Heroes Reborn: Heroes Return #1

Heroes Return #1 acts as the grand conclusion to theHeroes Reborn storyline, which serves as Jason Aaron's finest hour on the Avengers title. I'm not sure what the future holds for the Squadron or the Avengers, but I can safely say that I enjoyed this story and wouldn't have minded a little more time in the Squadron's warped world. Read Full Review

McGuinness delivers some beautifully detailed art throughout this issue. The action is thrilling and the characters look amazing. Read Full Review

Heroes Return ends on an epic note with matchups we've all been waiting for. Is it simple in its approach? It is, but it's also satisfying with all the action you want and a devlish cliffhanger. Read Full Review

The only thing I found as something worth critiquing in this issue was Aaron using Blade as a writer surrogate to espy us with plot points that should have been shown and not told -ideally. Its not a huge flaw and it felt a bit lazy. Jason Aaron finally delivers with the last issue of Heroes Reborn (Heroes Return) after some fumbling with the earlier books and gives us a deserving final issue. Read Full Review

In short, Heroes Return #1 isn't the definitive ending that I hoped for, but it is a good one for the story, featuring very strong art, some wonderful character moments and a knock-down dragout battle that comic book fans have been hoping for since 1996. Read Full Review

This is a book just having fun, playing with characters and preconceptions, and more power to it. Nice writing, very nice art. What's not to like? Read Full Review

'Heroes Return' #1 is an amazing book visually, but another wasted opportunity giving us a very predictable dust-up between The Supreme Squadron of America and the Avengers. Well, some of them anyway. A series that seems deigned to set up the next big title-wide crossover for Marvel which I'll be giving a miss based on this slim storyline stretched out to breaking point. Whatever the opposite of "Excelsior" is, this is that series. Read Full Review

Heroes Return #1 marks the end of a bloated alternate Marvel Universe story that lacks a point or anything much to say, besides hey wouldnt this be kind of interesting? And the answer to that is yes, but not for two months and eight issues. Read Full Review

It's just okay and it works well enough as an end for an event that I'm still struggling to understand the point of. Read Full Review

The most interesting thing about Heroes Return #1 is where it leaves everything. There's some specifics with the Squadron Supreme that will potentially have a big impact going forward. There's things with Mephisto especially that will be huge. But, overall, it's an event that feels more like its point is to get us to that finale as opposed to really telling a solid story. As a whole, it's an event whose concept wasn't bad, it just didn't know how to really execute it. Read Full Review

M.Grayson

Jun 23, 2021

It really is an epic fight, every stroke of the artist is captivating, just great.

AGJ

Jun 23, 2021

An action packed installment, I was really surprised I wasn't betting a lot on this event.

Psycamorean

Jun 29, 2021

I liked this wrap up. I think this was a fun event story, and... that's it. We know what Jason Aaron sounds like when he's trying to deliver an epic, barnburner story. It's War of the Realms. This is not that. This is just comics being fun for a change, and if you don't like that, you will not like this.

RedRonin

Jun 25, 2021

I liked this installment, if it has many failures regarding the follow-up, there are times when you feel somewhat rushed. The confrontation between Thor and Hyperion was the best, I had a lot of fun.

F.T. Wolf

Jun 23, 2021

Heroes Reborn end on a fun note that, while it could've been more, is still a conclusion worth reading. After 7 issues, we finally get the Avengers VS Squadron Supreme Fight and it's pretty good. Some smart choices in terms of matchups and leveling the playing field well shown off through the art. The fights are over a bit too quickly but that doesn't take much away from its entertainment. The overall conclusion lacks impact, doesn't follow up on intersting ideas the event raised like the possiblity of (most) SSA members bettering themselves, which is dissapointing. But again, Heroes Return is still a good issue and worth a read.

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daspidaboy - Jun 23, 2021

Guess we have different opinions. I personally hated the fight, I thought it was bland and boring. It doesnt have that same WOW factor like Joker War where Batman willingly leaves Joker to die, or how Venom defeats Knull by being Captain Universe. Plus the dialogue is elementary and less sophisticated. Does Thor REALLY "My weakness is MEAD! and rum! and wine! and beer!" or how Starbrand makes Power Prism cry? This crossover in my opinion wasnt good because we had King in Black just recently.

daspidaboy - Jun 23, 2021

like seriously, Phil Coulson didnt lose to Captain America. He lost because of a fire and Carol Danvers hit him with a plane. We dont even know HOW the Squadron Supreme made the world a better place. All we see are the Squadron Supreme fighting bad guys. Thats it, we dont see how the Squadron supreme are better heroes than the Avengers.

Fracadactyl

Jun 23, 2021

You can't keep a real hero down in Heroes Return. While I have a couple questions like why Peter Parker was here after getting turned into a bug in another issue, that's not important. What is important is how obnoxious Fix culture can be. You ever see those social media battles where people try to fix artwork or stories people outraged about like Last of Us Part II? Coulson optimizes it all, he willingly hurt and killed people to twist the world into an escape fantasy while holding some people back to see it through. Seeing Carol give him a good smack from her jet felt pretty good. Just because some people don't get their origins, that doesn't mean they can't be heroes. Unlike the Squadron who are little more than fantasies; without Coulso n, they're nothing as Blur's sentence suggests. Now for the things that will get on my nerves. How Blade and Nighthawk retain memories of the other world feel like a deus ex machina. Sure the supernatural parts of their powers and equipment suggest that, but why did other supernaturally powered characters not get this? The Ghost Riders? The mages? And let's not forget the Council of Red, full of different Mephistos. Why? Does Mephisto tie back to the prehistoric Avengers? Overall, I liked this little exercise; sure it does a little too much roasting of DC, but it's nice to see artists go at it with little restraint. more

MasterComics

Jun 25, 2021

Good story, lots of action, quality art and color, great dialogue, but the narrative was bad. this was kind of a DC (with some villains similar to the DC universe) and a very subtle Marvel, obviously from a Marvel point of view, and unsurprisingly our Marvel heroes win. A hidden message. I don't know, but many say that Marvel has more comics with greater sales than DC, others say that DC achieves in a few sales the profits that Marvel cannot (the only great success it has had in these two years was The Joker's War, Some express), and even that some fans with little brain hate one or another publisher, I think that the competition is healthy, they force the other to make an effort. if a other publisher more small does not come to remind the m what is good, even if it is to revive it in anime, I don't know something like Invincible? more

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daspidaboy - Jun 26, 2021

There was literally no hidden message. Jason Aaron made this event because he was bored that was it.

axdn

Jun 23, 2021

I loved the Vibranium detail! But I think this event need more bone to the meat!

DDJamesB

Jun 23, 2021

I mean the ending had some good idea and it wasnt bad but, it just said a lot more than it actually did. Nothing really was shown in terms of what actually happened. Overall enjoyable, but you could go without this "event" and not fell like you missed something important.

redhood

Jun 24, 2021

A very hasty conclusion, the battles were incredible, the art very good. But I think they could have gone a little deeper.

Kalaoui

Jun 24, 2021

Not bad but the fun matchups can only go so far without details about why Squadron Supreme of America is better than the Avengers? Details?? What has Mephisto really done here? How Characters end up where they are....too may to count. Again I reaffirm that this could have been addressed properly in the Avengers book where I would have followed along for 24 issues with details instead of getting Moon Knight and Phoenix nonsense for a dozen issues that did nothing for me. McGuiness's art, Morales's inks and Wilson's colors were fantastic!!! One of the only redeeming things here. The last page is a slap in the face as if I will follow the Avengers book again after dragging me along for 30 issues about nothing. You can do better than this. I'm out! more

SenpaifenixJäger

Jun 24, 2021

Visually it is beautiful, the battles incredible. But the narrative is a bit hollow, again a writer running as if a lion were after him.

Dali

Jun 25, 2021

And this is the reason why comic purchases are down! Not only is there an economic crisis, it seems that there is a crisis in creativity, it is sad and terrible for us, who buy and like comics. In the end I never got the point of all this, great illustrations, many battles. Y? all this riot seems to lack a real point.

CrazyforRAMU

Nov 05, 2021

It all ends in a big dumb fight, which is just as big and even dumber than I was expecting. Once the Hellahedron (ugh) was revealed in #7, it was of course just a matter of letting the Avenger's 2 biggest guns -- the Starbrand and the Phoenix -- team up and melt it. The world's put right and the lingering consequences bore me. Still, I won't hold the frustration and pointlessness of the whole event against this one issue. It's an almost-acceptable brainless fight comic, mainly because Ed McGuinness invested way more effort than anyone else, including me as a reader.

Kreniigh

Jun 24, 2021

Let's see. Blade remembers the previous world because he's supernatural, Coulson is a sociopath who always hated the Avengers, Power Princess can kill Phoenixes, Mephisto can hand out Cosmic Cubes, the Phoenix has protected the Earth for eons, have I got that all right? And the cube that can rewrite reality is only good for shooting zappy blasts in a fight? And at the end the Squadron (including Power Princess, who's more powerful than the Phoenix) are locked up by... the government? For doing nothing wrong in a crossover event no one remembers? Mmm-hmm.

daspidaboy

Jun 23, 2021

Wrll.... what can I say? This is a BLAND, MEDIOCRE, AND FORGETTABLE crossover event from Marvel Comics! Jesus christ, at least dc comics can make their crossover events more consistent and entertaining. The art in this crossover is inconsistent, mediocre dialogue, the fights are bland, the squadron Supreme are boring versions of the crime syndicate. Day what you want about dc comics but at least they actually CARE AND PIT IN EFFORT for their stories. This story is a rip off of Forever Evil, House of M, an episode of avengers assemble, and age of apocalypse. How do you go from king in black to this??? Save your money and don't buy this forgettable crossover. Read better crossovers like King in Black and War of the Realms

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Psycamorean - Jun 29, 2021

idk I think you misunderstood the point of this event. The point was to explore this Heroes Reborn world and the Squadron Supreme. That's why every issue told a one-shot story that eventually all culminated together. That's also why the art changed. This isn't really a crossover either. It had a bunch of self contained tie-ins. And this will have lasting consequences within the Avengers title.

Criminology. - Jun 29, 2021

Well, also it's not like everybody is going crazy about the latest dc crossovers either, actually I think the contrary is closer to reality. I mean I liked Death Metal, but a the majority hated it. Same with Endless Winter or Event Leviathan. Plus making assumption about the readers is pretty dumb in general IMO. People function in different ways and can find things to like in places that you did not look. It's not always about bias or experience.

daspidaboy - Jun 29, 2021

@Psycomorean but the problem is that the Heroes Reborn world is pretty boring as hell. HOW are the Squadron Supreme better heroes than the Avengers when they kill people? Plus, you're telling me the main story of the majority of each of these issues are in the back-up issue? You can try to give out excuses, but it's straight up facts that this art isnt good at all compared to other crossover events like Doomsday Clock, Darkseid War, War of the Realms, 2013 Infinity, and King in Black.

daspidaboy - Jun 29, 2021

@Criminology my problem with this crossover isnt that DC comics makes "better" crossover events because its subjective. My problem is that the author didnt even TRY to put in effort for this story. he literally said that he only made this crossover event because he was bored. You think not many people are going crazy about the latest DC crossovers? The majority of the comic book fans are more interested in DC Crossovers than Marvel. Marvel Fans are actually leaving at a faster rate than DC.

daspidaboy - Jun 29, 2021

If you guys think I'm being biased against Marvel Comics, look at my reviews where I give highly positive reviews to Marvel Crossovers. 2015 Secret Wars, Infinity Gauntlet, War of the Realms, King in Black, 2013 Infinity, Spider-Verse, Secret Invasion, and Civil War. These are definitely high quality crossover events that are even better than the majority of DC Crossovers. In fact, Daredevil is the book I'm most interested in. I have given out negative reviews to DC Comics and I try to be fair.

Psycamorean - Jun 29, 2021

@daspidaboy Um... the point is they *aren't* better than the Avengers? That they're all jingoistic assholes that shouldn't be heroes? That's the whole point. And no, the individual issues all tie together at the end, but they are spotlight issues for the various members of the team, which is why the art styles change. I personally liked Ed McGuinness and James Stokoe the most.

daspidaboy - Jun 29, 2021

@Psycamorean then I guess we have different opinions because to me the individual issues are boring and bland, and the squadron Supreme just aren't interesting to me compared to The Boys or crime syndicate. And you can try to explain on why the art style change but it still doesn't excuse the fact that the art is lackluster compared to superior marvel crossovers. But let's agree to disagree, I don't want this comment section to explode to over 100 comments. I do like ur reviews on other marvel

Criminology. - Jun 30, 2021

@daspidaboy I' m apologizing for continuing this conversation, but I don't think you understood my comment. Maybe i expressed myself badly,but when I said, that not everybody is crazy about the dc crossovers\events,I meant that the majority of their recent ones were not liked by a lot of the fandom and that's why I don't think your comment about dc being more consistent or putting more effort compared to marvel applies.It has nothing to do with people caring about dc more than do about marvel.

Criminology. - Jun 30, 2021

@daspidaboy and btw it's totally alright, if you enjoy dc's recent crossovers more. It's not necessary bias, just maybe the things they do are more in your lane. I'm not here to invalidate your feeling on the book.The thing that made me write my initial comment was the statement "the people who give this positive reviews are either biased for Marvel Comics or haven't read a lot of comics", which is pretty much objectively wrong.As you can see Psycamorean has over 5800 reviews and still liked it.

Criminology. - Jun 30, 2021

If you really believe it's subjective, then why did even say that? I get that you did not like this event and you can't see how somebody can like it, as a matter of fact I was not the biggest fan of it either, but saying something like that is completely presumptuous, ignorant, borderline offensive and also has nothing to do with the book. If you honestly look into the other positive reviews, you can see that people have more reasons to like this book, than you realize.

Psycamorean - Jun 30, 2021

Full disclosure, I am so much more of a Marvel fan than a DC one. I like DC fine, but I'm a Marvel Zombie. There's no denying that.

Criminology. - Jul 1, 2021

Nothing wrong with that. I think that most of us have some preference, build up through our experience.

Merlyn

Jun 23, 2021

Just pure anti-American crap from Aaron who probably needs medical help at this point. Or some way to deal with his hate. Or just move to another country, it's not like anyone is holding him in America by force. Just move away, dude, if you hate it that badly.

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daspidaboy - Jun 23, 2021

I would like to hear your thoughts on why you think its anti-american

Merlyn - Jun 23, 2021

I mean, do I have to explain why? It's pretty self-explanatory and he wasn't very subtle about it either.