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Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes #1-8
Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes
This is where the legend began! A look into the early, pivotal period of the Marvel Universe, when five fledgling heroes - Iron Man, Thor, Giant-Man, the Wasp, and the Hulk - banded together to fight the foes no single hero could overcome! But how did the public react? How did the U.S. government react? Previously untold secrets surrounding the formation of the Avengers are revealed here. Five individuals must learn to work as a team and forge a legend! Collects Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes #1-8.
192 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 2004
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Joe Casey
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Joe Casey is an American comic book writer. He has worked on titles such as Wildcats 3.0, Uncanny X-Men, The Intimates, Adventures of Superman, and G.I. Joe: America's Elite among others. As part of the comics creator group Man of Action Studios, Casey is one of the creators of the animated series Ben 10.
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Joe Casey is an American comic book writer. He has worked on titles such as Wildcats 3.0, Uncanny X-Men, The Intimates, Adventures of Superman, and G.I. Joe: America's Elite among others. As part of the comics creator group Man of Action Studios, Casey is one of the creators of the animated series Ben 10.
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February 21, 2018
3.5 stars
This is essentially a retelling of the first years of the Avengers. It covers quite a bit of ground and I enjoyed reading it. Sometimes it's hard to go back to the 60s Marvel days and this does a really good job updating the origins and taking it into the future. Instead of Cap waking up in 1963, it's pretty set in 2004. The gangs all here: Hulk (who leaves fairly early), Tony, Jan, Hank, Jarvis and Rick. I don't know much about Rick Jones but I found him incredibly annoying by the end of this book.
It cycles through Cap's reintroduction and the additions of Wanda, Pietro and Clint. While they didn't showcase a lot of interpersonal relationships between the others (aside from the married couple), it gave some glimpses at what I like about the team. Cap and Iron Man talk, there are some incredibly significant conflicts and conversations between Thor and Iron Man that result in mutual respect, Jarvis cares for everyone and you really get a feel for why they're all here. I think Casey did a great job showcasing Cap's struggles at adjusting to the future because, to be honest, several other series, including the films, have failed to do that.
So, if you'd like a rough sketch of the origins of the Avengers but old comics bore the life out of you, it's a recommend. I know all this stuff for the most part but I still found it quite enjoyable. It showed Tony's conflicts with trying to manage the government's distrust of the team, the team's expectations and his own wishes. It shows Cap's initial struggles with being on a team again and wanting revenge for Bucky's death. It shows the way the legacy of the Avengers took off so, it's enjoyable even if you've read the original run.
3.5 stars.
This is essentially a retelling of the first years of the Avengers. It covers quite a bit of ground and I enjoyed reading it. Sometimes it's hard to go back to the 60s Marvel days and this does a really good job updating the origins and taking it into the future. Instead of Cap waking up in 1963, it's pretty set in 2004. The gangs all here: Hulk (who leaves fairly early), Tony, Jan, Hank, Jarvis and Rick. I don't know much about Rick Jones but I found him incredibly annoying by the end of this book.
It cycles through Cap's reintroduction and the additions of Wanda, Pietro and Clint. While they didn't showcase a lot of interpersonal relationships between the others (aside from the married couple), it gave some glimpses at what I like about the team. Cap and Iron Man talk, there are some incredibly significant conflicts and conversations between Thor and Iron Man that result in mutual respect, Jarvis cares for everyone and you really get a feel for why they're all here. I think Casey did a great job showcasing Cap's struggles at adjusting to the future because, to be honest, several other series, including the films, have failed to do that.
So, if you'd like a rough sketch of the origins of the Avengers but old comics bore the life out of you, it's a recommend. I know all this stuff for the most part but I still found it quite enjoyable. It showed Tony's conflicts with trying to manage the government's distrust of the team, the team's expectations and his own wishes. It shows Cap's initial struggles with being on a team again and wanting revenge for Bucky's death. It shows the way the legacy of the Avengers took off so, it's enjoyable even if you've read the original run.
3.5 stars.
October 24, 2022
By far the best modern adaptation of the retelling of the founding of the Avengers.
July 18, 2022
Está interesante para leerlo a medida que leer los de Avengers de los 60, o al menos si los conoces, sino se puede sentir inconcluso.
Mientras Avenger de los 60 sd centra más en las peleas, en los villanos que tienen que enfrentar los héroes, acá podemos ver un poco más sobre como interactúan entre ellos, y como la opinión del público y el gobierno los afectan.
Siento que, a diferencia de otros comics hasta ahora, respetaron un poco más a The Wasp. No le dan mucho protagonismo porque sigue estando basado en lo que escribió Stan Lee, pero ahora al menos no es una boluda y Hank la respeta.
Les da más profundidad a los personajes pero hasta ahí.
También muestras los cambios en la conformación del grupo, cuales son las razones de ciertos miembros para abandonar el equipo y por qué otros se unen. Estuvo entretenido.
Mientras Avenger de los 60 sd centra más en las peleas, en los villanos que tienen que enfrentar los héroes, acá podemos ver un poco más sobre como interactúan entre ellos, y como la opinión del público y el gobierno los afectan.
Siento que, a diferencia de otros comics hasta ahora, respetaron un poco más a The Wasp. No le dan mucho protagonismo porque sigue estando basado en lo que escribió Stan Lee, pero ahora al menos no es una boluda y Hank la respeta.
Les da más profundidad a los personajes pero hasta ahí.
También muestras los cambios en la conformación del grupo, cuales son las razones de ciertos miembros para abandonar el equipo y por qué otros se unen. Estuvo entretenido.
September 20, 2016
Fun and simple read of the founding of Marvel's iconic superhero team.
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September 22, 2024I'm mixed on Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes.
On one hand, the early Avengers comics by Jack Kirby, Don Heck, and Stan Lee - while they have their charm - are fairly haphazard. I like the idea of revisiting these stories and bringing out the dramatic through line. Joe Casey and Scott Kolins succeed in refocusing the early Avengers stories on Steve Rogers's struggle to adjust to modern society after coming out of the ice. The creative team adds coherence to team's internal conflicts and sprinkles fun character beats throughout. This series acts as a nice companion story to those 60s comics.
On the other hand, this series faces severe plotting issues. Casey and Kolins are highly reverent to the source material and intend for this series to fit into existing continuity. They choose not to add new adventures for the Avengers beyond those already in the original 60s comics but they also generally avoid rehashing these old stories. This approach leaves the series in a weird limbo. Occasional sequences are devoted to action from the classic stories - such as the fight with Kang in Avengers #8 - but by and large, this series focuses on character interactions between adventures.
I'm all for a superhero series that isn't focused on violence but I found the drama here falls flat without action or at least something for the heroes to do. Far too many sequences consist of two characters standing around, talking in the dimly lit Avengers Mansion. The heroes often have dramatic confrontations just for the sake of filling space. Their conversations often drag on for two or three pages too long and are overly fixated on government regulations and the Avengers by-laws. This becomes especially noticeable in the series's second half. The whole thing could have been two issues shorter, although I understand the intention of putting a different letter of "Avengers" on each individual cover for eight issues. Either way, this series would have benefited from a few new adventures inserted into the continuity, like Kurt Busiek and Pat Olliffe did in Untold Tales of Spider-Man.
The major plus for this series is Scott Kolins's masterful storytelling. I used to write off Kolins due to his unique approach to linework. He largely avoids hatching or spot blacks, and his finishes consist of relatively thick lines that don't vary in weight. I mistook these simple finishes for a lack of detail, but I've come to understand Kolins is not skipping on details at all. In fact, he's likely putting more work into simplifying his linework than if he loaded the pages with hatching. His choice of detail and layouts are highly deliberate. He has an uncanny intuition for directing the reader's eye to what is important in a panel. And his establishing shots are gorgeous.
My one issue with the art is that Kolins's open lines require a skilled colorist for rendering and lighting. Morry Hollowell does admirable work on the first two issues. However, Wil Quintana colors the following six issues and fails to elevate Kolins's lines. His colors are murky with a palette at odds with the fun and vibrancy of the early Avengers. Some particularly ugly gradients actively distract from the lines, especially on Iron Man's armors. Quintana's colors are competent for the time, but his work pales in comparison to Hollowell, who was ahead of the curve with naturalistic rendering.
Altogether, this series is skippable for most fans and probably doesn't make much sense if you haven't read the first sixteen issues of Avengers. But I think hardcore Avengers fans will find something to enjoy here.
On one hand, the early Avengers comics by Jack Kirby, Don Heck, and Stan Lee - while they have their charm - are fairly haphazard. I like the idea of revisiting these stories and bringing out the dramatic through line. Joe Casey and Scott Kolins succeed in refocusing the early Avengers stories on Steve Rogers's struggle to adjust to modern society after coming out of the ice. The creative team adds coherence to team's internal conflicts and sprinkles fun character beats throughout. This series acts as a nice companion story to those 60s comics.
On the other hand, this series faces severe plotting issues. Casey and Kolins are highly reverent to the source material and intend for this series to fit into existing continuity. They choose not to add new adventures for the Avengers beyond those already in the original 60s comics but they also generally avoid rehashing these old stories. This approach leaves the series in a weird limbo. Occasional sequences are devoted to action from the classic stories - such as the fight with Kang in Avengers #8 - but by and large, this series focuses on character interactions between adventures.
I'm all for a superhero series that isn't focused on violence but I found the drama here falls flat without action or at least something for the heroes to do. Far too many sequences consist of two characters standing around, talking in the dimly lit Avengers Mansion. The heroes often have dramatic confrontations just for the sake of filling space. Their conversations often drag on for two or three pages too long and are overly fixated on government regulations and the Avengers by-laws. This becomes especially noticeable in the series's second half. The whole thing could have been two issues shorter, although I understand the intention of putting a different letter of "Avengers" on each individual cover for eight issues. Either way, this series would have benefited from a few new adventures inserted into the continuity, like Kurt Busiek and Pat Olliffe did in Untold Tales of Spider-Man.
The major plus for this series is Scott Kolins's masterful storytelling. I used to write off Kolins due to his unique approach to linework. He largely avoids hatching or spot blacks, and his finishes consist of relatively thick lines that don't vary in weight. I mistook these simple finishes for a lack of detail, but I've come to understand Kolins is not skipping on details at all. In fact, he's likely putting more work into simplifying his linework than if he loaded the pages with hatching. His choice of detail and layouts are highly deliberate. He has an uncanny intuition for directing the reader's eye to what is important in a panel. And his establishing shots are gorgeous.
My one issue with the art is that Kolins's open lines require a skilled colorist for rendering and lighting. Morry Hollowell does admirable work on the first two issues. However, Wil Quintana colors the following six issues and fails to elevate Kolins's lines. His colors are murky with a palette at odds with the fun and vibrancy of the early Avengers. Some particularly ugly gradients actively distract from the lines, especially on Iron Man's armors. Quintana's colors are competent for the time, but his work pales in comparison to Hollowell, who was ahead of the curve with naturalistic rendering.
Altogether, this series is skippable for most fans and probably doesn't make much sense if you haven't read the first sixteen issues of Avengers. But I think hardcore Avengers fans will find something to enjoy here.
April 5, 2019
Billed as one of those "secret origins of" stories that seem to be cropping up all of the time, Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes details the "behind the scenes" events that occurred during the Avengers' formative years (in this case, the first year).
These comics read more as a companion to the original Avengers issues (through Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch joining the team). If the reader doesn't have knowledge of those issues, then this is really only half a story. And even if the reader does have knowledge of those issues, there isn't much added here. Iron Man has to work with the government to get clearance. Captain America, once recovering his memories, is haunted by them. Quicksilver is overprotective of his sister. Thor comes off as a jerk sometimes, but that's because he's a deity. Hawkeye is a "bad guy" trying to do right. And really, that's all been explored before, and in better stories.
I'd probably only recommend this to die-hard Avengers fans. If you're not familiar with the Avengers at this point (especially the early issues), I'd recommend reading those first before even trying this one (Essential Avengers Vol. 1 has those reprinted at a good price).
These comics read more as a companion to the original Avengers issues (through Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch joining the team). If the reader doesn't have knowledge of those issues, then this is really only half a story. And even if the reader does have knowledge of those issues, there isn't much added here. Iron Man has to work with the government to get clearance. Captain America, once recovering his memories, is haunted by them. Quicksilver is overprotective of his sister. Thor comes off as a jerk sometimes, but that's because he's a deity. Hawkeye is a "bad guy" trying to do right. And really, that's all been explored before, and in better stories.
I'd probably only recommend this to die-hard Avengers fans. If you're not familiar with the Avengers at this point (especially the early issues), I'd recommend reading those first before even trying this one (Essential Avengers Vol. 1 has those reprinted at a good price).
September 1, 2025
"Avengers: Earth’s Mightiest Heroes" by Joe Casey and Scott Kolins is everything I hoped for and more. It takes the formative days of the Avengers and retells them with a modern sensibility—without losing the raw energy and sense of wonder that made those early stories iconic.
The script is sharp, full of tension and character-driven moments, while Kolins’ artwork gives the whole book a sense of urgency and grandeur. The heart of the story is Captain America: freshly awakened in a world he doesn’t recognize, carrying the weight of the past and struggling to find his place among strangers who are quickly becoming allies. His inner conflict is portrayed with real depth and emotion.
The villains are as memorable as the heroes—Baron Zemo’s menace and Kang’s timeless threat stand out, giving the team battles that feel larger than life.
This is the kind of book that reminds you why the Avengers endure as legends. A spectacular blend of action, drama, and myth-making. If you love superhero comics, this is a must-read.
The script is sharp, full of tension and character-driven moments, while Kolins’ artwork gives the whole book a sense of urgency and grandeur. The heart of the story is Captain America: freshly awakened in a world he doesn’t recognize, carrying the weight of the past and struggling to find his place among strangers who are quickly becoming allies. His inner conflict is portrayed with real depth and emotion.
The villains are as memorable as the heroes—Baron Zemo’s menace and Kang’s timeless threat stand out, giving the team battles that feel larger than life.
This is the kind of book that reminds you why the Avengers endure as legends. A spectacular blend of action, drama, and myth-making. If you love superhero comics, this is a must-read.
April 13, 2022
This is more or less supplemental material to older Avengers stories, which is an interesting concept. I think enjoyed it more precisely because I had recently read some of those stories. Otherwise, the issues felt a little too disjointed from one another. This may also be a result of reading them back-to-back in graphic novel form rather than the monthly releases they were intended to be.
It is, however, a decent crash course in early Avengers mythos, taking the reader from the team's inception to Captain America's return and to the addition of Scarlet Witch, Quicksilver, and Hawkeye in just eight issues. It does a good job addressing Steve's difficulties dealing with waking up in the future. However, that's probably the most good I have to say about the book's character work. This seems like a somewhat unfair criticism, though, as the series did have a lot of ground to cover.
It is, however, a decent crash course in early Avengers mythos, taking the reader from the team's inception to Captain America's return and to the addition of Scarlet Witch, Quicksilver, and Hawkeye in just eight issues. It does a good job addressing Steve's difficulties dealing with waking up in the future. However, that's probably the most good I have to say about the book's character work. This seems like a somewhat unfair criticism, though, as the series did have a lot of ground to cover.
June 25, 2018
Creo que es una manera preciosa y muy acertada de recontar la historia del origen de los Avengers, de la importancia que tuvo la temprana presencia del Capi y cómo el mayordomo Jarvis siempre ha jugado un papel vital para mantener el ánimo de cada uno de los héroes.
Se disfruta más cuando ya has leído los números originales y conoces a los personajes, es la verdad. Quizá por eso mismo es que a mí me ha parecido entrañable.
Se disfruta más cuando ya has leído los números originales y conoces a los personajes, es la verdad. Quizá por eso mismo es que a mí me ha parecido entrañable.
January 8, 2018
Esperaba mucho de este tomo pero me faltó los enfrentamientos con los villanos, ya sé que este tomo esta enfocado a mostrar la convivencia de los vengadores y sus problemas en el primer año de formación hasta la siguiente formación de nuevos valores vengadores pero aún así le faltó desarrollar más la historia.
May 8, 2017
Nota: 4.5/5
Hacía tiempo que no disfrutaba tantísimo una lectura. Personajes sobre los que no había leído nunca, una trama que nace de la primera fundación de Los Vengadores donde la acción no decae un momento y me ha tenido emocionada página tras página.
Hacía tiempo que no disfrutaba tantísimo una lectura. Personajes sobre los que no había leído nunca, una trama que nace de la primera fundación de Los Vengadores donde la acción no decae un momento y me ha tenido emocionada página tras página.
April 13, 2018
A sure entertainer. There is action, a good plot, tension and some great characters developing. The illustrations are good and pleasing. The conclusion was personally bland and lacking any drama. A great work done.
February 18, 2025
I find a lot of these origin books tiresome. We’re just retreading ground over and over. But Casey finds opportunities to have our heroes have really interesting and cool conversations that make the book worth reading. Great character work trapped in a pretty boring plot.
August 4, 2025
I loved it.
Tony: “Have I ever told you how much I appreciate your innate sense of timing?”
A FEW ISSUES LATER:
Tony: “Wh-WHAT..?! Thor…why in the world would you pick NOW, of all times, to take off?! Your timing couldn’t be WORSE!”
Tony: “Have I ever told you how much I appreciate your innate sense of timing?”
A FEW ISSUES LATER:
Tony: “Wh-WHAT..?! Thor…why in the world would you pick NOW, of all times, to take off?! Your timing couldn’t be WORSE!”
December 9, 2018
This comic is very fantastic.
April 9, 2019
I've never been an Avengers fan. In my entire comics reading life, I've read, maybe, a dozen issues of the Avengers. It's just never grabbed me. But this book grabbed me. Damn. By largely forgoing super-heroic action (Cap vs. Zemo is the only battle that completely plays out for the reader, anything else is just a clip to show that the Avengers do, in fact, fight and risk their lives) in favor of the human bonds created in forming the world's most prominent superhero team, Casey finally found an angle to the Avengers that made sense to me.
Tony Stark's dedication and passion, and his struggle to cope with his failures (Iron Man's always been among my least favorite Marvel characters, yet he was easily the highlight of EMH); Cap's disconnect from modern life, which was fueled by and gave fuel to, his pursuit of Zemo; Hank and Jan's inability to balance heroics with real life; and Thor's struggle to live up to the demands placed on him by conflicting societies -- it was all presented so refreshingly, so poignantly, that I was really disappointed when I got to the end of the book. Disappointed that there wasn't more!
It was fascinating to see how the disolution of the original Avengers line-up occurred (although Stark's resignation made no sense based on what we'd seen up until that point; was his departure explained in the Lee/Kirby stories?) and why it all made perfect sense. No matter your intentions, life has a way of taking you in different directions, but a dream worth having will be carried on by more dreamers. Similarly, the introduction of Hawkeye to the team was perfect, and by echoing the suspicion, yet hopefulness, that greeted the team's initial formation, Casey found the perfect note to end on. Although the dreamers may change, the Avengers will endure.
Kolins art is acceptable, but he'll never be a preferred artist. He's an average superhero storyteller, and his facial expressions do a solid job of conveying the appropriate emotions. I just find his lines too uniform to carry any weight. He needs to learn to use some blacks to vary the width of the lines on the page.
++++++++++++++++++
Reread this as part of a general clearing-house of older books that will be donated to the library, and all my thoughts from 14 years ago stand - good character work, particularly with Tony and Steve, although Tony's reasons for quitting still don't fit with everything up until that point and Kolins artwork still does nothing for me.
Tony Stark's dedication and passion, and his struggle to cope with his failures (Iron Man's always been among my least favorite Marvel characters, yet he was easily the highlight of EMH); Cap's disconnect from modern life, which was fueled by and gave fuel to, his pursuit of Zemo; Hank and Jan's inability to balance heroics with real life; and Thor's struggle to live up to the demands placed on him by conflicting societies -- it was all presented so refreshingly, so poignantly, that I was really disappointed when I got to the end of the book. Disappointed that there wasn't more!
It was fascinating to see how the disolution of the original Avengers line-up occurred (although Stark's resignation made no sense based on what we'd seen up until that point; was his departure explained in the Lee/Kirby stories?) and why it all made perfect sense. No matter your intentions, life has a way of taking you in different directions, but a dream worth having will be carried on by more dreamers. Similarly, the introduction of Hawkeye to the team was perfect, and by echoing the suspicion, yet hopefulness, that greeted the team's initial formation, Casey found the perfect note to end on. Although the dreamers may change, the Avengers will endure.
Kolins art is acceptable, but he'll never be a preferred artist. He's an average superhero storyteller, and his facial expressions do a solid job of conveying the appropriate emotions. I just find his lines too uniform to carry any weight. He needs to learn to use some blacks to vary the width of the lines on the page.
++++++++++++++++++
Reread this as part of a general clearing-house of older books that will be donated to the library, and all my thoughts from 14 years ago stand - good character work, particularly with Tony and Steve, although Tony's reasons for quitting still don't fit with everything up until that point and Kolins artwork still does nothing for me.
November 19, 2014
This is one of those retroactive continuity stories that does little but muck up the history that the story is trying to honor. Marvel has become obsessed with type of story and it reads fine once on a superficial level. But when trying to reconcile it with the classic stories that it might appear to be attempting to pay tribute to, it only comes across as a slap in the face. Don't get me wrong, this is a good read - but it ends up being rather insulting to the original creators as it attempts to clarify or explain things which contemporary readers might find archaic or unfathomable. The fact that Marvel's executives believe that they even need to go back and photo-shop the classics in this way is extremely troubling and makes me question if they really have a good grasp of the inherent problems with trying to maintain unchanging characters for fifty years. As a child I recognized that this was exactly why I didn't like the characters over at their Distinguished Competitors, they were virtually unchanged since their creation and, in comparison, the Marvel Characters were vibrant and always in a constant state of change. At least they were until Stan Lee stopped being an active participant in the character's "lives." This was the point that the characters became properties and not characters. At least the the 70s and into the 80s there was a suspension of stagnation as the illusion was only tarnishing, but the bubble burst in the 90s and now the characters have become as stale as those of their Distinguished Competitors. I don't blame the writer of this collection for this deterioration, but this collection is symbolic of what happens when a company tries to "edit" its history in an attempt to salve a lack of creativity.
December 14, 2017
This gets three stars solely because Rick Jones was in much of it and I love him to pieces.
Unfortunately I wasn't really interested in much of this comic beyond Rick's involvement, I liked that it focused on personal details with how the Avengers first started out, but the writer seemed to have an obvious bias for Captain America since his arc and general pleasantness was far better than the other characters.
If you are a person who does like Captain America you'll probably enjoy reading these issues, he is clearly the heart of them and his struggles with post traumatic stress and wanting to achieve the justice he was not able to before is a large focus of the plot.
However, most of the other Avengers hosted a more aggressive personality than I had associated with them previously, which made the series a bit taxing to read.
I would also reccomend to read the original Avengers comics either before or during reading this volume, since some parts of the plot pick up from points in those issues without much background explaination for readers not familiar with them.
Unfortunately I wasn't really interested in much of this comic beyond Rick's involvement, I liked that it focused on personal details with how the Avengers first started out, but the writer seemed to have an obvious bias for Captain America since his arc and general pleasantness was far better than the other characters.
If you are a person who does like Captain America you'll probably enjoy reading these issues, he is clearly the heart of them and his struggles with post traumatic stress and wanting to achieve the justice he was not able to before is a large focus of the plot.
However, most of the other Avengers hosted a more aggressive personality than I had associated with them previously, which made the series a bit taxing to read.
I would also reccomend to read the original Avengers comics either before or during reading this volume, since some parts of the plot pick up from points in those issues without much background explaination for readers not familiar with them.
January 8, 2009
A more in-depth, "realed up" look at the early, fractious days of the Avengers. I'm not always on board for this kind of look at the characters, which tends to make them all look smaller, like petty jerks, rather than the human yet heroic characters that Stan Lee wrote, but... Joe Casey wrote a pretty interesting story, and it was a nice antidote to the New Avengers revamp.
The key, though, is the Scott Kolins artwork. This is fantastic stuff, particularly his work on Thor and Hawkeye (one of my favorite characters), and it definitely deserves the oversized hardcover.
The key, though, is the Scott Kolins artwork. This is fantastic stuff, particularly his work on Thor and Hawkeye (one of my favorite characters), and it definitely deserves the oversized hardcover.
July 1, 2008
The original Avengers line up is one of my favorite super hero teams, so this was a must read for me.
The Scott Kollins art is very pretty and Joe CAsey does a nice job of mixing old and new. His view of Captain America as a man out of time and feeling a bit lost is really well down.
Some of the political sub-plot felt a bit forced, but otherwise a nice mix of quiet human moments and big comic book action.
The best of Casey's mini that looked at the early years of marvel's super teams.
The Scott Kollins art is very pretty and Joe CAsey does a nice job of mixing old and new. His view of Captain America as a man out of time and feeling a bit lost is really well down.
Some of the political sub-plot felt a bit forced, but otherwise a nice mix of quiet human moments and big comic book action.
The best of Casey's mini that looked at the early years of marvel's super teams.
October 10, 2013
Sometimes going back and inserting new stories into the past of a series is a bad idea, but Joe Casey does a wonderful job of fleshing out the stories from the Silver Age, when things weren't so fleshed out. It's a great addition to Avengers lore.
October 28, 2011
The art could be better, but it's good to see when Hawkeye and the Maximoff twins joined the team.
June 13, 2014
As my first comic book, I freaking loved this.
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