Avengers: The Korvak Saga
Avengers Vol. 1: 159, 167, 168, 170 - 177
Oh, the place you will go Michael Korvak. from a lowly slave-like computer tech to god. literally he become god. imagine god. now imagine he has an early 80's feathered haircut and is completely bonkers because he was tortured by a bunch of idiot aliens that have no idea what they were doing when they gave him his god like powers. keep in mind, this all actually happened, i'm only being 5% snarky.
so, what does a god do when he obliterates his captors, and returns to an alternate universe earth (that would be the marvel earth that we know and love) and remake it into a utopia of his own design. so, the Guardians of the galaxy (not the guys that will be in the movie but a time displaced superteam that consist of The Vision as their spaceship and captain america's shield as an ancient relic (again not trying to be snarky)) pursue korvak and warn the avengers of his plans to rewrite reality.
so, in classic avengers form they punch their problems away. and all get murdered in the process! i won't ruin the ending because as ridiculous as this story sounds it is absolutely timeless and a defining moment for the team and everyone that makes it up.
Avengers: Once an Avenger...
Avengers Vol 3: 1-3
what does it take to be an Avenger? after a reality wrapping adventure that took the avengers back to when they first formed and some of the worst story telling to ever plague marvel and the Avengers. they got back together to decide who has what it takes. then Morgana Le Fey comes in a just does a reality punch sending every single Avenger back to the time of swords and sorcery! yup... they followed a reality warping story with another reality warping story. only this one is good.
after being sent back, everyone goes about business as usual, except the ultimate Avenger, Captain america. he starts to recruit people he knows have dedicated their lives to the team. first being Hawkeye where he probably says one of the best lines in the story.
after recruiting a small rag tag team together, its off to war against Le Fey and her loyalist. obvious things get switched back, but the how and who pulls it off is what i'll leave to your imagination. of read the book. both work.
In this who's who of avengers,it's hard not to find someone in these issues and not go down the internet rabbit hole with them. the A-listers are good but if you want to see how deep the bench is on the avengers goes. this is the book to read.
Avengers: Disassembled/New Avengers: Breakout
Avengers vol 3 500-504/New Avengers 1-6
Think of this as The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi for Avengers. with part one completely destroying everyone's hopes and dreams on the team that the other instilling you with hope.
Disassembled start Brian Michael Bendis's run on the Avengers. And he started it with a simple idea. what if the avengers just had a really bad day. now a bad day for you or i would classify as stubbing your toe and having your boss yell at you. but a bad day for the avengers would be a zombified version their recently deceased friend returning from the grave and exploding. then the vision would melt as he crashed a quinjet into what remained of Avengers Mansion. oh wait, She-hulk just went feral and is now rampaging! but hold on shouldn't Tony Stark be able to fix him, well, if he wasn't drunk he should be. and guys that was the opening act. there's an alien invasion, a death of one of the core members and an even bigger betrayal that literally fractures the team into pieces
But, when there are pieces their are always people there to put it back together. and that's where this book picks up. with no avengers, the B-list Spider-man villain electro, decides to stage one of the largest super villain breakouts of all time! that's when you see one of the coolest assembly of a team ever. With different heroes coming together for different reasons trying to contain a island of super villains from getting to New York. these 2 stories laid groundwork for the next 10 years of avengers comics. but, breakout still stands out as the star of a killer series.
also, Spider-Man is just really funny and Luke Cage just busting skulls is a blast to see.
Young Avengers
Young avengers 1-12
oh, 2005. you gave us so much good avengers. its hard to keep track.
while not being a true avengers books. This is the pinnacle of good comicery (yeah, i made up words, what, do something about it internet!) This book takes place after Disassembled and is about a bunch of Fanboys of Avengers being told that they were next in line to succeed the Avengers. basically every teenage nerds dream! with scarlet witch's son, an alien prince (oh, an they're gay, and adorable), a black bucky that gets his powers in a way that is under much scrutiny, one of the best female characters ever written, a snarky speedster, and Ant-man's daughter, and a time displaced iron lad. they made up the coolest team you could ever hope to see. this book is a prime example that characters drive story not the other way around.
i cant tell you how much of this book just works.I know this a big leap for you internet but, this is a must read if you just like reading in general. I want to give more specifics but i would hate to deprive you of the journey that these kids have. its heartbreaking/warming/maddening. just... just stop reading this and start reading that!
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