The Avengers #7

I hadn't any high expectations when I walked in to my local comic shop "Nerd World Emporium." I was to get just two comics that would hopefully last me a little while. I came across a few flashy covers and decided I'd pick The Avengers #7 and Captain America: Man Out of Time (which I'll be reviewing later). I'd decided in the car to read Avengers #7 because I knew Captain America would be nostalgic and a "remember him" comic. So I decided to flip through the Avengers #7.

It begins on a snowy mountain top near the ruins of the Inhuman City of Attilan. There was a group of people escorting a man to the city. He had a very pragmatic-type personality. He basically used them to get there and then did away with them. After searching, the man came upon what he was looking for: An infinity gem. The text never really tells you the name of this "colorful" individual.

Now we shift over to Wonder Man where Iron Man and Thor arrive. Recently, Simon has taken an Anti-Avengers stance. Simon demands they shut down the Avengers because they are "doing more harm than good." After further arguing, Iron Man and Thor took off. So far the comic has been shall we say a "fast read." We return to the unknown man now in the Baxter Building also known as the home of the Fantastic four. He (with the power of the yellow infinity gem) commands Reed Richards to stay asleep and that the alarms stay off. Ben Grimm then walks in and, seeing him, the unknown man pummels him to the ground. He walks in to a secret room where he then takes the red infinity gem. He mistakenly winds up in a desert. Then the Red Hulk lands on the ground. The unknown man lands a powerful punch to Rulk.

We transition over to the Avengers' tower, where the Avengers seem to be having a casual meeting with their newest member, Noh-Yarr, who introduces his girlfriend Annie. After a few meet and greets the Avengers get a surprise visit from Rulk. Crashing through the side of the building Rulk speaks one word: "Infinity."

This comic could be better. It was a fast read, and I feel as if they could have put a little more time and effort into the story. It isn't confusing so much as it is missing a few parts - like where did Rulk come from? Who was the man with the infinity stones? What was wrong with Wonder Man? I'm not sure whether I need to go back and read the other six to understand it all.

However, it did have a lighter tone that I haven't seen in a while from Marvel as if it were the Golden Age again. Although missing a few parts, it was still understandable. All and all an OK read.

I give this comic 5/10.

December Review Schedule

Hi again! its a new month so I wanted to show you the schedule for the first half of the month. The First review which will come out today or tomorrow will be Avengers 7. That's going to be fun!

Next up will be Captain America: Man out of Time which is a Limited Series (only five). I think this one will be more of a "nostalgia" comic. I'll do maybe a few surprise reviews in between or pop quizzes, as I like to call them.

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Spider-Man Noir issue #2 Rant

Hi. Today I'll be reviewing one of my favorites: Spider-Man Noir 2 of 4. New York City December, 1932 crime, corruption, practically every man in power in New York is on the so-called "Goblin's" or Norman Osborn's pay roll. Benjamin Urich photographer and journalist for the Daily Bugle accompanied by his young assistant Peter Parker, at the seen of a fire. He and Peter were taking photographs of the scene and captured a few suspicious photos. They had spotted a man at the scene of the fire called Fancy Dan, a man well known to be on the Goblin's pay roll. Peter suspects the fire might be arson just to help the landlords get a fat paycheck from the insurance company. Peter wants justice brought to the men who did this.


Ben knows it very dangerous to try and blackmail the goblin so all he could do is mock his words. So as usual he has Peter take the regular photographs to the Bugle.Now this part of the story is very confusing and takes a few times before you finally get it. As Peter comes into the apartment to tell Ben they made the late edition he see's Ben on his armchair drooling. Peter picks up a needle Ben's probably been drugged.

At this point in the story I thought he had been killed then went over it a few times and it finally made sense. Then he gets a anonymous phone call from someone. In the comic the has a similar appearance to Ben making me even more confused. Peter answers the phone. The man called Peter "Spider," probably implying Ben. Peter, suspicious, pretends he's Ben. The man tells him that the "action's" going down at one o'clock in the morning at the Rooney imports warehouse on Pier 57. And that a shipment of art went astray on its journey to the Metropolitan museum. He also tells Peter there is 40 dollars in it if shows up. Peter decidedly goes to the down to the warehouse to snoop around. He finds some of the Goblin's goons carrying out some antiques. One of them was a spider-like statue. He overhears the men talking about an article in the bugle about it saying if you should touch it you would die. The other men mocked him in disbelief. Then the men had accidentally dropped the Creight where one man touches the statue.



Moments later spider burst out of the statue and crawled all over the man yelling. As the other man did nothing he had then died. One spider got on Peters hand and it bit him. Peter soon saw the world crumbling around him. Next he was on what appeared to be a spiderweb. He was cornered by what appeared to be a giant spider. The spider talked of how he only kills people of evil intent and how he would bestow an even greater curse of power. Moments later Peter awoke hanging by a giant spiderweb. The men where long gone. peter untangles himself and falls down and surprisingly land it. After a few jumps and spins Peter realizes he had been given astonishing power.

The comic shifts back to Urich's point of view. He has come to the Osborn penthouse in downtown Manhattan. He comes up to Osborn's desk and blackmails him with the photo of Fancy Dan. Osborn denies this and says he is no longer on his payroll ,but merciful he pays him fifty bucks and sends him off with a warning. Then a masked masked man (Peter) smashes through the window. Osborn orders his goon to shoot him but before he could Peter slung a web that tangled him. Peter threatens Osborn to stop all illegal activities ,but Osborn calls his bluff. Then Peter notices the photo Urich took at the scene of the fire then looks towards the door and sees him with the money Osborn paid him. Urich ran outside but Peter caught him and confronted him about the error of his ways. Suddenly Urich realizes the masked man is Peter.

Peter runs off without letting him explain. This part in the story however is my favorite because it comes with a unexpected twist. As the masked man ran off Osborn and his men tried to shoot him ,but Peter was too quick. As Peter got away Osborn offers Urich a job to find out who the masked man is for double the pay. Urich disgusted denies his offer and throws the money that Osborn paid him into the snow. Osborn now seeing Urich as a potential threat makes sure Urich won't be for long. Next you see Urich at his apartment on the phone trying to get through too JJ. As Jonah answers Urich tells him about all the evidence he's gathered to put Osborn behind bars. JJ tells him to stay off the streets and let him come over to have a look at it. Urich finally feeling pride for the first time toasts to himself in the mirror.

Then there was a knock at the door as he opened it Urich was shot. Now the story shifts back over to Peter as he thinks to himself about Uncle Ben in the war. He looks at his Uncle's medals from the war. He takes his Uncles uniform and starts stitching it. The story shifts back over to Urich's place. This very part in the story is the most shocking of all. You see Jonah over the phone proclaiming the spider dead. The last part in the comic you see Peter suited up as Spider-man Noir.


This comic wasn't bad it had some particular flaws like it was too shifty. It went back and forth between views which was really confusing. Pg. 5 was particularly confusing when Peter got the anonymous tip from the man that looked like Ben. On pg. 8-9 it didn't really explain what happened to Peter as he got bit ,but there were also good things about the comic. I like how it appealed to a darker side of Spider-man. I like the twists and turns it took you through. And most of all the story however stitched together is still very good.

I give this comic a 6 out of 10.

Hero Review #5

Hello and welcome to my final Hero Review of Captain America the fallen hero. we will look at The long lived Steve Rodgers as he crusades for the American dream.

"Avengers assemble"
Steve Rodgers/Captain America
March 1941 - April 2007

Captain America was perhaps one of the longest lived heroes in the Marvel Universe. Similar to Wolverine, Cap has lived a long time the but for most of his existence stuck in in a frozen state. Partnered with his sidekick Bucky fought the Nazis and the Red Skull. Later Bucky was killed by Baron Zemo's plot to steal an experimental drone plane equipped with a high powered bomb. When the plane took off, Bucky and Cap made a desperate leap to get on the plane. Cap was unable to to maintain his hold and plummeted to the icy sea. Seconds after Bucky and the plane imploded. Captain America unable to save himself was frozen into suspended animation for years to come. The allied high command kept this a secret and hired other heroes to play the role of Cap and Bucky. Eventually while searching for their foe Namor, the Avengers found him floating in iced over state. They retrieved his body and revived him, Cap was a man out of time, a soldier whose war was long over. Future shocked Cap tried to find a place in this new society. Cap was given an offer to join the Avengers and quickly became the glue that held them together. Cap also helped his old war buddy Nick Fury, now head of SHIELD. It was working as a SHIELD agent that he had met Sharon Carter also known as Agent 13 (who would later unwilling help assassinate him). Sharon was his new love. Cap fought on, struggling to uphold the American Dream and democracy, both alone and partnered with the Avengers-right up until the moment of his death. In his last days Captain America lead a resistance against the Superhuman Registration Act. Declaring it an unjust law, he fought both his country and friends. Once he was captured his long time nemesis the Red Skull saw an opportunity. When Cap was marched in a federal court house, Cross Bones shot him. In the midst of the chaos Sharon Carter ( brainwashed by Dr. Faustus) turned and shot him three times too. Seconds later she tried to tend to his wounds. He was buried in Arlington National Cemetery with full military honors. His pallbearers were his friends. Cap left his lifelong legacy to his (thought to be dead) side kick Bucky who was the Winter Soldier after memory tampering from the Soviet Union. In his memory we knew Steve Rodgers as a true American patriot.

I give this hero a four and a half.

Hero review #4

Hi there, this is my fourth installment of The Hero Reviews. Today we will talk about Spider-Man. The famous web slinger, wall crawler, and crime fighter of NYC.

"Your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man"
Peter Parker/Spider-Man
1962-Present day

Always there to help Peter Parker a individual with great power and great responsibility. Peter Parker's parents died when Peter was very young. His Aunt May and Uncle Ben Parker took him in after his parents death. Peter always looked up to his Uncle Ben as a good man. Not only did he spend time with the boy, he had a great sense of humor and many hours telling jokes and pulling pranks on Peter who developed a real appreciation for quips and pranks. Peter devoted most of his time to his studies and became an honor student. Although his teachers fawned over him his fellow class mates thought otherwise.The girls considered him too quiet, and the boys considered him a wimp. One day Peter went to a science exhibition where he was bit by a common house spider that had been given massive doses of radiation. Later that day he had realized that he could stick to walls and had gained other arachnid abilities. Anxious to cash in on his new powers he designed a costume and built a pair of web shooters. He went into show business with The Amazing Spider-Man as his name. One night after his performance a security guard asked him to stop a fleeing man. However Peter did nothing to stop the man in his escape. Days later he had learned the thief had murdered his Uncle Ben. Peter then vowed he would never fail to act to save other innocent lives. As his fame and powers grew so did his enemies such as The Green Goblin and Doc Ock. He would later face more dangerous enemies such as The Alien Suit and The Hobgoblin. Yes Spidey will always be there for he is your friendly neighbor hood Spider-Man.

I give this hero a three

Green and Growing

I'm happy to inform my readers that a new author is joining, my best friend Jacob Bennett. Now be informed anyone can still join. I'm putting a limit of four to join for now. I need more followers before further joining because I can't have all my followers be administrators. Anyway this is exciting news. A team is just what I need to grow. My hopes are that once big enough linking with The Legion of Losers and becoming a blogging powerhouse. I mean think about joining forces with stand alone blogs and group blogs would vastly increase the number of followers. But its not about being recognized or being a famous worldwide blogging site it's about uniting and having arms open. This blog will be available to be an administrator for only a short time. If the line is closed become a follower until we have enough so we have to open the lines again. Again its just crowd control. So we have possibly four spots available right now. Join the club!

Hero Review #3

Hello again welcome to the third part of my five part blog series. Today we will look at Wolverine.

"I'm the best at what I do".
Logan/Wolverine
October 1974 - present day

He is the best at what he does ,and what he does is fight. No one really knows how old Logan is. After the military tampered with his memory Wolverine's past is a blur. Their are theories but no one really knows for sure. All the facts about Logan are mismatched and tangled. Here are some of the we know for sure. James Howlett was born at the turn of the century in Canada. No one really knows which year. He was born with the incredible ability to heal rapidly slowing aging and making his age impossible to tell. He also had claws made of bone which he count contract and retract from his hands. He had become aware of them in a domestic dispute became aware of in a domestic dispute. He had accidentally killed his assailant. Logan had left his life of pampering behind. Logan had participated in both world wars and in The Civil War. He had spent time in Department H helping Canada make a super soldier along the lines of Captain America. He had spent time in Japan where he had trained as a samurai. He was a special operative for the C.I.A. which he had participated in the weapon X project and gained his virtually indestructible adamantium skeleton ,and also had his memory tampered with. But let us not forget one of Logan's most important roles The X-Men. Attempting to make the equivalent of The Canadian Super Heroes, General Hudson brought Logan to Alpha Flight, where he was give the name Wolverine. This all changed though when a man called Professor Xavier entered the scene. He had realized Logan's mutant nature and Professor Xavier offered him a spot amongst the X-Men. Logan has been kidnapped, tortured, shot, almost killed, and experienced the vile nature of war. Yes Logan has been through it all and that what makes him the best at what he does. Happy Thanksgiving everybody.

I give this hero a four out of five

We need people!

Tonight I had realized something there are strength in numbers. After reading about legion of losers I had finally realized what I had been missing.... a team! (no pun intended). I had realized that Kello A good blogger had strength in numbers thats how he had become successful. He has people behind him and I realized I need people so I'm inviting editors, writers all kinds of jobs I need more traffic cause evidently I need a team to pull it together so I'm inviting everyone and anyone who wants to join. I have recently invite my good and close friend Jacob Bennett. To Contact me at BenBrewer2016@gmail.com. Remember no standards, no rules, just join.

Hero Review #2

Hello again fans and welcome to the second part of my blog series. Here in this segment we will look at the iconic Marvel character Hulk. Shortly we will try look at The Hulk in a new light.

"I'll be the first to admit that The Incredible Hulk is not your typical type of hero. Actually, it all depends on how one defines the word hero".

Stan Lee
Creator of the iconic heroes we know today
2009

The Hulk is one of the the most powerful creatures on Earth tossed between the boundaries of hero and villain in all reality an outsider. Always on the run. He almost died at birth some people might wish he had. His father an atomic physicist that worked for the U.S. government. In the beginning his father began to have paranoia about radiation. Soon after his wife was pregnant he was convinced the baby was a mutant. A few years later his father had accidentally killed her in a fit of anger. Still a child Bruce tried to cover for his father during the investigation. Science was the only thing that mattered to young Bruce. He had devoted all his time and energy towards his studies. Years later when Bruce like his father worked for the government. In a concrete bunker Bruce waited for the testing of the G-bomb. Suddenly what looked to be a teenager (Rick Jones) in the the bombs blast radius. Ordering Igor to halt the countdown although Igor had no intention of obeying him. Bruce ran to save the Rick. He had hurled into a trench seconds before the blast. Then it happened. Bruce got caught in the blast. Bathed in radiation he and the Rick Jones were rushed to the hospital. As the sun set Rick saw Banner undergo a terrifying transformation. His Bones extended his skin became grey his muscles grew. He had become The Incredible Hulk . Later when Bruce was exposed to further radiation he became the green Goliath we know today. Haunted by the Hulk Bruce tried relentlessly to get rid of him but never succeeded. I always wondered did Bruce associate the Hulk with his childhood? So how do you look at the Hulk? Hero? Menace? The Hulk's life was hard never the less. Always on the run.

I give this hero three out of five