Avnegers of the Wasteland
Author: Brisson, Scharf
Publisher: Marvel Comics
Publishing Date: 2020
Pgs: 112
Disposition: Hoopla eBook via Irving Public Library - South Campus - Irving, TX
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REVIEW MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS

Summary:
Old Man Logan’s world is still out there after he’s gone from it. The villains still rule despite the Red Skull being gone. Doom is making moves to consolidate his rule. He’s hunting his old allies who aren’t living up to his standards, his demands of allegiance. He’s also hearing rumors of legacy Avengers roaming the wastes. Dani Cage, Luke and Jessica’s daughter, is the new Thor. There’s Bruce Jr...yeah, that Bruce. A new Antman. And a super soldier escaped from Doom’s larder. Villages are being destroyed. People killed. It’s time for a new Avengers to arise.

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Genre:
Marvel Comics
Superheroes
Apcalypse
Post-Apocalypse

Why this book:
It’s still OML’s world even if he’s moved on. And I’m a sucker for these kinds of stories.
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Cover Art:
The inside bumper art depicting the cover of the Baron Blood issue is incredible.

The Feel:
Very much in the OML vein, just like it needed to be.

Favorite Character:
Bruce Jr.

Least Favorite Character:
Green Goblin. He’s always been a scenery chewing character and continues to be.

Plot Holes/Out of Character:
There’s no way the Enchantress would follow that old fool Goblin, even being subservient to Doom through him. Just doesn’t jibe.

Favorite Scene:
When Doom tore open Doc Ock’s carapace...damn...just damn. Course it’s sort of what I was expecting them to find inside Doom’s armor too, but…

Favorite Quote:
Don’t touch Bruce hair!

Hmm Moments:
I wondered if Old Man Victor was dead and that those are all Doombots instead. Answered before the end of the story, but it’s a thought that occurs.

Grant’s luggage is epic. Captain PTSD much.

WTF Moments:
Killing Ultron, that Ultron especially, is just meanness. Settled down, mechanic Ultron isn’t a threat to anyone or anything.

Meh / PFFT Moments:
Drunk, defeated, longing for the end Count Nefaria...so, he went from power drunk to drunk-drunk.

The Lieutenants of Lateveria are a very Silver Age type concept.

The Sigh:
Dani and Bruce Jr are so naive thinking Doom isn't coming for their little community too. He knows they're there. Unexpected, unpredicted sudden rainfalls striking a single area of the continent that is under Doom’s control, that's the kind of thing he’d notice. And I wonder how big a Gamma signature Jr has. And how much background Gamma scater there is from the actions and deaths of the Hulk Gang in Old Man Logan.

Wisdom:
Doom being Doom is probably bored out of his megalomaniacal mind in a world where he and the villains won.

Juxtaposition:
Dwight has a helluva hard-on for Not-Captain America. What was he supposed to do let Blood fart around until he figured out an escape plan. It's like Dwight hasn't been growing up in the Wasteland after the villains' victory. And dammit Dwight, just dammit.

The Unexpected:
The Avengers of the Wasteland seem rather schizophrenic about who they're going to kill and who they're not going to let live as an example of how good they are. These characters would not survive the zombie apocalypse.

Missed Opportunity:
2nd generation/3rd generation villains.

Get Off My Lawn:
The Enchantress was defeated too easily.
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Pacing:

Last Page Sound:
I don't think I want more of this. This was good, but I don't know that there needs to be more story. The villains are defeated. The heroes are rebuilding the world. Ta-da.
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