This compilation represents--almost--every reason I quit being a comicbook collector some time ago. At least they didn't have to cross over into every single Marvel title ever published. So, not quite every reason I quit the game. But close enough. I could tick off my entire list, but I won't. Just a few of the highlights (or lowlights if you prefer): Marginal story telling with mediocre and/or rare character development; endless, "epic" super-team clashes with no real resolution ... ever; a tendency to shoe-horn way to much into too little plot; and, of course, barely passable artwork.
The sad part is, overall, it's not a bad idea ... it's just poorly executed. And I really do have to give Marvel credit for keeping this "event" fairly self-contained for a change. There are parts of this story I do like, the most significant of which is getting to see Scott Summers (Cyclops) really step up in his role as the nominal leader of the X-Men. Plus--without giving too much away just in case you bother to read this thing--a few other marginal characters get a shot at the bigtime for a change. And let's just add that any time you get to see Ares (gah!) get his butt kicked ... that's a bonus.
Bottom line is this: I read it and I didn't hate every moment of it. I actually felt motivated to push my way through. There are worst ways to waste a couple of hours ... any given episode of American Idol, for example. But mostly, by the time I finished it, I felt relieved I hadn't spent an entire year wading through this mess. That would have just ticked me off.Get more detail about Dark Avengers/Uncanny X-Men: Utopia.
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