Avengers: First to Last (The Avengers) [Hardcover]

Peter David (Author), Dwayne McDuffie (Author), Ariel Olivetti (Illustrator), Michael Oeming (Illustrator)

Book Description

Series: The Avengers | Publication Date: December 24, 2008

They are the last of the Earth's Mightiest Heroes: Hawkeye, the blinded archer; the Wasp, pint-sized dynamo cursed with an incurable shrinking disease; Cannonball, mutant X-Man and Avenger; and former Ant-Man, former Giant-Man, former super hero Hank Pym, the last man who would have volunteered to lead them. They're not the strongest, but they are the only hope in the final battle against the greatest enemies of mankind. They are the Last Avengers. United, they will fall. This is The Last Avengers Story! Also featuring timeless tales shedding new light on the early days of Earth's Mightiest Heroes: the Hulk, Iron Man, Captain America, and Thor! In these previously untold stories, the six founding members vie for chairmanship of the team, Bruce Banner fears the Hulk's rage may have gone too far, Iron Man unveils his latest suit of armor, Captain America adjusts to life in the modern world, a WWII veteran reminisces about an early meeting between Cap and Thor, and more! Plus: Marvel's founding father, Stan Lee, tells the "real" story of how the Avengers became a team! Collects The Last Avengers Story #1-2, plus material from Avengers Classic #1-12.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 248 pages
• Publisher: Marvel (December 24, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0785136525
• ISBN-13: 978-0785136521
• Product Dimensions: 7.2 x 0.8 x 10.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,091,687 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2.0 out of 5 stars A horrible edition, May 18, 2009

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Babytoxie (Dallas, TX USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Avengers: First to Last (The Avengers) (Hardcover)

The hardcover collection AVENGERS: FIRST TO LAST provides something like "bookends" to the saga of the Avengers. It collects the backup stories from Avengers Classic #1-12 and the 2-issue Last Avengers Story. The Avengers Classic tales, written and illustrated by a variety of folks you wouldn't associate with one of Marvel's flagship titles, were designed to fit in with the early adventures of the Avengers, and they do so fairly well. As I already have the early Avengers in Essential format, it's nice to have these extra tales under one cover; however, any pleasure I get from them is countered by Marvel's sorry reprint quality of The Last Avengers Story. Peter David and Ariel Olivetti amazed me with this miniseries upon its original release, as it is one of the darkest stories I have ever read from Marvel, with death and destruction around every corner. The mid-'90s collected edition is long out of print, so this hardcover is now the only way to conveniently own it. Unfortunately, it appears that Marvel simply scanned the pages from the comics. While that trick may work with line art, it doesn't do painted work any favors, and as a result, Olivetti's once-beautiful images look pixellated and faded. I continue to question both Marvel and DC's commitment to their hardcover reprint series. For this price, fans deserve more.