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Jun 09, 2018
Not really a demanding tie-in for Infinity Countdown, but nonetheless it is a great Captain Marvel story, and most importantly, a breath of fresh air for Carol fans who have felt somewhat letdown with the character's portrayal in recent years. The concept within this story of multiple realities (the part "Captain Marvel" fans will like) is excellent. Displaying the potential of the Reality Stone Carol possesses in light of the upcoming Infinity Wars, all of this connects to Carol's insecure personality to show why she's the perfect person to be holding this stone and why we needed a comic about that.
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Jun 01, 2018
i liked it. at first i agreed with those who feel this wasnt a good infinity story. but after some thought, i think it does a great job explaining why carol got the reality stone. true, it seemed short and nondescript, but it really said a lot. and considering how obsessed she admits to wanting to control reality, needing perfection, her obtaining the stone is either a test or maybe someone wants her to ruin it all. i dont know.
this ish definitely did well describing the stone's power, fleshing out carol's character (making her more likeable imo cause it shows that she doesnt like her arrogance either), and it hints to why she has the stone and possibly why others do to.
the art was good. wasnt great, but good. and i dont like how i
t ended. carols confidence always comes off like arrogance. and did she use the stone to reshape that fights outcome? it left me wondering if she came out a better person or not in the end.
but overall i liked it. and i usually cant stand her comics. more
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May 31, 2018
It's simply a filler issue which just shows Carol travelling through the multiverse and checking on other versions of herself. Completely skippable, but it's not a bad read for fans of the character.
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Dec 16, 2018
Carol shows off the possibilities of the Reality Stone by touring AUs where critical moments in her life went differently. It's a fascinating selection of possibilities and the art is outstanding, but the script doesn't quite succeed at making Carol's reactions seem rational. Perhaps the AU vignettes should have been in a different order? It seems to start at the highest emotional intensity and then trail off.
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Jun 03, 2018
Welcome to the Oblivion Bar where the first round is on me and the pretzels are free! Be warned: like the pickled eggs at the bar, this issue is going to get SPOILED rotten.
Well, if you're interested in a rundown of Carol Danvers, or a Ghost of Christmas Past featuring Carol Danvers, or saw the end credits scene of Infinity War and are new to Captain Marvel and would love a rundown before her movie, or like make over stories about finding yourself, this issue is great. It's perfect for you. If you were were looking to further the Infinity Countdown story... this was awful. So which am I? Probably can figure out by the score.....
Here is the issue. Carol as the reality stone. But what we find out that is kind of neat is that it taps
into all of its owners in all realities. AND they can communicate with each other through time and space. I loved this part of the issue. I was not familiar with how the reality stone worked. Seeing this ability of the stone, was actually kind of cool and shows the owner of the stone tons of ideas and possible outcomes that could happen in their own reality as well as every other. The owner of the stone can pop in and out of any reality they choose... to at least look into it. I'm curious what else the stone can do?
Now, the issue itself opens with Carol fighting Blastaar and continuing to doubt herself like she has done since Civil War 2. She doesn't know if she's been making the right decisions lately and it's no different with Blastaar. Turns out, she's fighting him in a city downtown... my guess is it's NYC.... cause everything happens there. But her fight takes place in front of the public and puts civilians in harms way. So, Carol turns to the reality stone for help and asks her fellow reality stone holders across reality how they handled Blastaar and they give her their responses. Some of the advise is good and others not so much.
She jumps to a reality that shows a different outcome of Civil War 2 in which she is the one who ends up in a coma not Tony. She travels to another one where she falls to alcoholism like Tony. She then travels to another where Rogue and Carol connect but she doesn't let go and the two kind of fuse together but in both of their bodies. I think they are somehow both in both bodies (Rogue and Carol) but it wasn't t totally clear. And then she finds herself in another world where she isn't Captain Marvel and develops cancer. She knows Captain Marvel and helps him but she never became Captain Marvel herself. Rick Jones is the one who would swap out with Mar-vel.
Points is, we get a rundown of her past as well as little differences in each world with her character. For anyone who wanted a history lesson on Carol, they get the highlights here. Each reality starts the same way as hers but ultimately she makes a different choice, which was the main theme of her character since Civil War 2: is she making the right choices? Plus, anyone who knows her character can tell you that she has been through a ton and her character has evolved, devolved, and along the way has always been searching for a home in Marvel. This was just showing us all those avenues she's been down in a different way.
So, Carol freaks out and finally realizes after popping into all those realities that she is so better off than all the other reality Carol's. One can only hope since two of them had alcoholism and cancer. Anyway, she decides to start trusting herself and her gut again because so far, she's better off than all the other Carol's. So, she jumps back into her reality and Blasts Blastaar so much she overpowers him and blows him up in outer space. She is a new confident woman for the future. Carol's got her make over. She's All That! This Miss Congeniality isn't Clueless anymore. This Pretty Woman is a Working Girl again! This Fairy Lady wears Prada! She's now Maid in Manhattan and ready to Kill Bill.... I'm really stretching here but I hope you get the idea. Carol is ready to rock and roll.
Personally, I've seen one to many Hallmark trips down memory lane where the main character is made over and finds herself... and not because I wanted too. I was expecting something more about the reality stone but I was wrong. All I got is how the reality stone works. But that is it. So personally, I was disappointed. But again, anyone looking for a Captain Marvel rundown will love this. But that wasn't me. There is a comic for everyone. And I bet you some people were excited to see Carol get her time to shine. But that's not what I signed up for personally.
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Jul 02, 2018
Its an OK book but isnt that good or fun. It requires knowledge on the Captain Marvel history throughout the past years. But honestly i found myself begging for the book to end. The art by Diego Olortegui isnt consistent. About in a page or two, the art is OK but in other pages it was terrible (atleast for my taste).
But for those who is curious whether this book will contribute to the main Infinity Countdown series. Then i would say nope. All u have to know is that Captain Marvel from every alternate universe has the Reality stone. Thats all.
Overall. A good exploration of Captain Marvel history and this book does not contribute anything to the main Infinity Countdown story. A moderate writing by Jim McCann and a not so good art by
Diego Olortegui. more
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May 31, 2018
For those who like Carol maybe that was great. For me that give me nothing. They couldn't even find a way to make a deal with DC for have billy in this. And that didn't achieve anything for Infinity countdown.
Cover - The variant - Not very nice, not really related. I would have taken the regular. 0.5/2
Writing - Not bad at first ... But I didn't care. Maybe if Genis Vell would have a bigger part. 1/3
Arts - The arts is good. He save the book by himself literally. 3/3
Feeling - I don't care about it. They didn't succeed to making me care. 0/2
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