Allan Heinberg’s script sparkles - it’s tight, clean, and sharp, and the dialogue ranges from serious to pungent. There are several story arcs in this volume, and they’re all good ones. His parents interrupt - they know, and Billy’s mother hugs them both, saying how happy she is they found each other, while Billy’s dad welcomes Teddy to the family. Billy starts an awkward admission, intending to tell his parents that he and Teddy are part of the Young Avengers. (One of my favorite scenes, as it happens, involves the “coming out”: morning at the Kaplans’ Teddy stops by and the boys decide it’s time. The group decide otherwise, although Billy and Teddy decide to come out to their parents themselves. They are joined by Cassie Lang (“Stature”), whose father was Ant-Man, and Kate Bishop (“Hawkeye”), who has no powers except an amazing ability with weapons and a very rich father.Īfter the four botch a hostage situation - saved pretty much by Kate’s quick thinking (she’s a guest at the party - her sister’s wedding, as it happens), they, along with Cassie and Kate, are taken in hand by Iron Man and Captain America, who basically tell them to cease and desist: they won’t train them, they take away their uniforms, and threaten to tell their parents about their powers and activities. To begin with, they are four fanboys with some remarkable abilities: Billy Kaplan (“Asgardian,” later “Wiccan”), who can cast spells Teddy Altman (“Hulkling”), whose code name is pretty much self-explanatory - and then his parentage comes to light) Eli Bradley (“Patriot”), whose grandfather was the Black Captain America and Iron Lad, who turns out to be the Young Kang the Conqueror, fled to 21st Century Earth because he doesn’t want to be what he will become. The dialogue balloon says “Who the #*&% are the Young Avengers?” And that’s really the story. The story starts with the “Sidekicks” story line, and a full-page frame of a newspaper photo of a group of teen superheroes rescuing people from a burning building.
After reading Civil War: Young Avengers & Runaways, I decided that Young Avengers was one series I definitely wanted to follow up on.
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