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The Fearless Defenders, Vol. 1: Doom Maidens (2013)

by Cullen Bunn(Favorite Author)

3.66 of 5 Votes: 2

ISBN

0785168486 (ISBN13: 9780785168485)

languge

English

genre

Fantasy

publisher

Marvel

series

The Fearless Defenders (2013 - present)

review 1: I like Valkyrie, and I love the idea of an all-female team of heroes. However, I have never been satisfied with how her character has been written. I had hoped Fearless Defenders would give the character new life; and it almost does.First off, Val’s always felt like a second run character. She’s extremely powerful, but she doesn’t face any of the powerful foes of the Marvel Universe. In this series, Valkyrie leads a team of female heroines. Therefore, she has to have her own female villain who leads a team of female villains. I don’t mind pulling a villain from a hero’s past – it worked with Captain Marvel. But this isn’t a character from the past. In fact, this first adventure feels like a retread. Valkyrie has failed to fulfill her mission to replenish... more the Shieldmaidens from among the worthy on Midgard. So, the Doom Maidens have risen to fill the void. Who are the Doom maidens? They are Valkyries gone bad. No, not the Disir. This is a different group of Valkyries gone bad. *sigh* Honestly, they couldn’t come up with a more original story? While I wasn’t thrilled with the story or characterizations, the series does have potential. At one point, Valkyrie arranges to have all the major female heroes show up to battle the Doom Maidens. It was damn impressive seeing Black Widow, Captain Marvel, Storm, She-Hulk, Hell Cat, and a dozen more engage in battle. Further, the initial team line-up has some strong figures on it including Hippolyta, Dani Moonstar, and the new-to-me Misty Knight of the bionic arm. They could be so great together!Overall, this series is weak compared to other Marvel Now titles, but it’s got enough potential to keep me reading. Recommended.
review 2: I've been reading the floppies as they were released, and this has become my favorite series, right beside Deadpool and Locke & Key. The art is great, the writing is fresh and enthralling. It would be easy to assume that it's nothing more than traditional male-populated comic books turned around exactly, with a cast of only-female heroes and a female Big Bad... or maybe I'm in the minority by picking up on it right away, I don't know. Maybe that's not what it is at all. But I love these ladies kicking ass without even thinking about dudes, and I love that the aspects of women's strengths include intelligence beyond fighting with Annabelle. And in case you think it's a girl book, my husband loves it too. It's just a really great story, and I'm beyond angry that they cancelled it. less

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