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The Young Avengers is the comic series to start with if you are a raving Tumblr fan that screams at corporations to add more "diversity". Literally this line up has two girls, two PoC, two aliens, and according to this page, not one straight character:
Long story short. You've got all of the diversity you could want in this series.
As for me, well, I enjoyed the writing. This graphic novel consists of 5 comics, and I still felt like I got to know the characters really well! As you can see, the art is phenomenal.
Here's my favorite panel:
*Drools* It's so pretty!
Character wise I think I found myself a new precious cinnamon roll: Wiccan (the above cutie). (#billy protection squad) Not that he needs protection since he can literally alter comic-book reality...
Next fav: Miss America. No seriously, she's awesome. I'm still not quite sure what her powers/abilities are since I jumped in with this comic, but it look like she kicks butt, and opens portals. Seems legit. My favorite thing is how she doesn't have a little form fitting suit like everyone else.
As for plot, I enjoyed it! (The whole, only teenagers can defeat mother thing was a little cheesy, but you know, also necessary otherwise the real Avengers would have saved the day giving no plot so yeah.)
Coolest bit: The Mystery of Patriotic 20 Questions.
It's only just begun, and something tells me that Prodigy was right about his predictions.
Young Avengers: #11-15 by Kieron Gillen and Jamie McKelvie
"The Death of Spider-man":
This was my first experience with the Marvel Ultimate Universe, and so far it's been interesting.
This graphic novel was super heart wrenching. Like I totally needed it...
The premise is that Shield is "recruiting" 16 year old Spidey, and Cap comes to collect him from training. Cap actually tells Peter that he's not considering the real side of being a soldier- death, and that he needs to fight smarter to save people's lives.
Okay, that's a really harsh and dumb thing to say to a 16 year old that lost his parents at a young age, and then started fighting crime because of his uncle's death. You really gonna say Peter doesn't know death Captain? Because you better be joking.
In fact this entire series goes on to prove Captain wrong. Peter risks everything to protect the people that he loves, and proves time and time again that he is mature enough to handle the stakes of crime fighting. He single handedly takes on Norman and his goons while wounded by a bullet to the gut. Not only is that incredibly brave, but his death is caused by this wound and other injuries, and you know why Peter has that wound? He jumped in front of a bullet headed for Captain's kneecap. HIS KNEECAP! (I've read that Steve feels really guilty about Peter's death afterwards. You better be.)
This is why I'm so impressed with this story. I haven't read a single other graphic novel or comic from the Ultimate Universe, yet this story hit me in the gut harder than any other. It's a story about a 16 year old boy showing more courage and love than even one of the best thought possible. As Captain says in the same chain of events in a different comic: he really did grow up to be the best of them.
Peter grows internally as well. He learns that even though he didn't save his uncle, he saved his aunt, Gwen, MJ, and his other friends. He is fulfilled when he dies.
Long story short? New favorite comic. Done.
I understand that Miles Morales takes Peter's place in this world. He sounds really awesome, and I can't wait to read stuff with him in it! (I did read one Spider-Verse.)
What have you guys been reading? Did you like Young Avengers? Is Ultimate better than 616? Let us know in the comments, and don't forget to follow on Tumblr, Blogger, and Email!
~Lizzie
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