cap_ironman | Discussion for Avengers Vol 3 Issue 1 (First Half)

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.

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Heya! *waves to everyone*

I think I remember buying this arc after Heroes Reborn because I thought it was a great jumping on point for Avengers without needing to read a billion back issues. It also looked pretty.

Hotheaded Pietro reminds me about all those anger-management classes the boy needed. But wasn't it a little weird to see him and Wanda sitting down just having a meal? I mean, I look at PastWanda and want to hug her and tell her it'll be okay, but then...

God I miss Jan too. She was/is a good character, a hero and lovely person. Reading this again just makes me want her to come back and show those 'boys' how to actually relate to each other as human beings again.

Her face when Hulk bitched them out? She's adorable. The costumes are fabulous of course. Jan's already got two down in the first issue so i'm looking forward to how creative Perez can be with superheroine attire. Not too many bikinis I hope.

I also thought Busiek did a good job of giving all those different Avengers little snippets of dialogue. Black Widow's convo with Falcon was a great touch with plenty of meaning in just a few lines.

Great start. I'm restraining myself from reading ahead, because most of this I can't remember and I want the 'wow' factor again.

Oh, I don't mean I doubt Perez can draw awesome ladies. He was the one who invented her new-costume-every-week thing, but i'm interested to see if he can keep the designs great or ridiculous on this run too. :D

Seeing Wanda, Pietro, Crystal and Luna together and relatively happy (until the monsters attack) is certainly bittersweet. Same with Jan. I can't wait until they're both back in action in the Marvel Universe. I'm reminded of the first issue of Mighty Avengers when Carol and Tony are putting together a new team and Carol calls Jan 'the best Avenger', which, I still don't know how that fits Carol's characterization, but I don't think she's wrong. In the hands of a good writer, Jan really is the kindest and the bravest.

You have better restraint than I. I only read this for the first time about a year and a half ago, and yet I still can't resist reading ahead ;-)

Discussion for Avengers Vol 3 Issue 1 (First Half)

Oh nostalgia.

Re: Oh nostalgia.

Re: Oh nostalgia.