The Avenging Hour

It's the first two part of Infamous Monsters of Hollywood as we see the reintroduction of the Night Shift!  They have a new leader, some enhanced powers and a new demonic ally!

It's the wrap-up for the Collection Obsession, as the secret of the Brethren is revealed and we learn if the Collector is really the doddering old man that he appears to be!

New ongoing writer Bob Harras joins the title, along with new penciler Steve Epting, to bring us another six issue biweekly storyline, The Collection Obsession!  Join us as we start our exploration o…

We finish up the Pacific Overlords plot, say goodbye to three long time team members (including one of the founders) and welcome three new team members!  Then it's a fill-in issue with Arkon and Thun…

Roy and Dann Thomas grab the reins of this title with both hands as they introduce a new villain team and begin to settle the membership.  Welcome the Pacific Overlords, as well as Spider-Woman!

Its more annuals already, and this year the Avengers are going underground to help Marvel's underground villains fight the menace of the Deviants and their leader Brutus!  

Larry Hama wraps up his quick tenure on the book with a two-part story featuring the opening of the new Avengers HQ and a confrontation with Dr. Doom.  And Rage hits Doom in the face with a cupcake!

Larry Hama's run on the title continues, as Ngh the Unspeakable comes to Earth and tries to corrupt humans and destroy the Avengers!  Meanwhile, the Tetrarchs of Entropy come to Earth and fight the A…

Larry Hama, GI Joe scribe extraordinaire, comes to the Avengers title, to introduce the Hero of Chernobyl, and to take away the Avengers US charter!  What's our merry band of assembled heroes to do?

The Reaper and the Robot continues, as the team deals with the dual menaces of Ultron and the Grim Reaper!  And we get a final showdown between Hawkeye and the U.S. Agent (Spoiler alert:  It is not t…

The next West Coast Avengers epic starts here, as the team has to deal with both a zombie-fied Grim Reaper who has to kill humans to extend his undead existence, and the spine-chilling Ultron, who's …

We return to the West Coast to see the Human Torch have a crisis of faith and to see the introduction of the Living Lightning!  And then we see the Torch and Captain America in one of the odder fill-…

We finish off the Avengers Spotlight title, knocking out the end of the Hawkeye vs gang violence storyline, and then getting four issues that each focus on one of the underused Avengers:  Dr. Druid, …

This week we take a look at the 1990 Avengers Annuals (Avengers West Coast Annual 5 and Avengers Annual 19) as they take part in a five part crossover called The Terminus Factor!  We'll talk about th…

The Crossing Line continues, as the final fate of the terrorists is decided.  Then we have the end of the story that had been winding its way through the back up stories, when the Avengers are menace…

The Crossing Line continues, and now we add in more guest-stars, the Canadianest guest stars possible, Alpha Flight!  That's a lot of characters in the book now, although the ending of issue 322 prov…

It's our first bi-weekly summer Avengers epic, The Crossing Line!  The Avengers have to stop a group of terrorists who have hijacked a nuclear submarine and have bad deeds planned!  Guest-starring th…

We're almost through this title, but these four issues are rough, as Hawkeye fights a street gang, U.S. Agent fights someone gunning down immigrants, and Gilgamesh fights dragons for some reason.  Be…

The Avengers get their own graphic novel...or do they?  The Vault has a breakout led by Venom, and this mostly seems to be a story about the rivalry between Venom and the Vault's warden.  As the Aven…

We finish off the last John Byrne storyline in the Avengers, but without John Byrne, as the Avengers face off against Nebula and the Stranger (at different times)!  Spider-Man guest stars as the Aven…