REVIEW: Avengers #13

Or – “The Savage Land Is A Harsh Mistress…”

Ex Nihilo’s plot to terrform the Earth into something different has borne some strange fruit, including a group of children in the Savage Land of Antarctica who don’t eat, don’t sleep, and seem to consist of an entirely novel form of life.  Sad, then, that last issue, they were taken under the wing of noted geneticist and total doolally The High Evolutionary.  Things just got real…  Your Major Spoilers review awaits!

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REVIEW: Young Avengers #5

Kieron Gillen and Jamie McKelvie bring back the Marvel’s fan-favorite comic series, Young Avengers, after the departure of its original creators. This new series introduces characters like Loki, Miss America, and Marvel Boy, and features old favorites from the original comic, such as Wiccan, Hulkling, and Hawkeye. The old team is still reeling over the death of fellow teammate, Cassie Lang, and some members have a hard time adjusting to a normal life. However, that all changes when Wiccan brings Hulkling’s adoptive mother back from the dead.

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REVIEW: Avengers #12

Or – “Continuing The Unorthodox Adventures Of The New A-Squad…”

The first 12 issues of this book (all published in the last 5 months) have done a lot of really cosmic and existential things with Earth’s Mightiest Heroes, including placing them up against a foe that can’t just get punched into submission.  As the very planet rises up against the heroes, they’re having to find new ways to deal with the offspring of Ex Nihilo’s plan, but will they be able to evolve?  Your Major Spoilers review awaits!

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REVIEW: Avengers Arena #9

Or – “It IS A Little Weird That Teenagers Killing Each Other Is A Genre Now…”

There has been quite a bit of fury aimed at this book, seeing as how we’ve taken a large number of Marvel characters, some with full-fledged back-stories and fans, and pitted them against one another in a head-to-head deathmatch, all orchestrated by a version of Arcade fully unlike any we’ve seen before…  Will this issue finally pull back the shroud of what’s REALLY going on, or just more bodies added to the count?  Your Major Spoilers review awaits!

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SOLICITATIONS: The Avengers head into Infinity

Press Release

This August, superstar writer Jonathan Hickman is joined by fan-favorite artist Leinil Yu to show fans what an “Avengers Universe” looks like in Avengers #18! Tying into the blockbuster event of the summer, Infinity, Avengers #18 shows fans what new threats lie beyond the edges of the Marvel Universe!

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REVIEW: Young Avengers #4

Or – “I’ve Always Been A Sucker For A Good Teenage Heroes Book…”

When Young Avengers #1 came out, I was struck by how much more I liked it than the previous volume of the series (which, to be honest, I liked quite a lot.)  Going all the way back to the Wolfman/Perez New Teen Titans of my youth, I have enjoyed me some teenage Degrassi superhero melodrama, and this book seems like the one to replace New Warriors in my heart.  (Weeeellll, to be honest, it’s replacing Dynamo 5, which replaced Geoff Johns’ Teen Titans which replaced New Warriors, but still…)  Will my love affair with Gillen and McKelvie continue?  Your Major Spoilers review awaits!

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REVIEW: Age Of Ultron #6 (of 10)

Or – “Oh, Well…  That Wasn’t What I Expected.”

After four relatively lackluster issues that clearly took place in an alternate timeline/pocket dimension/what-have-you, issue #5 sudden flipped the script on the Age Of Ultron, making what was a pretty standard post-apocalyptic bit of blah-blah-blah into something with potential.  What does the future hold for our heroes?  And, more importantly, what does the PAST have to say for itself?  Your Major Spoilers review awaits!

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REVIEW: Avengers #9

Or – “Clearly NOT The World Outside Your Window!”

The Avengers were re-assembled in a bigger and better form, just in time to combat the menace of Ex Nihilo.  Their first battle ended inconclusively, but a mysterious “Blackveil” made his way to Earth.  Now, Earth’s Mightiest Heroes have discovered that “Blackveil” has another name:  NIghtmask.  And a second (insanely powerful) superhuman known as a Starbrand has made things even more complicated…  It’s a brave new world, with an old New Universe, but will the Avengers survive?  Your Major Spoilers review awaits!

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