Avengers

The Initiative Volume 1 - Basic Training TPB (Avengers)

Paperback, 144 pages

English language

Published March 26, 2008 by Marvel Comics.

ISBN:
978-0-7851-2516-7
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2 stars (1 review)

The Civil War is over, and from now on, this is the new face of the Marvel Universe—The Initiative. Whose side were you on? If you were pro-registration, then there's one hell of a price to pay: you're in the army now. Fall in with Yellowjacket, War Machine, She-Hulk, Justice and The Gauntlet as they train the heroes of tomorrow for the super-powered conflicts of today Marvel's army of super heroes has just become a super hero army. Also featuring The Mighty Avengers and a new generation of Marvels.

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2 stars

Probably closer to one star, but I'm giving it the benefit of the doubt since this is obviously part of a much larger plot arc.

EVERYTHING about this book made me uncomfortable. Lots of unnecessarily sexualized female characters and pro conformity/military/government propaganda in buckets. Although the later is conditional on the over arching plot so maybe not? I guess I should read civil war or something but since I came to this from the irredeemable ant-man I'm not sure how much of this I can take.

I would also like to point out that while the art for most of the book is acceptable. The last chapter is shamefully horrible! Marvel is one of the largest comic book publishers in America and they accept this crap?

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