Young Avengers - Volume 1: Sidekicks

by Allan Heinberg

Book Overview

In the wake of Avengers Disassembled, a mysterious new group of teen super heroes appears. But who are they? Where did they come from? And what right do they have to call themselves the Young Avengers? Young Gun Jim Cheung and TV superstar writer Allan Heinberg (The O.C., Sex and the City, Party of Five) promise to shock and surprise! Collects Young Avengers #1-6.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0785120181
• ISBN13: 9780785120186
• Release Date: January 2006
• Publisher: Marvel
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 1.0" x 1.0"
• Age Range: 13 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 8 to Postsecondary

Customer Reviews

Despite the Horrible Title, this Book is Good.

You had me at "Who The #* & % Are The New Avengers?" On the first page J.J. Jameson pops the question on the readers mind, and it's a great way to start this book. The team of superheroes here aren't really all that cool; they have names like Hulkling and Iron Lad. However, great writing and an appearances by Captain America, Iron Man, the Vision, J.J. Jameson, and Kang the Conqueror make this story awesome. By the end of the book you actually care about the Young Avengers future. All you skeptics out there should give it a chance. The Young Avengers was nominated for Best New Series by Eisner and Harvey awards, and it got Allan Heinberg an Eisner nomination for Best Writer. What have you got to lose?

Great story and art

Really fantastic art and the story was pretty interesting as well. Definitely a good set up for subsequent stories.

OC writer knows comics

I was skeptical at first, but this title is very good. Heinberg (the TV writer dude) makes a solid book out of this seemingly weak premise. Do we really need Junior Avengers? In short, yes. The book goes in directions that I didn't expect at all. I won't ruin the story for you. Great story, great art. Buy this!

Don't underestimate this comic!

The Young Avengers is a surprising well written and drawn comic series. The dialogue is humourous and very tongue in cheek at times. The collection covers the first 6 comics in the series, so throughout this book you are still just meeting the main characters and learning about them. Even so, it quickly drags you into the story with the great dialogue and action. I highly recommend this series to anyone looking for a bit of fresh air! I can't wait until the next release!

A Great Beginning To A Promising Series

When this series first came out, there was a lot of skepticism. A book called Young Avengers had the potential to go seriously wrong, and many people dismissed it as a rip-off of DC's Teen Titans. However, Allan Heinberg, a writer from The O.C. (which I am actually not a fan of), gives us a great story that turned into a huge sleeper hit. In fact, some review sites have claimed that Young Avengers is even better than New Avengers, the other book that came from the wake of Avengers Disassembled. After the events of Avengers Disassembled, Iron Man and Captain America were forced to disband the popular superteam. Ant-Man/Scott Lang, Hawkeye/Clint Barton, and The Vision were all killed, the Scarlet Witch lost her mind and caused massive destruction, both physically and emotionally, to the team, and Tony Stark (Iron Man) was forced to step down as the Secretary of Defense, and the mansion was destroyed. But before the New Avengers could start up, a quartet of teenage superheroes were spotted disguised as members of the Avengers. Patriot/Eli Bradley is dressed as Captain America's sidekick Bucky, Hulkling/Teddy Altman obviously looks like the Incredible Hulk, Asgardian/Billy Kaplan models himself after Thor, and Iron Lad/Nathaniel Richards wears a suit of advanced armor, similar to that of Iron Man. The series begins with a great line from Daily Bugle editor J. Jonah Jameson asking reporters Kat Farrell and Jessica Jones (pregnant with Luke Cage's baby) who the Young Avengers are (the name was chosen by Farrell, and is fairly disliked by the teens). JJJ orders them to find out who they are and what they are up to. Furthermore, once Captain America and Iron Man learn about the teen group, they are also interested in finding them... so that they can stop them. Meanwhile, the Young Avengers are having trouble adjusting into the roles of heroes. They try to help diffuse a hostage situation at a wedding, but they end up getting saved themselves by Kate Bishop, one of the bridesmaids. Later, Iron Lad tries to warn the others that the time-travelling supervillain Kang the Conqueror is coming for them (though if you know a lot about the Marvel universe, I've given away the ending to the first issue already). As it turns out, Iron Lad found files in the remnants of The Vision for a contingency plan in case the Avengers ever disband, and it brought the four would-be heroes together. Eventually, Cassie Lang, the daughter of the late Ant-Man, and Kate Bishop find their way to the destroyed Avengers Mansion to sign up with the Young Avengers. Although, Cap, Iron Man, and Jessica have already found the kids, and try to dissuade them from being heroes. Eventually, Kang does show up, and the Young Avengers are forced to fight when the adult Avengers get incapacitated. While the series may seem contrived, it really isn't. Heinberg's plot and dialogue are very good, as is the art. While the story synopsis I am giving in this review is minimal, I am tryin