'Marvel Adventures' titles... anybody read any of these?

[Bishop2]

If so, I'm curious what you guys think. I desperately want to pick up some of the digests - I think these sound like a return to the "fun" comics of yore without sacrificing character, but I could be wrong.

 

[3dman27]

i was reading the marvel adventures ff for a while but after moving out of walking distance of the 7-11 that carried them i had to stop

 

[Bishop2]

i was reading the marvel adventures ff for a while but after moving out of walking distance of the 7-11 that carried them i had to stop

Sooooooooo... what did you think of it?

 

[3dman27]

they were good

 

[Darthphere]

I read the first issue of Avengers, I liked it, but its clearly for the youning's, theres a kid I gave them to.

 

[Bishop2]

I read the first issue of Avengers, I liked it, but its clearly for the youning's, theres a kid I gave them to.

Tell me more, what makes it clearly for kids?

 

[Darthphere]

The writing style, its like reading an episode of Spongebob with Marvel characters.

 

[Bishop2]

So it's completely inane slapstick comedy?

Sounds unlikely.

Guess I'd better pick one up and decide for myself.

 

[Darthphere]

No, its no slapstick but its writing is simple and uncomplicated, maybe more like a Ben10.

 

[3dman27]

Or An Animated Marvel Story

 

[WOLVERINE25TH]

They're just simple fun stories that adhere to their own contunity. My favorite right now is th' Avengers one, but I hear good things about th' other two.

 

[Bishop2]

They're just simple fun stories that adhere to their own contunity. My favorite right now is th' Avengers one, but I hear good things about th' other two.

Cool, that's all I'm really hoping for. I just ordered a copy of Marvel Adventures Fantastic Four's first digest collection... looking forward to it.

 

[YJ1]

They're just simple fun stories that adhere to their own contunity. My favorite right now is th' Avengers one, but I hear good things about th' other two.

I pick up Avengers as well because I just really love that line-up of heroes. It's quite uncomplicated but somehow it works. It's a light but refreshing treat to read.

 

[LadyMoira]

Yeah I really like the Avengers one as well...it's actually refreshing after all the doom and gloom in the regular series to have some nice light fun and to witness the characters behaving like themselves for a change. I especially liked Marvel Adventures Avengers #4-Baron Zemo and all were cracking me up trying to explain to Ultron the importance of gloating for true super-villains.

 

[Bishop2]

I'm glad to hear this. I might mention that I originally asked about these because I'm really looking for decent Marvel adventures outside the Ultimate and 616 continuities, since both of those have completely managed to turn me off somewhere along the line.

 

[Phaedrus45]

I've got all the Marvel Adventures, and I've read (or in some cases, skimmed) most of them. The best stories were the first few issues of Fantastic Four. Issue 0-3, I think it was, had single issue stories that seemed to take place in the 616. But, now that title kind of sucks. Most of them are for small kids who you'd like to introduce Marvel to. The villians are treated as if the hero has met them for the first time. And, sometimes, the different books have used the same villian, like Fin Fang Foom in Fantastic Four and recently in Spider-Man.

Avengers is one of the best you can buy...although, the last issue of Spider-Man was decent. Peter David wrote that one, and it has some nice comedic elements between Gwen Stacy and Fin Fang Foom. But, if you want a decent Spidey story about Peter in his high school years, Spider-Man Loves Mary Jane is so far superior than Marvel Adventures Spider-Man.

Overall, unless you are a Marvel completist like myself, avoid these books. Marvel would be better served having one-shot stories that take place in the 616.

 

[3dman27]

bump

 

[Bishop2]

I've got all the Marvel Adventures, and I've read (or in some cases, skimmed) most of them. The best stories were the first few issues of Fantastic Four. Issue 0-3, I think it was, had single issue stories that seemed to take place in the 616. But, now that title kind of sucks. Most of them are for small kids who you'd like to introduce Marvel to. The villians are treated as if the hero has met them for the first time. And, sometimes, the different books have used the same villian, like Fin Fang Foom in Fantastic Four and recently in Spider-Man.

Avengers is one of the best you can buy...although, the last issue of Spider-Man was decent. Peter David wrote that one, and it has some nice comedic elements between Gwen Stacy and Fin Fang Foom. But, if you want a decent Spidey story about Peter in his high school years, Spider-Man Loves Mary Jane is so far superior than Marvel Adventures Spider-Man.

Overall, unless you are a Marvel completist like myself, avoid these books. Marvel would be better served having one-shot stories that take place in the 616.

Well, I just picked up the first collection of Marvel Adventures: Fantastic Four stories. There were four issues in there and I thought it was half-and-half, a mixed bag.

The first issue is painfully embarassing. It deals with Skrulls who trick their way into the Baxter, and contains literally some of the worst dialogue I've ever seen. For the first few pages, all the members of the four just throw out random references to songs as they beat down on a robot. And I thought James Bond's one-liners were cheesy... this tops it.

The second issue is just kinda blah. The gang meets Annihilus and he flies around and goes nuts throughout New York. Nothing interesting to see, that's basically all there is - a long, boring fight with a villian who is also boring.

Issue three is where things finally kicked up a notch. The gang meets Diablo, who comes in with an elaborate plan involving giving medicine to the rich. It's a fun story with great roles for Willie Lumpkin and the Torch. The final attack that the team sets up at the end is utterly bizarre and kinda cool.

The last issue in the collection is easily the best. Sentinels are malfunctioning and attacking the team, which may also be related to how their powers seem to be fading. Doom, hearing this news through the press, decides to put the power loss to the test by capturing and unleashing Dragon Man. Really fun little story with some nice character beats, particularly for Johnny.

So yeah, 50% good in my eyes. I dunno if I"ll wind up picking up any more of these. It's always hard to tell "one-and-done" stories in the comic medium, after all. So I can't hold too much against them, but I just don't know about this...

 

[Darthphere]

If you want one and done, and something geared towards your age bracket: Jonah Hex. Its DC, but some really good stuff.

 

[Phaedrus45]

I just read this week Marvel Adventures Spider-Man #20. It's a Halloween special, and features Hawkeye and Spidey going up against Frankenstein's Monster. Like last issue's Fin Fang Foom issue, this one is also written by Peter David; but, it's much worse. #19 had some somewhat humorous moments; this is just pure cheese. Heck, Spidey Super Stories was better back in the day. At least, that is stuff that can really laugh over now.

I will say, these comics are perfect for kids under 13 or so, though.

 

[Electro UK]

They're just simple fun stories that adhere to their own contunity. My favorite right now is th' Avengers one, but I hear good things about th' other two.

Same, this title is a lot of fun. Baron Zemo's issue was hilarious, well worth picking up imo.

 

[Roughneck]

I bought the first two Spider-man Digests.......they were alright....good mindless comic fun, but definatel for the kidies.