The New Avengers by Brian Michael Bendis: The Complete Collection, Vol. 6

The New Avengers by Brian Michael Bendis: The Complete Collection

by Brian Michael Bendis, Stuart Immonen (Illustrator), Daniel Acuña (Illustrator)

The new order changeth! But as the Marvel Universe enters a fresh Heroic Age, who will assemble as the newest New Avengers? Where will they call home? And which Dark Avenger is sticking around for the ride? The latest roster has come together to take on the threats too dangerous and bizarre for any other heroes - beginning with an interdimensional demonic threat to all existence! Then, a deep and deadly secret that Nick Fury has kept buried for decades comes back to haunt the team - but who were their predecessors in the 1950s? And when the madness of "Fear Itself" hits home, the New Avengers battle alongside the Avengers, super hero nanny Squirrel Girl fights alone, and everything gets shaken up once again. The time has finally come for Daredevil: Avenger!

COLLECTING: NEW AVENGERS (2010) 1-16

Genres: Comics, Marvel, Graphic Novels, Superheroes, Graphic Novels Comics, Comic Book

392 pages, Paperback

First published September 14, 2011

About the author

A comic book writer and erstwhile artist. He has won critical acclaim (including five Eisner Awards) and is one of the most successful writers working in mainstream comics. For over eight years Bendis’s books have consistently sat in the top five best sellers on the nationwide comic and graphic novel sales charts.

Though he started as a writer and artist of independent noir fiction series, he shot to stardom as a writer of Marvel Comics' superhero books, particularly Ultimate Spider-Man.

Bendis first entered the comic world with the "Jinx" line of crime comics in 1995. This line has spawned the graphic novels Goldfish, Fire, Jinx, Torso (with Marc Andreyko), and Total Sell Out. Bendis is writing the film version of Jinx for Universal Pictures with Oscar-winner Charlize Theron attached to star and produce.

Bendis’s other projects include the Harvey, Eisner, and Eagle Award-nominated Powers (with Michael Avon Oeming) originally from Image Comics, now published by Marvel's new creator-owned imprint Icon Comics, and the Hollywood tell-all Fortune and Glory from Oni Press, both of which received an "A" from Entertainment Weekly.

Bendis is one of the premiere architects of Marvel's "Ultimate" line: comics specifically created for the new generation of comic readers. He has written every issue of Ultimate Spider-Man since its best-selling launch, and has also written for Ultimate Fantastic Four and Ultimate X-Men, as well as every issue of Ultimate Marvel Team-Up, Ultimate Origin and Ultimate Six.

Brian is currently helming a renaissance for Marvel’s AVENGERS franchise by writing both New Avengers and Mighty Avengers along with the successful ‘event’ projects House Of M, Secret War, and this summer’s Secret Invasion.

He has also previously done work on Daredevil, Alias, and The Pulse.

Reviews

[Sud666 · Rating 4 out of 5]

Vol 6 of the New Avengers was good. A fun and fast paced story.

It starts off with a magical twist as Dr. Strange has to help the Avengers fight off a demonic incursion. It ends with Dr. Strange joining the Avengers.

The middle part, and among the best, covers the new Avengers program with Luke Cage in charge. There is a conflict with having Osborn's aide as the new liaison and there are hints of plans within plans. Perhaps the best part of this story was the Nick Fury flashbacks.

The volume ends with Sin's attack on the US, this is possibly the weakest part of the volume, but it does end with Daredevil becoming an Avenger. Look forward to Volume 7

[James · Rating 4 out of 5]

Now that Brother Voodoo is the new Sorcerer Supreme, there is a mystic threat from another dimension coming after the eye of aggamoto. Pretty cool stuff here. An avenger gets a new look and someone doesn’t make it through the story. After that, it’s all about the avengers settling in at avengers mansion and laying out how they are going to do things. As mundane as this may sound, it was actually pretty fun. There was a story connecting and old Fury mission with some stuff that’s happening now with Doctor Doom and some new chick I don’t know. Some interesting stuff here that I hope they explore more in the next volume. Then to end the book, we have the Fear Itself tie in. These 3 issue were pretty good. Probably more entertaining the the actual Fear Itself book.

[Hannah Call · Rating 5 out of 5]

*4.5/5

[Matt · Rating 3 out of 5]

Collects New Avengers (2010) issues #1-16

This collection is in three parts. The first part tells the story of what happens now that the Dark Reign is over, and the Superhuman Registration Act has been revoked. The New Avengers are able to operate in the public eye again, and their first opponent is a mystical force that draws the Sorcerer Supreme into the mix.

This was not Bendis' best work with the Avengers, and I'm surprised that this is where he decided to start this new chapter of their time as a team.

In my opinon, the second part is where Bendis should have started this run of "New Avengers." It is a better story than what we got in the first 6 issues. In these issues we have two stories running side-by-side. One is about the New Avengers trying to stop a team of still-active H.A.M.M.E.R. operatives. The second story is a flashback to the 1950's. Nick Fury is recruiting super-powered beings for something called the Avengers Initiative, and that first team is made up of:

-Sabretooth
-Kraven the Hunter
-Namora
-Dominick Fortune
-The original Silver Sable
-Ulysses Bloodstone

The final three issues are tie-in issues to the Marvel event, "Fear Itself," so they don't tell a story on their own. They do, however, introduce the talking heads method of storytelling that Bendis used towards the end of his Avengers run.

[B · Rating 4 out of 5]

Wolverine as the Ultimate Avenger seemed understated. I'm still not sure if we saw the true reality.

The Fury stories with the "original" Avengers were pretty weak. There were a couple of heavy hitters and then a lot of guys with guns and nicknames. Is Kraven that much older than everyone? And was Sabretooth really an original Avenger and an original X-Man? Also, doesn't he just spend the whole story getting killed?

Finally, there's some Fear Itself stuff, which was fine.

[Chris W · Rating 3 out of 5]

Average at best. This rendition of avengers doesnt seem to blend well. They deal with threats that dont allow all the Avengers to actually showcase their skill set. The team seems more "street level " with the exception of Doctor strange but they don't face threats where everyone can truly play a part.

[Jdetrick · Rating 3 out of 5]

At least there are less Fear itself crossovers here than it the main book, but there's also way too much nonsense about a 1959 team of Avengers that Fury puts together. I also think his changes to Mockingbird kind of misses the point of the character.

[Fadzlee Abdul Rahman · Rating 4 out of 5]

Always like Bendis pick of lesser known characters appear on his arc, especially Doctor Voodoo. Again, the script is very annoying, but Mike Deodato's art really save this book.

Not a fan of Howard Chaykin though.

[Cassie Trapp · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fun read.