Last edited by WayneLW; 09-05-2016 at 06:54 AM.
I just finished reading the Age of Apocalypse Omnibus and I have to say I quite enjoyed it. Taking into account there were various writers and artists, I found it very readable with decent writing and in general very good art. For those who haven’t yet cracked it open, all the comics are in chronological order.
After hearing all the flak it received, I was quite apprehensive going in. I’m not a massive fan of the X-Men (although the Claremont/Cockrum/Byrne Uncanny X-Men is one of my favourite runs), nor am I super X-knowledgeable, therefore, it’s possible I didn’t have very high expectations. I was afraid I would end up seeing a lot of that nasty 90s art with missing feet but I was quite pleasantly surprised. I wasn’t, however, too keen on the Generation Next issues with art by Chris Bachalo as I couldn’t always figure out what was going on, just too dark for my liking. The overall story was in general pretty grim with a ton of deaths which I suppose could be deemed more realistic when compared with other superhero comics.
I’m actually now considering picking up the Companion Omnibus if I can find it at not too high a price as the X-Men Chronicles and X-Universe issues are of interest to me, amongst others.
Reading through the second Avengers by Busiek & Perez omni and am at the "Nefaria Protocols" cross-over with Thunderbolts. The only thing I can think of while reading it, is what a shame it is that the Thunderbolts series didn't get the omni treatment as well. Bagley's art would have looked lovely over-sized.
So I'm reading through the Avengers Stand Off OHC and its....fine but I'm really enjoying the New Avengers issues in the book. It's only a couple of issues though. Has anyone been reading this series and enjoying it? Are the crossover issues representative of the series?
"Freedom is the right of all sentient beings" - Optimus Prime
So far (I haven't finished it yet) no. The story is totally fine but a bit of a mess and nothing really interesting. It's just okay. BUT, I still have a little less then half of it to go. I got it because I collect OHCs, it was cheap and it has some important moments regarding my favorite character.