Avengers: West Coast Avengers: Lost in Space and Time [Hardcover]

Steve Englehart (Author), Stan Lee (Author), Roger Stern (Author), Al Milgrom (Illustrator), Jack Kirby (Illustrator), Marshall Rogers (Illustrator), Terry Austin (Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 4, 2012 | Age Range: 9 and up | Series: Avengers: West Coast Avengers

The West Coast Avengers find themselves flung throughout time in this classic tale featuring everything from Marvel's Wild West to ancient Egyptian despots! Witness the "Wackos" as they find themselves face to face with such legends as the Two-Gun Kid, the Phantom Rider, and the Rawhide Kid, along with the time-tossed villainy of Rama-Tut and Immortus. With the Fantastic Four and Dr. Strange along for the ride, what other help could the West Coasters need to set things straight? How about Marvel's modern day Western heroes, the Texas Rangers!

COLLECTING: West Coast Avengers (1985) 17-24, Fantastic Four (1961) 19, Dr. Strange (1974) 53

Product Details

• Age Range: 9 and up
  
• Hardcover: 240 pages
• Publisher: Marvel (April 4, 2012)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0785162216
• ISBN-13: 978-0785162216
• Product Dimensions: 6.9 x 0.7 x 10.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #693,968 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5 stars West Coast Avengers is great March 24, 2013

By NikkiSilver

Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase

Just a great book. This was when it was firing on all cylinders. I know they're putting them back out because Hawkeye is key to the team (hey, he finally gets to be a real leader) and he was in The Avengers movie and I don't care. I'm just glad to get some great stories in an excellent format and great price.

5.0 out of 5 stars Truly Great Comic Book Nostalgia January 20, 2013

By Matthew R. Saxe

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The West Coast Avengers (I still don't like the switch to calling them "Avengers West") was the first team book I ever read. It was my book from when I was about 8 years old or so, til it ended when I was graduating from high school. And this was the first storyline of theirs that I read and got hooked on.
I ordered this to see if it was as good as I remembered...and I wasn't disappointed. It was even better.
Not only does it feature some truly magnificent battles/fight sequences, but this is where Henry Pym finally began to redeem himself, the definitive Mockingbird story that set up everything that happened/went down with her and Hawkeye and still has ramifications today, Moon Knight becoming an Avenger, the change of Firebird to Espirita, and so much more. The whole spread throughout time effect is done brilliantly by Englehart, the art pops in what-to me-is the best way to do comic art-detailed clean lines in colors that truly pop.
I loved this book and am very grateful they finally collected it. And while I appreciate them putting in the FF and Doctor Strange stories that take place during it, showing how they effected the Avengers and the Avengers effected them, I wish they had also included WCA #25 so we can see how Wonder Man realizes that he truly needs to stay in the WCA. But that's a small quibble. This book to me, shows everything that was great about Marvel in the 80s. The West Coast Avengers is the most underrated book in the Marvel canon to me. Things that happened in that series effect the Marvel Universe even today. Having this collection is truly a joy.

5.0 out of 5 stars WCA: Lost in Space & Time January 17, 2013

By Jason T. Gilstrap

Format:Hardcover

It has been a long time since I read these issues, but at the time of this writing, there are no other customer reviews for this book, so I'll tell you what I can recall.
Englehart is at the top of his game here. He spreads the Whackos all over time and space until, at the height of the story, there are six or seven separate timelines going. Somehow he keeps it all easy to follow. Milgrom's artwork is clean and attractive throughout, as usual.
This was the story in which Mockingbird made a choice that condemned her character for many years. I won't spoil anything, but I will say that it was a very "adult" situation at a time when mainstream comics all had to be extremely kid-safe.
I recommend this to anyone who likes the West Coast Avengers (singly or as a group), anyone who likes time-related stories, and anyone who enjoys an exciting superhero epic in the Mighty Marvel Manner.