The new Infinity Wars series has a split personality.
On one hand, the art is fantastic! That's because of the incredible work by Mike Deodato, Jr. and color artist Frank Martin. Their work combines stunning designs and layouts with near-photo-realistic characters.
On the other hand, the story by Gerry Duggan is a bit of a mess. A small army of heroes and villains have gathered to discuss the use of the Infinity Stones - and of course, it all breaks down and a chaotic fight breaks out.
Characters die, then they don't, then... well, it looks like more characters die, but it's difficult to say for sure. And all at the hands of someone who has no real reason to kill anyone.
It just all feels like the same old territory being covered, and since the stones are so powerful, anything can happen - which means nothing has any lasting impact, since the stones can easily reverse any incident.
No consequences, no drama. And that's the problem - so far, this series has had several shocking moments - but no drama at all.
Grade: C+
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