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Uncanny Avengers: Unity, Volume 1: Lost Future

(Uncanny Avengers: Unity (Collected Editions) #1)

Gerry Duggan (Goodreads Author) (Writer),

Ryan Stegman (Artist),

Carlos Pacheco (Artist)

3.23 · Rating details · 563 ratings · 72 reviews

In a world filled with ever greater conflict, the Avengers' Unity Squad has a bigger job than ever! The elderly Steve Rogers has assembled a new roster aimed at promoting peace between humans, mutants...and Inhumans! Spider-Man, Rogue, the Human Torch, Quicksilver, Doctor Voodoo and the Inhuman known as Synapse all make the cut — as does Deadpool! But what role exactly doe ...more

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Published May 3rd 2016 by Marvel (first published April 26th 2016)

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Apr 18, 2016 Paul E. Morph rated it liked it

Shelves: comics-read-in-2016

Well, was this ever a mixed bag. The last couple of issues, with the Carlos Pacheco artwork, were really quite good. The bulk of the book, however, with the ugly early-nineties-Image style artwork was flarking atrocious.

It was bloody TIME TRAVEL bollocks again! I'm really starting to think Marvel can't plot a story that doesn't involve bloody time travel. I'm sick to the back teeth of it.

I did like the fact that Johnny Storm is FINALLY an Avenger, though. It was starting to feel like everybody i ...more

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Jan 02, 2019 Scott rated it liked it

This seemed sort of peculiar, but the main interest - at least for me - was that it was the comic book equivalent of an old rock n' roll 'supergroup' like Cream or Blind Faith. The title team is a hybrid of X-Men (Rogue) and Avengers (an elderly Captain America, Quicksilver, Dr. Voodoo) with a dash of the Fantastic Four (Human Torch), plus established solo artists (Deadpool and Spider-Man) and a new kid on the block (Synapse). With a starting line-up like that I expected the ball to be hit out o ...more

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May 31, 2016 Terence rated it liked it

Steve Rogers continues to promote unity between humans and mutants. Thanks to the terrigen cloud he now has to promote unity with the Inhumans as well. Steve was fortunate enough to convince a new Inhuman to join the cause. Unfortunately the terrigen cloud doesn't simply bestow powers on the good.
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A new Inhuman has unleashed a biological attack on the planet that's so devastating that Cable returned to the past to help save everything.
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May 30, 2016 Sesana rated it it was ok · review of another edition

Shelves: comics, superhumans

Not feeling this. The characters are a weird grab bag that don't really go that well together. Johnny Storm is the only truly likeable character here. Deadpool is strangely serious and subdued, and it isn't really clear what the hell he's doing on an Avengers team in the first place, other than the popularity of the character. The stories are kind of meh. First there's a new Inhuman terrorist, meh, and then more with Red Skull and Xavier's brain, and I always hated that storyline. The one bright ...more

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Mar 12, 2018 Travis Duke rated it liked it

Standard new marvel team to take on the bad guy of the week, in this case Red Skull. I should have read this a while back considering its a bit old now but whatever. First off the team I like it with Old man Steve, Rogue, Human torch, Quicksilver, Doc Voodoo and Deadpool plus a few others. The story is still in the terrigan cloud days so everyone is pissed at the inhumans especially mutants. A new bad guy is also introduced who has a tie to the team and his name is the shredded man yet is isn't ...more

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May 19, 2016 David rated it liked it · review of another edition

Mmmmm. Didn't really feel like an Avengers book. More X-men like. Sure do wish Marvel currently had a recognizably Avengers-y Avengers title right now. Right now, all the current Avengers titles are a bit screwy.

Not feeling a lot of love for this post-Secret Wars line up of titles. But I'll check a few out. Like the artist here Ryan Stegman. Not sure he's a right fit for Avengers either. He ought to be doing Spider-man. Great cartoonist though. Always happy to read his books. Duggan's an odd ch ...more

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Apr 27, 2016 David rated it liked it

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Oct 31, 2016 Arturo rated it liked it

Shelves: 2016-all-new-all-different-marvel

Same as New Avengers... The Character development and interaction is great, the plot is forgettable, the art is passable. Subtracting one member and the addition of another was a plus.

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Apr 05, 2019 ellis rated it it was amazing

Shelves: favorites, read-2019, graphic-novels, superheroes

this was exceptionally good? im glad ive been reading the right comics lately

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May 23, 2016 Brian Poole rated it really liked it · review of another edition

The Uncanny Avengers re-launches in the “All New, All Different Marvel” era with a revitalized creative direction.

Lost Future finds the rapidly-aged former Captain America Steve Rogers form a new Avengers Unity Squad featuring Rogue, Spider-Man, Doctor Voodoo, Quicksilver, Human Torch, new Inhuman character Synapse and, most surprisingly, Deadpool. Spider-Man objects so much to the latter addition to the team that he quits in the first issue. This newest version of The Uncanny Avengers seeks to ...more

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Aug 06, 2016 Anchorpete rated it liked it

Cable and Captain America on the same team. That really is worth the price of admission, right there, isn't it?

I don't know what you would think about this book, but Captain America and Cable are two characters in my Marvel hero top 5. Deadpool is not. Sure, he was great in Remender's run of Uncanny x-force, and who doesn't love the Deadpool movie, but otherwise, please don't start making him the new wolverine, featuring him in every single corner of the Marvel universe.

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Nov 22, 2015 Rick rated it did not like it

Shelves: graphic-books, marvel-now, individual-issues, avengers

Wow, seriously? Deadfool ... er, Deadpool? I mean how low can you scrap the bottom of the Marvel Heroes barrel? Oh, yeah, Cable - that would be lower. I mean who's next on the roster? Punisher? Wait how about the Human Top? Hold it! The Ringer! That's the ticket! I had hopes with the team if Spider-Man, the Human Torch and Doctor Voodoo were included - but Spidey took off and the Torch is being written like he's 14. Of course Deadpool acts like an eight year old, so why should I be surprised. Ye ...more

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Jan 05, 2019 Baba rated it did not like it

Shelves: avengers-assemble-verse

Gerry Duggan - yawn and not at all funny. Deadpool financing The Uncanny Avengers - bore off. Inhumans - yawn de yawn. Red Skull - zzzzz. Utterly recommend this is given a wide swerve. 3 out of 12 just for the audacity of having the Human Torch in an Avengers team!

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Dec 06, 2018 Liz (Quirky Cat) rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: 2108-graphic-novels

3 1/2 stars.

I read Uncanny Avengers: Unity Vol. 1 as single issues through the Marvel Unlimited app.

I always love seeing the new Avengers series that come out. For me it’s always been about seeing how the team has changed – because let’s be honest here, it can change A LOT. From the title of this series I knew that the changes were larger than normal. ‘Uncanny’ is a title used for the X-Men, so combing it with an Avengers title clearly indicates an Avengers/X-Men team up. Yes please!
Captain 3 1/2 stars.

I read Uncanny Avengers: Unity Vol. 1 as single issues through the Marvel Unlimited app.

I always love seeing the new Avengers series that come out. For me it’s always been about seeing how the team has changed – because let’s be honest here, it can change A LOT. From the title of this series I knew that the changes were larger than normal. ‘Uncanny’ is a title used for the X-Men, so combing it with an Avengers title clearly indicates an Avengers/X-Men team up. Yes please!
Captain America is the brains behind this team, though he’s taking a back seat for the action. The team itself (so far) is comprised of Spider-Man, Rogue, the Human Torch, Quicksilver, Doctor Voodoo, Synapse (an Inhuman) and…Deadpool.

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There is so much going on here, it’s actually a little overwhelming. First there’s the massive team up that’s happening here. We have Avengers, X-Men, and Inhumans all working on one team. Even though the X-Men and the Inhumans still sort of hate each other. Plus there’s Deadpool, who is basically on a team of his own. And we have new characters introduced too. Oh and did I mention a couple of cameos from other established characters? Like I said, there’s a lot going on here.
I may be a bit biased when I say it’s all overwhelming. I follow the Avengers comics, but not really the Inhumans or the X-Men. I understand the basis of their conflict, but I don’t know all of the characters – not by a long shot.
I love the idea of Captain America being in charge of a team, while not actively being involved in it. It seems like the perfect position for him. He’s a great leader, and sometimes you needs distance from a situation in order to make the right call. I’d be okay with Steve Rogers being the person that’s making the call.
Okay, so I had already known about the whole Deadpool joining the Avengers thing. I just didn’t know where it first started (it’s happened a few times since this point). So I was pretty excited to see the origin of that. Plus I knew that Spider-Man hadn’t reacted well the first time it happened…so I was looking forward to actually seeing that, as opposed to just hearing about it.
On the whole this plot actually did have a lot of potential. It was funny, and intense at some points. I think it just got a tiny bit over its head. The antagonist was interesting, but I didn’t find him compelling. Not even when we realized that he was related to somebody on the team. I know I should have cared more than I did… perhaps that just means they need to develop her character further?
I’m going to continue reading this series. I’m really curious to see how long each team member stays. I have a feeling that we’re going to see seeing lots of people added and removed as time goes on…but I could be wrong.
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For more reviews, check out Quirky Cat's Fat Stacks ...more

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Jul 08, 2020 Judah Radd rated it it was ok

Shelves: marvel-comics

Why was this so boring?

Could not get into this. It’s a skinny tpb and it felt like it would never end. The art wasn’t bad, but the story had no flare.

Also, I hate Inhumans. They’re boring.

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Jul 13, 2016 Alex Sarll added it

A book which suffers from being at the forefront of all Marvel's dumbest recent decisions. Since Secret Wars, the Terrigen mist which creates Inhumans has also been giving mutants some ill-defined but serious illness - and right there you've already got a bit of a problem, because the universe was recreated by Reed Richards and son, so on top of him bringing back to life all the villains (including those Frank Castle righteously slew before the end) he's apparently introduced a whole new plague. A book which suffers from being at the forefront of all Marvel's dumbest recent decisions. Since Secret Wars, the Terrigen mist which creates Inhumans has also been giving mutants some ill-defined but serious illness - and right there you've already got a bit of a problem, because the universe was recreated by Reed Richards and son, so on top of him bringing back to life all the villains (including those Frank Castle righteously slew before the end) he's apparently introduced a whole new plague. And the Problem of Evil surely feels even more personal when you used to be pretty good mates with the (re)Creator. So anyway, as a gesture towards addressing the resulting tensions Steve Rogers (here post-ageing, pre-rejuvenation/mind-alteration, and thus playing a sort of low-rent version of (white) Nick Fury) decides to usher the Inhumans into his already strained 'unity squad' - the ill-conceived X-Men/Avengers mash-up whose previous series I abandoned after two painful volumes, but who it's clear totally failed either to prevent Axis or apprehend its culprit, the now super-psychic Red Skull. Except apparently Rogers could only find one Inhuman, a young woman known as Synapse, who's every bit as flat and bloodless a character as every other new Inhuman introduced outside the pages of Ms Marvel. Well, unless Quicksilver is an Inhuman this week, because I remember he's no longer supposed to be a mutant but I can't remember what his origin's meant to be at present and I'm not sure it's worth the effort of checking. And within the first issue, the squad have a press conference which somehow goes even worse than Havok's 'M-word' debacle in the previous Volume 1, because apparently despite Steve Rogers always having been presented as a wise and inspirational leader, now he's physically aged he has the same ability to keep his team in line as Jeremy Corbyn*.

It does get better after that opening, thank heavens - the first big outing is fairly generic save-the-city-from-the-newly-powerful-villain superheroics, but it turns out that dropping Deadpool (whom Duggan was already writing) into an Avengers team provides some entertaining moments, not least on account of his rather different approaches to conflict resolution. Stegman and Pacheco both provide solid art, and there's a nice little teaser of the reborn Hank Pym - who appears to have once again done something unutterably stupid, which is always how he's worked best in comics. Certainly, unlike Remender's run on the same title, the problems here seem mainly to be with the corporate status quo, rather than of the writer's making. But compared to eg Al Ewing's contemporaneous Avengers work, it's still an absolute mess.

*Now there's a crossover squad I would read the fuck out of: Avengers: PLP, doubtless centred on Dan Jarvis and Captain America bonding over their military experience, and Angela Eagle in some loosely bird-themed banter with the Falcon. ...more

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Aug 12, 2016 Jon rated it did not like it

Shelves: garbage-reads, reviewed

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. Being the first volume of a series you might think that some effort would be put in. You would be wrong. The worst collection of super heroes are thrown together to fight a collection of comic book cliches. Does our new villain turn out to be a family member of a team member? I'd be shocked if he didn't! Is his motivation a lazy environmental extremism? You don't call yourself the Shredded Man if you have room for gray areas.

Plot holes will abound in this assembly line product. To meet a new inh Being the first volume of a series you might think that some effort would be put in. You would be wrong. The worst collection of super heroes are thrown together to fight a collection of comic book cliches. Does our new villain turn out to be a family member of a team member? I'd be shocked if he didn't! Is his motivation a lazy environmental extremism? You don't call yourself the Shredded Man if you have room for gray areas.

Plot holes will abound in this assembly line product. To meet a new inhuman super hero four team members show up. Why would that ever have to happen? Synapse is already an Avenger so it's not like they needed a whole team. Nor did they need to pop up for an unplanned meeting in the middle of the street. A phone call might have worked. What if she had a dentist appointment and couldn't drop everything to go hang out on Inhuman island?

Shredded man can create evil plant dogs whose justation period is three panels and evil birds to spread his plant disease, but he keeps everything centralized for no reason. And he can make it all disappear with a thought.

After Cable shoots his niece, our villain abandons his plans because he love her so much. Then he automatically tells her that next time he will show no mercy, which makes no sense, but if we are lucky there will never be a next time. Why Cable thinks shooting her will stop someone committed to total human annihilation is never explored.

Quicksilver runs around Boston and injects everyone with magic medicine that MIT "nerds" produce, but he uses the same injector and has presumedly just infected the entire city with aids. Also the MIT students just happen to be qualified to create the magic medicine instantaneously because they are smart. This isn't the a new idea, comic book scientists have always been able to magically solve any problem in twenty two pages, but it doesn't make the writing any less lazy.

"Gambit" takes off his coat for no reason. Why would a thief wear something that would get in his way? Since Gambit was just a mental projection in the first place, why not just leave the coat on, or never project it? If your mental projection takes off the coat now you have to keep projecting the coat.

Who is running the dead pool store and why would anyone in the Marvel universe want to buy his merchandise? Why is Deadpool an Avenger? They should really have a limit to how many murders you can commit and still be able to join. Ideally zero, but in comic boom reality lets say no more than one hundred.

Why do Brother Voodoo and Steve Rogers drink in what we have to assume is an abandoned bar? Everything is covered in cobwebs so they can't have cleaned it up first. It just doesn't seem sanitary.

I would only recommend this book to people who have clean bathrooms, kitchens, and recently mowed yards, because doing housework is a better use of you time. ...more

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Dec 03, 2016 Charlotte (Buried in Books) rated it really liked it

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Nov 18, 2016 Lillian Francis added it

Okay, first off this book purposely sabotaged itself for me within the first two pages.
The cover (and the avenger line up) promised me Spider-Man, the Human Torch, and Deadpool all on the same team. But Spidey walked off the team in the first couple of pages and never returned. I'm not a happy bunny.

And what's with the wobbly arms and legs in the first few issues. ...more

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Apr 14, 2016 Jenna rated it really liked it

Read as single issues.

I'm enjoying this much more than Duggan's solo Deadpool run, but not quite as much as the All-New All-Different Avengers. ...more

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May 02, 2016 Felicia rated it liked it

Deadpool saved this comic from being mediocre. Not quite sure I like where they are heading with the mutants and the Inhumans. Hurm.

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Nov 14, 2016 Nicole Westen rated it liked it

Shelves: action-adventure, superheros, sci-fi, read-graphic-novels, supernatural

I never thought I would see Deadpool and Brother Voodoo together in a comic before now.

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Jan 19, 2017 James rated it it was ok

What a dumpster fire. Terrible writing. Decent art. This is one of those books that makes me question whether I actually like superhero comics, at all.

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Dec 06, 2018 Alex E rated it liked it

In the first volume after Secret Wars, Duggan gives us an Uncanny Avengers book that is pretty much a basic "by the numbers" type story.

The book is ...ok. Not great, not bad, ok is the best way to describe it. While this book seemed to be strange enough to be great, I think it never really elevates to the level that it could of. Of course this just the first volume, so its possible that Duggan is still getting into his groove.

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Oct 30, 2017 Peter Zackowski rated it really liked it

I am a fan of the premise. Heros from different factions working together; avengers, mutants, inhuman(singular), sorcerer, deadpool. I became a fan at about issue 18. so reading this is me catching up.
The artwork for the first 4 issues is unlikable in my opinion, but that artist, I think its Stegman, gets better in volume 2. where he begins to tone down what he normally emphasizes, sort of blocky, bulky, over exaggerated bodies, over stylized characters. The other artist on this is fantastic. ...more

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Sep 03, 2017 Silas rated it it was ok · review of another edition

Uncanny Avengers has been getting worse as I go on. It was a fresh idea when it started, but this really didn't make a whole lot of sense. I understand the impulse to add Inhumans to the team, given their prominence, but I think it would have been more interesting with a higher-profile character.

First off, this book looks terrible. Everyone is wrinkly and super-deformed, and it is frequently hard to follow. There is no particular explanation for the members of the team, who are rather different ...more

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Oct 09, 2018 C rated it it was ok

Shelves: merry-marvel-mutant-mayhem

Continuing the great x-read of 2017/18...

Well, that was a mixed bag.

Some odd, jumbled thoughts...

The Spider-man hating Deadpool subplot was strange considering the buddy comics that have come out with them working together... In fact, Deadpool was just handled poorly. There was a freaking amazing comic featuring Cable and Deadpool together and here, they just don't work together. How is that possible?

Synapse is a worthless character so far.

The whole Terrigen mist/mpox/inhumans/whatever storylin ...more

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Oct 01, 2020 Sleepseeker rated it liked it

Shelves: graphic-novels, comics

3.5 rating

This was an average book, nothing that great. This is a new team with Old Man Rogers who put the team together and Rogue as team leader in the field. We have Deadpool, Johnny Storm, Quicksilver, Dr. Voodoo, and a new inhuman hero Synapse. We also get a few appearances of Cable in this issue to help with villain.

There mission is to hunt down the Red Skull and Sin and to stop any plans he has. This is a newly formed team with some heroes who are new or haven't been on a team before.

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Oct 12, 2020 Villain E rated it really liked it

Shelves: comics, superheroes, 2016-releases

I liked this better than I thought I would. I mean, Deadpool on the Avengers? But it's written in a way that makes sense. Old man Steve Rogers wants to see the best in people. He gets Deadpool to agree to no killing. And Deadpool isn't actually comfortable being a hero, so he tries harder.

A new Inhuman shows up with an affinity for plants and the planet and wants to save it from humans. It's always tough reading a story where I agree with the villain. Then there's some development in the story o ...more

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Nov 01, 2017 Lindsay Heller rated it liked it

Shelves: graphic, marvel, 2017, super-hero

This was better than the previous edition. I started this series because of Scarlet Witch and I'm reading this one because of Rogue. I liked the initial idea for this series (making an Avengers/X-Men team after... events) and I'm okay with it still but I do find some of the stories to be lacking. There was some solid stuff here. It's clear that a lot of this hooks into larger stories that I haven't read, and that's fine because that's the name of the game sometimes when it comes to comics. Inhum ...more

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