Avengers Academy #27

[pyrotwilight]

So this came out this week and as many might know featured the Runaways and the Avengers Academy kids meeting up. Lullz assuredly did ensue. So here's three pages of interest, though the first two are actually going further into Striker since his coming out a few issues ago.


 

See. this was the first page of the issue and I was already trying to contain my laughter. Striker's pace indeed!



I've now begun to like Striker. He's definitely not thinking a lot of this through but can't help but find it hilarious including his mom apparently not caring whether he's gay or not (granted she likely sees it as a media opportunity much like he does). And yeah this is what Striker would do given he loves the media.

Now as many might've seen in the preview of the issue like usual the Runaways and Avengers Academy students fought but here's an amusing page of after the dust settles and the teams interact, slowly.

 

Tigra is indeed fighting dirty. Molly and Klara playing with William. XD

That's only the tip of the iceberg in amusing chatter. I highly suggest getting a copy.                                                                                      

Comments

[darkknightjrk]

Yeah, Striker's basically evolved from an annoying douchebag to an entertaining douchebag. :D

And I never quite thought about it like that with Tigra, but yeah, having to wear clothes would probably suck with that fur, even with unstable molecules.

Also, maybe I really missed something, but when did Tigra get a kid? And is putting him in a little orb like that at all a good idea?

[icon_uk]

IIRC There was a whole plot about her being pregnant by Hank Pym, except it maybe wasn't Pym, but his Skrull replicant. And then there was a plot about Osborn threatening to take her child for experimentation if she didn't go along with his plans (You can imagine how well that went down)

People were wondering how long comic time her pregnancy would be, and then they nicely subverted that plot by revealing that her cat-person physiology meant her pregancy had run it's course in two months instead of nine, and the baby had been born before between Stark losing his job as "Head of Everything" and Osborn taking it over, and had been hidden away with the other Cat-people.

[ghosty732]

Tigra's rationale for her costume is... really logical. Has anyone ever made that point before?

[pyrotwilight]

Don't think so. Though I'm not sure how much of a real explanation it is given the move to California was relatively recent and she's essentially always worn this outfit. I'd rather to just stick to the she likes wearing those clothes idea.

[halloweenjack]

I can't remember if Hank McCoy ever has, but it makes perfect sense.

[greenmask]

It would be if she was regularly (ever?) drawn furry, anyway.

[jaysonbyron]

Is that baby a Skrull? I don't think I ever read how that plotline got resolved, or if it did at all.

[pyrotwilight]

It was explained that genetically William is half Tigra half Pym like if they procreated themselves since the Skrull who impersonated Pym was Pym down to the genetic level. (Admittedly I still assume he's part Skrull and no one can tell since it's so well hidden)

[razsolo]

Greer, I love you but maybe you should be taking less parenting tips from Cyclops and more from Sue Richards....

[auggie18]

Okay, now I'm interested in the book. Artist I like+adorable baby/kitten+snark? Awesome!

[mrstatham]

I wouldn't get too attached to the artist.

[sailorlibra]

I haven't read the later issues of Runaways, but I have a hard time believing that Chase could ever think having an attractive woman walking around in bikini is a bad thing.

Concerning Greer's bikini, I think the heat is probably a factor, but I also think it's part of her cat-like side, as most cats do not enjoy wearing clothes. It's easy to imagine that she only wears the little she does in order to keep people from freaking out about her being naked. That said, I do wish the swimsuit was more supportive, since she does fight crime in it and seems to have somewhat large breasts.

[filthysize]

I don't think he was being sarcastic.

[darkblade]

I agree that seems more like a Nico or Victor line.

[dewinged]

I want to like this, but Julie outing Stryker to anyone bothers me a little.

Also, on Glee, there's only one out gay male in the regular cast, so I've got no idea what he's talking about.

[long_silence]

Yeah I mean it got glossed over since Striker came out to the whole world later on that same page, but it's still messed up that Julie outed him without his permission.

Well Ricky Martin recently guest starred. Though he may be asking his mom to start a rumor about one of the straight cast members, and that's just being an asshole. Also screw him, has he not seen Chris Colfer recently?

[icon_uk]

He could be conflating the actors and the roles, being unaware which of them are gay in real life.

[silverzeo]

.... I would enjoy Tigra's kid.... but I have that nagging feeling some twist is going to happen to him, either to make him age faster or being part of a story arc where he dies... that, and he makes me think of Wolfsbane's lovechild that killed a person within minutes of being born via hairball....

[dahlia_moon]

So this was my first foray into Avengers Academy and I really liked it!

Well except for the whole Tigra-and-Giant-man-are-secretly-in-cahoots-to-force-Molly-and-Klara-to-stay-with-them. Urghhh :l

[pyrotwilight]

Heh. it's doomed to failure but it makes perfect sense. I mean they're what 10? They really should be going to school and the like. Adults in their situations would do that. If a kid living at home wasn't attending school when they should be it'd warrant calling child services as it'd be a type of neglect.

[thehood]

Tigra and Pym are just being responsible though. These kids need an education for their futures.

[sinisterlink]

So there were a few little things in this issue that annoyed me, but over all it was very well done. I liked Striker's conference and the "kitty" scene posted above. I also enjoyed Nico and Hazmat snarking at each other and then becoming friendly right after. The only annoyances I had were Molly being written as kind of stupid and the part where Karolina is talking to Julie and is all like, "Yeah, I was engaged, but stuff happened and I'm single now". That kind of made me rage since it seemed like she was being really disrespectful of Xavin, but over on another board Gage said that the next issue would show that Karolina is still hurting, so I'm giving it the benefit of the doubt until the next issue comes out.

But as for my favorite part of all...Yay, Old Lace is back! And she's made friends with Devil Dinosaur and Moon Boy! Yay! They better actually bring her back and not do one of those, "Oh, look, she's happy with her new dinosaur friends, so we should just leave her here" things. -_-

[long_silence]

Kind of stupid? She wet herself.

Nico and Hazmat snarking at each other and then becoming friendly immediately after is a direct rip off of a scene that BKV wrote in Runaways vol. 2 between Nico and Gert. So I didn't really enjoy it very much.

I'm glad Old Lace is back but I think the way they found her was kinda dumb. "I cast a spell and it told me very specifically and conveniently to find this guy and his amulet because it's connected to wherever Old Lace is"
That's not a very good use of the Staff of One

[northstarfan]

Oh, Striker. You are so warped in all the most entertaining ways. I really need to catch up with this book -- I'm not past the first trade yet.

(Though, really, if a press conference is good enough for Jean-Paul...)

[lieut_kettch]

Okay, now I want a comic featuring Molly, Klara, and Squirrel Girl running a superhero babysitting service.

[blackruzsa]

Well, that's actually a great reason why Tigra dresses like that!
Also, this is going over pretty well :)