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I Am an Avenger #3: Review

Jan 2011
?, Todd Nauck

Story Name:

Like a Streak of Light

Review & Comments

Rating:
5 stars

I Am an Avenger #3 Review by (December 1, 2021)

Review: Spider-Man and Nova make for a pretty cool team and the first story takes good advantage of it, presenting a rollicking action story with the two heroes reminiscing about their call to the Avengers. It’s a neat little item that fits nicely into this book's theme. Second story: see under issue #2 for full review. The Stingray tale is a brief reminder that the ocean needs a hero too and Stingray is the man for the job, down where the only thing that matters is the food chain. If the story has a flaw it’s that Aquaman has likely addressed these issues multiple times in his career, with Stingray, who hasn’t had even a limited series, being a mere Johnny-come-lately. My advice? Avoid DC. And the Hulk vignette is cute and doesn’t need to be anything more.

Comments: First story is written by Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning; the title is a line from the 1960s Spider-Man animated series theme song. Fourth story: The five stages of grief come from Elizabeth Kubler-RossOn Death and Dying.





 

Synopsis / Summary / Plot

I Am an Avenger #3 Synopsis by Peter Silvestro

Spider-Man is foiling a bank robbery when he discovers the robbers are aliens with high tech weaponry. Then the building is lifted from the ground and pulled into space. Nova arrives, having been notified of the Valgon raiders by Worldmind. Worldmind updates Spidey on Nova’s recent history (see the ANNIHILATION event for more detail) and they fight the baddies together. Nova tells Spidey how Steve Rogers recruited him for the Secret Avengers and Spidey tells him about his call. They discover what the Valgons are looking for at the bank: a powerful alien weapons system mistaken for an antique vase by an art collector. They beat the baddies and Nova returns the weapon to its owners, leaving Spidey to get the bank back to Earth.

 “Closure Part 2” 4/5
Writer: Sean McKeever. Art: Mike Mayhew. Colors: Rain Beredo.
Synopsis: In a desolate New York City, Firestar and Justice find themselves under fire from younger versions of themselves. They vaguely remember this happening but don’t recall why. The earlier couple is confused as to why their future selves are uncomfortable around one another. Then the older pair captures the younger but their bitterness over the breakup comes out. The earlier couple thinks this is a trick and then explain that all of the Avengers are fighting their future selves and it’s all the doing of Loki….

“The Darkest Depths” 4/5
Writer: Marc Sumerak. Art: Antonio Fuso. Colors: Antonio Fabela.
Synopsis: As a group of underwater explorers are attacked by a Hydra robotic shark, Stingray, just recruited for the Avengers by Steve Rogers, comes to the rescue. He agreed to join the team because, while the land is pretty much protected, he’s the one who guards the underwater realm.

“The Smashy Adventures of the Hulk” 3/5
Writer: Katie Cook. Art: Katie Cook. Colors: Katie Cook.
Synopsis: Hulk’s membership in the Avengers is revoked and he goes through the five stages of grief.



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Todd Nauck
Todd Nauck
Will Quintana
Phil Noto (Cover Penciler)
Phil Noto (Cover Inker)
Phil Noto (Cover Colorist)


Characters

Listed in Alphabetical Order.

Hulk
Hulk

(Bruce Banner)
Nova
Nova

(Richard Rider)
Spider-Man
Spider-Man

(Peter Parker)

Plus: Firestar (Angel Jones), Justice (Vance Astrovik), Stingray (Walter Newell).

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