They are the Great Lake Avengers, the guys who got the shortest end of the super-hero stick. But with the real Avengers disassembled, they're going to try to step up to the plate and deal with one of their most powerful villains! Can they save the day? Well, we just hope these guys can save themselves! Collects G.L.A. #1-4; and West Coast Avengers #46.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
THESE AVENGERS ARE "GREAT!",
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This review is from: G.L.A. Vol. 1: Misassembled (Great Lakes Avengers) (v. 1) (Paperback)
This TPB is awesome! One of the funniest titles (on purpose) that I have read in a long time. Author Dan Slott knows exactly how to stage a joke (his shot at DC's Identity Crisis was perfectly timed) and he is clearly familiar with the Marvel Universe (come on when was the last time you saw Paladin or Captain Ultra in a comic book?)!
The 4-issue premise centers around D- Level characters: Mr. Immortal, Door-Man, Flat-Man, Big Bertha, Dinah Saur, Grasshopper, and Squirrel Girl (with her sidekick Monkey Joe) and their battle to save the universe from total extinction simply because a villain realizes that whenever a plan is hatched in New York too many heroes are around to stop it...so he moves to Wisconsin. The jokes come at a rocket-fire pace and yet through it all I still felt like I was reading an actual hero adventure that had some gravity to it. Did I mention a team member dies in all 4 chapters (one of them 5.7 seconds after officially joining the team)? Artist Paul Pelletier puts together a solid layout reminiscent of John Byrne in his hayday (Byrne was the original creator of most of these characters). I cannot imagine a comicbook fan who wouldn't get enjoyment out of this book. It does for Marvel what "Formerly Known as the Justice League" did for DC. Check it out...but beware Leather Boy!!!! Monkey Joe...we hardly knew ya! SEQUEL! HOUSE OF IDEAS I DEMAND A SEQUEL!
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Comic book humor at its finest,
This review is from: G.L.A. Vol. 1: Misassembled (Great Lakes Avengers) (v. 1) (Paperback)
This is, hands down, the funniest Marvel story I've seen. If you like comic books even a little, and can appreciate a few jokes at their expense, this is a must-read. My only complaint about it is that the G.L.A. mini was only four issues long. This is definitely something that needs to be an ongoing series. Fortunately for G.L.A. fans though, and if you aren't one yet you will be after reading Misassembled, they also threw in the original appearance of the G.L.A. as well as the first and only previous appearance of Squirrel Girl. They're not as great as the main story, but they do prove that it was possible to write funny comics upwards of twenty years ago, and hey, six issues for the price of four. I can't recommend it highly enough.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Big Shoes to Fill,
By jancola (Encino, CA United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: G.L.A. Vol. 1: Misassembled (Great Lakes Avengers) (v. 1) (Paperback)
Dan Slott is generally an excellent writer, in my opinion. His She-Hulk and his Spiderman/Human Torch books are beloved by many, from the AintItCool guys to Joe Average comic book reader. This book, like its title wannabe superhero team, had a lot to live up to.
It is not a bad book. Dan Slott is pretty incredible at pulling obscure and lame Marvel superheroes out of the archives and making them cool. I honestly wish that Squirrel Girl would help me out in Central Park some day. Mr. Immortal is pretty weird, I'm not sure I like him, but he's got my favorite line in this book ("I'm Homo Supreme!") Still, this book is not She-Hulk, and it is not Spiderman/Human-Torch. I came away from it entertained, sure, but those other books are masterpieces that blend comedy and drama and character development in the grand dramedy tradition of Ally McBeal, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and Rescue Me. Those are tv shows, not comic books, but that is what makes Dan Slott unique. I expected a little more. This whole [m/d]isassembled saga was fairly disappointing, and I guess even Dan Slott was tainted a bit by this.
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