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The Avengers Thread: Now in Heroic Age Flavor

TexiKenTexiKen Dammit!That fish really got me!Registered User regular
edited March 2010 in Graphic Violence
So we have four teams of Avengers out there right now.

The Pet Avengers:

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The Dark Avengers (on the left) & The New Avengers (on the right):
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The Mighty Avengers:
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The theme this year/season from Marvel is...drumroll......SIEGE

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SIEGE #1

COVER BY: Oliver Coipel
WRITER: Brian Michael Bendis
PENCILS: Oliver Coipel
THE STORY:
Beginning with the ravaging affects of Avengers Disassembled and following the aftermaths of House of M, Civil War and Secret Invasion, culminating with the evil Reign of Norman Osborn, the Marvel Universe has been left with its greatest villains holding more power and control than ever before. On the brink of madness, Osborn, in his final bid to take total control, targets the final obstacle in his mission…Asgard. Events are set in motion forcing our heroes to put aside the deep rifts that have grown over the past seven years. Opposing them stand a horde of evil that has begun to take down the gods of the Golden Realm! SIEGE will rock the foundations of every super hero, villain and team in the Marvel Universe. As an era ends, one word will ring above all others…”SIEGE.” Rated T

PRICE: 3.99
IN STORES: January 6, 2010


Siege #1 Preview


And USAgent is still awesome.

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  • FaynorFaynor Registered User regular
    edited May 2009
    US AGENT IS NOT AWESOME, I WOULD LIKE TO CALL FOR A MISTHREAD. THERE MUST BE A NEW OP AT ONCE!

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  • Robos A Go GoRobos A Go Go Registered User regular
    edited May 2009
    I really don't like that White Queen teaser cover. She looks mildly drunk and her tit's about to pop out.

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  • FaynorFaynor Registered User regular
    edited May 2009
    Robos A Go Go wrote:
    I really don't like that White Queen teaser cover. She looks mildly drunk and her tit's about to pop out.

    That also looks like a crushed pop can in her hand, rather than a visor.

    Anyways, I was thinking last night. I kind of hope Rogue (with whatever powers she has now) meets up with Moonstone-as-Ms. Marvel and kicks her ass before Carol is "resurrected". Especially since Rogue had to live up to what she did to Carol in the last issue of Legacy. I think it would be a cool bit.

    Though I'm not sure what reason Rogue would have to, but still.

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  • FencingsaxFencingsax It is difficult to get a man to understand, when his salary depends upon his not understanding GNU Terry PratchettRegistered User regular
    edited May 2009
    Robos A Go Go wrote: »
    I really don't like that White Queen teaser cover. She looks mildly drunk and her tit's about to pop out.

    To be fair, that's probably the only way she can tolerate half those people. Seriously though, how does Osborn not expect this to go badly? Even the fucking Hood is more powerful than him.

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  • FaynorFaynor Registered User regular
    edited May 2009
    Osborn is well and truly fucked. Emma has an alliance with Namor, who has an alliance with Doom, who has an alliance with Loki. The Hood could give a rat's ass.

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  • TexiKenTexiKen Dammit! That fish really got me!Registered User regular
    edited May 2009
    Faynor, there is a reason USAgent is in the middle of that photo, because he is the center of the Marvel Universe. Oa can only hope to be like John Walker.

    I will not accept flak from someone who uses Land art for his sig and avatar. You will not win this.

    I would like to see Rogue fight Ms. Marvel in the X-Men/Dark Avengers crossover; that would be a nice page or two of continuity nod. Fraction is writing the crossover though, so eh.

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  • The Lovely BastardThe Lovely Bastard Registered User regular
    edited May 2009
    yes let us make this a USAgent appreciation thread

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  • FencingsaxFencingsax It is difficult to get a man to understand, when his salary depends upon his not understanding GNU Terry PratchettRegistered User regular
    edited May 2009
    Faynor wrote: »
    Osborn is well and truly fucked. Emma has an alliance with Namor, who has an alliance with Doom, who has an alliance with Loki. The Hood could give a rat's ass.
    Well, honestly Doom doesn't really care as long as he has Latveria in the end, and Loki's fucking everyone over because that's his nature. I mean, Hood is pretty fucked too, but at least he has a chance to escape before it goes down.

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  • deadonthestreetdeadonthestreet Registered User regular
    edited May 2009
    Anyone know what the FCBD Avengers book is about?

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  • TexiKenTexiKen Dammit! That fish really got me!Registered User regular
    edited May 2009
    The New Avengers fight a frost giant in NYC with Thor's help.

    It seems to be a simple introductory issue to the Avengers as we know them.

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  • LucascraftLucascraft Registered User regular
    edited May 2009
    I really like Dark Avengers.

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  • CrimsondudeCrimsondude Registered User regular
    edited May 2009
    You stole my thread you bastard.

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  • psycojesterpsycojester Registered User regular
    edited May 2009
    Faynor wrote: »
    Osborn is well and truly fucked. Emma has an alliance with Namor, who has an alliance with Doom, who has an alliance with Loki. The Hood could give a rat's ass.

    Because Norman subcontracts like a mother fucker

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  • spookymuffinspookymuffin ( ° ʖ ° ) Puyallup WA Registered User regular
    edited May 2009
    This thread smells like too much shitty teaser images.

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  • CrayonCrayon Sleeps in the wrong bed. TejasRegistered User regular
    edited May 2009
    Bring back Age of Apocalypse.

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  • VirralVirral Registered User regular
    edited May 2009
    I'm not seeing the relevance, but I agree wholeheartedly

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  • FencingsaxFencingsax It is difficult to get a man to understand, when his salary depends upon his not understanding GNU Terry PratchettRegistered User regular
    edited May 2009
    See the thing is, I don't really see how Ares gives a shit as long as he's hitting someone.

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  • spookymuffinspookymuffin ( ° ʖ ° ) Puyallup WA Registered User regular
    edited May 2009
    I'm still not sure if I'm comfortable with Marvel using Greek mythology without having an entire Greek series of books. What's Zeus up to? Where are Athena and Hades? I like all that shit, and would probably spend some cash on it.

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  • FencingsaxFencingsax It is difficult to get a man to understand, when his salary depends upon his not understanding GNU Terry PratchettRegistered User regular
    edited May 2009
    spookymuffin wrote: »
    I'm still not sure if I'm comfortable with Marvel using Greek mythology without having an entire Greek series of books. What's Zeus up to? Where are Athena and Hades? I like all that shit, and would probably spend some cash on it.
    Zeus is crazy, Athena is
    pretending to be
    dead, and Ares is being a dick.

    Oh joy, I can fucking read. That's DC. In Marvel, Hera's being a total bitch. It's in Herc.

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  • psycojesterpsycojester Registered User regular
    edited May 2009
    To be fair to Ares he's only really a jobbing dick. He was a carpenter until the avengers fucked up his cover story and basically forced him back into the super-heroing business to pay the bills and take care of his son. Not that he's doing a very good job of the whole parenting thing as his 10 year old son seems to have wandered off and joined the Secret Avengers without Ares noticing.

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  • Robos A Go GoRobos A Go Go Registered User regular
    edited May 2009
    I don't think it's a big deal that Phobos is hanging out with Nick Fury and fighting secret wars. Ares would probably be proud, in fact.

    Still, it'd be nice for Bendis to acknowledge that Ares knows he has a kid.

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  • WeaverWeaver Breakfast Witch Hashus BrowniusRegistered User regular
    edited May 2009
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  • deadonthestreetdeadonthestreet Registered User regular
    edited May 2009
    spookymuffin wrote: »
    I'm still not sure if I'm comfortable with Marvel using Greek mythology without having an entire Greek series of books. What's Zeus up to? Where are Athena and Hades? I like all that shit, and would probably spend some cash on it.
    Er, do you read Incredible Herc?

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  • TexiKenTexiKen Dammit! That fish really got me!Registered User regular
    edited May 2009
    The FCBD Avengers issue was very good. Simple jump on story that was told through Spidey's pov, and was centered mainly on Ares. Ares and Thor seem to be very cordial to one another. Some nice lines in it, and Spidey and Ronin play off each other well. It did have too many characters in it, as Spider-Woman and Mockingbird have one line each.

    What was weird was nothing in it about "try these books or trade paperbacks, at your store today!" such as a checklist.

    Better than Blackest Night #0, and other than the lack of trying to get people to buy more Marvel comics was the best use of a FCBD I've seen yet.

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  • Robos A Go GoRobos A Go Go Registered User regular
    edited May 2009
    I thought it was alright, but you could easily have told this story last year with the Mighty Avengers in place of the Dark Avengers. The two teams face each other down, fight a common foe, and then they decide not to fight each other because they can instinctively sense this isn't a crossover.

    I can't imagine anyone wanting to suddenly start reading comics after picking up that book either.

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  • FCDFCD Registered User regular
    edited May 2009
    Loved BullsHawk's little hair quip. As for his rhetorical question, at this point, I'm guesing it'd take either the world destroyer Celestial or the Living Tribunal to take out golden boy.

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  • spookymuffinspookymuffin ( ° ʖ ° ) Puyallup WA Registered User regular
    edited May 2009
    deadonthestreet wrote: »
    spookymuffin wrote: »
    I'm still not sure if I'm comfortable with Marvel using Greek mythology without having an entire Greek series of books. What's Zeus up to? Where are Athena and Hades? I like all that shit, and would probably spend some cash on it.
    Er, do you read Incredible Herc?

    I said I wanted an entire line of books, not one book that sometimes has other characters from the same world. I'm talking something along the lines of a Marvel Greek line, being at least the size of the Ultimate line.

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  • WeaverWeaver Breakfast Witch Hashus BrowniusRegistered User regular
    edited May 2009
    That's dumb. Nobody would buy that.

    That's like expecting people to buy a Loki book, a Balder book, a Warriors Three book, etc.

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  • FaynorFaynor Registered User regular
    edited May 2009
    I would buy a Loki book. I would buy a Warriors Three book.

    I would maybe buy a Balder book.

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  • Robos A Go GoRobos A Go Go Registered User regular
    edited May 2009
    That Loki miniseries from a while back is pretty much the perfect Loki story. If you don't own it, you should buy the crap out of it.

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  • TexiKenTexiKen Dammit! That fish really got me!Registered User regular
    edited May 2009
    The Esaad Ribic painted one? Yeah, that was a nice book.

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  • Witch_Hunter_84Witch_Hunter_84 Registered User regular
    edited May 2009
    I wonder How long exactly Herc will last as a member of the Mighty Avengers. Are the MA the team that deals with magic/mythological threats now? Cause if so, I would like to stop buying it.

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  • FencingsaxFencingsax It is difficult to get a man to understand, when his salary depends upon his not understanding GNU Terry PratchettRegistered User regular
    edited May 2009
    Witch_Hunter_84 wrote: »
    I wonder How long exactly Herc will last as a member of the Mighty Avengers. Are the MA the team that deals with magic/mythological threats now? Cause if so, I would like to stop buying it.
    No they are not. They're being jerked around by
    Loki
    And the basic purpose right now seems to be nothing more than to prove that Hank Pym is worth reading about.

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  • WildcatWildcat Registered User regular
    edited May 2009
    Weaver wrote: »
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    Squee.

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  • wwtMaskwwtMask Registered User regular
    edited May 2009
    I may be alone on this, but I'm loving the shit out of Might Avengers right now. And I guess that my dislike of the Dark Avengers has moved to ambivalence.

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  • TexiKenTexiKen Dammit! That fish really got me!Registered User regular
    edited May 2009
    Mighty Avengers is good, Slott just needs to get the "Pym is so great" crap out of the way soon. I like the Loki stuff and the way it's his own Avengers team to plot against Norman.

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  • FencingsaxFencingsax It is difficult to get a man to understand, when his salary depends upon his not understanding GNU Terry PratchettRegistered User regular
    edited May 2009
    Yeah, if Pym wasn't in it, it would be absolutely fantastic.

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  • KidDorkKidDork Registered User regular
    edited May 2009
    I can't confirm this, but I'm pretty sure Osborn shit his metal pants at the end of Dark Avengers #4.

    Because I was caught up in the manic glee of FCBD, I also picked up Ms. Marvel #38, partly because I wanted to support the store I was in and because I will cheerfully stare at the ass of any woman wearing Ms. Marvel's costume.

    What surprised me was
    learning that Carol Danvers is 'dead'. And this happened where? An X-Men book?

    I mean, fucksakes. I read all three monthly Avengers books. You think someone could have told a brother.

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  • FencingsaxFencingsax It is difficult to get a man to understand, when his salary depends upon his not understanding GNU Terry PratchettRegistered User regular
    edited May 2009
    It happened in her own title. The last one, 37, I think.

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  • KidDorkKidDork Registered User regular
    edited May 2009
    Fencingsax wrote: »
    It happened in her own title. The last one, 37, I think.

    Thanks, Fencingsax. It wasn't on my pull list, but that error shall be addressed.

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