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The God of Fear has come to Earth and the only thing standing between it and world domination are Earth's Mightiest Heroes! Can the Avengers stand against an evil older than time itself? Or will even the strongest heroes on the planet fall? It won't take some of the Avengers to fight the madness of Fear Itself--it will take ALL OF THEM! The New Avengers and Avengers join forces in the face of true fear! And who will join the New Avengers for the first time EVER? Stay tuned, True Believer! Plus: amidst the ashes of what is left of the Marvel Universe, and during the battles throughout New York, an all-new Avengers romance blossoms. COLLECTING: AVENGERS (2010) 13-17; NEW AVENGERS (2010) 14-16
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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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Fear Bendis continuing to work at Marvel, Mar 30 2012
By A Forest Fan - Published on Amazon.com
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This review is from: Fear Itself: Avengers (Hardcover)
When Squirrel Girl is the highlight of 8 issues, you know something's wrong with the Avengers. Very wordy, very boring, similar in tone to Bendis' lifeless "Secret War" trade paperback. This is a good "heads up" if you want to know what 20 or so Marvel heroes are doing right now. But they all seem to be in some group therapy session. Who are these bland boring people posing as our heroes? It's a mess, and I suppose you are expected to feel anxious enough to buy the other Fear Itself books to figure out what is going on. Why is Sin doing all this with hammers? Who cares?This story would have been a lot shorter if the Avengers gals had just taken Sin to a health spa for a make-over and mud bath. No wonder she's so cranky. What a goofy way to tie up all the Marvel titles. Bendis is going to bankrupt Marvel, and I really wish they'd give about 3,000 other writers a chance. Bendis, you're rich, go retire. Or go plague DC with similar action-less books like this Avengers collection.
5 of 8 people found the following review helpful
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Great Writing and Art, Feb 4 2012
By This Reader - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Fear Itself: Avengers (Hardcover)
I really enjoyed this book. The writing is great, both touching on the small scale and epic on the large, and the art not only serves the story well, but also looks amazing.Bendis uses a narrative conceit of having the characters narrate their experiences to a chronicler, and it seems a little convenient at times the way their dialogue overlaps and joins, but that is a very small complaint. The characters are well done, with unexpected focus being given to Hawkeye, Spiderwoman, Ms Marvel, Mocking Bird, and even Squirrel Girl, with a bit of focus on Red Hulk and Daredevil as well. While Wolverine and Spider-man are present, they in no way crowd the narrative or dominate the plot (in fact, if anything, they stay in the background a majority of the time).
The art looks great. Deodato's realism adds a cinematic feel to the action, while Bachalo's style is unique and adds a different kind of impact to his action scenes. While I've always found Romita's work over simple and somewhat ugly (his faces and hairstyles are not great), his action sequences flow well, and some of his individual drawings are brilliant.
All of the art is enhanced by the coloring as well--the colors not only add depth and realism, but also really enhance the impact of the action.
Overall, this book adds a lot of depth to the Fear Itself storyline, providing more of a sense of why the event was so big and dramatic to the Marvel characters. A lot of the action that didn't take place in the main book takes place here, and the fights are great, well staged, and exciting. What's surprising is how much characterization and emotion Bendis managed to fit in as well.
This volume took me a lot longer to read than most volumes of a similar size, but I enjoyed every minute of it and was glad there was so much to it. Bends almost always gets you your money's worth with his writing. Teamed with these artists and colorers on a story of this size, he absolutely produced a book worth reading.
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Fine collection, Feb 17 2012
By Cristiano Moreira Silva - Published on Amazon.com
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This review is from: Fear Itself: Avengers (Hardcover)
What a lame saga Marvel's "Fear Itself" is. But it had a positive outcome anyway: Bendis used it to produce fine Avengers' and New Avengers' spin-off stories, collected in this fine edition, produced alongside artists John Romita Jr., Chris Bachalo and Mike Deodato.
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