The style of young avengers is substance, so thoroughly does it pervade the reading experience. Young avengers wins glaad media award for outstanding comic book. Written by kieron gillen and drawn by jamie mckelvie published by marvel comics this could be the coolest comic ever made, not the best although it is very, very good but the coolest. His voice is unique and his name stands for innovation and odd storytelling methods. Best of the avengers the best stories of the avengers. This was a really solid first volume of a comic book series. Young avengers the gillenmckelvie one is one of my favorite comic series of all time, and id love to read more books along similar lines. Miss america joins the hypercool second incarnation of the young avengers. This entry was posted in comic book recommendations and tagged comic, cosmic anvil, jamie mckelvie, kieron.
When a figure from lokis past emerges, wiccan makes a mistake that might doom all of the young avengers. While this issue, like those previous, is high on style and jokes, the cliffhanger endings suggest a whole lot of substance to come. The team, created by allan heinberg and jim cheung, features numerous adolescent characters who typically have connections to established members of marvels primary superhero team, the avengers. Marvel through sheer timing and luck, i have, in my comic book. Icons by bluemutantfreak on deviantart young avengers. Series i was most looking forward to i am a huge young avengers fan and they. Style substance marvel now 01 by kieron gillen, jamie mckelvie isbn. Mar 31, 20 the style of young avengers is substance, so thoroughly does it pervade the reading experience. Its that cool kid at school whos going to gigs before you are allowed. The critically acclaimed team of gillenmckelviewilson with added norton sauce decide to reinvent the teen superhero comic for the 21st century, uniting wiccan, hulkling and hawkeye with loki, marvel boy and ms.
Young and ramos team up for a delightful new comic that has a little bit of something for everyone and this title has every potential to become an incredibly popular book in the vein of avengers academy or young avengers. Dec 02, 2014 mixing britpop, mysticism, and a distinctively british dark sense of humour, phonograms black and white world left such a lasting impression on me. The young avengers are a fictional superhero team appearing in american comic books. Style substance by kieron gillen and jamie mckelvie. Pop culture references themselves are always a doubleedged sword, but they are balanced by gillens accessibility of tone and how the setting of young avengers is enriched with this specificity. Stephanie hans variant cover for issue 2 young avengers. Dc announces support for comic book retailers through the book industry charitable foundation. The title of this book sums it up well style over substance.
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The critically acclaimed team of kieron gillen and jamie mckelvie reinvent the teen superhero comic for the 21st century. Jamie mckelvie is a comic book creator living in london. Marvel comics young avengers by kieron gillen, jamie mckelvie, matt wilson and clayton cowles has been honored with the 2014 glaad media award for outstanding comic book. This was my first marvel comic book that i have read that is not either one of the marvel movie preludes or old man logan which also. Style substance by kieron gillen available from rakuten kobo. Skottie young marvel babies variant cover for issue 1 young avengers.
Oct 16, 20 its that sort of added depth that lifts this book from being just another goodlooking adventure comic. All portions of the grand comics database, except where noted otherwise, are ed by the gcd and are licensed under a creative commons attributionsharealike 4. The critically acclaimed team of kieron gillen and jamie mckelvie reinvent the teen. As a figure from lokis past emerges, wiccan makes a horrible mistake that comes back to haunt. So i liked the first young avengers comics when they came out, and decided to give these a. The young avengers were originally featured in a twelve issue run, later appearing in. This is yet another great comic from marvel, its wicked fun to read, the dialogue is whipcrack smart and the art gloriously pretty. Style substance without a second thought upon seeing their familiar names on the cover. Without question kieron gillen is one of the most talented comic book writers of the last decade. Incorrect book the list contains an incorrect book please specify the title of the book. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
The critically acclaimed team of kieron gillen and jamie mckelvie reinvent the teen super hero comic for the 21st. Gillens young avengers has a rapid, almost frantic pace that is certainly not for everyone, but feels like pure youth injected straight into the pages. Skip to main navigation skip to main navigation skip to search skip to search skip to content. Legacy isnt a dirty word, but its an irrelevant one. This was my first marvel comic book that i have read that is not either one of the marvel movie preludes or old man logan which also happened to be the first comic book i ever read.
Young avengers appreciation the young avengers were created by allan heinberg and jim cheung. Style substance young avengers and millions of other books are available for amazon kindle. So i liked the first young avengers comics when they came out, and decided to give these a shot. Read the book on paper it is quite a powerful experience. I like comic books, superheroes, punk rock and moths. The critically acclaimed team of kieron gillen and jamie mckelvie reinvent the teen superhero. This month nerd burger eats korean bbq with the young avenger style over substance. Without question kieron gillen is one of the most talented comic book writers of the last. Best of the avengers 310 books goodreads share book. Feb 24, 2016 young avengers is a fun book, which is not to say its light.
Oct 03, 20 this month nerd burger eats korean bbq with the young avenger style over substance. Young avengers stylesubstance paperback august 28, 20. Does the electronic version of the book completely replace the paper version. Young avengers book vaughan public libraries bibliocommons. Mike norton the critically acclaimed team of kieron gillen and jamie mckelvie reinvent the teen super hero comic for the 21st century, uniting wiccan, hulkling and kate hawkeye bishop with kid loki, marvel boy. But first they crossed paths in vengeance and it was a portalsucking disaster will americas second runin with loki have a better outcome. When young avengers was announced a few years back it was met with even more apathy and eyerolling than most titles from a mainstream comics company whats that, you. He first came to most fans attention with the publication of phonogram. The trick is translating that to the comics page and turning it into something interesting, something with stakes. Read this series for its sensational dialogue, art and all around panache. Following the events of the 20042005 avengers disassembled storyline. This includes but is not necessarily limited to our database schema and data distribution format. Jamie mckelvie when a figure from lokis past emerges, wiccan makes a mistake that might doom all of the young avengers. Incorrect book the list contains an incorrect book.
Until you earn points all your submissions need to be vetted by other comic vine users. Jul 29, 20 while this issue, like those previous, is high on style and jokes, the cliffhanger endings suggest a whole lot of substance to come. Young avengers wins glaad media award for outstanding. In their words, im looking for the whole style substance sort of feel. Jamie mckelvie is a comicbook creator living in london. The art itself is beautiful, i mean its just fantastic, im a huge fan of mckelvie from here on out. Best of all, if after reading an e book, you buy a paper version of young avengers volume 1. The administrator of this site cannot be held responsible for what its users post, or any other actions of its users. Jan 26, 20 when young avengers was announced a few years back it was met with even more apathy and eyerolling than most titles from a mainstream comics company whats that, you ask, comic fans judging a. Style substance marvel now by kieron gillen, 9780785167082, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. The young avengers are a fictional superhero team appearing in american comic books published by marvel comics. This book is certainly stylish, even creative, in the way it approaches each page and each panel. Icons i was going to make them into a fancy photo set but then i remembered im not that smart. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read young avengers.
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