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This was a perfect series. To take a bunch of nobodies and make them fascinating three dimensional characters off the bat is incredibly hard. But it's done! I honestly bought it first to see what Tigra was up to., but was so pulled into the story, I bought volume 2 the same day to continue reading. That Marvel would cancel this when there was so much background information never touched (Devil Dinosaur! Task master!) was incredibly stupid. The art is a big reason why these characters are so real - iit's the body language. Everyone has their own typical poses just like in real life. This is a very realistic group of teenagers, but adult readers will be drawn in as well. If you liked the Teen Titans with Perez/Wolfman, you should like this.


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Avengers Academy Vol 1 Permanent Record Christos Gage Mike McKone Books Reviews

I am a huge avenger/comic fan so of course I thought this was epic and I just got into the comics and stuff, so it helped me by introduced me to all the superheroes
Present for granddaughter and she loved it.
Really interesting premise and characters. Great writing and art style. Can't wait to read more! This book is a must have for anyone looking for a new read with old favorites and fresh faces.
Avengers Academy Permanent Record collects issues #1-6 of Avengers Academy, originally published in 2010, as well as a very short piece from Enter the Heroic Age. The hardcover graphic novel is well-produced with medium-gloss paper, finished boards (in bronze), and a solid spine. Extras include a number of variant covers, a section with character notes and art, and a brief interview with writer Christos Gage.

Story-wise, Permanent Record tells of the formation and early training of Avengers Academy, a group of super-powered teens who were subject to the machinations of Norman Osborne during Dark Reign. Of the six characters who make up the team, only one has appeared previously (Reptil in Avengers The Initiative), but Gage supplies all of them with interesting back stories that are slowly revealed as the series progresses. Henry Pym, Tigra, Justice, a post-Penance Speedball, and a "Heroic Age" Quicksilver also appear regularly as the Academy's teachers. If the set-up sounds similar to that of Avengers The Initiative, that is because this is essentially the same tale, only stripped of the New Warriors back story and set in a politically saner Marvel Universe. For all its lack of originality, however, it is hard to fault Gage for re-using a template that worked so well the first time around--and that seems to be working here as well. Permanent Record offers an addictive mix of teenage insecurity, hazy morals, lies and double-crossing, and sustained character studies. Although it lacks the grandeur of other Heroic Age books, it looks well-poised to be (like its predecessor, Avengers The Initiative was) the most solid of Marvel's second-string, on-going series. As for the art, Mike McKone (and, on issue #5, Jorge Molina) supply competent if unremarkable pencils.

If you enjoyed Avengers The Initiative, you'll almost certainly enjoy Avengers Academy as well. But newer readers (especially teenagers) will also enjoy this as well. Readers with a thing for spectacular heroes and/or gigantic battle sequences, however, are better off looking elsewhere.
Maybe my favorite Marvel book of the 2010s. Gage really understands the existing characters he's working with, and his teenage creations and the new kids are fantastic.
Most of the team is anti-social at best or sociopaths at worst which is why the Avengers decided to take them under their wing before they became the next disgruntled super-villain group. I like the theme in the story of proactive therapy for traumatized and troubled super teens. I can't wait until we see them handle bigger challenges and come together more as a group.
I was surprised at how much I enjoyed the Young Avengers and the Secret Warriors. So, when I came across this title as part of the post-Siege "Heroic Age" I decided to give them a try before moving on to Fear Itself.

The premise here is that in the wake of Osborn's fall from power, Hank Pym decides to create Avengers Academy to help some of the young metahumans that Osborn had "recruited." But, the origin of this team is much darker. These teens are not the children of superpowered parents; Osborn tortured most of them in order to extend their powers. These kids have serious issues and their teachers are all heroes who have troubled pasts or were previously villains, like Quicksilver and Speedball. Additionally, Pym has told the kids they have great potential to be heroes, when in fact, they are there because they're the most dangerous.

I like that the series explores the more horrific consequences of Osborn's Dark Reign. Not only were these kids experimented on, but a few are already wrestling with powers that have destroyed their lives. Hazmat, for example, exudes poison and is so dangerous she has to be in a hazmat suit just so she doesn't kill anyone. This girl has it worse than Rogue - not only can she never touch anyone but she can't even be around people without being closed off. Veil can turn herself into a gaseous state, but she is slowly losing cohesion - dying. This book serves as the origin story by going through each team member and how they came to be at the Academy. It's a diverse group, with a varied power set and clashing personalities.

The downside to this series is that it is very angst-filled. These kids really don't want to be heroes, they want to be normal, and with very good reason. They don't have the positive outlook that the other young teams have. I enjoyed the book, but I do hope it lightens up a bit. Overall, fans who enjoyed the previous teen-age teams will probably like this one as well. Recommended.
This was a perfect series. To take a bunch of nobodies and make them fascinating three dimensional characters off the bat is incredibly hard. But it's done! I honestly bought it first to see what Tigra was up to., but was so pulled into the story, I bought volume 2 the same day to continue reading. That Marvel would cancel this when there was so much background information never touched (Devil Dinosaur! Task master!) was incredibly stupid. The art is a big reason why these characters are so real - iit's the body language. Everyone has their own typical poses just like in real life. This is a very realistic group of teenagers, but adult readers will be drawn in as well. If you liked the Teen Titans with Perez/Wolfman, you should like this.