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I was excited to check out this complete arc by some of my favorite creators, which I hoped would be sufficiently self contained. Reading it, there were some moments where lack of deep knowledge of the universe felt flustering, and I also felt the plot lacked a little spark. The premise that an extradimensional parasite that can influence adults threatens humanity and only the young Avengers can stand in the way is kind of cliche, but by the end I was more sold. The characters really make this story, and it so many kinds of lovely to watch them grow. A diverse set of characters sexuality-wise, I especially enjoyed the bisexual rep in this story. Finally, of course, McKelvie’s art continues to captivate me. I could honestly look at so many of his drawings all day.

rabnerd28's review against another edition

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4.0

Not as good as the original series but still pretty good. Although the ending gave me a whole lot of feels.

ederwin's review against another edition

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3.0

The first trade paperback of this 2013 version of Young Avengers is sub-titled "Style > Substance". And that is my reaction to the overall series.

I found volume 1 (issues 1-5) in a little free library box. Was intrigued by the cover art which looks so much like "The Wicked and Divine" (created by the same team). I was not let down by the art at all, liked the characters, and even liked the story. So I continued on with volumes 2 and 3 (issues 6-15). Art and characters remain strong, but eventually returned to what feels to me as a standard superhero comics story: a small group of special people save the entire world once again. No, make that the universe. No, wait, make that the multiverse. All saved by a few teenagers. Yawn! Superhero stories just really aren't for me.

orionmissing's review against another edition

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5.0

You can definitely read this series without having read the previous Young Avengers series, or knowing much about the marvel universe. These teen heroes feel true to their age, modern, and approachable. The artist's style makes them all very attractive.

thebee's review against another edition

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3.0

oof, i really enjoy mackelvie's interior art but just like with wicked and divine the plot became rapidly incomprehensible x_x

neverwhere's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny lighthearted mysterious relaxing tense fast-paced

Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

hannah_np's review against another edition

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5.0

Just finished reading this series for the second time around and I enjoyed it just as much as I did the first time. The artwork is absolutely spectacular and all of the characters are so great that you can't help but fall in love with them. I would recommend this series for people who haven't read comics before and are looking for a good series to start with.

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