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As we prepare for the All-New, All-Different Marvel, here are some of the stragglers from Marvel's Battle World , and how they rate. Siege (#1-2) Kieron Gillen, Felipe Andrade and James Stokoe This book is tied directly to the border fences that separate the more aggressive territories of Battle World from overwhelming the more civilized areas.  Most notably, The Shield holds back the tide of zombie hordes that threaten life on the planet period.  Agent Brand is in charge of keeping The Shield standing, having taken Nick Fury's place previously, together with a team that includes Kang the Conquerer, Cyclops clones known as The Endless Summers, America Chavez and Leonardo da Vinci, among others.  Brand is the perfect character for this role, and her past gets more of a spotlight in this version of the universe than characters in other books, which works to make her a character you want to see survive this.  And, as the head of S.W.O.R.D. in the old ...

Marvel's Battle World is well under way, so let's take a look at more of the Secret Wars tie-ins. Age of Apocalypse #1 Fabian Nicieza and Gerardo Sandoval Cypher is hunted by agents of Apocalypse and rebels alike, for some destined role he will play in the future of the world ruled by the mad mutant Apocalypse.  With pretty minor powers, it's cool to see how his abilities come into play in a neat way.  And there are fun battles and interesting alliances going on.  It's rather enjoyable revisiting this post-apocalyptic world Grade: B Captain Britain and the Mighty Defenders #1 Al Ewing and Alan Davis The whole remembering-there-were-worlds-before and we-can't-talk-about-it thing is getting a little old by this point.  In this new title, which does not feature Brian Braddock as Captain Britain, but rather Faiza Hussain (from Captain Britain and MI-13 ) as the title character, we see two neighboring territories - Mondo City and Y...