Civil War: The Return Review
Author: Paul Jenkins
Pencils: Tom Raney
Inker: Scott Hanna
Colors: Gina Going
It was a miniscule anomaly--a crease in a seam of the fabric of time and space.....seriously Superboy Prime jokes are never going to end thanks to shitty stories like these.
I remember when Captain Marvel died, I had just started really getting into comics outside of just X-men and I saw this oversized graphic novel. The title didn't really catch my eyes as much as the pictures did. The Death of Captain Marvel was one of the most touching stories I have ever read....period. Not just comics; stories. Hell even Superman can be found in the book mourning for Captain Marvel.
Captain Marvel is back by pure luck; it seems that this is a Captain Marvel that was pulled from his own time before he died of cancer. The anomaly mentioned earlier was caused by the Registration opening up Negative Zone portals, I guess that's what you get for Fucking meditating in the Negative Zone Mar-vell! Tony and Reed ask him to stay in the Negative zone and not much else happens because it is split into two stories. The second story is just as bad as the first. After obliterating the Absorbing Man the Sentry decides to registers at a police fucking station!!! What happened? Reed and Iron Man too far away for him to reach?
The writing is not really bad, but it just lacking the more personal feelings that Jenkins usually puts in his books....sometimes a little too much like Frontline. But damn, does this story feel forced. Someone was feeding Jenkins this bullshit story and he tried to his best with that shitty plot outline. They expect me to follow the adventures of a new whiny ass Captain Marvel in his own book? Does that mean that as long as his book keeps selling he will stay alive? Well sign my ass up!....yeah sarcasm again...last time I promise.
Tom Raney's art is typical as always, some characters look amazing other times the same character looks too bulky or too skinny. It is good enough and he's got Captain Marvel down...I doubt he can keep up with a monthly book so I don't expect him to be drawing the ongoing. Scott Hanna is one of the last few damn inkers left in the business that adds his own touch of clean look to the book. Scott you are the man and the best thing about this book. This story is a complete waste of paper that might be kind of fun to wipe my ass with. I think they need a Return policy with The Return! D-
Omar,
Good review, terrible book. Like we talked about last night, this issue was pure crap. There was really no clear explanation on how Marvel returned, and it was so ackward when the Sentry, Reed, and Tony were just like "OK dude, just stay in the negative zone and run our prison for us." It was like seeing an old friend again, and telling them to stay the hell away from them.
This hardly felt like a Civil War tie in at all. I'm also pissed at the fact that Marvel took a classic story featuring a great death and just pretended that the story never happened and all is well. Joe Q doesn't want Peter and Mary Jane together, but he thinks bringing characters like Bucky and Captain Marvel back to life is a good idea. Whatever.
I would agree with your grade, I'd probably give this a D as well. It would be an F, but I like Tom Raney. I just wish he would go back to Ultimate X-Men.
All in all, save your money folks. I only picked this up thinking it had a lot to do with Civil War. It barely had anything to do with the CW story, and just shits on a classic marvel story.
Utter garbage. Mar-Vell is one of my favorite heroes and they desecrated him. One of the most well done superhero "deaths" ever done adn they basically screwed it, despite their little time travel BS. Not to mention, he's completely out of character.
Also, since when does the Absorbing Man have Rogue's powers? Did I miss something? I always thought he could just get the physical properties of things he touched, like concrete, adamantium, etc. Since when can he actually absorb powers from others?
All in all, this issue should be used for the bird cage or just burned.
I didn't save my money! Should've read this review first. Or read the comic in the store LOL. What a baaad story. Marvel got my $2.99, but that's OK since i don't buy many comics. Stopped collecting in 1987 and haven't seen anything lately to make me wanna come back.