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Avengers Origins #1-5
Avengers Origins
Collects the origin stories Ant-Man & Wasp, Vision, Luke Cage, Scarlet Witch & Quicksilver and Thor.
158 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2012
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Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa
462 books476 followersRoberto Aguirre-Sacasa is an American playwright, screenwriter, and comic book writer best known for his work for Marvel Comics and for the television series Glee, Big Love, Riverdale, and Chilling Adventures of Sabrina. He is Chief Creative Officer of Archie Comics.
Aguirre-Sacasa grew up liking comic books, recalling in 2003, "My mom would take us out to the 7-Eleven on River Road during the summer, and we would get Slurpees and buy comics off the spinning rack. I would read them all over and over again, and draw my own pictures and stuff."
He began writing for Marvel Comics, he explained, when "Marvel hired an editor to find new writers, and they hired her from a theatrical agency. So she started calling theaters and asking if they knew any playwrights who might be good for comic books. A couple of different theaters said she should look at me. So she called me, I sent her a couple of my plays and she said 'Great, would you like to pitch on a couple of comic books in the works?'"
His first submissions were "not what [they were] interested in for the character[s]" but eventually he was assigned an 11-page Fantastic Four story, "The True Meaning of...," for the Marvel Holiday Special 2004. He went on to write Fantastic Four stories in Marvel Knights 4, a spinoff of that superhero team's long-running title; and stories for Nightcrawler vol. 3; The Sensational Spider-Man vol. 2; and Dead of Night featuring Man-Thing.
In May 2008 Aguirre-Sacasa returned to the Fantastic Four with a miniseries tie-in to the company-wide "Secret Invasion" storyline concerning a years-long infiltration of Earth by the shape-shifting alien race, the Skrulls,and an Angel Revelations miniseries with artists Barry Kitson and Adam Polina, respectively. He adapted for comics the Stephen King novel The Stand.
In 2013, he created Afterlife with Archie, depicting Archie Andrews in the midst of a zombie apocalypse; the book's success led to Aguirre-Sacasa being named Archie Comics' chief creative officer.
Aguirre-Sacasa grew up liking comic books, recalling in 2003, "My mom would take us out to the 7-Eleven on River Road during the summer, and we would get Slurpees and buy comics off the spinning rack. I would read them all over and over again, and draw my own pictures and stuff."
He began writing for Marvel Comics, he explained, when "Marvel hired an editor to find new writers, and they hired her from a theatrical agency. So she started calling theaters and asking if they knew any playwrights who might be good for comic books. A couple of different theaters said she should look at me. So she called me, I sent her a couple of my plays and she said 'Great, would you like to pitch on a couple of comic books in the works?'"
His first submissions were "not what [they were] interested in for the character[s]" but eventually he was assigned an 11-page Fantastic Four story, "The True Meaning of...," for the Marvel Holiday Special 2004. He went on to write Fantastic Four stories in Marvel Knights 4, a spinoff of that superhero team's long-running title; and stories for Nightcrawler vol. 3; The Sensational Spider-Man vol. 2; and Dead of Night featuring Man-Thing.
In May 2008 Aguirre-Sacasa returned to the Fantastic Four with a miniseries tie-in to the company-wide "Secret Invasion" storyline concerning a years-long infiltration of Earth by the shape-shifting alien race, the Skrulls,and an Angel Revelations miniseries with artists Barry Kitson and Adam Polina, respectively. He adapted for comics the Stephen King novel The Stand.
In 2013, he created Afterlife with Archie, depicting Archie Andrews in the midst of a zombie apocalypse; the book's success led to Aguirre-Sacasa being named Archie Comics' chief creative officer.
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Displaying 1 - 6 of 6 reviews
June 14, 2019
1. Ant-Man and the Wasp - 4 stars
2. Vision - 3 stars
3. Luke Cage - 3 stars
4. Quicksilver & the Scarlet Witch - 2 stars
5. Thor - 3 stars
2. Vision - 3 stars
3. Luke Cage - 3 stars
4. Quicksilver & the Scarlet Witch - 2 stars
5. Thor - 3 stars
October 18, 2017
(Read as individual issues)
These make for a decent introduction to some of the lesser known Marvel characters to be introduced in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (and Netflix series). They're retellings of the origins and early days of the characters. It's more interesting than reading a summary, and the art style for each book is distinctive. None of the stories particularly stand out, but none are bad either. It's all middle-of-the-road, interesting but forgettable issues.
These make for a decent introduction to some of the lesser known Marvel characters to be introduced in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (and Netflix series). They're retellings of the origins and early days of the characters. It's more interesting than reading a summary, and the art style for each book is distinctive. None of the stories particularly stand out, but none are bad either. It's all middle-of-the-road, interesting but forgettable issues.
September 30, 2022
Vraiment inégal et globalement pas terrible. Les histoires sont vite expédiées et sans émotions réelles. Reste quelques graphismes intéressants
May 12, 2012
This graphic novel compilation features the origin stories of 7 of the Avengers - the most famous of which being Thor.
Considering the current trend in Marvel I have been wanting to read about the Avengers but there is so much choice out there it is difficult to know where to start. Although this book does not deal with all of the Avengers popularised in the recent movie it does provide a 'starting' point and introduces us to a number of other heros.
In my opinion a book which is part of a greater universe does its job well if it makes you want to learn more and this is certainly the case with this book. From various rumours on the internet I know that Wasp and Ant-Man are founding members of the Avengers, but this book does not cover the formation of that group merely the transformation of the two into their respective heroic guises - paving the way for me to learn more about them in another book.
I would imagine that these tales are all included within the individuals own graphic novels but this compilation provides a nice starting point for further reading.
Considering the current trend in Marvel I have been wanting to read about the Avengers but there is so much choice out there it is difficult to know where to start. Although this book does not deal with all of the Avengers popularised in the recent movie it does provide a 'starting' point and introduces us to a number of other heros.
In my opinion a book which is part of a greater universe does its job well if it makes you want to learn more and this is certainly the case with this book. From various rumours on the internet I know that Wasp and Ant-Man are founding members of the Avengers, but this book does not cover the formation of that group merely the transformation of the two into their respective heroic guises - paving the way for me to learn more about them in another book.
I would imagine that these tales are all included within the individuals own graphic novels but this compilation provides a nice starting point for further reading.
May 27, 2013
3.5 stars
This collection of one-shot origin stories for a few of the Avengers is great for new comic readers like me. Like with any collection, this was a mixed bag. Luke Cage and Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch were great. Thor and Ant-Man and The Wasp were okay. Vision was really lame.
This collection of one-shot origin stories for a few of the Avengers is great for new comic readers like me. Like with any collection, this was a mixed bag. Luke Cage and Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch were great. Thor and Ant-Man and The Wasp were okay. Vision was really lame.
December 1, 2014
The Vision chapter was real good, others are kind of average.
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