The Marvels #1

The Marvels #1begins a massive adventure in the Marvel Universe, perfectly capturing the sense of adventure and humanity that fuels the Marvel Universe. If you are a fan of Marvel's characters, this is the comic for you. Busiek, Cinar, and Isanove have created something special here that looks to follow in the same footsteps as Marvels. Read Full Review

It remains to be seen where The Marvels goes from here, but this opening issue has"at the very least"sold me on the idea Busiek and company are pitching. Read Full Review

Cinar delivers some beautiful imagery throughout the issue. From the first pages to the action beats, everything looks fantastic. Read Full Review

"The Marvels" is a damn good debut for the kind of comic everyone should be trying to make. Read Full Review

The Marvels #1 has sprawling and ambitious goals, seeking to touch on many different corners of the Marvel Universe throughout time. To do so, it deploys a sort of long-form, nuanced superhero comics storytelling that feels just a bit dated. Still, theres more enough in this issue to bring me back to see where it all goes. Read Full Review

The Marvels #1 kicks off a wide-ranging story that's not afraid (heck, forget "not afraid", it's positively proud) to dig into the most obscure corners of Marvel history. This issue's disparate scenes flourish thanks to strong art and confidence-inspiring writing that shows off all of Kurt Busiek's trademark strengths. Although the shape of the puzzle is obscure right now, the individual pieces are already intriguing. Read Full Review

While I loved the original Marvels (1994) run, The Marvels #1 just doesnt hit at the same level for a couple of reasons. First, the lack of Alex Ross in interior art leaves a void that no artist would be able to fill. Second, I dislike the way the heroes are brought down off the pedestal that they are put on in Marvels. Some of that could be fixed as the story begins to unfold, but, for now, The Marvels #1fails to live up to its predecessor's high standards. Read Full Review

It's the world outside your window, but in such a way it's as if the reader was dropped into another reality where this was the status quo of the Marvel Universe. This first issue introduces a story that's exhilarating, but also foreign and a touch confusing. The Marvels #1 is as entertaining as you allow your suspension of disbelief to go, not quite knowing the boundaries at work here. For that reason, The Marvels is challenging. Read Full Review

The Marvels #1 is an ok start. There's nothing inherently bad about it but it also doesn't deliver the experience that's set up. This is a grand story but the issue feels like a series of short stories that don't connect in a cohesive way. The issues when they come together may be quite different when read together but this one is a bit of a snooze to start. It's a jumble of concepts that never comes together. Read Full Review

allenquanobi

Apr 28, 2021

Good start. I really like the idea of a series that doesn't have a focus on any character, but the universe as a whole. It's like a Game of Thrones type premise where we follow different characters and different stories. Very unique concept that I haven't seen since DC did 52.

Psycamorean

May 03, 2021

This was a good, solid issue. Lots of set up, but I have faith in Kurt Busiek to make this all worthwhile.

Ryan

Aug 07, 2022

I have a ton of questions and confusion but that's bound to happen with all the setup in this issue.

Merlyn

Apr 28, 2021

"Communism is the future - for us and the world" Busiek really lost it, he should tell that to the face of the people of Vietnam, Laos or Cambodia, see how that would go down. I get he feels the need to be hip with all the young people who stupidly believe in a system that has failed time and time again and has killed millions of people but he can do that another way. Other than that, the book has potential, but that stuff just threw me off. It sure was nice seeing the Punisher again after Marvel sidelined him for politically-correct reasons.

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Weird Science Jim - Apr 30, 2021

They are saying it in 1947! And, the progression shows that there were a lot of problems with that...and, it ends up with them being the villains!

Weird Science Jim - Apr 30, 2021

plus, Sin-Cong has been around in the Marvel Universe since 1965 and has always been communist. They are the eventually communist leaders, of course they are going to think that!

Merlyn - Apr 30, 2021

Didn't know the stuff about Sin-Cong. I don't know if they're the villains, so far the story just threw off some breadcrumbs, it's pretty early to assume anything. The Khruul guy does seem to be the villain, but the guy that uttered that line doesn't appear in the story anymore. I just found weird the adding of the "and the world" part, I wouldn't have raised the issue if it would've stopped before that. Maybe I'm reading a little too much into it but I still find the line pretty weird.

Weird Science Jim - May 7, 2021

They are classic characters that have been part of the Sin-Cong stuff in the past. It's just a play on the origins of what ended up being a Communist nation in the MCU

mrDovydas

May 03, 2021

Pretty decent start. Very interesting concept and Im definitely in for the ride, though I really wonder how all of these stories will tie-in at some point. Hoping this book will actually be able to last for as long as needs to, as this has a great potential.

CrazyforRAMU

Sep 07, 2021

A grab-bag of interesting scenes across decades of Marvel continuity start to sketch out the first hints of an epic story. Sin-Cong and the supernatural feature strongly, and the whole thing feels timey-wimey. I trust Kurt Busiek (perhaps too much), I like the art, and I feel some of the scenes are terrific. The thread connecting them is currently invisible, though. This is a lot of sizzle and very little steak -- but I'm betting it will make a lot more sense in hindsight.

Spacey Medicine

Sep 17, 2021

I found this a little hard to get into but in the end it was okay.

Cube

Aug 17, 2021

I understand the story building and have faith it will all come together. However, not sticking around for issues, need to wait for trades.