As Civil War rages throughout the Marvel Universe, an unlikely group of heroes have gathered together to hunt down and capture criminals who refuse to sign the Registration Act. In response to the overwhelming number of masked fugitives on the loose, Misty Knight and Colleen Wing use their bail-bonds skills, underworld connections and government funding to lead an all-new Heroes for Hire into battle. Action, adventure, crime, beautiful women and Kung Fu chaos come together in this explosive new saga from writers Justin Gray and Jimmy Palmiotti, with art by Billy Tucci! Featuring Black Cat; Shang-Chi, Master of Kung Fu; Paladin; Misty Knight; Colleen Wing; and the all-new Tarantula. Collects Heroes for Hire #1-5.
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14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
awful. just...awful.,
By Scott Edward Calibraxis (Washington, DC) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Civil War: Heroes For Hire (v. 1) (Comic)
I can't believe I got suckered into buying this. I was high on Civil War hype. This is the juvenile underbelly of the Marvel Universe. The characters are the kind of 5th string 70's and 80's recylce jobs that Bendis seems to get off on bringing back around, except they are so poorly written, plotted, and pencilled that it boggles the mind.
The appeal of rejuvenated old characters like Colleen Wing and Misty Knight at first blush seems natural enough. Utilized by a writer of sufficient grittiness and low-down like Bendis, Rucka, or Ennis, these characters could have brought a more realistic aspect to the Marvel U. Instead, this immature and amateurish writer treats us to: 1. Bad "street talk." Every character refers to every other character as "my sister" or "homegirl" or something just as groan inducing. Misty Knight is written like a white guy's idea of what 'Lil Kim would sound like if she had super powers. 2. Bad "chop-socky" dialogue. More cardboard characters spouting nonsense. Shang-Chi, the "Master of Kung-Fu" is given lines that might as well begin with the phrase "Lisen, Grasshoper..." ...I wouldn't have been surprised by seeing some kind of "wax on, wax off" scene... to quote: "My superior attack is but a reaction to your maladjusted aggression. I am more than willing to put aside this folly and speak as men do." 3. A plot with as many holes in it as these poorly drawn super heroines' costumes. The entire plot hinges on a plan by super criminals to implant Skrull organs into their bodies in order to aquire shape-shifting powers. A quote (as delivered by the "street-wise" Misty Knight): "You put a Skrull kidney (or whatever) into a villain...presto, shape-shifting villian." The parenthesis is from the original text! And huh? That premise is preposterous. 4. The lamest, most washed up supporting characters and villains ever assembled in one book: Humbug, whose super power is telepathically commanding insects, Orca, a giant guy with a head like a fish and the super powers of a killer whale, Palladin, and some they cooked up just for this book, apparently, like the "arch-nemesis" for Humbug known as (what else) "The Exterminator", a super-powered pest control man!! Pure garbage.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Lame,
By N. Durham "Big Evil" (Philadelphia, PA) - See all my reviews (VINE VOICE) (TOP 500 REVIEWER) (HALL OF FAME REVIEWER) (REAL NAME)
This review is from: Civil War: Heroes For Hire (v. 1) (Comic)
The writing record of veteran inker Jimmy Palmiotti and Justin Gray is spotty at best. While they've crafted a brilliant re-launch of DC's Jonah Hex, everything the two have teamed up on has come off as just plain lame thanks to atrocious dialogue and a hokey story; and Heroes for Hire is no different. No, even though it says Heroes for Hire, don't expect any Luke Cage or Iron Fist, but instead we get a story to tie-in to Marvel's Civil War event involving a new team featuring the Black Cat, Misty Knight, and Shang-Chi: Master of Kung-Fu among others. The story, if you want to call it a story, is so mind numbingly dull and brainless that you'll swear it's the mid-90's all over again. The only thing that saves Heroes for Hire from burning in the scrap heap is the art by Billy Tucci, which is solid enough. That being said, this Civil War tie-in is definitely not worth your time, but if for some reason you feel that you need to own every Civil War tie-in there is, save this one for last.
2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
FEMINISM IS NOT EVIL.,
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This review is from: Civil War: Heroes For Hire (v. 1) (Comic)
Yeah, its a bunch of third-rate and knock-off characters (did you spot Goro?) done with camp and cracker humor instead of reality and commercial seriousness, however--
and this is a huge however-- the other reviewers posted here seem to be offended by strong (if heavy-handed and ultimately derivative) free-will havin' female characters. And that is the essence of this storyline: a blue-state female's perspective on whooping toot for the heroes on the preposterous side of Civil War. Now I'm totally playing into the comicboy stereotype in mass labeling the other reviewers after reading their reactions. They are scared of women. There. I said it. Even scared of 'em in a funnybook.
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