As the head of S. Avengers villain Kang arrived from the future with a warning about genocidal robot Ultron finally succeeding in taking over A new era with an expanded franchise of titles emerged from Siege , with the flagship book once again simply The Avengers. Avengers villain Kang arrived from the future with a warning about genocidal robot Ultron finally succeeding in taking over the planet and obliterating most life. Until the children of the Avengers found a way to defeat him and took over his empire. The team dealt with the anger of former member Wonder Man, who insisted that re-forming the Avengers was a mistake, his protest turning violent.
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A future version of Apocalypse and his horsemen who resembled various Avengers popped up to attack. They were followed by futuristic hero Killraven, pursued by alien invaders and incursions from other time periods. Iron Man, Captain America, Wolverine and Protector traveled into the future to figure out why time was unraveling. The battle in the present grew more dire while the heroes in the future worked on a plan to save time. After years of focusing on the grittier New Avengers , Brian Michael Bendis wanted to demonstrate he could handle a classic, widescreen Avengers epic. He pulled in lots of classic Avengers elements and gave the new team a suitably massive challenge to tackle.
The arc struggled with pacing at some points, but overall provided a lot of action. There was so much going on plotwise that characterization often took a backseat and the Wonder Man sub-plot seemed to come out of nowhere. Still, the new line-up was a strong one and Bendis crafted some nice interactions. And after being treated as the villain of the Marvel Universe for a couple years, it was nice seeing Iron Man get a central heroic role. The re-launch came with a superstar art team, penciler John Romita, Jr. But the artists had a way with big action scenes, creating some impressive splash pages and action sequences.
This volume may not have been a timeless classic, but it was still very entertaining and worth reading for any Avengers fan. A version of this review originally appeared on www. Mar 21, Zack!
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Empire rated it it was ok Shelves: I didn't really care for this. I'm just so tired of time travel stories that follow the same formula: How many times has this been used in comics? This collection was at the beginning of Marvel's Heroic Age, which was Marvel trying to do brighter and more fun st I didn't really care for this. This collection was at the beginning of Marvel's Heroic Age, which was Marvel trying to do brighter and more fun stories after several years of downer and dark storylines.
I can see how they are trying to bring a bit more fun into the comic by having things like dinosaurs running around New York, but for some reason it just came off feeling lifeless to me. How long had Bendis been working on the Avengers by then? He must have been getting pretty tired of it. The art is really hit or miss. I love JRJR's work. His figures are often quite blocky, but I don't really mind. In fact, I think that's what I love about his art. But in this book there are some really weak spots. JRJR just can't seem to draw Spider-Man from the side, which is kind of bizarre since he has spent so much time working on that character.
You would think he could draw the guy in his sleep by now. He also seems to have a hard time drawing characters moving. Early on there is a shot of Ultron where he is flying and firing energy, but he looks really stiff. Later on we see him simply standing on a hill and he looks imposing as hell. It's kind of weird to think an artist would be stronger at showing a character just standing there? The production quality of this book is also lousy. There are several pages where dialogue is cut off because it goes too far off the page.
There is also a few pages where you can tell the art is titled, but it's not supposed to be. Part of the panel goes outside the page, but then just magically reappears further down. If Marvel is going to be charging people 20 bucks for a book, they could at least get there shit together on producing them. Honestly, I would not recommend this book. Jun 21, Joe Young rated it really liked it. Steve Rogers, back from the dead and no longer bearing the mantle of Captain America, takes over for the deposed Norman Osborn as the head of whatever they're calling the super-hero police agency these days S.
Just as the team is assembled Kang the Conquerer shows up and issues a dire warning to the team: The art on this collection is top notch, which is to say it is par for the course for the talented and prolific Mr. The writing is gripping, fast-paced, informed by nostalgia and is a real treat for old-school comics fans. Old, long forgotten villains are brought back and revamped for this new "age", but in a way that is true to the history and personality of the characters. All throughout the story there are references to past events and appearances by old characters, all serving to inform and drive a really cool story.
New, interesting characters are introduced but do not dominate the story. In the end, everything comes full circle to a very satisfying conclusion that still leaves open the possibility of a continuiation of this particular plot. If this is a sign of things to come in "The Heroic Age" then comic fans are in for a roller-coaster ride of thrills and excitement.
Farewell and good riddance to Dark Reign, Civil War et al. Long live The Heroic Age! If it wasn't clear from my review - highly recommended. Jan 28, Robert Wright rated it really liked it Shelves: I will be the first to admit I have generally been apathetic at best or loathed at worst Bendis' work in the Marvel Universe, particularly on Avengers. The story here is fun, and no too convoluted by the standards of a time travel story. JR Jr's art is spectacular. If I still have problems wi I will be the first to admit I have generally been apathetic at best or loathed at worst Bendis' work in the Marvel Universe, particularly on Avengers.
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If I still have problems with the continuity and legacy of older stories, Bendis thankfully does not include them heavily in this story. You can pick this up with little knowledge of anything going on in the MU for the last decade. Which is great, since I haven't picked up a Marvel book on a regular basis since Bendis disassembled the Avengers and added Wolverine and Spidey to the team. This is a strong volume and a good jumping on point for both new readers and old readers like me who might like to give Avengers another try.
Dec 28, Ran rated it really liked it Shelves: Vaguely entertained by Cap's appearance and stature next to Iron Man. Definitely prefer Romita's Cap to Yu's and most of the Hickman series pencilers. Who is going to run the team? Best person for the job. Maria Hill, reporting for duty.
I'm very okay with that. Tell them what it is or I will. It's a doomsday device. You invented a device whose only purpose is doom? Was life not chal Vaguely entertained by Cap's appearance and stature next to Iron Man. Was life not challenging enough for you as is? There's entirely too many spider-people on this team. I should have gone with Cage. Have I offended you? He's upset about his future as one of Apocalypse's Horsemen. It's nice to know you'll have employment. Wait, was that a joke? Mar 30, A Voracious Reader a. Carol rated it liked it Shelves: As in big time capital A-pocalypse, screw it up.
The Avengers are all like, what?! Anyway, the timeline is all jacked up and things from the past are coming forward and destroying shit in the present timeline. So, the Avengers Assemble, a small team, and go to the future to smack the shit out of their kids while the rest of them stay back to handle timeline clean up duty. You gotta read it to see. It hurts my head. A bit lost there. Other than that, I love the dialogue and the artwork is fantastic. Jun 07, Jerry rated it really liked it. As much as I love superheroes, I usually shy away from graphic novels. I grew up with funny comics, such as Garfield and Archie, and I couldn't see myself getting into any Marvel or DC storylines, unless they were in literary prose or cinematic form.
After reading this collection of Avengers comics, I have to say I was wrong. Between the amazing artwork, the fun story, the humorous quips, and Content-wise, as bad as it gets i As much as I love superheroes, I usually shy away from graphic novels. Content-wise, as bad as it gets is some profanity and violence that is occasionally bloody. Apr 09, Daniel Kukwa rated it really liked it Shelves: A tremendous reboot of Marvel's signature super hero team, after a number of years when soul-destroying cross-over series blighted the land.
This covers the first six issues of the reboot, and its full of wit, humour, mystery, and superb action.
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My only complaint is that I'm not the greatest fan of John Romita's style of art I can handle preposterous, convoluted plots--to a point. I couldn't finish it. Dec 27, Yusra rated it liked it Shelves: First ever graphic novel aside from manga, book to graphic novel adaptation, or archie comics.
Not sure if I enjoyed the medium the story came in, or the story itself wasn't as grabbing. The ending left on a pretty high note though. Oct 06, PJ Ebbrell rated it liked it. Not great, not bad. Can I remember anything about it after a couple of days? A diversion and I would have been disappointed to have paid full price for this one. It started out great, then was very clunky and confusing, then became exciting at the very end. May 12, tony dillard jr rated it it was amazing. What little I know is piecemeal from reading trade mags and website news. Oh, and lots of Wiki-reading. So, I found this book in my library and thought that since I had issue 1, I could save myself the trouble of getting the rest of the series and check it out for free.
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Here, Kang invades the team and warns them that their children will one day destroy the world. But it is still very good. The art is fantastic and the cover gallery is stunning featuring artist favs such as John Romita Jr. So what better format to take such a subject on than a graphic novel? And with jokes too? And I'm still not sure how Bendis has pulled this off. The short version of the plot is Kang is in town to take the Avengers into the future to save all possible variations of their futures before everything goes tits up with bells on.
Simple when you say it like that, isn't it? The fast-paced yet mildly complex action pings about like a bee on speed, with massive battles taking place on almost every page at times - and that's what makes this book so enjoyable. The quips are quippy, the fights fighty and the twists twisty. It's genuinely a joy to read. With a cast of characters as long as your arm to boot, if you've never dabbled with the Avengers in book form this is a pretty darn fine place to start. Feb 14, Matt rated it really liked it Shelves: Collects Avengers This is a fun time travel story to start off for with this new iteration of the Avengers, but I can barely handle John Romita Jr.
He makes every male character without a mask look practically the same, and he seems to only be able to achieve one hairstyle for men. The bad art aside, this story was actually pretty good, as Kang the Conqueror is one of the main characters that appears in this book. I'm reading this 9 years after its original releas Collects Avengers This is a fun time travel story to start off for with this new iteration of the Avengers, but I can barely handle John Romita Jr.
I'm reading this 9 years after its original release, so I don't know how much was made of the map of what's to come. Iron Man gets to see a timeline laid out by his future self, and it includes events that haven't happened yet. I recognize some of the events as things that did indeed happen after that issue was released, in some cases, years later. I imagine that fans from this time really got into deciphering what the cryptic phrases may mean.
That would have been fun to be a part of. Jul 16, Kyle Berk rated it really liked it Shelves: This is some above average blockbuster story right here. The art took this up from a 3 to a 4. Just like before Secret Empire. Honestly I think it was done better before Secret Empire. This is a pretty good lineup and the story is interesting enough. Captain America is een ander dan ik gewend was ditmaal draagt Bucky het pak maar waarom de originele captain America ermee gestopt is weet ik niet zeker.
About Brian Michael Bendis. A comic book writer and erstwhile artist. He has won critical acclaim including five Eisner Awards and is one of the most successful writers working in mainstream comics. Though he started as a writer and artist of independent noir fiction series, he shot A comic book writer and erstwhile artist. Though he started as a writer and artist of independent noir fiction series, he shot to stardom as a writer of Marvel Comics' superhero books, particularly Ultimate Spider-Man. Bendis first entered the comic world with the "Jinx" line of crime comics in Bendis is writing the film version of Jinx for Universal Pictures with Oscar-winner Charlize Theron attached to star and produce.
Page 1 of 1 Start over Page 1 of 1. Editorial Reviews About the Author Brian Michael Bendis is an award winning comics creator and one of the most successful writers working in mainstream comics. For the last eleven years, Brian's books have consistently sat on the top of the nationwide comic and graphic novel sales charts.
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Showing of 16 reviews. Top Reviews Most recent Top Reviews. There was a problem filtering reviews right now. Please try again later. It was great to see Steve Rogers back with his teammates, however, I was not happy to see Ultron, or Kang, and another convoluted timestream story. Fortunately, this second volume was a major improvement as the Illuminati discover once again that their actions had unforeseen consequences.
Illuminati , Reed Richards convinced the group to find and take custody of the Infinity Gems, so they don't fall into the wrong hands. Now, someone has discovered they have them and has been stealing them one by one. Further, there is some fallout when Steve and the other heroes learn about the secret group. I love how everything this group of geniuses does manages to bite them in the ass!
Also, I enjoyed Red Hulk's inclusion in the story. He was far more interesting than I expected. The book concludes with a brief story of the team going after Spiderwomen, who has disappeared during a secret mission on behalf of S. Steve is not happy to learn about SWORD, or that some of his Avengers are secretly agents of the secret organization that until now had been secret from him! I liked this story right up until the very end when my least favorite villain returns. Overall, I really enjoyed this volume. The main story is not only interesting, but ties back into previous events while continuing to lay the groundwork for the future.
I will definitely buy the next volume. Amazon has incorrectly listed the contents of the hardcover edition. This book includes Avengers , He is a goddang cockroach! The Hood is one of the most propped-up, annoying villains around, and it seems that Brian Michael Bendis has made it his mission in life to keep shoving him into our mugs.
And, to my disgust, despite Mr. Robbins, this is a terrific and epic story. Last we saw Parker Robbins, he's been heaved into the slammer, in the aftermath of Siege and the advent of the so-called Heroic Age. But while cooling his heels in stir, the Hood has been working angles. He manages to latch onto a reclusive fellow inmate who happens to be not only an Inhuman - and here's the cogent bit - but an Inhuman privy to game-changing information.
Long story short, the Hood breaks out, makes his way to the Himalayas, site of the hidden city of Attilan last Earthly home of the Inhumans , and he unearths one of the six Infinity gems. The Hood's power kick has him eying all six Infinity gems. And with the reality-altering yellow gem already in his mitts, his task just got easier. But you can catch the guardians of these gems napping for only so long literally, in Reed Richards' case. In light of these daring thefts, the Illuminati - comprised of Marvel's smartest, most commanding, and most ego-tripping heroes - reconvene.
Some time ago, each of the Illuminati for safekeeping had secreted away one of the gems, except that, with Black Bolt's demise, the yellow gem had been left exposed, with a second gem soon pilfered away. And calamity on top of calamity, the Illuminati gets busted, their clandestine meeting crashed by three Avenger teams, ramrodded by a fuming Commander Steve Rogers. His beef, not too surprisingly, is predominantly with a certain Illuminati member, Tony Stark, whom ex-Cap had believed to have ix-nayed all them sneaky, high-handed, I-know-what's-best machinations. Is this the end of a bromance?
It's a bit sad that my man, Spidey, in these epic for-all-the-marbles battles, mostly ends up at the sidelines, making wiseacre observations: Which he only seems to do when we're really in A LOT of trouble. I think you'll agree that the Infinity Gems are dire enough that it makes sense to assemble all three Avenger teams. Bendis' storytelling - which can sometimes get skeevy when dealing with the epic stuff - is strong, showcasing the Avengers on a grand scale while touching on the personal character moments.
The Red Hulk establishes himself as a force to be reckoned with, never mind that we're introduced to him as he's getting smacked around by the Hood. He's not only physically imposing but his intellect and military tactics prove to be invaluable assets. If you could pick out one standout character in this arc, it would be the redemption-seeking Red Hulk. He plays a featured role in the old bait-and-switch ploy applied to defeat the Hood. It's personally gratifying to see Parker Robbins be tricked by such an old hat routine.
I also liked the tense undercurrent between ex-Cap and the ol' shellhead. Can Iron Man redeem himself? Bendis answers that with a very unexpected final page twist in issue And, somewhere in all this, we observe Wonder Man still radiating animosity towards the Avengers or, more specifically, the existence of the Avengers. But we don't yet get the on that. I realize that there's a ton of heavy-hitters on these Avenger teams, but Bendis forgot about Squirrel Girl, who now babysits Luke Cage and Jessica Jones' baby.