2.5 stars. I’m mad it took me this long to read this 9 issue book but it was tough to get through. I usually still end up having fun with these old stories when the writing can be dated because the story out weighs that. Like Moon Knight, Simonson’s Thor, Uncanny X-men etc etc. However, that wasn’t the case here. Multiple different story beats coupled with old writing and Roy Thomas trying to do too much with his writing style, made this sometimes confusing and a slog to get through. Plus none o...

This started out not how I thought it would. More Sci-Fi-esk which was interesting but slightly confusing when mixed in with everything else! The story then turned to become about people's fear of what they don't understand. Finally, the Avengers in space! I thought this story would have more Kree/Skrull fights but they seemed to fight the Avengers more than each other. Kinda disappointing. I really liked the inclusion of Mar-Vell and Rick Jones. I enjoyed seeing the team interacted with these c...

Noteworthy for being one of the 1970s key story arcs / events from Marvel, as well as showcasing the art of Neil Adams (for part of its run), the Kree-Skrull War not only cements Marvel cosmic continuity but showed where Roy Thomas was taking Marvel's story-telling in the post-Stan Lee days -- and how much he owed to Lee's ideas and sensibilities.Fun, if not (from a modern perspective) great stuff, but certainly a bit of comics history.

A blast from childhood, this story still holds together pretty well even though the final chapter's a bit rushed with the deus ex machina being too abrupt and two subplots hinted at but never explored, tripping the flow of the narrative for no purpose. The art by Neal Adams and the brothers Buscema is a lesson in storytelling for all those modern comics artists who seem to only produce sequential poster art.

A fantastic telling of a pivotal event in the marvel universe. I was lucky enough to buy these when they came out and read the original comics. Very recommended

This was a truly great read!!I really loved the way the story developed and unfolded throughout the book, it kept me guessing and not knowing what's in store! The twists in the story had me hooked and I loved how it all came together at the end!The large range of characters in this book was another thing I loved! You get to know the avengers better, as well as other great marvel characters! But I think my favourite thing about this has to be the art work!! It's seriously stunning and I was left

OK, so this one is a little bit of a mess.The Kree-Skrull War was probably one of the first big Marvel universe-spanning events. It's spoken of with reverence by comic readers and referenced frequently in the comics themselves. So perhaps my hopes were just too high.The setup sounds great: two powerful intergalactic races go to war, and earth is caught in the middle! If that were actually the focus of the book, that would be cool. But it's really not. Instead, the Avengers first chase after the

I was ok.... the first part of the book was very cool... but the rest it was a little boring... Characters that i loved: Vision and scaler witch. 2,5 stars.

Pretty dissapointing. Most of the Story revolves around the Vision and Captain Mar-Vell, and not the cool Mar-Vell written by the Great Jim Starlin, but the boring version of Roy Thomas, the King of boredom and underdeveloped concepts.The title is misleading as there isn't any actual confrontation between the Kree and Skrull, you just know they are at war since they met and want to kill each other, but they never clash.The Avengers on the other hand don't really fight the Kree or the Skrull, asi...

Back to my youthful obsession with the Avengers (and Captain America who enters the story about half way through). This story arc, these issues begin in 1971. I was 19, still buying comics....some years later (during the Carter administration when the economy dropped even lower than it is now) I had to sell my collection.I've got to let that go someday...sigh.Anyway, I have snapped up some of the reprints of my favorite heroes, and here we have the story of the Skrull/Kree War. The book is a goo...

The “epic” which set the tone for a big chunk of Marvel’s 70s - multi-issue yarns pivoting on some obscure continuity nugget. Meat and drink to fans of the Roy Thomas stripe, and this is Thomas going as gonzo as he was ever allowed - throwing more and more balls in the air before resolving the situation via Rick Jones acting as a portal to comics history. Look Mom, reading those old comic books saved the Universe!For readers just looking for a good story... well, it isn’t. But the crackling enth...

This is old-school comic-book stuff, written by Roy Thomas in a kind of heightened, comic-specific language that's as different from modern comics as iambic pentameter is to modern English. It's also crammed with ideas, characters, and images that are unique and original. It's still very much a part of the complex Marvel universe, and as such doesn't really begin or end: it starts in mid-chase, and finishes in mid-mystery. The action is on a huge intergalactic scale, and the art of Neal Adams an...

I’m so f*cking glad I didn’t buy this. *sighs* Even trying to get past the numerous times our male "heroes" smacked their female teammates (one of which smacked his love interest, by the way) none of this worked for me.Admittedly, Galactic Marvel has never been my cup of tea. That being said, I still found the Infinity Gauntlet to be a great, compelling arc so some of these stories can interest me. This one just didn't. I didn't find Captain Marvel's plight particularly moving. None of the heroe...

It definitely wasn't what I was expecting. The "WAR" part doesn't really come into play until the last couple of issues and before that is just a series of individual stories that slightly overlap to create the WAR which is then ended with a deus ex machina. The best compliment I can give is to Sal Buscema, John Buscema, and Neil Adam's art. The coloring was exceptional too.

War has broken out between the Kree and the Skrulls and the Avengers are caught in the middle! The Kree Skrull War is one of the most revered storylines in the history of the Avengers. Thanks to Marvel Unlimited, I was finally able to read it.The Avengers roster at this time, for those keeping score, is Goliath (Hawkeye with Hank Pym's gear), Scarlet Witch, The Vision, and Quicksilver. Anti-Kree sentiment is on the rise on earth, due to some suspicious activities by Captain Marvel and the existe...

Ah well the much celebrated Kree/Skrull war was a dud at least in the comic form. Hopefully the movie would be better. This was so disjointed that the issues didn't even jell together. The story moves from one scene to another. Also like others have pointed there is no actual war between Kree/Skrull just talk of it from both the sides. I have finished this one page at a time because I had difficulty reading these old issues. Hell even Avengers are not there in all the issues but rather the story...

Avengers had featured multi-part stories before, but under the guidance of legendary writer Roy Thomas, Kree/Skrull War was the first truly epic opus in the title. Running almost a year, the saga set the tone for this kind of far-reaching story that traveled the globe before launching into outer space. At the outset, the Avengers roster was down to only four members: Vision, Scarlet Witch, Quicksilver and Goliath (the Clint Barton version, shortly before he reverted to being Hawkeye). Space hero...

I'd heard for a long time that this was the greatest Avengers story ever. I enjoyed it, but it's certainly not the greatest. Adams' art is exceptional but the story takes a little bit too long to develop, Roy Thomas' dialogue makes me cringe, and the ending floats between contrivance and deus ex machina.But it's comics! True, but I judge other comics by the same standards, too!