Avengers Assemble by Brian Michael Bendis

I have to say, after Secret Invasion I felt Brian Michael Bendis went downhill as a writer. I tried to read his Avengers title but it felt weak as if he had used up all of his story-telling ability.I was reluctant to get this book, however, after having read this story I have to say it was absolutely amazing. Bendis totally redeemed himself in my opinion. Having read and followed Mr. Bendis' work from Avengers Dissassembled through Secret Invasion I must say this is by far his best story arc. The only way it could have been any better is if he'd have had David Finch doing the artwork.The cast was huge, and the storyline was totally engaging, I highly recommend this book for anyone!!!!

Though this collection doesn't specifically state "Marvel Now" on the cover, it contains the first 8 issues of the newly launched Avengers Assemble series (and volume 2 does have that designation). This series is designed to appeal to fans of the Marvel Cinematic Universe by modeling the characters more on their film counterparts rather than only how they have been in the comics. Since I came to Marvel comics specifically because of the film The Avengers, this series is likely aimed at newbies like me and it is exactly what I would have hoped for. And though it is strongly reminiscent of the MCU, the story still fits within the Marvel (comic) Universe.In addition to the main cast from the films, who take the lead in the story, the book also includes the expanded Avengers roster. I was pleased with this since I love Spider-woman and was happy to see her again, and still dating Hawkeye as happened in the Fear Itself event (pre-Marvel Now). But, readers needn't have read anything before starting with this book. The plot has the mysterious Zodiac organization stealing powerful relics at the behest of a more powerful villain, Thanos. His part in the story makes it possible to introduce another super-team, The Guardians of the Galaxy. Which just so happens to be another forthcoming film in the MCU; Marvel certainly knows how to market their products! This is a nice introduction to the team if you've never heard of them and the interaction between the two groups is a lot of fun. The book is heavy on the action and humor, just like the films, and kept me fully engaged.If there is one flaw to the collection, it's that the story lacked any real tension. The situation is dire - né world-ending! - but I never felt like the heroes wouldn't save the day. Or, that they would even suffer any real consequences. However, after reading such morally ambiguous and heavy storylines like  Civil War , Siege  and  Avengers vs. X-Men ,(all of which I highly recommend) this light-heartedness was more welcome than weakness. Overall, I loved this.

Now, By now, I should have been thoroughly convinced that Bendis will never do as an Avengers writer for me (I dare say even as a general mainstream super-hero writer, but I mildly enjoyed some of his Ultimate Spider-Man and Daredevil I read, even if I'm not much of a fan of said characters). Midway his endless Avengers reign, I went as far as to vowing never to buy another Avengers book, always my favorite Marvel book before Bendis came along, while he was writing it. However, he was out the door, Mark Bagley is an artist I like a lot, and it featured a pretty straight foward Avengers line-up against villains I always loved, the Zodiac, and with guest-stars I loved, in the form of DnA's revamped Guardians of the Galaxy. So, I said, what the heck, let's give it a try. Yeah, that's what I get for not trusting my common sense. Is it a bad book? I wouldn't go so far, however it basically a book where very little happens, and what litlle does happen, goes by completly unexplained. It's forgettable. Totally and completely forgettable. By the time I finished reading it, a couple of hours, which it too little entertainment to derive from a 200 page average 30 bucks (minus the great Amazon's discounts) book, I could barely recall what went on in the first pages. It is absolutely "meh". I made the mistake of reading the book at around the same time I was reading Roger Stern's Once and Future Kang or Chris Claremont's X-Men: Ghosts. It's amazing how much story those books contained compared to this. I'd have rated the book lower if not for the Bagley art. It's really dynamic, exciting and impressive, and I'm just sorry we didn't get a sharper writer and story to go along with it. The only thing this convinced me to do was not even get near the relaunched Guardianas of the Galaxy until Bendis leaves the book.

This was amazing. The writing is smart and witty. The illustrations are great. The plot is good for readers who don't necessarily job the backgrounds of marvel characters.

What an insane deal! This book is easily $20 or more in comic shops, and I paid literally nothing. Key set of issues.

good

I loved this story with the original star lord and Gomorrah, thanos is also my favorite villain, so any story with him in it rocks

The Avengers Assemble comic book was great with a lot of good action. I highly recommend it for readers looking for a great comic book to read.

Avengers Assemble, by Bendis & Bagley-HardcoverThis book collects all 1-8 issues of the aforementioned title. It’s standalone and despite the blurb’s endorsement, not in continuity. Much is also made of the team assembly being ‘superstar’ when if fact it’s just long-standing members, broadening Bendis’ nonsense. Ironic really, when it’s Marvel Comics that has milked and diluted the Avengers property for every cent its worth. And rather than representing the MCU team, the dialogue actually reads verbatim from the Avengers Assemble cartoon - I was reading the dialogue in their voices...ugh, get out of my head! And given the simplicity of plot and dialogue its obviously aimed at young viewers of that dumbed-down cartoon, rather than its excellent predecessor Avengers: EMH.Characters are cutouts, Thor gets beaten up. A lot. Dialogue is painful; both Hulk and Thor are regularly referred to as ‘a’ in the context of ‘we have a hulk’.The pencils are generally good, with Bagley’s style, unfeasibly, incorporating Alan Davies and Jim Starlin - odd, but perhaps international? The colouring (and inking) is outstanding but sometimes jars with the simplistic storytelling, which might’ve been sent by TXT.So halfway through I was ready to give it one star. But then the Guardians arrive and it lightens up. Suddenly Thor’s character and ability is afforded some respect. Some of the apparent idiocy turns out to be plausible and it all comes together. But it’s not Shakespeare. Heck it’s not even Hickman, Abnet or Starlin. It’s a cash-in, a filler. Out of continuity, light, fluffy and good looking, with enough to make it passable, barely. What I call a good khazi read.

I had managed to buy a copy of the first issue of this graphic novel at Free Comic Book Day 2013 and really enjoyed the chemistry between the Avengers and the Guardians. I knew that this was a possibility somewhere down the line in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and given that I was anticipating the release of Guardians of the Galaxy this year, I bought this novel. It was a great read and I really enjoyed myself.

If the site of the names Bendis and Bagley together don't have you buying this already what are you doing on this page? This is Brian Michael Bendis' last Avengers series before leaving the Avengers entirely and moving onto X-Men for "Marvel Now!" and it's a nice little adventure he's concocted. It does a nice job of setting up a couple of things for the Marvel Now! such as the new Guardians of the Galaxy series Bendis will be doing. This series is a nice introduction to comics as a whole because this series was released to coincide with The Avengers movie using the movie team so that new readers would see something familiar and not be immediately lost with the army that makes up the Avengers now. It also helps explain who that purple guy was during the scene half way through the credits. The story is a fun self contained adventure that doesn't require much existing knowledge to get who's who and whats going on. It's very new reader friendly and doesn't tie into anything else that was going on at the time such as AvX. The best parts are definitely when the Guardians of the Galaxy show up, I LOVE Rocket Racoon. Mark Bagley's art is still fantastic but to often it losses some of it's detail and doesn't look as good as it should. I don't know where it happens but somewhere along the line either the inker or the colourist sucks and Bagley's art gets muddled up and it's distracting. As a nice little bonus when you remove the dust jacket, the hardcover has the #1 issue cover printed right on the cardboard (a much better cover than #6 on the dust jacket in my opinion) and an awesome picture of Thanos on the back. The product as a whole is great, a fun story, Bagley art, and classy format, I recommend this book to new and current comics readers alike.

wie bei allen comics ist es sehr subjektiv, ob man den schreibstil des autors und den zeichenstil etc mag...für einen comic-neuling wie mich, war es damals ein super erstes comic.spannende geschichten und coole charaktere!ich mag auch sehr, wie es gezeichnet ist.sehr empfehlenswert!

Sin interes, prescindible.