Avengers Academy



Avengers Academy is published by Marvel Comics. Current price per issue is $2.99.

Last Issue

 * Avengers Academy #22: 16 Nov 2011

Current Issue

 * Avengers Academy #23: 14 Dec 2011

Next Issue

 * Avengers Academy #24: 04 Jan 2012

Status
Monthly series.

Avengers Academy #23
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Hardcovers

 * Avengers: The Initiative, vol. 1 – Basic Training - Collects Avengers: The Initiative #1-6. "The Civil War is over and from now on, this is the new face of the Marvel Universe - The Initiative! Whose side were you on? If you were pro-registration, then there's one hell of a price to pay. You're in the army now. Every last one of you. Fall in with Yellowjacket, War Machine, She-Hulk, Justice and The Gauntlet as they train the heroes of tomorrow for the super-powered conflicts of today! Marvel's army of super heroes has just become a super hero army" - WorldCat - ISBN 0785121609


 * Avengers: The Initiative, vol. 2 – Killed in Action - Collects Avengers: The Initiative #7-13 & Annual #1. "Training is almost over for our cadets. Some will graduate. Some will washout. And, yes, some WILL die! And with the clock ticking on the first class of recruits, get ready to meet the next batch! Including new Marvels, old Marvels, at least one Skrull and... The Irredeemable Giant-Man!? Also, with the Gauntlet out of commission, just wait until you meet Camp Hammond's new Drill Instructor – he's a real Taskmaster!" - WorldCat - ISBN 0785128689


 * Avengers: The Initiative, vol. 3 – Secret Invasion - Collects Avengers: The Initiative #14-19. "During the 'Infiltration,' a Skrull at the heart of Camp Hammond said these words: 'It won't be long until we have a Skrull in every state!' Now that Skrull stands revealed and the fate of The Initiative, the United States, and Planet Earth hang in the balance. Plus, former Avenger, Delroy Garret, assumes the mantle and arsenal of Earth's greatest Skrull-Hunter, The 3-D Man." - WorldCat - ISBN 0785131507


 * Avengers: The Initiative, vol. 4 – Disassembled - Collects Avengers: The Initiative #20-25, plus the Reptil one-shot. "The Invasion is over and the Initiative has been rocked to its core. Now that the truth is out, that the program was conceived as part of a Skrull plot, can it survive? Who will leave? Who will stay? And who will lead them? Also: Learn what's become of the real Hank Pym! And when Taskmaster discovers Mutant Zero's true identity, she gets fightin' mad!" - WorldCat - ISBN 0785131515


 * Avengers: The Initiative, vol. 5 – Dreams and Nightmares - Collects Avengers: The Initiative #26-30. "Under orders from Norman Osborn, your new Principals are Taskmaster and the criminal kingpin, the Hood. They're registering villains as heroes and spreading Norman's empire across the nation with such specialized classes as How to Fake Being Champions While Fleecing the Citizens You're Supposed to Protect! But the heroes who once made up the Initiative aren't about to let this happen." - WorldCat - ISBN 0785139044


 * Siege: Avengers: The Initiative - Collects Avengers: The Initiative #31-35. "Norman Osborn offers Taskmaster a seat at the Cabal's table...the Avengers Resistance uncovers a horrifying secret...and members of the Initiative are called up for an assault on an enemy of incalculable power." - WorldCat - ISBN 0785148175


 * Avengers Academy: Permanent Record - Collects #1-6. "Determined to keep the tradition alive, founding Avenger Hank Pym leads a core team of veteran heroes in creating a place where the next generation of Earth's Mightiest can be trained by the greatest of those who preceded them. An institution where everyone who has ever been an Avenger can share their skill, knowledge and experience. The future is in their hands...and in the hands of the six young superhumans chosen to make up the inaugural class. But who are they? And what dark secret will turn their world--and potentially the entire Marvel Universe--upside down?" - WorldCat - ISBN 0785144943


 * Avengers Academy, vol. 2: Will We Use This in the Real World? - Collects #7-14. "Hank Pym returns to his greatest role...that's right, Giant-Man returns! But even with his students at his side, can he stand up to one of the most powerful villains in the Marvel Universe, a man who can become every bit as gigantic as he is?" - WorldCat - ISBN 078514496X

Trade Paperbacks

 * Avengers: The Initiative, vol. 1 – Basic Training - Collects Avengers: The Initiative #1-6. - WorldCat - ISBN 0785125167


 * Avengers: The Initiative, vol. 2 – Killed in Action - Collects Avengers: The Initiative #7-13 & Annual #1. - WorldCat - ISBN 0785128611


 * Avengers: The Initiative, vol. 3 – Secret Invasion - Collects Avengers: The Initiative #14-19. - WorldCat - ISBN 0785131671


 * Avengers: The Initiative – Disassembled - Collects Avengers: The Initiative #20-25, plus the Reptil one-shot. - WorldCat - ISBN 078513168X


 * Siege: Avengers: The Initiative - Collects Avengers: The Initiative #31-35 & Special #1. - WorldCat - ISBN 0785148183


 * Avengers Academy: Permanent Record - Collects #1-6. - WorldCat - ISBN 0785144951

Creative Team
Writer: Christos N. Gage. Artist/Covers: Humberto Ramos.

Publishing History
First published in 2007.

Order Codes
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Future Publication Dates
Dates subject to change at the whims of the publisher or distributor. Please see the Diamond Shipping Lists for current information.


 * Avengers Academy #24: 04 Jan 2012
 * Avengers Academy #25: 01 Feb 2012
 * Avengers Academy #26: 22 Feb 2012
 * Avengers Academy #27: 07 Mar 2012

News & Features

 * 18 Nov 2011 - Avengers Academy Week: Christos Gage Introduces the New Cast
 * 17 Nov 2011 - CBR TV @ NYCC: Christos Gage Guides Angel & Faith and Avengers Academy (video)
 * 17 Nov 2011 - Avengers Academy Week: Gage on the Series So Far, Part 2
 * 16 Nov 2011 - Avengers Academy Week: Gage on the Series So Far, Part 1
 * 15 Nov 2011 - Avengers Academy Week: Gage Talks Marvel Teen Team History
 * 14 Nov 2011 - Avengers Academy Week: Tom Grummett Enrolls as Lead Artist
 * 16 Oct 2011 - NYCC 2011: Gage Introduces the Runaways to Avengers Academy
 * 15 Feb 2011 - Christos Gage Brings Taskmaster and More to Avengers Academy
 * 29 Dec 2009 - Christos Gage's War Initiative
 * 23 Oct 2009 - Gage Takes The Initiative
 * 12 Jun 2009 - Charm School for Bad Guys? Christos Gage on The Initiative
 * 20 Apr 2009 - Rafa Sandoval Joins The Initiative - Gage and Schaefer Talk
 * 02 Jan 2009 - Shipping Out: Slott Talks Avengers: The Initiative
 * 19 Dec 2008 - Mark Brooks: Crafting The Initiative #20 Cover
 * 10 Dec 2008 - Gage: Taking The Initiative Under a Dark Reign
 * 26 Aug 2008 - Dan Slott: The Skrull-nitiative, & Life After the Invasion
 * 06 Mar 2008 - Gage's Graduating Heroes in Avengers: The Initiative
 * 21 Feb 2008 - Steve Uy's Avengers Initiative
 * 05 Dec 2007 - Marvel's State of the Initiative with Dan Slott
 * 05 Nov 2007 - Modern Fighting Marvels: Slott Talks Avengers: The Initiative
 * 04 Sep 2007 - Dan Slott: Taking the Initiative
 * 23 Aug 2007 - Steve Uy's Initiative with the Avengers
 * 03 Apr 2007 - In the Army Now: Slott Talks Avengers: The Initiative
 * 05 May 2007 - Marvel Makes Avengers: The Initiative Ongoing

Links

 * Marvel Comics - Publisher's Website