As mentioned during my Young Avengers retrospective, the Young Avengers were never a particular favorite of mine. I always considered this team to be a lesser, junior varsity version of the Avengers. Despite my apathy towards the Young Avengers, Avengers: the Children’s Crusade certainly caught my attention. Finally, it seemed, the Young Avengers were givenContinue reading “Bendis’ Avengers: The Children’s Crusade”
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Bendis’ Avengers: New Avengers: the Heroic Age
Once the Heroic Age began, I thought that the New Avengers were finished. The story in New Avengers was done, and Bendis had already announced his new flagship Avengers series. So imagine my excitement and joy when Marvel announced a new volume of the New Avengers alongside the main Avengers title. Even though the NewContinue reading “Bendis’ Avengers: New Avengers: the Heroic Age”
Bendis’ Avengers: Avengers: Prime
In the pages of Siege, Bendis finally reunited the three core Avengers: Captain America, Iron Man, and Thor. With Marvel’s trinity back in the game, it seemed as if the Avengers were returning to their glory days. Indeed, at the time of Avengers: Prime‘s publication, I could tell that Bendis was reforming the classic AvengersContinue reading “Bendis’ Avengers: Avengers: Prime”
Bendis’ Avengers: New Avengers #61-64/Finale
Reading the New Avengers tie-ins for Civil War and Secret Invasion, it came as no surprise that the title would also tie-in to Bendis’ next big event, Siege. By the end of the series, New Avengers was almost inherently connected to big, game-changing events. Even though I came to expect New Avengers tie-ins to Siege,Continue reading “Bendis’ Avengers: New Avengers #61-64/Finale”
Bendis’ Avengers: Siege
When Marvel Comics first announced its latest event, Siege, in late 2009, I couldn’t have been more excited. After years of uncertainty and internal conflict during Civil War, World War Hulk, Secret Invasion, and Dark Reign, it looked like the good guys were finally coming together. Siege presented the return of classic heroism that SecretContinue reading “Bendis’ Avengers: Siege”
Bendis’ Avengers: Secret Invasion Tie-Ins
Reading big comic book events as a kid, I was never a fan of tie-in comics. To me, tie-ins seemed like filler issues in a regular series like New Avengers, while the main event contained all of the important moments. Since Secret Invasion borrowed characters from New Avengers and Mighty Avengers, it seemed as ifContinue reading “Bendis’ Avengers: Secret Invasion Tie-Ins”
Bendis’ Avengers: Secret Invasion
Secret Invasion was the first Marvel event which I followed as each issue was released. Naturally, following such a massive event filled me with recurring feelings of excitement. Every month, picking up the next issue of Secret Invasion, I continued to speculate about what was going to happen next. The covers were beautifully ominous, theContinue reading “Bendis’ Avengers: Secret Invasion”
Bendis’ Avengers: New Avengers: The Illuminati
The very idea of the Illuminati always seemed fairly strange to me. Simply calling this group the Illuminati rubbed me the wrong way. Not to mention the premise, a secret organization made up of the smartest men in the Marvel Universe, for the sole purpose of determining how to protect the world. Needless to say,Continue reading “Bendis’ Avengers: New Avengers: The Illuminati”
Bendis’ Avengers: New Avengers #26-39/Annual #2
When I first got into comics, the Avengers were in an unusual spot. Civil War had just finished, leaving a divided community of superheroes in its wake. Between several different Avengers teams, the group to follow was Bendis’ street-level New Avengers. This group of heroes included very nontraditional members, such as Spider-Man, Wolverine, Dr. Strange,Continue reading “Bendis’ Avengers: New Avengers #26-39/Annual #2”
Bendis’ Avengers: World War Hulk
The Hulk always appealed to me when I was younger. He’s big, green, angry, and eager to fight anyone at any time. So when World War Hulk was released, I was ecstatic. Here was one of my favorite characters, smashing his way through the Marvel Universe. The whole idea was just “the Hulk vs. everybody”,Continue reading “Bendis’ Avengers: World War Hulk”
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