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The Mighty Avengers (2007)
The Mighty Avengers, Vol. 5: Earth's Mightiest
A new roster! One of the team's most powerful foes! And one of the most popular and requested Avengers returns to the fold! When darkness reigns and chaos falls, there's no room for compromise, no time to run and hide. The world needs Earth's Mightiest Heroes! But after the events of Secret Invasion, is Hank Pym ready to rejoin their ranks? And what is the secret that haunts him, a secret dating back to the earliest days of the original team? Join Dan Slott and Khoi Pham for a new age of all-out Avengers action!
Collecting: Mighty Avengers 21-26 & "Requiem" framing sequence
Collecting: Mighty Avengers 21-26 & "Requiem" framing sequence
168 pages, Paperback
First published September 2, 2009
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Dan Slott
1,997 books453 followersDan Slott is an American comic book writer, the current writer on Marvel Comics' The Amazing Spider-Man, and is best known for his work on books such as Arkham Asylum: Living Hell, She-Hulk, Silver Surfer, The Superior Spider-Man, and Ren & Stimpy.
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February 21, 2012
The first Mighty Avengers story by Dan Slott that I read was the collection that tied in to Siege. I enjoyed that book, but I was hoping to find a trade of his first story arc because that was where he established the “Avengerness” of his take on the superhero team. I got lucky; I found a hardcover collection of Slott’s first six issues on the title on a business trip to Davao.
This collection actually contains two arcs; the first opens with the new team’s formation due to circumstances and manipulation not unlike the original from way back in Avengers issue one in the sixties. Hint: it looks like that a certain Asgardian god of mischief and chaos is behind the string again. The second story is two-parter featuring a showdown between two super brains, Hank Pym and Reed Richards. It could have been smoothed over but Richards just had to say that he knows more about Pym particles than Pym himself. Pym replies to the thrown gauntlet saying three words, “it’s own bitch.”
This is a great book. Slott manages to craft an Avengers book that can stand apart from the other Avengers books that were being published at that time. Did you find the New Avengers too “street”, or the Dark Avengers as Norman Osborne overload or Avengers: The Initiative as too unknown and prefer a title that had more superhero adventures? Then this was the perfect title for you.
I have to find the other trade in this run now.
This collection actually contains two arcs; the first opens with the new team’s formation due to circumstances and manipulation not unlike the original from way back in Avengers issue one in the sixties. Hint: it looks like that a certain Asgardian god of mischief and chaos is behind the string again. The second story is two-parter featuring a showdown between two super brains, Hank Pym and Reed Richards. It could have been smoothed over but Richards just had to say that he knows more about Pym particles than Pym himself. Pym replies to the thrown gauntlet saying three words, “it’s own bitch.”
This is a great book. Slott manages to craft an Avengers book that can stand apart from the other Avengers books that were being published at that time. Did you find the New Avengers too “street”, or the Dark Avengers as Norman Osborne overload or Avengers: The Initiative as too unknown and prefer a title that had more superhero adventures? Then this was the perfect title for you.
I have to find the other trade in this run now.
May 14, 2016
What the hell did I just read? Spoiler Warning!
So this was part of an Ant-Man collection trade I got, and i already regret buying it. To put it into perspective the collection, also has some silver age Ant-Man comics in it, ya those were better written, more fun, and overall a 1000x better then this garbage! So the 'story' is that some big threat is threatening the world?(Their not very clear), Norman Osborn and his dark avengers(set around that time) are trying to stop, but their not good enough so Scarlet Witch is recruiting heroes(You only figure this out later), she drops them onto Hank Pym, and now he has to save the world. Then an evil Quicksilver shows up, then you find out, Scarlet Witch is actually Loki in disguise...What??? This is all in the first 2 issues by the way; that's the point where i actually just stopped reading, and didn't bother to continue. The story from the get go is a convoluted, the characters are mostly not even C list, more like z list characters to form the team, except for a few exceptions. Dan Slott wrote this, who i already don't like after he ruined spider-man comics, and now this pretty much reminded me why I don't like him. I only read the first two issues, and i already feel like its 20 minutes of my life I'm never gonna get back!
So this was part of an Ant-Man collection trade I got, and i already regret buying it. To put it into perspective the collection, also has some silver age Ant-Man comics in it, ya those were better written, more fun, and overall a 1000x better then this garbage! So the 'story' is that some big threat is threatening the world?(Their not very clear), Norman Osborn and his dark avengers(set around that time) are trying to stop, but their not good enough so Scarlet Witch is recruiting heroes(You only figure this out later), she drops them onto Hank Pym, and now he has to save the world. Then an evil Quicksilver shows up, then you find out, Scarlet Witch is actually Loki in disguise...What??? This is all in the first 2 issues by the way; that's the point where i actually just stopped reading, and didn't bother to continue. The story from the get go is a convoluted, the characters are mostly not even C list, more like z list characters to form the team, except for a few exceptions. Dan Slott wrote this, who i already don't like after he ruined spider-man comics, and now this pretty much reminded me why I don't like him. I only read the first two issues, and i already feel like its 20 minutes of my life I'm never gonna get back!
July 17, 2010
I enjoyed this A LOT more than I thought I would. And one reason is without a doubt Hank Pym. If you'd told me two weeks ago I would end up really liking this character, I'd have - well, I wouldn't have laughed at you because let's face it, at this point I'm used to liking characters I never thought I would, but I still would have been somewhat doubtful. Yet here I am. I also enjoyed the cameos of Hercules and Amadeus Cho, and Quicksilver (such a superior bastard! and still I like reading about him!). And the last bit about the Mighty Avengers vs. the Fantastic Four was really fun.
July 21, 2015
A new creative team took the book in a new direction built around Hank Pym, calling himself Wasp after his ex-wife’s apparent death. When waves of chaos threatened the planet, a team formed around Hank including Jarvis, Hercules, Amadeus Cho, Jocasta, a faux Scarlet Witch, U.S. Agent, Hulk, Stature and the Young Avengers version of the Vision. Iron Man also got in on the action, though he disrespected Hank’s leadership in the crisis. The demon Chthon was back and in possession of the body of Quicksilver. Iron Man’s arrogance almost cost the heroes the day, before Hank devised a solution. Hulk and Iron Man departed, but the other heroes rallied around Hank as a new team. The team gained international fame that sparked conflict with Norman Osborn’s Dark Avengers and led to a bizarre attempt to heist one of Hank’s machines that was in the possession of the Fantastic Four.
Dan Slott took over the writing duties and his earliest issues continued a few unfortunate trends from the Bendis era: ludicrous disrespect for Hank, “Everything Is Tony’s Fault” as a plot mantra and an unappealing crudeness to the language and humor. But Slott did start to turn things around for Hank, even though he managed to visit a few more humiliations on him. It was difficult to conceive Tony Stark or Reed Richards ever addressing Hank Pym as condescendingly and dismissively as they did over the course of these stories. That was the dying echo of the re-write of history that made everyone disrespect Hank engineered by Chuck Austen and championed by Bendis. But Slott also showed Hank’s intelligence, resourcefulness and ability to rebound.
The Fantastic Four story was something of a hash, too. But the cast of characters, though somewhat random, proved to be fairly strong and Slott handled their interactions well. The Scarlet Witch bluff worked rather effectively, especially the emotional impact her presence had on Stature, the daughter of the second Ant-Man who’d been killed by the Scarlet Witch’s attacks in the Avengers Disassembled story (picking up a thread that Civil War had puzzlingly ignored). Khoi Pham illustrated most of the arc, turning in some clean, propulsive work. The latter two issues were handled by Rafa Sandoval and Stephen Segovia, whose moodier styles were decent, even if they didn’t seem like quite the right match for the heist plot. Overall, though, this was an interesting new direction for Mighty Avengers and the beginning of Hank Pym’s reemergence after years of shameful misuse. It’s worth picking up for fans of that character and is solid reading for fans who had already taken in the earlier volumes.
A version of this review originally appeared on www.thunderalleybcp.com
Dan Slott took over the writing duties and his earliest issues continued a few unfortunate trends from the Bendis era: ludicrous disrespect for Hank, “Everything Is Tony’s Fault” as a plot mantra and an unappealing crudeness to the language and humor. But Slott did start to turn things around for Hank, even though he managed to visit a few more humiliations on him. It was difficult to conceive Tony Stark or Reed Richards ever addressing Hank Pym as condescendingly and dismissively as they did over the course of these stories. That was the dying echo of the re-write of history that made everyone disrespect Hank engineered by Chuck Austen and championed by Bendis. But Slott also showed Hank’s intelligence, resourcefulness and ability to rebound.
The Fantastic Four story was something of a hash, too. But the cast of characters, though somewhat random, proved to be fairly strong and Slott handled their interactions well. The Scarlet Witch bluff worked rather effectively, especially the emotional impact her presence had on Stature, the daughter of the second Ant-Man who’d been killed by the Scarlet Witch’s attacks in the Avengers Disassembled story (picking up a thread that Civil War had puzzlingly ignored). Khoi Pham illustrated most of the arc, turning in some clean, propulsive work. The latter two issues were handled by Rafa Sandoval and Stephen Segovia, whose moodier styles were decent, even if they didn’t seem like quite the right match for the heist plot. Overall, though, this was an interesting new direction for Mighty Avengers and the beginning of Hank Pym’s reemergence after years of shameful misuse. It’s worth picking up for fans of that character and is solid reading for fans who had already taken in the earlier volumes.
A version of this review originally appeared on www.thunderalleybcp.com
December 6, 2015
Dan Slott takes over writing The Mighty Avengers after Bendis' run through the interminable events of The Initiative and Secret Invasion. Bits of those storylines still cling to the stories here, of course, as Dark Reign gradually comes apart. This collection puts issues 21-26 together, covering three stories: "Chaos Cascade," "Chasing Ghosts," and "Mighty/Fantastic." Slott does a good job of assembling a new team under the reformed Hank Pym, revealing some interesting secrets, and slipping a nice bit of levity in between the heaviness. He captures the cores of these long-standing characters well, and the whole is complemented by some very fine artwork by Khoi Pham, Rafa Sandoval, and Stephen Segovia.
December 19, 2021
Second re-read as a lead-in to all the Young Avengers stories - cause I’m currently in love with Kate Bishop via the Hawkeye show on Disney+.
And even that great energy isn’t enough to redeem this book. I gave it 2 stars ten years ago with no explanation, and it hasn’t gotten better over time. This is still an unrepentantly mean book - kicks the shit out of Hank Pym for no good reason, and jumbled together a random assortment of B-roll Avengers almost like someone dared Slott to make something readable out of the least interesting assortment he could make. (Hint: he didn’t succeed)
And even that great energy isn’t enough to redeem this book. I gave it 2 stars ten years ago with no explanation, and it hasn’t gotten better over time. This is still an unrepentantly mean book - kicks the shit out of Hank Pym for no good reason, and jumbled together a random assortment of B-roll Avengers almost like someone dared Slott to make something readable out of the least interesting assortment he could make. (Hint: he didn’t succeed)
April 13, 2013
Dan Slott takes over this title and gets stuck with all the leftover heroes that no one is using.
Free to do whatever he wants he writes a big, old school super hero story with a strong mixing of characterization.
A good read that got very little attention when it first came out. Which is a shame, as it was the best of the many Avengers projects at the time and breathed life into some much neglected characters.
Not sure how I feel about the Vision listening to the 'Jonas Brothers' or Hank Pym's new girlfriend, but for the most part a solid read.
Free to do whatever he wants he writes a big, old school super hero story with a strong mixing of characterization.
A good read that got very little attention when it first came out. Which is a shame, as it was the best of the many Avengers projects at the time and breathed life into some much neglected characters.
Not sure how I feel about the Vision listening to the 'Jonas Brothers' or Hank Pym's new girlfriend, but for the most part a solid read.
October 21, 2014
I've been getting these superhero collections out for my son and pre-reading them to see if I approve. This was a bit complex for him, and not because the plot was difficult, but they're using this form where each image is like an oil painting, but with huge amounts of text per panel. I would say it took me about twice as long to read a page of this as it would to read a page of prose. But, you know, I'm probably not in the target demographic.
Also, someone needs to go back to Drawing Ladies school. Jeez.
Also, someone needs to go back to Drawing Ladies school. Jeez.
June 10, 2010
Dan Slott has done a nice job replacing Brian Michael Bendis (but is very different in his writing styles). Slott brings me back to a time when the Marvel Universe was a big more silly in their attitude and was more playful with their words. It's not Bendis; however, Slott takes some surprising turns with the story and Dr. Hank Pym.
September 25, 2025
Book 5.
A soft reboot in the wake of Secret Invasion, this book sees a new team of Avengers come together to fight the chaos magic of Cthon. Hank Pym, calling himself the Wasp in honour of his dead wife, leads Hercules, Stature, Vision, Jarvis, Jocasta, USAgent, Quicksilver and Amadeus Cho, on missions around the world in defiance of Norman Osborn's Dark Avengers.
The most interesting thing about this book is the make-up of the new team of Avengers, consisting of the troubled founding Avenger Hank Pym, a couple of Young Avengers and some B-listers (don't get me wrong, I love Herc and USAgent, but they're on no-one's A-list). Their dynamic is one of need, rather than one of comradeship and that's an engaging exploration of what it means to be an Avenger; to answer the call because you're the one who can, not because you're pally with the other Avengers.
Whilst I liked the concept of the third act of this book, where Pym's Avengers have to launch a raid against the Fantastic Four, too much of it focuses on the battle of minds and wills between Hank Pym and Reed Richards; which boils down to insufferable prick versus insufferable prick.
The solution to their conflict was annoying too because we, the readers, are specifically excluded from the secret that Hank uses to win Reed over. I hate Mystery Box storytelling.
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A soft reboot in the wake of Secret Invasion, this book sees a new team of Avengers come together to fight the chaos magic of Cthon. Hank Pym, calling himself the Wasp in honour of his dead wife, leads Hercules, Stature, Vision, Jarvis, Jocasta, USAgent, Quicksilver and Amadeus Cho, on missions around the world in defiance of Norman Osborn's Dark Avengers.
The most interesting thing about this book is the make-up of the new team of Avengers, consisting of the troubled founding Avenger Hank Pym, a couple of Young Avengers and some B-listers (don't get me wrong, I love Herc and USAgent, but they're on no-one's A-list). Their dynamic is one of need, rather than one of comradeship and that's an engaging exploration of what it means to be an Avenger; to answer the call because you're the one who can, not because you're pally with the other Avengers.
Whilst I liked the concept of the third act of this book, where Pym's Avengers have to launch a raid against the Fantastic Four, too much of it focuses on the battle of minds and wills between Hank Pym and Reed Richards; which boils down to insufferable prick versus insufferable prick.
The solution to their conflict was annoying too because we, the readers, are specifically excluded from the secret that Hank uses to win Reed over. I hate Mystery Box storytelling.
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July 15, 2018
Oh man I took me a while to get through this one.
While I don’t think it’s bad, it’s funny at times and the art is largely good I kept putting this off because I was so bored reading this one. Hank Pym sets up another team of Avengers after Secret Invasion and the Dark Reign starts.
All B and C list characters. Interesting premise but I did not like it, I wouldn’t recommend it because it felt like a chore and I got very little enjoyment out of it. Issues 25 and 26 have them stealing something Pym helped build for Reed Richards and the Fantastic Four and that’s a pretty interesting story.
I don’t think I’ll pick up the next volume and I wouldn’t recommend.
2 stars.
While I don’t think it’s bad, it’s funny at times and the art is largely good I kept putting this off because I was so bored reading this one. Hank Pym sets up another team of Avengers after Secret Invasion and the Dark Reign starts.
All B and C list characters. Interesting premise but I did not like it, I wouldn’t recommend it because it felt like a chore and I got very little enjoyment out of it. Issues 25 and 26 have them stealing something Pym helped build for Reed Richards and the Fantastic Four and that’s a pretty interesting story.
I don’t think I’ll pick up the next volume and I wouldn’t recommend.
2 stars.
August 22, 2023
Guided by the Scarlet Witch, Hank Pym puts together a new Avengers team consisting of himself, Jocasta, Hercules, Amadeus Cho, Vision, Stature, U.S. Agent, and Quicksilver. Their first mission is to defeat the dark god Chthon, who has taken mortal form.
The comic really gets going after that first plot wraps up. To save his trans-dimensional laboratory, Pym needs a Dimensional Wave Inducer created by the late Bill Foster. Unfortunately, the device is now in the possession of Reed Richards, who refuses to give it to Hank because of the latter's bipolar disorder. So it's time for the Mighty Avengers to besiege the Baxter Building. Delightful.
The comic really gets going after that first plot wraps up. To save his trans-dimensional laboratory, Pym needs a Dimensional Wave Inducer created by the late Bill Foster. Unfortunately, the device is now in the possession of Reed Richards, who refuses to give it to Hank because of the latter's bipolar disorder. So it's time for the Mighty Avengers to besiege the Baxter Building. Delightful.
January 15, 2022
Another perfectly serviceable outing from a perfectly serviceable pair.
Khoi's pencils have never wowed me, and yet again, they have the look of a rushed sketch over a polished project. It isn't horrid, but it isn't exactly going to dazzle you either.
As for Slott's plotting, he dies as he always does, amble on until the conclusion just suddenly appears. His stories rely heavily on deus ex machina, so be prepared for a groan or two.
Khoi's pencils have never wowed me, and yet again, they have the look of a rushed sketch over a polished project. It isn't horrid, but it isn't exactly going to dazzle you either.
As for Slott's plotting, he dies as he always does, amble on until the conclusion just suddenly appears. His stories rely heavily on deus ex machina, so be prepared for a groan or two.
July 7, 2024
WOW! Dan Slott's Avengers are worlds better than Brian Michael Bendis' Avengers, largely because these Avengers A) have actual adventures, B) fight villains, and C) actually act heroic. Amazing. That, and the issues took more than five or ten minutes a piece to read. It really feels like I got my money's worth, especially when compared to a Bendis picture book.
August 30, 2019
I enjoyed this more than expected. A few cameos of Captain Britain, but nothing doing there. The first few issues were really interesting about Hank taking over and forming the Avengers. The later issues held my attention, but weren’t as enticing.
December 9, 2018
This comic is very fantastic.
November 2, 2019
I had a hard time plowing through this book. It's way less interesting now it's not canon and not written by Bendis. I liked the part where they fought the FF, but the rest was meh.
October 12, 2020
Very good. Need to read the follow up
March 18, 2022
One of my favorite Avengers teams/rosters. Right up there with Gillen's Young Avengers and Ewing's Ultimates (Cosmic Avengers)
April 21, 2022
Bucky, Clint, Hank, Johnny, se juntaron casi todos mis varones 🛐🛐🛐
July 10, 2024
just wanted to relax and get back into reading comics, when all of a sudden i heart this agitating, grating voice (quicksilver appearance)
August 5, 2022
i quite enjoyed the formation of this new avengers team and OF COURSE Loki is the one behind it. i hate him so much (affectionate)
i didn't really enjoy the last two issues but that's just because i never like seeing random fights between two different teams of heroes. or rather, in order to function i believe they need to be well constructed, which means that they need /time/ to be properly developed. when it's just used as a plot device for a two issue arc... i am just not a fan of it, sorry
i didn't really enjoy the last two issues but that's just because i never like seeing random fights between two different teams of heroes. or rather, in order to function i believe they need to be well constructed, which means that they need /time/ to be properly developed. when it's just used as a plot device for a two issue arc... i am just not a fan of it, sorry
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July 23, 2013
OK it was good, but it left me so up in the air, I guess that's to be expected from a Volume right in the middle of a series. Hank Pym has always been a little unstable so that's no surprise to see it again here...I still have no idea when Loki became a woman (I think this is during Dark Reign, because he's a him again near the end of Siege). Nice to see Hank Pym get some focus, Iron Man does come off as an asshole in his appearance here, so it's nice to see Hulk kick his ass. Jarvis is getting some good mileage in, Amadeus Cho is an interesting potential as a brain, Vision is always cool, Hercules is the less serious Thor stand-in, US Agent is just the right-wing Cap, and I can never figure out why anyone involves Quicksilver in anything...Cassie Lang (Stature, daughter of the 2nd Ant-Man) is just annoying. Don't like her at all. Not really interested in the Young Avengers stuff much either.
On the whole there's some good stuff, like Hulk vs. Iron Man, Reed Richards vs. Hank Pym, and just the general feel that these Avengers are not quite above board in the Norman Osborn world.
Worth reading, but I need to read the other Volumes as well.
On the whole there's some good stuff, like Hulk vs. Iron Man, Reed Richards vs. Hank Pym, and just the general feel that these Avengers are not quite above board in the Norman Osborn world.
Worth reading, but I need to read the other Volumes as well.
March 18, 2016
Mighty Avengers z čísla na číslo přešli ze Starkovců na Pymovce, respektive na velmi podivný tým plný béčkových postav (Stature, US Agent) + odešel Bendis. To samotné mi stačilo, abych tuhle řadu, v době kdy vycházela, odepsal. Po nějakém čase jsem zjistil, že ke scénáristickému kormidlu přišel místo Bendise můj oblíbenec Dan Slott a rozhodl jsem se to prubnout. První čtyřdílný příběh nebyl žádná sláva - divnej záporák, nudné postavy a na Slotta překvapivě téměř žádné hlášky; jediným pozitivem byl dobře napsanej Pym. Pak ale odstartoval druhej příběh s Baxter Building a ten je skvělý (v marveláckým komiksu dokonce zaznělo "bitch") a konečně se tu začíná něco zajímavého dít. Zatím "jen" 3,5*, ale najednou mám velká očekávání.
April 16, 2012
Haven't read a Marvel book this disjointed in a while - possibly ever. While it serves a purpose in the wider universe (laying the groundwork for the Avengers return etc), it reads like a story written by a bunch of enthusiastic amateurs who got given a page each and no clue as to what everyone else was up to.
That said, there is one good gag about Daughtry
That said, there is one good gag about Daughtry
April 13, 2014
Nel pieno della Dark Age Marvel, con Bendis che dettava le regole nel mondo reale e Norman Osborne messo al comando nel mondo fittizio, un autore andava controcorrente in modo eccezionale: Dan Slott. Sono i suoi Vendicatori i veri Vendicatori, e fin dall'inizio ci ricorda che essi non sono solo un genio in armatura, un dio e un supersoldato. Sono ben altro, ci vuole ben altro.
June 11, 2013
Slott doesn't live up to the satirical wit that Bendis had brought to this title, but by the end of this volume, he's introduced just enough humor and adventure to make you want to give it one more book worth of try
January 9, 2015
21-24 deals with a new team taking on Chthon the God of Chaos. An ok story.
25-26 has the team taking on the Fantastic Four in a great story, with great writing. And Amazing art by Stephen Segovia. That brings this collection up to 5 stars.
25-26 has the team taking on the Fantastic Four in a great story, with great writing. And Amazing art by Stephen Segovia. That brings this collection up to 5 stars.
June 6, 2011
A new Avengers line- up that works globally. This is just a lot of fun, with some great character moments.
February 20, 2012
Wow, Slott just totally destroyed all the sympathy for Hank Pym Gage and Bendis had managed to build up.
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