Mighty Avengers, Vol. 2: Venom Bomb [Paperback]

Brian Michael Bendis (Author), Mark Bagley (Illustrator)

Book Description

Grade Level: 4 and up

The Ultimate Spider-Man super-team of Bendis and Bagley reunite - and just in time for the Avengers' biggest problem ever! A Venom virus hits the city of New York, turning its inhabitants symbiote! Plus, Wonder Man gets a much needed makeover. All this and Tony Stark gets himself a green-skinned present in a body bag. Collects Mighty Avengers #7-11.

Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Marvel (November 12, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0785123695
• ISBN-13: 978-0785123699
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 0.3 x 10.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.1 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #701,032 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Brian Michael Bendis is an award winning comics creator and one of the most successful writers working in mainstream comics. For the last eleven years, Brian's books have consistently sat on the top of the nationwide comic and graphic novel sales charts.
Brian is currently helming a renaissance for Marvel's popular AVENGERS franchise by writing every issue of the NEW AVENGERS plus debuting the hit books MIGHTY AVENGERS and DARK AVENGERS along with the wildly successful 'event' projects HOUSE OF M, SECRET WAR, SECRET INVASION, and SIEGE.
This summer will see the blockbuster new line-ups for AVENGERS and NEW AVENGERS.
Other recent projects include the groundbreaking SPIDER-WOMAN MOTION COMIC, that debuted number one on iTunes TV sales chart and the New York Times best selling HALO graphic novel.
Brian is one of the premiere architects of Marvel comic's Ultimate line of comics. A line of comics specifically created for the new generation of comics reader. He has written every issue of ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN since it's best selling launch in 1999, and has also written ULTIMATE FANTASTIC FOUR, X-MEN, MARVEL TEAM UP, ORIGIN, SIX and the ENEMY trilogy.
He is creator of the JINX line of crime comics published by image comics. This line has spawned the graphic novels GOLDFISH, FIRE, JINX, TORSO (w/ Marc Andreyko) and TOTAL SELL OUT.
Brian's other projects include the Eisner award winning "POWERS" (w/Mike Oeming) from Marvel's creator owned imprint ICON, and the Hollywood tell all "FORTUNE AND GLORY'. Entertainment Weekly gave both projects an "A." SONY and FX networks are currently developing POWERS for series with Brian as exec producer.
Brian is currently adapting his spy graphic novel FIRE for Universal Pictures as a starring vehicle for Zac Efron.
Brian is a member of Marvel studios creative committee, which consults on their numerous ongoing film projects. He has consulted on IRON-MAN and IRON MAN 2 and is currently consulting on THE FIRST AVENGERS: CAPTAIN AMERICA, THOR and THE AVENGERS
Brian has won five prestigious EISNER awards, including 'Best Writer of the year' two years in a row. He has also won over two dozen Wizard comic awards. Brian is the recipient of the Cleveland Press 'Excellence in Journalism' Award and was named "Best Writer of the Year." by Wizard Magazine and Comic Buyer's Guide for three consecutive years.
He lives in Portland, Oregon with his wife Alisa, his gorgeous daughters Olivia and Sabrina and his dogs Lucky, Max and Buster.

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Avengers Rock On, July 25, 2008

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G. YEO "gyeo" (Singapore) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Mighty Avengers Vol. 2: Venom Bomb (v. 2) (Hardcover)

Is there a skrull in the house? The post civil war conspiracy continues...Brian Michael Bendis continues his tremendous run on Tony Stark's new assemblage of heroes and is reunited with artist Mark Bagley. The Mighty Avengers are in fact, a pretty old combo of occasional heroes who graced the covers over 20 years ago: Ms Marvel; Black Widow: Wasp; Wonder Man and Spider Woman - joined by relative newbies: the enigmatic Sentry and Ares the God of War . The difference now is that the world around them is a lot deadlier, while the heroes themselves have become a lot spunkier. Throw in Doctor Doom, a Venom Bomb, Morganna Le Fay and we have a really juicy story going. The Avengers are always at their best when they (a) have internal conflicts and (b) have world domination issues to deal with. Both needs are addressed here, as the new (yet old) generation of Avengers become more and more interesting. What will happen next? Highly entertaining.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Not bad, better than the first MA trade anyway, September 5, 2008

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A. Booth (Sydney, NSW Australia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Mighty Avengers Vol. 2: Venom Bomb (v. 2) (Hardcover)

MA is a very different book to anything we've seen featuring the Avengers since Avengers Disassembled, it's a bit fun and light-hearted, even to the point of being a bit silly [mostly in a good way]. Purists will bemoan Dr Doom's Bendisy dialogue but they're missing the point.

The retro stipple-coloured section set in the past is proof of this series' less serious approach, and although well done, I didn't enjoy it quite as much as the last time Bendis used that trick in Powers Vol. 6: Sellouts. Having said that, the Ironman/Dr Doom banter in this section is probably my favorite part of this trade: "A lot more people hate you than me".

Mark Bagley turns out some of the best art of his career. Much stronger than his work on Ultimate Spidey and much better suited to a book such as this. He handles both superhero action and empathic eyes with absolute skill.

The annoying thought bubbles are back, but thankfully are slightly less annoying than last time.

This trade is well worth a read, as long as you're not a Bendis hater or someone who likes their Avengers to be serious or angsty.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Doctor Doom, time travel, and symbiotes oh my!, July 18, 2008

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This review is from: Mighty Avengers Vol. 2: Venom Bomb (v. 2) (Hardcover)

Venom Bomb, the second storyarc of Brian Michael Bendis' Mighty Avengers series, begins with former New Avenger Spider-Woman defecting over to Tony "Iron Man" Stark's pro-registration Avengers team, bringing the body of the Skrull-Elektra in tow. Before Tony can decide what to do about this secret invasion (no pun intended...no, nevermind, there was), a symbiote virus attack is launched on New York City, and Doctor Doom appears to be the culprit. What follows are battles aplenty and some well-handled time travel elements that pay delightful homage to the format of classic Marvel comics, which will coax a grin out of even the most jaded of fanboys. Bendis once again overdoes it with the thought bubbles, but there is something about Venom Bomb that is just plain fun. Bendis' longtime Ultimate Spider-Man partner Mark Bagley provides the artwork here, and does a great job as well. All that, and with more hints to what's coming in Secret Invasion, Venom Bomb is a fun ride that finds Mighty Avengers improving on the ground laid by it's freshman arc, The Ultron Initiative, and wonderfully sets the stage for the cataclysmic events to follow.