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Avengers Epic Collection
Avengers Epic Collection, Vol. 6: A Traitor Stalks Within Us
Barry Windsor-Smith joins Roy Thomas for a three-part super-saga that assembles every Avenger from issue #1 to #100 against the combined threat of Ares and the Enchantress! Then, Steve Englehart takes the reins and begins his iconic tenure writing Earth’s Mightiest Heroes with an excursion to the Savage Land, the return of the Black Panther — and the traitorous master plan of the Grim Reaper and the Space Phantom! Hawkeye quits the team just as Magneto arrives to battle the combined forces of the Avengers, the X-Men and Daredevil! Plus Mantis makes her stunning first appearance, romance blooms between the Vision and Scarlet Witch, the Black Widow returns, and the Swordsman joins the ranks of the Avengers!
COLLECTING: Avengers (1963) 98-114, Daredevil (1964) 99
COLLECTING: Avengers (1963) 98-114, Daredevil (1964) 99
400 pages, Paperback
First published May 19, 2021
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Roy Thomas
4,594 books280 followersRoy Thomas was the FIRST Editor-in-Chief at Marvel--After Stan Lee stepped down from the position. Roy is a longtime comic book writer and editor. Thomas has written comics for Archie, Charlton, DC, Heroic Publishing, Marvel, and Topps over the years. Thomas currently edits the fanzine Alter Ego for Twomorrow's Publishing. He was Editor for Marvel comics from 1972-1974. He wrote for several titles at Marvel, such as Avengers, Thor, Invaders, Fantastic Four, X-Men, and notably Conan the Barbarian. Thomas is also known for his championing of Golden Age comic-book heroes — particularly the 1940s superhero team the Justice Society of America — and for lengthy writing stints on Marvel's X-Men and Avengers, and DC Comics' All-Star Squadron, among other titles.
Also a legendary creator. Creations include Wolverine, Carol Danvers, Ghost Rider, Vision, Iron Fist, Luke Cage, Valkyrie, Morbius, Doc Samson, and Ultron. Roy has also worked for Archie, Charlton, and DC among others over the years.
Also a legendary creator. Creations include Wolverine, Carol Danvers, Ghost Rider, Vision, Iron Fist, Luke Cage, Valkyrie, Morbius, Doc Samson, and Ultron. Roy has also worked for Archie, Charlton, and DC among others over the years.
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January 21, 2023
Some good ole 1970s Avengers. Let me tell you, it feels like the 70s too with the old school dialogue and slang. Plus the way the woman were handled back then. Always getting captured or hurt or all the guys talking to them in certain ways. I mean, we all know how powerful Scarlet Witch is today right? Well there was an issue in here where she gets beat up by a lone construction worker. I was like damn. 🤦🏾♂️ old comics man. But outside of that it wasn’t all bad tho. It was cool seeing why Hawkeye is written the way he is today. Like in Factions run or Rosenberg’s mini series Freefall. Whether it’s in here or in the Widow Strikes omnibus, Hawkeye always has some nickname for everybody, always making slick remarks during battles or trying to hook up with all the ladies. Cool to see how that evolved to how he is now. I liked seeing Wanda and Vision get together and become a couple here even tho some extreme response that came from that was insane. The Avengers go up against a variety of different villains in here. Grimm Reaper, Space Phantom, Sentinels, the Champion and Magneto. Obviously these old comics are an acquired taste but I usually end up having some fun with them.
September 10, 2026
Another solid ones. Mostly fun to read stories with great artwork nonetheless. Especially towards the end 100th issue and so on, it kept getting better. Also, Wanda should be much much much more powerful than she was back then. This one also includes some nice X-Men stories "without" X-Men and Magneto in it, which was just exciting to read.
May 15, 2022
As primeiras três edições são do Roy Thomas com o Barry Windsor Smith de artista e são sobre todos os Vingadores - até aquela época - contra Ares, o deus da guerra, e Encantor, a loira teúda e manteúda, que querem conquistar o Olimpo, Asgard e a Terra. A história é meio bobinha, mas eu gosto do estilo do Roy Thomas; vale destacar que tem o retorno do Gavião Arqueiro - presumido morto no fim da Guerra Kree-Skrull - de sainha roxa e o uniforme mais ridículo e uma longa lista de uniformes ridículos. Depois ainda tem mais umas bobagens sobre o Vigia e os Sentinelas, os robozinhos dos X-Men, mas são histórias bem fajutas que não levam a lugar nenhum.
Depois começa a fase do Steve Englehart, tem gente que gosta, eu acho meio chato. A função começa com o Magneto controlando o ferro no sangue dos Vingadores e dos X-Men, os Vingadores remanescentes - Visão, Thor e Pantera Negra - não se garantem na briga e precisam de ajuda. De todos os heróis do Universo Marvel quem eles decidem chamar?
O Demolidor.
Sério, o Demolidor. E ganham a Viúva Negra de brinde.
No final, obviamente, tudo se resolve, mas é bem ruim. Depois nós temos o grande momento do volume com o Ceifador e o Fantasma do Espaço oferecendo ao Visão a chance de ter um corpo humano se ele ajudar a matar os Vingadores. Pois é, né.
Há dois personagens importantes; o Gavião Arqueiro e o Visão.
O primeiro porque ele é mais chato que chinelo de gordo, o cara volta e resolve dar em cima da Feiticeira - que tá se perguntando se o Visão é anatomicamente correto - quando ele toma um toco, ele fica putinho, sai do time e vai procurar a ex.
Sério, desde quando procurar ex é uma boa ideia; se é ex, é porque tem algo de errado.
Só que a ex é a Viúva Negra que está se refastelando com um certo demônio cego que usa colante vermelho. A briga entre o Gavião e o Demolidor é dos mais ridículos, só falta o Gavião mandar um "tu não tá vendo que a Natasha quer esticar o meu arco?" Todos os sinais vermelhos possíveis são acionados pelos dois idiotões.
Já o Visão fica naquela palhaçada de "será que eu sou um homem? será que eu sou um liquidificador?" Sempre que ele faz algo que prova sua humanidade, aparece um qualquer - literalmente um magrão qualquer andando na calçada que não sabe da missa a metade - e diz "mas é só uma batedeira metida a besta" e ele volta a dúvida cruel. O Visão ainda é um personagem sem muito desenvolvimento e precisa desse diálogo interno, mas fica meio chato.
No geral é bacana e vale a quarta estrela pela arte do Barry Windsor Smith.
Ah, o Mercúrio também fica nervosinho porque a Feiticeira quer descobrir se o Visão fica duro que nem diamante mesmo e sai do time - mas ninguém se importa com o Mercúrio mesmo.
Depois começa a fase do Steve Englehart, tem gente que gosta, eu acho meio chato. A função começa com o Magneto controlando o ferro no sangue dos Vingadores e dos X-Men, os Vingadores remanescentes - Visão, Thor e Pantera Negra - não se garantem na briga e precisam de ajuda. De todos os heróis do Universo Marvel quem eles decidem chamar?
O Demolidor.
Sério, o Demolidor. E ganham a Viúva Negra de brinde.
No final, obviamente, tudo se resolve, mas é bem ruim. Depois nós temos o grande momento do volume com o Ceifador e o Fantasma do Espaço oferecendo ao Visão a chance de ter um corpo humano se ele ajudar a matar os Vingadores. Pois é, né.
Há dois personagens importantes; o Gavião Arqueiro e o Visão.
O primeiro porque ele é mais chato que chinelo de gordo, o cara volta e resolve dar em cima da Feiticeira - que tá se perguntando se o Visão é anatomicamente correto - quando ele toma um toco, ele fica putinho, sai do time e vai procurar a ex.
Sério, desde quando procurar ex é uma boa ideia; se é ex, é porque tem algo de errado.
Só que a ex é a Viúva Negra que está se refastelando com um certo demônio cego que usa colante vermelho. A briga entre o Gavião e o Demolidor é dos mais ridículos, só falta o Gavião mandar um "tu não tá vendo que a Natasha quer esticar o meu arco?" Todos os sinais vermelhos possíveis são acionados pelos dois idiotões.
Já o Visão fica naquela palhaçada de "será que eu sou um homem? será que eu sou um liquidificador?" Sempre que ele faz algo que prova sua humanidade, aparece um qualquer - literalmente um magrão qualquer andando na calçada que não sabe da missa a metade - e diz "mas é só uma batedeira metida a besta" e ele volta a dúvida cruel. O Visão ainda é um personagem sem muito desenvolvimento e precisa desse diálogo interno, mas fica meio chato.
No geral é bacana e vale a quarta estrela pela arte do Barry Windsor Smith.
Ah, o Mercúrio também fica nervosinho porque a Feiticeira quer descobrir se o Visão fica duro que nem diamante mesmo e sai do time - mas ninguém se importa com o Mercúrio mesmo.
September 2, 2021
Enter: Steve Englehart!
This writer will eventually usher in the first great era in Avengers history, but he's not quite there yet. Here at the outset, the prose is at least as purple as Roy Thomas' at his most florid, sometimes to decent effect, sometimes less so. Englehart seems very willing to tackle bigger, not necessarily super-hero related topics - the forbidden love between android and mutant! - but the execution winds up faltering - beware the Living Bombs with their goofy hat-based detonation plungers! (To be fair, the intention may have been to make the bigots look as ridiculous as possible, but it sort of hamstrings the seriousness of their prejudice.)
Roy goes out on a couple of highs, ushering the Avengers through a deity-smashing 100th issue and a pretty effective sequel to his Sentinel storyline from the X-Men that sees the Sentinels themselves mutated by their trip to the sun (huh? Don't question it). And then Englehart takes command with a frankly baffling arc with the Space Phantom and Grim Reaper and then an interesting but loopy battle with Magneto. (Magneto in Angel's costume but his own helmet is just silly looking. And when the X-Men AND the Avengers have been defeated by a powerful mutant who has just developed mind control powers, the obvious solution is - find Daredevil! Huh redux?!).
The art is mostly uninteresting throughout. Barry Windsor Smith's work on the centennial arc is underwhelming, Rich Buckler is serviceable but not terribly stylish, and Don Heck's Silver Age style just feels as out of place as can be. One really misses both Buscemas in this volume.
This is, I hope, a prelude to great things. It's not quite there yet.
This writer will eventually usher in the first great era in Avengers history, but he's not quite there yet. Here at the outset, the prose is at least as purple as Roy Thomas' at his most florid, sometimes to decent effect, sometimes less so. Englehart seems very willing to tackle bigger, not necessarily super-hero related topics - the forbidden love between android and mutant! - but the execution winds up faltering - beware the Living Bombs with their goofy hat-based detonation plungers! (To be fair, the intention may have been to make the bigots look as ridiculous as possible, but it sort of hamstrings the seriousness of their prejudice.)
Roy goes out on a couple of highs, ushering the Avengers through a deity-smashing 100th issue and a pretty effective sequel to his Sentinel storyline from the X-Men that sees the Sentinels themselves mutated by their trip to the sun (huh? Don't question it). And then Englehart takes command with a frankly baffling arc with the Space Phantom and Grim Reaper and then an interesting but loopy battle with Magneto. (Magneto in Angel's costume but his own helmet is just silly looking. And when the X-Men AND the Avengers have been defeated by a powerful mutant who has just developed mind control powers, the obvious solution is - find Daredevil! Huh redux?!).
The art is mostly uninteresting throughout. Barry Windsor Smith's work on the centennial arc is underwhelming, Rich Buckler is serviceable but not terribly stylish, and Don Heck's Silver Age style just feels as out of place as can be. One really misses both Buscemas in this volume.
This is, I hope, a prelude to great things. It's not quite there yet.
September 21, 2023
Some very clean and beautiful artwork in this volume. It's also become apparent to me that I'm not a huge fan of Don Heck, as his art really sticks out as inferior here. He's still perfectly capable though.
Writer Roy Thomas finishes his massive Avengers run here, with Steve Englehart taking over the reins. Like Thomas, he also has a bit of a rocky start, but would later go on to write some of the best Avengers stories of all time.
Highlights include the storylines featuring the Sentinels, Grim Reaper and Space Phantom. The rest aren't as important but there are still some interesting goings-on to enjoy, like Black Widow's brief Avenging stint, the arrival of Mantis, the return of Swordsman (as well as the start of his redemption arc) and, of course, the burgeoning romance between Vision and the Scarlet Witch.
Writer Roy Thomas finishes his massive Avengers run here, with Steve Englehart taking over the reins. Like Thomas, he also has a bit of a rocky start, but would later go on to write some of the best Avengers stories of all time.
Highlights include the storylines featuring the Sentinels, Grim Reaper and Space Phantom. The rest aren't as important but there are still some interesting goings-on to enjoy, like Black Widow's brief Avenging stint, the arrival of Mantis, the return of Swordsman (as well as the start of his redemption arc) and, of course, the burgeoning romance between Vision and the Scarlet Witch.
July 14, 2024
A nice blend of action, romance, and story and art.
I read these years ago in the comics and sometimes,, now, as an adult if they didn't shape my views as to being open about humanities differences.
I think that comics from this time were not only entertainment but also relied heavily on society's foibles. The writers were obviously liberals and possibly hippy-like in their views, but only wrote stories about bettering the world around them and a freer America.
Weird that a lot of what comic characters fought against was bigotry and hate. Unfortunately even 40 and 50 years later...nothings changed.
I read these years ago in the comics and sometimes,, now, as an adult if they didn't shape my views as to being open about humanities differences.
I think that comics from this time were not only entertainment but also relied heavily on society's foibles. The writers were obviously liberals and possibly hippy-like in their views, but only wrote stories about bettering the world around them and a freer America.
Weird that a lot of what comic characters fought against was bigotry and hate. Unfortunately even 40 and 50 years later...nothings changed.
June 9, 2021
What are great way to relive the epic battles of the Avengers during the 1970s! In this volume: the 100th issue, Magnet, the X-Men, Daredevil, the Sentinels, and more. Nuff Said!
July 3, 2021
A pretty good collection, and great that I can now read volume 7 which I’ve had for years!
June 3, 2022
Another excellent installment of the Marvel Avengers from the early 70’s.
September 24, 2025
pretty solid, nothing really stood out much either way though. I did like the plot with vision here, and his arc with Wanda may have been the thing that did stand out.
April 6, 2024
Aside from the gold that was Daredevil (1964-1998) #99 which might have made me jump the Hawkdevil bandwagon, the art was terrible, the women portrayal were shit, the villains were all incompetent weirdos. The Avengers did struggle against some of them, but always have Vision or some random dude as deus ex machina. This collection focuses heavily on Vision and his relationship with Wanda which has caused some mixed reactions, and the "among us" theme also gave us a lot of fights between the Avengers. My highlight includes:
- Clint making a hundred and one unintentional blind jokes to Matt not knowing he's blind
- The secretly-blind overreacting when showed a blinding light arrow gag.
- Matt having worried thoughts about Clint post-fight????? "I wish DD could see this" ??? Are we seeing this??
- I have no clue about the average Daredevil comics but his jelly dumbass boyfriends fight with Clint was comedic gold
- Oh speaking of which, Thor and Iron Man over commit to their secret identity mid-surgery was also hilarious.
- The Avengers mourning Clint after they just left him in space what a bunch of fakeass. I guess we're trying to salvage that by saying good stuffs about Clint but lol you could have just come back to your normal Avengers business we know you don't care.
- Still nice knowing Pietro considers Clint his friend tho
- Clint's sitting sluttily in his skirt with one leg up and everyone else just let him?
- On the minus side Clint was super weird force-kissing Wanda and then crawling back to Nat who's well-known to be in a relationship rn with Matt. Not his best moment.
- Clint making a hundred and one unintentional blind jokes to Matt not knowing he's blind
- The secretly-blind overreacting when showed a blinding light arrow gag.
- Matt having worried thoughts about Clint post-fight????? "I wish DD could see this" ??? Are we seeing this??
- I have no clue about the average Daredevil comics but his jelly dumbass boyfriends fight with Clint was comedic gold
- Oh speaking of which, Thor and Iron Man over commit to their secret identity mid-surgery was also hilarious.
- The Avengers mourning Clint after they just left him in space what a bunch of fakeass. I guess we're trying to salvage that by saying good stuffs about Clint but lol you could have just come back to your normal Avengers business we know you don't care.
- Still nice knowing Pietro considers Clint his friend tho
- Clint's sitting sluttily in his skirt with one leg up and everyone else just let him?
- On the minus side Clint was super weird force-kissing Wanda and then crawling back to Nat who's well-known to be in a relationship rn with Matt. Not his best moment.
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