War of the Realms #5
| Event\Storyline | War of the Realms |
| Writer | Jason Aaron |
| Artist | Russell Dauterman |
| Cover Price | $4.99 |
MIDGARD'S LAST STAND
Malekith's army gets a whole new crop of recruits - the dead! As Midgard transforms under the rule of Malekith and his allies, the dead rise up to form a new Niffleheim! The Black Panther calls in every hero on his roster to fight for Earth, from Spider-Man and the Spiders of Hel to Ghost Rider and Balder the Brave. But if there's any hope for the Ten Realms, it'll come from the skies...
Rated T+
CRITIC REVIEWS Back to Top
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9.2
Monkeys Fighting Robots - Brandon J. Griffin
Jun 05, 2019WAR OF THE REALMS is a return to form for Marvel events, it's an instant classic that just has fun being a Marvel comic book. This is should be the blueprint for large-scale comic book crossover events going forward; hopefully DC is paying attention as well. Read Full Review
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9.2
The Super Powered Fancast - Deron Generally
Jun 07, 2019Russell Dauterman is killing it with the art in this issue. All of the action works and the characters look amazing. The moments with Thor look amazing. Read Full Review
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9.2
Comic Watch - John Jack
Jun 07, 2019A fun issue that sets up the finale nicely I can't wait for #6! Read Full Review
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9.0
Sequential Planet - Steven Martinez
Jun 05, 2019War of the Realms (2019-) #5 is full of beautiful art and fun combinations of characters defending Earth, but doesn't move the story too far forward. Read Full Review
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9.0
Black Nerd Problems - Oz Longworth
Jun 07, 2019It's not broken and Jason Aaron isn't attempting to fix it. This book definitely embraces the fun and grandeur that superhero books are ultimately all about. Big action, high stakes, Thor on fire".definitely worth your time. Read Full Review
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8.8
Outright Geekery - Brian Wayne
Jun 11, 2019Eisner worthy art; Amazing story. Read Full Review
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8.2
Weird Science Marvel Comics - Dispatchdcu
Jun 07, 2019Even though the focus was about tying up loose ends related to our hero teams, Aaron still managed to make this issue feel large, worldly, exciting, action packed, and apocalyptic while drawing all heroes together for something truly special. Read Full Review
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8.0
ComicBook.com - Adam Barnhardt
Jun 05, 2019Thanks to the dozens of tie-ins, this issue was quickly able to make sure characters were where they needed to be, for better or for worse, in an epic conclusion next issue. Read Full Review
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7.3
IGN - Jesse Schedeen
Jun 05, 2019War of the Realms #5 delivers more terrific artwork and more underwhelming plot. Read Full Review
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6.0
Newsarama - David Pepose
Jun 06, 2019It's easy to be cynical about superhero events, seeing them not so much as stories as marketing launchpads for new spin-off storylines across the rest of a publishing line " but seeing a team as talented as Aaron and Dauterman buckling under the weight of the War of the Realms does make me wonder if it's at all possible to deliver a satisfying story in an event-driven ecosystem, regardless of who's behind the wheel. Read Full Review
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6.0
Henchman-4-Hire - Sean Ian Mills
Jun 08, 2019War of the Realms is just a bunch of big, well-drawn panels of superheroes fighting bad guys and little more than that. Read Full Review
USER REVIEWS Back to Top
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Love this event so much!
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Another 10 out of 10 performance for Jason Aaron's War of the Realms. This event truly feels like a war instead of a prolonged battle, and Russell Dauterman's art in this series is some of the best art in a comic ever. Everything is coming together for the upcoming grand finale and I could not be more excited. Everything about this issue is perfect.
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9.0
This issue is a lot of really cool fighting.
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9.0
Great issue again.
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9.0
This is just a montage of all the awesome battles happening around the world, and thus it's slightly lacking in the "strong spinal plot" department. But dammit, its combat vignettes are consistently AWESOME. In case you want a hand with the chronology: The global war montage, with Thor bringing the thunder all across Midgard, happens first. Then Malekith's Stonehenge challenge. Then Daredevil taking Thor to the sun. Then Heimdall taking Jane to Asgard. Got it?
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8.5
The war is close to being over, and while this issue provided quite a hefty amount of setup for the final battle, it was still a very enjoyable read.
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7.0
Lots of punching. So very much punching. There are a lot of skirmishes that are flushed out in other tie-ins that I have no interest in pursuing. I'm still annoyed by the way the Punisher just stands around shooting throughout this event. His use of tactics are what is supposed to make him interesting in a fight, any asshole can shoot a gun while standing. The World Tree stuff is interesting and the issue's main saving grace.
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7.0
It's been said over and over but it is true fantastic art but an incomplete story if read on its own which I find unfair. I found myself confused by Thor's timeline as well. Went from a journey to a separated mess.
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6.0
Beautiful art but terribly disjointed story. I guess we're not even pretending that the central limited series can be read on its own and tell a complete story any more.
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