Avengers 1: Avengers World Paperback – January 1, 2014

I bought the comics when they first came out. I remember thinking that Hickman was the perfect writer to take over from Bendis. Reading these stories again, I still feel the same way.This is a great story. Hickman really understands each individual character and what drives them. Cap and Stark going even bigger with the Avengers is perfectly executed here. The best issues are the ones that explore individual characters. I loved how Bendis brought new characters to the team, and I'm glad that Hickman continued to do so.A lot of foreshadowing of events to come are present. Hickman always plays the long game with whatever series he writes, which is good. It may take until the end of his run for subplots to play out, but it's always worth it.

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If you're new to Hickman I envy you. You're in for a treat, but beware there is some work involved. His run (so far) on Avengers is nothing less than cosmic and complex. It's also well worth the effort. Captain America and Iron Man decide to expand the team and not a moment too soon. Strange things are happening on Mars and around the world on earth. It takes earth's mightiest heroes to stop the end of our world and the genesis of a new one. In true Hickman fashion, this is only the beginning of the hero's troubles, but if you were a fan of his run on Fantastic Four, and even if you weren't, it will be worth the ride I'm sure. The art on this series is very well done also, although it is not all done by the same team. A small quibble and a small price to pay for some grade A story telling.

The first Marvel Now series I bought as trades were Avengers Assemble and Captain Marvel, both of which I enjoyed immensely. I was eager to start this new Avengers series, but it didn't measure up to my expectations.The concept behind this new series is that the world is facing ever increasing and more dangerous threats and the Avengers need to expand to meet the need. So they recruit everyone who is willing to the team. Honestly, I didn't find this so different than before because the Avengers roster has always been fluid. Only now everyone is "officially" on the team. After Tony Stark and Steve Rogers make the decision, they face their first major otherworldly threat - only it's not really any more dire than the Phoenix Force. Or the Skrull invasion. Or Galactus, or... Three aliens have decided to either wipe out Earth or terraform it and every living creature on it. When the initial team goes to Mars to investigate, they are captured. Cap is sent back as a warning to Earth and promptly returns with everyone. There are lots of panels of outer-space and vague words like "we raced to the light."Not much else happens except one person, who I don't recognize, is taken over by the "universe" - a sentient version of the origin of creation. She warns that the white event is coming. *yawn* Honestly, I really didn't care. I think the author was trying too hard for a space opera feel for the Avengers, and that's more suited to the Guardians. In any case, it didn't work. Though a couple new heroes are introduced that I think have potential, like Smasher, the story was too weak. If I hadn't already purchased the next two volumes, I probably wouldn't have continued this series. It just didn't wow me in any way. Overall, I was disappointed.As a final note, I really do not like these new hardcover editions of Marvel's. They have picture covered boards instead of dust jackets and the quality just isn't as good. On top of that, the retail price is high for what you get. I think I'll wait for paperbacks or omnibuses from now on.

I own the single issues and graphic novels from both Hickman's Avengers series but saw these books were on sale for super cheap and could not help myself. So I bought the digital versions and the story and art are still fantastic!Reading digitally is also a new experience in and of itself. Nothing beats holding a hard copy and being able to physically turn the pages as you read. It's almost like a motion comic.That said, I can' not recommend this book and series enough! If you enjoy complex, multi-layered story telling with characters familiar and new, you're going to love this book and series.

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