Young Avengers, Vol. 1: Sidekicks

4.5
Shoutout to TJ for being my Marvel/Cassie Clare book guru and guiding me through my reading order for those universes! I'd honestly probably be reading random issues without a little help😂
Anyway, I really love teen superhero stories, and this is definitely a standout. I hadn't read the Avengers Disassembled run that comes before this, but I still followed everything smoothly and enjoyed it, save for a couple comments about Vision's past (but I don't care about him so it didn't bother me much?) The teens actually sound like teens (even if they're drawn like twenty year olds lol), and the team that is building up here totally has my interest. I'm SUPER glad Cassie and Kate (💕)joined because the team was a little too "boys club" show more for my liking at the beginning. I already have the next few issues in hand and am diving into them ASAP! show less

[G]reat fun. The art is striking, and I enjoyed the complexity of the storyline, although I did think it was wrapped up a little too quickly and easily for my liking. The characters were surprisingly well-defined for this medium, and once I finished the first volume I found myself moving eagerly onto the second. [full review on my bloghref>]

The first six issues of the "Young Avengers" series, starring a bunch of heroes I've never heard of (except Cassie Lang, yay!). Okay, the first six issues are really rushed and not very good -- nothing holds water, I'm sorry -- but the kids are really cute and they have a lot of potential. I'm mainly reading this for Asgardian/Wiccan and Hulkling; the fact that they're going to be an out gay teenage couple is just awesome. However, after I've gone through the two graphic novels my library carries, I dunno if I'll be interested in looking up more.

At a time when the Avengers comics were disappointing to many, this series was a breath of fresh air. The art is gorgeous, the writing is stellar, and the new characters are great! One of my favorite comics from the last decade!

Loved it.