The Marvels, Vol. 1: The War In Siancong
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Summary
Kurt Busiek （MARVELS） is back， with the biggest， wildest， most sprawling series you’ve ever seen — telling stories that span decades and range from cosmic adventure to intense human drama， from street-level to the far reaches of space， starring literally anyone from Marvel’s very first heroes to the superstars of tomorrow！ Featuring Captain America， Spider-Man， the Punisher， the Human Torch， Storm， the Black Cat， the Golden Age Vision， Melinda May， Aero， Iron Man， Thor and many more — and introducing two brand-new characters destined to be fan-favorites — a thriller begins that will take readers across the Marvel Universe…and beyond！ Get to know Kevin Schumer， an ordinary guy with some big secrets — and the mysterious Threadneedle as well！ But who （or what） is KSHOOM？ It all starts here。 And it goes…everywhere！
COLLECTING: THE MARVELS （2021） 1-5
COLLECTING: THE MARVELS （2021） 1-5
Reviews
Dan
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I have NO idea what this book was about， and after six issues， there is no resolution in sight。 That said， writer Kurt Busiek excels in characterization， and there was enough great interplay between classic Marvel characters to keep an old Marvel Zombie like me entertained。 The art， by Yildiray Cinar， is easy on the eyes， and you get a decently sized book for your buck （Six issues）。。。。that said， the sixth issue， which focuses almost entirely on the bland big bad， nearly bored me to tears， and t I have NO idea what this book was about， and after six issues， there is no resolution in sight。 That said， writer Kurt Busiek excels in characterization， and there was enough great interplay between classic Marvel characters to keep an old Marvel Zombie like me entertained。 The art， by Yildiray Cinar， is easy on the eyes， and you get a decently sized book for your buck （Six issues）。。。。that said， the sixth issue， which focuses almost entirely on the bland big bad， nearly bored me to tears， and took an entire star away from the rating。 I enjoyed this well enough， but I'm not sure if I'll be compelled to return when the second volume hits in 5 or six months。 。。。more
Dan Seitz
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A sprawling continuity-emcompassing absurd epic is very much my shit with superhero comics。 This is basically a DC team book but with Marvel toys。 No complaints！
Sesana
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I am trying really hard to withhold my judgement here， because this is a series that I think shouldn't be collected in six issue chunks。 Busiek seems to be building a story on a huge scale here， but he's doing so in a way that feels meandering at the moment， jumping back and forth in time， using tons of Marvel characters。 I have absolutely no idea if this will come together later as a cohesive whole， but it absolutely is not plotted out as something that's meant to be read six issues at a time。 I am trying really hard to withhold my judgement here， because this is a series that I think shouldn't be collected in six issue chunks。 Busiek seems to be building a story on a huge scale here， but he's doing so in a way that feels meandering at the moment， jumping back and forth in time， using tons of Marvel characters。 I have absolutely no idea if this will come together later as a cohesive whole， but it absolutely is not plotted out as something that's meant to be read six issues at a time。 Nor one issue at a time， so I can't imagine the experience of trying to read this monthly。 Maybe I'll wait until this series is done and come back。 。。。more
David Turko
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I've been a long-time fan of Busiek's writing but I was a little let down by this one。 Busiek is planning some epic marvel story however it goes at such a slow pace and he packs so much in this comic that it just left me confused。 Still， Busiek writes great characters， and to see him write so many different Marvel characters in this was a treat。 The art is decent yet there wasn't anything special about it either。 Overall I enjoyed it but I'm not sure if I can recommend it。 I've been a long-time fan of Busiek's writing but I was a little let down by this one。 Busiek is planning some epic marvel story however it goes at such a slow pace and he packs so much in this comic that it just left me confused。 Still， Busiek writes great characters， and to see him write so many different Marvel characters in this was a treat。 The art is decent yet there wasn't anything special about it either。 Overall I enjoyed it but I'm not sure if I can recommend it。 。。。more
Acton Northrop
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Definitely reads like a series that’s going to be more satisfying the further it goes but this is Busiek indulging his inner Englehart to the hilt and using Marvel history’s most obscure pieces in order to build a larger mosaic。 What that mosaic will amount to remains to be seen， but at least it isn’ta “Grand Design”-style recap series， it seems to be building to a story that needs the entire history of Marvel continuity in order to work。 I’m intrigued to see where it goes， and with any luck we’ Definitely reads like a series that’s going to be more satisfying the further it goes but this is Busiek indulging his inner Englehart to the hilt and using Marvel history’s most obscure pieces in order to build a larger mosaic。 What that mosaic will amount to remains to be seen， but at least it isn’ta “Grand Design”-style recap series， it seems to be building to a story that needs the entire history of Marvel continuity in order to work。 I’m intrigued to see where it goes， and with any luck we’ll get an annotated edition down the road。 It definitely seems like a book where the Easter Eggs are （at least） half the point。 。。。more
Rod Brown
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This wannabe epic is a sprawling mess of slow-paced set-up。The narrative jumps around the decades。 Frustrated that the Vietnam War happened too long ago to fit in modern continuity， Kurt Busiek presents us with Sin-Cong， a southeastern Asian country that has all the colonialism， Ugly American diplomacy， covert operations， and even the feel and look of the 1950s and 1960s， but is set in the early 2000s。 Pre-cosmic rays Reed Richards and Benjamin J。 Grimm get involved in a black op to hunt monster This wannabe epic is a sprawling mess of slow-paced set-up。The narrative jumps around the decades。 Frustrated that the Vietnam War happened too long ago to fit in modern continuity， Kurt Busiek presents us with Sin-Cong， a southeastern Asian country that has all the colonialism， Ugly American diplomacy， covert operations， and even the feel and look of the 1950s and 1960s， but is set in the early 2000s。 Pre-cosmic rays Reed Richards and Benjamin J。 Grimm get involved in a black op to hunt monsters in the jungles that has them bumping into all sort of obscure old supporting characters from the Marvel Universe。 In the present day， from the dozens of characters bopping around in seemingly random scenes， a small strike force slowly coalesces to face a mysterious black dome that has formed over the renamed Siancong。 And through it all， the Punisher abides。For no good reason Prince lookalike Ace Spencer is dragged in from the 1980s and teamed up with a cosmic sort of dude who looks like David Bowie and goes by the name Threadneedle。The title would have us think this is a sequel to Marvels so in the midst of all the heroes， a civilian punk named Kevin Schumer traipses along taking pictures of everything on his phone。I might pick up the second volume， but I certainly won't care if I never get around to it。 。。。more
Justin
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I am remarkably disappointed in this book。 I guess I was e pectins a six issue miniseries but instead it’s the first six issues of a series （which will become a miniseries when it gets cancelled after 8 issues） and the last issue is just a blur of exposition which would have been better solved as an OHOTMU entry。 Lady Lotus doesn’t feel like she’s going to be interesting enough to make up for being such a basic Dragon Lady archetype。 And a war in Southeast Asia？ This feels like Busiek wanted to I am remarkably disappointed in this book。 I guess I was e pectins a six issue miniseries but instead it’s the first six issues of a series （which will become a miniseries when it gets cancelled after 8 issues） and the last issue is just a blur of exposition which would have been better solved as an OHOTMU entry。 Lady Lotus doesn’t feel like she’s going to be interesting enough to make up for being such a basic Dragon Lady archetype。 And a war in Southeast Asia？ This feels like Busiek wanted to set it in the 80s but they made him set it in the now， but in a marvel time now。 So we have Reed Richards & Ben Grimm in fake Vietnam 17 years ago so the Marvel time thing is happening again。 Thank God I read this on Hoopla。 I can’t imagine paying money for a trade of this， much less dishing out for floppies。 。。。more
Blindzider
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Long-time fan of "Marvels" as well as Busiek's writing （not everything， but most of it）。 I had some expectations for this and it was a little bit different。First， it's one big story， not single issues or short arcs like the recent "Snapshots"。 This TPB has six issues and does NOT conclude the story。 It's starts out jumping back and forth both from the past to the present， as well as between various characters which was a little bit disorienting。 It's a lot of info to take in immediately， but kno Long-time fan of "Marvels" as well as Busiek's writing （not everything， but most of it）。 I had some expectations for this and it was a little bit different。First， it's one big story， not single issues or short arcs like the recent "Snapshots"。 This TPB has six issues and does NOT conclude the story。 It's starts out jumping back and forth both from the past to the present， as well as between various characters which was a little bit disorienting。 It's a lot of info to take in immediately， but know that all of it is relevant and does support the story later。Second， this isn't the traditional "Marvels" approach using the "man on the street" perspective。 One character is used for that a little bit， but it isn't the driving viewpoint。 This is more of a standard superhero story where various characters are brought together to deal with a threat and in this case it isn't just the A-listers， but a few C-listers and a couple of unknowns。The first couple of issues are a little hard to stay with， primarily because the reader starts to wonder， "where is this going"？ It does come together and if I had paid more attention early on things would have made more sense later。 While there is a standard super-villain， Busiek gives them depth and sympathy along with some slight commentary on world-politics around a specific area of the world。 He packs quite a bit in， and I found it to be a well-rounded story， with multiple layers that's building to a climax。 Not sure if newer/younger readers will appreciate it or have the patience though。 The art isn't bad， and seemed to look better as the issues numbers increased。 The last issue feels like the penultimate chapter but I don't think it will end in just one more issue。 Not outstanding， but a solid piece of storytelling。 。。。more
A。J。 Anders
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Kurt Busiek is building an epic within the Marvel Universe， as he teams up with Yildiray Cinar on interiors and Alex Ross provides covers to one of the most boring Marvel series I have read。 This series follows every single Marvel Character you can think of， plus a few new ones， as the roots of everything to come out of this universe is being traced back to the fictional country of Siancong。 We are also introduced to Kevin Schumer， an Alex Ross-designed character with secrets of his own and a my Kurt Busiek is building an epic within the Marvel Universe， as he teams up with Yildiray Cinar on interiors and Alex Ross provides covers to one of the most boring Marvel series I have read。 This series follows every single Marvel Character you can think of， plus a few new ones， as the roots of everything to come out of this universe is being traced back to the fictional country of Siancong。 We are also introduced to Kevin Schumer， an Alex Ross-designed character with secrets of his own and a mysterious object called Threadneedle， as a question begins to form of how does this all connect in the end？Kurt Busiek has a plan， but a rough idea of that plan is impossible to see as of yet， as this series drags its heels through 5 meandering issues where nothing happens so it can set up more issues where nothing happens。 Busiek is usually a great writer， and I’m sure this book will eventually start to pick up， but I shouldn’t have to pick up more than one trade to enjoy a story。 I couldn’t even imagine the people who are picking up this series in single issues monthly， as this volume was so forgettable I don’t know how one could retain any of this boring information being drip-fed over a 5 month period。 The artwork by Yildiray Cinar is fine， but this book just did nothing for me。 It is The Resistance of Marvel comics， except The Resistance gets decent eventually， this has not so far。 There just isn’t anything here worth enjoying。 。。。more
Chris Lemmerman
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Something dark is brewing in the Marvel Universe。 Something that stretches back to its founding， and engulfs every character you can think of， and even some you can't。 And it all begins in the small country of Siancong。Kurt Busiek clearly has an end-goal in mind here， but it's taking a long time to see even the sides of it， let along general shape。 There are a LOT of characters involved in these five issues， some of whom only show up for a few pages at a time， so it feels as if their plots move Something dark is brewing in the Marvel Universe。 Something that stretches back to its founding， and engulfs every character you can think of， and even some you can't。 And it all begins in the small country of Siancong。Kurt Busiek clearly has an end-goal in mind here， but it's taking a long time to see even the sides of it， let along general shape。 There are a LOT of characters involved in these five issues， some of whom only show up for a few pages at a time， so it feels as if their plots move along at glacial speeds。 There's a forward thrust about a big black bubble appearing over Siancong， but there's so much else going on around that little plot development that it's easy to dismiss as unimportant。The artwork's also fairly bland。 Yildiray Cinar's art does the job it's meant to do and not much more than that; you would think that all of the different locales and characters involved would give him a chance to spread his wings and do something different， but it's all just bog-standard superhero art， which is fine， but could be so much better。I love the idea of this kind of book - it's ambitious， and could be something special if it comes to fruition。 But I worry that it'll get lost under its own weight， or worse， won't get to reach the conclusion Busiek is aiming for without being cancelled， so it'll either be unresolved or rushed over the finish line。 For now the set-up is fine， but I have a lot of worries going forward。 。。。more
Christopher
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