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Comic Review: Avengers Forever

This was a 12 issue miniseries. It tells the story of a group of Avengers from different times that band together to stop Immortus from killing Rick Jones, the Avengers' trusty sidekick. So, yes, it is a silly time travel story that tries to re-explain lots of Avengers continuity. Lots. It even has end of chapter footnotes detailing where things fit in.

But I'm not that interested in the continuity. If continuity were that important, the characters would age. But they don't. It's silly. It becomes really hard to relate to characters that don't have to worry about aging.

And several times in the series there is a reference to the Avengers doing what they do best - fight. And I wonder about that. Would a team of superheroes really be that useful? How many real problems can physical power solve? I'd love to see a comic explore the issues of pacifism and coercion and violence.

Anyways, the art was decent, if a bit crowded. It's hard to get a feel for the supposedly-massive scope of the story with everything feeling so crowded.

Maybe comics need wide-screen editions.