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Avengers by Jonathan Hickman Omnibus Vol. 1

Avengers by Jonathan Hickman Omnibus Vol. 1

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Modern visionary Jonathan Hickman begins his Marvel magnum opus！ As threats to Earth mount， the Avengers expand！ But even the mightiest roster of all may be powerless in the face of what’s coming！ And while Iron Man and Captain America assemble their Avengers World and strive to decipher the meaning of the White Event， Tony Stark secretly tries to solve the biggest crisis of all， along with his influential allies the Illuminati！ While they seek to prevent the collapse of reality itself， the Avengers face a war on two fronts！ Protecting Earth from the Builders may only hand it to…Thanos！

COLLECTING: Avengers （2012） 1-23， New Avengers （2013） 1-12， Free Comic Book Day 2013 （Infinity） 1， Infinity （2013） 1-6， Infinity: Against the Tide Infinite Comic （2013） 1-2， Astonishing Tales: Mojoworld （2008） 1-6， material from Shang-Chi: Master of Kung Fu （2009） 1

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Reviews

Andrew Fox ，

Perpetual mindf*ck with a massive， yet well-developed cast and neverending， mindbending existential dilemmas to confront。

Cristhian ，

Hickman crea historias que parecieran universos alternos。 Es una pena que los haga tan complejos que las editoriales tengan la necesidad de reiniciar las tramas una vez terminado su ciclo。4。5/5

D。 van de Rijt ，

On my TO READ list because Jonathan Hickman's run on Avengers and New Avengers leads up to his huuuge Marvel event SECRET WARS （2015） which redefines the Marvel multiverse in a way that has only happened once。 It's kind of like DC Comics' Crisis events， but for Marvel。 On my TO READ list because Jonathan Hickman's run on Avengers and New Avengers leads up to his huuuge Marvel event SECRET WARS （2015） which redefines the Marvel multiverse in a way that has only happened once。 It's kind of like DC Comics' Crisis events， but for Marvel。 。。。more

Rumi Bossche ，

Epic comic book story telling。 It starts pretty complicated like any Hickman book but is getting better and better。 Hickman is good with his characters， seeing Namor and Black Panther battling one another verbaly was a delight， and all the Iluminati stuff i dig so much。 A book with alot of groups and characters and Hickman makes it work。

Adam Spanos ，

Hmmmmmm。 How best to describe this book？In one word？"WOW"Yep。 That pretty much sums it up。 This omnibus collects the first half of hickmans avengers run。 And it has some truly epic moments。 And damn。。。。 this book is dense， storywise。 Hickman really loves world building。 He really is creating an epic here。As for the book itself？ Sewn binding。 No gutter loss。 Stays open on the first page。 Standard marvel omnibus。One thing i love though？ This book collects a few different titles like "the avengers" Hmmmmmm。 How best to describe this book？In one word？"WOW"Yep。 That pretty much sums it up。 This omnibus collects the first half of hickmans avengers run。 And it has some truly epic moments。 And damn。。。。 this book is dense， storywise。 Hickman really loves world building。 He really is creating an epic here。As for the book itself？ Sewn binding。 No gutter loss。 Stays open on the first page。 Standard marvel omnibus。One thing i love though？ This book collects a few different titles like "the avengers" "new avengers" and the "infinity" mini series。 And i put into chronological order！ Which is awesome。 It reads very well as a whole。 Unlike the "war of kings ominbus" which was put in order of title series。 Now that was just one huge pain to read。 Flipping back and forth if you wanted to read it in proper order。 So props to marvel for doing this book right！ 。。。more

Henry Blackwood ，

So I would rate this collection almost 5 stars， it would be 4。5 for sure but instead of getting caught up talking about rating I’m just going to gush over how great Hickman’s writing is。This avengers run is the best I’ve ever read， there is so many things going on to distract you from where this is eventually headed and it’s great。 It’s really a masterclass in narrative complexity。 I really don’t know how he made something so dense in an avengers run and have it be so successful and so well love So I would rate this collection almost 5 stars， it would be 4。5 for sure but instead of getting caught up talking about rating I’m just going to gush over how great Hickman’s writing is。This avengers run is the best I’ve ever read， there is so many things going on to distract you from where this is eventually headed and it’s great。 It’s really a masterclass in narrative complexity。 I really don’t know how he made something so dense in an avengers run and have it be so successful and so well loved。 It’s so hard to comment on what’s going on narrative wise the first time you read through any of his runs and I think that this avengers run is the most narratively obtuse but I think it works in its favour when it is so vague and confusing。 Even though this is my reread it’s still hard to keep track of what’s happening but it does make sense if you are an active reader and have a guide haha。 Essentially this is a story about how every universe is ending and Tony Stark with a bunch of his high ranking friends decide they’re the only ones fit to handle this situation。 They realise that Captain America might take issue with the methods they’re using so they make his avengers team bigger and more expansive to keep him occupied with the day to day troubles while Tony Stark and the Illuminati take care of the real problems plaguing the universes。 The premise of this is amazing and the dynamics it creates between the characters and how Hickman puppeteers the relationships is nothing short of amazing。 The progression of the story and the characters Within is some of the best in any comic story that I’ve read and makes me think that there is still true artistry left in the comic medium at the big two。 Another thing I should mention is the Infinity event that took place at the end of this trade。 It’s great， it juggles 3 different stories and ends them pretty perfectly for a superhero story。 Cap being off planet， thanos attacking because the avengers are off world， incursions happening while these two things are going on - it’s wild and there’s so much happening but if you read every issue it makes sense and it leads to a very very good ending。I can’t wait to see the ending of this whole thing again。 。。。more

Carlitos ，

Epic。 Huge。 Mammoth。 Gargantuan。 Enormous。 Vast。 Expansive。 Humongous。 Tremendous。 Colossal。 Immense。。。 And immensely satisfying。 During this Covid quarantine I began a chronological Marvel read through from the Bendis era to the Hickman era， mainly including just the titles that interest me。 But of course one has to read the flagship New Avengers and Avengers books。 Fresh off Hickman's fantastic Fantastic Four run， it was Avengers time。 Bendis' run on this title started strong， dipped， peaked a Epic。 Huge。 Mammoth。 Gargantuan。 Enormous。 Vast。 Expansive。 Humongous。 Tremendous。 Colossal。 Immense。。。 And immensely satisfying。 During this Covid quarantine I began a chronological Marvel read through from the Bendis era to the Hickman era， mainly including just the titles that interest me。 But of course one has to read the flagship New Avengers and Avengers books。 Fresh off Hickman's fantastic Fantastic Four run， it was Avengers time。 Bendis' run on this title started strong， dipped， peaked again and then dipped further。 But perhaps one of the most intriguing aspects of that run was the formation of the Illuminati。 It was a grouping of characters that begged for large philosophical and moral questions。 And Hickman knew it。 You HAVE to read this run in omnibus format， properly mapped out in the intended reading order。 Hickman builds his world， mythologies and inter-weaving plots as if he's constructing an epic fantasy series of novels。 It is incredibly impressive in what could otherwise have been a bog standard "superheroes in spandex" romp。 The first half of this epic series that will eventually lead to Secret Wars， is heavy on plot and subplots。 It perhaps lacks some of the delicate character moments of his FF run， but that will come later。 He's banking on the reader being familiar with the core players， but still manages to give concise character building moments to the new faces。 And I instantly cared for all of them。He has created such an intriguing web of stories here that will collide in devastating fashion。 It is equal parts epic sci fi space opera and epic fantasy。Black Panther and Namor and all of the political and geo-political implications of their complex relationship is fascinating。 Captain America is an absolute boss and his friendship with Thor and Tony is the heart of the core team。And surprisingly， Black Bolt， king of the Inhumans is one of the most interesting characters to come out of this series for me。 An absolute badass。。。 Who doesn't waste words。An enthralling ride！ 。。。more

Josh Brown ，

Incredibly epic。 Wish there were more small moments between characters though。

Dave ，

This omnibus is so full of characters， ideas and plot lines it borders on overwhelming at times。 Luckily Jonathan Hickman and a diverse group of artists （including Marvel mainstays Opèna， Epting， Deodato and Yu） keep everything engaging while producing a high concept take on the Avengers。 It differs signifcantly from the previous run of Brian Michael Bendis。 Just like Hickman's Fantastic Four run， he ambitiously goes big here with one of the largest Avengers rosters and a layered overarching sci This omnibus is so full of characters， ideas and plot lines it borders on overwhelming at times。 Luckily Jonathan Hickman and a diverse group of artists （including Marvel mainstays Opèna， Epting， Deodato and Yu） keep everything engaging while producing a high concept take on the Avengers。 It differs signifcantly from the previous run of Brian Michael Bendis。 Just like Hickman's Fantastic Four run， he ambitiously goes big here with one of the largest Avengers rosters and a layered overarching sci-fi narrative。 A typical Avengers lineup has 6 to 8 characters but Hickman chooses to utilize a core cast of 24！ The roster includes Avengers stalwarts like Captain America， Iron Man and Thor along with Bendis' favourites Spider-Man， Spider-Woman， and Wolverine。 Kirkman includes a few new members drawn from the Marvel Universe including Shang-Chi， Cannonball and Sunspot。 He also incorporates some interesting legacy heroes with Captain Universe and Hyperion who each have their own intriguing backstories。 With such a large group of heroes some voices are much less apparent than others。 Luckily each arc often focuses on a smaller section of the cast。 A beautifully designed chart portrays the entire roster at the start of each issue and highlights who is involved in the particular issue。 Hickman bring's his ambitious， detail orientated style to the Avengers through two books， the main title and New Avengers。 The New Avengers focuses on the Illuminati that was created by Bendis。 This clandestine group includes Iron Man along with Mister Fantastic， Black Panther， Namor， Black Blot and Beast。 Both books tell different parts of the same story and I enjoyed the interweaving。 This collection also includes the event series Infinity which luckily involved few tie-ins（take note future "Big Two" events） outside of the two Avengers books。 The monthly books complement the event adding and expanding different plot points effectively。 Infinity essentially serves as the finale to the first half of Hickman's run and contains numerous plot elements and characters that played a significant role in the Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame movies。 The omnibus format and Hickman's dense style can be a little intimidating but I recommend any interested reader to press on and fully commit！ I'm looking forward to volume 2！ 。。。more

The Lion's Share ，

Hickman has written the best Avengers series and fantastic four imo。 Great to reread these。

Etienne ，

4，5/5。 This sure was an epic level of comic book story！ A solid intrigue and storyline。 Tons of characters！！ From the greatest heroes to the baddest villains there is。 The arts was also great！ I read it because I've heard that this was one of the greatest Avengers series/run of all time and。。。 even if I was skeptical at first， I've got to admit so far， after reading half of the entire series/run， they were right！ If you love the Avengers， or even the Marvel universe at large， you should definite 4，5/5。 This sure was an epic level of comic book story！ A solid intrigue and storyline。 Tons of characters！！ From the greatest heroes to the baddest villains there is。 The arts was also great！ I read it because I've heard that this was one of the greatest Avengers series/run of all time and。。。 even if I was skeptical at first， I've got to admit so far， after reading half of the entire series/run， they were right！ If you love the Avengers， or even the Marvel universe at large， you should definitely think about giving this one a go！ 。。。more

Jacob Smithson ，

This was really epic！ I loved this so much！

Shannon Appelcline ，

Jonathan Hickman's Avengers run is probably the best Avengers run ever。 That's in part because it's the most expansive Avengers storyline ever， with the most expansive Avengers team， but it's also because this is a science-fiction masterpiece， going far beyond the typical tropes of superhero comics。This first volume has three interleaving parts to it。 First， we get the Builders and their minions， who believe they can remake the galaxy as they fit。 Second， we have the Incursions， which are threat Jonathan Hickman's Avengers run is probably the best Avengers run ever。 That's in part because it's the most expansive Avengers storyline ever， with the most expansive Avengers team， but it's also because this is a science-fiction masterpiece， going far beyond the typical tropes of superhero comics。This first volume has three interleaving parts to it。 First， we get the Builders and their minions， who believe they can remake the galaxy as they fit。 Second， we have the Incursions， which are threatening to destroy the multiverse。 And third， just as these two problems come together in Infinity， we have Thanos invading Earth。 These three plotlines are masterfully balanced in this volume， keeping everything lively and moving forward at a sizzling pace。（In fact， the way that this collection is structured is one of its strengths， because everything is carefully organized to maximize the storytelling， especially Infinity itself， which is so wonderfully organized that you can barely tell where the original issues were。 More generally， this is the first-ever *good* collection of Hickman's run， because in the trade paperbacks there was some overlap of issues appearing in multiple volumes in the run-up to the Infinity volume。）The best part of this massive volume is that it's just the first-half of the story。 Hickman hints at some of the secrets still coming for his new view of the Marvel universe and multiverse， but we'll have to wait until V2 to learn more。 。。。more

M。i。 ，

The scope of this is amazing and whilst some stories are better than others， I have to applaud Hickman for being so good at writing about world changing events and giving his heroes god like challenges and triumphs。

Neil ，

This was a fun book to read （view spoiler）[although it strongly， strongly， STRONGLY reminded me of elements of DC's Infinite Crises on Infinite Earths， especially the 'basic' plot （hide spoiler）]， especially as I missed various individual issues and thus had gaps in my comic collection I have never taken the time to fill。 I enjoyed the "sci-fi" aspects of the narrative， how it alternated between events on Earth and elsewhere。 I also liked the various team dynamics - the Avengers as a team and co This was a fun book to read （view spoiler）[although it strongly， strongly， STRONGLY reminded me of elements of DC's Infinite Crises on Infinite Earths， especially the 'basic' plot （hide spoiler）]， especially as I missed various individual issues and thus had gaps in my comic collection I have never taken the time to fill。 I enjoyed the "sci-fi" aspects of the narrative， how it alternated between events on Earth and elsewhere。 I also liked the various team dynamics - the Avengers as a team and concept expanded to much larger than its "usual" ["historical"] six-person to seven-person roster。 I thought it had some good character development for "new" characters in the beginning of the story， and it had smaller moments of development for more established characters over the course of the story。 It has a lot of action in it; it has elements of "horror" in it [well， what I consider "horrific" in nature， anyway]， and I "loved" how the omnibus interweaves the New Avengers storyline amidst the Avengers issues to let you know approximately when the one story is taking place in relation to the other。The artwork is spotty， in my opinion。 Artwork can truly make-or-break， even ruin， a story。 Some of the art in this omnibus I loved and thought was excellent; some of it was meh， and some of it I did not care for。 I do recognize that these men and women are doing something I cannot do， but I also know what I like and do not like。 There are times I wish books could have just one team of writers and artists over the course of the author's story arc [regardless of how many issues it might last] to give a book/story better continuity; this was one of those times。 I think a single artist [well， a single artist for each “book” – one for the New Avengers and one for the Avengers] would have made for a better overall story-flow。 That being said， there were some amazing images throughout the story [and some pretty awesome covers， too]。I have always loved the Avengers and felt they were Marvel's premier team， personally， and have always chosen them over the X-Men and Fantastic Four [although the FF was right up there with the Avengers]， so when Bendis took over the Avengers I felt like， in some respects， he definitely raised the bar and elevated the Avengers to a whole new level。 I felt like Hickman took what Bendis did and pushed that bar higher。 There are elements of humor [some if it kinda "inside" for long-term readers and collectors and some of it for newcomers to the comic]， elements of grief， elements of surprise and majesty， and there are definitely elements of horror （view spoiler）[could anybody truly have foreseen Reed Richards or Tony Stark or even Hank McCoy being a part of a group of individuals who are willing to destroy alternate Earths in order to save their own planet？ Who would be willing to take lives to save those on Earth？ Who are willing to destroy entire universes to save one？ I cannot fathom making decisions on that scale， where untold numbers of lives are extinguished because of their actions， their decisions。 Yet， they do not appear to truly be wrestling with their acts of mass murder and genocide。 （hide spoiler）]。 There were powerful moments， as well， be it in what I felt were “iconic moments” as well as comments made between individuals。 （view spoiler）[One powerful moment when T'Challa pauses before destroying a universe; when prodded about why he is taking so long， he answers， "I am remembering what I once was。" Another was when Thor went to Hala’s surface by himself to “surrender” and ends up inspiring an insurrection against Hala’s conqueror（s）。 I also liked how， after Captain’s Marvel and America talked down the moment to Manifold， about how the upcoming battle was “just another day”， Thor takes Manifold aside and corrects the two good Captains by speaking to Manifold about destiny and being born for just a moment like this。 It was kinda corny， yes， but it was still powerful。 I also liked the look that Captain Marvel and Captain America give each other on Gladiator’s flagship after Gladiator starts talking defeat – it was super-intense and charged with emotion（s）。 Captain America， obviously， never gives up and is willing to fight until the last breath has been squeezed from his body; he inspires galactic empires to continue to resist and rally under “his” banner。 （hide spoiler）] This is not to say there are not also cheesy moments， too。 （view spoiler）[Like how all of the world’s freed from the tyranny of the builders and creators and engineers are all raising “Avengers” flags and the worlds are declared to be an “Avengers World。” The first time I read that， I was， “Whoah！ That is SO cool！” This time around， it make me smirk a bit。 It was still cool to read and see [especially Hawkeye shooting arrows with the Alpha Centaurians]， but still a little cheesy， too。 （hide spoiler）]It is funny – sometimes you cannot help but compare DC with Marvel and “who did it better？” （view spoiler）[As I said earlier， this story really， strongly reminded me of the whole Infinite Crises on Infinite Earths storyline DC did back in the mid- to late-80s， where they supposedly combined all of their different parallel universes down into “just one universe” [never mind that some parallel universes still kept popping up after that point]。 It has been years since I read that storyline， but I do remember that heroes from parallel universes were being banded together to try and save all of them from being destroyed。 I guess it also reminds me of an “expanded version” of the JLA/Avengers crossover event， too， now that I think about it [i。e。 – parallel universes being destroyed]。 In this story’s case， “our” Earth is “Earth-Prime” and some kind of “breakdown” in the multiversal structure is causing Earths of different realities to have what are called “Incursion Events” and universes are being destroyed as a result。 However， if the planet Earth is destroyed in each reality， then that reality’s universe will be saved。 Very strange concept， there。 I am not sure why that is the case， but apparently as long as Earth is NOT destroyed during an incursion event， that universe survives。 Hyperion appears in this narrative， too。 Different variations of him have popped up throughout Marvel’s long history， but this one manages to survive an “Incursion Event” by momentarily being trapped between two dead universes before some A。I。M。 scientists bring him into ‘this’ reality。 He is Marvel’s answer to Superman， of course， and it is fun to “see” the interactions between him and Thor。 I liked how Thor took Hyperion “under his wing” and helped Hyperion feel welcome in this ‘new’ universe。 One other thing really stood out to me in comparing DC with Marvel was when Doctor Strange removed Cap’s memory from him after Captain America said he would oppose the Illuminati in any future attempts to destroy more worlds during future “Incursion Events。” It reminded me， in some ways， of when the JLA removed Batman’s memory after removing Doctor Light’s memory in the Identity Crisis mini-series。 Granted， Doctor Light was a villain and had discovered the identities of various JLA members， but Batman was opposed to anybody’s mind being tampered with。 When he tried to prevent Light’s memory from being erased， he was “knocked” unconscious and his memory of the event erased as well。 This betrayal of trust and violation of Batman’s mind would cause a schism to occur in the JLA further down the road， and such a schism also occurs “further down the road” for the Avengers， as well [from what I remember from reading the issues of the two respective series that followed “this” storyline]。 （hide spoiler）] Now， as to who ‘did it better？’， I would say that is more of a personal opinion。 I just noticed some things where I thought Marvel was “ripping off” from DC to tell their story （view spoiler）[and， while I did think DC did do it ‘better’ in some respects where they converged their multiverse into “one” universe， I did think Marvel did a ‘slicker job’ in telling their story and how it went about being told。 （hide spoiler）] （view spoiler）[I mean， supposedly Marvel got rid of all of their alternate universes/realities just as DC did， but DC ended up bringing their multiverse back AND that does not mean more universes “are being created” with each decision being made after this series [or， the entire narrative] by Marvel is over。 （hide spoiler）]（view spoiler）[The interstellar “stuff” reminded me a lot of the Annihilation storylines and， just as I loved those two epic omnibuses， I also loved seeing aspects of those stories in this storyline。 However， instead of it being the Guardians of the Galaxy and former Heralds of Galactus joining with the Galactic Empires to halt both the Annihilation Wave and Ultron “Event”， it was the Avengers leading the way [which was SO cool！]。 I also loved the “moment” [during the lifting of the siege of Earth] when Guardian， Kl’rt， Ronan， and Annihilus all fight Black Dwarf – there are a couple of epic moments in that fight， and then you have Ronan kill Black Dwarf with his hammer！ It was definitely an epic fight amidst numerous epic “personal” battles throughout the entire omnibus [and the Infinite series]。I always liked it when the Avengers went “Galactic” – like the original Kree-Skrull War， then the Avengers and the Fantastic Four got involved with the Skrulls in Avengers 355 – 367ish [and the annuals for both series that year]。 You had the Avengers teaming up with the Thing， the original Captain Mar-Vell， and Spider-Man to defeat Thanos。 Then there was the Kree-Shi’ar War， followed by a few other galactic events after that。 Hickman’s story was a sort of crème de la crème for these “Galactic Stories” involving the Avengers; I loved it！ （hide spoiler）]（view spoiler）[I still remember the shock I felt when I read about the Illuminati destroying alternate worlds [and universes] in order to spare the Earth and the “Prime Universe。” This was a crazy idea， as the heroes have generally always been able to save “the world” or even “the universe” before， even if by the narrowest of margins。 Hickman ups the ante by having some “celestial engine” of sorts being broken， which is causing a chain reaction in which the various universes are being destroyed [either mutually destroyed when both Earths are destroyed during an Incursion Event or one Earth is destroyed and that Earth’s universe is either destroyed or “cut off/saved” with the destruction of that Earth]。 Black Swan tells the Illuminati that the death of “this” Earth’s Universe is inexorable and that they cannot fight it; they see themselves as having been ‘fortunate’ that the majority of the Incursion Events they have encountered have self-resolved themselves [usually the other Earth is somehow destroyed]。 Ultimately， though， the Illuminati “finds” itself destroying multiple Earths to save the -616 Earth。 It was and is a horrific idea; the “fact” that these heroes are able to justify their decision（s） and the subsequent deaths with such appalling ease is even more horrifying。 It will be “interesting” to find out how Marvel eventually redeems these heroes and their actions， over time [as will no doubt surely happen]。 （hide spoiler）]It was a crazy， wild， fun， horrific ride， reading these stories in this Omnibus。 There were a couple of “add-on” stories at the very end that I could have left; I was not sure if they were just “freebies” or were supposed to somehow tie into the stories in the Omnibus overall。 I had already read the issues of the Infinite storyline prior to reading this， so those were familiar stories to me and not necessarily ‘new’。 Regardless， I did enjoy reading ALL of the issues in both series [Avengers and New Avengers] and thereby gaining a better idea of what was going on。 I am looking forward to reading the second Omnibus and seeing how everything is resolved。 。。。more

Omnibuster ，

If you love high concept stories， lots of characters， science fiction， and cosmic sagas， then you will love Hickman’s Avengers！This particular Omni also has the Infinity storyline， so you don’t need to buy that book。While not required to understand this story， you will want to go back and read Hickman’s runs on Secret Warriors， Shield， and Fantastic Four。

Jon Levesque ，

Epic in scope。 Hickman’s planning and payoff was spectacular。 Just fantastic and I can’t wait for part two to arrive。

Zachary ，

A big and bold adventure in grand Avengers tradition。 Jonathan Hickman weaves an epic star spanning adventure for Earth's Mightiest Heroes， the only down side is the character interactions take a backseat to all the action。 A big and bold adventure in grand Avengers tradition。 Jonathan Hickman weaves an epic star spanning adventure for Earth's Mightiest Heroes， the only down side is the character interactions take a backseat to all the action。 。。。more

Bram Ryckaert ，

The way Hickman weaves different plots together is impressive and is on the same level as his Fantastic Four run， but there's something important missing here that FF did have: more characterization and character dynamics for the main cast。 Even though there was a lot going on in his FF already， there was still enough focus on the members of the team and how they interacted with eachother。 Hickman's run was my first FF story and I understood immediately why the team had been a Marvel staple for The way Hickman weaves different plots together is impressive and is on the same level as his Fantastic Four run， but there's something important missing here that FF did have: more characterization and character dynamics for the main cast。 Even though there was a lot going on in his FF already， there was still enough focus on the members of the team and how they interacted with eachother。 Hickman's run was my first FF story and I understood immediately why the team had been a Marvel staple for decades， since there's so much in the dynamics to mine。 You have Ben feeling like an outsider on top of his appearance， Reed shutting himself off for long stretches （no pun intended） of time， Susan feeling the need to hold everything together。。。 There's a family dynamic there and in Avengers that's mostly gone。 I expected this because it's a team book （x2） and you have even more characters to juggle， but there are only a few characters so far that I feel get explored enough。 Namor and Black Panther definitely have the best dynamic and it's a reason why New Avengers wins out over the other series。 T'Challa not only struggles with Namor， but is also losing support from his own people and that's an interesting development to see unfold。 But。。。 it's not even the worst thing he has to worry about。 I love the Incursions as a concept， it does feel grand as a threat， hope this makes it into the MCU one day。 Captain America is also pretty much a boss throughout this。 All of his plans regarding the Builders just work and he's just rolling from victory to victory。 In the beginning of the book we got some backstory to characters like Smasher and Hyperion and I thought Hickman would continue to flesh the cast out more like this， but some team members have little development or moments here， like Spider-Woman or Shang Chi。 There are also times where I felt like I was back reading War of Kings， with space battles that go on for too long。 There were so many moving pieces that I missed some issues that are more character-focused。 。。。more

Tyler Lutz ，

It's a biggun It's a biggun 。。。more

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