Face Front True followers have Marvel Rundown back this week with a review of Marvel’s latest and greatest book. Battleworld #1 begins a thrilling journey to Battleworld where the perfect timeline is determined! For a quick summary, Godzilla Monster Madness destroys Marvel Universe #3, check in with everyone’s favourite members of the Fantastic Four with Ching #5, stop by the Ultimate Universe and learn more about Archer in Ultimate Hawkey #1. As the Marvel overview begins, we will faithfully close Marvel!
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Battleworld #1
Battleworld #1
Author: Christos Gauge
Artist: Marcus to
Color Artist: Rachelle Rosenberg
Letter: VC’s Travis Lanham
Battleworld #1 sees Avengers antagonist Michael Kolvack pulling Beyonder to decide in this case to assemble Battleworld, a world of hodgepodges made up of various Earths from various alternative timelines/space. This is all an attempt to correct the messiness of various timelines and create one perfect timeline. This is because Korvac has lived as Mortal for a while in the 2019 Iron Man series, apparently messing around with Korvac for the rest of his life. So the Hodgepodge Avengers team is similarly looking at an assembly featuring current (and JK Simmons voiced) Hank Pym and many of his past and future heroes.
Writer Christos Gage is clearly exploding here in Battle World. Battleworld’s premise is clearly familiar. Heck, Gage even has more veteran characters who have experienced such things as Secret Wars (Shooter and Hickman)! Lift this up. This iteration feels well suited to the current Marvel zeitgeist, with a great emphasis on the MCU’s love for nostalgia and the Multivers. Gage plays with some fun dynamics and still finds moments from the heart.
Art by Marcus
I have always loved how Gage characterizes Hank Pym from the Avengers Initiative and Mighty Avengers to Avengers Academy. He brings a bit of humanity to Marvel’s most problematic Avenger. Battleworld #1 is no exception. Gage’s Pym is always the first modern Marvel superhero and carries himself like someone who really doesn’t want to be that way. You can feel the character’s struggle with mental health and years of experience on the page. Hank is clearly a book star and you can see his experience unfold in a great moment between him and the other heroes. There is a moment when Hank praises the very young Spider-Man. It’s small and simple, but speaks to Hank’s character as a leader of a young hero.
Art by Marcus
Gage’s character work is excellent, but the plot in the book is a bit troubling, but it feels intentional as the world and timeline confrucs take place without much explanation. An example of the dissonance in the plot is the battle scene. On the same issue, there are two battles taking place between the Sentinel and the Maestro from the past periods of the future. It’s set for many explanations and brawls, but it helps in character development and plotting. Each introduces the beat of a small character, revealing that these characters are less familiar with each other.
Art by Marcus
Marcus Toe’s art is quietly effective in its composition and expression. The panels and actions are well-crafted and framed. Each action beat is hit with an intended impact, with the page having a sense of kinetic energy that can be tactile. To’s Art captures the character’s appearance very well and stimulates each time frame. For example, Peter Parker looks visibly young, King Thor appears grizzled and tired from years of combat, and Hank Pym is beyond that.
Battleworld #1 is a fun, action-packed opening issue for this Hank Pym car. I thoroughly enjoyed what I’m doing here with Gauge. It has a different flavor from the regular nostalgic series.
Final Verdict: Purchase
Art by Marcus
A quick overview
Godzilla destroys Marvel Universe #3 Godzilla destroys Marvel Universe #3 Godzilla destroys Marvel Universe #3. (Come on, guys, Godzilla “destroys” the Marvel universe. At least we have to see someone x x. Jean Gray, Nightcrawler, Rogue, Colossus, Gambit, Cyclops, Wolverine, Charles, and even Magneto all take part in team-up action with Godzilla. From Magneto Drilling Logan to Beast to the super-charged card deck, the matter is so much fun. For Kaiju fans, it’s fun to see how Godzilla overcomes the attempt with pure force. This issue ends with a cliffhanger that promises the next one.
The art is really well done and makes my previous complaints about effectively conveying the tone of the story and somewhat denying destruction. Medina and Garon make him look like a beast, while making Godzilla look rather stupid. The X-Men all look amazing and the action is really wrapped in panels. A good look is involved, especially when Charles tries to communicate with Godzilla. It creates the perfect reaction image. -lm Thing Thing #5 Thing Thing #5 The joy of reading this current Thing series by Tony Flecs and Justin Mason has been at willing to embrace what makes Marvel great. How fun is Marvel Comics when they are casually interconnected rather than countless crossovers? That Marvel hero is heroic because they do the right thing when they’re the lowest. Watching the exhausted thing, fighting the Marvel Bruiser, he was a simple premise that was brilliantly executed as he tried to return home to a child of an old friend. This last question nails everything that this book originally laid out. Ben Grimm is not a hero because he defeated people but knows when he needs to fight. Fleecs’ scripts fully understand why Ben Grimm is the biggest Marvel hero. He could easily become a monster and become one of these people fighting in this series (maybe he doesn’t hate Monger). Instead, he basically chooses to do the right thing, even if he is a rocky walking mountain. Throughout the series, Mason showed the true faculty of comedy, action and drama moments. He portrays the final battle between Grimm and Hammerhead, as the explosive climax that it is intended to be. It’s a shame that this is just a miniseries that the creative team has Ben Grimm such a rich character. These five issues are often exciting and very interesting, and it seems that most of the Marvel comics mainline are not interested in the existence. If Marvel is looking for a team to take over the Fantastic Four after Ryan North, these will become the people who do it.
The Ultimate Hawkeye #1
When they remodeled the Ultimate Line, most things remain the same, Steve Rogers remains Captain America, Peter Parker is still Spider-Man, but Hawkeye is another hero in place of Clint Burton, and Ultimate Ace Archer is a binary member of Ogurara Lacotanation called Charlie Ramsey. Ramsey has something in common with Burton. In that they are both slightly chatty and impulsive, it is Ramsey who has a strong moral center in this universe instead of Burton, who turns away from the life of his hero. In the arsenal of Stark Tech Super Arrows, Ramsey uses them against evil companies such as Roxxon and Midas Inc. before the main story. This is a very wise choice as it presents the technical advantages that Ramsey foresees the main story. And it takes us with writer B. Earl and artist Michael Stah to taboo. Maria in this spinoff is a slight departure from the current mission of the ultimate being in the book, as Ramsey literally embraces evil, but as De Niro said in the Heat, “and there’s aa flip side,” Hawkeye becomes the prey of the book. What should be a simple penetration mission is a twisted lesson as Hawkeye falls into a Roxon trap. Very reminiscent of the type of murderer death trap that Arcade uses in the 616, Hawkeye faces a choice that will tire him out due to his ultimate conflict with Ronin. This is not a perfect book, but it works smarter in its ultimate way and without sacrificing the character. Maria’s Linework is suitable for this type of psychological superhero thriller. – GC3
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