Are you buying the Marvel Adventures line, and if so how do you find the stories?

[spaz]

Wondering how the three Adventures line comics are(Fantastic Four, Spiderman, and Avengers). Noticed Peter David is writing Spiderman and tempted to pick it up. Are the stories too juvenile or still great no matter what age they are geared at? I'm a big fan of Spiderman Loves Mary Jane but was curious about your thoughts at the Adventures line.

[shaunyc56]

I'm only buying the Avengers line, and I like it, the characterization is a good mix of classic attitudes w/ a current time sensablilty. Also it's a great team, I do like Wolverine and Spiderman as avengers and theyre done right in this book. Also since it's written for kids you get one issue adventures (nice change of pace), and funny jokes.

[mattbib]

No I'm not. I'm sure they're okay, but I'm just not interested in adding any more titles, much less "alternate universe" ones aimed at kids.

[Cayman]

My 9 year old gets MA Spider-Man and MA Avengers and loves them, so I think they are doing a good job.

The Marvel Age books were crappy, but the Marvel Adventures line has been high quality.

[Beast]

I'm tempted to get the MA Avengers book, due to Tony Bedard becoming the head writer. If they really want to sell a MA book to me, they need to get cracking on the planned MA: X-Men book.

[Citizen V]

Ive heard that the Aventures stories are actually suprisingly good.

[The Shadow]

I'm just not interested in adding any more titles, much less "alternate universe"
OY I hear ya!

My budget is streached to the max (slightly beyond to be honest) and I think a few books will have to go.

[Alan2099]

I'd say that were at least as good, if not better than the mainstream titles.

Assuming you actually like superheroics in your books instead of people acting like jerks and talking for issues on end. :p

[streator]

No I'm not. I'm sure they're okay, but I'm just not interested in adding any more titles, much less "alternate universe" ones aimed at kids.
agreed, completely.

[Doom Hammer]

Assuming you actually like superheroics in your books instead of people acting like jerks and talking for issues on end. :p

Are the two seperable?

Heh, but different strokes, I guess. I'm not huge on them, I agree with MattBibb. But Peter David is writing an issue of Spider-Man with Hawkeye and Frankenstein, and Cameron Stewart drew the cover, so the line is not without redeeming qualities.

[spyridona]

They gleefully make Namor and Reed act like 12 years olds in the MA:FF. I love it, because they so totally act 12 in mainstream books when it comes to Sue. However this Namor figures it out pretty quickly.

One of the end bits that I really liked was mocking one of Stan and Jack's old issues where some reader complained about Sue's powers being stupid and she shouldn't be on the team. However, this 'reader' wants to know why Reed is on the team.

And if that doesn't sell you, would Doom saying, "Yes, but will it smash my enemies?" as a response to a gift not make the comic wonderfully squee worthy?

[Ivan Isaacs]

No I'm not. I'm sure they're okay, but I'm just not interested in adding any more titles, much less "alternate universe" ones aimed at kids.

At least MASM doesn't seem to be an Alternate Universe, just set early in Spidey's career. I'm not buying any one of the series regularly but I just got the McKeever written issues of Spidey for cheap (except for 1 issue). It's nice, old school, action-packed entertainment.

Overall these titles are too expensive to add them on my pull list but I'll buy the David issue with Hawkeye.

[drwho]

I buy all the titles and what I like about them is in one book you get more story than you do in 3 issues of the 616 stories. Also these books are fun and have a much more light tone. The art and writers are top notch. Right now MA:F.F. is starting to stink though.

[astronato]

Out of the three I like the FF the best. FF and Avengers I'm collecting. Spiderman I only buy occasionally based on who is on the cover. I'm putting them away for my nephew who is not quite old enough to read them but I enjoy them myself. I would say they are more all ages than aimed soley at kids. I think Marvel does a really good job with the Marvel Adventures line.

[Gilda Dent]

I've been buying all three. I like FF the best of all the current FF titles, and Avengers has had me laughing at least a couple of times. The ploats aren't half bad, either--I really like how the Avengers escape from the exploding island at the end of #1.

And I really, really like how the Thing is drawn in MAFF.

[sschroeder]

I have not tried the other two, but I've been enjoying Avengers. I'll have to see if I keep going after the writer change though I probably will.

Since FF was also written by Jeff Parker for a while I may eventually track down some of those to check them out.

[Golon9977]

At least MASM doesn't seem to be an Alternate Universe, just set early in Spidey's career. I'm not buying any one of the series regularly but I just got the McKeever written issues of Spidey for cheap (except for 1 issue). It's nice, old school, action-packed entertainment.

Overall these titles are too expensive to add them on my pull list but I'll buy the David issue with Hawkeye.
Couldnt the FF issue be set in current 616 early days?