Avengers (1998) 3

Once An Avenger... Part 3: Fata Morgana
By Kurt Busiek, George Perez, and Al Vey
Apr 1998

- The renegade Avengers regroup in the forest and try to decide what to do next
- Morgan Le Fay flips out when she realizes that the Scarlet Witch has escaped
- MLF sends a warming to the renegades that they had better return SW but they don't have her plus it's news to them that she escaped
- the next morning the renegades try to slip into the castle disguised as monks (a la Robin Hood) but they are quickly found out by the loyal Avengers
- a fight begins and MLF shows up but chooses to sit and watch until SW appears, then the two sorceresses fight, during which it is revealed that MLF infused SW with some of her power thus making her stronger
- MLF is winning the duel until Wonder Man shows up to help but that's still not enough until all the Avengers pitch in to help the Witch channel her energy to Wonder Man
- at some point during the fight MLF lost her hold on the loyal Avengers
- the Avengers win but Wonder Man seems to have been destroyed and everything is returned to the way it was

- a better chapter but still not great stuff, it's a bit too flashy for my tastes, too many characters
- fairly surface level, not much in the way of depth
- the only other Avengers story that I really want to read from this series is Ultron Unlimited, but maybe I'll read something else Avengers-wise before that

Avengers (1998) 2

Once an Avenger... Part 2: The Call
by Kurt Busiek, George Perez, Al Vey
Mar 1998

- Morgan Le Fay has transformed the world into a medieval version of itself; the Avengers now serve her, they are known collectively as the Queen's Vengeance
- Scarlet Witch is the key to it all; she is kept in the dungeon
- Captain America is the first to wake up to what is going on; he manages to help some others remember their past, their true forms; others resist
- Hawkeye, Quasar, Photon, Thor are with Cap; as are Wasp and Vance AStro; most of the others are not, in particular Iron Man and Namor
- story ends with Wonder Man appearing before the Scarlet Witch

Avengers (1998) 1

Once an Avenger...
by Kurt Busiek, George Perez, Al Vey
Feb 1998

- Avengers regroup (original, many others) after they are attacked by monsters
- Thor knows something about what is going on
- big meeting; D-Man stinks; Spider-Man leaves
- Thor tells his story of fighting Dr. Doom; Asgard in ruins; Twilight sword; Norn Stones
- split up to find the Norn Stones; 5 Quinjets
- Team 1: Cap, Scarlet Witch, Quicksilver, Hercules, D-Man, Quasar, Crystal go to Cornwall; encounter Mordred the Evil, Morgan Le Fay
- Scarlet Witch is the key to Morgan Le Fay getting the sword
- 3 double page spreads in 37 pages
- lots of exposition; fast moving
- don't recognize many of the ancillary heroes