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Essential Avengers #7
Essential Avengers, Vol. 7
What do a Golden Age hero, a Western hero, and a romance heroine have in common? They all join the Avengers during one of the team's busier eras, presented here!
Collects: AVENGERS (1963) #141-163, ANNUAL #6 and SUPER-VILLAIN TEAM-UP #9
Collects: AVENGERS (1963) #141-163, ANNUAL #6 and SUPER-VILLAIN TEAM-UP #9
480 pages, Paperback
First published September 10, 1977
About the author
Steve Englehart
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Steve Englehart went to Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut. After a stint in the Army, he moved to New York and began to write for Marvel Comics. That led to long runs on Captain America, The Hulk, The Avengers, Dr. Strange, and a dozen other titles. Midway through that period he moved to California (where he remains), and met and married his wife Terry.
He was finally hired away from Marvel by DC Comics, to be their lead writer and revamp their core characters (Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Flash, and Green Lantern). He did, but he also wrote a solo Batman series (immediately dubbed the "definitive" version) that later became Warner Brothers' first Batman film (the good one).
After that he left comics for a time, traveled in Europe for a year, wrote a novel (The Point Man™), and came back to design video games for Atari (E.T., Garfield). But he still liked comics, so he created Coyote™, which within its first year was rated one of America's ten best series. Other projects he owned (Scorpio Rose™, The Djinn™) were mixed with company series (Green Lantern [with Joe Staton], Silver Surfer, Fantastic Four). Meanwhile, he continued his game design for Activision, Electronic Arts, Sega, and Brøderbund.
And once he and Terry had their two sons, Alex and Eric, he naturally told them stories. Rustle's Christmas Adventure was first devised for them. He went on to add a run of mid-grade books to his bibliography, including the DNAgers™ adventure series, and Countdown to Flight, a biography of the Wright brothers selected by NASA as the basis for their school curriculum on the invention of the airplane.
In 1992 Steve was asked to co-create a comics pantheon called the Ultraverse. One of his contributions, The Night Man, became not only a successful comics series, but also a television show. That led to more Hollywood work, including animated series such as Street Fighter, GI Joe, and Team Atlantis for Disney.
Steve Englehart went to Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut. After a stint in the Army, he moved to New York and began to write for Marvel Comics. That led to long runs on Captain America, The Hulk, The Avengers, Dr. Strange, and a dozen other titles. Midway through that period he moved to California (where he remains), and met and married his wife Terry.
He was finally hired away from Marvel by DC Comics, to be their lead writer and revamp their core characters (Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Flash, and Green Lantern). He did, but he also wrote a solo Batman series (immediately dubbed the "definitive" version) that later became Warner Brothers' first Batman film (the good one).
After that he left comics for a time, traveled in Europe for a year, wrote a novel (The Point Man™), and came back to design video games for Atari (E.T., Garfield). But he still liked comics, so he created Coyote™, which within its first year was rated one of America's ten best series. Other projects he owned (Scorpio Rose™, The Djinn™) were mixed with company series (Green Lantern [with Joe Staton], Silver Surfer, Fantastic Four). Meanwhile, he continued his game design for Activision, Electronic Arts, Sega, and Brøderbund.
And once he and Terry had their two sons, Alex and Eric, he naturally told them stories. Rustle's Christmas Adventure was first devised for them. He went on to add a run of mid-grade books to his bibliography, including the DNAgers™ adventure series, and Countdown to Flight, a biography of the Wright brothers selected by NASA as the basis for their school curriculum on the invention of the airplane.
In 1992 Steve was asked to co-create a comics pantheon called the Ultraverse. One of his contributions, The Night Man, became not only a successful comics series, but also a television show. That led to more Hollywood work, including animated series such as Street Fighter, GI Joe, and Team Atlantis for Disney.
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May 6, 2015
Some fun stories. This volume is a transitionary book, as it features the end of Steve Engelhart's run, with the remaining stories written by other writers. Master penciller George Perez draws several issues in this book. Although his later work is more polished, there is some great energy to the stories he draws here Unfortunately, Steve Engelhart's run ends with a whimper. His explanation as to why Thor leaves the group is particularly weak. That said, the Avengers adventure in the parallel Earth where they fight the Squadron Supreme (a Marvel superhero team featuring analogues to several Justice League members) is fun, as is Hawkeye's and Thor's time traveling adventures. The team fluctuates a bit, but the return of Wonder Man (ugly costume notwithstanding), and Beast recently joining, are both welcome additions to the team. Most of the stories are entertaining, but none of them are particularly noteworthy. This book is mostly for completists only.
June 13, 2011
The Beast joins the Avengers, and the Vision still has issues about his humanity. It's becoming a better comic over time, and concentrates more on character than on fights unlike earlier volumes. The plot lines are becoming more unpredictable too.
October 9, 2023
Essential Avengers Vol. 7 finishes off Steve Englehart's huge run on the comic book and begins material written by Gerry Conway and Jim Shooter.
Highlights include a surprisingly enjoyable battle with Kang the Conqueror in the Old West, Wonder Man's return from the grave, the resulting conflict between Wonder Man and Vision, and a series of encounters with Graviton, the Grim Reaper and Ultron.
I wasn't too impressed with the Serpent Crown/Squadron Supreme or Dr. Doom/Attuma/Sub-Mariner storylines.
Newcomer George Perez's, as well as John & Sal Buscema's art is wonderful though, so even the less-than-great storylines are quite enjoyable to read.
Highlights include a surprisingly enjoyable battle with Kang the Conqueror in the Old West, Wonder Man's return from the grave, the resulting conflict between Wonder Man and Vision, and a series of encounters with Graviton, the Grim Reaper and Ultron.
I wasn't too impressed with the Serpent Crown/Squadron Supreme or Dr. Doom/Attuma/Sub-Mariner storylines.
Newcomer George Perez's, as well as John & Sal Buscema's art is wonderful though, so even the less-than-great storylines are quite enjoyable to read.
October 11, 2020
It seems the Avenger's roster is indeed getting busier by the volume! Some storylines that didn't do it for me (the western stuff etc) and some really nice stuff. Hellcat, like Beast, is not really one of my favorites. Wonderman i still don't know what to think of, but him and vision together gave way to some nice personal conflicts (which there was in spades). Hank Pym is back with a new outfit and he's never boring to have around. It's also the start of the squabbles about who will be part of the team and who won't. I love those discussions, it gives more personality to the team as a whole.
January 1, 2013
This volume definitely got stronger as it went along. The earlier Kang story, with the bizarre Wild West time travel angle, dragged and the Serpent Crown didn't really work for me.
Yet then we hit some classics- Wonder Man returns, Graviton, Ultron and Jocasta, Henry Pym goes crackers, loads of angst with Vision and Scarlet Witch- excellent stuff.
Art-wise, Perez gets better and John Buscema shows us how it's done. Sal Buscema nipped in also, and I found myself quite admiring the style. Byrne is in next volume- rather excited.
Definitely one of the better Essentials.
Yet then we hit some classics- Wonder Man returns, Graviton, Ultron and Jocasta, Henry Pym goes crackers, loads of angst with Vision and Scarlet Witch- excellent stuff.
Art-wise, Perez gets better and John Buscema shows us how it's done. Sal Buscema nipped in also, and I found myself quite admiring the style. Byrne is in next volume- rather excited.
Definitely one of the better Essentials.
February 28, 2013
Very good in the genre of superhero stuff. A lot of big, mult-issue arcs where it looks like Avengers might lose, and some characters even get mortally wounded. Steve Englehart, Jim Shooter, and Gerry Conway are very good big action writers.
July 8, 2013
Jim Shooter sostituisce Steve Englehart, e le sotrie diventano ancora più coinvolgenti. Inoltre l'esordio come disegnatore di George Perez sulla serie. Un Perez già ai vertici delle classifiche dei migliori disegnatori di sempre. E Shooter migliorerà ancora...
January 3, 2018
#163 featuring The Champions
#141-#163 Beast appearances
#141-#163 Beast appearances
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