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| G.L.A. Vol. 1: Misassembled (Great Lakes Avengers) | 
 enlarge | Authors: Dan Slott, Paul Pelletier, Rick Magyar
Publisher: Marvel Comics
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  9 reviews
Sales Rank: 522262
Media: Paperback
Edition: Direct Ed
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 144
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7
Dimensions (in): 10 x 6.6 x 0.6
ISBN: 0785116214
Dewey Decimal Number: 741.5973
EAN: 9780785116219
ASIN: 0785116214
Publication Date: January 11, 2006
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Condition: THIS ITEM IS UNUSED AND IN GOOD CONDITION. IT MAY HAVE SLIGHT SHELFWEAR BUT OTHERWISE IT IS FINE.
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Product Description
They are the Great Lake Avengers, the guys who got the shortest end of the super-hero stick. But with the real Avengers disassembled, they're going to try to step up to the plate and deal with one of their most powerful villains! Can they save the day? Well, we just hope these guys can save themselves! Collects G.L.A. #1-4; and West Coast Avengers #46.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 4 more reviews...
 Very funny...and very timely. January 3, 2006
14 out of 14 found this review helpful
Dan Slott is a rising star in the comics world. If you grew up reading mainstream comics in the 70s or 80s, you have to love everything this guy does. Not only does Slott like to use 70s and 80s comic stalwarts like She-Hulk and Ben Grimm in his stories, he also writes comics as if the grim and gritty late 80s and 90s had never happened. GLA manages to be fun and light-hearted while also serving has a satire of the "death-mania" that has infected comics in recent years. It's truly a breath of fresh air.
I would also recommend his Spider-Man/Human Torch and She-Hulk collections without hesitation.
THESE AVENGERS ARE "GREAT!" March 13, 2006
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
This TPB is awesome! One of the funniest titles (on purpose) that I have read in a long time. Author Dan Slott knows exactly how to stage a joke (his shot at DC's Identity Crisis was perfectly timed) and he is clearly familiar with the Marvel Universe (come on when was the last time you saw Paladin or Captain Ultra in a comic book?)!
The 4-issue premise centers around D- Level characters: Mr. Immortal, Door-Man, Flat-Man, Big Bertha, Dinah Saur, Grasshopper, and Squirrel Girl (with her sidekick Monkey Joe) and their battle to save the universe from total extinction simply because a villain realizes that whenever a plan is hatched in New York too many heroes are around to stop it...so he moves to Wisconsin.
The jokes come at a rocket-fire pace and yet through it all I still felt like I was reading an actual hero adventure that had some gravity to it. Did I mention a team member dies in all 4 chapters (one of them 5.7 seconds after officially joining the team)? Artist Paul Pelletier puts together a solid layout reminiscent of John Byrne in his hayday (Byrne was the original creator of most of these characters).
I cannot imagine a comicbook fan who wouldn't get enjoyment out of this book. It does for Marvel what "Formerly Known as the Justice League" did for DC. Check it out...but beware Leather Boy!!!!
Monkey Joe...we hardly knew ya!
SEQUEL! HOUSE OF IDEAS I DEMAND A SEQUEL!
Comic book humor at its finest January 30, 2006
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
This is, hands down, the funniest Marvel story I've seen. If you like comic books even a little, and can appreciate a few jokes at their expense, this is a must-read. My only complaint about it is that the G.L.A. mini was only four issues long. This is definitely something that needs to be an ongoing series. Fortunately for G.L.A. fans though, and if you aren't one yet you will be after reading Misassembled, they also threw in the original appearance of the G.L.A. as well as the first and only previous appearance of Squirrel Girl. They're not as great as the main story, but they do prove that it was possible to write funny comics upwards of twenty years ago, and hey, six issues for the price of four. I can't recommend it highly enough.
 Big Shoes to Fill January 20, 2006
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Dan Slott is generally an excellent writer, in my opinion. His She-Hulk and his Spiderman/Human Torch books are beloved by many, from the AintItCool guys to Joe Average comic book reader. This book, like its title wannabe superhero team, had a lot to live up to.
It is not a bad book. Dan Slott is pretty incredible at pulling obscure and lame Marvel superheroes out of the archives and making them cool. I honestly wish that Squirrel Girl would help me out in Central Park some day. Mr. Immortal is pretty weird, I'm not sure I like him, but he's got my favorite line in this book ("I'm Homo Supreme!")
Still, this book is not She-Hulk, and it is not Spiderman/Human-Torch. I came away from it entertained, sure, but those other books are masterpieces that blend comedy and drama and character development in the grand dramedy tradition of Ally McBeal, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and Rescue Me. Those are tv shows, not comic books, but that is what makes Dan Slott unique. I expected a little more. This whole [m/d]isassembled saga was fairly disappointing, and I guess even Dan Slott was tainted a bit by this.
"I'm Homo supreme!!!" January 22, 2006
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
The Great Lakes Avengers is one of those super-teams that you just gotta love, or at least laugh at: a crew of well-intentioned misfits who try a bit too hard to make the big leagues. Actually, the powers exhibited by the team are pretty cool, but those powers are always overshadowed by the team's lack of ability. Mr. Immortal, Flatman, Big Bertha, Doorman, and Dinah Soar... a great group of characters. I initially passed on this title a couple of weeks ago, namely because I didn't know it had been released. I finally picked it up this past weekend on a sales clerk's recommendation, particularly after cracking the cover and seeing how favorably the art compared to John Byrne's work on the team's first appearance in West Coast Avengers #46.
This book collects GLA: Misassembled # 1 - 4, which finds the team in some dire straits. So dire, in fact, that Mr. Immortal starts the story off by killing himself... unsuccessfully, of course. But that shows you just how bad things have become for the team. And they get worse, as more team members, or even heroes slightly associated with the team, kick the bucket for real (trust me, this book is full of death). This is all due to the machinations of Maelstrom, a B-level villain who has found a way to... well, do what villains always do, destroying the world, or something like that, it's really not the point of the story. What IS the point is how the GLA slowly develops into a team that is even more likeable, though still not one on which you'd want to bet money.
As I mentioned earlier, the artwork, by Paul Pelletier, is very good, reminiscent of a more stylized version of John Byrne. The real star, of course, is writer Dan Slott, who provides a cohesive and very funny story. There are some truly great comedic moments in this book which made me laugh out loud (my review title refers to one of them). Even the aforementioned large body count is given a light touch, which you'll just have to see to appreciate.
Also included in this collection is West Coast Avengers #46 (the team's first appearance) and Marvel Superheroes #8, the first appearance of new GLA recruit Squirrel Girl. So, for those of you who have fond memories of the GLA in West Coast Avengers, or even DeMatteis and Maguire's dysfunctional Justice League, check this out. It's definitely worth it.
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