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Avengers Forever Kindle & comiXology

by Kurt Busiek (Author), Roger Stern (Author), Carlos Pacheco (Illustrator, Penciller), Format: Kindle Edition

4.6 262 ratings

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Through the years, The Avengers have always found a way to reach victory
-- no matter the odds, no matter the sacrifice. But now, Earth's
Mightiest Heroes face a different find of menace. A menace so great, it
has made allies out of sworn enemies. This seemingly unconquerable
enemy is ... the future! Seven time-lost Avengers--plucked from the
past, present, and future--must protect their longtime ally Rick Jones
from death at the hands of Immortus, the Master of Time. To find out
why Rick has been targeted for elimination, the Avengers must join
forces with Kang the Conqueror, one of the team's deadliest, most
implacable foes n a cosmic battle that stretches from the Old West to
the End of Time. As they do so, they discover they're fighting not just
for one life, but for the very destiny of mankind--against a greater
foes than they could possibly imagine.

Collecting: Avengers Forever #1-12 -- written by Kurt Busiek and Roger Stern, and illustrated by Carlos Pacheco and Jesus Merino.

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"Kurt Busiek, Roger Stern, Carlos Pacheco & Jesus Merino delivered this time-travel classic that relied on a unique team of Avengers plucked from the past, present and future. Each member of the team is chosen at a very specific moment, from Captain America--at the peak of his strength, but the nadir of his confidence--to Hank Pym at both his then-present status and also from when he first became Yellowjacket. This was a unlikely collection of Avengers and their journey would take them across space and time to fight for the destiny of Earth itself." -- Brian Cronin

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00AAJQVEK
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Marvel (November 9, 2011)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ November 9, 2011
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 1231118 KB
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Print length ‏ : ‎ 304 pages

Best Sellers Rank: #222,566 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #76 in Teen & Young Adult Superhero Comics & Graphic Novels
- #127 in Teen & Young Adult Superhero Comics
- #1,092 in Marvel Comics & Graphic Novels (Books)

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Roger Stern has written for radio, television, the stage, and the Internet, creating scripts for everything from sketch comedy to flash-animation. For ten years, he was the senior writer of the Superman series for DC Comics. Stern has written hundreds of stories about such diverse characters as Green Lantern, Supergirl, Starman, the Atom, and the Justice League for DC Comics; and Spider-Man, Captain America, Doctor Strange, the Incredible Hulk, Iron Man, and the Avengers for Marvel. His first prose novel, The Death and Life of Superman, was a New York Times bestseller.
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Kurt Busiek
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Kurt Busiek is the New York Times bestselling author of ASTRO CITY, MARVELS, ARROWSMITH, SHOCKROCKETS and dozens of other comics, including such well-known titles as SUPERMAN, IRON MAN and AVENGERS, and his own creations, including THUNDERBOLTS, THE WIZARD'S TALE, TOOTH & CLAW, SUPERSTAR and more.
He's won over two dozen industry awards, including the coveted Eisner Award for Best New Series, Best Series, Best Single Issue and more, and the Harvey Award for Best Writer, Best Series and others. He even won Wizard Awards for Comics' Greatest Moment...twice.
Born in Boston, he now makes his home somewhere in the vast Pacific Northwest, with his wife, two children and a Welsh corgi.
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Timothy S. Hensley

Kang is a jerk

Reviewed in the United States on April 26, 2023

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This is a good book. Very satisfying story arc. I love the Avengers.

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Dr I am Groot

I would Assemble for Avengers Forever!!

Reviewed in the United States on March 1, 2021

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Loved this Avengers story! Busiek does a great job with a really complex storyline. The ending doesn’t feel rushed. Good twists to the story. Pacheco’s art is fantastic. The detail is astounding and just blends with the story so well. It was well worth the money!

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Tom Brown

An epic for superfans only?

Reviewed in the United States on May 20, 2013

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I've been on a kick of reading Avengers comics, and Kurt Busiek is one of my all-time favorite comic book writers, so this seemed like a natural fit.

It was pretty good, but it didn't quite live up to my expectations. If Busiek has a flaw as a writer, it's his tendency to try to cram TOO MUCH onto the page at once. One pities his poor artists: "Okay, in this next panel, the Avengers fight an army of millions of soldiers ripped from history. Okay, now have a panel that shows all the Avengers from all the GOOD parallel realities fighting all the Avengers from EVIL parallel realities!"

These scenes (which really happen) sound super cool in theory, but the actual result of trying to depict them on the pages of a graphic novel is a sort of a sprawling mess that can be hard to digest visually. Again, I don't fault the artists, they are absolutely doing the best they can with these sorts of impossible demands. But some pages look like The Ten Commandments, only with superheroes.

One thing you can definitely say for this book: it's ambitious.

The Avengers team in "Avengers Forever" is actually sort of an Avengers 'super-group' composed of heroes pulled (apparently) at random from different eras. There are Avengers from the early days, Avengers from recent comics, and Avengers that are from comics that haven't even happened yet (or never did - one of my favorite parts includes an encounter with the 50's Avengers, a hypothetical team that includes 3D Man). There are no less than two Henry Pyms on the team, one the sober Goliath Pym who is married to Wasp, and one the unbalanced Yellowjacket Pym. There's also an arrow-less Hawkeye, a future Captain Marvel, and a reformed Songbird from an alternate universe. And let's not forget Rick Jones and his 'evolutionary potential'.

And the team leader? The Wasp. She's back and she is bad-ass, in stark contrast to the useless, sexist portrayal of her in the original comics.

Oh, Cap's around too, but this version of Cap happens to be the one that's just found out that he's been betrayed by his own government and is questioning everything he knows. He spends a lot of time moping around but dives into action when called for.

The conflict in "Forever" is that reformed villain Immortus, under the instructions of three time-traveling beings called The Time Keepers, has settled into a new role as preserver of order throughout the centuries. The problem is that in many timelines, humanity rises up to become an murderous, unstoppable, all-conquering force throughout the galaxy. Immortus has decided he needs to nip this in the bud, and the first step to doing so is killing honorary Avenger Rick Jones.

But Immortus is opposed by another time traveler, Kang the Conquerer, who has teamed up with some other Avengers super-villains: the Supreme Intelligence and Libra, Master of the Balance. Oh, and Immortus is actually just an older, mellower version of Kang, making this a fairly unusual match-up. The Avengers themselves are a little confused, but wind up siding with Kang and the Supreme Intelligence, since they are trying to save Rick Jones while Immortus is trying to kill him.

However, Immortus quickly gains a powerful artifact that allows him great control over all timelines, so the Avengers are forced to flee time entirely, less they be erased from existence. Confused yet? We're just getting started! Soon the Avengers are making excursions into the Old West, the 1950's and Kang's cross-time fortress, Chronopolis.

Busiek has written a love letter here to Avengers lore, with references to events and characters across most of the various Avengers comic incarnations. This is awesome if you're an Avengers Superfan, and kind of confusing for everyone else.

Personally, I think one of the reasons superhero comics suffer is because there is a perceived high barrier to entry. Someone who is interested in a comic like the Avengers might feel, rightly or wrongly, like they can't just dive in because they'll be lost. Books like Avengers Forever will only reinforce that perception.

In fact, "Forever" is so dense with references that there is an actual footnoted reference section at the back, briefly explaining what the significance of that one dude who appears on a monitor in panel 42 is. Supposedly you don't NEED to know any of this, but presumably if you do, you'll enjoy the book more. This just reinforces the perception that a book like this is only for people with vast and encyclopedic knowledge of the Marvel Universe.

But enough with the criticisms. This is a graphic novel that is massive in scope and epic in scale, with a whose-who of Avengers and Super-villains teaming up or doing battle as they travel across time and space. In many ways it's everything an epic superhero comic should be. If you can just relax, not worry about the stuff you don't know, and go along for the ride, it's a lot of fun.

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David Keith

Modern Avengers Classic

Reviewed in the United States on October 29, 2010

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The other reviews here are spot on. This is the best Avengers story in years. This story takes place before the post-millennial event books, (i.e. Avengers Disassembled, Civil War, Secret Invasion, House of M). This is a book for Avengers fans, not new comers, but they might enjoy it as well. It's smartly written, with a tight plot, great cast and lovely artwork. If you're an Avengers fan, you have to own a copy of this book. Excellent.

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Anthony Reggler

WONDERFUL

Reviewed in the United States on December 11, 2020

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Excellent condition and fast shipping. A bonus to my collection...Thanks!!!!!!

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brett veatch

A total blast

Reviewed in the United States on August 13, 2015

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If you like the Avengers you will love this book. Many long time mysteries are solved, by an awesome combination of heroes, as they save the the human race from Immortis and the Time Keepers.

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David Phillips

SUPERB READ

Reviewed in the United States on December 16, 2009

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I BOUGHT THIS IN COMIC FORM A FEW YEARS AGO AND FORGET HOW GOOD IT WAS,A GREAT OLD FASHION TYPE MARVEL STORY THATS SADLY MISSING TODAY,BEAUTIFUL ARTWORK FROM PACHECO AND MERINO AND A VERY ENTERTAINING STORY FROM BUSIEK,THIS IS THE AVENGERS I REMEMBER.

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Kristian

A good idea that is too loosely held together

Reviewed in the United States on June 6, 2017

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"Avengers Forever" is about 3.5 stars - it's better than "decent," but for being a big "event," it doesn't quite live up to Epic status.

This book is all about Time - Immortus, at the direction of the Time Keepers, is wiping out divergent timelines in which humanity wreaks havoc on the galaxy, for of all the races in the galaxy, humanity presents the greatest threat. Key to humanity's threat is young Rick Jones, who wields the Destiny Force - eliminate Jones, and humanity's threat is also eliminated. However, Rick has unexpected guardians in the Supreme Intelligence, Libra, and Kang the Conqueror - and give even a little protection from Immortus's attack, Rick subconsciously summons a group of Avengers from the group's past, present and future to fight the Destiny War.

The Avengers assembled are not necessarily a "dream team," but they each are called for a particular purpose that will give them their best chance for success - and if this isn't clear, it's expressly spelled out in one of the later issues. Therein lies the problem: if the story itself can't show the particular value of the members without telling you outright, it may have gotten convoluted along the way.

Some Avengers end up in times when they can't act, because they've arrived in a story that has already been played out in another manner (always handy to have an Avenger from the future to help sort those out). Some Avengers find themselves in unprecedented territory - because the events are subsequently wiped out of the timeline. "I don't remember that happening," Hank Pym might lament; don't worry, Hank, you're not losing your mind - that just happened in an alternate reality. It becomes too easy to use to throw in plot twists, or to explain plot holes.

"Avengers Forever" is an ambitious story, and in the end, it was satisfying; it just felt like it could have been tightened up, maybe would have been excellent at 8-10 issues instead of the twelve it filled.

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Iñigo

Imprescindible

Reviewed in Mexico on March 13, 2023

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Esta es una de las historias más importantes y más entretenidas de Avengers, muy bien escritas y con el mejor arte.
La historia es complicada pues involucra a Kang e, inevitablemente, viajes en el tiempo. Un grupo de Avengers de distintas líneas temporales se forma para derrotarlo.
Este volumen incluye los 12 números de la historia, por lo que no necesitas adquirir otra más. También trae algunos extras, como las portadas alternas.
Avengers Forever está plagado de referencias y será difícil seguirlas. La ventaja es que hay un anexo en texto donde se explican la mayoría de ellas. De esta forma, aunque no seas tan conocedor, será comprensible.
Una de las próximas películas de Marvel llevará este nombre y probablemente tendrá alguna especie de inspiración en este relato; sin embargo, no es necesario leer Avengers Forever, dado que las adaptaciones en cine son muy libres. Lo que sí, que leer este volumen de buen precio, probablemente te haga más aficionado de lo que ya eres. Y si no lo eres, te hará entrar en el mundo del comic.

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3 stars don't always mean bad

Reviewed in Canada on January 28, 2022

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3 stars indicates it was ok, and it was...for me, a bunch of avengers, show up throughout time fighting a kang variant, it's a great concept, great story, I can see how this caused a lot of hype when it first came out, however wasn't for me, it was cool seeing kang and different versions of the Avengers, personally I'd recommend you buy it, if you think it's worth your time.

Abhiram.S

product is good. Packing was very insecure.

Reviewed in India on August 7, 2022

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The book is amazing. Even though the book is not damaged, the packing was very bad and insecure...

Martin Stephenson

Best of the best

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 11, 2019

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Possibly the single best Avengers limited series every told, a a cross time caper that highlights some of the most important events of the worlds mightiest heroes, a must buy for all Jarvis heads.

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Andres Sigalat

Lots of fun if you are a comics nerd, stay away if you don't.

Reviewed in Spain on December 3, 2016

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Only Kurt Busiek could make so good continuity porn. The main reason of this book is to correct or explain the continuity errors that plage the decades long history of the Avengers and it does a pretty good job to give an straightforward narrative for the team until that point. Of course you can say that is a futile endeavor, as future writers are going to ignore whatever parts they don't like, as it is bound to happen with any long running fictional universe, and in fact it has already happened in the years since this book was written at the end of the previous century. But Busiek gives you a fun adventure with a lot of interesting characters to go with the continuity fixing, and even this can be a lot of fun despite it's futility if you are a fan of the avengers mythos. Pacheco does a fine job with the pencils giving an interesting look to the main cast and has a lot of fun drawing a lot of characters for cameos. I don't recommend this book if you are not already into superhero comics and are trying to get into the genre, there are much better books for that. But if you, as me, have grown with this characters, this is going to be a lot of fun.

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