Marvel 1985

The actual source of the villainous outbreak isn't terribly compelling either, and it's something that really goes against the idea of this world being an analogue of the real world. In the end, it's really the pervasive sense of fanboy glee that keeps me from ranking the issue lower. Millar has crafted an autobiographical tale here, not in the sense that any of these things actually happened to him in the hills of Scotland that I know of, at least , but in that Toby Goodman is an obvious projection of his self.

When Toby leads the Avengers into battle with a cry of "Avengers Assemble! The ending is clearly a personal one for the writer, and one senses an attempt by Millar to tackle his own relationship with his father.

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Even if the majority of the issue played to convention, I can honestly say I loved the ending. Millar comes ever closer to breaking the fourth wall in his wrap-up, and the ultimate fate of Toby and his family left a big smile on my face. Jan 25, Rick Hunter rated it it was ok Recommends it for: I had never heard of this before, but stumbled upon in while searching our group Comixology. I saw Mark Millar's name on it and decided to give it a chance. Millar is hit or miss for me.

I love some of his stuff like Old Man Logan. I loathe other stuff like Wanted. This actually falls somewhere in the middle which is kinds rare as far as his work is concerned. The story that Millar brings us is about a 13 year old kid whose parents are divorced. The kid's dad had I had never heard of this before, but stumbled upon in while searching our group Comixology. The kid's dad had a childhood friend that was really into comics and the 2 used to trade comics back and forth. Something happened in their childhood that left the other kid in mental institution. In the present, the main character and his dad go by the home that the dad's friend who is now institutionalized used to live in.

The kid sees the Red Skull in the window of the house, but just thinks it was someone in a mask. He later discovers that Marvel supervillains are somehow entering our world. He tells his dad what he knows. The dad says to drop it because nobody will believe him.

The kid knows that his dad knows more about the situation than he is letting on. As more and more villains start causing havoc throughout town, the boy and his dad part ways. The dad goes to rescue his ex-wife. The kid, whom dad had left with the National Guard, decides to solve the problem himself. He travels to Marvel universe through a dimensional rift in the basement of his dad's friends former home.

The dad rescues his ex about the time that Galactus shows up. As the couple "marvel" at Galactus, the rest of the villains surround the van the couple is in. They call the dad by name and say they learned all about him from their master. The kid, in the Marvel universe, gets Spider-man to believe his story and round up the rest of the heroes. The kid and all his new friends show up just in time to save the kid's parents. As a family, they go off to resolve the situation. Millar's story is set at a time when both he and myself would have been the kid's age. I loved the characters from Marvel back then and it is easy to see how much Millar loved the Marvel universe too.

This whole story is a nostalgic trip through yesteryear when stories were lighthearted and lines between good and evil were quite clear. For some reason, I kept comparing this story to the TV series Kidd Video from the 's where the main cast got sucked into a cartoon world.

The overall tone of this tone of this story reminds me of Goonies or Monster Squad where the kids are on an adventure. Writing gets 3 stars. The art for the series is provided by Tommy Lee Edwards. I'm pretty sure that is a pen name and Edwards is really the woman that drew the infamous courtroom sketch of Tom Brady during the Deflategate hearing. That picture of Brady is pretty much what all of the art that takes place in the "real world" looks like.

It is pretty awful. The art in the Marvel universe looks pretty good and much less sketchy, but there isn't a whole lot that actually takes place there. The art ranks pretty low as a whole. It is on par with some of the worst comic art I've ever seen. This book gets a total rating of 2 stars out 5. The story was fairly enjoyable, but the art was atrocious that it brought the overall enjoyment of the book down.

I really can't recommend this to anyone. Jan 10, Jacki rated it it was ok Shelves: A year-old Marvel comic fanboy struggling with his parents' divorce and mother's remarriage finds himself at the center of an epic battle when the villains of Marvel appear and start wreaking havoc in the real world.

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The fate of mankind rests on his shoulders, unless his unmotivated father can pull off a miracle. Have you seen "The Last Action Hero"? Fictitious villains cause chaos in real life, and it's up to one ordinary, troubled boy to convince the heroes to ri Summary: Fictitious villains cause chaos in real life, and it's up to one ordinary, troubled boy to convince the heroes to ride to the rescue. The villains hog the stage most of the time, killing people, burning stuff, you know, evildoers and their evildoing. There's a little bit of backstory attached to the hero's father, a few red herrings that probably won't throw you off the plot resolution's scent, and Bob's your uncle.

Nothing new, nothing moving. To be fair, the character development of the "real" main characters is detailed. The hero is likable and believable, but flawed, much like his father. Other than those guys, though, the real people are fairly stereotypical: But we didn't come here for them! We are here for the party! We are here for the heroes.

Well, you may be a little disappointed. The villains show up early and often, but the heroes put in the shortest of appearances. The Hulk appears early and Spider-Man plays a pivotal role, but everyone else is a last-minute arrival. The art's slightly dreamlike, but it is still colorful and dramatic. As with character development, we get some decent interactions between the main characters, and the villains put on a nice show. However, most of the heroes don't have any lines.

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They also don't have a lot of action. The epic battle is told, not shown. There are a couple of fight scene panels, but they are obscured by the hero's narrative: Spidey said this, Captain America did that. The superheroes are an afterthought. You could see the identity of the supervillain from space. The ultimate ending is cloyingly sweet and doesn't completely make sense. What more did I want?: Once again, for a book that's about a comic-obsessed kid meeting all his idols, the idols sure don't stick around long. Also, I didn't feel there were enough visual cues that this was Rather than get a sense of the 80s, I got a sense of Anytime in America.

If I were a poor library, would I buy this?: I feel that the people interested in this kind of nostalgia story would buy it new, not check it out. I'd be more likely to purchase , which ties in more clearly with the actual story arcs. Mar 05, Erik rated it really liked it. Which likely explains why I abandoned men and women in tights for more literary fare in my high school years - was not only the year I turned thirteen — the same age as the protagonist in this original work by Millar and Edwards — but also the high-point of my interest in comics during my adolescence.

Which likely explains why I abandoned men and women in tights for more literary fare in my high school years -- with the sole exception of Watchmen. Much to my surprise, this six-issue series takes a bad idea — that aforementioned atrocity Secret Wars — and turns it on its head. Imagine our world through the eyes of thirteen-year-old Toby who, in , discovers that an onslaught of Marvel super-villains have escaped into our reality.

I heard so many rave reviews about this mini-series since last year. I finally bought the hardcover edition, read it, and realized why it was getting the rave reviews. I loved the concept of Toby, a 13 year old boy who is an avid comic book fan who has to get the Marvel super-heroes he knows and loves to save his town from carnage and havoc of super-villains who have landed in "o I heard so many rave reviews about this mini-series since last year.

I loved the concept of Toby, a 13 year old boy who is an avid comic book fan who has to get the Marvel super-heroes he knows and loves to save his town from carnage and havoc of super-villains who have landed in "our world. Yet, Toby's dad, a lovable, bearded loser, understands his son and believes him when Toby tells him that he has seen Marvel super-villains at an old house in town. What transpires is a horrifying look at what would happen if super-villains were part of our world killing without scruples and reasoning.

Needless to say, the ending was too quick. I was actually sorely disappointed when I reached the sixth chapter issue, whatever and realized the story was about to end. I wish Mark Millar and Tommy Lee Edwards would have given more depth to the characters and that we saw more of the back-story behind who sends these villains to our world I'm not telling, just read it! The other thing is the art - it was a little sloppy and I think it would have been more appropriate to have one artist draw the real world that Toby is experiencing and have someone like John Byrne or George Perez two of the top artists to draw books during to draw the Marvel Universe scenes.

There is, however, some difference, where the colors of the real world are darker while the colors of the MU are bright and almost vividly blinding. I would've also like to see more of the MU through Toby's eyes instead of the two scenes that are in place which are funny nonetheless. Nov 26, Joseph rated it it was amazing. The year is and a young boy named Toby loves all things Marvel. With the help of his father, a divorced comic book nerd, as well as his intimate knowledge of the Marvel universe, he has a difficult task ahead of him.

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Aug 28, Marcus Gipps rated it liked it. Another couple of free comics that I would never normally have picked up, but were sitting in my office at a time when I had nothing else to read so got pushed to the top of the pile. I know almost nothing about Marvel comics, to be honest — I read a couple as a kid, but I was mostly a DC reader, so I never really know who the characters are. Given that, Siege was pretty much i Another couple of free comics that I would never normally have picked up, but were sitting in my office at a time when I had nothing else to read so got pushed to the top of the pile.

Given that, Siege was pretty much incomprehensible to me, although it barrelled along quite nicely and I think I followed the central plot, even if some of the nuances escaped me. I read the paperback collection, ISBN: Instead our hero is a kid who loves his comics, in a world like ours. He has problems at home, at school and so on, and when he starts seeing the Marvel heroes, it looks like his mind has gone wonky. Of course they turn out to be really here, and the book degenerates into more of a Marvel punch-up then I would have liked, but there are some very nice touches on the way.

You still need a certain amount of knowledge of the characters, but a vague awareness of modern pop culture should do it. Worth a look, ISBN: I only read this because I had heard that it was really good to look at, and that the story was good for Mark Millar. He tells Parker he knows his identity along with details of his personal life. Almost immediately, Toby loses his footing and is saved from a fatal fall by Spider-Man.



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Meanwhile, Toby's father narrowly saves his ex-wife from an encounter with Wendigo. As they escape in a van, Galactus looks over the city and declares: Galactus is shown towering over the city, firing a destructive eye beam. Jerry warns Julie that Galactus plans to suck the earth dry with an elemental converter. The Lizard surrounds their van along with other villains, including Mole Man , and identifies the confused Jerry Goodman by name. Just as Doctor Octopus ' tentacle breaks through the windshield and grabs Jerry by his throat, Captain America 's flying shield slices it off.

Toby is shown, returned from the Marvel Universe, with the Avengers assembled behind him. As the heroes and villains fight, Toby reunites with his mother and Jerry reveals that it is time to "finish this". Flashback 20 years to the Wyncham house, where Clyde Wyncham 's mother blames Jerry for people being hypnotized and the death of Clyde's father. When Clyde admits to her that he has reality-altering mind powers he was the first mutant of the real world , she knocks him in the head with a candlestick, causing severe mental damage.

While Clyde recovers in a nursing home, his comics are taken away. He loses his temper and summons the super villains to teach people a lesson.

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With the fight over and the asylum closed, Captain America offers to take Clyde with him to the Marvel Universe. Moving ahead in time, Toby is revealed as the author. With his creative power, Toby ensures that his father didn't die earlier. Instead, Toby admits him to a hospital in the Marvel Universe, under the care of Dr.