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Uncanny Avengers by Rick Remender #1-5
Uncanny Avengers Omnibus
After Professor X's death, Captain America creates a new Avengers unit comprised of Avengers and X-Men, humans and mutants working together. But the Red Skull has plans to destroy all mutants - and when he exhumes Xavier's telepathic brain, he just might be able to do it! Can the new squad triumph over the Skull's bizarre S-Men? Meanwhile, the Apocalypse Twins arrive, with shocking plans for the future! The new Four Horsemen of Death are unleashed, and Avengers begin to die...but with the fate of the world literally in the balance, what happens if the heroes fail?
Collecting: Uncanny Avengers 1-25, 8.AU, Annual
Collecting: Uncanny Avengers 1-25, 8.AU, Annual
672 pages, Hardcover
First published February 17, 2015
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Rick Remender
1,254 books1,429 followersRick Remender is an American comic book writer and artist who resides in Los Angeles, California. He is the writer/co-creator of many independent comic books like Black Science, Deadly Class, LOW, Fear Agent and Seven to Eternity. Previously, he wrote The Punisher, Uncanny X-Force, Captain America and Uncanny Avengers for Marvel Comics.
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August 19, 2023
I read the comic books covered by this volume - Uncanny Avengers #1-25 and Annual #1. A united team of Avengers and X-Men led by Havoc. Some real big event stories, but all too much action and not enough characterisation for me; best thing is the final issue lead-in to Axis! 6 out of 12, Three Star read.
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2015 read
May 27, 2017
Great book by Rick Remender, the story sometimes gets a little messy, and the difference in art is sometimes annoying, ( especially in the end) but this is a great X-men Avengers book, good characterization, with alot of fan favorite s in it.
February 17, 2015
This is a follow up to the storyline started in Uncanny X-Force by the same author.
It however doesn't have the same punch to me but is still a very good read. The art is uneven as many artists were involved over 25 issues which in my view is a drawback, what makes a good comic is an artist-writer combination and these days Marvel seem to think artists are totally interchangeable and I strongly disagree with that idea.
It however doesn't have the same punch to me but is still a very good read. The art is uneven as many artists were involved over 25 issues which in my view is a drawback, what makes a good comic is an artist-writer combination and these days Marvel seem to think artists are totally interchangeable and I strongly disagree with that idea.
October 29, 2018
This is a volume that really reads better as a whole, as the arc from issue #6-23 is pretty much a single story. The main problem is that the even bigger arc of the Red Skull got messed up by the Axis crossover, so this volume pretty much ends in a muddle: we don't have the Magneto issues that crossed over with the final two UA issues and then everything ends on a cliffhanger for Axis. So this volume has a lot of strengths, but those end with #23. If there was a nice paired hardcover that covered #24-25, the two Magneto issues, Axis #1-9 and any other major Axis crossovers that'd do the job ... except Axis didn't really end the story of the mutant Skull either ... Sigh.
The Red Shadow (#1-4). The concept of an Avengers/X-Men team is fun (and would be used to good effect in the years that followed), and Remender puts together a good team here, particularly with the smoldering distrust of Rogue for Wanda and the desire of Alex to prove himself. He also gives the comic a dark and weird feel that's pretty unusual for either franchise. That mostly focuses on the augmented Red Skull, who's a great villain for this comic, but who would go on for way too long over the years of multiple UA volumes and the Axis crossover. Despite all of that, this first arc is a bit "meh" It's too decompressed and too full of extended fighting. There are moments of greatness, when the characters interact with each other and in some insights into the future. But so far, the comic isn't there [3/5].
Let the Good Times Roll (#5). The official introduction of the team is a much better character piece. It's also got an entirely intriguing intro to the Apocalypse Twins and a much tighter battle (with a more shocking end) [4+/5].
The Apocalypse Twins (#6-11, 8AU). This feels very much like a continuation of Remender's X-Force, which is all for the good, as it allows him to expand upon the Apocalypse mythology that he created there. Meanwhile, it combines that with Kang's machinations to really create a Avengers/X-Men villain. Some of the characters feel a bit wooden, but Remender does a good job with Rogue, Scarlet Witch, and Havoc. All around, an enjoyable comic, albeit one that's mostly foundational: we meet the villains and their new Horsemen of Death and see the setup for their ritual ... and then it's "To Be Continued".
The preludes are also pretty intriguing. The Thor backstory (#6) is a great Thor tale that builds on the mythology of Jarnbjorn and also nicely plays with Kang's timey-wimeyness. The Ultron story (#8AU) does a great job of integrating Kang into the crossover event but otherwise is a somewhat dull fight. [4/5].
Ragnarok Now (#12-17). This is a direct continuation of The Apocalypse Twins volume, and they really should have been collected together (as is now the case in this omnibus). Of course, doing so reveals how very decompressed this arc has been. Nonetheless, it does a great job of providing great character moments for a variety of characters. Simultaneously, it tells a truly epic story, made the moreso by the very shocking issue #14. That's also the point where you increasingly realize that this story can't stand and there's going to be a big reset button at the end. That can make the story feel a bit pointless, but I feel like Remender does well by it in the ultimate volume of this story [4/5].
Avenge the Earth (#18-22). A fun and exciting ending to an innovative storyline. We all knew the big reset had to happen, but nonetheless Remender doesn't totally erase the repercussions, leaving a few lasting changes to his cast. Meanwhile, the plotline itself is tons of fun, with a great reveal of the master villain, and deep delving into Marvel continuity (although many of the future characters are largely wasted). I'm looking forward to reading what comes next, out of this.
After Earth-X (#23). This is the follow-up to the long-lived alternate reality that's taken up most of this run, and it's cool because there are repercussions. So often alternate realities are cast aside afterward and ignored, even if major things happened in that other world, but here we get something better — major character growth, mainly for two characters who lived a lifetime together. [5/5]
Axis Prelude (#24-25). This is barely an Uncanny Avengers story since only three of the team are involved. Beyond that, it doesn't have any closure because it's all a setup for Axis. So, though there's nothing specifically wrong with these issues, it feels like they should have just included them in the Axis volume as "Act 0" [3/5].
Annual. The Annual that finishes things off is horrible. I can't believe this is Remender writing, because it's got almost no plot and is entirely uninteresting. And the funny isn't. Bleh. Oh, and this doesn't fit into continuity; it seems to be years old. [1/5]
Unfortunately things went downhill from here, with Axis being bloated, dull, and banal. That also led to the character assassination of Havoc, who would be gloatingly evil for years afterward, also torpedoing any hopes of resurrecting the intriguing plot line between Wasp and Havoc. The later volumes of Uncanny Avengers were a bit mediocre, but not horrible, but even that's ended now, meaning all of the potential of this volume has now been wasted, alas.
The Red Shadow (#1-4). The concept of an Avengers/X-Men team is fun (and would be used to good effect in the years that followed), and Remender puts together a good team here, particularly with the smoldering distrust of Rogue for Wanda and the desire of Alex to prove himself. He also gives the comic a dark and weird feel that's pretty unusual for either franchise. That mostly focuses on the augmented Red Skull, who's a great villain for this comic, but who would go on for way too long over the years of multiple UA volumes and the Axis crossover. Despite all of that, this first arc is a bit "meh" It's too decompressed and too full of extended fighting. There are moments of greatness, when the characters interact with each other and in some insights into the future. But so far, the comic isn't there [3/5].
Let the Good Times Roll (#5). The official introduction of the team is a much better character piece. It's also got an entirely intriguing intro to the Apocalypse Twins and a much tighter battle (with a more shocking end) [4+/5].
The Apocalypse Twins (#6-11, 8AU). This feels very much like a continuation of Remender's X-Force, which is all for the good, as it allows him to expand upon the Apocalypse mythology that he created there. Meanwhile, it combines that with Kang's machinations to really create a Avengers/X-Men villain. Some of the characters feel a bit wooden, but Remender does a good job with Rogue, Scarlet Witch, and Havoc. All around, an enjoyable comic, albeit one that's mostly foundational: we meet the villains and their new Horsemen of Death and see the setup for their ritual ... and then it's "To Be Continued".
The preludes are also pretty intriguing. The Thor backstory (#6) is a great Thor tale that builds on the mythology of Jarnbjorn and also nicely plays with Kang's timey-wimeyness. The Ultron story (#8AU) does a great job of integrating Kang into the crossover event but otherwise is a somewhat dull fight. [4/5].
Ragnarok Now (#12-17). This is a direct continuation of The Apocalypse Twins volume, and they really should have been collected together (as is now the case in this omnibus). Of course, doing so reveals how very decompressed this arc has been. Nonetheless, it does a great job of providing great character moments for a variety of characters. Simultaneously, it tells a truly epic story, made the moreso by the very shocking issue #14. That's also the point where you increasingly realize that this story can't stand and there's going to be a big reset button at the end. That can make the story feel a bit pointless, but I feel like Remender does well by it in the ultimate volume of this story [4/5].
Avenge the Earth (#18-22). A fun and exciting ending to an innovative storyline. We all knew the big reset had to happen, but nonetheless Remender doesn't totally erase the repercussions, leaving a few lasting changes to his cast. Meanwhile, the plotline itself is tons of fun, with a great reveal of the master villain, and deep delving into Marvel continuity (although many of the future characters are largely wasted). I'm looking forward to reading what comes next, out of this.
After Earth-X (#23). This is the follow-up to the long-lived alternate reality that's taken up most of this run, and it's cool because there are repercussions. So often alternate realities are cast aside afterward and ignored, even if major things happened in that other world, but here we get something better — major character growth, mainly for two characters who lived a lifetime together. [5/5]
Axis Prelude (#24-25). This is barely an Uncanny Avengers story since only three of the team are involved. Beyond that, it doesn't have any closure because it's all a setup for Axis. So, though there's nothing specifically wrong with these issues, it feels like they should have just included them in the Axis volume as "Act 0" [3/5].
Annual. The Annual that finishes things off is horrible. I can't believe this is Remender writing, because it's got almost no plot and is entirely uninteresting. And the funny isn't. Bleh. Oh, and this doesn't fit into continuity; it seems to be years old. [1/5]
Unfortunately things went downhill from here, with Axis being bloated, dull, and banal. That also led to the character assassination of Havoc, who would be gloatingly evil for years afterward, also torpedoing any hopes of resurrecting the intriguing plot line between Wasp and Havoc. The later volumes of Uncanny Avengers were a bit mediocre, but not horrible, but even that's ended now, meaning all of the potential of this volume has now been wasted, alas.
June 8, 2016
Nope. Not bad but not....I didn't enjoy it. After the death of Chuck the world is changing and so are the lives and reactions of mutants and super humans. So Cap decides to pull together a team of mutants and humans (and a God) and still try to carry out Chuck's dream.
This is the end result.
It was weird, disjointed and was it just me or were Rogue and Scarlet Witch the most emo characters of the whole series?
This is the end result.
It was weird, disjointed and was it just me or were Rogue and Scarlet Witch the most emo characters of the whole series?
September 12, 2018
I picked up this omnibus to try and catch up on what happened with the various teams between the Avengers vs X-Men and Original Sin events. This Unity Squad was formed in the wake of AvX by Captain America. He realized that the Avengers didn’t do enough to help and defend mutants, so he forms a new team: himself, Rogue, Thor, Scarlet Witch, Wolverine and led by Havoc. Wasp comes in as a PR consultant to help with the fallout from the Phoenix Five.
Though the book opens with Red Skull, the majority of the story centers around the struggle to stop new villains, The Apocalypse Twins. The grew up in Red Skull’s (future) concentration camps, until rescued by Kang the Conqueror. He has plans for them, but they have plans of their own – to create a mutant paradise and destroy Kang’s future. The only downside is that Earth will be destroyed by Celestials if they get their way. Bummer. The overall plot is incredibly well done, with intricate layers that are revealed throughout and a brilliant game of strategy with multiple players. Everyone is playing a side game. Thor actually sets the entire thing in motion, when as a young, unworthy god he enchants Jarnbjorn so that he can get revenge against Apocalypse. It was very clever how the story spanned ages, and also fitting considering Kang’s involvement.
As fantastic as the plot was, I had two big problems with this run that kept me from really enjoying it. First, the infighting among the “team” wore thin very fast. I love reading Avengers series because of the personal history and camaraderie among the characters. Aside from Wasp and Thor, who have critical roles but don’t appear that much, the characters with all the “screen time” here are X-Men, so this felt like an X-Men book. One where the team is fractured by the death of Xavier. Scarlet Witch and Rogue take the spotlight, and they fight incessantly; to their own detriment and that of the team. I understand why, but it made this a chore to read (and I like both of these characters). I wasn’t sure if I wanted the bad guys to win, jut to put them out of their misery - and mine! I don’t mind bickering among the characters, but it needs to be offset by humor and/or friendship.
The second problem is Red Skull. Honestly, he’s a one-dimensional villain that can’t sustain a story arc, so it was probably a good idea that the authors ditched him for most of the run. But, the result is that he was shoehorned back in. After the confrontation at the beginning, he shows back up after the Apocalypse Twins are defeated. Magneto unwisely beats him to a pulp and he somehow becomes the Red Onslaught. The next page is a giant “to be continued” directing readers to Axis as that’s where it’ll be resolved. It felt like a big FU to readers – why have him in this run at all if they were just going to punt his story over to Axis? The omnibus concludes with a weak story about Mojoworld that was just tacked on.
Overall, this was a solid run with an exceptional plot that was ultimately held back by an unnecessary villain and poor character relationships. I’m glad the teams went back to their usual rosters.
Though the book opens with Red Skull, the majority of the story centers around the struggle to stop new villains, The Apocalypse Twins. The grew up in Red Skull’s (future) concentration camps, until rescued by Kang the Conqueror. He has plans for them, but they have plans of their own – to create a mutant paradise and destroy Kang’s future. The only downside is that Earth will be destroyed by Celestials if they get their way. Bummer. The overall plot is incredibly well done, with intricate layers that are revealed throughout and a brilliant game of strategy with multiple players. Everyone is playing a side game. Thor actually sets the entire thing in motion, when as a young, unworthy god he enchants Jarnbjorn so that he can get revenge against Apocalypse. It was very clever how the story spanned ages, and also fitting considering Kang’s involvement.
As fantastic as the plot was, I had two big problems with this run that kept me from really enjoying it. First, the infighting among the “team” wore thin very fast. I love reading Avengers series because of the personal history and camaraderie among the characters. Aside from Wasp and Thor, who have critical roles but don’t appear that much, the characters with all the “screen time” here are X-Men, so this felt like an X-Men book. One where the team is fractured by the death of Xavier. Scarlet Witch and Rogue take the spotlight, and they fight incessantly; to their own detriment and that of the team. I understand why, but it made this a chore to read (and I like both of these characters). I wasn’t sure if I wanted the bad guys to win, jut to put them out of their misery - and mine! I don’t mind bickering among the characters, but it needs to be offset by humor and/or friendship.
The second problem is Red Skull. Honestly, he’s a one-dimensional villain that can’t sustain a story arc, so it was probably a good idea that the authors ditched him for most of the run. But, the result is that he was shoehorned back in. After the confrontation at the beginning, he shows back up after the Apocalypse Twins are defeated. Magneto unwisely beats him to a pulp and he somehow becomes the Red Onslaught. The next page is a giant “to be continued” directing readers to Axis as that’s where it’ll be resolved. It felt like a big FU to readers – why have him in this run at all if they were just going to punt his story over to Axis? The omnibus concludes with a weak story about Mojoworld that was just tacked on.
Overall, this was a solid run with an exceptional plot that was ultimately held back by an unnecessary villain and poor character relationships. I’m glad the teams went back to their usual rosters.
August 11, 2017
I've been reading this in little TPB-sized chunks for over a year, so my memory of the book might not be stellar. However, there are several other omnibuses I've read like this (Ms. Marvel currently, Fraction's Fantastic Four, all of Brubaker's Captain America stuff), and I have to say, I always felt totally caught up whenever I'd pick them back up again. That leads me to my first point about this book: it's very forgettable. I feel like every time I picked it up (probably once every 2 months or so), I would have to fully remind myself what the hell was going on. And re-reading previous issues never really did the trick. This is a dense, convoluted plotline that becomes extremely hard to follow at times, and often veers hard into nonsense. Not to mention the fact that it doesn't keep in step with anything else going on in the Marvel Universe at the same time.
For instance, there's a huge plotline about the Red Skull obtaining Charles Xavier's mind powers. One of the biggest, baddest bad guys of all time has the abilities of the most powerful telepath in the world. Seems like this should affect EVERYONE, right? Nope. This is never mentioned in any other book running concurrently with Uncanny Avengers.
This is also true of the Apocalypse Twins storyline that follows. The events in it are so earth-shattering and enormous, it seems impossible they wouldn't drag every superhero on the planet into them. But, somehow no one in other books seems to notice the PLANET-SIZED CELESTIAL descending on earth, threatening to destroy it for its transgressions.
I mean, it's tough to get mad at a comic for not fitting into continuity. That's really editorial's problem. It just felt SO out of place as I was reading it that I couldn't separate myself from that feeling.
Then, add in the fact that a lot of the story here evolved directly from Remender's Uncanny X-Force and Secret Avengers runs, and you've got a lot to keep up with.
Now, this sounds like I hated it, and yet I gave it 3 stars. I give it a boost for the sheer pace and readability Remender manages to maintain despite all of these problems. Even though I felt kind of lost at times, I still enjoyed some of the big, cosmic ideas he was playing around with, so I was able to mostly forgive the missteps. That's obviously a personal preference, but I did feel like Remender's embracing of big, wild plots at least kept things feeling fun, even if I sometimes had to stop and remind myself who a certain character was and why they were there.
So, this is a very middle of the road book. It's got redeeming qualities and a lot of negative qualities. I honestly think most people will not enjoy this. But, if you're like me, and you like it when plots get all Grant Morrison-y and crazy, this might do it for you. Otherwise, skip it.
For instance, there's a huge plotline about the Red Skull obtaining Charles Xavier's mind powers. One of the biggest, baddest bad guys of all time has the abilities of the most powerful telepath in the world. Seems like this should affect EVERYONE, right? Nope. This is never mentioned in any other book running concurrently with Uncanny Avengers.
This is also true of the Apocalypse Twins storyline that follows. The events in it are so earth-shattering and enormous, it seems impossible they wouldn't drag every superhero on the planet into them. But, somehow no one in other books seems to notice the PLANET-SIZED CELESTIAL descending on earth, threatening to destroy it for its transgressions.
I mean, it's tough to get mad at a comic for not fitting into continuity. That's really editorial's problem. It just felt SO out of place as I was reading it that I couldn't separate myself from that feeling.
Then, add in the fact that a lot of the story here evolved directly from Remender's Uncanny X-Force and Secret Avengers runs, and you've got a lot to keep up with.
Now, this sounds like I hated it, and yet I gave it 3 stars. I give it a boost for the sheer pace and readability Remender manages to maintain despite all of these problems. Even though I felt kind of lost at times, I still enjoyed some of the big, cosmic ideas he was playing around with, so I was able to mostly forgive the missteps. That's obviously a personal preference, but I did feel like Remender's embracing of big, wild plots at least kept things feeling fun, even if I sometimes had to stop and remind myself who a certain character was and why they were there.
So, this is a very middle of the road book. It's got redeeming qualities and a lot of negative qualities. I honestly think most people will not enjoy this. But, if you're like me, and you like it when plots get all Grant Morrison-y and crazy, this might do it for you. Otherwise, skip it.
April 15, 2019
Como no disfrutar con una formación de vengadores y X-men en especial cuando se encuentran entre sus miembros Rogue y el Capitán América dos de mis personajes favoritos de Marvel cómics, este ómnibus nos lleva a las consecuencias del evento Avengers vs X-men, este evento es uno de mis favoritos por la misma razón que estos dos equipos juntos siempre es un placer para mí, es lo mejor de Marvel ummm pues no, pero tiene muchas cosas interesantes que sigue de los eventos como House of M, X-force, days of the future past, age of Ultron y original sin, tiene cosas interesantes como la discriminación, el nazismo, el resentimiento y viajes en el tiempo porque que es Marvel después de age of Ultron sin viajes en el tiempo? En fin!! Los villanos que podemos encontrarnos en esta etapa son red skull, Kang el conquistador y los heraldos de apocalipsis entonces si estos son tus villanos favoritos puede ser una buena opción para tí.
January 17, 2018
Rick Remender takes his epic ideas from his run on Uncanny X-Force into the mainstream Marvel Universe. As ideas go, these were golden. Epic, earth-shattering changes that effect so much. Kind of. This gigantic tome basically tells one enormous tale. Sadly its not fully complete and is just too much monotony. I loved the concept but there is so much here that seemed too contrived. Avengers and mutants have worked together in harmony a million times. Its made into a point of conflict too easily. The Apocalypse Twins and their origins were awesome. Their Horsemen and how they got there were unfortunately lame. The Red Skull's machinations were appalling as they should be. Evil on the grand scale. The art by a bunch of artists was overall very good. Acuna's backgrounds always seem unfinished but still good. Overall, high concept but bad pacing and dialogue hold it back.
April 8, 2022
I read most of this back when it was first collected & liked it then. However, at that point, I hadn't read many Avengers or X-Men comics & was mostly just coasting on the spectacle of it all. Since then, I've read much of both teams & realized I adore the X-Men & really am bored by the Avengers when not written by Hickman, Ewing, or Aaron. Revisiting it, I found it a disappointing sequel to Remender's excellent Uncanny X-Force; a weird attempt to regress & assassinate the characters of Rogue, Scarlet Witch, & Magneto; a lunatic depiction of Wolverine & Havok as traitors to mutantkind; a portrait of Cap, Wonder Man, & Wasp as despicable anti-mutant bigots; a mire of future Marvel timeline stuff that I just don't care about; & there's Mojo, gross.
On the + side, at least Remender gets that Sunfire is awesome, the art is usually pretty, & the flashbacks w/ Thor & Apocalypse are choice.
On the + side, at least Remender gets that Sunfire is awesome, the art is usually pretty, & the flashbacks w/ Thor & Apocalypse are choice.
August 23, 2018
The content of this book is excellent. Rick Remender has came up with some of the coolest and sometimes heartbreaking stories available Some of the best written comics around period. A book that acknowledges what's came before but doesn't get bogged down by it. The stakes are ridiculously high and there are several shocking moments in this story. As far as the collection itself, Marvel does it again. This is another amazing Omnibus collection. All of marvel's Omnibus collections are very high quality & this one is no different. Amazing artwork on the dust jacket & the book itself. I cannot recommend this collection enough.
November 3, 2018
This was always going to be a difficult book, as it had to mesh the X-Men and Avengers books. Unfortunately, this has very little Avengers in it, and is almost all X-Men. Plus, Rick Remender continues to be a writer I do not like, and the reasons are evident throughout this. I still don't think he has a very good handle on the Avengers'personalities, most of these issues are ridiculously overwritten, and his villains are generally not very interesting.
May 27, 2019
Tak toto je opravdu pecka, pro mě skvělý Remender pokračuje v jízdě, kterou započal s uncanny x- force. Mutanti - Lidi - Red Skull, všichni se tu mezi sebou melou. Hodně se tady tlačí na rasizmus vůči mutantům. Alex Summers je přesný opak Scotta summerse - není to čurák...
Rozhodně si to musím přečíst znova.
Rozhodně si to musím přečíst znova.
June 10, 2019
I loved this series, great follow up to uncanny x-force. Everything with the Apocalypse twins and Kang are amazing exactly what i love about comic books the red skull stuff is fine but nothing blew me away. Hopefully Axis is better than what I’ve heard but not getting my hopes up. I really loved Daniel Acuna’s art in this book.
June 15, 2022
I’d rate it a strong 3… so I guess a 3.75 (rounded to 4 on here).
Overall the story was good but also made me roll my eyes at times. Certainly not as good as Uncanny X-Force. Either way the story was mostly strong and the art varied. I’m not sure I’ll read it again… but I am going to read Axis next to see how it ends.
Overall the story was good but also made me roll my eyes at times. Certainly not as good as Uncanny X-Force. Either way the story was mostly strong and the art varied. I’m not sure I’ll read it again… but I am going to read Axis next to see how it ends.
June 27, 2018
As a sequel to his Uncanny X-Force run, it pales in comparison. Starts slow, then gets really good, and then fizzles into the very forgettable Axis crossover. The Apocalypse story line is pure magic. Everything involving the Red Skull is pretty meh.
November 4, 2021
Des idées folles mais toujours bien exécutées, toujours un plaisir de lire du Remender.
May 12, 2022
Why would anyone purchase this
January 10, 2016
I enjoyed reading this collection. Overall, I felt it had a good flow to it in terms of the storyline narrative. I felt the artwork was a bit choppy, though, because the artists kept changing during the run. That being said, I did like most of the artwork in the series; when the artwork was really good [great] it added to the story.
I felt the characterization was good; fairly spot-on. I liked how Rogue and Wanda were portrayed in the series . Thor was great in this series; I especially enjoyed how he was presented . It was amusing to read about how Captain America handled things .
I liked how the storylines interchanged like they did. I felt it was well done [although the Red Skull is one sick dude! Even sicker than I realized]. Some of the things I appreciated while reading:
The series does have some phenomenal artwork in it, and it has some crappy artwork in it. The crappy artwork makes it hard to enjoy the storyline. I do wish they had kept one artist onboard the entire time, instead of breaking it up like they did.
Overall, I enjoyed reading this collection. It has some great character development, and it has some great storylines in it. I can see myself reading it again sometime soon.
I felt the characterization was good; fairly spot-on. I liked how Rogue and Wanda were portrayed in the series . Thor was great in this series; I especially enjoyed how he was presented . It was amusing to read about how Captain America handled things .
I liked how the storylines interchanged like they did. I felt it was well done [although the Red Skull is one sick dude! Even sicker than I realized]. Some of the things I appreciated while reading:
The series does have some phenomenal artwork in it, and it has some crappy artwork in it. The crappy artwork makes it hard to enjoy the storyline. I do wish they had kept one artist onboard the entire time, instead of breaking it up like they did.
Overall, I enjoyed reading this collection. It has some great character development, and it has some great storylines in it. I can see myself reading it again sometime soon.
February 23, 2015
Enjoyed the story and I appreciated the continuation of some story elements from Remender's Uncanny X-Force. I like Kang and the time travel elements were fun. I also liked how the time travel created some feeling of danger and uncertainty that allowed you to feel people were in real danger within the story.
However, here are a few things I think missed the mark: Frequent changing artists; Wasp seemed kind of slutty, hinting broadly about getting it on with a couple characters; Captain America getting mad at Wolverine when it came out he killed someone and angrily announcing he never should have been allowed on the team, Wolverine is off the team, and Avengers don't kill people (I know Cap being against killing has been a part of Marvel lore for a long time, but Cap is a WWII vet who must understand sometimes killing is the answer so this attitude from Cap is a stupid part of Marvel lore that should be ignored). I get that this last item needed to happen for story progression but it felt off for Cap to act this way and not really even give Wolverine a chance to explain. They've only know each other for decades.
Overall, I enjoyed the book and while it isn't as awesome as Remender's Uncanny X-Force, if you liked that run you will probably also like this one.
However, here are a few things I think missed the mark: Frequent changing artists; Wasp seemed kind of slutty, hinting broadly about getting it on with a couple characters; Captain America getting mad at Wolverine when it came out he killed someone and angrily announcing he never should have been allowed on the team, Wolverine is off the team, and Avengers don't kill people (I know Cap being against killing has been a part of Marvel lore for a long time, but Cap is a WWII vet who must understand sometimes killing is the answer so this attitude from Cap is a stupid part of Marvel lore that should be ignored). I get that this last item needed to happen for story progression but it felt off for Cap to act this way and not really even give Wolverine a chance to explain. They've only know each other for decades.
Overall, I enjoyed the book and while it isn't as awesome as Remender's Uncanny X-Force, if you liked that run you will probably also like this one.
December 10, 2017
A massive disappointment. I don't know what happened to Remender here, but his inventive worldbuilding and broad vision in Uncanny X-Force has been replaced by this tedious slog of a storyline.
Everything feels so disconnected from scope or consequence. Events fail to make sense in such a fundamental way that I'm not even sure the term "plot hole" applies, because Remender seems to have no interest in establishing internal logic in the first place. Why can the antagonist sometimes see with perfect acuity into the future and sometimes not? Why can they exert Proteus-level reality warping powers and sometimes not? It all seems so arbitrary why any one character wins any given fight.
Everything feels so disconnected from scope or consequence. Events fail to make sense in such a fundamental way that I'm not even sure the term "plot hole" applies, because Remender seems to have no interest in establishing internal logic in the first place. Why can the antagonist sometimes see with perfect acuity into the future and sometimes not? Why can they exert Proteus-level reality warping powers and sometimes not? It all seems so arbitrary why any one character wins any given fight.
December 1, 2015
I loved almost all of this book. The major storyline through most of the series is fantastic. It's a follow-up/continuation/sequel to the Dark Angel Saga from Remender's Uncanny X-Force and I loved every moment of it.
The first and last few issues with the Red Skull and Xavier's brain and the lead up to Axis I could've done without, but I understand editorially mandated yearly EVENTS and they are part of the package when it comes to reading Big 2 superhero books. But still, the middle 20 issues are so great.
The first and last few issues with the Red Skull and Xavier's brain and the lead up to Axis I could've done without, but I understand editorially mandated yearly EVENTS and they are part of the package when it comes to reading Big 2 superhero books. But still, the middle 20 issues are so great.
December 23, 2015
Beautiful artwork and good characterization only slightly ruined by the overloaded meta storyline. If they had not gone so over-the-top and cosmic, it might have been better. On the plus side, this features some good, well established characters and seems to keep them mostly consistent with what I know of them. Don't know the Avengers as well, but they are all interesting characters. Was also thrown off by the alternate future story lines that will really go nowhere because they aren't supposed to. Really love Acuna's and Cassaday's art. They make this worth a read even with no story.
April 24, 2016
I loved it. but there isn't much Remender writes that i don't like. How many times can people keep popping back up after you think they are down and out though? too many times in this omnibus, the only reason i didn't give it 5 stars. Plus Kang isn't one of my favourite villains, his look needs updating. and the annual at the end wasn't very good either.
December 14, 2017
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August 17, 2016
This has to be my favorite recent comic conclusion. That ending...damn.
May 2, 2017
Maybe 4.5
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