#Roger Stern's Avengers

[vertigoartgore]

Comic Art Process (from the original pencils to the published page) : 1986's Avengers Vol.1 #271 pages 1-3. Breakdowns by John Buscema and finished art by Tom Palmer. Words by Roger Stern, lettering by Jim Novak, colors by Christie Scheele and edited by Mark Gruenwald.

[thewomancallednova]

I just read the sentence 'One of the most famous sonnets is Shakespeare’s “Sonnet 116.”' and I think I now know how non-comic fans feel when i tell them stuff like "start with Avengers #227"

[themarvelproject]

Marvel house ad for the Avengers featuring art by Al Milgrom and Joe Sinnott (1984)

[brevoorthistoryofcomics]

BHOC: AVENGERS #182

That week, another issue of AVENGERS appeared at my local 7-11, and I picked it up without even much looking at it, as the book was on my regular buy list. Which is perhaps a good thing, because I don’t know that this generic cover would have enticed me into completing the sale on its own merits. It’s perfectly fine, but doesn’t really do anything to convince the viewer about the wonders that…

[giveamadeuschohisownmovie]

Theory about “Captain America: Brave New World” based on the new trailer:

Most of the movie will be about Sam Wilson trying to figure out who is behind the attacks on the President. Obviously, it’s Samuel Sterns/The Leader and the story will be about how he wants to establish a new world order based on gamma radiation people, yadda yadda yadda.

However, there’s a twist. Just as we start to think that this is going to be a straightforward good-vs-evil story, we learn that Sterns’ plan was to get the Avengers to become an official part of the U.S. military. It turns out that President Thaddeus Ross and Sterns are working together. Sterns is the brains behind-the-scenes while Ross is the face of the operation. The goal is to get America to accept their “new world order” by convincing the public to accept Ross as the president-for-life. Part of that goal is manipulating the Avengers into becoming their enforcers. Logically it makes sense, who’d want to challenge the new America if they have to deal with the Avengers?

So the terrorist attacks on Ross’ life are staged so that the public goes into mass hysteria. And when people are frightened, they become easier to control, which is what Sterns and Ross are banking on. Sam Wilson trying to figure out who is responsible for the attacks is meant to get him to reconsider his position on Captain America being an official U.S. military position. It’s to make him think, “Maybe it wouldn’t be such a bad idea to work closer to the President so I can protect him better. Also, maybe the Avengers would be better off as an official organization rather than a group of vigilantes. At least we’d have the full support of the U.S. government”

And if the Avengers decide not to go along with Sterns’ plan…mind control (as we see with Isaiah Bradley).

Basically, it’s Metal Gear Solid in that Sam Wilson thinks he’s fighting the good fight, only to find out he was being manipulated behind-the-scenes the whole time. He thought he was protecting President Ross, turns out Ross and Sterns are on the same side.

[evilhorse]

I owe them a lot.

(Captain America #251)

[avengerphobic]

Steve Orlando please I am using my mind beams to contact you. Steve and Monica need to date. It's time

[ultrameganicolaokay]

Avengers Epic Collection Volume 13: ‘Seasons of the Witch’ by Roger Stern, Mark Gruenwald, Al Milgrom, John Byrne and more. Cover by Milgrom. Out in November.

"The old order changeth once again! The Avengers welcome the powerful new Captain Marvel, Monica Rambeau, into their ranks – just in time to witness the trial of Hank Pym, one of their stalwart members! Then, Thanos' fun-loving brother Starfox joins the roster for an adventure to the Inhumans' refuge on the moon and an uncanny team-up with the Fantastic Four that will have lasting repercussions for the Vision! As the Scarlet Witch fears for her synthezoid husband, Doctor Strange seeks her aid on a search for the Darkhold! But will a cash-strapped Spider-Man find gainful employment as the newest Avenger? Super villains cause pandemonium at Project PEGASUS, and Hawkeye goes solo – but when Clint Barton meets Mockingbird, Cupid is the one firing all the arrows! Collecting AVENGERS (1963) #227-237 and ANNUAL (1967) #12, AMAZING SPIDER-MAN ANNUAL (1964) #16, FANTASTIC FOUR (1961) #256, DOCTOR STRANGE (1974) #60 and HAWKEYE (1983) #1-4."

[avengerscompound]

Clint Barton

Solo Avengers (1987) #2

[nickfuryagentofsword]

Avengers: Under Siege (1998) TPB by Roger Stern & John Buscema

Cover: John Buscema

[vertigoartgore]

1998's Avengers: Under Siege tpb cover by penciller John Buscema (breakdowns) and painter Joe Jusko (finished art).

[the-gay-comic-historian]

The redemption of Hank Pym after his bitter downfall at the hands of Egghead, as well as Jim Shooter. It’s also the first issue of my favorite run by Roger Stern and Al Milgrom.

[smashedpages]

While there's not anything historically noteworthy about Avengers Annual #13 -- no first appearances, no characters deaths, no "big event" crossover tie-ins -- it was a fun comic to buy on this day in 1984 for a couple of reasons:

It was the rare Marvel comic in that era to feature artwork by Steve Ditko -- inked by John Byrne, no less. Combined with a story by Roger Stern, one of the greatest Avengers writers of that era (or any era) and you've got quite the powerhouse creative team.

The Beast was a longtime Avenger who had left the team and ended up leading the Defenders, but this issue had him randomly show up to help out the team with his big brain. The story itself was built around She-Hulk and her relationship to her cousin, more so than the Avengers themselves even though she had migrated over to Fantastic Four in the post-Secret Wars Marvel continuity. Those sorts of guest appearances were always fun, esp. in an annual where the creators had more room to tell a story.

[bringbackwendellvaughn]

[brevoorthistoryofcomics]

GH: AVENGERS #233

I had really enjoyed AVENGERS up to and just past issue #200. Likely a lot of that had to do with the artwork of George Perez and John Byrne. But once Perez left to go to DC, this was a book that took a hard left turn at a certain point, and I just didn’t like it at all, for all that I kept on reading it every month. That was the point where editor in chief Jim Shooter decided that the Avengers…

[nerds-yearbook]

The space pirate Nebula was introduced in Avengers 257#, cover date july, 1985. She was created by Roger Stern and John Buscema. She was raised by Thanos as a "sister" to Gamora. She was the daughter of Zorr, granddaughter of Thanos. Jorro, in the Terminus exoskeleton, also died in this issue. ("Holocaust in a Hidden Land!", Avengers 257#, Marvel Comic Event)