‘Avengers’ Archives
Thunderbolts #110-121
In the next few days, I'll be reading the various Avengers-related titles during the Dark Reign period. However, before I do that I need to catch up on this Thunderbolts run by Warren Ellis, which is the basis for the whole Dark Reign stories. Norman Osborn is in charge of Thunderbolts, and he transforms them into a group of superheroes who [...]
Mighty Avengers #12-20: Secret Invasion
The Secret Invasion tie-ins on this title were a little less successful than New Avengers. The good issues were about Nick Fury and his new group of super powered people. They are all young recruits that have ties to classic Marvel characters, but at the same time are not part of the superhero community. That's the only way Fury can trust them not [...]
New Avengers #37-47: Secret Invasion
It's been many months since I last reviewed this title, but I've actually been reading it every month, following the big event Secret Invasion. But before that event officially started, we get the end of The Trust story arc which managed to elevate the Hood as a leader among the criminal community. He later on played a small part in the invasion, [...]
Secret Invasion #1-8
This was the big summer event (though it lasted 8 months) for Marvel and I was very excited about it going in. Bendis had been hinting at this storyline since he started on the Avengers, and the mystery of who is a skrull/who to trust was very interesting to me. The first issue starts the event with a bang. The invasion starts with a full on [...]
Avengers: The Initiative #1-7
Catching up on the Avengers titles before reading Secret Invasion. At the beginning I wasn't sure why we needed so many Avengers titles, but I can see that this series has its own purpose separate from the other Avengers titles. I don't even think this series should have Avengers in its title at all, but that's another discussion. What Dan [...]
The Mighty Avengers #7-11
To complete the pre-Secret Invasion Avengers arcs, here is the very tardy storyline about Symbiotes/Doom. We've seen the ramifications of this storyline in New Avengers already, so I didn't really feel this was such an important arc. Bagley's art is nice, I was happy to see him on something other than Spider-Man, even though 1000 Venoms and [...]
The Mighty Avengers 1-6: The Ultron Initiative
This is the other half of the Avengers written by Bendis and it has a very different feel than New Avengers. We start with how the team was assembled, while at the same time witnessing the new team's first mission. At first it seems like a simple fight with monsters, but soon Ultron is back. It fits that it's a she, since Frank Cho is [...]
New Avengers: Illuminati
When I first heard of the concept of the Illuminati I wasn't sold on it. I thought it was just an excuse to have yet another secret society of superheroes. Reading this mini changed that impression though. I thought seeing these heroes band together and intervene in some of the important events in Marvel history was neat. The first three [...]
New Avengers #21-36
Bendis is really laying the ground for next year's big event at Marvel. So in preparation for that I am catching up on his New Avengers. Spoilers follow. His Civil War arc on New Avengers 21-25 showed us which side some of the Avengers chose and what were the consequences. Each issue stars one particular character and is penciled by a different [...]
Young Avengers #1-12
Despite the campy title and code names, this book works. I read so before reading this series, and I couldn't imagine how a book called Young Avengers with characters called Hulkling, Asgardian, Patriot and Iron Lad could work in any way. You just have to read it to get it. This is a book full of action, as well as twists and good [...]
New Avengers #1-20
When Brian Bendis took over Avengers, he started a truly new direction for this classic team. Here are my thoughts on his run so far. The first arc of the New Avengers brings a number of Marvel superheroes together during a prison break out. It being in New York, it is not surprising to see these characters together during a massive crisis like [...]
JLA / Avengers
I have to admit, I enjoyed this book more than I expected. I thought this would be a good story, but in the end not more than a team up and fight on a cosmic level. And it was like that, a huge event involving death of entire universes and reality bending. But there was much more to it. I especially enjoyed the contrast between the Marvel [...]