The Avengers Appreciation 2020

[Frontier]

Yup. Busiek if you loved EMH. Englehart and Thomas are also worth your time. Their respective runs from 54-about 150 are a wonder.

Not to mention Roger Stern if you can find the collected editions of his run .

[baxer]

Busiek on Avengers is like Morrison on JLA. Good stuff

[K7P5V]

Not to mention Roger Stern if you can find the collected editions of his run.

Agreed. IMHO, Under Siege & Assault on Olympus are highly recommended:

Kurt Busiek's will always be my favorite run. It was a lot of fun to read.

A favorite of mine, as well. It has yet to be surpassed...

[charliehustle415]

Busiek on Avengers is like Morrison on JLA. Good stuff

That is a very good comparison

[Rogue22]

Lots of good sugestions, thanks everyone!!

[Frontier]

I just read the Starbrand arc of Aaron's Avengers and Black Widow really did feel like she had no real reason to be in this arc other than to promote a movie that would've been out not long after the comic came out before COVID. Virtually nothing she is known for as a character was any real help in the arc and then they randomly put her in a War Machine armor, because that totally fits Natasha's skillset and couldn't have been put on literally anyone else (and yes, I remember Ultimate Widow having her own armor).

She did make a comment about all the aliens trying to go after the pregnant Starbrand woman as being men uncomfortable around a woman with power...that felt so out-of-place with what was going on, but I'm kind of used to that from Aaron at this point.

[Phoenixx9]

I just read the Starbrand arc of Aaron's Avengers and Black Widow really did feel like she had no real reason to be in this arc other than to promote a movie that would've been out not long after the comic came out before COVID. Virtually nothing she is known for as a character was any real help in the arc and then they randomly put her in a War Machine armor, because that totally fits Natasha's skillset and couldn't have been put on literally anyone else (and yes, I remember Ultimate Widow having her own armor).

She did make a comment about all the aliens trying to go after the pregnant Starbrand woman as being men uncomfortable around a woman with power...that felt so out-of-place with what was going on, but I'm kind of used to that from Aaron at this point.

I was thinking of picking up this arc----so besides Black Widow being out of place in the story----was the rest of the story good? Did the other members "fit in" and have action?

[Jabare]

Man-Thing better meet Boy-Thing

[Frontier]

I was thinking of picking up this arc----so besides Black Widow being out of place in the story----was the rest of the story good? Did the other members "fit in" and have action?

Um...I'd say everybody but Thor and Iron Man/Black Panther (who sit it out) get at least one or two moments of note in the arc. If you're enjoying Aaron's run or read the past arcs, I think you may as well check it out.

[Phoenixx9]

Um...I'd say everybody but Thor and Iron Man/Black Panther (who sit it out) get at least one or two moments of note in the arc. If you're enjoying Aaron's run or read the past arcs, I think you may as well check it out.

Thank you.

I have 1-5 arcs ordered, but the shipping has been horrendous! Still waiting for them to arrive, hopefully before the Holidays.....

[Tracks]

that arc is him wanting to try out a few character fusions and put them in a story. it's fun, but not all that deep.

[Steel Inquisitor]

Busiek on Avengers is like Morrison on JLA. Good stuff

Busiek remains my favourite Avengers run, on par with Morrison's but it hasn't got the same tone. Morrison's resembles Hickman's run, wide screen comics on a large scale IMO. Hickman and Morrison feel like contemporaries to Ellis' Authority.

[Frontier]

Busiek remains my favourite Avengers run, on par with Morrison's but it hasn't got the same tone. Morrison's resembles Hickman's run, wide screen comics on a large scale IMO. Hickman and Morrison feel like contemporaries to Ellis' Authority.

Just somehow a little more conventional and less cynical than Hickman.

[Witchfan]

Busiek>Hickman
Hickman>Aaron
Aaron>Bendis
Bendis>Waid

[Frontier]

Busiek>Hickman
Hickman>Aaron
Aaron>Bendis
Bendis>Waid

I don't know if I'd rank Bendis over Waid. Bendis' run was more "major" but on a technical level (other than when it came to Spider-Man) I think Waid was a little better.