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A secret city buried a mile under America is discovered through the leakage of Von Doom radiation--a type of energy emitted only by time-travel devices. The Secret Avengers hea underground to a weird metropolis forgotten for decades, because a time machine in the wrong hands is the worst kind of WMD imaginable. Then: MI:13 learns that people are being abducted from villages in the former Yugoslavia--but the British government refuses to act on it. Even the added strength of War Machine and Valkyrie cannot prepare the Secret Avengers for the next level in
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Format:Hardcover
Thisb is a series that, for me, simply gets better with every new adventure.
This volume deals with the growing relationships between the team mates as they are taken on seperate missions, and how they react both to circumstances and each other, especially for some of the characters and their relationship with Steve Rogers, which become strained at times due to the demands he puts upon them.
Beast has to make a decision that affects him very deeply, leading him to challenge Rogers' authority on a later mission, and Shang Chi makes his displeasuer known about how he feels being used by his commander on the team.
Moon Knight reveals a little more about himself (and his new costume) along the way, and Valkyrie has a one-liner that had me falling about laughing, saving the rather dark atmosphere that had built up over the course of the missions.
Black Widow's affection/desire for the atomic cadillac is mirrored by myself, as I also now want one myself (but doubt very much if they'll ever make one in reality).
Steve Rogers is becoming rather distant from his fellow Avengers, with more determination to complete the missions at whatever cost, which causes some consternation for his team mates, and some friction is building as a result between them.
Warren Ellis brings us a wonderful story involving time travel for the Black Widow, which, I must admit, took a couple of readings for me to understand at first, but once it became clear, it was the best mission story of the collection for me, and her interaction with Beast and the recording device was a pleasure to behold.
The only glitch for me at times was the artwork, as Marvel seem to have done what they have on other series of late, Moon Knight a good example, of starting a series with good writers and fabulous artwork, only to let the art suffer after a few issues by bringing in other artists whose artwork, in my opinion, is less than satisfactory.
Often in multiple mission stories, the artwork of one artist lends itself well with the storyline, but with this series, the art detracts, again, in my own opinion, from the storylines, and so spoils the book slightly.
It would be nice if Marvel assembled the original team that started this series, and kept them on it, bringing both writing and art up to an equal level (although I'd love to see Warren Ellis stay on as writer for much longer).
There are subtle plot developments throughout the book, giving hints at what is yet to come, making me want the next collection to appear even sooner, as I really want to see how things turn out.
Warren Ellis is the master at both plot and character development, and this book is a must-have for those who enjoy such things above simple action driven storylines.
I am now eagerly awaiting the next collection.
All in all, one of Marvel's better teams, and much better storylines.
This series, as I stated at the beginning of this review, just gets better and better with each appearance.
This volume deals with the growing relationships between the team mates as they are taken on seperate missions, and how they react both to circumstances and each other, especially for some of the characters and their relationship with Steve Rogers, which become strained at times due to the demands he puts upon them.
Beast has to make a decision that affects him very deeply, leading him to challenge Rogers' authority on a later mission, and Shang Chi makes his displeasuer known about how he feels being used by his commander on the team.
Moon Knight reveals a little more about himself (and his new costume) along the way, and Valkyrie has a one-liner that had me falling about laughing, saving the rather dark atmosphere that had built up over the course of the missions.
Black Widow's affection/desire for the atomic cadillac is mirrored by myself, as I also now want one myself (but doubt very much if they'll ever make one in reality).
Steve Rogers is becoming rather distant from his fellow Avengers, with more determination to complete the missions at whatever cost, which causes some consternation for his team mates, and some friction is building as a result between them.
Warren Ellis brings us a wonderful story involving time travel for the Black Widow, which, I must admit, took a couple of readings for me to understand at first, but once it became clear, it was the best mission story of the collection for me, and her interaction with Beast and the recording device was a pleasure to behold.
The only glitch for me at times was the artwork, as Marvel seem to have done what they have on other series of late, Moon Knight a good example, of starting a series with good writers and fabulous artwork, only to let the art suffer after a few issues by bringing in other artists whose artwork, in my opinion, is less than satisfactory.
Often in multiple mission stories, the artwork of one artist lends itself well with the storyline, but with this series, the art detracts, again, in my own opinion, from the storylines, and so spoils the book slightly.
It would be nice if Marvel assembled the original team that started this series, and kept them on it, bringing both writing and art up to an equal level (although I'd love to see Warren Ellis stay on as writer for much longer).
There are subtle plot developments throughout the book, giving hints at what is yet to come, making me want the next collection to appear even sooner, as I really want to see how things turn out.
Warren Ellis is the master at both plot and character development, and this book is a must-have for those who enjoy such things above simple action driven storylines.
I am now eagerly awaiting the next collection.
All in all, one of Marvel's better teams, and much better storylines.
This series, as I stated at the beginning of this review, just gets better and better with each appearance.
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Crazy Sci-Fi Superhero Cool!!
3 April 2012
Format:Hardcover
I'll tell you this up-front: I am not a fan of Warren Ellis. I didn't care for PLANETARY, other than the great John Cassaday art. I didn't care for TRANSMETROPOLITAN. I didn't care for STRANGE KISS. I REALLY didn't care for his run on ASTONISHING X-MEN, especially since it came directly after Whedon and Cassaday's brilliant run. So, I am not a fan of Warren Ellis' work, so I was more than trepidatious when I heard he would be writing SECRET AVENGERS directly following work by Ed Brubaker and Nick Spencer, two of the best writers working in comics.
After reading his work on this book, I have decided to give Ellis another try. Why? Simple. It only took a few issues of this book to change my mind about him.
Ellis firmly embraces the absurdity of comic book heroes and villains and the universe they live in, and celebrates it rather than deconstructing it. There's crazy technology, crazy villains, crazy locations, crazy fight scenes, and it's all pulled off with a bit of a twinkle in its eye, a bit of a retro vibe and a genuine love for the medium that I've never seen from Ellis before. His stuff, to me, seemed to be far too mired in technobabble or psuedo-science for me to connect with it at all. However, for some reason, when Ellis writes the adventures of the Secret Avengers, those flaws become strengths.
Another really terrific thing about Ellis' run on SA is that each issue, while having a common through-line, is self-contained, and the artists rotate on each issue as well. This gives Ellis the freedom to concentrate on one team member per issue and explore their character as part of the Secret Avengers.
Ellis' run on SECRET AVENGERS makes for a very entertaining and compelling read, and now, I will have a lot more faith in Warren Ellis.
After reading his work on this book, I have decided to give Ellis another try. Why? Simple. It only took a few issues of this book to change my mind about him.
Ellis firmly embraces the absurdity of comic book heroes and villains and the universe they live in, and celebrates it rather than deconstructing it. There's crazy technology, crazy villains, crazy locations, crazy fight scenes, and it's all pulled off with a bit of a twinkle in its eye, a bit of a retro vibe and a genuine love for the medium that I've never seen from Ellis before. His stuff, to me, seemed to be far too mired in technobabble or psuedo-science for me to connect with it at all. However, for some reason, when Ellis writes the adventures of the Secret Avengers, those flaws become strengths.
Another really terrific thing about Ellis' run on SA is that each issue, while having a common through-line, is self-contained, and the artists rotate on each issue as well. This gives Ellis the freedom to concentrate on one team member per issue and explore their character as part of the Secret Avengers.
Ellis' run on SECRET AVENGERS makes for a very entertaining and compelling read, and now, I will have a lot more faith in Warren Ellis.
Warren Ellis gives the Secret Avengers some direction
15 May 2012
Format:Hardcover
This book collects the six issues of Ellis' short run on Secret Avengers. Every issue is a done-in-one story, which is refreshing for today's comics. For the most part, they're great.
This book is filled with cool sci-fi elements, which Ellis works to perfection. There is even one of the best issues involving time-travelling that I think I've ever read. You finally get a real idea of why these are the Secret Avengers as opposed to any other Avengers and why they should remain that way. The moral ambiguity of getting the job done, everything that is at stake. At the start of every issue, Ellis wastes no time and drops the reader right in the middle of the action, so even though every story is done in 22 pages it is still fully fleshed out and you get a huge sense of importance when reading them. Some of the decisions made by the heroes make me cringe, but at the same time, I can't see another way that they could've gotten out of the situation without those extreme measures.
The art is done by several artists, with one doing every issue. Most of it is absolutely fantastic. You get John Cassaday, David Aja, Maleev and Immonen and I don't think you can ask for a better team. I particularly love the Aja and Maleev issues as their art fits this style of book like a glove. Even then, Ellis adapts to the artist, giving Immonen a more standard superhero fare and playing to his strengths. Even when it ventures down this path though, Secret Avengers doesn't lose the concepts that make it unique.
There is just one reason why this book doesn't score the full five stars. Issue 17 is weak. There is nothing good at all there, even the art is by far the weakest in the collection. It just spoils a great book.
In the end, what Ellis did in his short run was give the Secret Avengers some real purpose and a direction to be followed by Rememder. In Brubaker's run, this group could have just been a normal Avengers title, but the ideas and tone introduced by Ellis really helped set this apart from the rest of the Avengers line.
This book is filled with cool sci-fi elements, which Ellis works to perfection. There is even one of the best issues involving time-travelling that I think I've ever read. You finally get a real idea of why these are the Secret Avengers as opposed to any other Avengers and why they should remain that way. The moral ambiguity of getting the job done, everything that is at stake. At the start of every issue, Ellis wastes no time and drops the reader right in the middle of the action, so even though every story is done in 22 pages it is still fully fleshed out and you get a huge sense of importance when reading them. Some of the decisions made by the heroes make me cringe, but at the same time, I can't see another way that they could've gotten out of the situation without those extreme measures.
The art is done by several artists, with one doing every issue. Most of it is absolutely fantastic. You get John Cassaday, David Aja, Maleev and Immonen and I don't think you can ask for a better team. I particularly love the Aja and Maleev issues as their art fits this style of book like a glove. Even then, Ellis adapts to the artist, giving Immonen a more standard superhero fare and playing to his strengths. Even when it ventures down this path though, Secret Avengers doesn't lose the concepts that make it unique.
There is just one reason why this book doesn't score the full five stars. Issue 17 is weak. There is nothing good at all there, even the art is by far the weakest in the collection. It just spoils a great book.
In the end, what Ellis did in his short run was give the Secret Avengers some real purpose and a direction to be followed by Rememder. In Brubaker's run, this group could have just been a normal Avengers title, but the ideas and tone introduced by Ellis really helped set this apart from the rest of the Avengers line.
2 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Mediocre Book and Title
10 April 2012
Format:Hardcover
Let me preface this review by stating that I am a Ellis fan... However, Ellis has frequently `called-in' scripts for the big two that were less than spectacular. I think he likes to keep his name out there, so people will see it in mainstream books and buy his comics.
This is a good example of an Ellis `called-in' script (see various X-Men, and Osborn for some other examples)... He doesn't seem to really be putting forth much effort. The stories are short, abrupt and of questionable value. The only story in the bunch that I feel is of any real interest is the time travel Black Widow one. The rest are just not very good (in my opinion).
I also feel that most of the Secret Avengers stories to date are subpar. The Ellis stories I understand as like I said he is not that interested in mainstream comics (or for that matter according to his blog, comics in general anymore), but the Brubaker earlier issues I can only write off to him trying to write too many books at once (all of his non-pulp based works from this time period including Captain America [which I love generally] were suffering from all the books Marvel was trying to get him to write).
If you like Ellis and want to read some good Ellis books then try Planetary, Orbiter, Ministry of Space, Desolation Jones, Super God or even Transmetropolitan. If you want good Ellis on mainstream books then I would look to his run on Thunderbolts. If you want Avengers/Captain America stuff then try Bendis' run on any of the Avengers title or Brubaker's run of Captain America.
In short, I would avoid this book... and probably the entire title.
This is a good example of an Ellis `called-in' script (see various X-Men, and Osborn for some other examples)... He doesn't seem to really be putting forth much effort. The stories are short, abrupt and of questionable value. The only story in the bunch that I feel is of any real interest is the time travel Black Widow one. The rest are just not very good (in my opinion).
I also feel that most of the Secret Avengers stories to date are subpar. The Ellis stories I understand as like I said he is not that interested in mainstream comics (or for that matter according to his blog, comics in general anymore), but the Brubaker earlier issues I can only write off to him trying to write too many books at once (all of his non-pulp based works from this time period including Captain America [which I love generally] were suffering from all the books Marvel was trying to get him to write).
If you like Ellis and want to read some good Ellis books then try Planetary, Orbiter, Ministry of Space, Desolation Jones, Super God or even Transmetropolitan. If you want good Ellis on mainstream books then I would look to his run on Thunderbolts. If you want Avengers/Captain America stuff then try Bendis' run on any of the Avengers title or Brubaker's run of Captain America.
In short, I would avoid this book... and probably the entire title.
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