Secret Wars Comic Two Packs 2010

I love Secret Avengers. I had given up on newer Marvel Comics but Secret Avengers changed my mind. The roster is a good mix of interesting characters, the art is amazing and the story is a well-written story that reminds me of the good old days of Marvel.

Writer Ed Brubaker and artisan Mike Deodato are the originative team for the Secret Avengers title. The series started in May 2010 and showcases a lot of former Avengers along with a few new ones. The roster includes Steve Rogers (the initial Captain America), the Beast, War Machine, Valkyrie, Moon Knight, Nova, Black Widow, Sharon Carter, and Ant-Man.

One thing that makes this title outstanding is Steve Rogers. He is and always will be Captain America to me and the one who will have to lead the Avengers. Having him joined by former Avengers Moon Knight, War Machine, Black Widow and his love, Sharon Carter, is good planning. I am most excessively affected emotionally to see Beast, an Avenger in the 1970s and early 1980s, back with the team. I am likewise excessively affected emotionally to see Valkyrie join the Avengers family.

I am a big fan of the primary Defenders series that ran from 1972 until 1986. The Defenders original members were Doctor Strange, Hulk, Namor and, sometimes, the Silver Surfer. Not long after the series started Valkyrie became the basi female member. Much later in the run, the Beast joined the Defenders. I hope that the past kinship amongst the Valkyrie and Beast is touched upon in the Secret Avengers.

It is interesting to note there has been more than one Valkyrie. The primary time she appeared in Avengers No. 83, it was actually the evil Enchantress posing as Valkyrie. In the Valkyrie’s second appearance, the Enchantress turned a girl, Samantha, into Valkyrie. In her next aspect in the Defenders series, it was the real deal that joined the ranks, Brunnhilde the Valkyrie. Thanks to the Enchantress, though, she could not do not forget who she was until years later. On the Comic Book Resources Forum, Brubaker confirmed that the Valkyrie on the team is in truth the firstborn Brunnhilde. She was killed a handful of years ago, but she is back!

Another nice thing regarding Secret Avengers besides great characters like Steve Rogers, Beast and Valkyrie being around is the initial storyline. It involves the Serpent Crown, which old-school Marvel fans will remember. The Serpent Crown is an object of outstanding power that has appeared in respective Marvel Comics for decades. The crown resembles a coiled, seven-headed serpent. There are classic storylines in Sub-Mariner, Avengers and Marvel Two-In-One comics involving the crown. I am looking forward to seeing how it plays out in the new Avengers title.

Using classic characters and an object that has been around Marvel for decades makes this old-school fan happy. But, do not think Secret Avengers is going to be boring and the same type of book we have read over and over again. While a great deal of team members have been around for years, there is a new reputation here to explore. This is not Hank Pym as Ant-Man. The Ant-Man in Avengers now is the third reputation to use the name. The Secret Avengers Ant-Man is Eric O’Grady who basi appeared in The Irredeemable Ant-Man No. 1, Sept. 2006.

Also, Brubaker has said online that, “[Secret Avengers is] unquestionably going to have a lot of the espionage plots and the Steranko influence, and the crazy Kirby technology, but I don’t think there’s going to be much soap opera. I hope it feels dissimilar than any Avengers team, ever.”

I am sure there will be a good deal of soap opera drama, though. You can’t have superheroes without a heap of drama. Reading Secret Avengers makes me want to dig out my old Avengers and Defenders comics and relive my youth! I suggest you do the same thing.

Secret Wars Comic Two Packs 2010

A seemingly quiet moment for the X-Men┢ is interrupted by chaos as the Dark Phoenix returns. Little do they know, but her aspect is a mere illusion devised by an enemy to cut Cyclops off from his team, and destruct them all. The illusion collapses before the combined might of the X-Men, and the group subdues and captures the revenge-crazed villain.

Get in on fast-paced action and excitement as you stage battles amid your Cyclops and Dark Phoenix action figures! Recreate your favored scenes from the included comic book or invent your own super-powered showdowns. With these mighty articulated action figures, the fate of the world is in your hands!

Includes Uncanny X-Men #175 comic book.

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