The Defenders (USA) di M.Fraction

[Clod]

sì, poi tutti a lamentarsi per l'ennesima incarnazione di Vendicatori

[Deadpool]

sì, poi tutti a lamentarsi per l'ennesima incarnazione di Vendicatori

Ma anche no, comunque dispiace 

[Green Hankey]

sì, poi tutti a lamentarsi per l'ennesima incarnazione di Vendicatori

se e' l'unico modo per leggere alcune serie, che lo facciano   

[Thanos]

Nuuu

bastardi potevano salvarla come i Thunderbolts che ora si chiamano Dark Avengers, chiamando la testata "Defengers" o "Avefender" 

ahahahahaha

genio! 

[Azrael]

DEFENDERS #12
MATT FRACTION (W) • MIRCO PIERFEDERICI (A)
Cover by TERRY DODSON
• Series finale! The end of the Defenders!
• All your questions answered!
• Everybody dies! Everything ends! So how do the good guys pull it off?
32 PGS./Rated T+ ...$3.99

[Azrael]

PREVIEW: DEFENDERS #10

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[Azrael]

With all the serious, earth-shattering events taking precedence in the Marvel Universe, it's nice to see some people can still have fun as the world gets destroyed. Is it possible that Matt Fraction's The Defenders has gotten more light-hearted as time goes on? There is a vibe of Marvel's Silver Age present in the book that doesn't require a ton of backstory and logic to understand. Just sit down and have some fun as Red She-Hulk punches a blackbird into a smear! Jamie McKelvie, Mike Norton and Jordie Bellaire pull off some really cool pages, utilizing negative space and bleached tones. The art really lends itself to the Marvel-of-Days-Past vibe going on here.

9/10

Newsarama

[Azrael]

Joe Quinones' charming art on the cover for "Defenders" #10 hooked me, but he reeled me in with the addition of the classic Marvel headbox in the top left corner. Although the box is less than an inch wide, Quinones' expressions on the faces of four Defenders takes a retro cover design element, smartens it up and offers a smile along the way.

While Quinones' art is only on the cover, this issue has charm, wit and clean, fresh art all the way through. Jamie McKelvie gets an old-fashioned backgrounds assist from Mike Norton and the pair blend seamlessly enough that I had to go to the source to determine where the Mike Norton moments happen in this issue. That said, McKelvie is able to focus on the foreground elements and, more specifically, the entertainingly emotive characters. From depicting distraction in Nick Fury's eye to the pensive expression on Red She-Hulk's face, McKelvie sells the emotions of this book, but does so in a manner that doesn't overthrow the bombastic outrageousness of a world gone horribly wrong. McKelvie adds to the tale with his storytelling and action sequences, including having Betty Banner pop a raven in the face or having the entire team run away from an army of ants.

Most of this outrageousness is owed to the legend of the Concordance Engine. That storyline has been going on for more than a few issues, but Matt Fraction livens it up each issue by throwing a new wrinkle into the fabric of reality. Last issue brought a 1960s Nick Fury onto the team and this issue adds Scott Lang to the mix. Even while adding characters, Fraction balances the cast, giving everyone a chance to shine. As he proved to readers a few issues back, nothing is sacred in the pages of "Defenders" and this issue proves that quite keenly.

This issue was a surprisingly good read and felt much lighter than one might expect from the inclusion of a Death Celestial. The long game being played in "Defenders" is going to end soon, but so long as there are stories like the one in "Defenders" #10, I'll be tagging along, hoping to be as entertained as I was with the fantastical events of this issue.

4/5

CBR

[Azrael]

Matt Fraction's "Defenders" is generally a strong book, but this issue sits in that unfortunate gray zone that's leading up to interesting things, without getting to be interesting itself.

There's nothing particularly wrong with this comic book, but it feels like the middle part you have to get through to get to the exciting final showdown. It's heavy on exposition with long explanations about how our heroes can solve the problem they face. There are a few nice character moments, like Dr. Strange's discovery of Wong's body, and the "welcome back" kiss Betty plants on a much surprised Silver Surfer, but on the whole there's just not much here. Of course, because it's Fraction, there are at least a few humorous moments, but in general it's not as fun or as emotionally investing as previous issues.

Mirco Pierfederici is a strong artist and his storytelling is always easy to follow, but there are some weaknesses. While Pierfederici excels in the scene with Dr. Strange and Wong, and in his graphic interpretation of where Dr. Strange sends Wong (and promises to join him shortly), he drops the ball on the kiss between Betty and Silver Surfer. The kiss (and reunion) lacks visual passion or comedy, either of which could have worked within the scene, but the absence of both makes it feel cold and uneventful.

Though Pierfederici has a large and complicated cast to deal with and he handles most well, his portrayal of Silver Surfer feels off, and there are places throughout where panels look a little rushed, giving the work a feeling of inconsistency. Jordie Bellaire's colors are on the most part solid and some of his flashbacks and alternate realities, bathed in monochromatic tones, are particularly nice, but like Pierfederici's art, there are some frustrating inconsistencies in the quality.

Matt Fraction's "Defenders" has been a good book, and though the art has been solid regardless of the artist on board, the rotating artists does give the book an inconsistency tonally that's disappointing. A book about these A-Listers that tumbles through time, space and alternate dimensions should just feel more fun than this issue. Hopefully we can get back to that soon.

2.5/5

CBR

[Azrael]

Twelves issues after it began, Matt Fraction's scattered, quirky Defenders ends not with a big bang, but more of a big whisper. Rather than tying up the various loose ends of its diverse cast, Fraction takes a more meta tack on the Marvel Universe as a whole, leading to a quiet, somewhat impersonal, yet still surprisingly satisfying conclusion.

In a lot of ways, this finale felt like Matt Fraction's cover of Grant Morrison's trippy, fragmented Final Crisis — cutting from cast member to cast member, individual exposition be damned, Fraction instead lays out a cosmic apocalypse and draws up an elegant solution that ties in the entirety of the Marvel Universe. As he shows the doomed Defenders' last stand against a mad Celestial, he also takes an interesting approach to the idea of the Defenders as a whole — namely, they don't work. From a thematic standpoint, a structural standpoint, a sales standpoint, fitting these characters together is a mistake, and so it's to Fraction's credit that he's able to essentially shoot the moon and give all these setbacks and only-occasionally successful experiments a reason for being.

The art is an interesting sleight-of-hand, as well. From the first few pages, you could swear that Terry Dodson is back to finish this, with a rounded colossus that has an animated, pleasing look to the eye. Imagine my surprise when, a few pages in, you realize that isn't the case at all — Mirco Pierfederici does a nice job mimicking Dodson's style, with only his rougher inks betraying that this is a different guy behind the wheel. Pierfederici's expressions aren't always as strong as they could be — a weakness shared with Dodson, however — but I do admire his sense of composition, particularly the dynamic group shots of the various Marvel heroes. He's definitely got a hint of Matt Fraction's playfulness there, so it's not all serious, and if anything, all those additional inks make it look like a cataclysm is coming.

That said, I called this a cover, and I stand by that — Fraction may be riffing off Morrison's metatextual enthusiasm, but we've seen that before. The hidden truth behind the Marvel Universe is old news, something that DC already covered back in 2008. Additionally, most of Fraction's cast is lost amid the struggle, with Iron Fist and Black Cat in particular not getting a single line in the book. And those who did like this book will have reason to be upset by the end, as Fraction does use a tremendous cheat to let everyone live happily ever after.

Yet for someone who has had plenty of misgivings over this iteration of Defenders, I give Fraction some credit for at least trying to wrap up his messy, loose story with a nice bow on top, and I give credit to Marvel for trying to bring this book in for a soft landing with a nice artistic pinch-hitter. This team wasn't the best one Marvel's ever launched, and it wasn't necessarily the best fit for Fraction as a writer — but sometimes you have to play the cards you're dealt, and Fraction is cashing out with some serious skill.

7/10

Newsarama

[Azrael]

"Defenders" #12 from Matt Fraction and Mirco Pierfederici is a fitting finale -- it's as ambitious and skewed as the book was when it launched. There's a sense Fraction enjoyed writing this book and the characters, because this farewell is bittersweet and will never really be enough. This tale, and its resolution, is both what the characters deserve and all they could wish for. For a book that never conformed or went with the obvious, this final issue keeps the original mandate intact to the very last page.

Hidden within this narrative is a great theory from Fraction that the Marvel Universe is no accident. It's not even a series of accidents. Where many modern books from other companies have played up the inherent danger in playing with gamma rays and radioactive material, so as to make the superhero concept more real, Fraction layers an even more fantastical element over an already fantastic universe. What if these string of accidents that created all the heroes -- which should seem insanely improbable when all listed together -- was actually a plan? What if the Marvel U was actually assembled for a purpose, a string of improbable miracles lined up to fight a war? This concept is larger than "Defenders" #12 and it will be incredibly interesting to see if it is continued and addressed further in wider titles.

The execution of the finale is mildly muddled and simplified, despite all the elements being presented clearly. While it could be a result of the title being cut short, this story was set so wide that tying it back together was always going to require long stitches. The resolution isn't unsuccessful or disappointing, but it doesn't quite match the high benchmark the book set in the past. In fact, the conclusion makes it seem as though the team never really solved the problem -- rather, they solved it, but created a whole new problem for someone else to deal with. It isn't the most heroic action, but it's fitting for comics, which never completely fix a problem. Usually, books create a patch that leaves holes for others to fill.

Mirco Pierfederici's art has an uphill battle to fight. It's different from the style established for the title from the outset by Terry Dodson, Michael Lark and Jamie McKelvie. Pierfederici is vastly different from these artists and sadly just below their level of craft. He does a good job with the character designs and his Death Celestial looks dominating. It is his motion between panels that feels static at times. It isn't always helped by the colors from Veronica Gandini who gives waxy skin tones. Her mystical work is much more effective.

"Defenders" #12 brings Fraction's wacky run on these disparate characters to an end. He draws his large story to a close the way it started, just slightly left of the middle. This isn't an instant classic, but there will be merit in revisiting this story as a whole in a few years after letting the initial read settle in. This issue provides some poignant moments and does cap the series quite nicely.

3.5/5

CBR

[Deadpool]

La recupero tutta in originale, anche se il primo numero (letto in ita) non mi ha detto molto, magari letta di fila da di più 

[Arthur Curry]

da quel che leggo, seppur la chiudano, non sembra così male...