Siege: Battlefield, Various

"We all know how the Avengers are involved in Siege, now fi ve action-packed stories reveal how Osborn's plan sends shockwaves through the rest of the Marvel Univerise. See Spider-Man do battle with Venom. Watch as Wiccan and Patriot are pushed to their limits. Take a journey into the mind of Loki. Learn all about Nick Fury's master plan. And, witness how this event will defi ne the relationship between Bucky Barnes and Steve Rogers! COLLECTING: Siege: Spider-Man, Young Avengers, Loki, Captain America, Secret Warriors"










A collection of multiple one shots around Marvel's Siege event - including Spider-Man, the Young Avengers and the Secret Warriors.

It's a bit of a mish-mash to be honest - it's always nice to see the original Young Avengers in action, and they get to take on the wrecking crew, who I love, but they're only in one fifth of the book.

The Spider-Man story is a pretty generic tale of fighting Venom (enlivened by an appearance from Ms/Captain Marvel), but the real highlight is the Secret Warriors issue which features Phobos killing scores of Secret Service agents in an effort to show he can assassinate the President whenever he wants.

Skating over the poor thought process of these 'heroics', who really came up with an idea that they sold to Marvel that the tie in to an event based in Asgard should involve their child God killing everyone in the White House.

The Loki event probably makes more sense if you're reading the Thor comic that the stuff he's doing corresponds to, but at least it has McKelvie art to look at and Gillen writing it, so it's shiny.

The Captain America one shot is total garbage and looks like what happens when you decide that computer generated and coloured art is as good as that done by an actual artist.

Overall, this is semi-enjoyable but totally stupid. Probably not worth the money I spent on it really.

Also Try:
Brian Michael Bendis, Siege
Dan Slott, Amazing Spider-Man: Brand New Day
Allan Heinberg, Young Avengers: Childrens Crusade