Avengers: Quicksilver (Quicksilver

Quicksilver (1997) #1-13

by Tom Peyer, Joe Edkin, John Ostrander

Collects Quicksilver #1-13, Heroes For Hire (1997) #15-16, Heroes For Hire/Quicksilver Annual '98. In the wake of Onslaught, the Avenger called Quicksilver forges a new path! When Wundagore Mountain falls to Exodus and his fanatical Acolytes, the High Evolutionary puts the mercurial mutant in charge of the evolved beasts known as the Knights of Wundagore. Now, the newly honored "Sir Pietro" leads these animals-turned-New Men out into an unfamiliar world, and straight into an encounter with Thundra and Arkon! But when the heroes return -- and Quicksilver is reunited with his sister, the Scarlet Witch; his ex-wife, Crystal; and the other Avengers and Inhumans -- it all races to a chaotic climax and a Siege of Wundagore. Pietro joins the Heroes for Hire in final battle with Exodus, his Acolyte, and the resurgent High Evolutionary!

Genres: Comics, Graphic Novels, Marvel, Graphic Novels Comics, Fiction, X Men, Superheroes

415 pages, Kindle Edition

First published March 24, 2015

About the author

Tom Peyer is an American comic book creator and editor.

He is known for his 1999 revisioning of Golden Age super-hero Hourman, as well as his work on the Legion of Super-Heroes in the 1990s. An editor at DC Comics/Vertigo from 1987 to 1993, he served as assistant editor on Neil Gaiman's groundbreaking Sandman. Peyer has also worked for Marvel Comics, Wildstorm, and Bongo Comics. With John Layman, he wrote the 2007–2009 Tek Jansen comic book, based on the Stephen Colbert character.

Reviews

[Richard Dominguez · Rating 3 out of 5]

This TPB (Trade Paper Back) gives the reader the complete collection of Issues that take Pietro Maximoff aka Quicksilver not just on a series of battles. Battles that will strengthen some alliances and weaken others.
In this collection that spans over a year of Quicksilver issues and includes the side issues, Pietro will face many losses and few victories. So then what is the point of the story line you may ask.
Good question ...
This is a good story in that it's about Pietro's journey of discovery, an "who am I?" story line. Faced with having leadership thrown on him, being a husband to a woman (Crystal of the InHumans) and father to his daughter Luna.
Quite possibly due to his mutant power of superspeed, Quicksilver has moved through his life at such speeds that now he sits back and wonders who is he really, hence the story's theme.
The story can be a bit chaotic due to all the action and the side stories, but Marvel does a good job of providing great foot notes (which i double checked).
The artwork is typical of 90's illustration in comics, more of a comic book look than a graphic novel look.

[Matt · Rating 3 out of 5]

Pretty fun series here. I think the first half, with Tom Peyer writing, is stronger than the second half, but Ostrander and Edkin do okay on the back half. The crossovers are actually pretty decent, and the artwork, while inconsistent, is never bad. As much as I like Quicksilver getting the spotlight, I was disappointed in the fact that the original premise of the series, which is Pietro leading the Knights of Wundagore, is never really explored, with only a couple of issues having them fight as an actual team. Fans of Quicksilver should still get a kick out of this.

[Fizzgig76 · Rating 3 out of 5]

Reprints Quicksilver #1-13, Heroes for Hire (1) #15-16, and Heroes for Hire/Quicksilver Annual ’98 (November 1997-November 1998). Who is Quicksilver? Is he the son of Magneto and heir to his throne or is he the Avenger? With the Avengers and his wife dead at the hands of Onslaught, Quicksilver finds a new path as the leader of the Knights of Wundagore for his benefactor the High Evolutionary. Time moves quickly…especially in Quicksilver’s case and being the son of Magneto means that he might not seek out trouble, but trouble will find him!

Written by Tom Peyer, Joe Edkin, and John Ostrander, Avengers: Quicksilver is Marvel Comics superhero collection. The collection features art by Rob Haynes, Casey Jones, Derec Aucoin, Ivan Reis, Paschalis Ferry, Chris Renaud, Hector Collazo, Mark Bagley, Tom Lyle, Alex Morrissey, and Don Hillman, and issues in this collection were also collected as part of Avengers Assemble—Volume 1, Iron Man by Kurt Busiek and Sean Chen Omnibus, Avengers by Kurt Busiek & George Perez Omnibus, Iron Man: Heroes Return—The Complete Collection, and Luke Cage, Iron Fist & The Heroes for Hire—Volume 2.

Quicksilver was always a dull “hero” to me and the fact that his “quicksilver” temper always made him a hothead, also made him uninteresting. Until X-Factor #87 (February 1993) which gave the character and depth he was missing (and also explained the persona of all other speedsters in the comic worlds). I hoped that the Quicksilver series was going to explore that aspect of Quicksilver when it was released, but it feels like more of the same (and that is 1990s same).

Quicksilver probably never needed an ongoing series. Limited series and one-shots probably could have covered the character. This volume has Quicksilver juggling a lot of events following Onslaught where he lost his sister and his wife, but much of it is rather mundane and uneventful.

Quicksilver is best when it gets down to the clockworks of Quicksilver. Travels into his past and his relationship with Crystal (and in turn with the Black Knight) are where the meat of the series is…but it gets caught up in the whole High Evolutionary/Exodus/Heroes for Hire storyline which dominates the last part of the collection. It is better than some of the 1990s stuff, but it also doesn’t feel particularly exciting or distinctive (especially since much of it hasn’t been touched since this storyline ended). I feel there were some interesting things happening in this book and Heroes for Hire, but it was never fully recognized.

Avengers: Quicksilver is fine for fans of the character, but fans of the movie character might find it not very fulfilling. Like X-Factor, the X-Men movies really gave Quicksilver the spark he needed and made the character infinitely more entertaining and deep. Too often Quicksilver is written as the guy who screws up because of his attitude (especially after this collection). It is good to see him as a hero as he is here, but Avengers: Quicksilver leaves you wanting more.

[Devero · Rating 4 out of 5]

Pur con qualche caduta di tono la serie dedicata a Pietro Maximoff dopo Onslaught resta una buona lettura specie nei numeri inziali e finali, e nel crossover con la meno riuscita Heroes For Hire di Ostrander. Il riprendere l'Alto Evoluzionario e la mitologia a lui collegata, coi Cavalieri di Wundangore, il Man-Beast e le relazioni con il restante universo Marvel, tra cui il Cavaliere Nero (con cui Crystal, al tempo sposa di Pietro, ebbe una relazione sentimentale) è stato fatto senza violazioni di continuity e mantenendo fede a tutti i personaggi. Il tomo è bello pesante, oltre 400 pagine, ma scorre bene.

[Max Kilgore · Rating 2 out of 5]

Things I liked: the inhumans, crystal, Wanda, iron fist, Luke Cage, and bova.

Things I didn’t like: the knight of wundagore, pietro

[Adan · Rating 3 out of 5]

Some early 90s tales of the fastest mutant in the Marvel Universe (wait, he's not a mutant anymore, right?). They were quite uneven in both writing and art, but still pretty enjoyable. It was just kind of annoying that Quicksilver was supposed to be the leader of the Knights of Wundagore and spent exactly two issues actually leading them. The rest of the time he spent hanging out with the Inhumans, arguing with the Black Knight, fighting alongside the Avengers, or actively fighting against the Knights of Wundagore. But hey, at least there was some Arkon, and you can never go wrong with some Arkon.

[Michael · Rating 2 out of 5]

via NYPL - the early issues are a trainwreck of editorial continuity. The later issues become a little more coherent, but are never particularly compelling.