Comments on: Top Five One-Term Avengers

By: wwk5d

wwk5d — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 04:07:57 +0000

Still no love for Justice and Firestar?

By: Brian Cronin

Brian Cronin — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 21:00:26 +0000

How is Ares a one-term Avenger on a list that excludes the â€œnewerâ€ ones?

The list that excluded the newer members was the top five list.

By: buttler

buttler — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 19:04:22 +0000

The Namor thing has me thinking -- if one storyline's interruption counts as a term-breaker, is Beast truly a one-termer? Hank left occasionally for little things like the Dark Phoenix saga or (if i recall correctly) being killed by Korvac.

By: Thenodrin

Thenodrin — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 18:45:18 +0000

There was a story arc where Spider-Man guest starred, and at the end of which Captain America offered him membership and he accepted. Then, after their first mission, even though Spider-Man's various powers were key to success, he decided that it was all a bit too cosmic for him to be hanging out with Thor and Cap and declined membership.

During the story arc, he remained a guest star according to the cover blurbs, but he was treated as a full member by the other Avengers.

Theno

By: JdRavnos

JdRavnos — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 17:56:44 +0000

I'd have to re-read it again, but I think Namor should count as having only one term, as his time away from the team was fairly brief (though Under Siege, for it's time, was a fairly lengthy storyline). I saw it more as a leave of absense then a true departure.

By: Jeff Ryan

Jeff Ryan — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 14:20:35 +0000

"I liked him." -- Brain Cronin, referring to Quasar.

I think Quasar fell into the Idiot Flash problem of group comics, where everyone needs to only have one personality trait when wokring together, btu can be well-rounded int heir own books. Quasar was Mr. just-fell-off-the-turnip-truck. I never understood why anyone who read JLA would buy a Flash comic; the guy's an idiot! Ditto for Hawkeye being a blowhard, Thor being noble, etc.

By: Craig

Craig — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 14:11:18 +0000

How is Ares a one-term Avenger on a list that excludes the "newer" ones?

By: Pedro BouÃ§a

Pedro BouÃ§a — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 10:22:32 +0000

I liked Thunderstrike myself...

Best,
Hunter (Pedro BouÃ§a)

By: buttler

buttler — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 15:55:32 +0000

Namor rejoined?!? Wow, he was in the Avengers so briefly and so reluctantly in the '80s, I'm amazed he had time.

By: Zach Adams

Zach Adams — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 09:08:10 +0000

I thought that Quasar, Living Lightning and Captain Marvel II were all two-termers. During the latter part of Busiek's run through the end of "Kang Dynasty", when the Avengers were trying to go global and pull in as many members as possible, those three were the 'space team' manning an orbital station. They weren't major fixtures in the book (and Quasar couldn't set foot on Earth in that period), but neither were Black Knight, Jack of Hearts or a half dozen other team members.

By: Black Manta

Black Manta — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 06:38:42 +0000

"sniff" I miss my Avengers.

By: FunkyGreenJerusalem

FunkyGreenJerusalem — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 06:27:53 +0000

All you do is Marvel, DC, Archie, Image, Dark Horse and Valiant!

How can you call yourself a blog for all comics if you don't do more on Virgin comics?

For Shame Mr. Cronin, for shame!

By: Brian Cronin

Brian Cronin — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 06:18:16 +0000

Top Five One-Term Justice Leaguers! I demand it!

Sure, but only if you promise not to complain about too much Marvel stuff in the future!

By: Brian Cronin

Brian Cronin — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 06:17:40 +0000

Wolverine is a one-termer, agreed, he should be on the list.

By: Brian Cronin

Brian Cronin — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 06:17:00 +0000

Oh, and Iâ€™d have to add Namor to that top five.

I was thinking of him as having two terms.

He left before Under Siege and re-joined later on.

By: Anun

Anun — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 06:15:43 +0000

Funny thing about the Beast -- I love him on the Avengers, not so much in X-Men. It's like he's two different characters depending which team he's on.

He's waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay better on the X-Men.

By: Brian Cronin

Brian Cronin — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 06:14:22 +0000

Wasnâ€™t Scott Lang a two-termer? Or did he only join after Heroes Return?

Yeah, he joined during Johns' run for the first time.

Johns thought he deserved finally becoming a real Avenger.

By: Brian Cronin

Brian Cronin — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 06:13:38 +0000

I see that Gilgamesh was added (after the earlier comment?)â€¦
but that shouldnâ€™t really concern anyone.

He was on the list of possible choices, but the comment was saying he should be on the top five.

By: Brian Cronin

Brian Cronin — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 06:12:49 +0000

why canâ€™t Beast be an Avenger again??

He's too good of a character for the X-Books ever to let go of.

By: wwk5d

wwk5d — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 06:11:14 +0000

What about Justice and Firestar?

Spider-Woman II I always had a soft spot for...lots of great potential there. Sandman also, even if he didn't last long. And your assessment of Crystal is 100% accurate.