aaron with the Avengers, as well as the hectic but entertaining War of the Realms, Coulson is most definitely up to something sketchy with the 'Supreme Squadron of America'. And the bestial She-Hulk is a waste - one of the sharpest female speaker - Aaron and co. limit her capacity to communicate effectively... nice, not! 7 out of 12.
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October 30, 2022
This mostly ties into the WOTR event wherein we see what's going on with Squadron supreme and like a new origin for them which was intriguing and the man behind the scenes and its a good revelation plus finally getting to see the other side of battles and how they are defending Avengers mountain and a self reflection with She-hulk and her then status quo which makes for a solid read, its not the best but in the larger context of the event its cool.
And finally a sit down or in this case a hot bath meeting between the Avengers as they discuss all that has been going on and hinting of things to come and having read those its quite exciting and in that regards its a solid read and also the hints of Iron man as a caveman which I am excited to see again. So yeah overall a pretty smooth read and if you read it alongside the main event its even more awesome then!
And finally a sit down or in this case a hot bath meeting between the Avengers as they discuss all that has been going on and hinting of things to come and having read those its quite exciting and in that regards its a solid read and also the hints of Iron man as a caveman which I am excited to see again. So yeah overall a pretty smooth read and if you read it alongside the main event its even more awesome then!
December 1, 2019
While he's busy over with War Of The Realms and the Thor tie-in issues, Jason Aaron also has the Avengers to contend with as well. The Thor ones soar, but the Avengers ones kind of just flutter.
These four issues are mostly just random tie-in things. They slot in between issues of War Of The Realms, without really moving the Avengers story ahead because there's kind of a war going on? There are a few bits and pieces evolving with relation to the Coulson/Squadron Supreme aspect of things, and there's a nice focus issue on Gorilla Man which I enjoyed, but otherwise it's just your usual tie-in fare.
The FCBD material included in the back feels a little incongruous, mostly because it's more of a prelude of what's going to happen next year, but I guess it's nicer to have than a random classic or something. At least it's somewhat relevant.
On art is Ed McGuinness, back again, while Jason Masters draws one issue. McGuinness's style works for the big bombastic stuff, so he's a good choice (and seems to be the rotating 'main' artist of the book), so I'm not complaining.
Eh, this is fine. Just a bit of a detour before we get back to the good stuff.
These four issues are mostly just random tie-in things. They slot in between issues of War Of The Realms, without really moving the Avengers story ahead because there's kind of a war going on? There are a few bits and pieces evolving with relation to the Coulson/Squadron Supreme aspect of things, and there's a nice focus issue on Gorilla Man which I enjoyed, but otherwise it's just your usual tie-in fare.
The FCBD material included in the back feels a little incongruous, mostly because it's more of a prelude of what's going to happen next year, but I guess it's nicer to have than a random classic or something. At least it's somewhat relevant.
On art is Ed McGuinness, back again, while Jason Masters draws one issue. McGuinness's style works for the big bombastic stuff, so he's a good choice (and seems to be the rotating 'main' artist of the book), so I'm not complaining.
Eh, this is fine. Just a bit of a detour before we get back to the good stuff.
July 2, 2020
This is mostly a sloppy placeholder volume to get the Avengers title past the big War of the Realms event.
We check in with the super-patriotic Squadron Supreme of America group being manipulated by Mephisto and Phil Coulson, but a confrontation with the Avengers gets booted down the road for a future volume, sometime after all the frost giants have been kicked out of North America. Then Gorilla-Man (yawn) and the super-hulky She-Hulk (meh) get to narrate a couple nowhere chapters. Next, we get a passably amusing downtime issue of the Avengers lounging around in a giant hot spring.
Finally, we jump ahead in time to the Free Comic Book Day offering that shows what the Avengers will be dealing with in the coming year or so: fighting Namor and the Defenders of the Deep, infiltrating a giant space prison, and surviving in One Million B.C. I can only hope those volumes will be better than this one.
We check in with the super-patriotic Squadron Supreme of America group being manipulated by Mephisto and Phil Coulson, but a confrontation with the Avengers gets booted down the road for a future volume, sometime after all the frost giants have been kicked out of North America. Then Gorilla-Man (yawn) and the super-hulky She-Hulk (meh) get to narrate a couple nowhere chapters. Next, we get a passably amusing downtime issue of the Avengers lounging around in a giant hot spring.
Finally, we jump ahead in time to the Free Comic Book Day offering that shows what the Avengers will be dealing with in the coming year or so: fighting Namor and the Defenders of the Deep, infiltrating a giant space prison, and surviving in One Million B.C. I can only hope those volumes will be better than this one.
January 3, 2020
As much as I chortled at the Justice League piss-take, what the Hela was even going on in this book? My love of the films notwithstanding this is why I’ve never been too keen on the Avengers comics. Too scattershot, too many characters, everything always just feels like a prelude to other things of greater importance... it’s the WWE of comic titles.
June 6, 2020
An excellent "crossover" with War of the Realms, because Aaron widely circles the main event, and instead uses these four issues to highlight individual characters and plots (and these types of single-issue stories are generally one of his strengths). So we get an issue highlighting the newest Squadron Supreme (and what happened to the last one!?) and we get an issue about Gorilla-Man and we get an issue focused on the new angry She-Hulk and we get an issue of Avengers in a Hot Tub.
They're all nice character pieces and some reveal corners of this storyline that we weren't as familiar with.
They're all nice character pieces and some reveal corners of this storyline that we weren't as familiar with.
January 1, 2020
Yawn. Closer to two stars but I like the solo issues focusing on Gorilla Man and She-Hulk. Couple funny moments in the hot tub but mostly feels like filler, required crossover tie-in and setup for future conflict.
December 20, 2019
Like the prior volumes, I enjoyed this a lot. Aaron writes these characters well, and their banter is a lot of fun. Even the art remains strong, some of the best the series has so far—especially after the rocky start of the first volume.
But since this mostly a tie-in to Aaron’s “War of the Realms” event (which was actually pretty great), this volume feels light. I wish I *loved* this series, but other than the second volume, it’s been pretty consistently “good, not great,” and that hasn’t changed here. Character moments are great, but when the plots don’t go anywhere (or are too grand for their own good), it’s hard to feel any deep investment in what’s going on.
Still, I enjoy reading these quite a bit and will continue to do so. Hopefully we get to see some of the character arcs Aaron has been laying out reach a climax soon, though.
But since this mostly a tie-in to Aaron’s “War of the Realms” event (which was actually pretty great), this volume feels light. I wish I *loved* this series, but other than the second volume, it’s been pretty consistently “good, not great,” and that hasn’t changed here. Character moments are great, but when the plots don’t go anywhere (or are too grand for their own good), it’s hard to feel any deep investment in what’s going on.
Still, I enjoy reading these quite a bit and will continue to do so. Hopefully we get to see some of the character arcs Aaron has been laying out reach a climax soon, though.
September 9, 2020
The stories were fine for filler around an event but what killed it for me was alot of the art. Just big, ugly, and cartoony.
February 23, 2020
Not great, not bad, just thoroughly middle-of-the-road. I do think Aaron's getting better at writing the Avengers than in earlier volumes, but this series of one-shots doesn't do much to push the larger story ahead, merely hinting at things to come (Phil Coulson in thrall to Mephisto? the return of the Dracula story, etc.). There should be more than this...
March 5, 2020
As the title suggests, this volume is entirely composed of War of the Realms tie-ins. They're not bad - some are actually quite good, like Gorilla-Man's character building solo outing. But nothing truly excites and, with this being the main Avengers series, that's kind of the expectation.
I have to say, I'm vaguely intrigued by the Squadron Supreme stuff, particularly if they're brainwashed, but I have no idea why Coulson is taking a heel turn, or why Mephisto is involved here. Did I miss an event? In theory, it'll pay off in a future Avengers volume, but at this point, with the Squadron Supreme, the vampires, the Celestials, and everything else, it truly feels like Jason Aaron is throwing ideas at the wall, hoping something sticks.
I have to say, I'm vaguely intrigued by the Squadron Supreme stuff, particularly if they're brainwashed, but I have no idea why Coulson is taking a heel turn, or why Mephisto is involved here. Did I miss an event? In theory, it'll pay off in a future Avengers volume, but at this point, with the Squadron Supreme, the vampires, the Celestials, and everything else, it truly feels like Jason Aaron is throwing ideas at the wall, hoping something sticks.
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February 25, 2020Sometimes event tie-ins by the same writer as the main story are the ones which include stuff that genuinely affects the plot. Other times, they just take advantage of sort of being their own boss to goof around in the margins. This is all the better for being an example of the latter. Gorilla-Man muses on the chaos from the perspective of someone who doesn't normally get involved in this stuff; She-Hulk explains how becoming a rampaging monster at least has the compensation that she no longer has to put up with the male gaze. And Thor, bless him, keeps needing to check he's still worthy again the same way some of us keep checking we've not lost tickets. There's also an entertainingly meta Squadron Supreme subplot; they've always been Justice League analogues, but now they're working for the US government, they can legitimately be described as representatives of DC...
(On which note, I only learned here that, much like the City of London has its Remembrancer, Washington also gets a non-voting Representative! The things one learns from comics, eh?)
(On which note, I only learned here that, much like the City of London has its Remembrancer, Washington also gets a non-voting Representative! The things one learns from comics, eh?)
March 20, 2021
If you haven’t read War of The Realms - or if, like me, you have forgotten everything about it bar that there’s a war between some realms - no worries. This is very much a crossover where the event is in the background and the writer takes the opportunity to move some of the big plots forward. Aaron’s Avengers is really rollicking along nicely now - squarely at the “superheroes should be fun” end of what he does, which is no bad thing for this title.
Avengers is marinated in its universe, and is starting to work as a showcase for the wider Marvel cosmos in a way that reminds me of DC’s fondly-recalled 52. It’s become axiomatic that nobody really goes from comic films or TV back to the source material: should any of those fabled ‘casual readers’ pick up the current Avengers they might be baffled but at least they’ll also be entertained.
Avengers is marinated in its universe, and is starting to work as a showcase for the wider Marvel cosmos in a way that reminds me of DC’s fondly-recalled 52. It’s become axiomatic that nobody really goes from comic films or TV back to the source material: should any of those fabled ‘casual readers’ pick up the current Avengers they might be baffled but at least they’ll also be entertained.
March 9, 2020
Collects Avengers (2018) issues #18-21 and material from Free Comic Book Day 2019 (Avengers/Savage Avengers)
There was some good stuff in these issues, but across Marvel's many titles, I haven't been too impressed with the the tie-in stories to the 2019 event "War of the Realms." There was a lot of stuff concerning that event here. Two things from Aaron's run on "Avengers" that I am enjoying is the Squadron Supreme of America and the Avengers of 1,000,000 B.C.
There was some good stuff in these issues, but across Marvel's many titles, I haven't been too impressed with the the tie-in stories to the 2019 event "War of the Realms." There was a lot of stuff concerning that event here. Two things from Aaron's run on "Avengers" that I am enjoying is the Squadron Supreme of America and the Avengers of 1,000,000 B.C.
July 10, 2020
Don't let the sub-title of this volume fool you....every single issue of this is very character-centered, and has very little to do with the War of the Realms storyline. Some of the issues were more enjoyable than others, but there was minimal cohesion with this volume. An average read and I felt that with the single issues each being different there were way too many cliffhangers branching out.
April 28, 2024
A short, fantastic series of one-shots that place a strong emphasis on character and team dynamics amidst the world-shaking antics happening in the main event book, whilst also setting the stage for books to come. I love when writers do this on team books—the bonding, the insecurities, the connections—it’s great stuff. Thoroughly enjoyable.
December 23, 2019
Muy entretenido y muy Aaron, a pesar de algunas cosillas de relleno por la guerra de los reinos. Y no puedo negar que vivo para los bonding moments, así que la escena del “jacuzzi” en la montaña de los avengers me parece super mítica, para qué negarlo. Gracias, Jason
March 20, 2020
Jason Aaron keeps up his stellar Avengers run with some of the best tie-ins to War of the Realms (probably cause he wrote the main event too). I really like the angle he is taking on for the Squadron Supreme.
August 11, 2021
Não teve muita conexão com o evento, mas ok né kkkk
November 24, 2023
What even is happening in these anymore?
March 11, 2023
Dużo i chaotycznie się działo ale wielki plus za randomową scenę z deadpoolem
February 12, 2020
3.5
I love Jason Aaron but I can't say the same of his Avengers run which has me conflicted about a lot of things.
I dislike what is happening with Coulson.
I don't really dig vampires.
I just feel like its a little bit all over the place.
This volume is really side issues to the War of Realms and are not fully connected. And while I enjoyed the hot tub issue and concept, this grouping of Avengers doesn't fully work for me.
I love Jason Aaron but I can't say the same of his Avengers run which has me conflicted about a lot of things.
I dislike what is happening with Coulson.
I don't really dig vampires.
I just feel like its a little bit all over the place.
This volume is really side issues to the War of Realms and are not fully connected. And while I enjoyed the hot tub issue and concept, this grouping of Avengers doesn't fully work for me.
March 26, 2020
This Volume is definitely a transition Volume between pre-War of the Realms and post-WotR, leading into all the upcoming stuff with Mephisto and the Ghost Riders (I am really looking forward to this one!)
Other than the tie-in to WotR, we basically are left with four points worth noting:
1) Squadron Supreme of America - This group of heroes, created by some kind of deal between Coulson and Mephisto, is a DIRECT rip off of Justice League, and is a team that will only ever protect America and nowhere else. This point is driven home for us readers when they drive the Frost Giants of New York to the Canadian border and then back away "...Canada's problem now...". I don't like them, but it will be comical to see how they get completely decimated by some enemy or even the Avengers at some point.
2. Defense of Avengers Mountain - A large portion of Malekith's army heads directly for Avengers Mountain, despite the fact that they are currently holding TONS of refugees. The defense is led by Gorilla Man, an obscure character who gets his moment in the spotlight.... but he's a pawn of Dracula??? I didn't see that twist coming, though with the recent addition of Blade to the team, I shouldn't be surprised to find that Drac was on the horizon...
3. She-Hulk inner drama - Ever since she got a blood transfusion from Bruce, her She-Hulk form has been very rage-y. We get to see several instances where it shows how she deals with that mentally.
4. Hot tub scene - This is probably one of the funniest and most well deserved scenes in Avengers History. Just read it... 'Nuff Said.
Overall, a decent Volume, but definitely transitional. Recommend.... but really only for the hot tub scene.
Other than the tie-in to WotR, we basically are left with four points worth noting:
1) Squadron Supreme of America - This group of heroes, created by some kind of deal between Coulson and Mephisto, is a DIRECT rip off of Justice League, and is a team that will only ever protect America and nowhere else. This point is driven home for us readers when they drive the Frost Giants of New York to the Canadian border and then back away "...Canada's problem now...". I don't like them, but it will be comical to see how they get completely decimated by some enemy or even the Avengers at some point.
2. Defense of Avengers Mountain - A large portion of Malekith's army heads directly for Avengers Mountain, despite the fact that they are currently holding TONS of refugees. The defense is led by Gorilla Man, an obscure character who gets his moment in the spotlight.... but he's a pawn of Dracula??? I didn't see that twist coming, though with the recent addition of Blade to the team, I shouldn't be surprised to find that Drac was on the horizon...
3. She-Hulk inner drama - Ever since she got a blood transfusion from Bruce, her She-Hulk form has been very rage-y. We get to see several instances where it shows how she deals with that mentally.
4. Hot tub scene - This is probably one of the funniest and most well deserved scenes in Avengers History. Just read it... 'Nuff Said.
Overall, a decent Volume, but definitely transitional. Recommend.... but really only for the hot tub scene.
September 29, 2020
I remember reading this back when the War of the Realms was going on. Good tie ins.
October 22, 2020
Avengers Vol 4: War of the Realms
Author: Aaron, McGuinness, Masters, Morales
Publisher: Marvel Comics
Publishing Date:
Pgs:
Dewey: YA 741.5973 AVE V.4
Disposition: Irving Public Library - South Campus - Irving, TX
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REVIEW MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS
Summary:
Elves, Trolls, Giants...Malekith’s invasion of Earth-616 has begun. The Squadron Supreme defends America...just America. And the Avengers the rest of the world, including America. What could possibly go wrong.
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Genre:
Superhero
Graphic Novels
Marvel Comics
INSERT HERE
Why this book:
Inertia.
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Favorite Character:
I love Ken Hale, the Gorilla Man.
Plot Holes/Out of Character:
Considering that Peter Gyrich exists in this universe, as I stated in one of my previous reviews of these TPBs, there wasn’t any need to character assassinate Phil Coulson like this. I mean, he is acting like Gyrich, right down the line.
The Squadron have always been sidelights but I've always liked them. This version is ringing false, just like the Phil Coulson on display here, but at least they're apparently something else instead of the original Squadron or the second Squadron or...how many of them have there been?
Favorite Scene:
Awesome splash of the Squadron when the Panther invades their headquarters.
Hmm Moments:
Ah, that guy is involved. Phil Coulson acting like this makes so much more sense now.
WTF Moments:
So the Squadron Supreme are either brainwashed or they're androids or something? Of course, they have a history of being brainwashed on the reg, so…
So, Johnny Blaze, Mephisto, and Dracula...how many more people are the avengers in thrall too? And, damn it, Coulson and Gorilla Man, y'all are killing me
Meh / PFFT Moments:
The problem with TPBs collecting comics is that they don’t have coherent storylines. All the soap opera bits that have impact 8 issues down the line aren’t in that TPB, they appear where they happened in continuity and those who read them out of order...like most of the TPB audience end up piecing it together after the fact. ...which I guess makes TPBing a series sort of like it used to be before LCS and the direct market.
I’m kinda meh on the Panther being used as a “be-all” in this series. I get that he’s got a lot of oars in the water with agents everywhere, but he’s almost a deus ex machina built into every story in this volume.
The Unexpected:
Vision is a sex freak in celebrity sex videos. Nice!
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Last Page Sound:
Should have either been longer and included more or shorter and included less. There are gaping holes in the Realms story and to get it you've got to read all of the other tie-ins for this to line-up like it should, storywise.
Editorial Assessment:
The TPB instead of being just reprinted should have been edited to be more coherent. Marvel seems to be more interested in the payday than in coherency.
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Author: Aaron, McGuinness, Masters, Morales
Publisher: Marvel Comics
Publishing Date:
Pgs:
Dewey: YA 741.5973 AVE V.4
Disposition: Irving Public Library - South Campus - Irving, TX
_________________________________________________
REVIEW MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS
Summary:
Elves, Trolls, Giants...Malekith’s invasion of Earth-616 has begun. The Squadron Supreme defends America...just America. And the Avengers the rest of the world, including America. What could possibly go wrong.
_________________________________________________
Genre:
Superhero
Graphic Novels
Marvel Comics
INSERT HERE
Why this book:
Inertia.
_________________________________________________
Favorite Character:
I love Ken Hale, the Gorilla Man.
Plot Holes/Out of Character:
Considering that Peter Gyrich exists in this universe, as I stated in one of my previous reviews of these TPBs, there wasn’t any need to character assassinate Phil Coulson like this. I mean, he is acting like Gyrich, right down the line.
The Squadron have always been sidelights but I've always liked them. This version is ringing false, just like the Phil Coulson on display here, but at least they're apparently something else instead of the original Squadron or the second Squadron or...how many of them have there been?
Favorite Scene:
Awesome splash of the Squadron when the Panther invades their headquarters.
Hmm Moments:
Ah, that guy is involved. Phil Coulson acting like this makes so much more sense now.
WTF Moments:
So the Squadron Supreme are either brainwashed or they're androids or something? Of course, they have a history of being brainwashed on the reg, so…
So, Johnny Blaze, Mephisto, and Dracula...how many more people are the avengers in thrall too? And, damn it, Coulson and Gorilla Man, y'all are killing me
Meh / PFFT Moments:
The problem with TPBs collecting comics is that they don’t have coherent storylines. All the soap opera bits that have impact 8 issues down the line aren’t in that TPB, they appear where they happened in continuity and those who read them out of order...like most of the TPB audience end up piecing it together after the fact. ...which I guess makes TPBing a series sort of like it used to be before LCS and the direct market.
I’m kinda meh on the Panther being used as a “be-all” in this series. I get that he’s got a lot of oars in the water with agents everywhere, but he’s almost a deus ex machina built into every story in this volume.
The Unexpected:
Vision is a sex freak in celebrity sex videos. Nice!
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Last Page Sound:
Should have either been longer and included more or shorter and included less. There are gaping holes in the Realms story and to get it you've got to read all of the other tie-ins for this to line-up like it should, storywise.
Editorial Assessment:
The TPB instead of being just reprinted should have been edited to be more coherent. Marvel seems to be more interested in the payday than in coherency.
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August 30, 2023
A series of stories which are set during the War of the Realms event, mostly focusing on different characters. #18 focuses on the Squadron Supreme, #19 focuses on Gorilla Man, who acts as one of the support staff for the Avengers, and #20 focuses on She-Hulk.
18 and 19 were pretty fun (although skippable) reads, but #20 was pretty bad, as it had She-Hulk very out of character. I find Jason Aaron is often okay with mischaracterization for the sake of sending out a social message, and it's something that I've found really annoying when reading his books. He needs to stop using characters as his personal twitter feed.
I've always liked She-Hulk as a character. She's always had a work-hard, play-hard type of character, who maintains a professional life as well as being a super hero and a party animal. When Aaron decided to have her become a generic angry Hulk character instead, I didn't mind too much as it was just part of the story and wasn't really a mischaracterization, just something she was going through. However, in this issue, Jen states that although she loved being the fun, charming Hulk, she finds a lot of freedom being an angry, ugly Hulk. Which is fine, but then she says that Bruce once told her that he was envious of her being the fun, in-control Hulk. It turns out, Jen was furious with him for saying that. Because he didn't understand how hard it was being hit on all the time and having paparazzi trying to take pictures of her butt.
Bruce, who was abused by his father, watched his mother get murdered, Hulks out for days at a time and ruins peoples lives, waking up every day not knowing what damage he's done. Hunted by the military constantly, betrayed by his friends and shot into space, having his wife killed. Spending half his life as a monster. But hey, at least he doesn't get catcalled.....
She-Hulk in the past has always been very sympathetic of Bruce. When Geoff Johns was writing She-Hulk in Avengers, she was crying, asking how Bruce can possibly deal with all his trauma, pain and guilt. She never thought she had it worse. It's ridiculous and completely out of character. It's just Jason Aaron trying to have his say on the world, even though it comes off really dumb in this context.
The issue ends on a nice quiet slice of life issue with the Avengers hanging around the mansion. All in all, it was an okay, fun, inconsequential volume with the exception of the terrible characterization in #20. Not essential reading by any means.
18 and 19 were pretty fun (although skippable) reads, but #20 was pretty bad, as it had She-Hulk very out of character. I find Jason Aaron is often okay with mischaracterization for the sake of sending out a social message, and it's something that I've found really annoying when reading his books. He needs to stop using characters as his personal twitter feed.
I've always liked She-Hulk as a character. She's always had a work-hard, play-hard type of character, who maintains a professional life as well as being a super hero and a party animal. When Aaron decided to have her become a generic angry Hulk character instead, I didn't mind too much as it was just part of the story and wasn't really a mischaracterization, just something she was going through. However, in this issue, Jen states that although she loved being the fun, charming Hulk, she finds a lot of freedom being an angry, ugly Hulk. Which is fine, but then she says that Bruce once told her that he was envious of her being the fun, in-control Hulk. It turns out, Jen was furious with him for saying that. Because he didn't understand how hard it was being hit on all the time and having paparazzi trying to take pictures of her butt.
Bruce, who was abused by his father, watched his mother get murdered, Hulks out for days at a time and ruins peoples lives, waking up every day not knowing what damage he's done. Hunted by the military constantly, betrayed by his friends and shot into space, having his wife killed. Spending half his life as a monster. But hey, at least he doesn't get catcalled.....
She-Hulk in the past has always been very sympathetic of Bruce. When Geoff Johns was writing She-Hulk in Avengers, she was crying, asking how Bruce can possibly deal with all his trauma, pain and guilt. She never thought she had it worse. It's ridiculous and completely out of character. It's just Jason Aaron trying to have his say on the world, even though it comes off really dumb in this context.
The issue ends on a nice quiet slice of life issue with the Avengers hanging around the mansion. All in all, it was an okay, fun, inconsequential volume with the exception of the terrible characterization in #20. Not essential reading by any means.
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