Avengers #25 *Spoilers*

[Mundungus]

An alternate reality Supreme Intelligence appears in the form of a holographic message that tells Noh-Varr that the actions of the Skrulls during Secret Invasion have left Earth in more danger than ever before and that he is the planet's new protector. The Supreme Intelligence then grants him the power needed to carry out his mission in the form a set of Nega-Bands, more advanced than the ones worn by Captain Marvel. The bands also provide him with a new costume and prevents the Dark Avengers from detecting his presence.

Oh okay, so it's from the alternate reality. That works for me then. I wonder if that SI has a larger gameplan. It's also interesting that it has such divergent ideals than "our" SI.

[ComicsAreForFun]

Its too bad this issue probably got a little lost in AvX hype. I thought it was a great stand alone issue. We got to see the whole team in action (this books supposed team i mean) and there was a lot of action but also character moments. I thought it was a good one off story all around, writing and art.

[Zevad]

THERE BE SPOILERS HERE...

-Captain America is feeling down
The rest of the world has a frown
But Thor shows up with a pick-me-up
Says A.I.M. is back, let's go beat them up

A.I.M. has a plan but they're a bunch of quacks
The Avengers show up and attack
A.I.M. shits a brick
The battle is quick
And Captain America's mood takes an uptick.

Noh-Varr, The Protector, bows from the crowd
To talk to a giant floating head in a cloud
The Supreme Intelligence says it's his job
To protect the Earth from all terrible trials
Even if he has to go the extra mile...

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Excuse my awful poem. I actually just wanted to talk about the end of the issue but I didn't see a thread for this issue yet. It ends with Noh-Varr talking with the Supreme Intelligence. The Supreme Intelligence says he was put on Earth to protect it, but...

Didn't the Supreme Intelligence just try to blow up the Earth over in Fantastic Four/FF?

And didn't Noh-Varr come to Earth accidentally when his ship crashed there and he swears to conquer the Earth until the Illuminati showed up and gave him a stern talking to?

Did the SI have 4 eyes? If not, that SI was not the 616 reality. Also Bendis took what he wanted from the mini. I honestly think this Noh-var is not the same one in Morrison's mini. It adds up that he isn't if you really look at it. Cause also Noh-var had a PLEX INTELLIGENCE (or something like that)

[deathcry]

It really had barely a thing to do with AvX. Shame on Marvel putting the AvX banner on this issue.
Also: Storm shoul resign from the Avengers, she is poorly used by writers and does not fot at all the way she's written.

@BRIANMBENDIS 2 things- i did not write AVX 2, jason aaron did. avengers 25 is connected to avx in every way, you'll see how VERY soon.

[NYAvenger15]

The issue was pretty good in the sense of a stand alone. Thor and Cap talk was pretty cool to see haven't seen Thor with the Avengers in so long.

[deathcry]

Did the SI have 4 eyes? If not, that SI was not the 616 reality. Also Bendis took what he wanted from the mini. I honestly think this Noh-var is not the same one in Morrison's mini. It adds up that he isn't if you really look at it. Cause also Noh-var had a PLEX INTELLIGENCE (or something like that)

Yes it had 4 eyes, and I am pretty sure the SI in FF had 4 eyes...was thinking from the 2 Reeds used to re-create it.

EDIT: Sorry my reading comprehension is a tad slow this morning....

[CTpitch]

@BRIANMBENDIS 2 things- i did not write AVX 2, jason aaron did. avengers 25 is connected to avx in every way, you'll see how VERY soon.

who are you kidding Bendis we all know twas you

[BrotherUnitNo_4]

I'm pretty sure that from this point forward, all issue summaries need to be posted as poetry. I demand it.

That said... I was a little underwhelmed by this issue. I understand their want for a big, unequivocal win to help balance out all of the bad stuff they've experienced for the past several months. However, I think one issue of smacking around Monica Rappacini and her minions doesn't quite strike that balance.

Monica stays getting chumped.

[vitruvian]

You're implying Bendis cares about other writers.

No, just that readers read other writers and expect editors to keep things straight.

The Kree have never been the protectors of Earth. The Kree of the 616 universe have tried to destroy or enslave it a good few times; the Kree of Noh-Varr's universe had never even heard of it.

[yanapryde]

How much Spider Woman / Hakweye full frontal did we get?

That seems the logical next step with how aggressive they've become.

[vitruvian]

From Wiki;



I would assume that this is the same SI as that one.

The problem with that Wiki entry is that in the actual story, it is never stated which universe the Supreme Intelligence transmission is coming from, and even if that's accurate, the Kree of Noh-Varr's universe hadn't heard of Earth, according to both Noh-Varr and Plex, his ship's portable SI. It was a valiant effort, but doesn't quite work, besides probably being taggable as original research or interpretation...

[Hambone]

How much Spider Woman / Hakweye full frontal did we get?

Hawkeye's shaft was displayed.

[yanapryde]

Hawkeye's shaft was displayed.

Perfect. I suspect he's of Michael Fassbender glory.
Mmmm Fassbender.

[Sighphi]

Oh okay, so it's from the alternate reality. That works for me then. I wonder if that SI has a larger gameplan. It's also interesting that it has such divergent ideals than "our" SI.

No that doesnt make sense because there was no Cap Marv in his home dimension so how does that Plex know all this history of Cap Marv? Marvel Boy didnt even know what planet he landed! On top of that, if their dimension knows where he is... why arent they trying to get him home? His two goals were either to try to get home or take over the planet. Why the hell when contacted by a home dimension Plex does Marvel Boy simply go, "Oh, ok..... i'll just help this planet out just because. Let me drop everything i'm doing." Bendis' handling of Marvel Boy has been completely within his own world and only makes sense if you ignore everything else.

Secondly, so Marvel Boy now is working with the Kree of this dimension? Because all that SI said was pretty much about the Kree in this dimension. And as far as i know he hasnt had any contact with the Kree of this dimension but this SI makes it sound like Marvel Boy is all of a sudden from 616 and apparently sent to earth to perform some job. This is just a mess.

Oh and.... AIM is now a religion? Man, Bendis just loves messing up stuff. Luckily there's a bunch of different branches of AIM. I guess we can call this the crazy one.

[John Ossie]

I may be completely wrong, but I thought NohVar was a Kree from a different reality

Same here and IIRC that info came from an Avengers book that Bendis himself wrote wasn't it? I could be wrong of course.