THAT FIRST ISSUE WAS GOOD! I STAND BY MY COMMENTS!
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THAT FIRST ISSUE WAS GOOD! I STAND BY MY COMMENTS!
Victor Von Doom
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Gemini
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Bass
Nexus of the World
I feel physically ill because Ares could've been brilliant as a villain.
I remember telling [a member of Gaijin studios] my idea of Ares in MIGHTY AVENGERS and him just looking dumbstruck going, "That's awesome."
I can't believe Bendis just took this character and turned him into a ****ing toy commerical.
ARES! With real WOLVERINE stabbing action! And THOR old-timey speech patterns!
Victor Von Doom
Fist of teh Internets.
He really could've been great as either a hero or villain. To see him as another godly hero in the ilk of Thor battling other higher powered villains would've been great.
But with that said....he would've been great as a villain. To see him causing political unrest and playing puppet master behind the scenes, only to have epic showdowns with the likes of Thor, Iron Man or Sentry.
Yeah...that would've been great.
Bass
Nexus of the World
No no no. No puppetry.
Iron Man goes up to Ares and says, "Join me or be arrested."
And Ares just goes ape****. Remember - he's trying to be a mortal to get away from his obssessive love of warfare and violence. He's got a kid for that reason. He wants to be left alone. He told the GODS OF OLYMPUS to go **** themselves when they said, "Fight for us."
And a MORTAL says, "I'm going to **** with you and your kid if you don't fight for me."
And he joins him? No. He unleashes a wrath the mortal world has not scene. He creates an army of gods and monsters and destroys the Initiative in moments. He brings the world of humans to the brink of ending - and the only ones who can stop him are those few remaining members of the Initiative, led by Stark.
They are the MIGHTY AVENGERS because they'll take down a God of War trying to kill humanity.
It also is a great reference back to the fact that Loki formed the original Avengers.
But what did we get?
The villain is a naked fembot who tries to kill the world with weather, and when that fails because someone writes some new computer code, tries to blow up the world with its nukes. She is ultimately defeated by a one-inch tall man on a flying motorbike and a COMMODORE 64.
That's right.
A COMMODORE 64.
At what point are these Avengers supposed to be MIGHTY?
THE NERDY AVENGERS, more accurate, would not have sold as well, I'm sure.
Iron Man goes up to Ares and says, "Join me or be arrested."
And Ares just goes ape****. Remember - he's trying to be a mortal to get away from his obssessive love of warfare and violence. He's got a kid for that reason. He wants to be left alone. He told the GODS OF OLYMPUS to go **** themselves when they said, "Fight for us."
And a MORTAL says, "I'm going to **** with you and your kid if you don't fight for me."
And he joins him? No. He unleashes a wrath the mortal world has not scene. He creates an army of gods and monsters and destroys the Initiative in moments. He brings the world of humans to the brink of ending - and the only ones who can stop him are those few remaining members of the Initiative, led by Stark.
They are the MIGHTY AVENGERS because they'll take down a God of War trying to kill humanity.
It also is a great reference back to the fact that Loki formed the original Avengers.
But what did we get?
The villain is a naked fembot who tries to kill the world with weather, and when that fails because someone writes some new computer code, tries to blow up the world with its nukes. She is ultimately defeated by a one-inch tall man on a flying motorbike and a COMMODORE 64.
That's right.
A COMMODORE 64.
At what point are these Avengers supposed to be MIGHTY?
THE NERDY AVENGERS, more accurate, would not have sold as well, I'm sure.
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ultimatedjf
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Khoi Pham (Incredible Herc) to be new Mighty Avengers artist
I'm actually looking forward to that.
The art, I mean.
I'm actually looking forward to that.
The art, I mean.
the watcher
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IGN.com gives us a first look At Mighty Avengers #8.
http://comics.ign.com/articles/847/847408p1.html
http://comics.ign.com/articles/847/847408p1.html
MaxwellSmart
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That's pretty suspicous.
We may see that one, but I find it a bit retarded that someone like the Sentry wouldn't be able to tell if his wife is a Skrull.
Bass
Nexus of the World
So... I tried to read #11 and couldn't. It a) makes no sense and b) is so ****ing chatterbox-y with the thought bubbles. It's terrible.
Atrocious. I 'read' it to discover more about the fan furor of how Bendis can't write Doctor Doom.
He can't.
Crappy writing... giving... the... rage...
Atrocious. I 'read' it to discover more about the fan furor of how Bendis can't write Doctor Doom.
He can't.
Crappy writing... giving... the... rage...
I just read #12.
WOW! Not only was it good, it was REALLY good. No stupid thought balloons with dorky jokes in them, none of the awful forced dialogue that's been in the first 11 issues...it was excellent. It read like a New Avengers book.
It basically picks up after Secret War and follows Nick Fury. He has a run in with a Skrull just a few weeks after the end of Secret War (who was the woman supposed to be? I didn't recognize her)...he kills her, goes to Maria Hill to warn her without telling her exactly what the problem is....then goes and recruits Jessica Drew to reapply to SHIELD, making her a triple agent.
It seems to have cleared Jess of being a Skrull.
And at the end there's a splash page of Fury saying he's going to be ready when the Skrulls reveal themselves, standing in front of a wall with a bunch of photos of heroes. Several of them are circled - Wolverine, Hulkling, and Dr. Strange in red; Spider-Man, Sentry, Daredevil, Lockjaw, Cassie Lang, and Namor in blue....hmmmm...
WOW! Not only was it good, it was REALLY good. No stupid thought balloons with dorky jokes in them, none of the awful forced dialogue that's been in the first 11 issues...it was excellent. It read like a New Avengers book.
It basically picks up after Secret War and follows Nick Fury. He has a run in with a Skrull just a few weeks after the end of Secret War (who was the woman supposed to be? I didn't recognize her)...he kills her, goes to Maria Hill to warn her without telling her exactly what the problem is....then goes and recruits Jessica Drew to reapply to SHIELD, making her a triple agent.
It seems to have cleared Jess of being a Skrull.
And at the end there's a splash page of Fury saying he's going to be ready when the Skrulls reveal themselves, standing in front of a wall with a bunch of photos of heroes. Several of them are circled - Wolverine, Hulkling, and Dr. Strange in red; Spider-Man, Sentry, Daredevil, Lockjaw, Cassie Lang, and Namor in blue....hmmmm...
Ultimate Houde
UC's Resident Genetic Recombinator
That girl was one of Nick's former lovers.
I don't know her name though.
I don't know her name though.
Victor Von Doom
Fist of teh Internets.
thee great one
Master of TOG-fu.
The only good issue of Mighty Avengers ever.
Void.M
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Mainly because it focused on Nick Fury ....he makes every thing better.
Gemini
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It's actually because of Maleev, and because the issue focused on a single character, remember NA#26? the Hawkeye issue?
You'll have to kick them in the balls too.
Read it. If it weren't for the cover saying so you would never guess it's an issue of Mighty Avengers.
Zombipanda
My Boom-Boom's mostly gay
So all you guys liked this issue of Mighty Avengers? really? I picked it up because it had Nick Fury, and because I wanted to try Bendis again, and it ended up reinforcing everything I dislike about his writing.
Nothing happened. Bendis writes his conversations with the quick, snappy style of film noir and detective fiction, which can be witty and slick, but none of the characters ever say anything witty. Plus, uh, nothing happened that the reader couldn't have pieced together on their own. Nick Fury's hanging out hunting Skrulls. Good for him.
Oh, and apparently the only trick Nick Fury has up his sleeve is invisibility. Fury doesn't need cunning or a sharp tactical mind. He's the Invisible Man!
Nothing happened. Bendis writes his conversations with the quick, snappy style of film noir and detective fiction, which can be witty and slick, but none of the characters ever say anything witty. Plus, uh, nothing happened that the reader couldn't have pieced together on their own. Nick Fury's hanging out hunting Skrulls. Good for him.
Oh, and apparently the only trick Nick Fury has up his sleeve is invisibility. Fury doesn't need cunning or a sharp tactical mind. He's the Invisible Man!
Victor Von Doom
Fist of teh Internets.
You think I won't?
The ball kicking and issue reading I mean.
Doom's just grumpy because he thought the first arc was awesome.
Not the arc....just the first couple of issues.
Not one of my brighter UC moments.
Grocer Man
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Preview of next sissue, along with some others:
http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?t=155675
So, the Howling Commandos are made up of the Young Avengers and Ares' kid? SOLD.
http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?t=155675
So, the Howling Commandos are made up of the Young Avengers and Ares' kid? SOLD.
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Victor Von Doom
Fist of teh Internets.
I read it. It was good.
Humble pie tastes like boysenberry. I'm gonna go kick myself in nuts.
Humble pie tastes like boysenberry. I'm gonna go kick myself in nuts.
Dr.Strangefate
He Sees You When You're Sleeping. He Knows When Yo
Another really good episode of Mighty Avengers. If it was more like this month to month, i'd actually read the damn thing. I still think this story would be better suited for New Avengers, though.
Gemini
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As much as i've loved these last 2 issues, one thing bugs me
this is the same damn set up as Young Avengers, replace fury and daisy with Iron Lad and swap out the howling commando's with the rest of the YA and it's the same set-up
but i really like these new characters, well except yoyo, and probably the 616 version of what bendis did with Kong in USM (can't remember the Dr. Druids son guys name)
this is the same damn set up as Young Avengers, replace fury and daisy with Iron Lad and swap out the howling commando's with the rest of the YA and it's the same set-up
but i really like these new characters, well except yoyo, and probably the 616 version of what bendis did with Kong in USM (can't remember the Dr. Druids son guys name)
thee great one
Master of TOG-fu.
I liked that they went after Layla.
And Are's son. I bet there will be hell to pay for that.
And Are's son. I bet there will be hell to pay for that.
