Avengers: The Children’s Crusade (2012) #1 (of 9)
“In the beginning, nobody knew what to make of us. Seven super-powered Avengers fans who only came together because the Avengers themselves had fallen apart. Since then, we’ve fought Kang the Conqueror, a super hero Civil War, a Secret Invasion of Earth, and a siege on Asgard. So you’d think maybe the Avengers would trust us by now… But we’re still fighting to prove we’re worth of being called Young Avengers … even if it kills us.
“Cassie Lang’s father was the microscopic Ant-Man. After his death, Cassie used her dad’s Pym Particles to follow in his footsteps as the size-changing Stature. Vision is the latest incarnation of the android Avenger who can manipulate his own density — and whose synthezoid soul makes him every bit as human as the rest of us.
“Eli Bradley’s grandfather was the original Captain America. A third generation super-soldier, Eli continues to fight for peace as Patriot. Former New York society deb Kate Bishop so impressed Captain America on the battlefield that he gave her Clint Barton’s bow and dubbed her the new Hawkeye.
“Tommy Shepherd has super-speed, white hair, and a criminal past — all of which he shares with the former Avenger Quicksilver. For obvious reasons, he’s called Speed. He also happens to look exactly like me which — in addition to my having magic powers — makes me think Tommy and I might actually be the long lost twin sons of Quicksilver’s sister, the Scarlet Witch. My name is Billy Kaplan, but in the field I’m called Wiccan.
“A super-strong shape-shifter, Teddy Altman is the son of the Kree Captain Marvel. Like his late father, Teddy protects the planet as Hulkling. He’s also my boyfriend.”
Okay, so I know that anyone else who ever read the Babysitter Club books during their formative years or the Boxcar Children books or Nancy Drew or the Hardy Boys – literally anyone else who read books in fifth grade, is having the same flashbacks that I am right now. And depending on your love of nostalgia you’re loving it or hating it.
That being said, I love it. And this was incredibly helpful back when I was first getting to know the Young Avengers. I was like “Oh, obviously this isn’t the beginning for them but I sure as heck know what I’m reading now! That’s a good thing!”
I also like the detail of the opening splash with Kate, Eli, and Tommy in the lead. I genuinely adore those three and think Kate and Eli in particular were the best leaders the team had.
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