With the historic release of Brian Michael Bendis and John Romita Jr.'s AVENGERS #1 coming this Wednesday, May 19 to comic stores everywhere, it's party time -- Avengers style!
On Wednesday, participating retailers will be celebrating Avengers Day with free stuff, exclusive variants and so much more!
Here's some of the cool stuff to look out for when you get to your participating local comic shop:
Free AVENGERS #1 John Romita Jr. limited edition prints!
Limited Edition Variants for sale including: AVENGERS #1 ROMITA JR. GATEFOLD VARIANT, AVENGERS #1 I AM AN AVENGER BLANK VARIANT!
Also, check out the AVENGERS #1 PREMIERE VARIANT already in stores!
See the full list of Avengers Day participating retailers here!
Finally, if you didn't see the awesome "I Am An Avenger" video that debuted at Chicago's C2E2 earlier this year, watch the online debut now!
WRITER:Brian Michael Bendis PENCILS:John Romita JR. THE STORY: THE HEROIC AGE IS HERE! There came a day! A day unlike any other...where two of Marvel's top creators teamed up for the very first time to create a bombastic new monthly Marvel comic that not only ushers in the Heroic Age of Marvel Comics but unleashes onto the world the most blockbuster Avengers team ever! Who will answer the call? And will they assemble just in time...because Kang the Conqueror is here from the future. And wait till you find out why…! Bonus back up feature: the oral history of the Avengers, part one. A brand new illustrated look at the Avengers in a way you have never seen before by series writer Brian Michael Bendis. Rated A …$3.99
PRICE: 3.99 IN STORES: May 19, 2010
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i enjoyed avengers day i got some free avenger stuff and i got the heroic variant issue #1 that i wanted so i guess it went well for me cant wait for issue #2
Not sure if the last comment posted so I'll try again. We had a similar underwhelming celebration at our local shop for Avengers day, but was worse was finally reviewing the new Avengers launch. Despite the obvious warnings in the previews leading up to the relaunch we here at the Ninja Nation (www.comicsninja.com) had high hopes for the series since we are huge Avengers fans and enjoy Bendis' writing. Unfortunately, the new artwork by Romita, Jr. is so cartoony it appears the series is aimed at the 5-10 year old set. We had to employ our Ninja skills and read the issue in the shadows so nobody would catch us reading this kiddy book in public. Usually I will give a series a couple of issues before deciding upon whether to stick with it but I think I'll try maybe one issue further and that is about it. From the input I received from other members of the Ninja Nation it appears that others may be abandoning the series even quicker.
I took a bus to the other side of town because my local shop wasn't on the list of "participating retailers" I took my daughter because I thought there would be something cool like on "Free Comic Book Day" when Optimus Prime and Bumblebee joined the festivities. Nothing. 2 Variants were priced at 15 bucks and the one I wanted with Captain America on the cover was "not ready to be sold". I bought Avengers #1 with the regular cover and a couple of comics for my kid and called it a day. Not what I was expecting.
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i enjoyed avengers day i got some free avenger stuff and i got the heroic variant issue #1 that i wanted so i guess it went well for me cant wait for issue #2
Not sure if the last comment posted so I'll try again. We had a similar underwhelming celebration at our local shop for Avengers day, but was worse was finally reviewing the new Avengers launch. Despite the obvious warnings in the previews leading up to the relaunch we here at the Ninja Nation (www.comicsninja.com) had high hopes for the series since we are huge Avengers fans and enjoy Bendis' writing. Unfortunately, the new artwork by Romita, Jr. is so cartoony it appears the series is aimed at the 5-10 year old set. We had to employ our Ninja skills and read the issue in the shadows so nobody would catch us reading this kiddy book in public. Usually I will give a series a couple of issues before deciding upon whether to stick with it but I think I'll try maybe one issue further and that is about it. From the input I received from other members of the Ninja Nation it appears that others may be abandoning the series even quicker.
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I took a bus to the other side of town because my local shop wasn't on the list of "participating retailers" I took my daughter because I thought there would be something cool like on "Free Comic Book Day" when Optimus Prime and Bumblebee joined the festivities. Nothing. 2 Variants were priced at 15 bucks and the one I wanted with Captain America on the cover was "not ready to be sold". I bought Avengers #1 with the regular cover and a couple of comics for my kid and called it a day. Not what I was expecting.