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Avengers (1963) #69-71, 267-269
Avengers: Kang - Time And Time Again
The super-villainy of Kang the Conqueror...unleashed at last! In a classic contest, the Grandmaster and Kang pit the Avengers against the Squadron Sinister and the wartime Invaders! And when the self-proclaimed Ultimate Kang sets out to conquer his alternate-reality counterparts, only one force can possibly halt his mad march: himself! Plus: Kang takes on Thor and the Hulk! Collecting Avengers #69-71 and #267-269, Thor #140, and Hulk #135.
176 pages, Paperback
First published June 8, 2005
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7,564 books2,340 followersStan Lee (born Stanley Martin Lieber) was an American writer, editor, creator of comic book superheroes, and the former president and chairman of Marvel Comics.
With several artist co-creators, most notably Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko, he co-created Spider-Man, the Fantastic Four, Thor as a superhero, the X-Men, Iron Man, the Hulk, Daredevil, the Silver Surfer, Dr. Strange, Ant-Man and the Wasp, Scarlet Witch, The Inhumans, and many other characters, introducing complex, naturalistic characters and a thoroughly shared universe into superhero comic books. He subsequently led the expansion of Marvel Comics from a small division of a publishing house to a large multimedia corporation.
With several artist co-creators, most notably Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko, he co-created Spider-Man, the Fantastic Four, Thor as a superhero, the X-Men, Iron Man, the Hulk, Daredevil, the Silver Surfer, Dr. Strange, Ant-Man and the Wasp, Scarlet Witch, The Inhumans, and many other characters, introducing complex, naturalistic characters and a thoroughly shared universe into superhero comic books. He subsequently led the expansion of Marvel Comics from a small division of a publishing house to a large multimedia corporation.
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July 26, 2021
It's always a big of a challenge when I try to dive into older comics, but naturally the recently concluded Loki Disney+ series had me digging up my Kang comics. I had always had a general appreciation for the time-traveler, mainly in the context of Doctor Doom (e.g. Inifinity War), but had never really gone through his tussles with the Avengers.
This compilation makes sure to bring together a number of different Kang stories but this also makes it a little slower-going to get into. The first few adventures were all related to his size-changing robot that seems near unstoppable - and this was done just to better explain the robot's appearance in figure adventures. The meat of this collection is the story arc where Kang is trying to kill off his divergent selves, which feels very related to what happened in the Loki show, in a manner of speaking. In this case, we literally have Kang killing of his variants in order to rule over all.
The Avengers get dragged into this mess as Kang wants to use them as pawns against his other selves. It's a lot of fighting weird monsters and creatively deep references to the history of characters being banished to Limbo, which I also appreciated.
The ending was as convoluted as expected, but this totally worked for the time-traveling context of the story. But it totally worked for this book and I do appreciate having gone through this journey into Kang (and Avengers) history.
This compilation makes sure to bring together a number of different Kang stories but this also makes it a little slower-going to get into. The first few adventures were all related to his size-changing robot that seems near unstoppable - and this was done just to better explain the robot's appearance in figure adventures. The meat of this collection is the story arc where Kang is trying to kill off his divergent selves, which feels very related to what happened in the Loki show, in a manner of speaking. In this case, we literally have Kang killing of his variants in order to rule over all.
The Avengers get dragged into this mess as Kang wants to use them as pawns against his other selves. It's a lot of fighting weird monsters and creatively deep references to the history of characters being banished to Limbo, which I also appreciated.
The ending was as convoluted as expected, but this totally worked for the time-traveling context of the story. But it totally worked for this book and I do appreciate having gone through this journey into Kang (and Avengers) history.
October 5, 2021
This volume collects Avengers 69-71, 267-269; Thor 140; & Incredible Hulk 135 and centers around - if you couldn’t guess – everyone’s favorite time-traveling dictator Kang the Conqueror – also known as Iron Lad, Rama-Tut, the Scarlet Centurion, and Immortus. While there are many more stories and appearances of Kang and his variations the ones collected here lead a direct line to Avengers 267 -269, an amazing three issue arc and the best part of the series. In reality, it tells the story of both Kang and his creature, The Growing Man, an android which grows bigger each time its hit.
Obviously over the course of twenty years, which is the span of these issues, the artwork and quality of writing varies, but as a whole it was an overall great effort about a character so filled with hate he destroys even himself. If you like this villain its worth the money. Otherwise don’t bother.
Obviously over the course of twenty years, which is the span of these issues, the artwork and quality of writing varies, but as a whole it was an overall great effort about a character so filled with hate he destroys even himself. If you like this villain its worth the money. Otherwise don’t bother.
February 3, 2024
I should start by saying that I prefer to read trade paperbacks with contiguous stories, so I knew this wouldn't really appeal to me from the get-go.
As can probably be guessed from the title of the book, Kang - Time and Time Again is a collection of Avengers-related stories that feature the eponymous futuristic menace. The stories by themselves are fine. I have no problem with them. Same with the artwork. It all ranges from serviceable to great. It's just that the stories feel like they've been carelessly plucked from the Marvel back catalogue, as if they'll do as long as they feature Kang in some way. Many of his more-interesting appearances are absent and I don't think it's a good representation of the villain overall.
Marvel could have done better.
As can probably be guessed from the title of the book, Kang - Time and Time Again is a collection of Avengers-related stories that feature the eponymous futuristic menace. The stories by themselves are fine. I have no problem with them. Same with the artwork. It all ranges from serviceable to great. It's just that the stories feel like they've been carelessly plucked from the Marvel back catalogue, as if they'll do as long as they feature Kang in some way. Many of his more-interesting appearances are absent and I don't think it's a good representation of the villain overall.
Marvel could have done better.
January 11, 2022
A good mix of mostly-connected Kang storylines from Avengers over the years. Chronologically, this includes Thor #140 (1966), Avengers #69-71 (1969), Hulk #135 (1971), and Avengers #267-69 (1986). A lot of these stories are revisited/retconned in one of my favourite Avengers books (Avengers Forever, 1998), and is a pretty good starting point for readers who are interested in learning more about Kang the Conqueror.
January 15, 2023
Aunque la mayoría de estas historias fueron escritas en los 70s no deja de ser interesante cómo han funcionado algunos elementos como inspiración, antes y después de esta obra. Por un lado, King es una especie de versión malvada de lo que pudo haber sido un Doctor Who, al igual que tiene muchas características propias de Rick Sánchez.
Pensando en las adaptaciones que ha hecho y está por hacer Marvel Studios de este y otros Kang no deja de ser un material interesante.
Pensando en las adaptaciones que ha hecho y está por hacer Marvel Studios de este y otros Kang no deja de ser un material interesante.
August 4, 2021
Recommend for anybody who watches Loki. There’s a lot of real relevant stuff in here. Maybe even some direct source material.
May 13, 2013
Granted, I am not a fan of this comic or the dopey villain featured in this collection, but I was not impressed. The stories all involve Marvel heroes battling Kang, the time-traveling despot so consumed with hate that he tends to bring about his own downfall, and that tendency makes the resolution of some of these stories repetitive. Other elements are repetitive as well, such as Kang's constant declarations of hate, superiority, and the endless fights which replace actual stories.
Some of these tales were published months and years apart. These repetitions might have gone unnoticed when read is magazines so separated in time, but they really do no work as a book. I read this tome while trolling for Shakespeare quotations in the work of Roy Thomas, who write half of these stories. There are three, all of them minor.
Some of these tales were published months and years apart. These repetitions might have gone unnoticed when read is magazines so separated in time, but they really do no work as a book. I read this tome while trolling for Shakespeare quotations in the work of Roy Thomas, who write half of these stories. There are three, all of them minor.
September 7, 2016
Lets just put this out there.The story was good but you can only get but so excited about Kang.However president Ronald Reagan made a explosive cameo to say the least.
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