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Avengers: New Series Launch and Evolution

Update on the new series and teams Avengers at the dawn of Heroic Age .

(beware sensitive readers, a Romita is abused in this article)

logically begin by New Avengers Finale , a special issue published in Marvel Icons (v2) # 1 . This is obviously Brian Michael Bendis found the script, while the graphic is provided by Bryan Hitch and Stuart Immonen .

Since their formation, following the mass escape from the Raft (see this Deluxe ), the New Avengers will still have their share of funny business and good times. This episode, lengthened for the occasion, shows the team after the victory over Oklahoma in Norman Osborn and throws on the track of Hood, on the run with Madame Masque, his girlfriend.

It then ends off with a reflection on the commitment of the Avengers and their rationale, along with double pages showing in action. The last video is very symbolic because it presents them united, smiling, trying to walk around without clothes on a beautiful sunny day ... a touching scene that finally closing out a tumultuous time. This makes a just think of the final Disassembled. Rather touching my faith.

Ah, that's where we are told that even if one likes to see blood spurting, guys spitting their teeth and guts to cover the walls, it was still a little sensitive side brothel!

Fast forward Secret Avengers already mentioned there are few (in this chronic devoted to Marvel Stars ). Basically, they are a little Cape that Secret Warriors Fury. So it's supposed special tactical operations remain secret. Or in any case be less than the usual chestnuts in the middle of New York.

Rest two series, published in Marvel Heroes # 1 . The magazine has also undergone a relaunch, it is now in its third version. It's crazy what fans of comics can be like # 1 numbers in their libraries ... (Sometimes even numbers # 1 invented by Panini to tears, remember the Deluxe Daredevil )

But back to basics with first Avengers Academy , title himself as the heir to Avengers: The Initiative and incorporating the concept of a training center for young superhuman intending to follow, one day, the way of their illustrious forebears. This first chapter is written by Christos Gage and drawn by Mike McKone . And the beginning is more than successful. Interesting characters, some humor, a little final revelation, all these elements make it a good time playing. The team surrounding the young recruits is also quite well thought out. The Hank Pym found, Quicksilver, Justice, Tigra and, above all, Robert Baldwin, aka Penance , Speedball returned for the occasion. The latter obviously has kept traces of his (many) past trauma. More or less responsible for the deaths of hundreds of innocent people, he still won the coveted bit of the most hated person in America, before sinking into a kind of depression with self-harm, then falling under the thumb 'Osborn. As teacher profile, we have seen better right? Anyway, this character can book borderline great time.

Apprentices Avengers are doing so rather well so far. It must be said in general, the series dedicated to young and new characters ( Runaways , Young Avengers or Initiative already mentioned above) are often well written and very interesting. It does not seem to depart from the rule.

We come finally to Avengers, Bendis the same, this time joined by John Romita Jr. with scribbled ... er, to the drawings. So who do we find at the group level? Basically, the heavyweights marvelverse: Cap, Iron Man Thor, Wolverine, Spider-Man, along with Hawkeye (the real one this time, so the old Ronin) and Spider-Woman. The band will be led by Maria Hill, former director of SHIELD.

plot level, it is in the classic , Kang and with a history of travel in time (because, yes, after the formation of the team quickly dispatched, the author passes away the festivities).

It should be about the big black dot in the series: drawings. For Bendis, to pass by Deodato Romita, it must still be quite a shock! For us as elsewhere. This is a phenomenal ugliness and it gives us to question the recent work of Romita, far away, in terms of quality, good reputation, some of affublent yet. In fact, this is the point where one must ask if all the big names in the House of Ideas, Romita Jr is not the least for him. Much work on Kick Ass or Wolverine was quite respectable (after, enjoy it or not is a matter of taste, but nothing was fundamentally shame there), as the artist sometimes seems entirely left to freewheel with frankly mediocre results ( Dark Reign: The List or World War Hulk example).

Basically, I've put together a small selection of boxes from this episode, history of relying on the concrete. Not only do I know the fans can do better, but I wonder how the editor in charge of the series may validate stuff like that, especially on a major title ... they dare not tell him or what? In short, go to the end of this column for a brief moment of amazement (and poilade).

In conclusion, even if all securities Avengers will probably interest, it seems that p'tits Youth Academy are able to reach the top level of originality and depth. Remains to be confirmed over time ...

Little Gallery of Horrors (Romita Jr. Tribute)

It begins gently with a Steve Rogers who seems to have 16 years. Ultimately, without the context, it looks like Johnny Storm (also notice the nice Wolvie while stuck at the back plan).

Rogers Still, just to show the difference from one board to another. This time, he looks adult, fine, but how can we consider the kid a little annoying and this guy looks serious and face are marked the same person? It looks like the father and son ...

is mounted in the towers with Carol Danvers. Carol Danvers? But ... what's that whore? Carol Danvers version Nip / Tuck? A big conk, a crooked mouth, two lines across mouth and it folded! It is hideous! How can you validate that?

Even better, Wolvie, the second plan, which was simply a monkey's head. Seriously, you see a guy like that on the street, call the zoo, you do not say "ah, well, it looks like Logan. [Edit : in fact, I was rightly pointed out that it is rather McCoy (Beast) in the background. There is no more successful so far, and one wonders what happened to her feline side. Difficult anyway to really recognize the characters of Romita when have no costumes or logos]

foutage sequence of mouth with an example of scene, if indeed one can call these lines parallel way. He had at least well spend three minutes on that thing. Well, the sky is pretty, but it's the colorist who is responsible for the result.

There, the guy cracks completely, it does nothing to fuck, it calls the colorist and he said "listen, this box breaks my balls, I did not want to piss me off, I do not get it that Bendis wants, go ahead, do it yourself. "Ben has done well, it's the most beautiful of the episode ...

To be honest, there are good things anyway, as there, with costumed characters and back. In fact, it might be a solution ... there were many episodes had no dialogue at a time (rather successful for that matter), why not a special trick Romita, with only guys back? Especially with the shadows, the cons-day caps, there's way too bored. J ' in knowledge that could revive their careers with such idea. O)