Nailed it! I imagine its very challenging to render metals in watercolor!

Great full team handbook page featuring the team from later in the limited series! Some characters not often seen, like Haywire.

Nice pick up! 

Talk about someone dropping in unexpectedly! Loved the use of Arkon outside the Avengers...he's a multiversal story just waiting to be told in the MCU!

This is a fantastic and unique piece! Was the coloring done with watercolor, pencil or magic marker? That's an extra nice touch that George did it!

Trippy splash! The Englehart era of Avengers was soooo good...way different than Roy's era...it solidified the Avengers as the center of the marvel universe by linking all the disparate elements, from cowboys to Patsy Walker to the other-earth, etc... This was the biggest crossover since the Kree-Skrull War two years prior - and I did have the nostalgic pull - it was all anyone into comics talked about that year!

Yay!! Love me some cowboys!!! Gorgeous early Perez!

Thanks for sharing! Reintroduction of GA Whizzer was a great moment...

And roller skating Iron Man has an appearance! Never realized that before!

Hyperion's comment about letting go parallels Thor's existential questioning at this point in time of how he's been holding back against mortal opponents. The action really speaks for itself though! Great page!

Hyperion's comment about letting go parallels Thor's existential questioning at this point in time of how he's been holding back against mortal opponents. The action really speaks for itself though! Great page!

Very early Buscema on Avengers, yet you can see the dynamism and dramatic angles I believe he favored. I especially like the second panel, as he brings to life a fantastic Dragon Man. To me this page is also at the beginning of a long chain leading Hank Pym to create Ultron. He gained custody of Dragon Man and studied his artificial intelligience.

Gorgeous! George really hitting his stride as Avengers artist around this time...

Great to see so many awesome pieces you have in your collection! 

Speechless. One of the best Kirby Avengers pages in existence.

Great action on this page - a nice sense of depth and scale...

Just reread this issue. Love all the constant bantering between the team, and Don still manages to make the Wasp beautiful in that funky costume!

Fantastic splash! Prime Byrne! 

Loved BWS's Valiant work! - it really set the tone for the whole company imho. This is eerily beautiful example.

You know I've read the interviews where Big John states he has no love for superheroes - hard to imagine what might have been possible if he did!

Fantastic art but this page was truly heartbreaking...the complete deconstruction of the Vision...

Hank's mental challenges are in full display here and I think set the stage for his later breakdown under Shooter. His latest incarnation as an Ultron Pym hybrid is logical extension and one of my favorites!

Fond memories of this short-lived series. Beautiful, dramatic cover!

This piece is just pure love for the medium!

Sal's work on the Defenders pages of the Avenger Defenders War was  the best...love how Hawkeye and Iron Man were given a reason to fight again!  

Totally hated it too! Brutal. It struck a nerve though, and forever altered our perception of Hank. I think it did set up Janet to become a much stronger character and a leader. 

Great add Kirk! I was really intrigued by the stone Black Knight - I was kinda hoping it was the real Black Knight coming back to life - sort of like the zuvembie resurrection of Wonder Man. This great splash also shows the beginning of something between Wanda and Wondy... Very nice!!

LOL!!

Wood definately adds something special to Heck's pencils...Thanks!

There we go! Beautiful pick-up! Grey Gargoyle was always one of my favorites too...later appearances in Avengers showed how lethal his powers could be...a worthy opponent for Thor!

Didn't know any of the backstory of how this issue came to be, but it was one of my earliest exposures to the Avengers and the Watcher. I remember it was really unsettling to me to Leonard Tippett killing people to save the world. 

That "moodiness" that Colon creates  is perfect for this retelling. I hadn't remembered Matt's contemplating creating a third identity. 

RIP George Perez...

A beautiful, beautiful piece , with George bringing these "metal" characters to life!

Wonderful recap - significantely, imho, from the point of view of Rick Jones. This was early in the Kree-Skrull War and presages the significant role Rick has , especially in the climax. Great imagery too!!

That image is intense! Very bold rendering!

Outstanding mood and detail!!

George's essence lives on through his work. Unbelievable loss because of unbelievable greatness...

Aidan, love your sharing. Each of us has heroes that they identify most with for very personal reasons and your story is quite moving. Although I consider myself an Avengers guy, Legion was a love too, starting all the way back with Jim Shooter, almost redefining DC with relatable characters. Great page showing Karate Kid's skill and perserverance. 

Loved the villians the WCA brought in! Beautiful half splash.

One of the best Ant-man pages ever! 

This is too good to be true!

Thanks for your help Mark, and great catching up with you! 

Very very nice DPS. You can feel the energy and movement!

Viciously delicious!

Much appreciated! I have someone in mind for restoration that I've used before.

Beautiful DPS and the start of an excellent storyline. A mutated Sentinel gaining sentience...

Buscema on FF! What's not to like?!

This is the piece that had everyone drooling! No better image of the two teams together in the unpublished or published crossovers! 

Love it! "Seltzer or an aspirin"! And not everyone would draw Tony's eyes visible through the helmet.

Beautiful page! The storyline is still quite evident even though its a splash.