Avengers: The Initiative
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Avengers: The Initiative is a comic book series from Marvel Comics. Written by Dan Slott with artwork by Stefano Caselli,[1][2] the series deals with the aftermath of Marvel's Civil War crossover. (It should not be confused with "The Initiative", a banner running across Marvel books from February 2007 to May 2007, similar to Marvel's earlier Decimation banner after the House of M event, or the "Civil War: The Initiative" special by Brian Michael Bendis)
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[edit] Publication history
The first issue of Avengers: The Initiative was released on 4 April 2007. The tagline initially used in solicitations was "Marvel's Army of Super Heroes just became a Super Hero Army"[citation needed].
The series was originally solicited as a six issue limited series, but prior to the publication of the first issue, Marvel announced that this had changed and that Avengers: The Initiative would instead be an ongoing series, becoming the third regularly published 'Avengers' title from 2007 onwards, after the New Avengers and the Mighty Avengers.[3]
[edit] Story
In the aftermath of the Civil War, the pro-registration side stands victorious and has launched the 50 States Initiative which calls for a minimum of one super team for each state. The series will focus on the training facility located at Camp Hammond, in Stamford, Connecticut. In addition the series will explore the people on those line ups and the unique situations that come with these new locations. Each issue will reveal more about the teams from each state. It will also show these teams adapting and growing through different situations, and is confirmed to play a major part in World War Hulk, resisting the Hulk's return.
The first issue deals with a group of young heroes that have been sent to 'Hero Boot Camp' in Stamford, Connecticut, the site of the explosion that launched the whole civil war. The issue largely follows the young heroes MVP, Cloud 9, Armory, and Trauma, as well as their drill-sergeant, Gauntlet. MVP is established as one of the most capable young heroes there, and begins to express some feelings for the shy and self-conscious Cloud 9. During a training exercise, however, Trauma's powers accidentally cause Armory to lose control of her powers, and MVP is killed pushing Cloud 9 out of the way. In response, they get rid of Armory's powers, and kick her out of the camp. Henry Gyrich, who is overseeing the entire project, informs Trauma and Cloud 9 that the mishap 'never happened.'
[edit] Characters involved
- The Gauntlet
- Justice
- War Machine
- Yellowjacket
- Cloud 9
- Trauma
- Komodo
- Hardball
- MVP
- Armory
See full official list here: [1]
[edit] List of teams by state
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[edit] References
- ^ http://www.newsarama.com/NewJoeFridays/NewJoeFridays30.html
- ^ http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?t=103857
- ^ http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?t=103857
- ^ a b c d Civil War #6
- ^ a b c Civil War #7
- ^ Civil War: Front Line # 11
- ^ Cable & Deadpool # 30
[edit] External links
- Avengers: The Initiative #1 at Marvel.com
- Avengers: The Initiative #2 at Marvel.com
- Avengers: The Initiative #3 at Marvel.com
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