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Avengers (2018) (Single Issues)
Avengers (2018-2023) #4
How do the Avengers possibly defeat a crew of 2,000-foot-tall, nearly omnipotent Dark Celestials bent on annihilating the human race? While Thor and Hulk search for answers deep within the bowels of Old Asgard, we learn more about the untold history of Odin and his Prehistoric Avengers!
22 pages, Kindle Edition
Published July 4, 2018
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About the author
Jason Aaron
2,351 books1,679 followersJason Aaron grew up in a small town in Alabama. His cousin, Gustav Hasford, who wrote the semi-autobiographical novel The Short-Timers, on which the feature film Full Metal Jacket was based, was a large influence on Aaron. Aaron decided he wanted to write comics as a child, and though his father was skeptical when Aaron informed him of this aspiration, his mother took Aaron to drug stores, where he would purchase books from spinner racks, some of which he still owns today.
Aaron's career in comics began in 2001 when he won a Marvel Comics talent search contest with an eight-page Wolverine back-up story script. The story, which was published in Wolverine #175 (June 2002), gave him the opportunity to pitch subsequent ideas to editors.
In 2006, Aaron made a blind submission to DC/Vertigo, who published his first major work, the Vietnam War story The Other Side which was nominated for an Eisner Award for Best Miniseries, and which Aaron regards as the "second time" he broke into the industry.
Following this, Vertigo asked him to pitch other ideas, which led to the series Scalped, a creator-owned series set on the fictional Prairie Rose Indian Reservation and published by DC/Vertigo.
In 2007, Aaron wrote Ripclaw: Pilot Season for Top Cow Productions. Later that year, Marvel editor Axel Alonso, who was impressed by The Other Side and Scalped, hired Aaron to write issues of Wolverine, Black Panther and eventually, an extended run on Ghost Rider that began in April 2008. His continued work on Black Panther also included a tie-in to the company-wide crossover storyline along with a "Secret Invasion" with David Lapham in 2009.
In January 2008, he signed an exclusive contract with Marvel, though it would not affect his work on Scalped. Later that July, he wrote the Penguin issue of The Joker's Asylum.
After a 4-issue stint on Wolverine in 2007, Aaron returned to the character with the ongoing series Wolverine: Weapon X, launched to coincide with the feature film X-Men Origins: Wolverine. Aaron commented, "With Wolverine: Weapon X we'll be trying to mix things up like that from arc to arc, so the first arc is a typical sort of black ops story but the second arc will jump right into the middle of a completely different genre," In 2010, the series was relaunched once again as simply Wolverine. He followed this with his current run on Thor: God of Thunder.
Aaron's career in comics began in 2001 when he won a Marvel Comics talent search contest with an eight-page Wolverine back-up story script. The story, which was published in Wolverine #175 (June 2002), gave him the opportunity to pitch subsequent ideas to editors.
In 2006, Aaron made a blind submission to DC/Vertigo, who published his first major work, the Vietnam War story The Other Side which was nominated for an Eisner Award for Best Miniseries, and which Aaron regards as the "second time" he broke into the industry.
Following this, Vertigo asked him to pitch other ideas, which led to the series Scalped, a creator-owned series set on the fictional Prairie Rose Indian Reservation and published by DC/Vertigo.
In 2007, Aaron wrote Ripclaw: Pilot Season for Top Cow Productions. Later that year, Marvel editor Axel Alonso, who was impressed by The Other Side and Scalped, hired Aaron to write issues of Wolverine, Black Panther and eventually, an extended run on Ghost Rider that began in April 2008. His continued work on Black Panther also included a tie-in to the company-wide crossover storyline along with a "Secret Invasion" with David Lapham in 2009.
In January 2008, he signed an exclusive contract with Marvel, though it would not affect his work on Scalped. Later that July, he wrote the Penguin issue of The Joker's Asylum.
After a 4-issue stint on Wolverine in 2007, Aaron returned to the character with the ongoing series Wolverine: Weapon X, launched to coincide with the feature film X-Men Origins: Wolverine. Aaron commented, "With Wolverine: Weapon X we'll be trying to mix things up like that from arc to arc, so the first arc is a typical sort of black ops story but the second arc will jump right into the middle of a completely different genre," In 2010, the series was relaunched once again as simply Wolverine. He followed this with his current run on Thor: God of Thunder.
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July 4, 2018
This series lost me in issue #2.
March 14, 2019
I'm waiting for Endgame and am reading these.
July 5, 2018
It’s interesting to see where Jason Aaron is going with the Avengers plot. This issue is clearly setting up for something bigger, I just don’t know what. We have the Avengers split into five teams; Thor and She-Hulk, Loki and Captain America (I know), Black Panther and Captain Marvel, Iron Man and Doctor Strange, and finally Ghost Rider by himself. That’s a lot of perspectives to cover in very little time. Unfortunately that means that while progress was made for each group, we can’t necessarily see where it’s all going yet.
The Thor and She-Hulk team-up has probably been the funniest out of the group. Not only because of the pairing itself; but because of the satisfying idea of She-Hulk potentially beating up Odin at some point. Still hoping that happens. This plot is probably the most complete as well. We know some of what Odin faced now, and we now know what sort of weapon might be harnessed. Granted, we don’t know the cost of said weapon. We can only assume is must be very high, since Odin had it so well hidden.
The rest of the groups were varied in what information they brought in, and they still clearly have more to tell us as well. Hopefully we’ll have a better idea in the next issue.
The Thor and She-Hulk team-up has probably been the funniest out of the group. Not only because of the pairing itself; but because of the satisfying idea of She-Hulk potentially beating up Odin at some point. Still hoping that happens. This plot is probably the most complete as well. We know some of what Odin faced now, and we now know what sort of weapon might be harnessed. Granted, we don’t know the cost of said weapon. We can only assume is must be very high, since Odin had it so well hidden.
The rest of the groups were varied in what information they brought in, and they still clearly have more to tell us as well. Hopefully we’ll have a better idea in the next issue.
July 22, 2018
The first few issues have been so difficult to follow: too many characters, too confusing a plot. This one finally felt like something I might want to read. (The only reason I am continuing to read it is because I keep forgetting that I want to drop it when my comic shop puts it in my box. So, I may as well read what I have paid for. And maybe that will help me remember which title it is I want to drop!)
July 8, 2018
While I did like this volume and had a lot of fun reading it, it wasn't my favorite volume that I have read so far. It did offer more insight into the ancient Avengers and into their battle but there is still much to be learned. I really liked the conversation between Loki and Captain America in this. Loki is such a good villain because, though you may not like him, he makes good points in his own twisted way. I like Loki as a villain, I think he's an interesting balance to all of this. While this did have some very intriguing parts and it did shed insight into more of whats to come, it wasn't my favorite but I still had fun reading it.
August 11, 2018
Really confused
I'm more confused than ever. What the heck is going on? Are the Dark Celestials and Loki here to wipe out the bug things or not?
Still not a fan of the art but I'll plug on to the end just to see where this goes
I'm more confused than ever. What the heck is going on? Are the Dark Celestials and Loki here to wipe out the bug things or not?
Still not a fan of the art but I'll plug on to the end just to see where this goes
October 24, 2018
The story is starting to pick up . I am starting to look forward to the next story after this one .
July 12, 2019
3.5 rounded up to a 4
September 25, 2022
What Will Happen Next?
I think this is going to be pretty epic. I'm going to read the next one right away. I wonder what Iron Man is going to do.
I think this is going to be pretty epic. I'm going to read the next one right away. I wonder what Iron Man is going to do.
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