I didn't mind the time-travel plotlines included in All-New, All-Different Avengers because they managed to stay fairly simple, but the start of this series threw that out for an overly complicated and confusing story that ended in a very abrupt and anti-climatic victory.

The team ups between past and present Avengers could have been interesting and dynamic, but instead their potential was wasted and the few interactions that happened were bland.

I may continue this series but the start of it was complex while still remaining underwhelming, and I unfortunately did not enjoy it.

This is the last volume of Savage Wolverine, and unfortunately it's even more mediocre than the previous ones. Most of these comics wrapped up their story in a single issue, which was just too brief for them to deliver the emotional punch it seemed like they were aiming for.

The nineteenth issue which featured Jubilee was something I'd purchased and read years ago, it's definitely more meaningful than the rest and leaves me with a sort of warm glow whenever I remember it since it showed Logan's tender side and ended on an encouraging note instead of a depressing yet shallow one like many of the other issues here.

Since this series wasn't amazing to begin with and went even further downhill as it continued, this final volume feels insipid and unmemorable. Due to how few issues there were I don't feel my time has been wasted, but if you're hoping to read something of quality these comics will most likely let you down.

While the previous volume of this series had a slow build-up that was awkwardly sidelined for a completed unrelated event, these comics are much more exciting and streamlined.

The plot was as gripping as I wished it had started out in the first place, and the explanation to the mystery seemed fairly original in my opinion. However there are still some problems with this volume that prevented it from being worth a better rating.

Most importantly, the new artist who drew most of these issues colored Rhodey with a much paler complexion than he has normally. Even his hair is the wrong texture, and has changed from how it was drawn by the first artist. Since I am white I don't have any authority on race issues but this seemed glaringly wrong in my opinion, and I was unable to look past it.

The lesser problem with this series is how abruptly it ended. I'm not sure if the writers just decided they were done, or if they were told by somebody else to wrap things up but the final pages are so incredibly underwhelming that they almost ruin the experience of reading the volume.

Overall I did enjoy reading these comics, but some of the plot directions and ways Rhodey was drawn were really a disgrace and shouldn't have been allowed to slide.

I'd hoped this War Machine series would be as intense as the previous ones I'd read, but unfortunately these comics really pale in comparison.

It's nice that things are a bit calmer for Rhodey and his morality battle about if it's justified to end the lives of evil people wasn't repeated for at least the third time, but the story here winds up being somewhat boring even with the mystery and terrorism themes.

So far my favorite part of the series was when Rhodey being shown his new War Machine suit, since it had positive interactions, set him up for cooler action scenes and probably helped ease some of his resentment towards how he's typically and unfairly seen as lesser than Tony. I also liked that at the end of the first issue there's eight pages briefly describing Rhodey's history from childhood to the present day.

The biggest problem with this volume probably isn't the fault of its original writers, but because of the start of the Fear Itself event the Palmer Addley plot is dropped for a few issues so Rhodey can help deal with magical problems that feel out of place.

I'm still going to finish this series, but I had fairly high hopes for it and have been disappointed so far.

This gets three stars solely because Rick Jones was in much of it and I love him to pieces.

Unfortunately I wasn't really interested in much of this comic beyond Rick's involvement, I liked that it focused on personal details with how the Avengers first started out, but the writer seemed to have an obvious bias for Captain America since his arc and general pleasantness was far better than the other characters.

If you are a person who does like Captain America you'll probably enjoy reading these issues, he is clearly the heart of them and his struggles with post traumatic stress and wanting to achieve the justice he was not able to before is a large focus of the plot.

However, most of the other Avengers hosted a more aggressive personality than I had associated with them previously, which made the series a bit taxing to read.

I would also reccomend to read the original Avengers comics either before or during reading this volume, since some parts of the plot pick up from points in those issues without much background explaination for readers not familiar with them.

This gets three stars solely for the line in which Logan called his dead friend a 'good egg'.

Unfortunately there were few moments in this volume besides that line that weren't horrific or at least upsetting. While the previous stories were fairly distanced from the real world, these focused on placing Logan into violent and disturbing situations that can happen in reality, which I didn't expect or appreciate.

I wouldn't say these issues are poorly written, but for as grotesque as the subject matter was they still managed to be uninteresting in my opinion, with only a handful of scenes that are memorable not only because of how unnerving the panels were to view.

The beginning of this volume started out very intense and grounded, focused on the harrowing fighting between Rhodey and Tony, two men who obviously care about each other but also feel hurt by one another. I was looking forward to seeing their conflicts resolved, however that ended up quickly being put on the back-burner so a larger plot with the Mandarin could advance.

Since I have never read any comics Mandarin previously, the story became slightly difficult to follow and I finished it just feeling bored. The Force Works team also isn't that interesting to me, and clearly others agree since the only issues of theirs on the Marvel Unlimited app are the ones that tie in to this event.

While I read this mainly for Rhodey, his character is largely and ironically pushed aside for Tony to be put in the spotlight again. The events that happened in these issues are so different from how his series started out that it's difficult to process that they're connected and even part of the same comic. I didn't hate this altogether, and it was entertaining going back and forth between different series to read all the tie ins, but the volume was still a disappointing and unsatisfying ending to something I was looking forward to reading.

I don't feel like this volume contained very memorable plots, though it did have a uniqueness to it I enjoyed.

The underlying story is fairly down-to-earth, and about how Rhodey is trying to defend the oppressed while struggling with the moral issue of if he's justified in ending lives to protect innocent people.

Though the comic is grittier than some others, there are still super powered antagonists that only could exist in fiction, and the bright and colorful art allows for the issues to be stimulating to read and not dismal.