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Young Avengers-The Mr Brightside of Marvel Now!I recently had a conversation with a friend of mine about the ‘All new All Different’ era ofMarvel Comics. We disagreed about the actual success of the relaunch, but we agree on theinitial run of the Champions title. While the rise and fall of that era of Marvel Comics is a wholepost of its own, the conversation reminded me of another group of the ‘next generation’ ofheroes. The Young Avengers.I loved the first run of Young Avengers by Allen Heinber …

How Did I Get Into Comics?I was started young on comics, something that I think my father was thankful for as the parentof a young and loud child. I could proficiently read at the age of 4, and my mother had run outof Dr. Seuss and Little Golden Books for me to read. I specifically remember a day I was left athome with just my dad, and I had woken up at night to find my dad shoulder deep in shortboxes filled to the brim with comics. I had no idea what any of this was yet, and because heknew I wo …