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Siege
Siege: Battlefield
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
COLLECTING:
Siege: Spider-Man, Young Avengers, Loki, Captain America, Secret Warriors
144 pages, Paperback
First published August 11, 2010
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Kieron Gillen
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May 2, 2023
So as the battle between Dark Reign's forces and the returned Captain America and Thor's forces battle over the siege of Asgard, this book looks at personal stories undertaken during this climatic event. What can I say, to be honest if you're looking to follow Siege you might as well just read the the one-shot and if you're following the New Avengers (like I was, on reading this in 2023), you can swerve this entire volume!
The only really worthwhile read is in which the repercussions of Ares' fate on the battlefield impact on Phobos; and in a seminal Marvel moment Nick Fury and Cap America touch base during the great battle. A 6 out of 12, so-so Three Star read overall.
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The only really worthwhile read is in which the repercussions of Ares' fate on the battlefield impact on Phobos; and in a seminal Marvel moment Nick Fury and Cap America touch base during the great battle. A 6 out of 12, so-so Three Star read overall.
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March 30, 2012
This is a hardcover collection of various one-shots that tie in to the Siege event Marvel had on 2010. This event is notable as it ended Dark Reign, a year of stories that had the super-villains ruling much of the plant and driving legitimate superheroes underground. The stories in the collection can be pretty much ignored in respect to enjoying the whole Siege story, but it does give a deeper insight on what6 some characters were doing that happened off panel in the main story.
Here are the capsule reviews of the individual one-shots:
Loki. This could have served as a preview on how Kieron Gillen would have handled Loki when took over the original Thor title and returned it to its Journey into Mystery roots. That is he wasn’t turned into a cheeky pre-adolescent.
It shows how Gillen understands the motivations of Loki. Often, he is written as a god of evil. That is not really true, evil results from his mischief. He is a trickster god and he lives for the game.
Spider-Man. This is a forgettable story of a short skirmish between Venom and Spidey, with a little help from Ms. Marvel.
Captain America. The Captains America, Steve and Bucky, defuse a hostage situation in the aftermath of Siege.
Young Avengers. The teen team on clean-up duty, they encounter a few straggling super-villains and have themselves a nice little fight. Like the Captain America story, nothing of real consequence happens here.
Secret Warriors. A god is in mourning. Phobos lost his father Ares, the god of war at the hands of a deranged Sentry during the early part of Siege. He lets President Obama know how he feels about the appointment of Norman Osborn as America’s top super cop. Well he almost almost did, if not for the entire Secret Service who threw themselves upon the godling in order to help the President escape.
As I said, ultimately this need not be read in order to understand and enjoy Siege. But it does had some nice sotires, especially the Loki chapter by Gillen. That alone would have received four stars from me. The entire collection will have to settle for three.
Here are the capsule reviews of the individual one-shots:
Loki. This could have served as a preview on how Kieron Gillen would have handled Loki when took over the original Thor title and returned it to its Journey into Mystery roots. That is he wasn’t turned into a cheeky pre-adolescent.
It shows how Gillen understands the motivations of Loki. Often, he is written as a god of evil. That is not really true, evil results from his mischief. He is a trickster god and he lives for the game.
Spider-Man. This is a forgettable story of a short skirmish between Venom and Spidey, with a little help from Ms. Marvel.
Captain America. The Captains America, Steve and Bucky, defuse a hostage situation in the aftermath of Siege.
Young Avengers. The teen team on clean-up duty, they encounter a few straggling super-villains and have themselves a nice little fight. Like the Captain America story, nothing of real consequence happens here.
Secret Warriors. A god is in mourning. Phobos lost his father Ares, the god of war at the hands of a deranged Sentry during the early part of Siege. He lets President Obama know how he feels about the appointment of Norman Osborn as America’s top super cop. Well he almost almost did, if not for the entire Secret Service who threw themselves upon the godling in order to help the President escape.
As I said, ultimately this need not be read in order to understand and enjoy Siege. But it does had some nice sotires, especially the Loki chapter by Gillen. That alone would have received four stars from me. The entire collection will have to settle for three.
September 7, 2011
@#$%@^& You Marvel!
I got this garbage for 60% off at Borders
and I am STILL pissed that I spent money on this crap.
This was so NOT worthy of reprinting in a book.
You made THIS sale, but you may not make the next one.
I got this garbage for 60% off at Borders
and I am STILL pissed that I spent money on this crap.
This was so NOT worthy of reprinting in a book.
You made THIS sale, but you may not make the next one.
September 24, 2013
Loki. Loki's reasoning is a bit unclear in Siege, so it's great to see it explained here. This also sets up an amazing amount of Gillen's Journey into Mystery arc, with its almost off-handed introduction of the Disir and of Hela's new Hel [7+/10].
Spider-Man. This one-off is almost totally disconnected from the Siege and is largely an excuse for a fight between Spider-Men ... and not a particularly interesting one [4/10].
Captain American. Here we get slightly better integration with Siege ... but it's still not great. The best part of this comic is the interplay between the two Captain Americas ... but it's not enough to raise it up above being mediocre [5+/10].
Young Avengers. Though it doesn't feel particularly important, this is a fair story. McKeever has a decently good handle on the Young Avengers, and this story is nicely placed in the context of the Siege [6/10].
Secret Warriors. A strong reaction to Ares' death and some fun interplay with Nick Fury during the Siege. One of the better stories in the collection [7+/10].
Overall, however, this collection is entirely a waste. The two best stories were collected in Thor and Secret Warriors respectively; there's no need to read the other three stories here.
Spider-Man. This one-off is almost totally disconnected from the Siege and is largely an excuse for a fight between Spider-Men ... and not a particularly interesting one [4/10].
Captain American. Here we get slightly better integration with Siege ... but it's still not great. The best part of this comic is the interplay between the two Captain Americas ... but it's not enough to raise it up above being mediocre [5+/10].
Young Avengers. Though it doesn't feel particularly important, this is a fair story. McKeever has a decently good handle on the Young Avengers, and this story is nicely placed in the context of the Siege [6/10].
Secret Warriors. A strong reaction to Ares' death and some fun interplay with Nick Fury during the Siege. One of the better stories in the collection [7+/10].
Overall, however, this collection is entirely a waste. The two best stories were collected in Thor and Secret Warriors respectively; there's no need to read the other three stories here.
May 3, 2022
This is a great collection of stories from Spider-Man and Ms. Marvel fighting Venom, to the Young Avengers and their part in the Siege of Asgard, to Captain America and the Secret Warriors fight in teh Siege.
Siege: Loki was reprinted in this collection and Siege: Thor. It doesn't quite play correctly with how his turn to help the real Avengers plays out. It is the one piece of the puzzle that was wonky - if you ask me. Mischief is one thing, but destroying his home . . . not sure that was on his agenda.
Great stories though
Siege: Loki was reprinted in this collection and Siege: Thor. It doesn't quite play correctly with how his turn to help the real Avengers plays out. It is the one piece of the puzzle that was wonky - if you ask me. Mischief is one thing, but destroying his home . . . not sure that was on his agenda.
Great stories though
August 16, 2021
Loki - Mediocre story (2-star), mediocre art (2-star). He is even more unlikable than usual in this tale.
Spidey - Good art(4-star), decent story (4-star) Spidey and Ms. Marvel work good together.
Cap - Decent story (4-star), OK art (3-star). Sentinel is TOO powerful of a character!
Young Avengers - Story and art both 4-star. I tend to enjoy most of the new characters.
Secret Warriors - Art and story both 3-star. Even Nick Fury didn't help this story much.
Spidey - Good art(4-star), decent story (4-star) Spidey and Ms. Marvel work good together.
Cap - Decent story (4-star), OK art (3-star). Sentinel is TOO powerful of a character!
Young Avengers - Story and art both 4-star. I tend to enjoy most of the new characters.
Secret Warriors - Art and story both 3-star. Even Nick Fury didn't help this story much.
August 19, 2023
Like most Siege tie-ins, Battlefield is a stronger book than the main event. Telling the stories of five smaller skirmishes which take place between issues 3 and 4 of Siege the book does a good job letting the readers into the headspaces of characters like Spider-Man, Captain America and the Young Avengers during such a tumultuous moment in the Marvel Universe. The fight scenes are fun and the art is exciting, I would say the Loki and Captain America issues are the strongest of the five.
August 2, 2020
A collection of Siege event, one-shots. There are a couple nice moments in the stories focusing one one or two heroes at a time. Honestly, I feel like these little moments were more interesting than the event itself.
December 2, 2019
I didn't mind reading it, but the stories were very forgettable. I liked the Captain America one the best
March 6, 2021
Read this just for the Young Avengers story, which is on me for not really knowing what's going on overall. Their story was decent, however.
June 17, 2013
Other than Thor, I don't read any individual Marvel character lines. This makes the tie-in releases all the more important for reading Marvel events, like Siege. I jumped into Siege because I enjoyed Kieron Gillen's Thor Ultimate Collection, which overlaps Siege. Battlefield is the second tie-in I have read, after Siege: Embedded, and it was fantastic. It collects five different character stories: Loki, Spider-Man, Captain America, Young Avengers and Secret Warriors.
The book opens with Siege: Loki, which I had already read in the Thor Ultimate Collection by Gillen. However, the story is so good, I didn't hesitate to reread it. Here readers see how Loki has manipulated Osborn into attacking Asgard, but also his motivations for doing so (beyond being a villain). The best part of the story is seeing Loki engage in battle with the Disir. He's not just a behind-the-scenes mischief maker - he's also a warrior in his own right.
Siege: Spider-Man brings a little humor into a very dark storyline when he faces off against Venom, with some help from Ms. Marvel. There is a good bit of witty banter, as one would expect from Spider-Man, but also some cool action as these two heroes try to work together. A short, but fun sideline.
Next up, the two Captains America must come to the aid of some stupid civilians trying to get pictures of the battle to sell to tabloids. The story was comical in so much as it was oddly realistic. I could easily see people endangering themselves and their family to do something similar! The story is mainly an excuse for Bucky to come to terms with being himself and also being Captain America. He's not Steve Rogers, but he has a role to fill. I felt this was the weakest story in the book, though still worth reading.
I was surprised at how much I enjoyed Siege: New Avengers. I was not familiar with these characters at all before Battlefield, but the interplay between the team members was so well done that I'm very tempted to search out the New Avengers line to read more about them. Their efforts are mainly search and rescue, but they also make the point of how the heroes let this happen by not stopping Osborn sooner. It definitely has echoes of WWII, and the US waiting until it was nearly too late to do the right thing.
The last story is Siege: Secret Warriors. This is a very brief story about Phobos' attempt to get to the president to talk to him, after learning of the death of his father Ares. Phobos fails, after taking down most of the secret service, and so leaves a warning message for the president about how he "sacrificed honor for expediency" and must do better lest there be repercussions.
Overall, this is an excellent collection of stories tying into the Siege event. Highly recommended!
The book opens with Siege: Loki, which I had already read in the Thor Ultimate Collection by Gillen. However, the story is so good, I didn't hesitate to reread it. Here readers see how Loki has manipulated Osborn into attacking Asgard, but also his motivations for doing so (beyond being a villain). The best part of the story is seeing Loki engage in battle with the Disir. He's not just a behind-the-scenes mischief maker - he's also a warrior in his own right.
Siege: Spider-Man brings a little humor into a very dark storyline when he faces off against Venom, with some help from Ms. Marvel. There is a good bit of witty banter, as one would expect from Spider-Man, but also some cool action as these two heroes try to work together. A short, but fun sideline.
Next up, the two Captains America must come to the aid of some stupid civilians trying to get pictures of the battle to sell to tabloids. The story was comical in so much as it was oddly realistic. I could easily see people endangering themselves and their family to do something similar! The story is mainly an excuse for Bucky to come to terms with being himself and also being Captain America. He's not Steve Rogers, but he has a role to fill. I felt this was the weakest story in the book, though still worth reading.
I was surprised at how much I enjoyed Siege: New Avengers. I was not familiar with these characters at all before Battlefield, but the interplay between the team members was so well done that I'm very tempted to search out the New Avengers line to read more about them. Their efforts are mainly search and rescue, but they also make the point of how the heroes let this happen by not stopping Osborn sooner. It definitely has echoes of WWII, and the US waiting until it was nearly too late to do the right thing.
The last story is Siege: Secret Warriors. This is a very brief story about Phobos' attempt to get to the president to talk to him, after learning of the death of his father Ares. Phobos fails, after taking down most of the secret service, and so leaves a warning message for the president about how he "sacrificed honor for expediency" and must do better lest there be repercussions.
Overall, this is an excellent collection of stories tying into the Siege event. Highly recommended!
January 18, 2017
Four lead-ins to others stories in the Siege storyline. Other Marvel Battlefield books I have read in the past have at least been full stories.
First up is Loki, Mephisto, Hela, and cannibal ghosts, unconvincingly drawn in a bright colored Saturday morning cartoon style that is so not appropriate for the dark story it portrays. Still, this is the best intro to a story in this book. Still would have like the complete story though.
Next up, Spider-Man and Ms Marvel fight Venom in a decently drawn (Ms Marvel looks kind of crappy) but totally pointless story.
Part three features Captain America and Captain Bucky America in washed-out, low detail art going up against the might of... Razor-Fist (seriously). And the might of Razor-Fist can only be overcome when Cap and Cap Bucky work together... since they are apparently unskilled and incompetent fighters with not enough training to beat up a guy with no hands without help.
It is still not over as we have the Young Avengers finding love and fighting 3/4 of the Wrecking Crew. I have never liked the YA, and this story did not help improve that feeling.
Lastly we have a nugget from the Secrect Warriors featuring Ares' son, the God of Fear. The young lad ventures to the White House in order to express to POTIS his displeasure at the events unfolding in Oklahoma / Asgard. The art is unimpressive, but I did like the concept.
First up is Loki, Mephisto, Hela, and cannibal ghosts, unconvincingly drawn in a bright colored Saturday morning cartoon style that is so not appropriate for the dark story it portrays. Still, this is the best intro to a story in this book. Still would have like the complete story though.
Next up, Spider-Man and Ms Marvel fight Venom in a decently drawn (Ms Marvel looks kind of crappy) but totally pointless story.
Part three features Captain America and Captain Bucky America in washed-out, low detail art going up against the might of... Razor-Fist (seriously). And the might of Razor-Fist can only be overcome when Cap and Cap Bucky work together... since they are apparently unskilled and incompetent fighters with not enough training to beat up a guy with no hands without help.
It is still not over as we have the Young Avengers finding love and fighting 3/4 of the Wrecking Crew. I have never liked the YA, and this story did not help improve that feeling.
Lastly we have a nugget from the Secrect Warriors featuring Ares' son, the God of Fear. The young lad ventures to the White House in order to express to POTIS his displeasure at the events unfolding in Oklahoma / Asgard. The art is unimpressive, but I did like the concept.
January 24, 2012
This is really just a peripheral book to the whole Siege storyline, in which I wasn't terribly interested. I read Avengers: Disassembled and Civil War, but got annoyed shortly after and took one of my many Marvel Breaks. Came back and was filling in gaps in my Young Avengers collection, saw this, figured wtf.
Highlights: Gillen/McKelvie on Loki is pretty sweet. Young Avengers thing was fun, with little moments for everyone, and Speed got to be an awesome badass with moments of feeling superinadequate and unbadass. Spider-Man and Ms. Marvel made me happy -- the Spidey/Venom moments were great, and Carol made them greater.
Lowlights: The whole Cap coming back while Bucky was being Cap and... yeah. Whatever, man. Bucky's existential dilemma was overwritten and boring. Also, I tend to dislike most Asgard storylines as a general rule because they never make sense. I'll reserve judgment there since I didn't actually read the rest of Siege, but I get the general idea and don't imagine this is much different.
It's not awesome, but it was cheap, and my faves were cool in it.
Highlights: Gillen/McKelvie on Loki is pretty sweet. Young Avengers thing was fun, with little moments for everyone, and Speed got to be an awesome badass with moments of feeling superinadequate and unbadass. Spider-Man and Ms. Marvel made me happy -- the Spidey/Venom moments were great, and Carol made them greater.
Lowlights: The whole Cap coming back while Bucky was being Cap and... yeah. Whatever, man. Bucky's existential dilemma was overwritten and boring. Also, I tend to dislike most Asgard storylines as a general rule because they never make sense. I'll reserve judgment there since I didn't actually read the rest of Siege, but I get the general idea and don't imagine this is much different.
It's not awesome, but it was cheap, and my faves were cool in it.
September 6, 2015
Good companion book to siege. Fills a few of the blanks that they left out.
The Loki story was average, parts of it did not make any sense to me (although it's been a while since I've read siege).
The Spider-Man story was probably the best. The Ms marvel and Spider-Man fighting venom part could've been done better but can't complain.
The captain America story showed the old school connection between rovers and Barnes, and how Barnes is trying to live up to being the new cap.
Secret warriors and new avengers were decent story's too. I don't know too much about either team but they definitely deserve to be included in this collection.
All in all was a good read, apart from the Loki story, and one of the better siege companion books. 3.3
The Loki story was average, parts of it did not make any sense to me (although it's been a while since I've read siege).
The Spider-Man story was probably the best. The Ms marvel and Spider-Man fighting venom part could've been done better but can't complain.
The captain America story showed the old school connection between rovers and Barnes, and how Barnes is trying to live up to being the new cap.
Secret warriors and new avengers were decent story's too. I don't know too much about either team but they definitely deserve to be included in this collection.
All in all was a good read, apart from the Loki story, and one of the better siege companion books. 3.3
August 24, 2011
Me leí este tomo porque, hasta ahora, Asedio me está pareciendo una serie entretenida, y este tomo sigue más o menos en la misma estela. Mucha, piña, mucha patada, mucho grito, mucho tiro. No tanta diversión, no tanto interés. Pero como complemento de una serie bien pochoclera no está mal. Además, los dibujantes son todos de buenos para arriba, así que tampoco es que no se deja ver. Ahora, a la espera del #4 de la serie principal para ver si se resuelve todo dignamente o se van (más) al carajo para el final.
October 5, 2012
Having reading several other titles in the Siege storyline, this one definitely needs the others in order to be understood. That's just the way it is with most crossover events. I would suggest reading at least Siege: Prelude and the main Siege book prior to this one. With that in mind, I do recommend this volume if you want to flesh out more events from the crossover. All of the stories are high quality with the Phoebus sub-plot being particularly poignant.
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May 17, 2012An assortment of one-shot tie-ins which contribute little to Siege proper - but then Siege proper wasn't very good, was it? It is interesting reading the Loki issue again now it can be seen for what it was - essentially Issue Zero of Journey Into Mystery which, as I may have mentioned before, is currently Marvel's best comic.
December 14, 2013
I must admit I picked this book up from the library shelf because of The Young Avengers. I loved that story, and the banter/relationships/friendship between the team. The other stories were also an enjoyable read but with those, and the YA one, I felt as though I'd come in mid point through a story and it read like it. Which I realise I have, but it's the reason for the 4 instead of 5 ratings.
January 8, 2013
To be clear, my rating is only on the Young Avengers arc (which was so wonderful after reading the drudgery of the YA stories in Civil War, Secret Invasion, and Dark Reign. Why couldn't this one have been a short series like the rest?).
May 20, 2013
A collection of standalone tales set principally just before the last issue of Siege, it's probably one of the more satisfying tie-ins. Plotwise it's nonessential, but contains some satisfying character moments from Captain America and others.
March 22, 2015
Až na Spideyho dost velká nuda. Ještě Loki je zajímavej, ale bez souvislostí to nedává moc smysl.
Nejhorší jsou Secret Warriors. Mám chuť dát 1*, ale nebylo by to úplně fér. Battlefield je naprosto zbytečná sbírka.
Nejhorší jsou Secret Warriors. Mám chuť dát 1*, ale nebylo by to úplně fér. Battlefield je naprosto zbytečná sbírka.
December 28, 2013
I bought this only for the Young Avengers section and boy was it worth it.
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October 28, 2016* Figuras recurrentes: Superhéroe/ína.
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