Avengers: Death Trap, The Vault

Marvel Graphic Novel #68

by Danny Fingeroth

Venom pulls off a breakout at The Vault, meta-human prison home to Marvel’s most murderous! The Avengers and Freedom Force team-up to put these bad guys back behind bars!

Genres: Comics, Graphic Novels, Graphic Novels Comics, Marvel

63 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1991

About the author

Daniel Fingeroth (/ˈfɪŋɡərɔːθ/) is an American comic book writer and editor, best known for a long stint as group editor of the Spider-Man books at Marvel Comics.

Reviews

[Jon Nakapalau]

The most dangerous villains of the Marvel Universe break out of 'The Vault' - a prison designed to neutralize their powers. The Avengers arrive...KERRANG! KABLAM! KERPOW! A great "battle issue" that has many unusual fight match ups. Sometimes you just want to read something that is action packed and fast paced - here it is!

[Tiag⊗ the Mutant]

Cool art by Ron Lim, didn't care for the story.

[Rick]

Ok, not as good as I'd hope. Not very good at all. Rather disappointing actually. Below the bar for a typically average comic. Why this was presented in the graphic novel format is puzzling. It would have been more appropriately a doubled sized (triple sized?) issue. In any case it was disappointing. Ridiculously predictable with unnecessary layers of plot that only detracted from the overall concept.

[Stephen Snyder]

One of my favorite Avengers stories. It's amazing how much action is packed in this graphic novel, and the art work is phenomenal! A must read for any Avengers fans.

[Sans]

Woooooooow. No.

[Alex Sarll]

Part of Marvel's early nineties run of 'graphic novels' (it's only about the length of three regular issues). You can see why people brought to the form by Moore and Miller were not necessarily wowed by a costumed take on the standard prison riot thriller.

[Little Timmy]

Well above average Avengers story. Nice art and plot. Very recommended

[Guilherme Smee]

Lembro de ver o nome de Danny Fingeroth em diversos lugares nos quadrinhos da Marvel, mas se me perguntarem qual ele escreveu, não saberei dizer qual. Já Ron Lin tem uma vasta produção principalmente no Surfista Prateado e na trilogia do Infinito, mas é um nome sempre cotado quando a demanda é desenhar uma vastidão de personagens diferentes. Isso não é diferente neste quadrinho sobre A Gruta, que sempre tive curiosidade de ler, mas nunca tinha parado pra fazer isso. O roteiro não é nada memorável, mas a capacidade de Lim de desenhar uma centena de personagens é sim. Na trama, Venom encabeça uma rebelião na Gruta, que faz com que a Força Federal de Mística se una aos Vingadores (numa equipe que não nem do Leste nem do Oeste). No meio disso tudo existe a ameaça de uma bomba nuclear. Basicamente é isso e acredito que este quadrinho só acabou saindo no Brasil por ter o Venom na capa.

[Alex]

Pretty good graphic novel showcasing Spider-Man villain, Venom in the rare spot as an Avengers villain as he leads a breakout of many dangerous villains. Venom isn’t exactly a smart person. Nowhere even close to being as intelligent as Spider-Man, and yet it makes no difference. As powerful as he is it made no difference how much smarter The Avengers and other villains were that tried to usurped Venom as the mastermind. That’s what’s makes Venom such a scary villain overall to face off against. A good fun story to read.

[Username]

Well, that was bad!

[Wolverinefactor]

Considered to be Venom issue #7

[Alfredo Garcia]

Meh. Good action though.

[Taylor]

The story made me frog eye a little bit.

[Devero]

Una graphic novel tutta azione, disegnata da Ron Lim su testi di un Fingeroth, che mette in opposizione i Vendicatori con il gruppo di ex criminali ora al servizio del governo USA, Freedom Force, durante un'evasione di massima dal supercarcere del Colorado.
La storia è buona, ma è una storia che poteva semplicemente finire su qualunque serie mensile, non ha nulla che meritasse una graphic novel.

[Matt Piechocinski]

By the numbers heroes in peril.

[Reyel2107]

nothing more than fun !!!!