These two issues see the return of the Squadron Supreme, the interdimensional analogue of the Justice League of America who debuted in Avengers #85, as well as several very minor characters drawn from Marvel lore. More relevant to us, we see Captain America encounter several leadership challenges, particularly with Carol Danvers, now going under the... Continue Reading →
With this post we continue the three-part "Power and Glory" storyline that began in the last issue, which ended with the Hydra leader revealing himself to be a Skrull who had taken advantage of the "Capmania" to increase Captain America's reputation so he could capture him and take his place, all as revenge against humanity... Continue Reading →
This issue is the latest entry in the proud Avengers tradition of "putting a team together" stories, which includes issues #151, #181, #211, #221, and #329 from volume 1 (all collected in the Avengers: I Am an Avenger trade paperback, with the current issue reprinted in the sequel). It's full of great character moments—beautifully illustrated... Continue Reading →
In this post we see Captain America process the loss of his beloved shield in the last issue, while he also deals with the "Capmania" that broke out while he was "dead" for a year and which exploded when he returned. (Oh yeah, and Hydra too, again.) After a couple pages setting up Hydra's invasion... Continue Reading →
The two issues of Avengers covered in this post really have to seen in their entirety to be appreciated, presenting us a smorgasbord of George Pérez brilliance as he designed Arthurian-era outfits for dozens of heroes after they were transported by the sorceress Morgana le Fey, using the powers of the captured Scarlet Witch, to... Continue Reading →
This is the first issue of the third volume of Avengers, following the return of the core of the team from the "Heroes Reborn" universe in what is also a wonderful return to form for the Avengers and the book, now in the hands of Kurt Busiek and George Pérez. (See editor Tom Brevoort's reflections... Continue Reading →
While we eagerly await the heroes' return from the "Heroes Reborn" universe, this issue of Thunderbolts provides a welcome flashback to earlier days: specifically, the beginning of "Cap's Kooky Quartet" from Avengers #16, as told by Black Widow to two members of the Thunderbolts. (Also, we have a bonus page from a Spider-Man one-off that... Continue Reading →
This post concludes this blog's coverage of "Heroes Reborn," the year during which Rob Liefeld and Jim Lee of Image Comics took over four Marvel titles in an attempt to make them "kewl" and "Xtreme," only to see the initiative collapse halfway through, with Jim Lee's Wildstorm Studios carrying the ball over the finish line... Continue Reading →
This issue finishes the "Heroes Reunited" storyline across the twelfth issues of the four "Heroes Reborn" titles (begun here), as well as the main part of the "Heroes Reborn" period itself, with only the "World War III" crossover with the Wildstorm universe and the Heroes Reborn: The Return miniseries left to get our heroes back... Continue Reading →
These oversized issues comprise three quarters of "Heroes Reunited," the crossover event between the twelfth issues of the four "Heroes Reborn" titles that serves as the official* end of the Image Comics experiment and ends with Captain America #12 (covered in a separate post, despite being included in the collected cover image above). * I... Continue Reading →
THE VIRTUES OF CAPTAIN AMERICA 