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I Am an Avenger #5

Jan 2011
Tim Ursiny, Nick Dragotta

Story Name:

A Little Help


Synopsis

I Am an Avenger #5 synopsis by Peter Silvestro
Rating: 5 stars

Reprinted from CAPTAIN AMERICA: A LITTLE HELP.

“Growing” 4/5
Writer: B. Clay Moore. Art: Felipe Andrade. Colors: Chris Sotomayor.
Synopsis: Ant-Man (Eric O’Grady), new to the Avengers, sneaks into the Mansion by clinging to Beast’s fur, unaware that the system has detected and identified him. He tries to enter Stature’s ear for some mischief but Justice mistakes him for a bug and swats him away; he then nearly gets stepped on by Iron Man. Ant-Man goes to the kitchen where he eavesdrops on a dull conversation between Steve Rogers and Captain America (Bucky) then heads for the training room where he spies on Spider-Woman and Hawkeye and the latter accidentally shoots off Eric’s flight pack. Eric flies an ant around the building and is stopped by Quicksilver who tells him that he spotted Eric and Vision, Tony Stark, and Wolverine would all have detected him had they tried. Pietro tells Eric he doesn’t have to sneak around the Mansion, he is an Avenger, he can walk in the front door. So Eric grows to full size and walks in the door…to a hearty welcome from Steve Rogers and the others….

“Rain Stops Play” 4/5
Writer: Alan Davis. Pencils: Alan Davis. Inks: Mark Farmer. Colors: Javier Rodriguez.
Synopsis: The Young Avengers (Wiccan, Hulkling, Stature, Speed, Hawkeye (Kate Bishop), Vision (Jonas)), taking a break from their training to go out to play on the Mansion lawn. Suddenly a thunderstorm appears, halting their plans. Thor arrives and mildly jokes with them, then dispels the storm. The young ones are grateful but decide to go back to their training….



 

Review / Commentaries


I Am an Avenger #5 Review by (December 14, 2021)

Review: The first tale is a reprint but one that serves an important purpose, telling depressed teens (and other comic readers) to seek help if they feel life is getting to be too much. That it features Captain America (Bucky Barnes version) is just a little Marvel bonus. Second story is another variation on the recurring theme of a hero not feeling worthy of the Avengers and learning that he is welcome after all. The art on this one is a little strange, everyone is thin and angular but it works. The last one is a nice vignette that ends the series the way it started: with the Young Avengers being in awe of the Big Guys and determining to do better.



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Nick Dragotta
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Alan Davis (Cover Penciler)
Mark Farmer (Cover Inker)
Javier Rodríguez (Cover Colorist)


Characters

Listed in Alphabetical Order.

Ant-Man
Ant-Man

(Eric O'Grady)
Beast
Beast

(Henry Phillip McCoy)
Captain America
Captain America

(James "Bucky" Barnes)
Hawkeye
Hawkeye

(Katherine Elizabeth Bishop)
Hawkeye
Hawkeye

(Clinton Barton)
Hulkling
Hulkling

(Theodore Altman)
Iron Man
Iron Man

(Anthony Stark)
Quicksilver
Quicksilver

(Pietro Maximoff)
Spider-Woman
Spider-Woman

(Jessica Drew)
Thor
Thor

(Odinson)
Wiccan
Wiccan

(William Kaplan)
Wolverine
Wolverine

(James Howlett)

Plus: Justice (Vance Astrovik), Speed (Thomas Shepherd), Vision (Jonas), Young Avengers.