Fun, off the wall, and refreshing, I even enjoyed the art for the most part except the last chapter where it just felt like the artist was not able to keep up with the concepts of the writer.

Yep, this is it. My favorite Avengers title in years and probably the BEST Secret Avengers stuff ever. Kot has that “Matt Fraction” thing down. Great action with just enough silly. This book starts off right after Nick Spenser’s run on Secret Avengers, but I don’t think you really need to read that run to enjoy this. Maybe just the 3rd volume (cuz it’s good). Ales’ team consists of Nick Fury, Black Widow, Spider-Woman, Phil Coulson, and a tag-a-long by the name of Clint Barton. Oh, yeah and th

Since I'm a huge fan of Fraction's Hawkeye I gave Secret Avengers a chance.Although I enjoyed the characters and their interactions, it didn't quite click for me JUST YET! Adding the great art by Walsh I definitely left volume 1 wanting more. I still "only" gave it three stars, because I found the short missions featured in "Let's Have a Problem" to be a bit too anticlimactic and not as charming as Fraction's Hawkeye stuff. It's a solid start to say the least ;)

I had no idea this was going to be so much fun. If I had known that Kot was going to be taking his cues for Hawkeye from Fraction's incredibly good take on the character, I might not have been so surprised. And I really liked Kot's criminally short run on Suicide Squad. Maybe I should have expected that this book would just be so much fun to read. There's a lot of humor mixed in with the serious action, and it really works for the book, especially with this cast. I like the way these characters

2017 reviewI enjoyed this, but I'm dropping it down to three stars on reread. Still fun though, and I will be carrying on with the series this time! Read for the 7-in-7-readathon!2016 reviewBook number 1 for the #GetGraphic challenge: a new to you series4 stars!This was so much fun! I'm really looking forward to continuing!

I was ready to give up on the constantly-rebooting Secret Avengers title, but I heard enough good things about Kot's run that I decided to give it a try ... and I'm glad I did. What we have here isn't quite Fraction's Hawkeye, but it's clearly in the same wheelhouse, with non-traditional storytelling, humor, and deep characterization. We also get some fun, secretive espionage. Overall, a terrific comic; too bad it's already going away!The Infinite Comic that finishes things off isn't nearly as g...

Maria Hill has put together a small unit of Avengers for some smaller ops. Nick Fury, Phil Coulson, Black Widow, Spidergirl... NOT Hawkeye but somehow he ends up tagging along anyway. They're tracking down a weapon called The Fury - not to be confused with Nick Fury - with the aid of M.O.D.O.K., a creepy big-headed creature now working for SHIELD. The comradery between Fury and Coulson is fun, and it seems Matt Fraction's Hawkeye has carried over into yet another comic. This had a very similar a...

Black Widow, Spider-Woman, Nick Fury, Maria Hill, Phil Coulson (son of Coul), and Hawkeye.YeeeM.O.D.O.K. -really?

Interesting and great character development. The camaraderie between Natasha and Jessica is easy to love, so is the companionship between Nick Fury and Phil Coulson. Conversations and storyline flow well between characters and panels that jump between missions a lot.I haven't seen Maria Hill developed before as anything other than a hard ass (in a negative way) but in this volume she seems simply a devoted and perhaps over bearing hard ass in a good way. Not that I'm a S.H.I.E.L.D. or Avengers e...

4.5 starsYep, yep, yep! This was very cool! Not sure why I haven't heard much about this one, but it's really good. It's got the same vibe as Hawkeye, but the premise is like a toned down version of the X-force for Avengers...if that even makes sense. Maria Hill has decided to put together a Top Secret group of heroes to take on Top Secret threats. Nick Fury, Phil Coulson, Black Widow, Spider-Woman, and (unbeknownst to everyone on the team) M.O.D.O.K. make up the team.Oh, and Hawkeye ends up acc...

The Secret Avengers return. Nick Fury Jr. and Phil Coulson fight a machine in spacewhile Black Widow, Spider-Woman, and Hawkeye have an awkward moment.Maria Hill is running the Secret Avengers and manipulating everyone in the process.I initially stayed away from this because of the goofy artwork. I saw some positive reviews so I decided to give it a go. Unfortunately the story was a bit too goofy in it's artwork and dialogue. I do like to laugh, but there is a long list of story types I don't fi...

This was pretty fun if not a tad bit confusing. I'll admit, I never read a secret avengers title. There's enough freaking Avengers titles to read and catch up on before getting to the "SECRET" avengers. Plus I heard their previous runs been meh. So I said screw it. But then people said this one was a lot of fun and I said 'Sure why not. Marvel Unlimited let's do it" and glad I did. This was pretty dang good! What I liked: The artwork reminded me of Matt Fraction's Hawkeye. I really thought it al...

This is a work of art--funny, intelligent and vivid. In some ways it reminds me of The Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy(which if you know me, is a huge compliment!). I've never read any thing by this writer before, but I think it's safe to say he has gained a life long fan, if this is an example of what he can do. Ales Kot brings a very unlikely group of heroes together. And not a Wolverine, Captain America, or Spider-Man in sight! I especially loved Modoc, never thought I'd say that! He also br...

I like this version of Secret Avengers. Actually, I don't really recall having read any Secret Avengers before, but I read a lot of comics, so I may have forgotten. At the very least, this is the most memorable version of the team. How's that?What makes this memorable for me is Ales Kot's writing. I've been hearing good things about his run, and I was not disappointed. There's a breezy humor that's very refreshing. The characterizations and plotting are solid, but the banter and slightly flippan...

A third stab at making the Secret Avengers title work for Marvel - this one a S.H.I.E.L.D. book in all but name, picking up some of the cast but none of the tone of Nick Spencer's suspenseful run. Ales Kot's approach has been compared to Hawkeye - it has Hawkeye in it, and he acts a bit like he does in the Matt Fraction book - but Secret Avengers reminds me of a whole stew of titles. Michael Walsh's quirky, diagrammatic art is in line with Chip Zdarsky's approach on Sex Criminals or Steve Lieber...

The Secret Avengers are just launching and it's already going to hell - Coulson and Fury are dying in space, Hill isn't sure can trust new ally MODOK, and Hawkeye isn't even part of them but he's still swept away with Widow and Spider-Woman on their mission to save Nick and Phil from The Fury. You guys, this is so so so fun and awesome. It opens with Nat and Jess bonding with the best massage therapist ever and I adore them, and Phil and Nick have great banter, Hawkeye is perfect, and I love Nat...

5 stars for the main series. A zany, convoluted and yet all intertwining look at the Marvel Universe, and a new look at superhero-ing combined with espionage. Kot's plot twists and insane ideas are well at home, and his MODOK and Maria Hill are written perfectly. The art from Michael Walsh compliments everything storywise too, and is very consistent with the previous volume's artists whilst retaining its own style.Unfortunately the Infinite Comic in the back is just odd. Either it doesn't transl...

Collects Secret Avengers issues #1-5 and Original Sin: Secret Avengers Infinite Comics #1-2This volume was almost flawless, save for the two Infinite Comics that were added to the end of this collection. The main series has a great story combined with great artwork. This new volume of "Secret Avengers" adds in a strong humor element to go along with the fun, spy thriller action.I mentioned the two Infinite Comics above. These issues were a stand-alone story that was originally released in the di...

Yet another attempt at firing up the corner of the Avengers franchise that never quite seems to take. The digital-first comic included at the end recalls my favourite Kot, the Grant Morrison-inspired headfuck Wild Children; the series proper seems basically to be Nextwave, which is no bad thing. But I suspect those Manics quotes, inventive brutalities and depressed talking bombs might have been better served by a less grounded, more cartoonish art style; Tradd Moore's covers seem a much better f...

This is a fun story, and I enjoyed it, but it's also...bizarre. You have an intelligent suicidal bomb, M.O.D.O.K., whacked humor, random events, M.O.D.O.K., some huge conspiracy involving telepaths and alternate dimensions, and let us not forget M.O.D.O.K.I obviously walked into the middle of a story line here, so I'm a little confused as to what exactly is going on. (The 'Vol 1' addendum had me fooled.) I like that there's a nice mix of characters, and I love, love, LOVE that Coulson is a c...