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A review by captwinghead
Young Avengers, Volume 2: Family Matters by Andrea Di Vito, Allan Heinberg, Jim Cheung
3.0
Yeah, the first run of this team really doesn't measure up to the 2012 run. It was a lot less... fearless?
Aside from the issues I have with the only black guy being the one that needed super drugs to "be a hero", it just wasn't anywhere near as fun or engaging as the 2012 run. I used to commend this one for being the only one in which Billy and Tommy looked like twins but... honestly, everyone kind of looked the same? Save for Cap and Eli, I felt like Cassie and Kate both looked like they could have been related to Tommy and Billy. Their features were so similar.
I didn't love that it culminated in Eli's lie coming true. It felt like a "be careful what you wish for" thing. And I didn't realize until rereading but... this book never used the word gay? Billy accidentally comes out of the closet but they never actually have him say the word "gay". Contrasted with the 2012 run where we have America, a lesbian, David explicitly saying that he's "bi" and Billy and Teddy actually getting to kiss... this book seems like Marvel wouldn't allow anything but a vague hint at homosexuality. The most we get is Cassie calling Teddy Billy's boyfriend.
Anyway, I still like seeing where the team started. There are some great fight sequences. Children's Crusade, as a whole, is stronger than both of these volumes. It is interesting that this team only got 2 volumes, Children's Crusade and then a tie in book for the Civil War arc before they disappeared until 2012.
Though, I must say, the only thing this run had that I missed in 2012 was Cassie Lang. All in all, I enjoyed that run 10x more.
Aside from the issues I have with the only black guy being the one that needed super drugs to "be a hero", it just wasn't anywhere near as fun or engaging as the 2012 run. I used to commend this one for being the only one in which Billy and Tommy looked like twins but... honestly, everyone kind of looked the same? Save for Cap and Eli, I felt like Cassie and Kate both looked like they could have been related to Tommy and Billy. Their features were so similar.
I didn't love that it culminated in Eli's lie coming true. It felt like a "be careful what you wish for" thing. And I didn't realize until rereading but... this book never used the word gay? Billy accidentally comes out of the closet but they never actually have him say the word "gay". Contrasted with the 2012 run where we have America, a lesbian, David explicitly saying that he's "bi" and Billy and Teddy actually getting to kiss... this book seems like Marvel wouldn't allow anything but a vague hint at homosexuality. The most we get is Cassie calling Teddy Billy's boyfriend.
Anyway, I still like seeing where the team started. There are some great fight sequences. Children's Crusade, as a whole, is stronger than both of these volumes. It is interesting that this team only got 2 volumes, Children's Crusade and then a tie in book for the Civil War arc before they disappeared until 2012.
Though, I must say, the only thing this run had that I missed in 2012 was Cassie Lang. All in all, I enjoyed that run 10x more.