Tag: 2 Star Reviews

FREE FIRST ISSUE! Wiley Schlub meets Pulsar “Pulse” Parks, U.V. Jones, and Joule Lee for the first time! Unfortunately, he also meets the Laser Dandies.

I gotta admit that this comic book is far from being one of the good comic books I’ve read in my time. But of course I will explain everything in this review as I always do or at least I hope so.

This comic book had a good and ambitious premise which I gave this comic book some extra points for having. 

This comic book attempts to dive into a world of magic and conflict but the way it is presenting the topic to us as readers it doesn’t make it that great as probably the author would have hoped for achieving with this comic book. 

The narrative of this comic book had the potential to be good, but the way the narrative presented the story makes the story feel very boring and uninteresting to me personally. The narrative would have worked much better if the narrative was different than what we actually got in this comic book. 

The plot in this comic book feels very disjointed and overly ambitious for a single comic book like this one.

The pacing in this comic book is very uneven and inconsistent, with moments that drag and others that rush past crucial developments.

The characters in this comic book aren’t the best, since they come off as one-dimensional and poorly made. But at the same time the character motivations and relationships come off as underdeveloped, making it difficult for us as readers to invest in the characters of this comic book and their journeys they have during this comic book.

The dialogue in this comic book aren’t better than the characters we just discussed, because at times the dialogues feels very clunky and lacks the natural flow that would help ground the story.

My favorite thing about this comic book was the artwork that it does have, since the artwork  is pretty vibrant and energetic, and it is showcasing a distinctive style that has its strengths.

But there are times where the artwork overshadows the narrative, leading to moments where the images do not quite align with the story being told. Which really made me angry in a way.

This comic book has another majority issue as well, and that is the fact that this comic book doesn’t establish a clear central conflict or theme which makes this comic book seem more like unrelated chain of events which don’t have anything to do with the previous event or the event after.

This comic book has some fun and intriguing ideas to it yes, but they are not fully fleshed out and developed which really gives us as readers more questions and annoyance than anything else. 

The last thing I will mention for this review and this comic book is that this comic book in a way lacks a  strong foundation makes it challenging to gauge the stakes involved, which had diminish the overall impact of the story for me personally as I was reading this comic book.

I Give This Book 2 / 5

Featuring stories by an all-star lineup of creators including writers Kieron Gillen and Gerry Duggan and artist Dustin Weaver, FREE COMIC BOOK DAY: AVENGERS/X-MEN #1 will lay the groundwork for an event that will erupt across the Marvel Universe in 2022 and drastically alter the relationship between Earth’s Mightiest Heroes and mutantkind.

This comic book is a crossover (if you will) between Avengers and X-men but you could also call this comic book for having 2 different stories in it. But we are here for the review, so lets get into the review without making the review longer than it needs to be.

The artwork in this comic book is very dynamic and fun. It captures the heroic essence of both stories in this comic book. And for me the artwork was my favorite part of this comic book for me. But its also important to say that the artwork at times doesn’t compensate for the lackluster storytelling in both of the stories in this comic book.

The narrative in this comic book isn’t the greatest. Because there are a lot of times in this comic book where it feels like the author of this comic book is struggling to find a cohesive narrative that does justice to such iconic characters as we get in this comic book and both of the stories.

The plot in this comic book feels very rushed and disjointed. Because it doesn’t go into much of details of the plot and at the same time it glosses over the parts of the plot which I found to be interesting and fun. At the same time the plot in this comic book lacks the depth and nuance that fans have come to expect from these franchises.

The plot in this comic book also gives us very predictable tropes, and at the same time the plot in this comic book offers us very little in terms of fresh ideas or engaging conflict. 

The easiest way to explain in this comic book is to say that the plot feels very superficial skimming of the surface rather than giving us as the readers a fully developed plot. 

The characters in this comic book feel more like caricatures of themselves rather than be the amazing character we are used to getting in other comic books about them and in the Marvel movies about both the Avengers and X-men.

There is another thing which annoyed me a to about the characters in this comic book. And the thing is that the interactions between characters, lack the chemistry and tension that fans crave.

The dialogues in this comic book feels very forced and unrealistic in a way, its almost like the writer was trying way too hard to give us good and heroic dialogues which would sound badass coming from a superhero but in reality its just not great. 

Both the Avengers and X-men have their rich history, a deeper exploration of their relationships which would easily be a great comic book if only the writer knew what he was doing, but after reading this comic book I gotta say that I dont think that the writer knew what he was doing with this comic book.

I Give This Book 2 / 5

Everyone knows Miles Morales, who rose to fame in Marvel’s acclaimed animated sensation Into The Spider-Verse – and with a second feature film arriving this year, Peter Parker will once again suit up to save the world with his web-slinging super powers! In a special FCBD story, creators Tom Taylor, Saladin Ahmed, and Cory Smith take these superstar heroes of the Spider-Verse in a shocking new direction, with a story that will build to one of Marvel’s most fantastic and epic tales later this year! And prepare for absolute terror within the pages of FCBD, as an original Venom story by Donny Cates and Ryan Stegman sets the stage for what will become one of the most fearsome events in the Marvel Universe.

I gotta say that Marvel Comic books can do much better job than this comic book does. But of course I’m gonna explain everything in this review. 

In a way this comic book  attempts to merge the worlds of Spider-Man and Venom. But in doing so it struggles to effectively capture the essence of both characters. Because as we all know both Spider-man and venom are very iconic characters from the Marvel universe at this point and this comic book doesn’t do its justice towards both of those characters in a way.

The plot we got in this comic book had a potential. But the way the narrative presents both of the stories in this comic book makes both of the plots boring and uninteresting in way, it would have been much better if we got a different narrative in both of the stories which would have made both stories so much better and so much more interesting.

There are times when the plot in both of the stories feel very rushed and even underdeveloped at times. Which really didn’t help me liking this comic book better than I already did. 

The dialogues in both of the stories sometimes come off as forced or lacking depth, which made me little bit bored out and uninteresting form the overall enjoyment of both of the stories we get in this comic book.

The artwork in this comic book is good, but at times it feels very disconnected from the narrative which left me with feeling a little disappointed in the overall reading experience of this comic book. 

The characters in this comic book felt in a way like a watered down versions of themselves. Which really disappointed me, because Venom is one of my top favorite characters from the MCU. And seeing him being watered down really made me dislike this comic book in a way.

In this comic book we also get the multiverse thing which MCU start doing in the last decade which really pissed me off, since I am not a fan of the multiverse and I prefer stinking to the original storyline rather than to the confusing and slightly annoying multiverse aspect of the MCU

I Give This Book 2 / 5

Celebrate the festival of lights with an all-new MOTORCYCLE SAMURAI! ALL-STAR and his little friend, The Smasher, fight to free THE NEUTRON NINE and bring light back into the world.

I gotta admit that I wasn’t a big fan of this comic book. Is sort of a fantastical retelling of the origin of Hanukkah. But I don’t know much about the holiday, so I might be wrong here. Even thou I wasn’t a big fan of this comic book, I still think that it wasn’t the worst comic book I’ve read in my life. But I’m gonna explain everything in this review as always. 

This comic book has in a way a unique concept for the plot but I wasn’t so much into it. If you don’t know, the concept of this comic book is a  blending motorcycle culture with a festive Hanukkah. 

I found the theme of this comic book to be intriguing, but the way this comic book executes the narrative it leaves much to be desired. Because in my opinion it could have been so much better if the author took a different narrative to tell the story of this comic book.

I gotta admit that the storyline in this comic feels disjointed, and like it is lacking a cohesive flow that would keep readers engaged and interested in the story.

The characters in this comic doesn’t feel fully developed, which made it difficult for me personally to connect with their journeys or understand their motivations.

As of the character development in this comic book, there wasn’t anything of that in this comic book. Even if it was, it was very very hard to see it because the comic book starts and ends with the characters being exactly the same.

This comic book also seems to put humor as the center element of the plot, but for me the humor in this comic book often misses the mark, because it was relying on clichés too much rather than focusing on fresh, engaging content.

At the same time the dialogue in this comic book can feel at times very forced and unnatural,  which happen to be very detracting me from the overall reading experience.

When it comes to the artwork, I liked a fair share. Because it was vibrant but at times it felt like it was overshadows the narrative, leading to a disconnect between visuals and story.

I Give This Book 2 / 5