Now if there’s one facet of the Marvel
Universe they’ve expanded since Secret Wars, it’s the Avengers, there are 6
different Avengers titles out there, each with a unique roster. Those titles
are: All New All Different Avengers, Uncanny Avengers, New Avengers, The
Ultimates, Squadron Supreme and A-Force. I’m going to be looking at Uncanny
Avengers and All New All Different Avengers. I’m picking up more than enough
Marvel titles for this to suffice.
So, I suppose I’d better mention the cast
of this book. Steve Rogers: Former Captain America, he’s not an active hero in
this book. The Human Torch, former member of the Fantastic 4, but with the
Richards family no longer present thanks to Secret Wars and Ben Grimm chumming
up with the Guardians of the Galaxy, he’s in this title. Filling our quota for
mutants (the Uncanny Avengers aka the Unity Division was initially a route to
peace between mutants and humans) we have the power absorber Rogue and the merc
with the mouth Deadpool. In the magic-users’ category, we have Doctor Voodoo. I
don’t know who he is. In the Inhumans category we have Synapse, I have no
f*cking clue who she is and Quicksilver, who was retconned into being an
inhuman to screw over Fox.
Before we begin in earnest, I think it
also fair to look at Uncanny Avengers Annual #1. I’ll be brief, it’s rare that
a series will get an issue this early in its run. But there’s a reason for it
here: it’s a marketing gimmick to get people interested in the Scarlet Witch
comic. Bear in mind, Scarlet Witch is not a member of the Uncanny Avengers. In
fact this story centres around magic users and barely features them. DO NOT
WASTE YOUR MONEY ON THIS! With that said, let’s dig into the real content.
