Avengers Academy: Final Exams (Avengers Academy Vol. 1)

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The kids graduate and go their own ways. I was genuinely rooting for pretty much everyone on this team, and liked this group of heroes yes, they earned their name. The final couple of issues close things down with everyone making peace with their respective decisions and has the Academy playing football the American type against Wolverine's school of mutants. Despite some of the serious issues tackled throughout, and the character's screwed up backgrounds, the entire series maintained a light touch.

It ends on the same notes.

Avengers Academy: Final Exams

A bittersweet finale to an excellent series. The final arc was very good but felt rushed. I wish Gage was given more time with these characters because he has crushed it. The Jeremy Briggs storyline concludes with a fantastic bang but how we got there was too convoluted.

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There were some big plot points that have been simmering for awhile and they all came to a boil here. The truth about the origins of the team are discussed and it seemed like it was forced due to the series ending. DiVito and Grummett did a really good job on the art side of things. Overall, a very good book that needed more time. Sad to see the series end. Many "Avengers Academy" fans were upset when the series was canceled, even more so to pave the way for the poor "Avengers Arena.

With the Academy closed due to the battle between the Avengers and the X-Men, the students are called by Jeremy Briggs, aka Alchemist, who has developed "Clean Slate," a special way to take away super-powers. He demonstrates it on Hazmat and Mettle, allowing them to finally be human again. However, Briggs stuns supporters Jocasta and Veil by revealing he plans to spread Clean Slate across the entire world, depowering everyone and only giving powers back to those he deems "worthy. Powerless, they have to find a way to stop Briggs. It's a terrific story with the moving moment of Hazmat and Mettle facing the choice of helping their friends or losing the normal lives they've so craved, a bold decision that rocks you.

Also, a major development for Finnesse that sadly makes sense for her character. And you can't go wrong with Briggs, the classic case of "every villain is the hero of his own story" as he sees nothing wrong with "saving" the world by taking away its defenders. We get a much-needed breather with an issue of the team facing off against students from Wolverine's school in a flag football game, some great humor thrown about like Quicksilver in a surprising encounter, Mettle and Rockslide bonding and more.

The final issue has "graduation" for the group but also the moment building from the first issue as the kids confront their teachers on the reason they were chosen as well as bits like Striker having a date and realizing what's really important in his life. It's a shame they couldn't pay off on the promise of them leading various programs to help people and such but we do get a wonderful "full circle" moment of Veil returning to her life.

It's a great conclusion to the entire series, one that should not be ignored and showing the responsibility of heroes both young and old.

Place a group of Super-powered teens together, Give them a mentor with Self-control issues and make one or more of those lead characters gay When I picked-up the opening Graphic Novel: Permanent Record from Amazon, it was an experiment- and I came to like the characters. I don't really follow Marvel because of the "Special Event" trend they are addicted to for the past few years. I was a fan of the Young Avengers series but found it got bogged-down by the whole, "I'm really gay now! I jumped to this Graphic Novel; Final Exams, purchased from another vendor- sorry Amazon, you were my first choice but your Kindle support for Marvel is weak and found the finale rushed and sadly contrived.

When these guys get into deep trouble, they don't involve the trusted, experienced adults, but forge ahead and a body count follows. At the end, they all graduate - rewarded for bad behavior. Striker is now gay; Oh Goody!

If Marvel wants to invest in another young adult superhero title, they should have learned what doesn't work by now. I'm not sure what happens with these characters currently- perhaps Ant-Man in his wisdom releases them into the world with no resources. See all 7 reviews. Amazon Giveaway allows you to run promotional giveaways in order to create buzz, reward your audience, and attract new followers and customers. Learn more about Amazon Giveaway.

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English Choose a language for shopping. Not Enabled Word Wise: Veil is afraid that someone might overhear her, though Hazmat assures everyone that she's emitting EM energy to interfere with the monitors. She then says that if the Avengers are going to continue deceiving them, then they should leave.

Striker mocks the thought and implies that Hazmat's parents will probably bury her. He further adds that in this "Heroic Age", they are the rejects of all the young superhumans and would be probably be thrown in a cell like Osborn if they become villains. Once the simulation is over, they all turn to Finesse for answers. She advises that they learn as much as they can, for knowledge is power.

Later, Finesse reflects on her life, from when she proved to be a prodigy at many things, to her training under Osborn's oversight to her recruitment to the Avengers Academy. She then goes to find Pym to ask if his deceased ex-wife Janet was her age when the two first met. Pym asks that his ex-wife was older and he was much younger possibly in maturity. Finesses then wonders if she is in some way related to the Taskmaster, for her abilities resemble his. Pym counsels her, advising that it is who she is that matters, not genetics.

Furthermore, Taskmaster wiped out all data on himself from government databases when Osborn took control, including on his DNA. He then decides to show her video documentaries on Quicksilver.

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Once she was finished watching, Finesse went to confront Quicksilver, having figured out that there was no Skrull impostor as he claimed. She blackmails him to teach her everything he was taught in the Brotherhood of Mutants, if he doesn't want his secret shame exposed.

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Get a glimpse inside the mind of Finesse, the enigmatic polymath who can duplicate any skill but who finds human interaction the most baffling mystery of all! The return of the walking death machine known as Arsenal! Hints at a student's possible connection with a well known Marvel character! Quicksilver gets old school! All this, and one of the kids makes a Faustian bargain! Sign In Don't have an account? Part of the ' Heroic Age ' event.

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