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Post by shaxper on Feb 21, 2015 0:35:36 GMT -5
I just realized I've never read an Avengers story. ... I haven't read many, myself. Getting into comics in the late 1980s/early 1990s, Avengers were at an all time low in both quality and popularity. Up until last year, I think the only Avengers story I'd read beyond the first four had been Operation: Galactic Storm, and I barely remember anything about it. I'd never really given the Avengers a second thought until recently. Last year, though, I read the Kree/Skrull War and really enjoyed it. And now, based on what I saw come out of the Top 100 Sagas list, I've been slowly compiling an Avengers run from #89 to #300, and I plan to read it all some day soon. |
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Post by Icctrombone on Feb 21, 2015 7:11:33 GMT -5
I voted for the Lee/Kirby run . I always love how the original 5 have a stronger bond no matter how many versions come along. Even when they added Hawkeye, Vision etc,They always defer to the original 5. The Kree/ Skrull war, The Fall of Hank Pym, even when Bendis wrapped up his run, the originals came back to oversee the events.
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Post by crazyoldhermit on Feb 21, 2015 8:26:07 GMT -5
I just realized I've never read an Avengers story. ... Aside from line-wide crossovers the only Avengers I've read are Millar and Hitch's Ultimates. I've never been hugely interested in the team but it does feel wrong to have not read any of it. Maybe I'll read whatever wins this poll. |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 21, 2015 9:15:03 GMT -5
I haven't read many, myself. Getting into comics in the late 1980s/early 1990s, Avengers were at an all time low in both quality and popularity. Up until last year, I think the only Avengers story I'd read beyond the first four had been Operation: Galactic Storm, and I barely remember anything about it. I'd never really given the Avengers a second thought until recently. Last year, though, I read the Kree/Skrull War and really enjoyed it. And now, based on what I saw come out of the Top 100 Sagas list, I've been slowly compiling an Avengers run from #89 to #300, and I plan to read it all some day soon. Operation Galactic Storm actually had some nice moments. Unfortunately it was let down by lackluster artwork and too many tie ins. I voted for Under Siege partly out of nostalgia and party because it's just a really great story. These were the 1st Avengers issues I bought off the rack. |
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Post by wildfire2099 on Feb 21, 2015 9:37:11 GMT -5
Aside from line-wide crossovers the only Avengers I've read are Millar and Hitch's Ultimates. I've never been hugely interested in the team but it does feel wrong to have not read any of it. Maybe I'll read whatever wins this poll. There's a couple epic collections out now... 3 I think... those are probably the cheapest and easiest. There's also at least one (maybe 2) Omnibuses.. but that's only the Lee/Kirby stuff... though if that's what you want, it's out there. |
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Post by fred2 on Feb 21, 2015 12:08:48 GMT -5
The best Avengers story is not even listed in the poll. It is the story that ends with Avengers 156. It has the Avengers fighting Attuma, Tyrak, etc... with Sub-mariner, Dr. Doom and the Whizzer!
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Post by shaxper on Feb 21, 2015 12:20:07 GMT -5
The best Avengers story is not even listed in the poll. It is the story that ends with Avengers 156. It has the Avengers fighting Attuma, Tyrak, etc... with Sub-mariner, Dr. Doom and the Whizzer! Fred! You're still alive!!  |
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Post by fred2 on Feb 21, 2015 12:28:31 GMT -5
The best Avengers story is not even listed in the poll. It is the story that ends with Avengers 156. It has the Avengers fighting Attuma, Tyrak, etc... with Sub-mariner, Dr. Doom and the Whizzer! Fred! You're still alive!! LOL! Yes indeed. Usually lurk as I love this site.
Like your current Spectre avatar. Are there any threads here on the golden age Spectre?
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Post by shaxper on Feb 21, 2015 12:38:13 GMT -5
Are there any threads here on the golden age Spectre? You know, I don't think we have a single golden age thread around here yet. Someone really needs to start one. I love the Golden Age Specter, but the stories are pretty generic. It's the Bernard Baily art that keeps me coming back. |
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Post by coke & comics on Feb 21, 2015 12:55:56 GMT -5
I haven't read many, myself. Getting into comics in the late 1980s/early 1990s, Avengers were at an all time low in both quality and popularity. Up until last year, I think the only Avengers story I'd read beyond the first four had been Operation: Galactic Storm, and I barely remember anything about it. I'd never really given the Avengers a second thought until recently. Last year, though, I read the Kree/Skrull War and really enjoyed it. And now, based on what I saw come out of the Top 100 Sagas list, I've been slowly compiling an Avengers run from #89 to #300, and I plan to read it all some day soon. I on the other hand read my first comic in December of 1989. It was Avengers #309. I loved it and have loved superheroes ever since. Then I liked when they teamed up with Spider-Man to battle Nebula in #316-317. I enjoyed the "new lineup" issue in #329. The battle with Dr. Doom in #332-333 has made me a lifelong Dr. Doom fan. But when I really began to love Avengers is when Harras and Epting took over, beginning with the Collection Obsession arc, which introduced me to the Inhumans and the Collector. And then the extended Gatherers Saga snaking around from #343-375 remains one of my all-time favorite comic stories. Then Avengers had a few rough years. The Crossing. Shudder. But then Busiek and Perez came on and their first issue was probably the single best Avengers comic since I had started collecting, and their whole run was gold. Then it was Geoff Johns and forgettable. Then comes the single worst era in Avengers history, Chuck Austen followed by Bendis' Disassembled story. Soon after I stopped reading it. EDIT to add: Since now everybody wants to track down the Gatherers Saga, here are what I consider the key issues: Avengers #343-344, 348-349,355-363, 372-375. And 367 is an introspective Vision issue with fill-in art that ties into the threads of all stories of the time. It may help, but may also confuse. And a battle with the Lemurians in 370-371 is somewhat relevant and may be worth including. The remaining issues deal with Operation Galactic Storm (345-347) and its aftermath (350-351,364-366), the X-Men Bloodties crossover (368-369), and a pretty crappy guest creative team for a Grim Reaper battle (352-354) |
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Post by coke & comics on Feb 21, 2015 12:57:50 GMT -5
I haven't read many, myself. Getting into comics in the late 1980s/early 1990s, Avengers were at an all time low in both quality and popularity. Up until last year, I think the only Avengers story I'd read beyond the first four had been Operation: Galactic Storm, and I barely remember anything about it. I'd never really given the Avengers a second thought until recently. Last year, though, I read the Kree/Skrull War and really enjoyed it. And now, based on what I saw come out of the Top 100 Sagas list, I've been slowly compiling an Avengers run from #89 to #300, and I plan to read it all some day soon. Operation Galactic Storm actually had some nice moments. Unfortunately it was let down by lackluster artwork and too many tie ins. Yeah, a 19-part crossover across 7 titles with as many writers and artists was just never a good idea. The 3 parts in Avengers were all pretty solid, in particular the final issue, which I love to this day. |
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Post by dbutler69 on Feb 21, 2015 13:04:44 GMT -5
John Buscema's first and last Avengers issues? Nerd points earned. Yahoo!  |
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Post by Crimebuster on Feb 21, 2015 14:32:58 GMT -5
Operation Galactic Storm actually had some nice moments. Unfortunately it was let down by lackluster artwork and too many tie ins. Yeah, a 19-part crossover across 7 titles with as many writers and artists was just never a good idea. The 3 parts in Avengers were all pretty solid, in particular the final issue, which I love to this day. It was an epic 8 issue story shoehorned into just 19 issues. The epilogue in Cap #401 was worth it, though. |
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Post by Paste Pot Paul on Feb 22, 2015 11:48:23 GMT -5
I haven't read many, myself. Getting into comics in the late 1980s/early 1990s, Avengers were at an all time low in both quality and popularity. Up until last year, I think the only Avengers story I'd read beyond the first four had been Operation: Galactic Storm, and I barely remember anything about it. I'd never really given the Avengers a second thought until recently. Last year, though, I read the Kree/Skrull War and really enjoyed it. And now, based on what I saw come out of the Top 100 Sagas list, I've been slowly compiling an Avengers run from #89 to #300, and I plan to read it all some day soon. Mate I dont know why but this really surprised me. It has always seemed that your tastes were really varied, not saying they're not, and to not have read much of a major book seems so out of "character"...from whatever "character" I had you personified in my little head. I guess you were an all-wise, all knowing, embodiment of Justice...oh wait, thats the avatar... Hmmm...weirdness over now...I went for the Thanos story myself, but agree with some of the later comments, its not so much an Avengers story, its a MARVEL UNIVERSE saga, but oh well, play them as they lay. I do find that as much as I love most of them, the storylines here tend to be flawed in some way or other, giving me pause to vote for any. I also have to upset a few by (re)expressing my appreciation for the Bendis era, and throwing in another vote for the Ultimates to get a nomination. |
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Post by Calamas on Feb 22, 2015 13:06:09 GMT -5
Yeah, a 19-part crossover across 7 titles with as many writers and artists was just never a good idea. The 3 parts in Avengers were all pretty solid, in particular the final issue, which I love to this day. It was an epic 8 issue story shoehorned into just 19 issues. . . . Today that same story would be shoehorned into a line-wide four-month crossover--with a half dozen 4-issue miniseries on the side. |
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