With all the upheavals in the Marvel Universe (and more to come), the initial lineup of the Unity team lost Captain America (Steve Rogers) to old age, Thor to shame and Wolverine to death AKA a vacation until Disney can use him in their movies. Thus
Read more…It might be a bit presumptive of me to 'start' a discussion on only my first full day as a member here...but.... here goes...
Avengers 202 saw the end of Perez style 'clean' art and the beginning of a dull period before the big shake-ups of 211 and i
Read more…As I spent the majority of December with no computer access and couldn't pick up my books due to Hurricane Sandy, I am majorly behind on these discussions on current books. I am planning a blog about Uncanny Avengers soon (hopefully). However I would
Read more…I have been rereading Uncanny Avengers #1-2 several times now and while it is well written and visually impactful, I have mixed feelings about it. Perhaps the best way is to go through its cast of characters:
Just a little thread here to make mention of memorable titles or issues that have gone by.
This is prompted by the big conclusion to the Avengers vs. X-men maxi-series this summer, in which the Scarlet Witch plays a major role, since being returned t
Read more…There are lots of examples of ideas, pairings, combinations and plot-twists that occur early in comics, and are seemingly forgotten before someone else picks them up and runs with them.
Let me point on one or two that I'm aware of as examples:
In the
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OK, I just read this last night in one of the Essential Avengers books and, yes, I realize that it's a fill-in issue...but...
OK, Jason Beere is dying so he decides to take the whole world with him when he shuffles off...so, he links his vital si
Read more…The Avengers is still playing in some dollar theaters, but for this Labor Day weekend only, it's returning to many of the bigger ones. It's a promo for the blu-ray coming next month...but, if you want to see the gang kick Loki in the can one more ti
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So, here's a still released by Disney XD from the second season of Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes which starts this Sunday. Looks like folks from all over the Marvel U. are joining up.
From the Disney World parks blog today. I really want members of the Avengers to do the "Please, stand clear of the doors" announcements on this one.
With the Avengers movie on the horizon and multiple (and I mean MULTIPLE) Avengers titles to choose from, it struck me that 90% of the Marvel Universe have been an Avenger at some point. From longtime heroes (Spider-Man, the Thing, Doctor Strange, Da
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When the team is assembled together, back-to-back, on the street...a bit of a chill.
Read more…I just picked up some of my books from my LCS last Monday (1/16). I haven't been there since mid-November due to work, the holidays, the weather, my health (once) and the state of my finances (usually). I read Avengers #19 by Bendis and Acuna and the
Read more…There are many important and amazing things about New Avengers #16.1. First that the artwork is by Neal Adams!! Nuff Said! And it's visually stunning with inks by the almost legendary Tom Palmer with script, of course, by Brian Michael Bendis.
http://www.williams-sonoma.com/shop/bakeware/bakeware-marvel-collection/ These make me happy. The digital comic, promoting Share Our Strength, was a nice touch.
Read more…In December, Marvel is releasing the hardcover "Avengers: The Coming of the Beast" which reprints #137-140 and #145-146 (Jl-O'75) and (Ma-Ap'76). Those issues are vivid ones from my childhood so I will walk through them again with some comments. Of c
Read more…http://www.newsarama.com/comics/090623-behind-bendis-1.html This is the first of, I think, a two part interview with Brian Michael Bendis about his decade at Marvel. It's a good interview and, no matter what you think of his writing, he always seems
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