Avengers #25 *Spoilers*

[stewart48]

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?

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

[lilyinblue]

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.

[Mundungus]

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

Yeah, I thought that too. I know Bendis hasn't been the most faithful to Noh-Varr's source material, and I think the Supreme Intelligence connection was from one of the Avengers annuals or specials or some one-off issue with Bachalo art.

But it was only a couple months ago in Fantastic Four/FF that the Supreme Intelligence was trying to do this, and the writer of said series is one of his co-writers on Avengers vs. X-Men, so you think he would have been briefed on this particular story point.

[SugarMan]

My thoughts on the issue:

1. Cap wants a BIG win to quiet the critics (good luck)

2. Thor is back, so they don't really need Storm anymore (good, they didn't really use her anyway)

3. Spiderwoman should pick one hair style, and stick with it (and she and Clint should get a room already)

4. Marvel Boy is expected to "intercept and contain the Phoenix" (again, good luck)

5. When this is over, I don't think Captain America will be "top cop" anymore. Not surprising, since these big events in Marvel always seem to change who's in charge.

6. And lastly, for an Avengers vs. X-Men book, where the hell were the X-Men?

[Valeria Kementari]

so Thor and the All-goddess spent a hot night in bed and then Cap tells them to greet him with a good morning right after.

[Godlike13]

Found it boring, and i did not care for the art.

[turtletrekker]

This issue was worth it for the Walt Simonson art alone. As he is one of my favorite "old school" Marvel artists, and I consider his run on Thor to be absolutely EPIC, I had a serious nerdgasm when Thor showed up as drawn by Simonson here.

[turtletrekker]

Count me as one of Simonson's fans. The first shot of Thor in this issue made feel warm and fuzzy inside.

[Master of Sound]

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.

[sparticus]

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...

stands up and applauds

[Marvel_Adam]

Hawkeye and Spider-Woman are hilarious!

I HOPE the pair become the new Pandora/mysterious woman from DCnU's 52 #1 issues. I just want to see them in every single Marvel book making out in the background of a panel.

[ironduke555]

I liked Thor's pep talk to Steve.Sometimes we do forget about the small victories in life.

[CSPDX]

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...

---

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?

From Wiki;

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.

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

[sage6paths]

I found the poem better then the actual issue. At least I figured out what was going on in the poem.

[yanapryde]

I too would like to commend the poetic summary.
Well done. Go creativity! And Go Unicorns. Just cuz.