Agents Of Atlas #4

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• 9.0

  Major Spoilers - Matthew Peterson

  Jun 06, 2009

  Criminally underrated, and excellent as always. Read Full Review

• 8.0

  Comic Book Revolution - Jim

  May 11, 2009

  Another good issue. Next issue looks like a good time to start on this series if you have not been picking this up. Read Full Review

• 6.0

  Comics Bulletin - Paul Brian McCoy

  May 05, 2009

  All in all, this is an average issue that could have used more forward momentum for my tastes. We spend an awful lot of time inside Bucky/Cap's head with no real payoff, dramatically or narratively. And next issue promises to be a slugfest, so who knows how much actual development we'll get there, either. Read Full Review

• 6.0

  Weekly Comic Book Review - Alex Evans

  May 08, 2009

  Captain America's reasons for attacking Atlas are still weak at best. Sure it "makes sense," but it doesn't have anything at all personal behind it. Furthermore, Cap is written terribly in this issue, coming across as an incredibly bland and even bumbling character. Cap fighting Atlas just looks absurd and it isn't convincing. Atlas is just doesn't fit in the central Marvel Universe, and as a result, you get unintentional comedy like Captain America getting sucked up by a flying saucer's tractor beam or Cap whining about a "Day the Earth Stood Still-esque" robot's arms hugging him too tightly. It just looks ridiculous and doesn't work in the slightest.The Bottom-Line: The 1958 side of the issue is lots of fun, but the modern day portion is a laughable mess. That said, this is still a relatively enjoyable issue in an incredibly unique title and the art is more gorgeous than ever. That said, considering how bad Cap was, I'm really not looking for Read Full Review