Avengers: Tech-On

Avengers: Tech-On #1-6

by Jim Zub, Tomohiro Shimoguchi (Cover Art), Chamba (Illustrator)

When the Red Skull unleashes a strange new force that strips heroes of their powers and threatens the entire world, the Avengers must turn to Tony Stark’s experimental new technology to save us all. Here come the Iron Avengers — Avengers Tech-On! Sleek, high-tech power suits bristling with energy and amped-up attack capabilities face off against super villains enhanced to match! It’s mechs and mayhem in the mighty Marvel manner! AVENGERS TECH-ON is a sentai-inspired action-adventure series produced in partnership with Bandai Namco of Japan, written by Jim Zub (UNCANNY AVENGERS, CHAMPIONS) and illustrated by Jeff “Chamba” Cruz (VENOM: THE END, Street Fighter)!

COLLECTING: Avengers: Tech-On (2021) 1-6

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

136 pages, Paperback

First published April 5, 2022

About the author

Jim Zub is a writer, artist and art instructor based in Toronto, Canada. Over the past fifteen years he’s worked for a diverse array of publishing, movie and video game clients including Disney, Warner Bros., Capcom, Hasbro, Bandai-Namco and Mattel.

He juggles his time between being a freelance comic writer and Program Coordinator for Seneca College‘s award-winning Animation program.

Reviews

[Khurram · Rating 5 out of 5]

An extremely actioned packed, fast paced, beautifully (anime) illustrated book. The story wad ok but certain thing pushed this to 5 stars for me. I admit my personal bias here, for too long I think Spider-man has been treated with way too much disrespect since Brand New Day. I was practically jumping up and down to see him given a bigger role and standing up for himself, as a equal with the other Avengers. On a nostalgic point watchout for the Maxium Spider, from the war of the gems game.

The Avengers stopped Thanos from wiping out half the universe's population. Then they destroyed the Infinity Gems. However can anything so powerful be completely destroyed? Now the Red Skull has found a way to harness a portion of the power Thanos has, and the Avengers are literally powerless to stop him. Does that mean they give up the fight? Never!!!!

A beautiful book, and an interesting game if one ups manship between Tony and the Red Skull. A great mix of power and technology. With possibly a sequel coming soon, and can this version of Spider-man please make his way to the main MCU??? Please!!!

[Omnibuster · Rating 4 out of 5]

Honestly, there’s not much here but it is a fun take if you’re into Super Sentai aesthetics.

Tonally, it’s a mix of the MCU personalities with the usual comic ones.

[Max · Rating 3 out of 5]

It goes what it says on the tin. The Avengers go Tokusatsu. Iron Man has built these Mecha Armors using infinity shards after the Red Skull has used his own infinity shards to take away their powers. There’s some tension b/c the entire team relies on Tony’s technology and he does some stuff without telling them. It’s enough plot that the story doesn’t drag.

I appreciate that new armor designs are evenly spread out in the book. Speaking of the designs, they are fine personally. I would have liked them to not be so copy and paste of the originals. They don't hinder the poses, which big props to Chamba for that.

Red Skull has the design of the bunch. He looks like the final form of a Power Rangers big bad. I can picture his mouth going up and down when he talks. The rest of the villains make up the weaker designs. Ultron Venom are the only bad ones. Ultron's silver color gets washed out by the artstyle so he's jobber garbo. Venom's look is so busy, but implied to be gooey so why would he have all this detail? Loki looks fine except his bare arms have cuffs coming out of the skin. Shriek isn't bogged down by complex patterns, but still needs high heels. Green Goblin never gets an introductory panel even though he looks better than the other villains.

Captain America remains in character and is mostly the protagonist. His design is basic, expect he can combine with his shield to power up. Extremely tokusatsu thing to do.

Iron Man has an arc for his character. He's in character if unexplored. His look barely changes from his regular suit. The toy has rocket attachments you can put on, but they exist for 2 pages before being forgotten about for the rest of the book.

Captain Marvel is there for Steve to talk to and that's it. Her look has all the problem girl armor has.

I like Wolverine's spiky teeth in the mask. He's in danger b/c his metal bones would kill him without the armor. His 2nd evil look is great. I like his whip claws. Reminds me of Makaku in Battle Angel Alita.

Spider-Man more like turtle man. The back shell looks silly in all his poses. The arms look great the 2 times he uses them. He and Wolverine exist to make jokes and turn evil.

Black Panther exist to swoop in and save the day. His look is made more boring by Wolverine's. Both the normal and Peach Momoko variant give him a cooler helmet for some reason.

[Subham · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was so fun omg, I love how this starts off as this Red skull getting Infinity shards and removing super powers from earth and then Avengers each get their suits and they have to fight the unending wave of threats the Red skull is making like Loki, Ultron and Venom and more and like they keep rising in threat magnitude scale and meanwhile tensions in the team like with Tony's secrets and even BPs but my god that ending especially with Wolverine and what happens there and its right out of an anime lmao, I loved that and that epic battle, predictable but it makes for such a solid read!

One of those Avengers stories that will make you love the team again, it has the element of new reader friendly and does well to establish the dynamics between the characters and adds fan favorite Spider-man and Wolverine to the team like "New avengers era" and makes the stories even more epic and personal and focus on a world where the devil won sort of with the power of the Infinite but the Avengers still finding a way to win! Its solid and perfect and everything in between! I highly recommend it, you will not be disappointed, its got everything from great art and anime feel to an epic story!

[Sesana · Rating 3 out of 5]

The plot is really just an excuse to cast Marvel characters in a sentai series. But it's a well thought out excuse, which was impressive. There's even some attempts at characterization in there, too. The sentai stuff didn't really appeal to me, but it's not bad for what it is.

[Daniel Butcher · Rating 3 out of 5]

Parts if this concept are pretty interesting with depowered Avengers.

And it really is what you expect it to be and what it’s Intended to be.

[The_J · Rating 2 out of 5]

Going after the Japanese Anime Audience - OK I guess

[Roxy · Rating 3 out of 5]

Would I pay full price for this one? No.
Was it a great bargain bin comic that entertained me while reading it and actually had an interesting plot? Yes.