Avengers Academy #34 *Spoilers*

**JaggedFel** · 08-01-2012, 04:06 PM

Originally Posted by EuphemismForSex

Bet you Mettle and Hazmat pull a Thing and return to being their obviously unfavorable but super powered selves to save their pals.

Pretty Likely.

**Monty_Cristo** · 08-01-2012, 04:11 PM

i'd like to know the story behind the Young Masters disassembling. Executioner and Egghead continued on with new Masters recruits. and Egghead went on to work for Zodiac (who sort of looks like Jeremy and has possession of a zodiac key, come to think of it). but weren't Big Zero and Egghead sort of attached at the hip? weird.

interesting
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**JaggedFel** · 08-01-2012, 04:21 PM

Yeah pretty major split.

Melter is working for the Mandarin. Interesting story there probably.

**motteditor** · 08-01-2012, 04:31 PM

S/D, why panic over a death that may or may not happen. And if Gage does kill a character, you know it'll have meaning, not just be "this story needs a death so it feels more important."

Also, whereabouts in New Hampshire are you? (That's where I grew up.)

**Lady_Alternate** · 08-01-2012, 04:47 PM

Originally Posted by motteditor

S/D, why panic over a death that may or may not happen.

You've clearly never met S/D.

His super power is panic. ♥

**blackpariah** · 08-01-2012, 05:42 PM

I would pay good money for a Laura/Finesse road-trip book.

**Tiamatican** · 08-01-2012, 06:48 PM

Originally Posted by blackpariah

I would pay good money for a Laura/Finesse road-trip book.

That panel was awesome. I love those sorts of single panels of weird shit going on, totally devoid of context. And yeah, it'd be fun to have even just a one-shot of those two on a road trip. That'd be the quietest road trip ever, since neither of them feels any real need to speak just to cover silence.

I'm not too worried about people dying in this arc. Gage isn't the type to kill someone off needlessly. If anyone dies, it'll be because the story needed them to die. But I'm betting they all survive. However, Mettle and Hazmat are likely to get their powers back.

**KingofMadCows** · 08-01-2012, 07:04 PM

I did enjoy all the AvX bashing.

And I wonder how the nanites could affect mutants. If that kind of tech can be used to rewrite mutant DNA, then doesn't that kind of solve the no more mutant problem? Although, there are just so many obvious ways that the tech could be misused.

Although, Jeremy's reveal of his plan seems a bit contrived. He should have been genre savvy enough to incapacitate everyone before telling everyone his plan.

**Darth Pipes** · 08-01-2012, 07:21 PM

Great start to what promises to be a big-time storyline. Jeremy Briggs might be an annoying prat but damn, does he ever make a compelling argument. I like that Gage has continued to portray him this way, even though Briggs is being hypocritical and not caring about the consequences. Definitely appreciated the not-so-subtle shots at the various Marvel events over the last few years.

**Tiamatican** · 08-01-2012, 07:31 PM

Originally Posted by KingofMadCows

I did enjoy all the AvX bashing.

And I wonder how the nanites could affect mutants. If that kind of tech can be used to rewrite mutant DNA, then doesn't that kind of solve the no more mutant problem? Although, there are just so many obvious ways that the tech could be misused.

Although, Jeremy's reveal of his plan seems a bit contrived. He should have been genre savvy enough to incapacitate everyone before telling everyone his plan.

Well, he did incapacitate them. He turned off their powers. And he had people there to deal with the ones who could still fight. He didn't want to attack them beforehand, because that would've made it harder to convince them.

As for mutants, it worked on Laura. Obviously, it turns their powers off. I don't think it rewrites DNA, it just targets and neutralizes the genes that give them their powers.

**Tiamatican** · 08-01-2012, 07:32 PM

Double post. The site's acting weird for me today.

**Mechano** · 08-01-2012, 07:37 PM

This book wasn't very good. Dinosaur boy was the only standout.

**KingofMadCows** · 08-01-2012, 07:44 PM

Originally Posted by Tiamatican

Well, he did incapacitate them. He turned off their powers. And he had people there to deal with the ones who could still fight. He didn't want to attack them beforehand, because that would've made it harder to convince them.

As for mutants, it worked on Laura. Obviously, it turns their powers off. I don't think it rewrites DNA, it just targets and neutralizes the genes that give them their powers.

But he knew that it wouldn't work on magic and that it wouldn't take away their training so Reptil, White Tiger, Finesse, and X-23 would still be threats.

**Relique** · 08-01-2012, 07:52 PM

I sware, leaving the New X-Men rejects and turning against Utopia was the best thing to ever happen in Laura's Life. Just for the insanity of it all, Jubilee and Gambit should tag along in a future Finess and X-23 adventure.

I also loved the issue's anti-event rhetoric. It's like Gage read various comicbook forum's and cared about the reader's oppinions.

**Songbird/Diamondback** · 08-01-2012, 07:57 PM

Originally Posted by motteditor

S/D, why panic over a death that may or may not happen. And if Gage does kill a character, you know it'll have meaning, not just be "this story needs a death so it feels more important."

Also, whereabouts in New Hampshire are you? (That's where I grew up.)

True. But that's what makes the death hits so much harder! If the story is done right, and they die in a good way, I will accept it. And I trust Gage! But I just don't want another Cassie! (And again, I'm gonna follow AA wherever it goes! I'm attached to this book since the beginning! (Actually, issue 8 is when I hopped on, but that's besides the point.))

I just get attached to characters, ya know? I very much love to see them get bigger and greater parts of the Marvel Universe. Mettle and Hazmat became my favorite two characters from this book. They're the two I immediately think of with this book.
I know something big is going to happen to those two, but that makes the wait all the more unbearable! (I'm drawing Hazmat art as we speak!!!)

Also, Wolfboro.

You've clearly never met S/D.

His super power is panic. ♥

I'm a very paranoid person. I was known to be jumpy in class.