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Dark Ages

Dark Ages

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  • Create Date：2022-09-17 06:52:34
  • Update Date：2025-09-06
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  • Author：Tom Taylor
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Summary

This is what the Watcher has been watching for。 A danger older than the Earth threatens everything。 And for once， the heroes who have saved the planet time and again find themselves almost completely powerless in the face of it。 X-Men and Avengers will assemble。 Spider-people and the Fantastic Four will come together。 Heroes for Hire will fight alongside Champions。 But none of it will be enough。 The lights are about to go out。 The world outside our window…is about to end。 Nothing can prepare you for an all-new saga of the Marvel Universe as you’ve never seen it before — from acclaimed talents Tom Taylor and Iban Coello！

COLLECTING: Dark Ages （2021） 1-6

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Nate ，

More of a 3。75 rating for me。 I thought the concept was pretty cool if not a bit contrived。 I loved the darkness and grittyness of it all - and the ensemble cast of heroes and villains involved。 The artwork was awesome and the character work， while short， was pretty cool。My only gripes are: This series needed to be longer！ I can only imagine if it was at least 10 issues instead of a measly 6， so that more characters had more time to shine and have cool moments！ Watching characters like Blade sla More of a 3。75 rating for me。 I thought the concept was pretty cool if not a bit contrived。 I loved the darkness and grittyness of it all - and the ensemble cast of heroes and villains involved。 The artwork was awesome and the character work， while short， was pretty cool。My only gripes are: This series needed to be longer！ I can only imagine if it was at least 10 issues instead of a measly 6， so that more characters had more time to shine and have cool moments！ Watching characters like Blade slay monsters with X-23 and others was a real treat。 Also， the initial plot with the power going out due to an EMP wave， disabling this ancient god-like super being felt。。。 kinda cheap？ Lame？ What an obvious Achilles heel for this celestial being。Anyways， the overall potential， character ensemble， action， stakes， and artwork all made this very enjoyable to read - just wish it was double the length！ 。。。more

Anthony ，

Fun read， stupid forced ending。

Alex ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Started off great I loved every panel and it got the tone of light and dark just right for me a good mix of light and dark。 The second half is a little too fast paced things are in the rear view before people seem to acknowledge them and it’s chock full of potential that while far from squandered still could of had more done with it

Cristiano ，

It builds up to something， but does not deliver。

Chad ，

Tom Taylor has become the de facto guy for writing Elseworlds comics for the big 2 with Injustice， DCeased， Dark Knights of Steel and now Dark Ages。 A constant EMP has been going off across the world for the last 7 years leaving everyone without electricity。 The remaining people on Earth have banded together to not only make their lives better but actually make the world better。 The world has become something of a utopia。 Except for in Europe where Apocalypse rules。 Now Apocalypse has a plan to Tom Taylor has become the de facto guy for writing Elseworlds comics for the big 2 with Injustice， DCeased， Dark Knights of Steel and now Dark Ages。 A constant EMP has been going off across the world for the last 7 years leaving everyone without electricity。 The remaining people on Earth have banded together to not only make their lives better but actually make the world better。 The world has become something of a utopia。 Except for in Europe where Apocalypse rules。 Now Apocalypse has a plan to threaten them all。 I like the twists Taylor puts on some of the characters in this future。 Dr。 Doom was fun。 So was Venom。 Iban Coello's art was very good。 。。。more

Anthony ，

This was such a brilliant dystopian What If…？ series from Marvel。 The exploration of a Marvel universe without power or electricity was an inspired choice， given how high-tech the Marvel universe and its heroes have always been。 The devastation and loss from the initial event drive home the dangerous world the heroes have inherited， and the cast of villains who band together in the wake of this event will have Marvel fans eager to see how the heroes will respond。 The modern artwork brings the de This was such a brilliant dystopian What If…？ series from Marvel。 The exploration of a Marvel universe without power or electricity was an inspired choice， given how high-tech the Marvel universe and its heroes have always been。 The devastation and loss from the initial event drive home the dangerous world the heroes have inherited， and the cast of villains who band together in the wake of this event will have Marvel fans eager to see how the heroes will respond。 The modern artwork brings the deadly world to life in a visceral way， and with everyone at risk and no one safe， this is one series fans won’t want to miss。 A definite must-read for Marvel fans！ 。。。more

Jason ，

This was such a fun book。 Who knew the end of the world could be so optimistic？Fantastic art and writing and a great stand alone alt universe story

Dimitrios ，

2。75Tom Taylor writes a lot of excellent books。 This is not one of them。 Shallow。 Contrived。

Bill ，

This was quite good - interesting story （for a superhero comic book） and solid art。 I expect I would have gotten more out of it if I was actually following the current continuum but enjoyed it nonetheless。

Mark ，

As usual， interesting set up from Tom Taylor as the Marvel universe looses all electricity to power things。 Jump forward a few years and Apocalypse is using his power and skill to take over certain heroes to take control of the earth。 Was hoping for more， but this one seemed rushed。

Matthew Randell ，

I never really followed particular writers but I recently noticed whenever I read anything random and loved it it was always by Tom Taylor。 Injustice， All-New Wolverine， and now Dark Ages。 Even his social media posts are great。 Sad he apparently won't be writing for Marvel at all for the foreseeable but very glad he's getting work。 I never really followed particular writers but I recently noticed whenever I read anything random and loved it it was always by Tom Taylor。 Injustice， All-New Wolverine， and now Dark Ages。 Even his social media posts are great。 Sad he apparently won't be writing for Marvel at all for the foreseeable but very glad he's getting work。 。。。more

Sarospice ，

1。5 A miss for Taylor， who I generally like。 What if we take electricity out of the MCU？ Oh？ There's tons of heroes and villains who don't need it？ What if we create a big bad that takes everyone to an alternate universe then never is seen again？ We don't have enough bad guys for this？ A new one has to be created and forgotten？ Dinosaurs were hurt in the making of this Elseworlds tale。 1。5 A miss for Taylor， who I generally like。 What if we take electricity out of the MCU？ Oh？ There's tons of heroes and villains who don't need it？ What if we create a big bad that takes everyone to an alternate universe then never is seen again？ We don't have enough bad guys for this？ A new one has to be created and forgotten？ Dinosaurs were hurt in the making of this Elseworlds tale。 。。。more

Bryan Stoffel ，

Steam-Punk Marvel What If story written by Tom Taylor？ Sign me up！I read this in single issues as it was coming out and what a fun ride this was！ When the world goes dark due to a constant EMP， the Marvel Universe is changed forever。 Some like it， others don’t， and one person in particular， Apocalypse， has plans to remove control of the Unmaker to see the end of the world。 Tom Taylor， as always， nails this story。 It was fun to see how the characters change over time in this new environment， and Steam-Punk Marvel What If story written by Tom Taylor？ Sign me up！I read this in single issues as it was coming out and what a fun ride this was！ When the world goes dark due to a constant EMP， the Marvel Universe is changed forever。 Some like it， others don’t， and one person in particular， Apocalypse， has plans to remove control of the Unmaker to see the end of the world。 Tom Taylor， as always， nails this story。 It was fun to see how the characters change over time in this new environment， and the unlikely team-ups and allies that form in the story。 Iban Coello brings some really fun visuals and scenarios to this series as well。 My only complaint about this series is I don’t think Taylor quite sticks the landing。 I felt like there was more to tell， more to see， in this story， and that the conclusion felt very rushed。 Otherwise I found this to be a great read， and I would recommend if you like non-traditional Marvel stories。 。。。more

Ross ，

This is how you write a 'What If？' story！ Seriously！ Great all around。。。The earth is doomed！ What happens to those left behind after a mystical EMP removes anything from the age of electricity onward。 It's a whole new world and we're given unique， but logical， looks at how some of the smartest minds in the Marvel Universe kept moving forward。 Those creative minds still have to protect everyone from the darker things that didn't disappear with the new changes。Bonus: Venom+Carnage=a super symbiote This is how you write a 'What If？' story！ Seriously！ Great all around。。。The earth is doomed！ What happens to those left behind after a mystical EMP removes anything from the age of electricity onward。 It's a whole new world and we're given unique， but logical， looks at how some of the smartest minds in the Marvel Universe kept moving forward。 Those creative minds still have to protect everyone from the darker things that didn't disappear with the new changes。Bonus: Venom+Carnage=a super symbiote story I'd love to hear more ofBonus Bonus: In this universe， Franklin is alive。 Does this reality's Franklin Richards control reality still or is he the 'tank empty' version we've seen in the 616 universe？ Another character that could hold the future in his hands 。。。more

Luke Costin ，

This series was awesome… right up until the last issue which was really anti climactic。 Still， a fun concept and some fun character interactions。

Tyler Jenkins ，

I finished a new Marvel Comics event last night。 This is Dark Ages！ In this one-shot comic Spider-Man narrates the story of an ancient being known as The Unmaker awaking inside of Earth， placed there billions of years ago by cosmic beings who had no other way of containing his power。 The heroes of the world come together as usual to evacuate cities and a small team is sent to the center of the Earth to stop The Unmaker from waking。 They win… but at what cost？ Upon his death， Dr。 Strange opens a I finished a new Marvel Comics event last night。 This is Dark Ages！ In this one-shot comic Spider-Man narrates the story of an ancient being known as The Unmaker awaking inside of Earth， placed there billions of years ago by cosmic beings who had no other way of containing his power。 The heroes of the world come together as usual to evacuate cities and a small team is sent to the center of the Earth to stop The Unmaker from waking。 They win… but at what cost？ Upon his death， Dr。 Strange opens a portal to an alternate dimension that can’t close thus releasing an EMP that swallows the planet whole。 Set seven years after the world fell apart we follow the world our heroes made when the Earth went dark。 This story brings out a lot of fun cameos and it’s nice to see a lot of the younger heroes grown up。 Dark Ages is short but full of great moments that’ll make you realize why you loved these characters to start with。 There are stakes and you will lose some of your favorite characters as they fight Apocalypse and his army of brain washed heroes and villains in his attempt to gain more power。 I think if Marvel Studios is open to doing alternate reality stories like DC with The Joker and The Batman， this story would have great potential for the big screen or even as a show of some sort。 I don’t usually read alternate reality or future set stories， so thankfully for this story I didn’t know what it was when I started。 But the story was so good it drew me in right away。 There is so much light and hope in this story about a world with no power with some excellent world building in only six issues。 If you’re looking for a way to start reading Marvel Comics this is a good jumping on point。 You can read this story without needing background knowledge for these characters and then pick people you like to learn more about them from there。 The art looks fantastic and the character designs are super cool。 I’m giving Dark Ages a pretty big 9/10 （4。5/5 starts rounded down）， which is a big deal for me。 I mean it when I say I don’t usually read these types of stories。 -Tyler。 。。。more

Subham ，

OMG THIS WAS SO GOOD！So an entity called the unmaker is unleashed and we see the power and origins of the said celestial and then what happens and how the heroes stop him and at what cost。 An EMP that knocks everything down and thrusts the world into Dark Ages and from there we follow several characters and how they cope with it。 Like the use of steam engine and mutant powers was an inspired choice and I love the way Tom tells the story through the sights of Spider-man and its awesome plus givin OMG THIS WAS SO GOOD！So an entity called the unmaker is unleashed and we see the power and origins of the said celestial and then what happens and how the heroes stop him and at what cost。 An EMP that knocks everything down and thrusts the world into Dark Ages and from there we follow several characters and how they cope with it。 Like the use of steam engine and mutant powers was an inspired choice and I love the way Tom tells the story through the sights of Spider-man and its awesome plus giving him a family and all and also the other heroes and how they help each other。But their big threat: Apocalypse and his horsemen and how they have taeken control of the intelligent heroes like Iron Man， Mr Fantastic and thus it falls on the leftover heroes to unite to take down this enemy and its awesome the way it happens。 Venom， Purple man and even Dracula later on and finally Apocalypse。 Can the heroes save the world and stop this villains ultimate endgame plans？Its a story that starts in "darkness" but ends with "light" or optimism and I love the way Tom focuses on heroes and unites their different abilities to defeat the villain and he does stop the threat of Unmaker rather than wait and do it for the sequel and it ends in optimism like how even ina dystopia the heroes created an utopia by working together and there are a lot of metaphors but that ending with them walking together is just perfect。An amazing end and the art OMG its so good and some of the best I have seen and one of the reasons why this book works so well so yeah a huge recommendation from me！ 。。。more

JCRD ，

Me da que cuando Tom Taylor fichó por DC en exclusiva algo cambió aquí。 El final es bastante anticlimático， se siente todo demasiado fácil cuando antes la narración planteaba que sería un viaje donde no todos volverían y creo que Taylor no termina de explorar el potencial de este universo。Destaca el dibujo de Iban Coello y sus diseños steampunk， y el guión brilla en los pequeños momentos y las interacciones de los personajes， pero creo que a esta serie le hacían falta unos pocos números más si q Me da que cuando Tom Taylor fichó por DC en exclusiva algo cambió aquí。 El final es bastante anticlimático， se siente todo demasiado fácil cuando antes la narración planteaba que sería un viaje donde no todos volverían y creo que Taylor no termina de explorar el potencial de este universo。Destaca el dibujo de Iban Coello y sus diseños steampunk， y el guión brilla en los pequeños momentos y las interacciones de los personajes， pero creo que a esta serie le hacían falta unos pocos números más si querían llegar a contar "algo"。Pero bueno， me lo he pasado bien y Taylor escribe de forma muy amena y cuqui a algunos de mis personajes favoritos， así que ni tan mal。 。。。more

Talkative Treant ，

The Story was good and full surprises。The Artwork is good。Text is simply not making you dizzy。

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