ridleyreadsthings's Reviews (789)

"No more mutants." This is the infamous storyline that deals with the fallout of Avengers: Disassembled, defines the current rendition of Wanda, and changes the relationship the universe has with the X-Men. It's an iconic storyline that also inspired the Wandavision story. Brian Michael Bendis writing brings a unique storytelling experience to crossover events - not as balls to the walls amazing as his later work, but still an iconic chapter in the Marvel Universe. 

You know a graphic novel is good when you tear up at the end. This is the beginning of the end - and also one of the storylines that "wandavision" was based off - setting the stage for the infamous "house of m." What starts of as a unfortunate bad day, the avengers start to realise something darker is happening after the loss of one of their own. David Finch's art is incredible and beautifully captures this event that will change the course of the avengers and the universe forever. 

This continues the story started in avengers disassembled and House of M. I found it extremely touching and heartbreaking in some places. The art was beautiful and it had an organic flow to it. It felt true to the characters and made some pretty big repercussions for the marvel universe. An absolute classic and a must read for all marvel fans. 

Don't let my 3.75 star dissuade you from picking this up. It was an enjoyable journey full of magic, friendship and mystery with a slight steampunk element to it.

I enjoyed the fact that one of the MCs was Muslim and the other gay. The characters all brought something to the table and there was a nice element of found family. I liked the magic system and the fact that it was set in 1905/06 in Ireland - a setting you don't usually see as it's usually London. The plot was interesting - that the secret society of Magus was split down the middle, with its own politics and factions. 

However I did feel that most of the big things were happening off screen and it was more or less the main cast reacting to things after they had happened - with no real reason to? And sometimes i felt things were forgBut my biggest issue was that I personally didn't feel a connection or resonate with any of the characters and would have liked more backstory and angst between Jonas and Diego. I didn't feel like they were two people who had romantic feelings for each other because they didn't act like it at all. 

Sometimes I felt this was a  middle grade story as Ezra seemed younger than he was supposed to be, but there were also moments when it obviously wasn't middle grade. 

But overall it was still a fun read, and I enjoyed the story and the world it was set in  and I'll be sticking around for the sequel. 

From the first few pages I was captivated, surprising myself because I didn't expect to enjoy it much. Kell was such an interesting character, and him and Lila together are a strange pair, but they fit. The writing was strangely comforting and the flow was a nice pace. I like the idea of the other worlds but I want to know more about the politics. Why do the royals communicate at all? The magic system didn't feel completely original but it did feet unique. I can't wait to follow Kell and Lila on the rest of their journey.