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Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes (original 2005; edition 2005)

by Joe Casey, Scott Kollins

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This is where the legend began! A look into the early, pivotal period of the Marvel Universe, when five fledgling heroes - Iron Man, Thor, Giant-Man, the Wasp, and the Hulk - banded together to fight the foes no single hero could overcome! But how did the public react? How did the U.S. government react? Previously untold secrets surrounding the formation of the Avengers are revealed here. Five individuals must learn to work as a team and forge a legend! Collects Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes #1-8.… (more)
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Title:Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes
Authors:Joe Casey
Other authors:Scott Kollins
Info:Marvel Comics (2005), Hardcover, 192 pages
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Billed as one of those "secret origins of" stories that seem to be cropping up all of the time, Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes details the "behind the scenes" events that occurred during the Avengers' formative years (in this case, the first year).

These comics read more as a companion to the original Avengers issues (through Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch joining the team). If the reader doesn't have knowledge of those issues, then this is really only half a story. And even if the reader does have knowledge of those issues, there isn't much added here. Iron Man has to work with the government to get clearance. Captain America, once recovering his memories, is haunted by them. Quicksilver is overprotective of his sister. Thor comes off as a jerk sometimes, but that's because he's a deity. Hawkeye is a "bad guy" trying to do right. And really, that's all been explored before, and in better stories.

I'd probably only recommend this to die-hard Avengers fans. If you're not familiar with the Avengers at this point (especially the early issues), I'd recommend reading those first before even trying this one (Essential Avengers Vol. 1 has those reprinted at a good price). ( )
  schatzi | Apr 3, 2010 |
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This is where the legend began! A look into the early, pivotal period of the Marvel Universe, when five fledgling heroes - Iron Man, Thor, Giant-Man, the Wasp, and the Hulk - banded together to fight the foes no single hero could overcome! But how did the public react? How did the U.S. government react? Previously untold secrets surrounding the formation of the Avengers are revealed here. Five individuals must learn to work as a team and forge a legend! Collects Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes #1-8.

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