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TheBlueMarvel · 10-17-2023, 09:32 AM

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Originally Posted by Dr Kain

So I'm currently reading the original Secret Wars and I don't know what to say, this comic is so subpar. Half of the characters are acting out of character. Other characters just come off shallow. I've never read an Avengers comic with Wasp, but is she always as vein in those as she is here? Like she is more concerned with her looks at times than being a super hero. Magneto has been weird. Actually, all of the X-Men have been acting off. The plotting is all over the place and sometimes makes little sense. Like in the first issue, all of the villains tell Doom they have chosen him to be their leader, but then he tells them do so something, and they attack him telling him not to tell them what to do. Then, Doom asks the heroes for help, but when they go to help him stand up, he tells them he doesn't need their help, fires at them, and runs off. There are two female villains who apparently were never heard of before now. And the premier of the symbiote suit was quite a let down.

I feel like that this was only good because it was the first time they ever did some big crossover event with various super heroes, whereas nowadays, since it is a regularly thing, Secret Wars has lost the only thing of value it had going for it.

Yup, that sounds like an accurate assessment of Secret Wars. I’ve shared this sentiment on the thread before, but Secret Wars (II might actually be worse,) was not good from the standpoint of story or art. In fact, Marvel’s ‘Secret’ anything (Wars, Invasion, Defenders, Avengers, etc) have nearly all been snoozers, with the exception of Secret War – the de facto Iron Man story (it’s quite unusual for me to tout an Iron Man story since I don’t like the character, but he didn't really appear in it outside of the set-up), which was essentially a modern retelling of Armor Wars and the blowback within the Marvel universe. But, yeah, they (event comics) all generally suck because it’s hard to balance so many characters and villains, make them consistent with how they’ve been written and not lose the storytelling thread and have it all devolve into a mess of character driven drivel...IMO

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TheBlueMarvel MarvelLegends/DCUniverse Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: On the metaphysical plane of celestial BOOM BAP! Posts: 6,041	Quote: Originally Posted by Dr Kain So I'm currently reading the original Secret Wars and I don't know what to say, this comic is so subpar. Half of the characters are acting out of character. Other characters just come off shallow. I've never read an Avengers comic with Wasp, but is she always as vein in those as she is here? Like she is more concerned with her looks at times than being a super hero. Magneto has been weird. Actually, all of the X-Men have been acting off. The plotting is all over the place and sometimes makes little sense. Like in the first issue, all of the villains tell Doom they have chosen him to be their leader, but then he tells them do so something, and they attack him telling him not to tell them what to do. Then, Doom asks the heroes for help, but when they go to help him stand up, he tells them he doesn't need their help, fires at them, and runs off. There are two female villains who apparently were never heard of before now. And the premier of the symbiote suit was quite a let down. I feel like that this was only good because it was the first time they ever did some big crossover event with various super heroes, whereas nowadays, since it is a regularly thing, Secret Wars has lost the only thing of value it had going for it. Yup, that sounds like an accurate assessment of Secret Wars. I’ve shared this sentiment on the thread before, but Secret Wars (II might actually be worse,) was not good from the standpoint of story or art. In fact, Marvel’s ‘Secret’ anything (Wars, Invasion, Defenders, Avengers, etc) have nearly all been snoozers, with the exception of Secret War – the de facto Iron Man story (it’s quite unusual for me to tout an Iron Man story since I don’t like the character, but he didn't really appear in it outside of the set-up), which was essentially a modern retelling of Armor Wars and the blowback within the Marvel universe. But, yeah, they (event comics) all generally suck because it’s hard to balance so many characters and villains, make them consistent with how they’ve been written and not lose the storytelling thread and have it all devolve into a mess of character driven drivel...IMO Last edited by TheBlueMarvel; 10-17-2023 at 09:59 AM..