Discussion for Avengers Vol 3 Issue 1 (First Half)

[garrideb.livejournal.com]

Scans of this half of the issue can be found here on my LJ if you need to refresh your memory or weren't able to obtain a copy of the trade. Please don't comment there - come back here for that!

Under the cut are some discussion points, but feel free to talk about anything that struck you while reading.

• Of vital importance: Jan's two new costumes! Would Tim Gunn approve?


• The writer obviously put thought into which Avengers were introduced though the mass attack at the beginning, using some lesser-known Avengers to make it diverse. How many of them did you know? Did any stand out?


• Early volume 3 uses news reports as an in-story way of giving background. Do you prefer this to recap pages?


• Tony seems on edge when we first see him. Is it because he can't have hot tea through a straw?


• How do you feel about Thor's font? His facial hair?


• A narration box on the last page reads, Captain America speaks normally - not once raising his voice above a pleasant, firm baritone. But even so, his words stir the others - What would you most like to hear Cap recite?

On Thursday we'll have more to talk about, as the second half of this issue contains exposition and fight scenes galore. You can read it here.

Comments

[marinarusalka.livejournal.com]

The teacup makes me giggle, because first of all -- Hank can change size at will, right? Why does he need the big cup, and why does he choose to drape himself over the chandelier in order to drink his nice cuppa instead of shrinking down to normal size and sitting next to Jan. Is he just that determined to show off?

Also, I LOL imagining Tony going out and ordering custom-made dishes and cutlery for various Avengers. Is there an extra-giant adamantium cup for the Hulk?

[garrideb.livejournal.com]

Well, there was a period of time where Hank was stuck at supersized, so I guess they could have bought him extra large dinnerware then..? And maybe he feels like since it exists, he might as well use it..? It's just, Jarvis must have to make a whole pot of tea just for him, and that seems wasteful.

I'd rather see what tiny cups Ant Man and the Wasp might use. I can picture Jarvis at a craft store browsing the minitures isle for tiny little plates and bowls. I'd love to read a fic where they spend a whole day pixie-sized and hang out at a toy fair like the one in the music video for Hurricane Bell's This Year.

I don't know how the Hulk drinks, but an adamantium cup could only help.

[marinarusalka.livejournal.com]

Speaking of the Hulk, I love that Jan invited him to the gathering, and that he didn't just ignore the invitation but actually took the time to call and yell at the Avengers before stomping off. It's totally something I can imagine Avengers:EMH Jan and Hulk doing.