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Type of bind: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 741.5973
EAN num: 9780785125167
ISBN number: 0785125167
Label: Marvel Comics
Manufacturer: Marvel Comics
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 144
Printing Date: April 09, 2008
Publishing house: Marvel Comics
Sale Popularity Level: 189989
Studio: Marvel Comics
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The Civil War is over and from now on, this is the new face of the Marvel Universe - The Initiative! Whose side were you on? If you were pro-registration, then there's one hell of a price to pay. You're in the army now. Every last one of you. Fall in with Yellowjacket, War Machine, She-Hulk, Justice and The Gauntlet as they train the heroes of tomorrow for the super-powered conflicts of today! Marvel's army of super heroes has just become a super hero army! Also featuring The Mighty Avengers and a new generation of Marvels. Collects The Initiative #1-6.
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I actually enjoyed this a lot more than I thought I would.
The story focuses on a bunch of new recruits of the kid variety to the Initiative program.
You know that things aren't going to go well when you see that Henry Pym, Henry Peter Gyrich, and your superhuman gung-ho drill sergeant type are in charge, and when one of the new kids is a sort of Captain America peak human type who could not have cannon fodder stamped more clearly upon him if it was in orange and pink neon on his forehead.
Therefore, commence mayhem, spying and skullduggery, plus insults.
Justice becomes an interesting character, too. Bizare.
Anyway, well done to Mr. Slott and company for a good job.
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I thought that a lot of the Civil War ties have been weak, but not The Initiative. This series is off to a strong start.
From the very first issue, you're introduced to some promising new characters. You think you know where the series is headed and - bam! - Slott throws you a very unexpected, even brilliant curve. I wish I could tell you what makes it so great without giving anything away, but I don't want to spoil any surprises for you. Just trust me - this book goes into some very unexpected places and that's a good thing.
Another good thing is the way Slott uses some of the Marvel U's existing characters to bring depth and tension to the series. Hank Pym, the former Marvel Boy and War Machine all have pivotal roles. Slott is respectful of their histories, but gives them some new twists and conflicts that really flesh these characters out. I also enjoyed seeing old favorite Danielle Moonstar.
The last few years have brought us at least two five-star series about younger heroes - Young Avengers and Runaways, Vol. 1. I wouldn't put The Initiative quite up there with those books, but it comes pretty close. As the series progresses into it's later issues, it gets more tied into other Marvel U events - particularly World War Hulk.
Some of the emphasis that could have gone into developing the new characters of The Initiative goes into catching the reader up on Dreaded Crossover Backstory. None of which is Slott's fault, of course, it's what happens when a series is too closely tied into these big Universe-wide events. They make for great marketing ploys but rarely great single issues.
Still, I strongly recommend Avengers: The Initiative Vol. 1: Basic Training. It's a solid book that you'll really enjoy. There's a lot of potential here; you might as well get on for the start.
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What should the Marvel heroes do after the fall out of a Civil War? Why not start a group of registered super heroes to protect every state? At least that's Tony Stark's idea in the new title, The Initiative. I love the writing here and the art is great too. Two of my favorites serve as leaders at a sort of "boot camp" for new heroes. Jim Rhodes, or War Machine, and Hank Pym, Yellowjacket. I just wish the writer wouldn't always have to bring up the fact that Hank had some problems with Jan in the past. I'd say he has atoned for his sins enough. But anyways, this new character Trauma could pretty much carry the book on his own in my opinion. I could really care less about the other heroes, but maybe they'll grow on me as time passes. Plus, in this volume, you do get to see the Thunderbolts, and they rock! Peace and Love, Jake
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I've been a long X-Men fan, and read many of those series for a decade, and thought I'd see what was going on in the Avengers world. I picked this one up at the book store because I liked Caselli's art. The final section features art by Uy which is pretty horrible, but for the most part, the book has great art. The story is good, and introduces a bunch of new (at least they seem new to me) characters such as Cloud 9, Trauma, MVP, Armory, Komodo, and Hardball. Sadly, these interesting characters are eclipsed by the huge numbers of lame 50s-era creatively-bankrupt characters in spandex body suits: Bengal, The Shocker, Boomerang, Constrictor, She-Hulk, Triathlon, and Hydroman. Then there are the stupid characters from the 50-state initiative which are all themed on the state they're from. For example, in Texas, we have the obvious things like Armadillo, Texas Twister, Free Bird, and Shooting Star, all dressed in cowboy hats and chaps. The most horrible of the new characters are a clown-hero named Slapstick, complete with white gloves and bozo hair, and the wonderfully creative "Thor Girl". It's just embarrassing. Yet all these super hero rejects aside, the story ended up being good. If you're not bothered by heroes ideas that make you cringe, I'd pick it up.
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After the great event that was the Civil War between our heroes (and the loss of Captain America), the Initiative plan is about to become the subsequent legend coming from the House of Ideas !!
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