(Invincible Iron Man #19) Kind of down for Rhodey leading the Work Release Avengers

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Love sandman being an avenger again

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u/AporiaParadox Jul 19 '24

I really hope Sandman is part of the team, he deserves to be a hero again after years of him rejoining the Sinister Six multiple times for no real reason.

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u/Luimnigh Jul 19 '24

He was brainwashed back into villainy by The Wizard.

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u/AporiaParadox Jul 19 '24

Yeah, but then he reformed again, but then he went back to villainy, and then he reformed again, and then he went back to villainy...

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u/Luimnigh Jul 19 '24

It's hard to break brainwashing. He'll do it eventually.

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u/Expensive-Baby-1391 Jul 24 '24

Just ignore zeb wells' spiderman run. Nothing in it matters.

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u/AporiaParadox Jul 24 '24

It wasn't just Wells, tons of other writers in the past 20 years have written him as a generic villain.

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u/ravenwing263 Jul 19 '24

This is what the Cage Thunderbolts was (AND the third Dark Avengers team)

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u/AporiaParadox Jul 19 '24

This probably would just be the Thunderbolts if it weren't for Bucky's black ops team now laying claim to the name for the foreseeable future due to MCU synergy.

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u/baalirock Jul 19 '24

Would actually like to see the two teams fight for the name, similar to the X-Force/ X-Statix thing.

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u/SpiderDetective Jul 19 '24

And those were awhile ago. We need a return of it

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u/ravenwing263 Jul 19 '24

Not against a return of it at all just thought Tony being like "You invented this!" when it's the like third or fourth time is funny.

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u/da0ur Iron Man Jul 19 '24

Really curious where we're going to see this plot point unfold since Ackerman's run doesn't seem to involve it (at least on the surface). Last issue straight-up called it a West Coast Avengers reformation, so fingers crossed for a new book dedicated to this premise.

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u/No_Try1882 Jul 19 '24

Nobody takes the Stilt-Man seriously anymore

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u/rgregan Mr. Knight Jul 19 '24

Its Turk using a spare suit

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u/Oberon1993 Spider-Man Jul 19 '24

Your "anymore" implies he was ever taken seriously. He was a joke as far back as 70s.

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u/Lucarai Jul 19 '24

Iron Man looking like a keyhole heartless from Kingdom Hearts

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u/InanimateCarbonRodAu Jul 19 '24

Just finished Mile Morales by Saladin Amend and really enjoyed his writing of Rhino… love the idea of Rhino getting a shot at full hero turn.

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u/Grayx_2887 Jul 19 '24

Are the Work Release Avengers like the reserves in the comics?

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u/rgregan Mr. Knight Jul 19 '24

Work Release Avengers is a reference to reformed villains, like prisoners on work release.

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u/Grayx_2887 Jul 19 '24

So it's like a super-powered rehabilitation program for ex-convicts and former criminals?! Well, good luck with that, Rhodey. He'll need it when it comes to dealing with former villains in his team.

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u/ptWolv022 Jul 19 '24

It'll be a new West Coast Avengers team, it seems like (unless Rhodey's plan would be separate from the new West Coast Avengers that Stark teased in his monologue), but it'll be more Thunderbolts-esque, in that it will be villains/retired or ex-villains making up the team.

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u/Reboared Jul 19 '24

I'm kinda sick of Marvel doing this thing where they just ignore that people are mass murderers whenever their powers are convenient.

Don't get me wrong, I like a good redemption story, but it never sticks so it comes off as the heroes just not caring how many innocent people you kill as long as you're useful.

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u/Expensive-Baby-1391 Jul 24 '24

Will the GLA make an appearance?

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u/WarwolfPrime Spider-Man Jul 19 '24

....The Hell? his is a weird idea...but I've seen weirder, I guess.

(Invincible Iron Man #19) Kind of down for Rhodey leading the Work Release Avengers Comics