The Avengers Appreciation 2021

[Witchfan]

Avengers Mech Strike has Hulk instead of She-Hulk, plus Black Widow and Spider-Man instead of Ghost Rider and Blade. I think they are a better lineup than what we have in the main book.

[gurkle]

I actually prefer the one team only model. Have been wishing for it for a loooong time (be careful with what you wish for), ever since Bendis came on board. But the fluidity of the team is essential to make this work (plus, at least, about ten members, regular and hanger-ons, sticking around for a while). Stacking up the team with big guns that have their own book, and sticking the "development" to a couple of newbies that don't really change in any significant way, is a sure recipe for a boring book.

Peace

Yes, I think there are good reasons for doing one team only -- the Avengers just aren't popular enough in comics to support a whole line, plus the whole point of the Avengers is that they're a team with exclusive membership.

But the whole point of the Avengers is that characters come and go all the time, and that they're a mix of stars and B-listers. Without that, they're just Marvel Justice League, and that's what Marvel has decided they should be. What a waste.

[Frontier]

I mean, having one main Avengers team is pretty standard, it all comes down to how the writer handles the rotating roster.

Kind of miss the Busiek days in that respect.

[gurkle]

I mean, having one main Avengers team is pretty standard, it all comes down to how the writer handles the rotating roster.

Kind of miss the Busiek days in that respect.

Well, for the last two years of the run they abandoned the traditional seven-person Avengers lineup and switched to having a huge team that operates internationally. Sort of anticipating the Hickman run in that respect.

I think a smaller lineup works better because so much of the fun is seeing who goes out to make room for someone new, and it's harder to do soap opera/personal stories with a big lineup. But again, it only works if characters are free to leave and come back and they don't have to stick with all the same people for years.

[Frontier]

Well, for the last two years of the run they abandoned the traditional seven-person Avengers lineup and switched to having a huge team that operates internationally. Sort of anticipating the Hickman run in that respect.

I think a smaller lineup works better because so much of the fun is seeing who goes out to make room for someone new, and it's harder to do soap opera/personal stories with a big lineup. But again, it only works if characters are free to leave and come back and they don't have to stick with all the same people for years.

I think at most an Avengers team should have eight members that organically develops and shifts over time. But that's just me.

[Snoop Dogg]

The Avengers should not have one book with a static cast. There are a million Avengers. There should be new ones and old ones and popular ones and obscure ones. The current method has just cemented their irrelevancy.

[Frontier]

The Avengers should not have one book with a static cast. There are a million Avengers. There should be new ones and old ones and popular ones and obscure ones. The current method has just cemented their irrelevancy.

I think the team roster should remain stable to some extent, and no team roster can ever service what everyone wants from the team, give or take a few members coming and going after a few arcs.

[Chris0013]

4 books

East
West
Secret
Young

Different line up in each book with 2-3 'big names' and fill out the roster with their old members and in some cases new members. For example..if Justice is on a team then I want Ultra Girl joins as well. Or with YA...3-4 OG members and 4-5 new members/characters.

Yes...I will continue to beat that dead horse...

[4sake Baned]

4 books

East
West
Secret
Young

Different line up in each book with 2-3 'big names' and fill out the roster with their old members and in some cases new members. For example..if Justice is on a team then I want Ultra Girl joins as well. Or with YA...3-4 OG members and 4-5 new members/characters.

Yes...I will continue to beat that dead horse...

I agree something like this

[Triniking1234]

There's two active Avengers books but no one reads Illyana and her Amazing Friends.

Avengers Mech Strike has Hulk instead of She-Hulk, plus Black Widow and Spider-Man instead of Ghost Rider and Blade. I think they are a better lineup than what we have in the main book.

Aaron with Peter Parker?

[Alkaeus]

There's two active Avengers books but no one reads Illyana and her Amazing Friends.



Aaron with Peter Parker?

Is this that Secret Avengers book? I thought it was just a covert "Conan Team-Up" team-up book.

Also, I seem to remember Aaron writing a Wolverine/Spider-Man team-up series a while ago. How was that?

[Tracks]

There's two active Avengers books but no one reads Illyana and her Amazing Friends.



Aaron with Peter Parker?

They put out a handbook I think where they confirmed that Savage Avengers isn't an official Avengers team

[Triniking1234]

They put out a handbook I think where they confirmed that Savage Avengers isn't an official Avengers team

That's within the context of 616. Conan, Illyana, Elektra, etc. don't have Avengers membership.

[PhoenixThanos]

I'm all for that. Just don't care for them as Avengers. Some characters I just don't think are a good fit for the Avengers.

Peace

100% agree with you, when the Avengers included urban characters like Luke Cage and Iron Fist on the roster meh, seriously. Not every random character that appears in the pages of the Avengers title has to be offered membership.

[LAWtoyoto 432]

I think the team roster should remain stable to some extent, and no team roster can ever service what everyone wants from the team, give or take a few members coming and going after a few arcs.

Is this another reason why we don't see Hawkeye a lot these days other than Hawkeye Freefall ?