Avengers by jonathan hickman: the complete collection vol. 1

The art is okay, great in places and not so great in others. The story bored me, doubt I'll read it again in a hurry.

My book just showed up in great condition, I skipped through the pages, and the binding looks nice and colours are great, no complaints at all.I recommend this book to anyone interested in Marvel. This is a great starting point for new and old readers. This book has the correct reading order for Jonathan Hickman's run on Avengers/New Avengers and if you wanted even more context for the things to come I recommend reading his Fantastic Four run, that happens before this, as well.

This Complete Collection continues Marvel's tradition of condensing legendary runs in easy-to-consume packages at great prices. This is the story/run that made Hickman a household name to us comic book geeks and from the very first issue, you can tell why. His trademark story-telling is on full display. Hickman is known to tell grand and compelling stories known for their awe-inspiring scope. This book is no different: Its the Avengers/Illuminati vs the end of everything. Hickman detractors will be quick to point out how the story moves at a snails pace but those of us who love Hickman appreciate his slow-burn and tension building. The only gripe of this Complete Collection is the fact that there's are 6 issues of filler after a VERY big cliff-hanger ending. I usually am ok with fillers in Complete Collection but 6 issues of a comedic story to off-set the very serious tone of the first half of the book seems like I was ripped off by Marvel. Still, this is a must read w/ a very attracting packaging and spine. This will look great on the shelf/collection.

Primary story was great. The bonus "Mojoworld Adventure" was lame.