Heroes Reborn: Avengers
by Jeph Loeb
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Author: Jeph LoebIllustrator: Rob Liefeld
Illustrator: Jim Valentino
Illustrator: Walt Simonson
Illustrator: Ian Churchill
Illustrator: Michael Ryan
Illustrator: Anthony Winn
Illustrator: Chap Yaep
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2006-12-27
ISBN: 0785123377
Number of pages: 328
Publisher: Marvel
Book Reviews of Heroes Reborn: Avengers
Book Review: High-profile project: somewhat fun *yet* wildly inconsistent
Summary: 3 Stars
Here it is: Image creators return to Marvel- And they get to re-create the Marvel Universe! *The* biggest event of the mid-90s, it sold well, but had very mixed reactions critically speaking. Being a *big* Avengers fan I had high hopes, but this is an inconsistent effort...
-A quick 12-issue breakdown:
-1. The government-controlled Avengers find Thor in Norway's ice; they fight Thor & Loki; Thor joins team.
-2. Avengers Island New York: The team gets sent by Nick Fury to face someone attacking NY: it's Kang!
-3. Commander-in-Chief of SHIELD Nick Fury & Avengers continue to fight Kang; conflict gets resolved; Vision hurt.
-4. A newly designed Savage Hulk begins to attack Avengers; Ant-Man & friendly Ultron try to get Vision back on track.
-5. BIG, GIANT PIN-UP style battle between Savage Hulk & Thor, since the other Avengers really aren't up to task.
-6. Industrial Revolution part 1. Interlude in Hulk battle; Avengers, FF, SHIELD, and Iron Man try to deal with Hulk.
-7. While Iron Man & Nick Fury argue over who owns Vision, Loki's scheming against the team blasts full speed ahead.
-8. Jim Lee cover. We near the source of Vision's problems, as battle between Avengers & Loki and "friends" continues.
-9. As the Avengers regain control, Loki still schemes, the Vision's problems are resolved, and a surprise guest drops in.
-10. As the team finally starts to figure things out, they're torn by conflict within. It's all-out Avengers vs. Avengers!
-11. Loki wins! He begins to remake the world in his image. How to beat him now? The solution has to be extraordinary.
-12. Heroes Reunited, part 2 of 4. Everything is wrapped up into a neat little package. See HR: Captain America for finale.
I credit the writers with holding this thing together- *Everything* kept changing throughout this entire TPB: pencilers, inkers, colorists, letterers, writers, plotters & even editors(!). Many big names are attached to this, yet not a single creator comes even *close* to doing their best work here. It's as if nobody wanted to be committed to all 12 issues- strange for such a high-profile project. The art is especially inconsistent; very distracting to say the least. Liefeld only pencils parts of the 1st & 5th issues. The coloring is sometimes great, but is at other times often dark, muddy, and low-contrast, with some pages even being slightly blurry in their reproduction here. Miraculously, I actually somewhat enjoyed this TPB(!), in spite of all the problems. Every now & then, it's nice to see Marvel's famous characters reinvented & reimagined. Interestingly, maybe the best artwork, the cover to issue #8 by Jim Lee, has been chosen as this TPB's cover. Lee does none of the interior art here, and I think people need to know this up-front.
In conclusion: I mainly recommend this TPB to die-hard fans & completists. A high-profile event: inconsistent at best.
Summary of Heroes Reborn: Avengers
Cap, Thor, the Vision, Hawkeye, Hellcat, Mantis and more: The Avengers lineup is both new AND classic on an Earth that hits them with villains as fast as they can assemble! Revised versions of Ultron, the Radioactive Man, the Grim Reaper and many more prove their mastery of evil against Reborn Earth's mightiest heroes! Plus, the Heroes Reborn Universe only got a piece of the Hulk - but, darn it, it may still be more than it can handle! Guest-starring Nick Fury and the Fantastic Four! Collects Avengers (Vol. 2) #1-12Science Fiction, Fantasy, Mystery & Horror Books
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