Description
Trapped on an isolated island, 16 superhuman teens (including cult favorites like members of the Runaways, the Avengers Academy and Darkhawk) are given a chilling ultimatum by their demented captor: Fight or die...only one will walk out alive! Thus begins a primal battle that will test the skills, stamina and morals of each combatant. Welcome to Murder World, where secrets are plenty, alliances are fleeting, and the key to victory might be rewriting the rules of the game. Who will survive?
Language
Original language
English
Physical description
144 p.; 10.25 inches
Publication
Marvel (2013), Edition: First Edition, 144 pages
Pages
144
ISBN
0785166572 / 9780785166573
Local notes
Collects the first six issues of "Avengers Arena". Various superpowered (or otherwise exceptional) teenagers are kidnapped to a forced gladiatorial combat against each other.
A handful of these characters are originating here, having been created for the book (notably the ones from the British "Braddock Academy" as well as the character "Death Locket), but the vast majority are established Marvel characters from numerous and vastly different titles, including Avengers Academy, The Runaways and one-off characters like X-23, Red Raven, Juston Seyfert, Cammi Benally and Darkhawk.
"Avengers Arena" picks up on some the Runaways after their 11th volume "Homeschooling" and their appearance in "Avengers Academy: Second Semester". It follows the students of Avengers Academy after their sixth and final volume "Final Exams".
A handful of these characters are originating here, having been created for the book (notably the ones from the British "Braddock Academy" as well as the character "Death Locket), but the vast majority are established Marvel characters from numerous and vastly different titles, including Avengers Academy, The Runaways and one-off characters like X-23, Red Raven, Juston Seyfert, Cammi Benally and Darkhawk.
"Avengers Arena" picks up on some the Runaways after their 11th volume "Homeschooling" and their appearance in "Avengers Academy: Second Semester". It follows the students of Avengers Academy after their sixth and final volume "Final Exams".
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LibraryThing member Rosa.Mill
This was tough to read. A number of teen characters from various versions of the Avengers and the Runaways and some I've never heard of before are sucked into a Hunger Games like world created by Arcade. So when I first read about the series I felt that snotty disbelief "really, you're going to rip
All of that being said this was a tough read for me; just like the Hunger Games was. The cruelty of people using each other, blaming each other, and killing each other because someone is pitting them against each other just doesn't appeal to me. The only parts I enjoyed were those where we learned about some of the history of those characters I wasn't too familiar with. Unfortunately I don't think that's enough to keep me reading in this case.
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off hunger games in an effort to capitalize on the popularity of dystopias right now?" As you can see that feeling didn't stop me from checking out the book. I was very glad to see that they acknowledged that the idea was borrowed from a book. I think that if they had tried to play it off like it was totally original I would have immediately blown it off. I feel like the acknowledgement ameliorated my feelings somewhat. All of that being said this was a tough read for me; just like the Hunger Games was. The cruelty of people using each other, blaming each other, and killing each other because someone is pitting them against each other just doesn't appeal to me. The only parts I enjoyed were those where we learned about some of the history of those characters I wasn't too familiar with. Unfortunately I don't think that's enough to keep me reading in this case.
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LibraryThing member Rosa.Mill
This was tough to read. A number of teen characters from various versions of the Avengers and the Runaways and some I've never heard of before are sucked into a Hunger Games like world created by Arcade. So when I first read about the series I felt that snotty disbelief "really, you're going to rip
All of that being said this was a tough read for me; just like the Hunger Games was. The cruelty of people using each other, blaming each other, and killing each other because someone is pitting them against each other just doesn't appeal to me. The only parts I enjoyed were those where we learned about some of the history of those characters I wasn't too familiar with. Unfortunately I don't think that's enough to keep me reading in this case.
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off hunger games in an effort to capitalize on the popularity of dystopias right now?" As you can see that feeling didn't stop me from checking out the book. I was very glad to see that they acknowledged that the idea was borrowed from a book. I think that if they had tried to play it off like it was totally original I would have immediately blown it off. I feel like the acknowledgement ameliorated my feelings somewhat. All of that being said this was a tough read for me; just like the Hunger Games was. The cruelty of people using each other, blaming each other, and killing each other because someone is pitting them against each other just doesn't appeal to me. The only parts I enjoyed were those where we learned about some of the history of those characters I wasn't too familiar with. Unfortunately I don't think that's enough to keep me reading in this case.
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LibraryThing member Rosa.Mill
This was tough to read. A number of teen characters from various versions of the Avengers and the Runaways and some I've never heard of before are sucked into a Hunger Games like world created by Arcade. So when I first read about the series I felt that snotty disbelief "really, you're going to rip
All of that being said this was a tough read for me; just like the Hunger Games was. The cruelty of people using each other, blaming each other, and killing each other because someone is pitting them against each other just doesn't appeal to me. The only parts I enjoyed were those where we learned about some of the history of those characters I wasn't too familiar with. Unfortunately I don't think that's enough to keep me reading in this case.
Show More
off hunger games in an effort to capitalize on the popularity of dystopias right now?" As you can see that feeling didn't stop me from checking out the book. I was very glad to see that they acknowledged that the idea was borrowed from a book. I think that if they had tried to play it off like it was totally original I would have immediately blown it off. I feel like the acknowledgement ameliorated my feelings somewhat. All of that being said this was a tough read for me; just like the Hunger Games was. The cruelty of people using each other, blaming each other, and killing each other because someone is pitting them against each other just doesn't appeal to me. The only parts I enjoyed were those where we learned about some of the history of those characters I wasn't too familiar with. Unfortunately I don't think that's enough to keep me reading in this case.
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LibraryThing member Rosa.Mill
This was tough to read. A number of teen characters from various versions of the Avengers and the Runaways and some I've never heard of before are sucked into a Hunger Games like world created by Arcade. So when I first read about the series I felt that snotty disbelief "really, you're going to rip
All of that being said this was a tough read for me; just like the Hunger Games was. The cruelty of people using each other, blaming each other, and killing each other because someone is pitting them against each other just doesn't appeal to me. The only parts I enjoyed were those where we learned about some of the history of those characters I wasn't too familiar with. Unfortunately I don't think that's enough to keep me reading in this case.
Show More
off hunger games in an effort to capitalize on the popularity of dystopias right now?" As you can see that feeling didn't stop me from checking out the book. I was very glad to see that they acknowledged that the idea was borrowed from a book. I think that if they had tried to play it off like it was totally original I would have immediately blown it off. I feel like the acknowledgement ameliorated my feelings somewhat. All of that being said this was a tough read for me; just like the Hunger Games was. The cruelty of people using each other, blaming each other, and killing each other because someone is pitting them against each other just doesn't appeal to me. The only parts I enjoyed were those where we learned about some of the history of those characters I wasn't too familiar with. Unfortunately I don't think that's enough to keep me reading in this case.
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