A.X.E.: Judgment Day #5

A.X.E.: Judgment Day #5 continues this event's book run of near perfection. The creative team is amazing, and this penultimate issue is terrific. Anyone not reading this book is missing out on something brilliant. Read Full Review

Schitis art is wonderfully detailed and beautifully designed. Every page is visually stunning and connected with me as a reader.  Read Full Review

I hope that this piece doesnt get brushed under the rug. I want to know how the world recovers. I want to see the ramifications of the big reveal on the last page. And whats going to happen to Tony, Sinister, and the rogue Eternals? They need to be held accountable. The point is: that Gillen has made an event thats hitting on all cylinders. From deep thoughts about life, religion, and origin to where the Marvel Universe will be heading after this event, Gillen continues to tie so much into one amazing story. You have to pick up A.X.E.: Judgment Day #5 and grab the back issues ASAP! Let me know what you think, have a great week, and God Bless! Read Full Review

If you want action, A.X.E.: Judgment Day #5 has it in droves. The heroes take the fight to the Celestial in an issue that raises the stakes more than you can know. If a Marvel event is supposed to change how we think and see characters, A.X.E.: Judgment Day #5 does it ten fold. Read Full Review

A.X.E.: Judgment Day #5 features awe-inspiring speeches combined with blockbuster-worthy artwork as Marvel's heroes make their last stand. With only one issue remaining, the final fate of the Marvel Universe hangs in the balance. And in my opinion, this is one of the few times where I've felt like the stakes are high enough for a story of this caliber. Read Full Review

In the end of the world there's hope. This story is the perfect event, and I can't wait to see how it ends. Read Full Review

The movement being made feels unconnected from the main story, because the events are being told in the side minis, and tie-ins from the ongoings attached to the event. This, mixed with the character beats that just arent hitting like theyre supposed to makes this issue drag in parts. Hopefully Gillen pulls it together at the end. Id hate to see this story Ive been totally engrossed in for the last year and a half fall flat on its face. Read Full Review

As the world ends, our heroes must work together to figure out a way to save the day. Kieron Gillen packs action and substance into the penultimate issue of AXE Judgement day Read Full Review

A.X.E.: Judgment Day #5 delivers an impactful penultimate chapter that pushed all our heroes to their limits against the Progenitor. Kieron Gillen and Valerio Schiti balance out all the giant spectacle moments with strong character moments. Hopefully with how things are left the final issue of A.X.E.: Judgment Day will deliver an impactful ending for Marvel's latest big event. Read Full Review

It's a proper spectacle as rendered by Valerio Schiti and Marte Gracia who fill splashes with a resplendent array of costumes and ensure that even burning skylines possess a strange beauty. Read Full Review

Final Thoughts:A.X.E.: Judgment Day #5 looks great, sounds big, and feels important. There are plenty of spectacles and human emotion to keep you riveted to the page with every turn. However, the actual plot has barely moved more than a few steps when you consider the heroes' new plan is the same as the old plan. Come for the heart and the visuals, but don't bother if you're looking for a plot that takes up more than a few pages. Read Full Review

SneakyToaster17

Sep 21, 2022

This issue was great for me, and it looks like the event only is going to maintain steam from here on out. SPOILERS ….. This issue felt like to me to be the end of Gillen’s efforts to characterize the Progenitor for us. He’s not a villain like Uranos or Thanos with alotta hard understanding behind how they think and act. For me, he really came into form in the last two issues.

Psycamorean

Sep 22, 2022

Everyone who liked this issue is right, and everyone who disliked this issue is wrong. I will not elaborate.

Forever_Knight82

Sep 22, 2022

My God Man. What a great time to be reading comics. I hope that if you are reading this event that your getting the whole thing it's absolutely mind blowing. If you can get all kinds of emotions from a reader then that's what a great book is all about and this is it.

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SneakyToaster17 - Sep 23, 2022

Which side stories are you focusing on?

cincyfan

Sep 23, 2022

This was my favorite issue yet. That was pretty much a perfect comic in my book. I can't believe they fit that much story into one issue. This issue was Powerful, emotional,and Inspirational. The last page reveal was phenomenal as it was very powerful and the right call. It also is a huge step forward that will change the game for the mutants. Simply put the book is an absolutely brilliant one that left me blown away. I absolutely love comic books and issues and stories like this bolster and reinforce that love.

Avanvolk

May 20, 2023

Holy crap. This event is so good.

ZONS9

Sep 25, 2022

I'll be the first to admit my Marvel Event fatigue, but I'd be lying if a said this event hasn't been good. Gillen's work was great in Eternals and continues here and his particular combination of whimsical, engaging characters, high stakes and personal pathos is a win.

daspidaboy

Sep 21, 2022

this was the issue that finally got me interested and it picked up the pace.

Loafy Trophy

Nov 03, 2022

Fantastic issue. This has been the best big 2 event since Hickman's Secret Wars.

Jawsh

Sep 26, 2022

MARVELous. So much happening and so much revealed. The action is nonstop the character work is intense. This event is still going strong.

DDJamesB

Sep 27, 2022

I can't believe I'm saying this, but this series is really solid. It's the first event in a while that felt event worthy. This issue has it all.

CrazyforRAMU

Feb 26, 2023

It's one of the most well-crafted, most engaging events I've ever read, and STILL my eyes start to roll when the bodies start piling up. Don't get me wrong, I'm still enjoying it and I want to see how it ends. But now there's a distinct, disbelief-no-longer-suspended slice of "I wonder what sort of fancy footwork will undo this" feeling alongside my more engaged anticipation.

JBL Reviews

Sep 26, 2022

Cool, but predictable ending. I’ll be honest, I’m not always sure what’s happening in this series, but it’s kept my interest.

Federico Liguori

Oct 29, 2022

DUN DUN DUUUUUN! The mutants can actually resurrect humans! Or do they? P.S. It was so satisfying seeing Captain Marvel die a awful death.

Sollywoods

Sep 22, 2022

First of all, none of my issues with this, um, issue, is about death in comics. Death and rebirth in comics is just another plot point, especially in a story about death and rebirth like this one, so let it happen. That's part of the fun here. There's just not much fun here. The event overall, I've found to be very boring. Not for lack of action, action for the sake of action can still be boring. This issue was a bit more interesting than previous, I'm certainly not saying it sucked, it just hasn't made me care about it. The random people it spends time on, only for like 2 pages but it feels like an eternity to read such dull things. I don't usually find Gillen a boring writer, (Die was bloody fantastic!) just this time through. It also bothers me that Thor has a perfectly good weapon for slicing through Celestials like butter. He has an enchanted ax, specifically for killing celestials where it sliced a world destroying celestial down in Uncanny Avengers but he can't be bothered to go get it for this crisis? Also, I know Civil War 2 was a far worse story than this, but that started with everyone getting together and stopping a Celestial from destroying the world, and it appeared to be with not much effort on part of the super hero community. How about using similar strategies since it's worked in the past against Celestials or at least explain why this is different. So for me, this was still kinda boring to read, the characters didn't seem to make smart tactical decisions against an enemy they have experience with so because of that, a generous 7.5 feels about right. more

Kalaoui

Sep 21, 2022

This has all the plot points to work but I just couldn't get into any of the same plans being done again. It took me a while to figure out why I just couldn't get into this event until I remembered how the Eternals by Gillen worked so well with the machine narrating but this one is narrated by the progenitor. That is the main hold up for me because I could follow the machine's narrative while this progenitor is not suited to be narrating this at all. Some scenes make sense then the next 3 are nonsensical and the rules are there are no rules. Then comes the Cap moment at the end and I have to have someone explain to me how Cap gets out of the egg with his shield in hand? Seriously? Just because it's a made up story doesn't mean it can't have logical steps. I'm not even going to discuss the complete loss of meaning to death in comics. Schiti's style is strange yet again when the characters are different from page to page and the progenitor's physique and especially arms drastically change throughout the issue. The guy is very good and delivers some very nice pages but there is plenty of rushed work and inconsistency. more

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KittyNone - Sep 23, 2022

Given that people regularly come out of eggs with cybernetic implants or adamantium skeletons, it's safe to assume that non-organic objects can be recreated in the resurrection process (and that certainly is within the scope of Proteus's powers). Also, it looks cool, and what's the point of a superhero comic if it doesn't look cool?

Kalaoui - Sep 25, 2022

I can accept that explanation if Cap's shield didn't have secret recorded messages from its maker to Steve Rogers that he's dealing with in his current book which raises further continuity problems knowing the shield was broken multiple times and recreated. What I'm saying is these guys are making it up as they go since it's comics and I'm all aboard that train but we need better explanations. It's all made up comics and I want them to read cool as well as look cool :-)

fzanca

Sep 24, 2022

I'm not sure what's even going on here anymore. We go back to those people again for no reason. Cap does what Cap always does and tries to appeal to the humanity in the villain, except this villain doesn't have any. So, he and Nightcrawler are killed. Nightcrawler is resurrected (whatever) and doesn't even mention Cap dying. NO ONE DOES. No one seems to give a crap that one of the biggest superheroes on the planet was killed. It's not like no one knew. They were all connected psychically -- everyone on the whole planet. In real life, everyone would have been freaking out. Not here - everyone is like - oh, well we have better things to do. Thor is also killed. This is mentioned once. Then Cap is resurrected when he's not a mutant and there w as no back up for him. They are breaking their own rules. This book has turned into garbage. more