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The Last Avengers Story #1-2
The Last Avengers Story
They're an all-new team, banded together to battle evil and injustice, bearing the name of their predecessors. They're not the strongest, but they are the only hope in the final battle against the greatest enemies of mankind. They are The Last Avengers, united they will fall.
96 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1995
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About the author
Peter David
3,569 books1,365 followersaka David Peters
Peter Allen David, often abbreviated PAD, was an American writer of comic books, novels, television, films, and video games. His notable comic book work includes an award-winning 12-year run on The Incredible Hulk, as well as runs on Aquaman, Young Justice, SpyBoy, Supergirl, Fallen Angel, Spider-Man, Spider-Man 2099, Captain Marvel, and X-Factor.
His Star Trek work included comic books and novels such as the New Frontier book series. His other novels included film adaptations, media tie-ins, and original works, such as the Apropos of Nothing and Knight Life series. His television work includes series such as Babylon 5, Young Justice, Ben 10: Alien Force and Nickelodeon's Space Cases, which he co-created with Bill Mumy.
David often jokingly described his occupation as "Writer of Stuff", and he was noted for his prolific writing, characterized by its mingling of real-world issues with humor and references to popular culture, as well as elements of metafiction and self-reference.
David earned multiple awards for his work, including a 1992 Eisner Award, a 1993 Wizard Fan Award, a 1996 Haxtur Award, a 2007 Julie Award and a 2011 GLAAD Media Award.
Peter Allen David, often abbreviated PAD, was an American writer of comic books, novels, television, films, and video games. His notable comic book work includes an award-winning 12-year run on The Incredible Hulk, as well as runs on Aquaman, Young Justice, SpyBoy, Supergirl, Fallen Angel, Spider-Man, Spider-Man 2099, Captain Marvel, and X-Factor.
His Star Trek work included comic books and novels such as the New Frontier book series. His other novels included film adaptations, media tie-ins, and original works, such as the Apropos of Nothing and Knight Life series. His television work includes series such as Babylon 5, Young Justice, Ben 10: Alien Force and Nickelodeon's Space Cases, which he co-created with Bill Mumy.
David often jokingly described his occupation as "Writer of Stuff", and he was noted for his prolific writing, characterized by its mingling of real-world issues with humor and references to popular culture, as well as elements of metafiction and self-reference.
David earned multiple awards for his work, including a 1992 Eisner Award, a 1993 Wizard Fan Award, a 1996 Haxtur Award, a 2007 Julie Award and a 2011 GLAAD Media Award.
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May 12, 2020
Overall this comic just didn't do it for me. i found the art horrible and the story at best low average with a convoluted plot. I was excited for the concept of the story was was disappointed. Not recommended
January 2, 2020
Con este comic me pasó algo curioso, que es que cuando no sabía casi nada de los Vengadores me resultaba fascinante y ahora que cazo bastante más su mundo lo pateé y lo pateé hasta que finalmente llegó a mis manos esta bonita edición española.
Y me pasó algo curioso también al compararlo, en mi cabeza, con El Viejo Logan, de Millar y McNiven, ya que encontré varios puntos en común con ese epílogo a la historia de Wolverine con este apéndice a la de los Vengadores, que le precede por década y pico. Si bien me parece que La Última Historia... es mejor a nivel argumental que El Viejo Logan, me gustó más este último, supongo que porque la visión iconoclasta y despectiva de Millar pega más que el semi-idealismo vintage de David. Como sea, la pasé muy bien leyendo este laburo, y espero volverme a leer a los dos autores pronto.
Y me pasó algo curioso también al compararlo, en mi cabeza, con El Viejo Logan, de Millar y McNiven, ya que encontré varios puntos en común con ese epílogo a la historia de Wolverine con este apéndice a la de los Vengadores, que le precede por década y pico. Si bien me parece que La Última Historia... es mejor a nivel argumental que El Viejo Logan, me gustó más este último, supongo que porque la visión iconoclasta y despectiva de Millar pega más que el semi-idealismo vintage de David. Como sea, la pasé muy bien leyendo este laburo, y espero volverme a leer a los dos autores pronto.
May 8, 2008
Written by Peter David and painted by Ariel Olivetti, The Last Avengers Story was the unsung Marvel counterpart to DC's Kingdom Come. (Sort of like Deep Impact was to Armaggedon.) The aged Avengers (and friends like the X-Men's Cannonball and the Fantastic Four's Human Torch) fight alongside their children against Ultron and Kang the Conqueror. While not as epic as Kingdom Come, the story is high impact and entertaining and the artwork is beautiful. Unfortunately the story wasn't a huge success so it isn't still in print, but it's worth the read if you can find it.
July 3, 2018
This was too short of a comic to be an effective capstone for the Avengers. This was before Bendis (and Millar for the Ultimates) was able to reinvent the Avengers and bring them back to prominence. As such, the characters are a hodgepodge of aged b-list
This was part of Marvel's "Alterniverse" which featured other bleaker stories such as Warren Ellis' Ruins and Garth Ennis' "The Punisher Kills the Marvel Universe". These forms a nice little trilogy of pessimism and counter-balance to the optimism that usually accompany superhero comics.
As such, it's a very mixed bag--with very few of the original avengers present (other than Hank Pym), it doesn't honestly feel like a true Avengers team, nor the "last tale". Rather, just a world of decay where the heroes were caught off guard due to their complacency.
It's a novel "What If" but doesn't hold a candle to Earth X, Kingdom Come nor Hulk: The End/Future Imperfect (both by Peter David).
This was part of Marvel's "Alterniverse" which featured other bleaker stories such as Warren Ellis' Ruins and Garth Ennis' "The Punisher Kills the Marvel Universe". These forms a nice little trilogy of pessimism and counter-balance to the optimism that usually accompany superhero comics.
As such, it's a very mixed bag--with very few of the original avengers present (other than Hank Pym), it doesn't honestly feel like a true Avengers team, nor the "last tale". Rather, just a world of decay where the heroes were caught off guard due to their complacency.
It's a novel "What If" but doesn't hold a candle to Earth X, Kingdom Come nor Hulk: The End/Future Imperfect (both by Peter David).
May 29, 2007
This is a great kind of alternate future story where the original Avengers are old and retired. It's really intense with the HQ of the New Avengers getting nuked in the first couple pages. The art is great and some of the big guys die.
October 10, 2017
This is a mostly depressing book that tries to do too much in too little space. Ostensibly an “end of the superheroes” story in the same vein as Kingdom Come and Moore’s aborted Twilight of the Superheroes, it handles its sweeping vision in much less space.
There’s a trick writers often use to hide incomprehensible or extremely unlikely lynchpins to the plot: put them in the backstory. Unbelievable things are more believable when they’ve already happened than if the story has to walk through them happening. Peter David does that a lot here, but blunts the usefulness of the technique by interspersing the backstory throughout the real story, which highlights the silliness of the grittiness.
Another problem I had with it is that the grittiness (which the characters notice and rail against, as if mouthpieces for the author who is doing it but doesn’t like doing it?) is not really presented as an evolution. The things that the villains do to make better use of their powers in more deadly ways are things that those characters would have done far earlier if they could in fact do them. Kang was never known for his inherent villainous decency, for example.
This is highlighted by one of the heroes not using his power directly because it doesn’t affect living creatures. In this world of unlimited usage, why not? Physics doesn’t really care about the difference between living and non-living matter.
Some of these problems probably could have been overcome if there had been more space to unravel the story, but instead it’s just shot after shot of what? why? and where did that come from?
There’s a trick writers often use to hide incomprehensible or extremely unlikely lynchpins to the plot: put them in the backstory. Unbelievable things are more believable when they’ve already happened than if the story has to walk through them happening. Peter David does that a lot here, but blunts the usefulness of the technique by interspersing the backstory throughout the real story, which highlights the silliness of the grittiness.
Another problem I had with it is that the grittiness (which the characters notice and rail against, as if mouthpieces for the author who is doing it but doesn’t like doing it?) is not really presented as an evolution. The things that the villains do to make better use of their powers in more deadly ways are things that those characters would have done far earlier if they could in fact do them. Kang was never known for his inherent villainous decency, for example.
This is highlighted by one of the heroes not using his power directly because it doesn’t affect living creatures. In this world of unlimited usage, why not? Physics doesn’t really care about the difference between living and non-living matter.
Some of these problems probably could have been overcome if there had been more space to unravel the story, but instead it’s just shot after shot of what? why? and where did that come from?
July 1, 2024
An interesting “What If?” that ultimately failed to capture me in any meaningful way.
I decided to read this comic arc because I saw a panel from it on Facebook. Little did I know, that panel depicted a flashback that’s only shown on a page or two and the rest of this arc has nothing to do with what I’d seen.
You know in the movie Deadpool 2, when Ryan Reynolds says to Josh Brolin “Wow that’s so dark, it’s just like the DC universe”? That’s what I felt while reading this comic. It felt dark and edgy and gritty just for the sake of being dark and edgy and gritty.
The art style was kind of realistic and watercolor moody in a style that was very reminiscent of some of Marvel’s best and most serious stories, like 1994’s “Marvels,” but the story didn’t carry the same weight to justify the gritty realistic tone.
At the end of the day, this is just a two issue “Kang and Ultron kill almost everyone and the heroes despair until maybe good wins in the end, or maybe not, who can say?” kind of story, which I don’t find particularly compelling. There’s nothing new here, just The Boys S1E1 plopped into a basic “Ultron/Kang is way too powerful, oh no we’re all going to die!” storyline.
I don’t regret reading this. It’s not the worst comic arc I’ve ever read. I liked it fine. But it’s not great, not enough to get 5 or even 4 stars. Just kind of mid, with some good aspects that were fine, and some bad aspects that fell really flat for me. For me a 4 star means there’s at least one point where the story excelled, whether it’s a plot or character element or just my personal enjoyment, but this arc didn’t excel in any category, it was just inoffensive in most every category.
I decided to read this comic arc because I saw a panel from it on Facebook. Little did I know, that panel depicted a flashback that’s only shown on a page or two and the rest of this arc has nothing to do with what I’d seen.
You know in the movie Deadpool 2, when Ryan Reynolds says to Josh Brolin “Wow that’s so dark, it’s just like the DC universe”? That’s what I felt while reading this comic. It felt dark and edgy and gritty just for the sake of being dark and edgy and gritty.
The art style was kind of realistic and watercolor moody in a style that was very reminiscent of some of Marvel’s best and most serious stories, like 1994’s “Marvels,” but the story didn’t carry the same weight to justify the gritty realistic tone.
At the end of the day, this is just a two issue “Kang and Ultron kill almost everyone and the heroes despair until maybe good wins in the end, or maybe not, who can say?” kind of story, which I don’t find particularly compelling. There’s nothing new here, just The Boys S1E1 plopped into a basic “Ultron/Kang is way too powerful, oh no we’re all going to die!” storyline.
I don’t regret reading this. It’s not the worst comic arc I’ve ever read. I liked it fine. But it’s not great, not enough to get 5 or even 4 stars. Just kind of mid, with some good aspects that were fine, and some bad aspects that fell really flat for me. For me a 4 star means there’s at least one point where the story excelled, whether it’s a plot or character element or just my personal enjoyment, but this arc didn’t excel in any category, it was just inoffensive in most every category.
April 16, 2022
I barely know how to describe the artwork - it's detailed, but at the same time inhumanly exaggerated, like a caricature. The story is a sad affair, with well-known superheroes missing or unwilling to fight any more. Still, a handful of them will not give up. The fight between good and evil must be carried out, whatever the cost. Too bad it was such a boring read.
Years before, Hulk betrayed his teammates to Ultron 19. The latter was destroyed, but the Avengers too a major hit. Jump to the present, where Ultron 59 kills the new Avengers with a nuclear bomb. He then challenges Hank Pym to gather other heroes for a final fight to the death.
Years before, Hulk betrayed his teammates to Ultron 19. The latter was destroyed, but the Avengers too a major hit. Jump to the present, where Ultron 59 kills the new Avengers with a nuclear bomb. He then challenges Hank Pym to gather other heroes for a final fight to the death.
December 4, 2017
El horror amigos comiqueros, EL HORROR. Salvo un par de acciones de La Visión y El Capi esto no hay quien lo salve. El dibujo horrendo a más no poder. Huid.
June 14, 2024
The Great Marvel Readthrough, pt 314
November 15, 2018
Tomo 15 de 15 del nuevo coleccionable de Clarín dedicado a Avengers. Primera edición argentina que traducirá The Last Avengers Story.
Reseña de Víctor A. Sagasti para Mulder Comics:
http://muldercomics.blogspot.com/2018...
LA ÚLTIMA HISTORIA DE LOS VENGADORES: APOTEÓTICA EPOPEYA (POCO VALORADA, PERO MAGISTRAL) COLECCIÓN AVENGERS número 15: “LA ÚLTIMA HISTORIA DE LOS AVENGERS”
Los años han pasado.
La gente, con el paso del tiempo envejece, para dar pie a nuevas generaciones.
En cuanto a los HÉROES MÁS PODEROSOS DEL PLANETA: THE AVENGERS (LOS VENGADORES), la trayectoria de la escuadra clásica, culminó. No de la mejor manera, algunos de forma trágica. Misma situación por la que pasaron gran cantidad de paladines de otros grupos, como también solitarios encapotados. El costo antes expuesto tuvo su precio: ¡terminaron con todos los males! (villanos).
El presente de esta aventura inicia con la irrupción de un misterioso ser, cuyo objetivo lo tiene en las denominadas cápsulas temporales, las cuales guardan testimonios de diferentes figuras de los VENGADORES, (también de diferentes héroes de MARVEL).
Tras doblegar a la seguridad, el sujeto deja entre toda la memorabilia, un libro titulado “LA ÚLTIMA HISTORIA DE LOS AVENGERS”.
El siguiente paso fue un ataque nuclear a la guarida de la actual generación de AVENGERS.
Semejante suceso genera impacto mediático, razón que la prensa, buscando una palabra autorizada, acude al DOCTOR HANK PYM, otrora ANT—MAN (además de otros alter egos durante diferentes ciclos en tiempos pasados).
No emite opinión a los medios, prioriza sus tiempos buscando solucionar la estatura de su esposa JANET VAN DYNE, dama que cada año del calendario que va pasando, va perdiendo su estatura.
Sin testimonios de cámaras, el causante de la masacre ¡aparece en la residencia PYM/VAN DYNE!, descubriendo que la identidad del asesino está relacionado a la trayectoria de PYM.
Ante semejante amenaza, la pareja moviliza a héroes de su época que estén dispuestos a abandonar el retiro o, como alternativa, linajes de antiguos VENGADORES.
No solo deben lidiar con la amargura de la vejez. También con el dolor de las pérdidas que el argumento va presentando al lector.
Hay otro elemento desfavorable, el tomo mostrado al comienzo de la historieta; ¡ya se conoce cómo van a acontecer los sucesos!: ¿una crónica oriunda de un futuro próximo?
Una carrera a contrarreloj con el ciclo natural y la prueba ¿de lo ya escrito? como principal contra, pero sin renunciar al heroísmo. Epopeya, gloriosa y conmovedora: “LA ÚLTIMA HISTORIA DE LOS AVENGERS” a pesar de esta opacada por otros hitos de la editorial; quien se precie seguidor de MARVEL, del cómic en general como también de las narraciones crepusculares, la historieta analizada en este artículo, es una referencia obligada.
Cierre épico y porqué no emotivo a la COLECCIÓN AVENGERS, la cual acompañó la euforia del suceso del año en cines, INFINITY WAR en mayo pasado.
Quince entregas, los cuales, en su gran mayoría, cumplieron las expectativas.
THE LAST AVENGERS STORY se publicó originalmente en ESTADOS UNIDOS en dos números, durante los meses de noviembre y diciembre de 1995.
PETER DAVID elaboró los guiones.
Los dibujos, colores y portadas fueron realizados por el argentino ARIEL OLIVETTI.
Si quiere documentarse al respecto de historias de ocasos como la de esta nota, futuros apocalípticos o distópicos, ciencia, física cuántica, las diferentes fuentes de inspiración a los VENGADORES, evolución, geografía, como cualquier otra información que precise, sabe que la biblioteca es el lugar acorde para profundizar el conocimiento. Estos establecimientos culturales, que resguardan el saber universal, ofrecen opciones populares, públicas y escolares.
Sigan siempre en contacto con la galaxia cibernética de MULDERCOMICS desde todas sus plataformas, para mantenerse al corriente de lo que acontece en el mundo de la historieta.
¡Hasta la próxima!
FUENTES CONSULTADAS
DAVID, Peter; OLIVETTI, Ariel; MARVEL GRAPHICS NOVELS “LA ÚLTIMA HISTORIA DE LOS VENGADORES”; PANINI ESPAÑA S.A.; 2012; TORROELLA DE MONTGRI; GIRONA; ESPAÑA. QUESADA, Gonzalo (traducción).
DAVID, Peter; OLIVETTI, Ariel; COLECCIÓN AVENGERS; número 15 “LA ÚLTIMA HISTORIA DE LOS AVENGERS”; ARTE GRÁFICO EDITORIAL ARGENTINO; PROVINCIA DE BUENOS AIRES; REPÚBLICA ARGENTINA. SCARANO, Leonardo (coordinación de colección); CASANOVA, Martín (adaptación).
Reseña de Víctor A. Sagasti para Mulder Comics:
http://muldercomics.blogspot.com/2018...
LA ÚLTIMA HISTORIA DE LOS VENGADORES: APOTEÓTICA EPOPEYA (POCO VALORADA, PERO MAGISTRAL) COLECCIÓN AVENGERS número 15: “LA ÚLTIMA HISTORIA DE LOS AVENGERS”
Los años han pasado.
La gente, con el paso del tiempo envejece, para dar pie a nuevas generaciones.
En cuanto a los HÉROES MÁS PODEROSOS DEL PLANETA: THE AVENGERS (LOS VENGADORES), la trayectoria de la escuadra clásica, culminó. No de la mejor manera, algunos de forma trágica. Misma situación por la que pasaron gran cantidad de paladines de otros grupos, como también solitarios encapotados. El costo antes expuesto tuvo su precio: ¡terminaron con todos los males! (villanos).
El presente de esta aventura inicia con la irrupción de un misterioso ser, cuyo objetivo lo tiene en las denominadas cápsulas temporales, las cuales guardan testimonios de diferentes figuras de los VENGADORES, (también de diferentes héroes de MARVEL).
Tras doblegar a la seguridad, el sujeto deja entre toda la memorabilia, un libro titulado “LA ÚLTIMA HISTORIA DE LOS AVENGERS”.
El siguiente paso fue un ataque nuclear a la guarida de la actual generación de AVENGERS.
Semejante suceso genera impacto mediático, razón que la prensa, buscando una palabra autorizada, acude al DOCTOR HANK PYM, otrora ANT—MAN (además de otros alter egos durante diferentes ciclos en tiempos pasados).
No emite opinión a los medios, prioriza sus tiempos buscando solucionar la estatura de su esposa JANET VAN DYNE, dama que cada año del calendario que va pasando, va perdiendo su estatura.
Sin testimonios de cámaras, el causante de la masacre ¡aparece en la residencia PYM/VAN DYNE!, descubriendo que la identidad del asesino está relacionado a la trayectoria de PYM.
Ante semejante amenaza, la pareja moviliza a héroes de su época que estén dispuestos a abandonar el retiro o, como alternativa, linajes de antiguos VENGADORES.
No solo deben lidiar con la amargura de la vejez. También con el dolor de las pérdidas que el argumento va presentando al lector.
Hay otro elemento desfavorable, el tomo mostrado al comienzo de la historieta; ¡ya se conoce cómo van a acontecer los sucesos!: ¿una crónica oriunda de un futuro próximo?
Una carrera a contrarreloj con el ciclo natural y la prueba ¿de lo ya escrito? como principal contra, pero sin renunciar al heroísmo. Epopeya, gloriosa y conmovedora: “LA ÚLTIMA HISTORIA DE LOS AVENGERS” a pesar de esta opacada por otros hitos de la editorial; quien se precie seguidor de MARVEL, del cómic en general como también de las narraciones crepusculares, la historieta analizada en este artículo, es una referencia obligada.
Cierre épico y porqué no emotivo a la COLECCIÓN AVENGERS, la cual acompañó la euforia del suceso del año en cines, INFINITY WAR en mayo pasado.
Quince entregas, los cuales, en su gran mayoría, cumplieron las expectativas.
THE LAST AVENGERS STORY se publicó originalmente en ESTADOS UNIDOS en dos números, durante los meses de noviembre y diciembre de 1995.
PETER DAVID elaboró los guiones.
Los dibujos, colores y portadas fueron realizados por el argentino ARIEL OLIVETTI.
Si quiere documentarse al respecto de historias de ocasos como la de esta nota, futuros apocalípticos o distópicos, ciencia, física cuántica, las diferentes fuentes de inspiración a los VENGADORES, evolución, geografía, como cualquier otra información que precise, sabe que la biblioteca es el lugar acorde para profundizar el conocimiento. Estos establecimientos culturales, que resguardan el saber universal, ofrecen opciones populares, públicas y escolares.
Sigan siempre en contacto con la galaxia cibernética de MULDERCOMICS desde todas sus plataformas, para mantenerse al corriente de lo que acontece en el mundo de la historieta.
¡Hasta la próxima!
FUENTES CONSULTADAS
DAVID, Peter; OLIVETTI, Ariel; MARVEL GRAPHICS NOVELS “LA ÚLTIMA HISTORIA DE LOS VENGADORES”; PANINI ESPAÑA S.A.; 2012; TORROELLA DE MONTGRI; GIRONA; ESPAÑA. QUESADA, Gonzalo (traducción).
DAVID, Peter; OLIVETTI, Ariel; COLECCIÓN AVENGERS; número 15 “LA ÚLTIMA HISTORIA DE LOS AVENGERS”; ARTE GRÁFICO EDITORIAL ARGENTINO; PROVINCIA DE BUENOS AIRES; REPÚBLICA ARGENTINA. SCARANO, Leonardo (coordinación de colección); CASANOVA, Martín (adaptación).
June 20, 2021
Una ipotetica ultima storia dei vendicatori, molto intrigante, ma con alcuni punti che Peter David lascia nell'oblio. Non mi riferisco tanto alla sorte di Capitan America che è alla base dell'affermazione finale, nell'ultima tavola, di speranza.
Mi riferisco ai molti vendicatori di cui non si parla per nulla, o che non vengono mostrati. Di Iron-man vediamo uno stivale e forse un pezzo di maschera. Miss Marvel Carol Danvers non è mai citata. Falcon? Vedova Nera? La Bestia?
In sé la storia resta notevole, e Ariel Olivetti fa un buon lavoro ai disegni, ma le troppe cose non dette da David gli fanno mancare la quinta stella.
Mi riferisco ai molti vendicatori di cui non si parla per nulla, o che non vengono mostrati. Di Iron-man vediamo uno stivale e forse un pezzo di maschera. Miss Marvel Carol Danvers non è mai citata. Falcon? Vedova Nera? La Bestia?
In sé la storia resta notevole, e Ariel Olivetti fa un buon lavoro ai disegni, ma le troppe cose non dette da David gli fanno mancare la quinta stella.
January 24, 2017
this is a beautifully illustrated bleak little masterpiece from marvel's "weird 90s" era, which also includes warren ellis' ruins and garth ennis' "the punisher kills." worth a read, if only because david is probably the best and most underrated push-the-plot forward guy in the business.
April 13, 2021
Tomo final del coleccionable Clarín.
June 12, 2025
La verdadera última historia de los Avengers en la ya lejana década del 90.
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