Secret Wars II Vol 1

Secret Wars II sucked. Seriously, it was totally balls. Yeah, I know. I'm violating the whole "neutral point of view" thing that all other wikis cling to, but trust me, anyone who has ever read through this title knows that it is total crap from start to finish. It was published by Marvel Comics as a follow-up to their popular 1984 maxi-series event Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars which, as we all know, was nothing more than a publicity stunt used to sell toys. The sequel however, didn't quite cut the mustard. For starters, it was only nine issues long. What the hell kinda series total is that? There's a formula in place used to govern most limited titles based on content. 4, 6, 10, or 12. Those are the standards (sometimes 5 if you're feeling cheeky). Nine though? That's not a series total, that's the number of innings in a baseball game. Well, most readers probably would have preferred taking in a baseball game, rather than plunking down three quarters every month for this mess.

What makes the series so surprisingly bad is that it is brought to you by a well-renowned and highly competent team of creators. It was written by Jim Shooter with artwork by Al Milgrom and Steve Leialoha. "MSHSW" stalwarts Christie Scheele and Joe Rosen also returned to take up the coloring and lettering chores. Not even a snazzy first issue cover art rendering by John Byrne could save this turkey. So yeah, the series ran for nine issues from July 1985 to March 1986. That's nine issues of watching the Beyonder sporting a jheri curl mullet and wearing cargo pants. Ahhh, the '80s.


 * Secret Wars II 1
 * Secret Wars II 2
 * Secret Wars II 3
 * Secret Wars II 4
 * Secret Wars II 5
 * Secret Wars II 6
 * Secret Wars II 7
 * Secret Wars II 8
 * Secret Wars II 9


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 * Secret Wars II (TPB)
 * Secret Wars II Omnnibus