Uncanny Avengers: Unity Vol. 1 - Lost Future

by Gerry Duggan

Ryan Stegman (Illustrator)

In a world filled with ever greater conflict, the Avengers' Unity Squad has a bigger job than ever! The elderly Steve Rogers has assembled a new roster aimed at promoting peace between humans, mutants and Inhumans! Collecting: Uncanny Avengers (2015B) #1-6.

• ISBN10: 0785196153
• ISBN13: 9780785196150
• Publish Date: 26 April 2016
• Publish Status: Out of Stock
• Publish Country: US
• Imprint: Marvel Comics
• Format: Paperback
• Pages: 152
• Language: English

Reviews

3.5 rating

This was an average book, nothing that great. This is a new team with Old Man Rogers who put the team together and Rogue as team leader in the field. We have Deadpool, Johnny Storm, Quicksilver, Dr. Voodoo, and a new inhuman hero Synapse. We also get a few appearances of Cable in this issue to help with villain.

There mission is to hunt down the Red Skull and Sin and to stop any plans he has. This is a newly formed team with some heroes who are new or haven't been on a team before.

I like Deadpool and he provides comedic fun and weird antics. I also like Rogue and Johnny and Quicksilver can have his good moments. The rest are new to me or I haven't read much of them.

This book is off to a good start and I want to see more of what this team has to offer. But I can understand why people might not like this, because it doesn't have the normal avengers or X-men that people are used to, but the team has potential.

I will read Volume 2 to see what happens next.

[Quirky Cat]

3 1/2 stars.

I read Uncanny Avengers: Unity Vol. 1 as single issues through the Marvel Unlimited app.

I always love seeing the new Avengers series that come out. For me it’s always been about seeing how the team has changed – because let’s be honest here, it can change A LOT. From the title of this series I knew that the changes were larger than normal. ‘Uncanny’ is a title used for the X-Men, so combing it with an Avengers title clearly indicates an Avengers/X-Men team up. Yes please!
Captain America is the brains behind this team, though he’s taking a back seat for the action. The team itself (so far) is comprised of Spider-Man, Rogue, the Human Torch, Quicksilver, Doctor Voodoo, Synapse (an Inhuman) and…Deadpool.



There is so much going on here, it’s actually a little overwhelming. First there’s the massive team up that’s happening here. We have Avengers, X-Men, and Inhumans all working on one team. Even though the X-Men and the Inhumans still sort of hate each other. Plus there’s Deadpool, who is basically on a team of his own. And we have new characters introduced too. Oh and did I mention a couple of cameos from other established characters? Like I said, there’s a lot going on here.
I may be a bit biased when I say it’s all overwhelming. I follow the Avengers comics, but not really the Inhumans or the X-Men. I understand the basis of their conflict, but I don’t know all of the characters – not by a long shot.
I love the idea of Captain America being in charge of a team, while not actively being involved in it. It seems like the perfect position for him. He’s a great leader, and sometimes you needs distance from a situation in order to make the right call. I’d be okay with Steve Rogers being the person that’s making the call.
Okay, so I had already known about the whole Deadpool joining the Avengers thing. I just didn’t know where it first started (it’s happened a few times since this point). So I was pretty excited to see the origin of that. Plus I knew that Spider-Man hadn’t reacted well the first time it happened…so I was looking forward to actually seeing that, as opposed to just hearing about it.
On the whole this plot actually did have a lot of potential. It was funny, and intense at some points. I think it just got a tiny bit over its head. The antagonist was interesting, but I didn’t find him compelling. Not even when we realized that he was related to somebody on the team. I know I should have cared more than I did… perhaps that just means they need to develop her character further?
I’m going to continue reading this series. I’m really curious to see how long each team member stays. I have a feeling that we’re going to see seeing lots of people added and removed as time goes on…but I could be wrong.


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