{"id":2970,"date":"2010-03-11T07:00:21","date_gmt":"2010-03-11T12:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/?p=2970"},"modified":"2010-03-11T00:52:32","modified_gmt":"2010-03-11T05:52:32","slug":"new-avengers-titles-on-the-horizon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/wordpress\/2010\/03\/11\/new-avengers-titles-on-the-horizon\/","title":{"rendered":"New Avengers Titles on the Horizon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>Siege<\/em> will be over before we know it.\u00a0 With it brings the cancellation of all the current Avengers<em> <\/em>titles.\u00a0 Beginning in May, Marvel will relaunch the entire Avengers franchise with some big shake-ups.\u00a0 There will be several one-shots and mini-series, along with four ongoing books.\u00a0 I&#8217;ve outlined below what we know so far about the ongoing series.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em><strong>Avengers<\/strong><\/em> &#8211; Starting in May, written by Brian Michael Bendis with art by John Romita Jr.\u00a0 Members revealed so far: Captain America (Bucky), Iron Man, Thor, Hawkeye, and Spider-Woman.\u00a0 The traditional Avengers line-up is seven members, so it&#8217;s likely we&#8217;ll have at least two more surprise members on this team.\u00a0 I&#8217;m thinking we might see Vision or Wasp (Hank Pym) on this team.\u00a0 This will be the flagship Avengers title.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"Avengers Tease - Captain America\" src=\"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/images\/avengers_tease1.jpg\" alt=\"Avengers Tease - Captain America\" width=\"501\" height=\"760\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"Avengers Tease - Spider-Woman\" src=\"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/images\/avengers_tease2.jpg\" alt=\"Avengers Tease - Spider-Woman\" width=\"495\" height=\"760\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"Avengers Tease - Iron Man\" src=\"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/images\/avengers_tease3.jpg\" alt=\"Avengers Tease - Iron Man\" width=\"495\" height=\"760\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"Avengers Tease - Hawkeye\" src=\"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/images\/avengers_tease4.jpg\" alt=\"Avengers Tease - Hawkeye\" width=\"495\" height=\"760\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"Avengers Tease - Thor\" src=\"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/images\/avengers_tease5.jpg\" alt=\"Avengers Tease - Thor\" width=\"495\" height=\"760\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><em>Secret Avengers<\/em><\/strong> &#8211; Starting in May, written by Ed Brubaker with art by Mike Deodato.\u00a0 The team members are still a secret for now (go figure), but according to Brubaker the book is, &#8220;definitely going to have a lot of the espionage plots and the Steranko influence, and the crazy Kirby technology, but I don&#8217;t think there&#8217;s going to be much soap opera.\u00a0 I hope it feels different than any Avengers team, ever.&#8221;\u00a0 For more of Ed Brubaker on the <em>Secret Avengers<\/em>, <a title=\"Ed Brubaker on the Secret Avengers\" href=\"http:\/\/www.newsarama.com\/comics\/secret-avengers-ed-brubaker-100209.html\">click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Below is a teaser image of the <em>Secret Avengers <\/em>members.\u00a0 Each character had their own quote when presented individually.\u00a0 Here are the quotes and some speculation working left to right:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>&#8220;I lead by example.&#8221;\u00a0\u00a0 Some believe this may be Steve Rogers.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;I am in control of my life.&#8221;\u00a0 Some believe this may be Valkyrie or Scarlet Witch.\u00a0 Personally I think you gotta consider Black Widow, Ms. Marvel, or Moonstone as well.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;I act on my convictions regardless of personal consequences.&#8221;\u00a0 Some believe this may be War Machine.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;I focus on the solution, not the problem.&#8221;\u00a0 Some believe this may be the Beast or Gorilla-Man.\u00a0 I&#8217;m hoping for Beast.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;I excel through adversity.&#8221;\u00a0 Some believe this may be Nova.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;I strive for redemption.&#8221;\u00a0 Some believe this may be Moon Knight or The Hood.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"Secret Avengers Teaser Image\" src=\"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/images\/avengers_secret_tease.jpg\" alt=\"Secret Avengers Teaser Image\" width=\"470\" height=\"760\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em><strong>New Avengers<\/strong><\/em> &#8211; Starting in June, written by Brian Michael Bendis with art by Stuart Immonen.\u00a0 Members revealed so far: Spider-Man, Wolverine, Luke Cage, Jewel, and The Thing.\u00a0 Personally this is the book I&#8217;m most excited about.\u00a0 It&#8217;s got a really interesting line-up.\u00a0 Like the main <em>Avengers <\/em>book, I imagine there will be at least two more surprise team members once the series hits the stands.\u00a0 I&#8217;m thinking we might see Iron Fist and Mockingbird on this team.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"New Avengers Teaser - Luke Cage\" src=\"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/images\/avengers_new_tease1.jpg\" alt=\"New Avengers Teaser - Luke Cage\" width=\"494\" height=\"760\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"New Avengers Teaser - Spider-man\" src=\"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/images\/avengers_new_tease2.jpg\" alt=\"New Avengers Teaser - Spider-man\" width=\"494\" height=\"760\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"New Avengers Teaser - Wolverine\" src=\"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/images\/avengers_new_tease3.jpg\" alt=\"New Avengers Teaser - Wolverine\" width=\"494\" height=\"760\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"New Avengers Teaser - Jewel\" src=\"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/images\/avengers_new_tease4.jpg\" alt=\"New Avengers Teaser - Jewel\" width=\"494\" height=\"760\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"New Avengers Teaser - The Thing\" src=\"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/images\/avengers_new_tease5.jpg\" alt=\"New Avengers Teaser - The Thing\" width=\"494\" height=\"760\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em><strong>Avengers Academy<\/strong><\/em> &#8211; Starting in June, written by Christos Gage with art by Mike McKone. Members revealed so far: Veil &amp; Striker (both new characters), as well as Reptil.\u00a0 This book was only recently announced.\u00a0 Newsarama is running teaser images all this week on <em>Avengers Academy<\/em>.\u00a0 <a title=\"Avengers Academy on Newsarama\" href=\"http:\/\/www.newsarama.com\/comics\/Avengers-Academy-100308.html\">Click here for the latest character reveals<\/a>.\u00a0 The members and flavor of this book is likely to be a mix of <em>Young Avengers<\/em>, <em>New Warriors<\/em>, and <em>Avengers: The Initiative<\/em>.\u00a0 That seems likely given that Christos Gage is just coming off writing <em>Avengers: The Initiative<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"Avengers Academy Tease - Veil\" src=\"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/images\/avengers_academy_tease1.jpg\" alt=\"Avengers Academy Tease - Veil\" width=\"494\" height=\"760\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"Avengers Academy Teaser - Striker\" src=\"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/images\/avengers_academy_tease2.jpg\" alt=\"Avengers Academy Teaser - Striker\" width=\"494\" height=\"760\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"Avengers Academy Teaser - Reptil\" src=\"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/images\/avengers_academy_tease3.jpg\" alt=\"Avengers Academy Teaser - Reptil\" width=\"494\" height=\"760\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The information and images above came from <a title=\"Newsarama\" href=\"http:\/\/www.newsarama.com\/\">Newsarama<\/a>.\u00a0 Be sure to head over there for the latest comic news.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">While it may seem overkill to launch four new <em>Avengers<\/em> ongoing series, they are really just starting over books they are canceling.\u00a0 There are four ongoing <em>Avengers <\/em>titles right now all about to be cancelled: <em>New Avengers<\/em>, <em>Dark Avengers<\/em>, <em>Mighty Avengers<\/em>, and <em>Avengers: The Initiative<\/em>.\u00a0 So don&#8217;t think of it as launching four new ongoing series, just think of it as Marvel starting the numbering over in order to sell lots of #1 issues.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\"><div class=\"robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-icon-text sd-sharing\"><h3 class=\"sd-title\">Tell the world about ONCE UPON A GEEK:<\/h3><div class=\"sd-content\"><ul><li class=\"share-twitter\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-twitter-2970\" class=\"share-twitter sd-button share-icon\" href=\"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/wordpress\/2010\/03\/11\/new-avengers-titles-on-the-horizon\/?share=twitter\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Twitter\"><span>Twitter<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-facebook\"><a 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broken.\u00a0 I've been reading the Marvel comic Avengers faithfully since 1993, however, my favorite eras of the team are those reviled by long-time Avengers fans. When I started reading the book, the classic line-up with Captain America, Iron Man, and Thor didn't exist.\u00a0\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;comic books&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"Avengers Assemble by Steve Epting and Tom Palmer, signed also by Stan Lee","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/onceuponageek.com\/images\/avengers_epting_palmer.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":2948,"url":"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/wordpress\/2010\/03\/09\/spent-time-reading-comics-this-past-weekend-2\/","url_meta":{"origin":2970,"position":1},"title":"Spent Time Reading Comics This Past Weekend","date":"March 9, 2010","format":false,"excerpt":"Instead of blogging about comics, this weekend I actually read some! I\u2019ve literally got stacks and stacks of comics I\u2019m behind on reading. I only got through 17 comics this weekend, most of which were Marvel Siege-related titles. Here are the titles I read and some quick thoughts on them\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;comic books&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":4025,"url":"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/wordpress\/2010\/08\/18\/marvel-comics-the-avengers-trailer-from-1952\/","url_meta":{"origin":2970,"position":2},"title":"Marvel Comics&#8217; The Avengers trailer from 1952","date":"August 18, 2010","format":false,"excerpt":"I figure most people saw this last week as it made it's rounds on the interwebs.\u00a0 In case you missed it, here is the trailer to Marvel Comics' feature film The Avengers made in 1952! If you can\u2019t see the embedded video above, please click here. 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I got through over 60 comics and two digest this past week.\u00a0 For some reason I had a hankerin' for Marvel, so many of\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;comic books&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/onceuponageek.com\/images\/phoneranger1.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":4958,"url":"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/wordpress\/2011\/05\/04\/review-avengers-dvd\/","url_meta":{"origin":2970,"position":4},"title":"REVIEW: Avengers Earth&#8217;s Mightiest Heroes on DVD Vol. 1 &#038; 2","date":"May 4, 2011","format":false,"excerpt":"I wasn't sure what to expect when I sat down to watch The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes vol. 1 & 2 on DVD.\u00a0 The Avengers are one of my all-time favorite superhero teams.\u00a0 I have nearly 400 issues of Avengers comics, so I consider myself a reasonably dedicated fan.\u00a0 Iron\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;comic books&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/onceuponageek.com\/images\/avengers_cartoon_04.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":4953,"url":"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/wordpress\/2011\/04\/26\/avengers-on-dvd-today\/","url_meta":{"origin":2970,"position":5},"title":"Avengers: Earth&#8217;s Mightiest Heroes on DVD Today","date":"April 26, 2011","format":false,"excerpt":"The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes animated series comes out on DVD today from Walt Disney Studios!\u00a0 They've spread the first 13 action-packed episodes across two volumes. I've been an avid collector of Avengers comic books since the early 1990s.\u00a0 I love this team and I love these characters.\u00a0 The animated\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;superheroes&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes DVD volume 1","src":"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/onceuponageek.com\/images\/AvengersVolume1DVD.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2970"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2970"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2970\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2978,"href":"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2970\/revisions\/2978"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2970"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2970"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2970"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}