A review by estrellasstars
Avengers Academy, Volume 1: Permanent Record by Christos Gage

4.0

I wasn’t fully aware of all the trauma Speedball had faced and the toll it took on him until seeing him in this comic. It faces so many issues (as do all the marvel comics) that even though we live in a world without mutants and mutates like theirs we still see. You see Speedball self-harm as a form of punishment for what he did to his wife, he knows he did wrong but he was brainwashed/mind-controlled into doing so, even then he does not forgive himself for what he did to her. Quicksilver is taking full responsibility for his father's actions, and trying to be the best role model he can be for the next generation of Avengers. You see examples of bullying, which are pretty spot on for us as teenagers now. Vale/Veil literally said she wanted to disappear but she didn’t think she would, yet here we are. Reptil wants to find his parents, that's all he’s ever wanted. Dr. Osbourne is still a conniving, little shit who has absolutely no regard for anyone but himself (don’t be like him kids) and experiments on people for shits and giggles.