The Modern Marvel Reader

[Number 6]

Avengers #15 – dull.

Avengers A.I #1 – intriguing.

Iron Man #12 – science friction.

Red She Hulk #67 – formulaic.

The Superior Foes of Spider Man #1 – funny stuff.

Thunderbolts #12 – dull.

Venom #37 – OK.

Daredevil #28 – another fantastic issue, which even has a panel flashback to one of my favourite bronze age Defenders issue.

Fearless Defenders #6 – a decent read.

Hawkeye #12 – back on form.

Indestructible #10 – hard to believe that Mark Waid is writing this nonsense.

Secret Avengers #6 – another crappy Avengers book.

Superior Spider Man #13 – still great.

Uncanny X-Men #8 – back to being terrible with crappy art. Shame.

Wolverine #6 – not bad again.

Young Avengers #7 – a book with cool music references.

 

Tell me about it. I can't believe this is the same person who writes Daredevil. Polar opposites in terms of quality. I love the Hulk character but just couldn't bring myself to buy this any more.

[Comicopolis]

Avengers #15 – dull.

Avengers A.I #1 – intriguing.

Iron Man #12 – science friction.

Red She Hulk #67 – formulaic.

The Superior Foes of Spider Man #1 – funny stuff.

Thunderbolts #12 – dull.

Venom #37 – OK.

Daredevil #28 – another fantastic issue, which even has a panel flashback to one of my favourite bronze age Defenders issue.

Fearless Defenders #6 – a decent read.

Hawkeye #12 – back on form.

Indestructible #10 – hard to believe that Mark Waid is writing this nonsense.

Secret Avengers #6 – another crappy Avengers book.

Superior Spider Man #13 – still great.

Uncanny X-Men #8 – back to being terrible with crappy art. Shame.

Wolverine #6 – not bad again.

Young Avengers #7 – a book with cool music references.

 

Tell me about it. I can't believe this is the same person who writes Daredevil. Polar opposites in terms of quality. I love the Hulk character but just couldn't bring myself to buy this any more.

 

It is difficult to understand how a writer can be good on one book and terrible on another.

 

Hickman's FF run was great, his Avengers books are painful to read.

[Jackhartmann]

Nice Peter David letter about ending the X-Factor in #262. I didn't realize that he had a stroke. All the best to him for a great series.

[500Club]

I like your style of reviewing. I agree with some, disagree with some but always enjoy reading your opinions.

+1

 

It's nice to have someone help out with reviews. I don't really want to wade through all of the rehashed schlock Marvel is putting out, and I tend to agree with Comicopolis' opinions.

 

...and I can't believe DD and Hulk are written by the same guy, either.

[Comicopolis]

Captain Marvel #14 – great cover, terrible story, even worse art.

Daredevil #29 – still great.

Fearless Defenders #7 – great story, beautiful art. Best issue so far.

FF #10 – this book is a mess.

Guardians of the Galaxy #5 – hope that the movie is as good as this book.

Indestructible Hulk #11 – finally, a well written issue. And it looks as if Marvel are trying to deal with all the time travel mess they spread across their titles in the last few years.

Uncanny X-Force #9 – bleh.

Uncanny X-Men #9 – double bleh.

Venom #38 – intriguing, as our hero gets a sidekick.

X-Men Legacy #14 – terrible.

X-Men # 3 – mildly interesting.

 

[Comicopolis]

All New X-Men #15 – I wonder why this book is so good but all the other X-Men books are barely readable.

Avengers #17 – pompous and ponderous.

Avengers A.I #2 – a really good read.

Hunger #2 – why does Galactus have such a stupid hat?

Iron Man #14 – this plot is being dragged out for too long.

Superior Spiderman #15 – interesting story, terrible art.

Superior Carnage #2 – intriguing.

Superior Foes of Spiderman #2 –yawn.

 

[Comicopolis]

Fantastic Four #11 – clunky writing, even clunkier art.

Fearless Defenders #8 – another great issue.

Infinity #1 – yawn.

Scarlet Spider #20 – clone wars.

Secret Avengers #7 – dull.

Superior Spiderman Team Up #2 – more clone nonsense.

Thor God of Thunder #11 – an excellent end to the God Killer story.

Uncanny X-Men #10 – somewhat interesting.

Wolverine #8 – pretty good.

 

[Comicopolis]

Avengers #18 – such a dull book.

Daredevil #30 – the power cosmic.

Indestructible Hulk #12 – back to being terrible.

Morbius #8 – extremely poor.

Nova #7 – beyond bad.

Superior Spiderman #16 – still interesting.

Thunderbolts #14 – more bad writing, more bad art. The new Marvel Way.

Venom #39 – two symbiotes for the price of one.

 

[vaillant]

Captain America #7 – it’s like reading a Jack Kirby Cap book from the 70’s, it’s that bad.

 

It’s probably a lot badder. Kirby’s run had really nice peaks, the current writers are just aping things.

[vaillant]

Captain America – Man Out of Time: 1-5

A trip through Cap’s history, which would have been more poignant if we didn’t know that Bucky actually survived that plane blowing up in 1945. And the art is terrible.

 

He did?

 

[Comicopolis]

Spoiler.

[Jackhartmann]

Avengers A! is Avengergers Arena?

[Comicopolis]

Captain America #10 – plain awful. Like Kirby on his very worst day.

Captain Marvel #15 – so dull and ponderous I thought Hickman was writing it.

FF #11 – even the Impossible Man can’t save this tripe.

JIM #655 – pretty art, weak story.

New Avengers #9 – yawn.

Scarlet Spider #21 – more clone nonsense.

Secret Avengers #8 – yawn.

Thanos Rising #5 – a damp squib of an ending.

Thor God of Thunder #12 – a beautifully written story that features no action at all.

Uncanny X-Men #11 – beautiful art, decent story.

Uncanny Avengers #10 – terrible art, terrible story.

Young Avengers #9 – dull.

 

[Comicopolis]

Avengers A! is Avengergers Arena?

 

No - The series takes place after the events of Age of Ultron, where the world has been colonized by A.I.s "who may or may not have positive feelings about the way humanity has been treating them for the past 100 years."

 

[Jackhartmann]

Avengers A! is Avengergers Arena?

 

No - The series takes place after the events of Age of Ultron, where the world has been colonized by A.I.s "who may or may not have positive feelings about the way humanity has been treating them for the past 100 years."

 

 

Thanks. I can't keep up with all the titles.

[jaybes]

Thor 13....kicked . Excited again.

 

[Jackhartmann]

It looks like the Bendis's Battle of the Atom has young cyclops, young jean. etc. All the caharacters in the 1970's before he tinkered with the mutants.

[Jackhartmann]

I am starting to pick up some of the comics just for the covers.

 

Cable and X-force #13 has a nice one.

 

http://www.ebay.com/itm/CABLE-AND-X-FORCE-13-Marvel-Comics-/130971908678?pt=US_Comic_Books&hash=item1e7e88ba46

[Comicopolis]

All New X-Men #16 – still good.

Avengers A.I #3 – weapons of robot destruction.

Infinity #2 – stupid.

Iron Man #15 – this book has gotten dull surprisingly quickly.

Superior Spiderman #17 – Marvel’s current time travel nonsense invades this book.

Superior Foes of Spiderman #3 – strangely intriguing and stupid at the same time.

Venom #40 – an excellent read.

X-Men Battle of the Atom #1 – silly.

 

[Comicopolis]

Ultimate Spider-Man #23-#26 – somewhat dull.

Ultimates #24-#30 – to think that this book used to be so good.

Ultimate X-Men #26-#30 – dull.

Powers The Bureau #4 - #7 – Bendis at his very best.