A YEAR OF GIVEAWAYS: Win a copy of AVENGERS FOREVER!
73 Comments | Posted: April 13th, 2010 | Filed under: Contests
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After last week’s grab at attention, let’s give away another Marvel book, this time the very-much-enjoyed-by-die-hard-Avengers-fans Avengers Forever. It’s a big cross-dimensional, timeline-hopping paean to what makes the Avengers so special to people like writer Kurt Busiek. I think it’s a hoot, even if I can only take it in two-or-three issue doses and Carlos Pacheco’s work is just gorgeous.
How do you win this? Oh, let’s make it an Avengers-themed thing. Tell us what six people you’d have in “your” Avengers line up. Note that at least one of the original six – Iron Man, Hulk, Wasp, Ant-Man, Thor, and Captain America (yes I know he didn’t join until #4 shut up) – must be a part of your group. Winners are, as always, chosen by random selection.
ANYWAY. Leave said comment before 12:01 AM on Saturday, April 17, 2010 to qualify and the winner will be chosen using Random.org’s random number generator. Previous entrants do, in fact qualify, because I’m such a nice fellow like that. Comments that don’t qualify (such as the person from the Harley Quinn contest a couple of weeks ago who just babbled about how great the Dodsons are) will be deleted.
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Please note that because of shipping costs, this contest is for residents of the United States of America and Canada. You must leave your email address with your comment to qualify, as I’m not going to spend any time hunting down someone who didn’t want to be contacted about their amazing prize. One comment per person and yes, I will know if you cheat and will probably mock you in public.

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Captain America
Hank Pym
Hawkeye
She-Hulk
Scarlet Witch
Nova (every team needs a new guy)
Captain America
Beast
Black Panther
Dr. Strange
Ms. Marvel
Thor
Hulk
Wasp
Captain Marvel
Dr. Druid
Black Panther
Hawkeye
Wasp
Bill Clinton
Muhammad Ali
Mr. Fantastic
Storm
James Cameron
You said “people,” not “Marvel heroes” . . . .
I’ll accept “people.” That is a very good point, Sandy.
Captain America
Nick Fury
Ben Grimm
Jamie Madrox
Amadeus Cho
Lockjaw
Captain America
Thor
Black Widow
Namor
Moon Knight
Vision
Captain America
Hercules
Nova
Rocket Raccoon
Ms. Marvel
Black Widow
Wasp
Captain Marvel (Monica Rambeau version)
Scarlet Witch
Valkyrie
She Hulk
Penny Century
Hank Pym (as the Wasp-Dan Slott’s done great work saving the character from being a two note joke.)
Hawkeye
Hercules
Dr. Strange
Luke Cage
Iron Fist
1) Hawkeye
2) Black Panther (T’Challa)
3) Iron Man
4) Captain America
5) She-Hulk
6) Wasp (Jan)
Hulk
Thor
Beast
Black Widow
Luke Cage
Spider-Man
Captain America
Quicksilver
Black Widow
Ms. Marvel
Hulkling
Wiccan
Thor
Hercules
Hawkeye
Ms. Marvel (Carol Danvers)
Nova
MACH-IV (Every Avengers team needs a robot/armored member. Rule 346, Section 3, Subsection B4)
Iron Man
Cap (Bucky)
Doctor Strange
Quicksilver
Beast
Photon
Captain America
Black Panther
The Vision
Monica Rambeau
Fin Fang Foom
Batman
Captain America (Steve Rogers)
Iron Man (Tony Stark)
Spider-Man
Storm
Hercules
Ms. Marvel
Captain America
Hawkeye
Scarlet Witch
Yellow Jacket
Iron Man
Daimon Hellstrom
Wasp (Jan)
Vision
Mockingbird
Hawkeye (Clint)
Hercules
Iceman (Val Kilmer (no, that’s just a bad joke, seriously, I mean Bobby Drake (please don’t disqualify me)))
Captain America (Steve Rogers) – Team Leader
Hawkeye – Deputy Leader
She-Hulk (gotta have a “brick”)
Sub-Mariner
Nova (need someone who can go into space without a spaceship)
Tigra (she needs to redeem herself, and could learn from She-Hulk)
Cap, iron Man, Cage, spiderman, black panther and dr. strange
Cyclops
Thor
Quicksilver
Scorpion (new one)
Luke Cage
Dracula
Bucky Cap
Dr. Strange
Amadeus Cho
Iron Man
Red Hulk
Gorilla Man
The Trapster
Kevin Church
Ken Lowery
Chris Sims
The man known as “Johnny Bacardi”
Bully
Howard the Duck
Mort the Dead Teenager
Street Poet Ray
Fing Fang Foom
Past Pot Pete
Captain America
Captain America (Steve Rogers… and NOT played by Chris Evans, either)
Iron Man
Black Panther
She-Hulk
Monica Rambeau
Thor
Captain America
Vision
Scarlet Witch
Songbird
Monica Rambeau
Quasar
Iron Man
Beast
Wonder Man
Power Man
She Hulk
Captain Marvel (Monica Rambeau)
I loved those issues with Beast and Wonder Man exchanging witty banter.
Captain America
Falcon
Thor
She Hulk
Hawkeye
Mockingbird
Captain America
Iron Man
Hawkeye
and the Avenger’s version of Booster and Blue Beetle:
Spider-Man
Human Torch
Captain America
Machine Man
Prime
Black Bolt
Emma Frost
Mystique
Vision
Hercules
Photon
Dazzler
Black Panther
Jocasta
Captain America, Thor, Tigra, Namor, Black Knight, and Beast.
The Make Mine (non)Marvel list:
Thor
Atom
Mr. Miracle
Green Arrow
Dr. Fate
Firestorm
And another list, for fun:
Ant-Man
Wasp
Spider-Man
Black Widow
Mantis
Nightcrawler
Going by the action figures swarming the Fin Fang Foom on my desk, it’d be:
Captain America
Hawkeye
Iron Fist
Ms. Marvel
Iron Man
Hulk
But let me try to be less lazy for a second and come up with an alternative:
Captain America
Hercules
Iron Man
She-Hulk
Iron Fist
Ms. Marvel
Captain America
BuckyCap
US Agent
Nomad (the dude)
Nomad (the chick)
Patriot
The Beast
Captain America
Namora
Black Widow
The Wasp
Machine Man
I think every Avengers team needs a little comic relief. So here’s my idea for the comic relief team:
Iron Man (drunk Tony)
Beast
Wonder Man
Hawkeye
Volstagg
Spider-Man
This could be a great chance to force some characters to grow and evolve and for some old favorites to play mentor and to simply be themselves as we love.
1) Captain America (always)
2) Nova (just as everyone else copied the first person who said this; it seems like a fun idea)
3) Beast (he might buddy with Nova)
4) Songbird
5) Mimic
6) Nightcrawler
The Godly Avengers!
Thor
Hercules
Gilgamesh
Sersi
Starfox
Venus
Hmm…
Rick Jones
Captain Marvel (Genis)
Songbird
Arron Stack (Nextwave edition)
Captain Marvel (Monica Rambeau)
and Hulk (mostly as Bruce Banner, but not necessarily the super dark version we’ve been seeing lately)
Captain America
Luke Cage
Dr Strange
Cyclops
Hercules
Gravity
Mine:
Captain America
Beast
Wonder Man
Hawkeye
Vision
Wasp
Captain America
Iron Man
Moon Knight
Wonder Man
Starhawk
Martinex
flyingsaucerveteran@gmail.com
1) Luke Cage
2) The Vision
3) Ant-Man/Hank Pym/Wasp/etc.
4) Mockingbird
5) Captain Britain
6) She-Hulk (Lyra)
Iron Man (Tony Stark)
She-Hulk (Jen Walters)
Flatman (Val Ventura)
Monica Rambeau, but with another new name. I’m thinking “Electrinukula.”
Hawkeye (Kate Bishop)
Frog Thor
Original line up but alternates:
Captain America (Bucky)
Beta Ray Bill
Rhodey Iron Man
She Hulk
Wasp (Hank Pym)
Stature (Cassandra Lang)
I like my Avengers with a cosmic flair…
Wasp
Beta Ray Bill
Gravity
Nova
Starfox
Photon
Wasp
Scarlet Witch
She Hulk
Moondragon
Hellcat
Jocasta
Captain America
Hawkeye
Black Widow
Ms. Marvel
Thor
Scarlet Witch
Hawkeye
Mockingbird
Amadeus Cho
Gravity
Hulk
Mystique
Captain America
The Wasp
The Beast
Quasar
The Hulk
Songbird
Captain America
Falcon
Black Panther
Songbird
Hawkeye
Scarlet Witch
Hank Pym, Scientist Supreme
Squirrel Girl
Hercules
She Hulk
Dr. Strange
Vision
Iron Man
Hercules
Captain America
Captain Marvel (Monica Rambeau)
Quicksilver
Black Widow
She-Hulk — Jen, I mean.
Wasp.
Captain Marvel (Monica Rambeau).
Captain America (Steve).
Reed Richards.
and
Magneto (I’d love to see a story that made this work, that’s why).
Narrowing down the line up to just six members is always difficult, simply because of the web of relationships that have accumulated over the decades. For traditionalists, those relationships are key to the book, an element that has been lost since Disassembled.
Ant-Man
Beta Ray Bill
She-Hulk
USAgent
War Machine
Wasp
Captain America-Good tactical leader, good trainer during down time, great morale booster both in a fight and otherwise, great moral center for the team, never lets his physical limitations stop him from trying to win. Best goddamn leader the Avengers ever had.
The Wasp-She’s a good leader if Cap is unavailable/incapacitated, great for infiltration and scouting, and probably friendly and accepting of new and prospective members.
Thor-A powerhouse for bigger enemies, a wide range of skills (even if he’s mostly used for hitting things really hard), able to provide some perspective on magical enemies, and can theoretically call in backup like the Warriors Three or Sif if things are really hairy. Risks being unavailable due to Asgard problems, but too good to turn down for that.
The Beast-Brings a sense of humor to the team. His high intelligence is helpful for scientific conundrums, and good contacts with the X-men can provide support for tough fights or problems that require lots of manpower. His powers aren’t too outwardly impressive, but he’s strong and agile enough to last for a long time in a fight.
Iron Man-Can fill a lot of roles with different suits (and even with his basic armor), has the technical expertise to handle technological problems (especially with Beast to coordinate/brainstorm with), and brings the funding to keep the Avengers solvent.
Gravity-A new character with lots of potential, both hero wise and power wise. A good way to give new readers a perspective on old villains, without creating an obnoxious new “kid member” just for that purpose. A good mid level power to bridge the gap between guys like Cap and Thor, so losing Thor and Iron Man won’t leave the team completely defenseless against high powered enemies.
The Wasp
The new Ant-Man
Black Widow
The SHIELD agent Scorpion
The Human Fly (the wildest hero of all BECAUSE HE’S REAL!)
and Spider-Man for the sales bump.
Iron Man
Thor
Captain America
Tigra
Firestar
Aaron Stack
The blue & fuzzy Avengers:
Nightcrawler
Beast
Mystique
Super-Grover
Gorilla Man (he would have to dye his fur blue)
Hulk (he simply would not wax for a few days & share the dye with GM)
Thanks for the opportunity!
The Wasp
Hellcat
The Beast
Hercules
The Vision
She-Hulk
Well, it would hardly be the Avengers without him, so…
1. Captain America (the leader)
2. Beast (the brains)
3. Captain Universe (the heavy)
4. Spider-Man (because he deserves to have some medical benefits)
5.Hawkeye (because every super-team needs an archer)
6. Machine-Man (because every team should also have an android)
Captain America, Hawkeye, She-Hulk, Wasp, Captain Marvel (Monica Rambeau), and Thor
Hard to argue with Nate’s dream team, but I’ll go with the Disassociative Identity Disorder team:
– Ant-Man
– Giant-Man
– Goliath
– Yellowjacket
– Wasp
– Big Man (for the fans of MC2)
I like David M’s (#49) all female team:
Wasp
Scarlet Witch
She Hulk
Moondragon
Hellcat
Jocasta
but we need some awkward/weird sexual tension so, remove Jocasta, add The Vision.
Here’s my list:
Thor
Captain America
She-Hulk
Hawkeye
Ms. Marvel
Vision
Captain America (Steve Rogers)
Quicksilver
Vision
She-Hulk
Beast
Phoenix – (Jean Grey, just because I think the subsequent team dynamics – “You’re not Wanda!” – would be a damned interesting read.)
Captain America
Iron Man
Ms. Marvel
Wonder Man
Beast
She-Hulk
Hm. I’m surprised no one’s suggested Deadpool, even if he’d be terrible in the team dynamic. I’m going with:
Captain America
Hercules
Storm
Amadeus Cho
Nightcrawler
She-Hulk
Captain America
Hawkeye
Quicksilver
Scarlet Witch
Wonder Man
Jack of Hearts
Falcon
Ms. Marvel
Yellowjacket (Hank Pym)
Nightcrawler
Beast
She-Hulk
Googum’s comment is the last that qualifies! Winner to be announced Monday!
(And for those of you who leave comments after the deadline and shriek “NO FAIR NO FAIR!” when I delete your comments? Get over it.)