Uncanny Avengers: Unity, Vol. 3: Civil War II

Uncanny Avengers: Unity

by Gerry Duggan, Ryan Stegman

Deadpool risks his Avengers status on a secret mission to rescue another Avenger! The aftermath of an explosive Civil War II event reverberates through the Avengers. Plus, Cable and Steve Rogers face off , with the future of the Unity Squad at stake.

Collecting: Uncanny Avengers 13-17

Genres: Comics, Marvel, Graphic Novels, X Men, Graphic Novels Comics, Superheroes, Comic Book

112 pages, Paperback

First published April 4, 2017

Reviews

[Anne · Rating 4 out of 5]

This really wasn't a bad story, and the Civil War II crossover part not only made sense but was pretty interesting. I'm feeling pretty confident right now that Evil Steve will play a role in bringing Banner back from the dead at some point, so if only for that reason, I'm glad I went ahead and read this one.



The Deadpool/Hawkeye story was another that makes this worth reading. It wasn't a spectacular issue that changed my outlook on life, but it was good enough to make me smile several times. And, honestly, that's kind of what I look for in anything Deadpool/Hawkeye related.



However, the stuff with the mutants vs Inhumans? Well, since I didn't know that the Terrigen Mist was causing health problems in the mutant community, that whole storyline went right over my head. I mean, it's good to know, but I just don't care enough about either group anymore for this to be anything but a cool piece of Friday night trivia.



The reality is that I'm not at all invested in this team but the volume itself was pretty good. In fact, the more I think about it, the more I'm interested in checking out future volumes of this title.
Weird.



Oddly enough, I'd recommend this one to Marvel fans.

[Baba · Rating 3 out of 5]

With the shocking new that a key Marvel character has met their demise, where will the story go from here? Well, there's resurrection-crazy The Hand; they've done it before and will try again, The Hand want to raise the body, for their own means! And yes, you guessed it, only the Uncanny avengers can stop them. On top of the usual merry Marvel madness there's a great version of Elektra in this volume. A strong 7 out of 12, Three Star read.

2019 and 2017 read

[Chad · Rating 4 out of 5]

Huh, tie-ins to both Civil War II and Inhumans vs. X-Men that not only make sense but are also entertaining. Plus, we jettison Stevil Rogers from the book! Thank God. That's such a dumb plotline. Secret Empire is awful. As it is Duggan seems to be writing the best Avengers book out there.

[Scott · Rating 3 out of 5]

"There's an old friend I called . . . " -- Deadpool

"Friend is a strong word. We've spilled blood together. Nothing more." -- Elektra

"Guys, meet Elektra. She like long walks on corpse-covered beaches and she's here to helps us kill ninjas and splash in the sunshine!" -- Deadpool

And thank goodness for Elektra. Volume 3: Civil War II didn't truly come alive until she saunters onto the scene (and she literally does - right out of the darkness of an alley and into the middle of a conversation) to help out the struggling team. This time a number of them are free-lancing (or "We go punk?" cracks Deadpool to Rogue) against Captain America's wishes on a mission to retrieve the late Bruce Banner's exhumed body in Tokyo. Once Elektra arrives it's a dozen pages of nearly non-stop action. Just when I thought I would stop reading this series they pull me back in . . .

[Paul · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really, really enjoyed this one. The events of this book actually felt significant, I cared about what was happening, the action scenes were awesome, the artwork was great and the cliffhanger ending actually left me wanting more. Bravo to the creative team for making a rare gem in amongst all the Civil War II bollocks!

[Chris Lemmerman · Rating 4 out of 5]

[Read as single issues]
Uncanny Avengers is probably the unsung hero of the Avengers books right now, and the one that feels the most 'Avengers'. Mark Waid and Al Ewing are off doing their things with their respective books, but Gerry Duggan's Uncanny Avengers is the most straight forward, down to earth, continuity-relevant Avengers book right now, as this volume proves.

Tying into the more important parts of Civil War II, this book also feeds into the ongoing Inhumans Vs. X-Men stuff too, as Cable and the X-Men of the Unity Squad attempt to solve that problem before it starts, much to the chagrin of Hydra!Cap. From there, the Unity Squad splinters even further as Civil War II rages on, only for Deadpool of all people to try and hold them together as The Hand gets hold of the Hulk and turns him into an unstoppable undead rage monster.

It's all great fun, and it feels relevant as a tie-in, rather than just tacked onto the side. The character arcs are pretty good, especially Deadpool and Rogue, while the other characters get some fun stuff to do as well that plays to their strengths, like how each of them has something different to contribute to the Stop-The-Hulk plan that wouldn't work without them.

Ryan Stegman swings by for his last few issues on this series before moving to Amazing Spider-Man: Renew Your Vows, while Pepe Larraz returns to draw the majority of the arc. The pair have tag-teamed this series well so far, and this third volume is no exception.

[Subham · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was a pretty fun volume!

Deadpool tries to rescue Hawkeye from Prison post Civil war 2 and the rest of the volume is Cable and Rogue trying to find a mutant cure and leads to a fight with Cap and him disbanding the team but they ain't quitting but it leads to the team fighting the Hulk whose been transformed by the Hand and well its Elektra teaming up with the rest of the Avengers to fight this monstrosity and maybe saving their friends. While the Red Skull makes his final moves...

Its a great volume and just shows the tie-ing into various events and shows how Rogue is trying to hold the team together dealing with Charles mind and the terrigen problem and its a good volume based of that but somewhere lacks the punch to make it a standout issue but then again they are building towards something for sure and the art of Pepe is still too good and a delight to marvel at. (pun intended)

[Travis Duke · Rating 4 out of 5]

I'm really enjoying this series. I like the team, good villain match-ups every volume, not much more I can ask for from marvel really. There is a stir up this issue because Captain isn't happy with his unity squad, no surprise when Cable is running the show and Deadpool is his wing man. the conflict between Rogue and Captain is interesting and I like the character writing for all the turmoil in the team. Deadpool becomes a liability, no surprise here ether. The big bad villain I wont spoil but its a cool twist. As far Civil War II books this is a good one because it has very little tie ins. Art is good and crisp I like it.

[Alex E · Rating 4 out of 5]

As the team crumbles amidst the fervor of Civil War II, the team travels to Japan to face... the Hulk???

You know, Gerry Duggan has been doing great things with this title, and continues with this one, as he ties in the Civil War II event seamlessly. I mean, he has to at this point, as Captain America is a major part of the team. And being that Cap is... not quite himself at this point and time, he decides to essentially disband the team, by telling Rogue and Deadpool that it's over. They don't tell the rest of the team however, as they get a call to fight a reanimated Hulk! Kudos for Duggan for taking it there, as I couldn't believe that they would allow him to use such a prominent member of the Marvel universe in such a way. But they definitely went there, and it was a great way to show how bad ass the team is, and how well they work together.

The art by both Ryan Stegman and Pepe Larraz really brought the book to life. I'm a big fan of Stegman, and his work on this book is always good. However, I wasn't that familiar with Pepe Larraz, but I'm glad I'm now aware, as his art was able to keep up the quality that Stegman puts out. Great job on the art by the team overall.

This was one of the better tie ins of Civil War II. It addressed the main event head on while at the same time furthering the plots that have been blooming up to this point. Highly recommended for fans of the Avengers.

[Mike · Rating 4 out of 5]

Solid fun, impressive weaving of event storylines into this book, and unpredictable politics within the team to keep us on our toes. What more do you want? You want mad-babbling Deadpool? Got it. You want ninjas flying from the sky, doing unspeakable things with dead bodies? Yup. What about Electra kissing someone out of spite? Done.

[Annye Driscoll · Rating 1 out of 5]

Uncanny Avengers: Unity: Civil War II follows yet another civil war within a civil war, as Steve Rogers’s team splits up due to conflicting goals and morals. Of course, a main piece of the story follows Deadpool as he works really hard to get himself in as much trouble as possible. Joy.

Luckily for me, Deadpool is foiled by Clint, who is currently in prison while his trial occurs. Clint is a great character with an actual cool story in the Civil War II, and we’ve only seen his story in the background, so I was excited to see more of him and learn more of his thoughts and motivations.

AND YET. Even though this book has quite a bit to do with him, we still are not provided an explanation as to why he killed Bruce even though he was cured This is a major major plot hole and it drives me insane that it’s not addressed at all. The fact that Bruce could not Hulk out when Clint killed him completely changes the entire ordeal.

Also crappy is the characterization of both Captain America and Captain Marvel. They are bonafide villains at this point; their character destruction disgusts me.

Except for Deadpool, who can have all the crappy stories he wants as far as I’m concerned, Uncanny Avengers was yet another crappy story forced upon cool characters.

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[Joe Young · Rating 3 out of 5]

Gerry Duggan - writer
Ryan Stegman & Pepe Larraz - artists

Another solid story from Duggan & co. The Civil War II tie-in is kind of meh, but Civil War II is kind of meh so it makes sense. The art by Stegman & Larraz is really good, but the story feels a little light. I enjoy the ideas that Duggan plays around with in UA, but for some reason they never feel appropriately important or like there are any kind of significant stakes. Overall a solid effort, but nothing really notable or inspiring.

3/5

[Rick · Rating 2 out of 5]

More disappointing adventures with Deadpool and friends masquerading as an Avengers title. Yawn. This stuff is silly, and pointless, and boring. What a waste of interesting characters like Doctor Voodoo, Quicksilver and the Human Torch.

[Mr. Stick · Rating 3 out of 5]

"SO THAT'S WHAT HANDSOME IDIOT TASTES LIKE."
- Elektra after kissing Johnny Storm.

Unity isn't a bad casting for an Avengers lineup. Torch, Elektra, Cable, Rogue, Quicksilver, some girl who can f@#$ up your neurons. This was my first Gerry Duggan story, and I rather enjoyed it. I recall little aside from the one-liners, but the one-liners were pretty damn great.
When is Deadpool gonna remove his mask, wipe clean his makeup, and BAMM! it's Ryan Reynolds?
I give this one an F for: fun, funny, and functional. which makes no sense, so I'll say three stars.

[Ondra Král · Rating 3 out of 5]

Tahle sérka mě baví. Příjemná žánrovka, která si na nic nehraje.
3,5*

[Judah Radd · Rating 3 out of 5]

Eh. Very ok. Some cool parts. Too much fighting. Stegman’s art was really cool, the script was decent, but the plot was not very engaging. A solid three stars.

[DanF · Rating 4 out of 5]

Smack down with an undead hulk - what's not to like!!!!

[michelle ☽ ♡ · Rating 5 out of 5]

como quicksilver protege a la avispa 😭❤️

[Matt · Rating 3 out of 5]

Collects Uncanny Avengers (2015B) issues #13-17

This continues to be a really enjoyable read. It isn't quite one of my favorites, but it is at the top of the middle of the pack. As I've said before, in some ways this series could be titled "Deadpool and the Avengers," because he is clearly the star, but there are a lot of other strong personalities on the team (like Rogue, Cable, and Doctor Voodoo).

In this volume, which has issues from the "Civil War II" era, a few of the team members go on a secret mission that puts them at odds with Captain America.

Final rating = 3.5 stars

SPOILERS:

-Cap disbands the Unity Squad, but all of the members choose to stick together in their mission to hunt down the Red Skull. Electra possibly joins the team at the end of the volume, but I can't tell for sure if she will continue to be a part of this series.

-I wasn't a big fan of the fact that the Hulk was used again so soon after his death.

-I believe that, in some ways, this volume sets up aspects of "Secret Empire."

[Shannon Appelcline · Rating 4 out of 5]

Duggan continues to write good, well-characterized action stories. This one offers actually meaningful crossovers with Civil War II because it's all about what comes next. In particular: what happens to Hawkeye and the Hulk after the events of Civil War II? The answers are interesting. And, somehow, even with two issues of fighting at the end, Duggan manages to keep the comic entertaining.

(If I have one complaint, it's that Johnny Storm is almost a total cipher, but with strong characterizations for so many others, I can't complain too much.)

[Arturo · Rating 5 out of 5]

I never look forward to reading the next issue, yet every issue wins me over. A team that's half characters I'm not a big fan of. Plus Cable and Deadpool who seem to be thrown in for firepower and to add character to a boring line up. Plus Rogue.
It just seems like team thrown together, existing in a corner of the marvel u, with no consequence.
But yet the ideas in here are anything but.
Our first (and only) two civil war II issues hardly deal with Tony and Carol's disagreement. The first is about Deadpool's plan involving Hawkeye's incarceration. The second is.. Well a pretty heavy multiple plot threads converging issue. Even though Cap is on Iron Mans side, here he's listening to Ulyssus to check on Cable, which seems more like a Secret Empire precursor. All the while Cable's mind and plans deal with the terrigen mist, in a Inhumans v X-Men precursor.
The next issues deal with Elektra, The Hand and what may be the Hulk shortly resurrected, which should be a big deal and that could lead to something.
But yet it all seems to be in this corner of the marvel u, and it's still a fun read.

[Adan · Rating 3 out of 5]

So, this Steve is Hydra'ed already, right? Because he's totally being a dick here in a way I haven't seen him be a dick in any other Civil War II tie-in. The Hulk story was pretty dark, especially just after the Hank Pym/Ultron story, but it was good. Elektra's guest stint ended on an upbeat note, sort of.

But my favorite bit of this collection hands down was the amazing clapback Wade gave Steve after Steve said he'd handle the Red Skull: "That's funny, 'cause you're officially in your second century of not handling Herr Schmidt." Damn, son. You know Steve went home to cry in his oatmeal after that.

[Juan · Rating 4 out of 5]

This worked out well to tell us what most of the Unity Squad was doing during the events of Civil War II. The mutant story line is actually fairly important to the overall X-Men v. Inhumans saga going on related to the release of the Terrigen Mists. The Mutant's conflict leads to a major shift in the squads leadership and ongoing endeavors. While the first few issues focus on that the last several issues focus on what The Hand due in regards to a believed casualty of Civil War II.

I liked the volume although I feel Issue 18 was completely unnecessary and more of a really bad Halloween episode of some cheesy '90's show.

[Villain E · Rating 4 out of 5]

So much better than the X-Men books. After the events of the first couple issues of Civil War II, Deadpool is ready to break Hawkeye out of jail, but Hawkeye wants his day in court. The Inhuman precog Ulysses has a vision of Cable shooting guns, like that's abnormal, which creates a confrontation between Captain America and Cable, who is working with some questionable people to figure out the M-Pox issue. Then the Hand dig up Bruce Banner's body in order to resurrect the Hulk as their weapon.

Good art. Good dialog. Entertaining.

[José · Rating 3 out of 5]

Variopinto grupo de personajes que funciona bien. No es que sea mi tónica favorita, pero la Civil War les ha servido bastante para afianzar el tono que va a llevar. Nada realmente trascendente, pero está entretenido. Creo que se podría haber aprovechado mejor, pero con un grupo de personajes tan numeroso, el desarrollo de estos no ha podido darse de forma tan profunda como por ejemplo, en los números de la serie de Miles Morales.

[C · Rating 3 out of 5]

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

Alright, this one was a bit better. The x-characters saw a lot more time in the spotlight this time around and seemed far more in character for the most part. The story was fun and goofy in that comic-booky Hulk-as-a-zombie-resurrected-by-magic-ninjas sort of way. I was entertained, something I can't say for a lot of the uncanny avengers run...

I still don't know what civil war II is about, just for the record.

[Scott Lee · Rating 3 out of 5]

Little or nothing to do with Civil War II--other than Deadpool's solo jaunt in the first issue of the collection. Otherwise Cap discovers what Cable and Co. have been up to in attempting to deal with the Terrigen Mists and breaks up the team--who then go on a mission together anyway against the Hand. Brother Voodoo turns out to be exceptionally cool, hopefully he's more used in the future...

[Lindsay Heller · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was a pretty decent arc and entry into the Civil War II storyline. I haven't read much of that event but I know the basics and there is a certain pathos in fighting a foe that used to be a friend. But its the second time in the last two arcs that that has happened to this team. Does that make it bad? No. But it's nothing new and I wonder how memorable this will eventually be.

[Silas · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was actually a fairly light tie-in with the Civil War II event. Captain America does get a warning that Cable is going to do something bad, but this is much more about getting the Unity Squad away from Captain America, and is much more related to the X-Men vs Inhumans thing and the whole Captain America is an alternate reality Hydra guy thing, and him disbanding the team, but it carrying on anyway, with people looking to Rogue as the leader, which is an interesting turn. This happens because of an immediate crisis, and ties into other comics events with the Hand trying to revive the Hulk's body after he had been killed by Hawkeye, and then heading towards finally paying off the first volume with the team starting to hunt down the Red Skull to confront him and extract Xavier's brain (and I am glad they finally picked that up again, even if it never 100% made sense as a concept), though that is more of a tease for the next volume. This book glues together lots of other big events from the Marvel universe, and is one of the better books to do that, because it lets the characters shine, and have their conflicting motivations actually make sense.

[John · Rating 4 out of 5]

Uncanny Avengers is the rare title that has actual consequences from the year's event. Duggan writes Deadpool great so the story works only so far as you are sympathetic from that rather labored framework. But in many ways this is an above-average X-book.