Los Vengadores: Asalto a la mansión

Avengers (1963) #270-277

by Roger Stern, John Buscema (Illustrator)

Contiene Avengers 270-277 USA.
La mítica aventura de Roger Stern y John Buscema, reunida en un imprescindible volumen recopilatorio. La mansión de Los Vengadores ha sido siempre una fortaleza en la que los héroes podían encontrar el sosiego entre batalla y batalla… Todo cambia después de que el Barón Zemo y sus Señores del Mal lancen un brutal ataque contra el hogar de Los Héroes Más Poderosos de la Tierra. Uno a uno, cada vengador caerá, ante los impotentes ojos de sus compañeros. ¡No puedes perderte la saga en la que se tejió el origen de los Thunderbolts!

Genres: Comics, Marvel, Superheroes, Graphic Novels, Comic Book

192 pages, Hardcover

Published January 1, 2010

About the author

Roger Stern is an American comic book author and novelist.

Reviews

[Nicolo · Rating 5 out of 5]

“Master of Evil Beware! They’re not called the Avengers for nothing!"

Avengers: Under Siege by Roger Stern, John Buscema and Tom Palmer, is one of those stories that stand the test of time.

Reading it after it was initially published almost three decades ago, it is not as dated as the other stories from that era.

In this Stern scripted epic, the Avengers face a familiar team of foes, the Masters of Evil, assembled by Baron Zemo, who brought the fight to their home in the Avengers Mansion. The Avengers, in their many incarnations have at one time or another dispatched the individual members of this new iteration of the Masters. But Zemo’s strategy was to trump the Avengers’ vaunted teamwork with a roster size twice that of the current line-up and populated with powerhouses that could match Thor in strength. The Masters attacked during their rival lowest ebb in alertness and managed to take the mansion and some of the Avengers hostage. Even faithful butler Jarvis was not spared from the atrocities the Masters inflicted on their prisoners. This was a clear cut defeat, but when the Avengers counter attacked, they showed their true resolve.

This is an excellent collected edition. Not only does it have the main issues, which are some of the best comics ever and I’m proud to have original copies of it, but the prologue issues as well. This is a great read and it is nice to have these issues to read in one sitting.

The cover copy on issue 276 said it all, “Master of Evil Beware! They’re not called the Avengers for nothing!"

[Cristina · Rating 3 out of 5]

Tengo sentimientos encontrados con este tomo de “Los Vengadores: Asalto a la Mansión”. 


A favor está el hecho de que me ha parecido entretenido y con mucha acción, sobre todo en su parte intermedia. Por contra dicha acción se va diluyendo cada vez más a medida que avanza la historia, hasta volverse inexistente en su último número titulado “Fiel sirviente”, al ser más una sucesión de recuerdos desde el punto de vista del mayordomo Edwin Jarvis. Carece de acción al no contarse en detalle ninguna pelea, y solo se mencionan de forma resumida y sucinta conflictos anteriores, tanto con villanos del pasado como entre otros miembros de Los Vengadores. Y me chocó el penúltimo número, donde no se aprovechan del todo las dudas existenciales de Avispa/Jane Van Dyne, teniendo un final de lo más precipitado.


También  me rechina que entrara tan a saco en su primera mitad, sin haber algo más de contexto previo sobre cada uno de los villanos que conforman el grupo de enemigos de los Vengadores, liderados por Barón Zemo. Este último crea dicha coalición de supervillanos llamada los Señores del Mal para vengarse del Capitán América por una afrenta del pasado.


En el equipo de superhéroes acompañan al primer vengador la ya citada Avispa, el caballero Negro, Hércules, Capitana Marvel y se menciona a Namor, pero este último nunca sale porque solo citan que se ha tomado un descanso y ha dejado el grupo. Tras el asalto acuden en ayuda de los anteriores Doctor Druida y Thor. 


Sin duda lo mejor es el dibujo de John Buscema, superior a un guion que no entendía hasta ya bien entrado el 2° número del tomo, al no tener suficiente contexto. Recalcar que John Buscema siempre es mejor dibujando a su querido Cimmerio, pues él mismo decía que no le gustaba dibujar superhéroes pero sí a Conan, aunque un John Buscema a medio gas es mejor que muchos otros artistas, como el del último número, Bob Hall, que es del montón. 


En conclusión, aún con más contras que pros, recomiendo leerlo ahora que está disponible por 14’99€ en el coleccionable de Salvat The Best of Marvel n°16, 9° si nos atenemos al orden de publicación. Valoración final: 3’5⭐Marvelitas de 5.

[Tom Ewing · Rating 3 out of 5]

It’s entered into history as a ‘Classic Storyline’ but at the time I remember being a little impatient with the Under Siege story. As Baron Zemo himself basically admits, the Masters Of Evil are a bunch of losers, and once they take over Avengers Mansion they continue to act like... a bunch of losers. So at age 13 I was mostly rolling my eyes that I was reading three issues of bickering minor villains who had beaten the Avengers largely by needling them into acting like dicks.

Reading it again the bickering villains are no more exciting but Under Siege succeeds as a story of two groups of antagonists let down by their notable flaws. The Masters Of Evil are mostly hotheads and no-hopers who can’t work together well... but an Avengers with Hercules, Namor and the Black Knight isn’t much better. This is a recurrent theme of most decent Avengers runs - there really isn’t a particular grade you need to make to be one, and the team is often less than the sum of its parts. So Zemo is able to exploit the vanity of Hercules and the general uselessness of the Black Knight, while at the same time his own plans are entirely dependent on a near-catatonic paranoid.

The result is less an epic battle than a series of disconnected, brutal slugfests which feel considerably nastier than most Avengers fights, and it’s probably this nastiness which fans remember with fondness - the moment at which the comic joined the 80s. It’s well plotted but falls apart a bit at the end - as Zemo concedes, as soon as the absurdly powerful Captain Marvel is back in play he’s finished, so the final issue is mop-up, and mop-up which gives a great deal too much page time to Doctor Druid, at that. Overall as solid as the rest of the Stern/Buscema/Palmer Avengers - but not a lot more.

[Terry Collins · Rating 5 out of 5]

In a word, one of Roger Stern's finest hours as a writer for Marvel Comics. One of several, in fact, for if there's one thing about Stern, it's that he's both respectful of the past continuity of the characters he scripts while bringing new insights and creative energy to his storytelling. I read this during the original publication years in the 1980s and it never left me. In particular, with no spoilers I offer you the fate of Avenger's butler Edwin Jarvis and the contents of Captain America's footlocker - two events that were unforgettable and resonate to this day. I am so very pleased to revisit the story decades later and find it is as solid as I remember, which, let's face it folks, isn't always the case with comic books. Solid artwork by John Buscema (about whom nothing else needs to be said - he's THE Avengers artist of the 1960s, and to return in the eighties without missing a beat is amazing) with the always superlative Tom Palmer providing finishes over Big John's breakdowns give you the action, but also the emotion of the story. Powerful work during an era of The Avengers where many weren't giving the book the attention it deserved. Their loss ... but now, they can find out what those of us knew back in the day - Roger Stern was giving us monthly pearls, and many in fandom were unappreciative swine.

[Neil · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was (and still is) one of my favorite Avengers storylines (that, and when they battled the gods of Olympus). Sadly, the Avengers would 'plummet' in terms of storylines for the following twenty-to-thirty issues or so afterwards (one of the biggest mistakes being the addition of Doctor Druid to the line-up; I never cared for his character and felt he was a waste of space for the team). Not that it matters, but I had I quit reading and collecting comics a few years before this storyline came out, but I would still visit comic book stores and see what was on the stands. The covers for issues 274, 276, and 277 always stood out in my mind, and when I started collecting comics again, I made sure to by this storyline for sure. I loved the idea: some villain puts together a large team of super-villains to take on the Avengers in order to defeat them. There were some 'hits-and-misses' in the initial set-up of the storyline (I had forgotten the "soap opera drama" that was going on in the title i.e. - Dane Whitman mooning over Janet van Dyne like he did throughout the storyline; his constant pouting and bucking her orders until she had enough and somewhat put him in his place; the quasi-triangle of Paladin, Wasp, and the Black Knight), but I think it still holds up well over time. While the artwork was a bit spotty in parts (which I did not remember being the case the first time reading it), I think it still holds up well (since, by and large, I ‘love’ John Buscema’s art).

The character development was pretty good, overall. I think the story does a good job of showing Cap’s inner strength and resolve, his refusal to give up despite what might appear to be overwhelming forces opposing him. From what I remember, Hercules had been growing more belligerent towards the Wasp in issues prior to this particular story arc, but he has always tended to look down on women, in general, anyway, so his attitude and disrespect was really not that much of a surprise. I liked how Captain Marvel (Monica Rambeau) ‘grew stronger’ during this arc as well, how she discovered abilities she did not know she had, how she was able to better control her powers and discover new ways to use her powers. Baron Zemo felt she was ‘the most powerful Avenger’ on the team at the time and strove to remove her from the ‘playing field’ first. So, that said quite a bit about her abilities and the possibilities of what she could and maybe could not do, since he strove to ‘take her out first.’

I thought it was a well-crafted story. Baron Zemo Jr. has learned from the mistakes of prior incarnations and seeks to avoid making the same mistakes of other groups that opposed the Avengers. At the same time, I almost felt like it could have gone on for another issue or two, but it still felt about the right length. I liked how Zemo put together the team that he did; it was a crazy team and had a lot of power in it as well as people who used their brains, who had specific skill sets, when it came to solving various problems facing them and instituting Zemo’s plans. Obviously, it does not all go according to plan, but the Masters of Evil still nearly win in the end. It was partly due to Doctor Druid interfering with Zemo’s mental control over Blackout that ensured the Avengers would win in the end, but I still disliked his character, especially what he did to the team, how he tore it apart, over the course of the next twenty-two issues).

There were some ‘good’/powerful moments throughout the storyline. It was crazy that Ant-Man (Scott Lang) and the Wasp (Janet van Dyne) were able to defeat the Absorbing Man and Titanian like they were able to do. On the one hand, the two heroes had to use their brains to defeat their stronger opponents, but it also felt a little too pat, a little too easy, on how it went down. I had mixed feelings about that, but it could still work and it did work, and I loved the moment where Jan blew Titania through the wall and outside with her stingers after Titania was shrunk down to about six inches in height). It was interesting how Jan was nearly falling apart and Scott was there for her, trying to encourage her, and then shortly after that point Jan found her inner reserves and resolved to retake their mansion from their enemies/opponents. The look on her face; the ‘speech’ that she gave – I thought it was one of the better, more defining moments, for her character. Captain Marvel’s delight and wonder at her powers, at what she was able to do, was fun to read. I enjoyed the delight she had when she discovered some new aspect of her powers, some new skill that she could perform, that could and would assist her in fights against super-villains. I love Thor; this story was crazy for him, because in his own series he had been cursed by Hela and could neither die nor heal from wound suffered; I loved the scene where Mister Hyde slammed head-first into Thor and knocked himself out and Jan’s response to Thor’s statement that he was fine (how it would have sounded more convincing if Thor had said it without gritting his teeth in pain). Cap’s fight with the Wrecker while Thor was fighting Goliath was fun to read; Cap used his skills to beat his stronger opponent, whereas Thor came across as having fun with Goliath as Goliath was out of his depth facing off against Thor. If Goliath were not composed of ionic energy like Wonder Man, I think Thor would have defeated Goliath pretty handily. I loved Scott Lang’s cameo, too, how he assisted as best he could in retaking the mansion. Cap crying over lost mementos at the end of the story was another powerful moment, I felt; I liked that Captain Marvel was there to comfort him

It was also a bit of a brutal storyline, too. While Avengers Mansion has been threatened before, and Jarvis has occasionally had threats made against his life, this was the first time that I can recall where he was badly beaten and bloodied to the point of nearly dying at the hands of some of the Avengers’ foes. In the past, nobody has really ever hurt the butler; probably with good reason, too, with a team called ‘the Avengers’ – you really wouldn’t want to ‘make them mad’ by making your attacks against them personal. That was probably the ‘worst’ part of the story for me, was how Jarvis was brutalized and tortured by Mister Hyde. Fortunately, it takes place ‘off-camera,’ which actually makes it worse, in some ways.

Dane was badly beaten, too. He tried to press on with Jan, but his injuries were such that it seemed pretty clear he at least had a concussion. Hercules is beaten practically to death; it is well-nigh a ‘miracle’ that he survived the thrashing he received from some of the most powerful villains of the Marvel U at the time. Namor losing the second great love of his life as she flees from him after being rescued from Attuma’s clutches (this is made worse when Namor is forced to kill Marinna ‘later’ after she mutates even further and goes on a murderous rampage). One thing about this issue, is that it has the Avengers at one of their lowest ebbs and they still fight back to make things right; that is probably one of the things that I loved about them so much – that they never gave up, they never gave up hope.

Some other random thoughts: I found myself wishing that they had included some of the ‘other issues’ that tied into this series. There were some issues of Alpha Flight that tied into the storyline where Namor is seeking to rescue his love from Attuma; I think it would have been nice to have seen those issues in this collection. Also, Amazing Spider-Man #283, where Spidey fights Creel and Titania. I wish that issue had been included as well. Apparently, West Coast Avengers #16 also tied into this series, this storyline, so it would have been nice if that “final” part of the storyline had been included.

It made me laugh when Dane joined Cap in fighting Hyde and the two of them knocking Hyde out. I know Dane is supposed to be a trained fighter and whatnot, but he has the strength of a ‘normal person’ whereas Cap is able to bench-press 1100 pounds to ‘warm up’ before undertaking his regular work-out. So, yeah, it is humorous to me to see a ‘normal person’ able to compete on the same terms with Captain America; Dane should have had his ass handed to him in no-time-flat (again), in my opinion.

I did wish that Namor had remained on the team; I think it probably would have changed the dynamics a little too much, though, in terms of the storyline (as I do not see Namor being able to stand idly by while Hercules was getting severely beaten by their foes). Still, though, it would have been interesting to see what would have happened if he had stuck around instead of leaving the team to chase his heart and try to save the lost soul that Marinna had become.

It annoyed me ‘then’ and still annoys me that the writers did not work something out with the writers and editors of the West Coast Avengers. Supposedly, the WCA had been sent on a ‘wild-goose chase’ to Indonesia so that they would not be available to assist the East Coast Avengers during the siege of Avengers Mansion. That being the case, it is not like the events taking place in NYC would not have made the international news. I do not believe the WCA would not have jetted back ASAP to help their teammates retake the Mansion (especially Iron Man and Wonder Man, who could have been back in no-time flat). There is no mention of the WCA going to Indonesia, and I do not remember issue 16 enough to say how well it ‘wrapped things up’ (albeit indirectly) in regard to the Siege storyline. I felt it was one of the ‘weaker moments’ of the story; that, and how there were no other superheroes supposedly available to assist the Avengers in their time of need.

I know I said this earlier, but I had forgotten how much Dane was mooning over the Wasp during this storyline. He had fallen for her hard, and his “obsession with her/obsessing over her” was beginning to affect his judgement, in various respects. As funny, stupid, and annoying as it was, I think it was still a bit of ‘realism’ in the comic, as people do become infatuated with friends or co-workers and become emotionally over-involved with that other person. While his feelings for Jan have the potential to ‘make things worse’ for the team, he fortunately makes the wiser choice and rejoins Scott Lang ‘below’ to se what he can do in assisting with Jarvis and Jarvis’s wounds/injuries.

It was a fun story to revisit, something I loved from back. Overall, I think the artwork has aged well. I also think the story stands the test of time fairly well, too. The story is interesting, fun, crazy, and moves at a quick pace. It was written during a different time with a different focus, but I think that it still works. I think one other thing I would have liked would have been more “editor’s notes” or something, where Roger Stern and others give a bit more of a ‘behind-the-scenes look’ at the story they put together, at how severely this team of heroes was tested and managed to win (in the end).

[Emile Rudoy · Rating 4 out of 5]

La primera vez que leí esta historia debo decir que no me gustó. Sin embargo, unos diez años después de eso, decidí darle una segunda oportunidad y debo decir que a mi parecer aunque no le llega al trabajo de Kurt Busiek, me gusto mucho mas que en aquella ocasión.

La historia es relativamente sencilla, pero no por eso menos emocionante. Después de algunos intentos de vencer a los Avengers, en especifico a Captain America, Baron Zemo decide crear un plan diferente con el cual piensa derrotarlos. Ahora, en vez de atacarlos al aire libre ha decidido hacerlo en su propia casa, la mansión Avenger, buscando enfrentarse a ellos poco a poco, pero aliado con un grupo muy numeroso y poderoso de villanos, como la Wrecking Crew o Goliath. En total los Masters of Evil estarían constituidos por dieciseis villanos* que tal vez por su cuenta no hubiesen podido derrotar a los Avengers, pero unidos serían una amenaza muy grande.

El problema que le encuentro a la historia (y supongo que fue una de las razones por la cual no me gustó originalmente) es que Marvel no la supo vender al momento de editarla en un compilado. Como sucede con otros compilados como el de Celestial Madonna o el The Great Darkness Saga de la competencia, esta aventura, seguramente no planeada para ser recopilada, basa gran parte de su éxito en las sorpresas. Si uno lee los primeros números jamas se imagina lo que va a suceder… A menos que uno vea la portada de el compilado y lea la contraportada de este. Al saber de antemano algunas de las sorpresas se pierde gran parte de el chiste de esta. Es como si en vez de llamar a una película Rain Man le pusieran Cuando los Hermanos se Encuentran o en vez de Thelma & Louise la llamaran no, se, Un Final Inesperado.

Pero no estamos aquí para hablar si la nombraron mal o si Marvel intento arruinarnos la experiencia antes de vivirla/leerla (estrictamente hablando, yo aquí estoy haciendo lo mismo). No, estamos aquí para hablar de el porque este enfrentamiento de los Avengers con los Masters of Evil es tan bueno. Como comenté arriba, algunos de los detalles mas importantes son las sorpresas, empezando con la aparición de Baron Zemo. Tal vez para los lectores de ahora esto parece un dato menor, pero para los de esa época no lo fue, ya que pues, Zemo estaba muerto. Como digo, tal vez para los lectores de ahora esto suena curioso, estamos acostumbrados a que los personajes revivan todos los días, sin embargo en esa época esto no era lo común, así que al verlo de vuelta y liderando un equipo de villanos fue toda una revelación. Pero las sorpresas no acaban ahí. Otra de las sorpresas es el momento en que Blackout cubre con una especie de campo de fuerza negro toda la Mansion Avenger. Estoy seguro que muchos de los lectores pensaron en ese momento que ya no había esperanza para los héroes mas importantes de la tierra, más si tomamos en cuenta que la única Avenger activa que quedaba fuera de la Mansión era Wasp.

Este último punto me lleva a lo que hace mas interesante a esta aventura, las caracterizaciones que hace Roger Stern de los diferentes personajes. Tomemos por ejemplo a la ya mencionada Wasp. Cuando uno habla de ella normalmente piensa en una frívola mujer que solo piensa en la moda (hubo un tiempo en que cambiaba su uniforme con cada nuevo número de los Avengers) que solo estaba aquí porque al momento de la formación de el equipo era pareja de Hank Pym. En que error estábamos. Janet es igual de hábil como líder de los Avengers como digamos Captain America. El mejor número de toda el compilado es el 275, donde ella, junto a Scott Lang que ya para ese entonces era Ant-Man, se enfrentan (y vencen) a Absorbing Man y a Titania, en apariencia un par de villanos mucho mas poderosos que ellos dos. Pero no crean que Wasp es la única, ahora tomemos el ejemplo de Hercules, otro de los personajes mitológicos que es miembro de este equipo. Roger Stern lo retrata como una persona completamente misógina y fanático de la bebida (lo cual casi le cuesta la vida), siempre listo para la acción pero que no soporta que Wasp le de ordenes. Y así podríamos seguir con todos.

Ahora hablemos un poco de los villanos. Una de las cosas que le gustaban a Roger Stern era enfrentar a los héroes con rivales que no eran a los que siempre lo hacían, por ejemplo la pelea entre Spider-man y Juggernaut, un villano que hasta ese momento había atacado casi en exclusiva a los X-Men. Lo mismo sucede aquí. Como comenté anteriormente, Baron Zemo reunió a un grupo muy nutrido de villanos, varios de ellos físicamente muy poderosos como la Wrecking Crew o Goliath, pero lo que los hacía mas peligrosos ante los Avengers era que, con contadas excepciones, jamas se habían enfrentado con ellos. Es mas, varios de los villanos que conforman este grupo tenían pocas apariciones (por ejemplo Rita DeMara, la segunda Yellowjacket solo tenía una aparición previa), lo cual logró sacar de balance a los héroes, porque no sabían a que se estaban enfrentando.

Sin embargo mis lectores se preguntarán, si Zemo tenía un plan tan infalible, ¿porque no logro su cometido? Primero porque estaba obsesionado con Captain America y, en vez de ir matando a todos y cada uno de los héroes decidió hacerlo con todos juntos, lo cual le dio tiempo a Wasp (a la cual el tomó como una amenaza menor) de organizar su ataque (además de que, pues, el matar a un importante número de héroes en una historia no era algo recurrente por aquellos días). La escena donde Captain America le muestra a Captain Marvel la única foto de su madre rota a manos de Zemo es, además de una imagen muy triste e impresionante, un reflejo de esto que estoy comentado. Segundo, porque la verdad Roger Stern hace un poco de trampa y se saca de la manga a un par de personajes que no habían aparecido, uno de ellos que ni siquiera era Avenger y gracias a ellos es que logran la victoria. Quizás este sea el punto mas flojo de la historia (y otro de los puntos por lo cual originalmente no me gustó).

Pero un momento, ¿lo que nos estoy reseñando es un libro o un cómic? Porque si, hasta el momento no me había dado cuenta que no había hablado nada de el arte en este, lo estaba dando por sentado. Yo soy de los que piensa que no necesariamente necesitas a un artista de alto calibre para que la historia sea buena, pero si de casualidad tienes a uno muy bueno si se logra que la disfrutes mas. Este es el caso. Para mi, el mejor dibujante de los Avengers es George Perez, sin embargo, en un muy cercano segundo lugar tenemos justamente al artista de esta aventura, el magnífico John Buscema. Al igual que Pérez, John consigue dotar de un detalle impresionante a todos y cada uno de los personajes a los que ilustra, además de que, seamos sinceros, dibuja a la Wasp mas guapa que he visto. El que el haya estado a cargo de las trazos en los ocho números que componen este compilado es un extra que vale mucho la pena.

En fin, si ya has leído las historias de Kurt Busiek y estas en búsqueda de algo mas que leer, esta es la historia para ti, tiene acción, drama, un poco de romance, y nos demuestra el porque los Avengers son el equipo estelar de Marvel, los héroes mas poderosos de la Tierra.

*Diecisiete si tomamos en cuenta el cameo de Black Mamba. Dieciocho si contamos la fotografía de Whirlwind.

[Vikas · Rating 4 out of 5]

This classic story begins a little slowly as The Avengers fight their battles and fight among themselves while the evil awaits. Literally Masters of Evil organized by Baron Zemo and they get their act together and with planning they are able to capture the Avengers Mansion but also are able to capture many avengers one by one. But by the time even one Avenger is out there the tide can be turned as Wasp tries to win the day with the help of remaining heroes, Ant-man comes and assists so does Thor. Very nice and although it started a bit slow it soon picked up the pace and it ended with a bang. I would surely also read the second part of the story but after some time.

I have always loved comics, and I hope that I will always love them. Even though I grew up reading local Indian comics like Raj Comics or Diamond Comics or even Manoj Comics, now's the time to catch up on the international and classic comics and Graphic novels. I am on my quest to read as many comics as I can. I Love comics to bit, may comics never leave my side. I loved reading this and love reading more, you should also read what you love and then just Keep on Reading.

[Ángel Ropero · Rating 5 out of 5]

Los Vengadores: Asalto a la Mansión.

Una saga mítica de los años 80 guionizado por Roger Stern y con los dibujos de John Buscema, dos cracks del cómic.

Una lección de cómo hacer una saga de cómic. El guionista deja la semillita en los primeros números (una mala actitud, unos malosos siendo liberados, un amor no correspondido...) y, poco a poco, la trama explota: el Barón Zemo monta un equipo para atacar la Mansión de Los Vengadores, su sede, su santuario...

Un gran cómic lleno de acción y con un dibujo increíble. Es verdad que el color es el de la época y puede echar para atrás a los lectores actuales, pero en serio es uno de los mejores cómics que he leído de Los Vengadores. He vibrado con las peleas y me he emocionado con el dolor de los personajes, otra cosa que, a mi, los grupos no suelen transmitirme.

De verdad un cómic fabuloso.

[Mei Ridorsa · Rating 4 out of 5]

Un principi una mica lent, amb una aventura a Atlantis que torna a ser tres quarts del que sempre hi passa (se salva perquè hi apareixen els Alpha Flight, per qui tinc debilitat). L'arc argumental de la mansió en sí és trepidant, normal que sigui un clàssic.

[Omar Gómez · Rating 3 out of 5]

Avengers - Under Siege (TPB) (2010) de Roger Stern, John Buscema y Tom Palmer (Avengers #270-277), calificación 3/5 estrellas.

Tiene buen arte de John Buscema aunque se ve ya muy pasado de moda el estilo, pero Buscema hizo resaltar las figuras femeninas como de la Wasp, Moonstone, Titania y Yellowjacket.

Roger Stern dan en los diálogos voces carecteristicas para cada personaje. Esto es tan de la vieja escuela clásica de los cartoon de sábado por la mañana como Attuma y sus carcajadas.

El roster de los Avengers me agrada pero solo visualmente Hercules esta tan idiota es un chiste en dos piernas, ya que Captain Marvel tiene protagonismo por ser un personaje de Stern, Wasp es como la esposa mandona de Herc, Black Knight es demasiado gris, Captain America es acartonado, Namor es igual, por eso es el único con personalidad.

No estuvieron en verdadero riesgo los Avengers. Solo era la trama para que Thor se luzca, ya que Goliath acabo con Hercules y luego el acabo con Goliath, también llego casi al final el Doctor Druid.

Cap prácticamente casi mató a Baron Zemo tras caer de lo alto y el Baron Zemo al final consiguió lo que quería y hizo llorar al Cap al destruir su baúl de los recuerdos.

[Myrmidon · Rating 4 out of 5]

Uno dei momenti più bui della storia dei Vendicatori (probabilmente meriterebbe il primo posto, se "Avengers Disassembled" non esistesse), e allo stesso tempo anche la prova di come questi personaggi eccellono proprio quando, dopo aver toccato il fondo, si rialzano e continuano a lottare.
Tra tutti, spiccano soprattutto Janet Van Dyne (Wasp), che qui ricopre il ruolo di presidente dei Vendicatori, e Monica Rambeau, all'epoca lei a portare (dopo Mar-Vell) il titolo di Capitan Marvel.

[David · Rating 5 out of 5]

One of the best Avengers stories, period.

Wonderful, suspenseful story from Roger Stern, glorious art from John Buscema.

The Alpha Flight crossover isn't as interesting, but it does little to detract from the main event.

[Robert S.P.]

Good stories

Good stories never get old and this collection is some of the best. You cannot go wrong with writing art combo here.

[tammy (eskel's version) · Rating 4 out of 5]

really enjoyed this one. zemo's another one of my fav marvel villains, and i loved all the captain america moments (the bucky mentions broke my heart)

[Kris Shaw · Rating 5 out of 5]

Roger Stern is part of the holy trinity of Avengers writers, the other two being Roy Thomas and Kurt Busiek. Sure, there have been other good writers on the title, but these cats defined the team for me. In this book we see The Avengers get their @$$es handed to them by the new Masters of Evil. This hardcover edition thankfully includes Issue 272, which was omitted from the original trade paperback release. Coincidentally, Issue 272 was the only issue out of this block that I bought off of the stands at the time.

Roger Stern crams so much more story into each issue of The Avengers than Bendis does. I shudder to think how many trade paperbacks Bendis would have milked out of an arc of this magnitude. We probably would have had a mini-series and forty one-shots to sift through, and still get a less satisfying read. The next time you go to read an Avengers book by Brian Michael Bendis, read this book first. It makes Bendis look like the ham-fisted assclown that he is. Make Mine Stern!

The artwork by the team of John Buscema and Tom Palmer are great at providing powerful, hard-edged stuff. Their fight scenes are downright explosive.

I love the Marvel Premiere Classic format. Nice paper and sewn binding at a decent price. The books lays reasonably flat. The restoration is generally very good, with one or two pages looking iffy to my eyes. This blows away the '90s release. The painted cover used on the '90s trade paperback is provided as an extra in the back of the book.

[Laika · Rating 3 out of 5]

I'm slowly educating myself on superhero comics. The 1980's era Superman and the 90's Spidey have been the cornerstone in that genre to me (Batman doesn't count as a superhero comic to me, for some reason), but there is so. much. more. than I've read. So now I picked this story, filled with heroes and villains I've never even heard of before.

I liked it. My mind wasn't blown, but I was entertained and not grunting nearly at all. I think I just need to adjust my brain more to the silly-mode next time, because this was really, really silly at times. Most times. And so much of it was about physical prowess, that got very old very quickly. I'm the one who yawns during the fighting scenes. Luckily I don't mind yawning.

[David · Rating 5 out of 5]

Liked this better on a second reading. This time on a Roger Stern Avengers binge-read from the beginning. I've seen this title take #1 on a couple of different All Time Greatest Avengers stories. Not sure why that is. It's fine but far from my favorite, not even in my Top 20.

[Timo · Rating 3 out of 5]

Omalla tavallaan olisi kiva, että nämä sarjakuvat olisi julkaistu tuoreeltaan, nyt tästäkin tuntuu aika jo ajaneen ohitse. Kivoja kuvia, ontuva tarina jossa ihan liikaa textiä ja viittauksia menneisiin sarjoihin sekä julmetusti hassuja repliikkejä.

[Alberto Carlos · Rating 4 out of 5]

Sensacional, una gran historia con toda la épica que se le puede pedir a Los Vengadores

[Dony Grayman · Rating 3 out of 5]

Tomo de los vengadores publicado en el Coleccionable Marvel Héroes, #24.

[Sebastian Song · Rating 3 out of 5]

Definitely not the best avengers tale but a significant one foretelling of the many great battles to come and the heavy price of dominance.

[Gomezmr · Rating 3 out of 5]

This comic is very fantastic.