| Essential Avengers, Vol. 5 (Marvel Essentials) | 
 enlarge | Authors: Roy Thomas, Harlan Ellison, Chris Claremont, Steve Englehart, Steve Gerber, Barry Windsor-smith, Rich Buckler, John Buscema, George Tuska, Jim Starlin
Publisher: Marvel Comics
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ISBN: 0785120874
Dewey Decimal Number: 741.5973
EAN: 9780785120872
ASIN: 0785120874
Publication Date: February 8, 2006
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The Dream Team in the Early 1970s November 13, 2008
While the work done by Harlan Ellison - Five Dooms to Save Tomorrow - may make this volume intriguing, the exploration of the 1972-1974 period is quite interesting.
The collection includes Avengers #98-#119, Daredevil #99 and Defenders #8-11, with a lineup that includes Captain America, Hawkeye, Iron Man, the Scarlet Witch, Thor and the Vision and a number of writers tackling the battles with a wealth of top foes.
The action is fantastic and this is a solid era for this "dream team" in the vast Marvel Universe.
 B/W reprints of Avengers #98-119 and Defenders #8-11 April 7, 2008
This volume collects issues #98-119 of Marvel Comics' Avengers series plus Daredevil #99 and Defenders #8-11 that were all originally published between April 1972 and February 1974. Roy Thomas is the writer for #99-104 and #110 and Steve Englehart is the writer for #105-109 and #111-119. This run features seven different pencilers, including Barry Smith(#98-100), Rich Buckler (#101-104, 106), Don Heck (#108-112) and finally Bob Brown (#113-119).
The Avengers active roster at the start of this collection is: Black Panther, Captain America, Hawkeye, Hercules, Iron Man, Quicksilver, Scarlet Witch, Thor and Vision. All former members return in #100 to battle Olympian gods. #102-104 feature the return of the Sentinels and Magneto appears shortly thereafter. Hawkeye, Hercules and Quicksilver leave the team while Black Widow joins for a short time. Two of my least favorite characters, Mantis and the Swordsman, join the team in #114. The "Avengers-Defenders War" spans issues #115-118 and the four Defenders issues. Villainous Dormammu and Loki pit the Avengers against the Defenders (Dr. Strange, Hawkeye, Hulk, Namor, Silver Surfer, and Valkyrie) in pursuit of the six fragments of the Evil Eye. The relationship between Vision and the Scarlet Witch blossoms through these issues.
This is recommended for fans interested in the entire Avengers series but new readers should start with an earlier Essentials volume. Even better is the Avengers DVD-ROM complete collection of the entire Avengers run in full color PDFs. The Marvel Essentials series offers convenient, inexpensive access to these 30-year old Avengers comics without needing a computer. At over 550 pages, this is a tremendous value and offers hours of reading.
Avengers Assembled March 9, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
What is the greatest superhero team of all time? It's debatable, but certainly it comes down to an elite few: The Justice League is the best team in the DC Universe, but Marvel has a number of groups to choose from. If it's a matter of brains, I would go with the Fantastic Four, but for sheer muscle, I would go with Earth's Mightiest Heroes, the Avengers. The Avengers are the Marvel equivalent of the Justice League, featuring the all-stars who aren't already affiliated with other teams.
Volume 5 of the Essential Avengers series covers issues 98 to 119 (with one Daredevil and four Defenders to make sure certain stories are complete). The core lineup in this period include most of the big names in the group: Hawkeye, Iron Man, Thor, Captain America, the Vision and the Scarlet Witch. The only "classic" Avengers who are missing are the Wasp and her husband (Ant Man/Yellowjacket/Giant Man/Goliath). Also appearing are the Black Panther, Black Knight, Hulk, Swordsman and Mantis.
Since these are the elite heroes, they rarely battle third-rate villains. In these issues, they face such heavyweights as Ares, the Grim Reaper, Magneto, Dormammu, Loki and the Collector. In between battles, the principal story arcs involve the three members who don't have their own magazines. For the Vision and Scarlet Witch, they are finally admitting their love for each other, with all the problems an android/human relationship entail. For Hawkeye - who has his own designs on Wanda rebuffed - this leads to alienation from the team and a brief membership with the Defenders.
While most of the stories are pretty good, some are a bit on the weak side. Surprisingly, this also includes a single-issue story by Harlan Ellison, who is normally one of the best short story writers around. But even if the quality is occasionally erratic, overall this is another fun volume that once again evokes a somewhat simpler era of comic book tales.
 Love it January 9, 2007
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
the avengers were always my favorite comic book, it is great to have all of the information in one location
Essential Avengers, Vol. 5 August 1, 2006
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
What's not to like? Ton's of stories for almost nothing, The return of a founder(Hulk), Hawkeyes new uniform, Barry Smith, Neal Adams, Big John Buscema and more avengers than you can shake a stick at!! Buy this title already!!!
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