Defenders #12

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• 10

  Comic Book Bin - Alexander Jones

  Nov 28, 2012

  Even though Fraction's run on Defenders is an underappreciated gem it is not one to be missed by anybody. Do yourself a favor and read this series. Read Full Review

• 9.0

  Blue Raven Comics - Ethan Barker

  Nov 13, 2012

  At the end of the day, "The Defenders"is weird and wonderful in a way that we may not see again for a long time. 9/10 Read Full Review

• 7.0

  Newsarama - David Pepose

  Nov 07, 2012

  Yet for someone who has had plenty of misgivings over this iteration of Defenders, I give Fraction some credit for at least trying to wrap up his messy, loose story with a nice bow on top, and I give credit to Marvel for trying to bring this book in for a soft landing with a nice artistic pinch-hitter. This team wasn't the best one Marvel's ever launched, and it wasn't necessarily the best fit for Fraction as a writer " but sometimes you have to play the cards you're dealt, and Fraction is cashing out with some serious skill. Read Full Review

• 7.0

  Comic Book Resources - Ryan K. Lindsay

  Nov 09, 2012

  "Defenders" #12 brings Fraction's wacky run on these disparate characters to an end. He draws his large story to a close the way it started, just slightly left of the middle. This isn't an instant classic, but there will be merit in revisiting this story as a whole in a few years after letting the initial read settle in. This issue provides some poignant moments and does cap the series quite nicely. Read Full Review

• 5.0

  Multiversity Comics - Matthew Meylikhov

  Nov 09, 2012

  But you know what they say: it's better to have read a great comic with a bad ending, than to have never have read a great comic at all. Something like that, anyway. Read Full Review