![]() One more reason 'The Korvac Saga' is a must-read.īuy: Amazon 5. ![]() It practically goes without saying that a story mostly drawn by George Pérez (with an assist from Sal Buscema) is gorgeous from cover to cover but here we are saying it anyway. And, the Avengers are left with the trauma of their adventure. And while our heroes would eventually win the day, it's a somewhat bittersweet conclusion as readers are left to wonder what might have happened if the man Korvac had reimagined himself as - Michael - had just been left alone. Jim Shooter's story spans ages and brings in some of the Elders of the Universe - the Grandmaster, the Collector, and Eternity - in addition to the central villain. It's a story about how power can change someone and the Avengers are simply no match for Korvac. ' The Korvac Saga' represents one of the early team-ups between the Avengers and the Guardians of the Galaxy (though, not exactly the ones you're likely thinking of). His work has a level of polish to it that makes him one of the definitive Marvel artists of the '00s - and maybe all-time.īest Avengers stories: The Korvac Saga (Image credit: Marvel Comics) Jim Cheung's art is a big reason for the series' success as well. This was a love letter to the Avengers stories of the past that also recognized that you couldn't keep throwing Captain America and company into the same situations over and over again. Marvel has less of a track record with legacy characters than their Distinguished Competition, but that didn't stop Heinberg from cobbling together a team that was built on the foundation of the older Avengers, but who faced their own unique problems. OK, so they're not technically the Avengers proper, but Allan Heinberg and Jim Cheung's Young Avengers represented a unique way forward for a franchise that needed an injection of youth (and paid homage to the team's classic roster at a time when the Avengers were nowhere to be seen). Best Avengers stories: Young Avengers (Image credit: Marvel Comics)
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