I Am An Avenger 1 Review

It is now time to reach into the really big comic book box of doom. This issue is I Am an Avenger Volume 1 Issue 1. This is an anthology of various short stories, featuring the Young Avengers, Misty Knight and Iron Fist, Squirrel Girl, and the Pet Avengers.

I Am An Avenger 1 Review

Yeah this is going to be a bit hard to review. It is obviously a book that is more skewed towards youngsters with a few short stories. The first story features the Young Avengers, with the title of "Homecoming", written by Jim McCann, Pencilled and Inked by Chris Samnee, Colored by Matt Wilson, and lettered by Dave Lanpear.

Story was about the Young Avengers, just standing around outside of the mansion. Not too bad. They get in, after proving themselves, and it is a big party, with a lot of cameos of the Marvel Super Heroes that you know and love, just proving how deep the Avengers roster is.

The second story was titled the Books of Iron Fist. This story was written by Duane Swieczynski, penciled and inked by Jason Latour, Colored by Rico Renzi, and lettered by Dan Lanphear.

To me the best of the four stories right in this issue. I don't know how to describe it. Doing stories in flashback is really something that can go really wrong. But it is a testament how this was presented that this story involving Iron Fist and Misty Knight went well. Or rather a testament of how just lackluster the rest of the stories of this comic book was. Still fine effort for a more modern book.

Welcome Home, Squirrel Girl was written by Alex Zalben, Penciled and Inked by Tom Fowler, Colored by Matt Wilson, and Lettered by Dave Lanphear.

Exactly what it says on the tin. Squirrel Girl comes home. Left no lasting impression on me really.

Gnu Recruit was written, penciled, inked, colored, and lettered by Chris Eliopoulos. We have Ms. Lions(yes of Spider-Man and his amazing Friends Fame) and Thor Frog of Thunder, or Thog of you prefer, talking about why Wolverine can't be in the pet avengers. He doesn't have a tail. Well I guess Wolverine can't be on every super hero team ever.

Thumbs in the middle for this issue. It had its charm but it is a more kid friendly book. Not that there's anything wrong with that if you have children.