Post by starfoxxx on Aug 10, 2008 14:42:31 GMT -5
I am just reading a big stack of comics i bought at a $1 sale, and Avengers #189 was among them. I don't think #189 deserves a "Know Your Classics" treatment, per se, but there is a lot about "Fill-In" issues like this that I really love (and miss).
Written as a group effort by Mark Gruenwald, Steven Grant, Roger Stern, and David Michelinie, this issue (set just after Avengers Annual #9) features a bunch of *asterisks* to explain the activities of Avengers such as Thor, Falcon, YJ and Wasp in other Marvel titles (I still love it when they do that), it gives the Marvel Universe a sense of continuity.
This story is lighthearted and FUN! (remember fun?)
The characterizations are right on, (except I don't like the way Falcon was written as an Avenger. He seemed unsure of himself and a second banana. I understand he was reluctant to join, but the Falcon had been in the biz long enough- he shouldn't have been overwhelmed). This line-up was one of my favorites, the Avengers seemed like a real family (the big 3, Vizh and Wanda, Beast and Wondy, Hawkeye, Ms. Marvel, jocasta, jarvis).
Byrne's art is great, even Jim Novaks letters seemed the perfect fit for the Avengers, IMO.
A great cover,
a well-drawn fight between Hawkeye and Deathbird,
a funny letters page,
and a fantastic Shogun Warriors ad (!),
anyone who likes lots of avengers hanging out at the Mansion should check this out.
Written as a group effort by Mark Gruenwald, Steven Grant, Roger Stern, and David Michelinie, this issue (set just after Avengers Annual #9) features a bunch of *asterisks* to explain the activities of Avengers such as Thor, Falcon, YJ and Wasp in other Marvel titles (I still love it when they do that), it gives the Marvel Universe a sense of continuity.
This story is lighthearted and FUN! (remember fun?)
The characterizations are right on, (except I don't like the way Falcon was written as an Avenger. He seemed unsure of himself and a second banana. I understand he was reluctant to join, but the Falcon had been in the biz long enough- he shouldn't have been overwhelmed). This line-up was one of my favorites, the Avengers seemed like a real family (the big 3, Vizh and Wanda, Beast and Wondy, Hawkeye, Ms. Marvel, jocasta, jarvis).
Byrne's art is great, even Jim Novaks letters seemed the perfect fit for the Avengers, IMO.
A great cover,
a well-drawn fight between Hawkeye and Deathbird,
a funny letters page,
and a fantastic Shogun Warriors ad (!),
anyone who likes lots of avengers hanging out at the Mansion should check this out.
