![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Maybe it should be called “Moodily-lit Avengers”…įor those unaware, Dark Avengers works on a fairly simple premise. It’s not a perfect book, but it’s a clever and succinct summary of the themes the author has been exploring, in a fun and dynamic sort of way. Instead, it feels like a nice little self-contained chapter in the epic superhero saga that Bendis has been writing for quite some time, dating back to the first issue of New Avengers, an exploration of the modern superhero myth in this cynic world so keen to deconstruct our idols in the wake of classics like Watchmen and The Dark Knight Returns. It sits between two gigantic crossovers, Secret Invasion and Siege, so it isn’t as frequently derailed as Bendis’ New Avengers was (or even Mighty Avengers was). It’s relatively short, running sixteen issues (fourteen of which are collected here, with the other two collected in Utopia) and an annual. In anticipation of Joss Whedon’s superhero epic, we’ll have a variety of articles and reviews published looking at various aspects of “Earth’s Mightiest Heroes.”ĭark Avengers actually reads quite well as a self-contained volume. April (and a little bit of May) are “Avengers month” at the m0vie blog. ![]()
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