hipsterpants
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So in my haste to catch up with Secret Wars stuff on MU I decided to read through Hickman's Avengers + New Avengers. I read both in order up through Infinity (I also read the main event) and am about 7 or so issues from finishing Avenger which might be finished by tonight.
...it's okay. Part of the problem is that Infinity was only an okay event. Part of the problem is that having just gone through the Cosmic events, this felt weak in comparison. It was like Annihilation except instead of horrifying insect hordes and billions dead it was a bunch of dudes that reminded me the Reapers from Mass Effect and like some planets were blown up or something? it isn't really clear.
The other problem I have is that while the fact that Earth is the most important planet in the Universe is kind of an inevitable problem that comics have, I think it's better when they don't draw attention to it too much. Having the Avengers be the most competent players in the Universe felt pretty dumb, especially after all the shit the different empires went through in the earlier Cosmic stuff. So of course all the different alien races help out and sacrifice thousands/millions of troops to help save Earth because of honor I guess.
This Avengers vs. Illuminati stuff is kind of weak as well. Considering the amount of stuff that apparently happened in the 8 months after Cap returned from his wacky time-travel adventure I'm guessing that Hickman was rushed, which is a shame. That first post-timeskip chapter was so jarring I have a hard time believing that was intentional.
Hopefully New Avengers is better.
...it's okay. Part of the problem is that Infinity was only an okay event. Part of the problem is that having just gone through the Cosmic events, this felt weak in comparison. It was like Annihilation except instead of horrifying insect hordes and billions dead it was a bunch of dudes that reminded me the Reapers from Mass Effect and like some planets were blown up or something? it isn't really clear.
The other problem I have is that while the fact that Earth is the most important planet in the Universe is kind of an inevitable problem that comics have, I think it's better when they don't draw attention to it too much. Having the Avengers be the most competent players in the Universe felt pretty dumb, especially after all the shit the different empires went through in the earlier Cosmic stuff. So of course all the different alien races help out and sacrifice thousands/millions of troops to help save Earth because of honor I guess.
This Avengers vs. Illuminati stuff is kind of weak as well. Considering the amount of stuff that apparently happened in the 8 months after Cap returned from his wacky time-travel adventure I'm guessing that Hickman was rushed, which is a shame. That first post-timeskip chapter was so jarring I have a hard time believing that was intentional.
Hopefully New Avengers is better.
