Secret Wars: Last Days of the Marvel Universe Hardcover – June 14, 2016

Lets start with what this is, it is a compilation of the different titles during the "Last Days" before Secret Wars the God Doom version, sorry made that up but with what four different Secret Wars their needs to be some sort of differentiation. It collects Captain America & the Mighty Avengers, Loki, Magneto, Black Widow, Ms Marvel, Punisher, Silver Surfer, Ant-Man, Silk, & Spiderwoman. This is for some who isn't looking to buy several different collections a pretty good deal, at Amazon prices at least $25 not so much, detailing what is happening in each books corner of the Marvel universe. I found a few of the stories touching, a few interesting a one I didn't care for at all. But it helps you understand where the Marvel Universe was at the "End".

Loki and Punisher did what they are best at and Magneto went full Saiyan which was fun to read. Fitting end for their characters. But sadly everything else was boring for my taste.

I found the Secret Wars (2016) to be very disappointing. I had already purchased this companion collection when I bought the event, so I read it anyway. This collection was better than the main event, but still underwhelming. This collects issues from 10+ series so it is, unsurprisingly, a mixed bag.The collection spotlights how each of the heroes/teams responds to the “Last Day” of the universe. The idea sounds great – what would you do with your last remaining hours? However, aside from a couple of the stories, the characters do what they've always done. The New Avengers get ticked off after learning about the Illuminati and that Steve Rogers kept the secret from them, and then they try to stop Incursion, helping people along the way. Which is what all the heroes do, try to save people; try to stop the Incursion; or, in the case of the Punisher, kill a few more bad guys. It was the same each time, with some being better than others and (the Silver Surfer section being truly AWFUL).There are a few standouts that made the collection worthwhile, and provide character development to overcome the sameness of the inevitable Incursion. And they all focus in one way or another on family. My favorite of the collection is Loki: Agent of Asgard. The main reason is that his story does NOT end the same as everyone else’s. He knows what is coming. He knows that somewhere, a story always exists, and so shall the God of Stories. I also loved how the rest of the “gods” are focused only on a great battle, but he is focused on saving them - his dysfunctional family. Ms. Marvel was my favorite of the heroes’ stories. Though she is an Avenger, she is also a teenager. Kamala spends the issue trying to save her brother, and helps others along the way, but soon realizes that it is her family she needs to be with at the end. Magneto’s efforts to stop the Incursion were obviously going to fail, but his interactions with his daughter Polaris made the story worth reading.Like the stories, the art was a mixed bag. Some were Saturday morning cartoon-y, some sleek and clean. Overall, this collection was worth reading if you want a more complete picture of Secret Wars, but could easily be skipped without missing anything. My favorite part was Loki, and I had already read through his complete AOS run so it wasn't new. But, I don’t regret this purchase because Ms. Marvel’s section was so good that I will go back and read her series.

Awesome!!

There are some really good stories in the book. They tie into the Secret Wars story, but others are just lame. No one really cares about the Ms Marvel, she so uninteresting, the Black Widow story is boring, and Silver Sirfer is kinds lame. Magneto,, Avengers, and Punisher are cool. I wish they had left out the B characters and kept with main characters.Still if you are a fan like me who doesn't really find anything interesting about Marvel Comics after Secret Wars then its a good addition to see the final moments of the end of Marvel before SJW took over.

Awesome

Great story,great art

Just collect these series in their own ohcs

Disjointed short stories that make not much sense unless you have read over a dozen cross overs or background stories, pity as usually Al Ewing is really great.

Bestellt habe ich mir den Band, weil ich den Untergang des Marvel-Universums möglichst lange genießen wollte. Die äußeren Werte sind wie von Marvel gewohnt: tolle Bindung, sehr gutes Papier und ein neues (?) Cover auf dem Einband. Die enthaltenen Hefte/Serien fand ich bis auf Loki eher durchschnittlich bis beliebig. Alle Geschichten werden - wenn überhaupt - nur am Rande speziell von Secret Wars geprägt. Sie würden auch bei jedem anderen Event irgendwie funktionieren. Besonders auffällig wird es bei Black Widow. Die Story an sich ist solide, der Bezug zu Secret Wars aber so gar nicht. Auch glauben die Charaktere selbst nicht daran, dass grade dieses Mal die Erde wirklich untergehen wird. Frei nach dem Motto: das passiert doch eh alle Tage und wird schon gut gehen."Secret Wars" ist auch ohnen diesen Band verständlich.