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Avengers Forever #1-6
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Sadrži: AVENGERS FOREVER #1-6.
Sadrži: AVENGERS FOREVER #1-6.
158 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1998
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Kurt Busiek
1,859 books627 followersKurt Busiek is an American comic book writer notable for his work on the Marvels limited series, his own title Astro City, and his four-year run on Avengers.
Busiek did not read comics as a youngster, as his parents disapproved of them. He began to read them regularly around the age of 14, when he picked up a copy of Daredevil #120. This was the first part of a continuity-heavy four-part story arc; Busiek was drawn to the copious history and cross-connections with other series. Throughout high school and college, he and future writer Scott McCloud practiced making comics. During this time, Busiek also had many letters published in comic book letter columns, and originated the theory that the Phoenix was a separate being who had impersonated Jean Grey, and that therefore Grey had not died—a premise which made its way from freelancer to freelancer, and which was eventually used in the comics.
During the last semester of his senior year, Busiek submitted some sample scripts to editor Dick Giordano at DC Comics. None of them sold, but they did get him invitations to pitch other material to DC editors, which led to his first professional work, a back-up story in Green Lantern #162 (Mar. 1983).
Busiek has worked on a number of different titles in his career, including Arrowsmith, The Avengers, Icon, Iron Man, The Liberty Project, Ninjak, The Power Company, Red Tornado, Shockrockets, Superman: Secret Identity, Thunderbolts, Untold Tales of Spider-Man, JLA, and the award-winning Marvels and the Homage Comics title Kurt Busiek's Astro City.
In 1997, Busiek began a stint as writer of Avengers alongside artist George Pérez. Pérez departed from the series in 2000, but Busiek continued as writer for two more years, collaborating with artists Alan Davis, Kieron Dwyer and others. Busiek's tenure culminated with the "Kang Dynasty" storyline. In 2003, Busiek re-teamed with Perez to create the JLA/Avengers limited series.
In 2003, Busiek began a new Conan series for Dark Horse Comics, which he wrote for four years.
In December 2005 Busiek signed a two-year exclusive contract with DC Comics. During DC's Infinite Crisis event, he teamed with Geoff Johns on a "One Year Later" eight-part story arc (called Up, Up and Away) that encompassed both Superman titles. In addition, he began writing the DC title Aquaman: Sword of Atlantis from issues 40-49. Busiek was the writer of Superman for two years, before followed by James Robinson starting from Superman #677. Busiek wrote a 52-issue weekly DC miniseries called Trinity, starring Batman, Superman and Wonder Woman. Each issue (except for issue #1) featured a 12-page main story by Busiek, with art by Mark Bagley, and a ten-page backup story co-written by Busiek and Fabian Nicieza, with art from various artists, including Tom Derenick, Mike Norton and Scott McDaniel.
Busiek's work has won him numerous awards in the comics industry, including the Harvey Award for Best Writer in 1998 and the Eisner Award for Best Writer in 1999. In 1994, with Marvels, he won Best Finite Series/Limited Series Eisner Award and the Best Continuing or Limited Series Harvey Award; as well as the Harvey Award for Best Single Issue or Story (for Marvels #4) in 1995. In 1996, with Astro City, Busiek won both the Eisner and Harvey awards for Best New Series. He won the Best Single Issue/Single Story Eisner three years in a row from 1996–1998, as well as in 2004. Busiek won the Best Continuing Series Eisner Award in 1997–1998, as well as the Best Serialized Story award in 1998. In addition, Astro City was awarded the 1996 Best Single Issue or Story Harvey Award, and the 1998 Harvey Award for Best Continuing or Limited Series.
Busiek was given the 1998 and 1999 Comics Buyer's Guide Awards for Favorite Writer, with additional nominations in 1997 and every year from 2000 to 2004. He has also received numerous Squiddy Awards, having been selected as favorite writer four years in a row from 1995 to 1998,
Busiek did not read comics as a youngster, as his parents disapproved of them. He began to read them regularly around the age of 14, when he picked up a copy of Daredevil #120. This was the first part of a continuity-heavy four-part story arc; Busiek was drawn to the copious history and cross-connections with other series. Throughout high school and college, he and future writer Scott McCloud practiced making comics. During this time, Busiek also had many letters published in comic book letter columns, and originated the theory that the Phoenix was a separate being who had impersonated Jean Grey, and that therefore Grey had not died—a premise which made its way from freelancer to freelancer, and which was eventually used in the comics.
During the last semester of his senior year, Busiek submitted some sample scripts to editor Dick Giordano at DC Comics. None of them sold, but they did get him invitations to pitch other material to DC editors, which led to his first professional work, a back-up story in Green Lantern #162 (Mar. 1983).
Busiek has worked on a number of different titles in his career, including Arrowsmith, The Avengers, Icon, Iron Man, The Liberty Project, Ninjak, The Power Company, Red Tornado, Shockrockets, Superman: Secret Identity, Thunderbolts, Untold Tales of Spider-Man, JLA, and the award-winning Marvels and the Homage Comics title Kurt Busiek's Astro City.
In 1997, Busiek began a stint as writer of Avengers alongside artist George Pérez. Pérez departed from the series in 2000, but Busiek continued as writer for two more years, collaborating with artists Alan Davis, Kieron Dwyer and others. Busiek's tenure culminated with the "Kang Dynasty" storyline. In 2003, Busiek re-teamed with Perez to create the JLA/Avengers limited series.
In 2003, Busiek began a new Conan series for Dark Horse Comics, which he wrote for four years.
In December 2005 Busiek signed a two-year exclusive contract with DC Comics. During DC's Infinite Crisis event, he teamed with Geoff Johns on a "One Year Later" eight-part story arc (called Up, Up and Away) that encompassed both Superman titles. In addition, he began writing the DC title Aquaman: Sword of Atlantis from issues 40-49. Busiek was the writer of Superman for two years, before followed by James Robinson starting from Superman #677. Busiek wrote a 52-issue weekly DC miniseries called Trinity, starring Batman, Superman and Wonder Woman. Each issue (except for issue #1) featured a 12-page main story by Busiek, with art by Mark Bagley, and a ten-page backup story co-written by Busiek and Fabian Nicieza, with art from various artists, including Tom Derenick, Mike Norton and Scott McDaniel.
Busiek's work has won him numerous awards in the comics industry, including the Harvey Award for Best Writer in 1998 and the Eisner Award for Best Writer in 1999. In 1994, with Marvels, he won Best Finite Series/Limited Series Eisner Award and the Best Continuing or Limited Series Harvey Award; as well as the Harvey Award for Best Single Issue or Story (for Marvels #4) in 1995. In 1996, with Astro City, Busiek won both the Eisner and Harvey awards for Best New Series. He won the Best Single Issue/Single Story Eisner three years in a row from 1996–1998, as well as in 2004. Busiek won the Best Continuing Series Eisner Award in 1997–1998, as well as the Best Serialized Story award in 1998. In addition, Astro City was awarded the 1996 Best Single Issue or Story Harvey Award, and the 1998 Harvey Award for Best Continuing or Limited Series.
Busiek was given the 1998 and 1999 Comics Buyer's Guide Awards for Favorite Writer, with additional nominations in 1997 and every year from 2000 to 2004. He has also received numerous Squiddy Awards, having been selected as favorite writer four years in a row from 1995 to 1998,
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June 17, 2017
Re-Read 2017
So I FINALLY got Part 2 of this story after years of searching, but I couldn't remember a lot of what happened so I re-read this now to catch up. The Story has Kang The Conquer caught in a time battle with his future self Immortus and Rick Jones is the key. So to protect Rick, Kang brings avengers each from past, present and Future to help save the day! For the most part this is still the fun story that I remember, very well written with pretty decent art; but the amount of dialogue and exposition they spout out in this first part, got a bit too much on this second read. Overall its a great story, but I will probably deduct a star because of the over explaining of everything; but I still enjoy it and I'm busy with part 2!
So I FINALLY got Part 2 of this story after years of searching, but I couldn't remember a lot of what happened so I re-read this now to catch up. The Story has Kang The Conquer caught in a time battle with his future self Immortus and Rick Jones is the key. So to protect Rick, Kang brings avengers each from past, present and Future to help save the day! For the most part this is still the fun story that I remember, very well written with pretty decent art; but the amount of dialogue and exposition they spout out in this first part, got a bit too much on this second read. Overall its a great story, but I will probably deduct a star because of the over explaining of everything; but I still enjoy it and I'm busy with part 2!
December 23, 2012
I am unsure how to write this review because my appreciation of the story is affected by the last book in this series I read, Alan Moore's multiverse spanning story involving Captain Britain.
Both stories deal with parallel universes and divergent time streams, but in different and inconsistent ways. This is unfortunate when they both are supposedly drawn from the same source material (i.e. the Marvel comics canon).
For me, the metaphysics of this second story has been completely destroyed because of my too fresh memories of the Alan Moore story. They can't both be right and my enjoyment of this story suffered because I read it second.
It wasn't all bad. I thought the artwork was good and it was interesting to see the different characters that were employed. I particularly liked the Goliath - Yellowjacket paradox and having the Wasp take the role of leader over Captain America because of elements of the plot was good.
It will be interesting to see how the second instalment goes when I get to read it a couple of weeks from now, but for the moment I'd suggest that the editor of the collection could have done a better job in the ordering of the stories.
Both stories deal with parallel universes and divergent time streams, but in different and inconsistent ways. This is unfortunate when they both are supposedly drawn from the same source material (i.e. the Marvel comics canon).
For me, the metaphysics of this second story has been completely destroyed because of my too fresh memories of the Alan Moore story. They can't both be right and my enjoyment of this story suffered because I read it second.
It wasn't all bad. I thought the artwork was good and it was interesting to see the different characters that were employed. I particularly liked the Goliath - Yellowjacket paradox and having the Wasp take the role of leader over Captain America because of elements of the plot was good.
It will be interesting to see how the second instalment goes when I get to read it a couple of weeks from now, but for the moment I'd suggest that the editor of the collection could have done a better job in the ordering of the stories.
May 3, 2015
Avengers aktuálně letí a tak se není čemu divit že v nové šedesátce UKK budou mít své místo.
Konkrétně na dva rozdělený příběh z pera Kurta Busieka. Příběh o Avengers vytržených z času aby se spojili v jeden tým a pomohli zachránit Ricka Jonese, který má jednou cosi udělat (nebo už udělal) není rámcově špatný. Moderního čtenáře možná trošku praští do čenichu Busiekova popisnost, kterou se snaží reprodukovat feeling zlaté éry comicsů. Ano, jde o maximální možnou popisnost. Superhrdina vám popíše v monologu jak aktivuje svojí super sílu, a jak na záporáka vyzraje. Někomu tohle může vyhovovat. Někoho otravovat.
Jinak je to příběh košatý a slovy Ondry Krále - vhodný hlavně pro hardcore marveláky. Protože plejáda postav, jejich alternativních verzí a dalších je na obyčejného čtenáře příliš silné kafe.
Ať už bojuje Hawkeye, Wasp, 3D-Man nebo U-Man či Hovno-Cuc je vám to trošku jedno, protože máte strašnou chuť si to všechno googlit, aby jste v tom neměli guláš.
Uvidíme co druhý díl. Každopádně varování pro hipstery. Pokud chcete s Avengers nějak rozumně začít, u UKK vyšlo několik zajímavějších kousků, které jsou na začátek mnohem vhodnější.
Konkrétně na dva rozdělený příběh z pera Kurta Busieka. Příběh o Avengers vytržených z času aby se spojili v jeden tým a pomohli zachránit Ricka Jonese, který má jednou cosi udělat (nebo už udělal) není rámcově špatný. Moderního čtenáře možná trošku praští do čenichu Busiekova popisnost, kterou se snaží reprodukovat feeling zlaté éry comicsů. Ano, jde o maximální možnou popisnost. Superhrdina vám popíše v monologu jak aktivuje svojí super sílu, a jak na záporáka vyzraje. Někomu tohle může vyhovovat. Někoho otravovat.
Jinak je to příběh košatý a slovy Ondry Krále - vhodný hlavně pro hardcore marveláky. Protože plejáda postav, jejich alternativních verzí a dalších je na obyčejného čtenáře příliš silné kafe.
Ať už bojuje Hawkeye, Wasp, 3D-Man nebo U-Man či Hovno-Cuc je vám to trošku jedno, protože máte strašnou chuť si to všechno googlit, aby jste v tom neměli guláš.
Uvidíme co druhý díl. Každopádně varování pro hipstery. Pokud chcete s Avengers nějak rozumně začít, u UKK vyšlo několik zajímavějších kousků, které jsou na začátek mnohem vhodnější.
November 4, 2014
Wow - what a disappointment! On a whim I decided I would revisit the comics section of the library and check out a few that interested me. I have never been a huge comics person, although I read a few batman/superman comics as a kid and absolutely adored the Flash. Anyway, I decided to give the Avengers a go. The story line in this collection was just tedious. I didn't feel I got to know any of the characters, I didn't even get a sense of their super powers or how they used them - just generic flashes leading to defeated enemies. The time travel aspect seemed poorly done and I ended up giving up half way through the series. I guess this was one for the fans only.
June 18, 2013
I thought comics were supposed to be enjoyable....? Am I missing something?
May 15, 2021
When Rick Jones becomes caught in the middle of a war between Kang the Conqueror and Immortus, the same man from different eons of his life, he uses his burgeoning cosmic powers to pull Avengers from across time to help him. Forced into an uneasy alliance with Kang, these Avengers set out across time in an attempt to thwart Immortus' plans.
Rick Jones is by far my least-favourite Marvel character of all time (and I'm including Stilt Man), so having a major Avengers crossover focused on him didn't sound great to begin with.
Unfortunately the story that follows totally failed to win me over either. It's a confusing mess of timelines, plotlines and character beats that seems to jump around almost randomly without ever feeling like its moving an overall narrative forward.
There's a couple of interesting elements to the specific Avengers pulled through time, with Captain America coming from a time of disillusionment in his life and two versions of Hank Pym (one of whom is by far Hank Pym at his misogynistic worst) forced to work together. However even these potential points of interest fail to really have any impact or effect on the larger story.
Hopefully 'Part 2' will pull things together, but this story is definitely not off to a good start.
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Rick Jones is by far my least-favourite Marvel character of all time (and I'm including Stilt Man), so having a major Avengers crossover focused on him didn't sound great to begin with.
Unfortunately the story that follows totally failed to win me over either. It's a confusing mess of timelines, plotlines and character beats that seems to jump around almost randomly without ever feeling like its moving an overall narrative forward.
There's a couple of interesting elements to the specific Avengers pulled through time, with Captain America coming from a time of disillusionment in his life and two versions of Hank Pym (one of whom is by far Hank Pym at his misogynistic worst) forced to work together. However even these potential points of interest fail to really have any impact or effect on the larger story.
Hopefully 'Part 2' will pull things together, but this story is definitely not off to a good start.
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February 17, 2019
I enjoyed the art work. To get the most from the story you'd need to be much more of an expert on the history of the Avengers than I, many of the scenarios and relationships were lost on me. I gave up attempting to figure out whether the multiple time/dimension hopping actually made sense and just ploughed on.
November 8, 2020
Ότι καλύτερο έχω διαβάσει σε κομικ της Marvel μέχρι στιγμής. Ταξίδια στο χρόνο, παράλληλα σύμπαντα που αλληλεξαρτωνται, ήρωες που μάχονται εναντίον άλλων εκδοχών του εαυτού τους, η ιδέα της ανθρωπότητας ως του πιο θανάσιμου εργαλείου κατά της ισορροπίας του σύμπαντος. Μοναδική ιστορία, εξαιρετικοί χαρακτήρες που εξελίσσονται, υπέροχη εικονογράφηση. Τι άλλον να πω για να τρέξετε να το διαβάσετε;
January 22, 2024
Überraschenderweise ist die Story auch für sich stehend so packend, das man wesentlich schneller als in "Heldenfall" mit den Figuren "warm" wird, insbesondere ein Verdienst des herrlich-durchgedrehten Yellow Jacket. Für Fans potenziert sich natürlich der Lesespaß sicher noch einmal enorm, daher ist mir die Geschichte rund um Zeitreisen und Paralleluniversen vier Sternen wert .
June 1, 2019
It's pretty messed up, but action packed.
April 24, 2020
i like this story and feel like it develops at a very decent pace!
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
August 12, 2021
A sort of frenzied ride around Marvel history that you won’t have all the context for but man it’s fun!
June 22, 2022
Al menos este primer tomo no me convence la historia, veamos como concluye.
July 15, 2022
Timey wimey stuff
March 10, 2023
Roteiro: Kurt Busiek
Arte: Carlos Pacheco
• Vingadores Eternamente 1-6
Nota: 10/10
Arte: Carlos Pacheco
• Vingadores Eternamente 1-6
Nota: 10/10
February 12, 2024
Flying through space in the Sphinx is crazyyy
March 1, 2015
This Review is for both Avengers Forever Part 1 and Part 2.
Well this was an enjoyable mess. It did my head in trying to keep track of all the threads that were going through this story. I applaud Kurt Busiek's ability to keep all the balls in play as he creates a secret history (not a secret anymore) of the history of the Marvel Universe and the Avengers interactions with Immortus and Kang the the Conquerer (among others).
My problem with this and most of the other Marvel reboots is the lack of consequences. As Hawkeye says at one point 'Doesn't anyone stay dead any more?' A sentiment echoed by Captain America later who says 'I've fought too many foes over the years who've returned from seeming death'. So kudos to Busiek for ay least acknowledging the problem.
Well this was an enjoyable mess. It did my head in trying to keep track of all the threads that were going through this story. I applaud Kurt Busiek's ability to keep all the balls in play as he creates a secret history (not a secret anymore) of the history of the Marvel Universe and the Avengers interactions with Immortus and Kang the the Conquerer (among others).
My problem with this and most of the other Marvel reboots is the lack of consequences. As Hawkeye says at one point 'Doesn't anyone stay dead any more?' A sentiment echoed by Captain America later who says 'I've fought too many foes over the years who've returned from seeming death'. So kudos to Busiek for ay least acknowledging the problem.
November 20, 2012
What a ball-ache of a book. It would be stories like these that would have put me off the Marvel universe in my youth.
Of all the books in the Marvel Graphic Novel collection I've read so far (read 20 of the 24 I own) this was the most tedious to get through.
I guess if I was a bigger Avengers nut the idea of time-travelling and going to Limbo with Kang et al would have been amazing. I just found myself reading a story grounded in reality straying off into an odd fantasy world that I didn't quite buy.
Of all the books in the Marvel Graphic Novel collection I've read so far (read 20 of the 24 I own) this was the most tedious to get through.
I guess if I was a bigger Avengers nut the idea of time-travelling and going to Limbo with Kang et al would have been amazing. I just found myself reading a story grounded in reality straying off into an odd fantasy world that I didn't quite buy.
November 15, 2013
The more I read this, the more painfully obvious that I don't know enough about the Marvel Universe. Is it me or is this one 'just for the fans'? and the hardcore ones at that. Not for new readers, that's for sure - which is a shame because its part of a collection out at the moment which is supposed to be an introduction to Marvel. I only just managed to finish this - on a boat, as an alternative to being seasick.
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October 1, 2015Incredibly boring. Don't even know how to rate it.
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September 24, 2020I shall not give a detailed review, as I’ve not yet read the story in its entirety, so I’ll merely share what I think of it thus far:
It’s quite bad.
It’s quite bad.
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