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Avengers Academy retrospective
Part of my reading goal for the year is to read at least one major comic story arc or comic run every month, whether I’m writing fiction that month or not, and then write a blog post about it. This … Continue reading
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Tagged amazing spider-man, avengers, avengers academy, avengers vs. x-men, avx, christos gage, comic review, comics, fear itself, finesse, hank pym, hawkeye, hazmat, iceman, lightspeed, marvel comics, marvel heroic age, mettle, new x-men, reptil, retrospective, spider-man, striker, the runaways, tigra, veil, wolverine, wolverine and the x-men, x-23
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Avengers Arena 3
From a quality standpoint alone, the first two issues of Avengers Arena were actually very good. The first issue turned Arcade into a legitimate villain, while the second issue did a great job at introducing Death Locket to readers. Mettle … Continue reading
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Tagged arcade, avengers, avengers arena, battle royale, cammi, comic review, comics, darkhawk, dennis hopeless, hazmat, hunger games, kev walker, marvel comics, marvel now, mettle, x-23
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Avengers Arena 1 review
Avengers Arena was a polarizing series from the moment it was announced. It’s supposed to be kind of like Battle Royale or Hunger Games, but with super powered teenagers – at least half of them are pre-existing. For the sake … Continue reading
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Tagged arcade, avengers academy, avengers arena, comic review, comics, darkhawk, dennis hopeless, hazmat, marvel comics, marvel now, mettle, the runaways, x-23
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Nerd Journal – Thoughts on Avengers Arena
Avengers Arena was recently announced as one of Marvel’s new titles this fall/winter. The basic premise is that Arcade, a well-known villain in the Marvel Universe, is somehow going to kidnap a bunch of teenagers and throw them into his … Continue reading
Avengers Academy 36 review
This is the third issue in the four part Final Exam story arc. The Academy kids are working together to stop Jeremy Briggs from de-powering the vast majority of super powered beings on Earth. Most of the Academy kids also … Continue reading
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Tagged avengers, avengers academy, christos gage, coat of arms, comic review, comics, hazmat, jeremy briggs, marvel comics, mettle, reptil, white tiger, x-23
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Avengers Academy 35 review
This is probably the best comic I’ve read this week, and that includes my usual favourite Uncanny X-Force. This is part 2 of the Final Exam storyline, where Jeremy Briggs is threatening to depower all of Earth’s superheroes. The Academy … Continue reading
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Tagged avengers, avengers academy, comic review, comics, hazmat, jeremy briggs, marvel comics, mettle, reptil, striker, veil, white tiger, x-23
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Avengers Academy 34 review
Now that the Academy is closed and the direct AVX tie-ins are over, this series is again focusing on its core cast. Despite that this isn’t an AVX tie-in, Christos Gage makes several humerous jabs at the event anyway. After … Continue reading
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Tagged avengers, avengers academy, avengers vs. x-men, avx, christos gage, comic review, finess, hazmat, lightspeed, marvel comics, mettle, striker, x-23
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