40 years of the Avengers | 
 enlarge | From: Git Corporation
Category: Software
Buy New: $58.99
New (3) from $58.99
Rating:  29 reviews
Sales Rank: 922
Format: Cd-rom
Platforms: Windows Xp, Windows 95, Windows 2000, Windows Nt, Windows Me, Windows 98, Windows Vista, Macintosh
Genre: USA
ESRB: Everyone 10+
Media: Video Game
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Operating System: Windows NT
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.7 x 5.3 x 1.4
Legal Disclaimer: Warranty does not cover misuse of product.
MPN: 900039
Model: 900039
UPC: 791149900039
EAN: 0791149900039
ASIN: B000FJSA2G
Release Date: April 26, 2006
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Shipping: Expedited shipping available
Condition: Brand New. Never opened or used. Ships same day to next business day.
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| • | 40 years from September 1963 through December 2005 |
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Product Description
40 Years Of The Avengers - Earth's Mightiest Heroes collects the full story of one of the world's most enduring superhero teams. The Avengers are a team of superheroes who face threats that no single hero could stand against. Over the past four decades, they've saved the world countless times -- now you can experience every adventure at your lesiure! This DVD collects over 535 complete issues, every page from every issue (September 1963 thru December 2005). Included are all the Annuals. Over 19,000 pages in all.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 24 more reviews...
 THE collection to own October 3, 2008
Kevin M. Bastos (Canonsburg, PA United States)
Incredible in nearly every way. Okay - giant sized aren't included, but all else is perfect. This seems to be the set that received the least acclaim - it settled into a somewhat mediocre run during comics' hottest times, and picked up again when most interest was waning. However - it has some of the greatest stories in its core run, and its history seems to be the least reflected upon through re-visitations, etc. and I know that as a collector, I'd even dropped it, but was still collecting West Coast Avengers - YIKES!
Now, we can peruse through its entire set in the comfort of our own cozy chair with a laptop... Okay - I know that doesn't SIT well, but for the price - and even now in its hyper-inflated price ($100 - YIKES!), it is still a bargain.
These comics detail the silver age in its glory. To study the stories, art, slow decline, collapse, and then reforging are amazing. Pair it with the compendium piece, Avengers - The Old Order Changeth! (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000UX6TB6) to complete the digital avengers set. It includes the New Avengers set.
In addition, with the Avengers film on the horizon, consider the value of this set becoming increasingly collectible in just a few short years.Avengers - The Old Order Changeth!
The collection you really want to OWN! April 13, 2008
Sean Hoade (Tuscaloosa, AL United States)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
GIT really did a fine job with these comic collections. Too bad Marvel is now going totally online and won't let anyone have the actual comics in hand anymore. *sigh* Oh, well -- but if you can get it used (or from GIT), go for it. It's definitely worth the money!
The Mighty Avengers Forever! March 20, 2008
Zachary Hancock (Wisconsin, USA)
I think this is a great collection. I own several other DVD-ROM collections and I consider them well worth the cost. It is really fun reading the old adventures of Capt. America, Vision, Thor, Scarlet Witch and the rest like when I was a kid. Except of course it takes up almost no space, looks great on my laptop screen, and will not go yellow and fade like paper . I very highly recommend this set. 10 Stars!!!!
Definitely worth the price! January 8, 2008
E. Lowry (USA)
Everything from 1963 through Disassembled and the first twelve issues of New Avengers! Sadly, only the main Avengers title is included (no Avengers Forever or West Coast Avengers), but still an awesome, awesome collection. Nicely arranged by decade and year, requires Adobe Acrobat Reader to view.
Big Time Avengers Fan November 19, 2007
Erik J. Larsen (st. paul, mn)
As with most other reviewers, i am a long time Avengers fan. The first issue I purchase off the newsstand was Avengers #149 in 1976 and it was probably the first one I pulled up and re-read.
I've long since stopped collecting; after about 1993 or so most of the titles i had liked became either too complicated or violent or had maybe i had moved on. Now my kids (4 & 7) are big time fans, and to be able to let them virtually page through comics from my fan days is priceless. I have all the issues in boxes, but i'd like to pass them on in the same condition, so it's a MUCH cheaper way to let them enjoy them.
Everyone talks about being able to read the complete run of a series, but I think people forget that that's not how you buy them (usually). Each week, I would make my way (on bike) down to the 7-Eleven and check to see which Marvel issues had come out. So, I would buy them, en masse, and take them home and read each new issue. Why do I bring this up? Because, if you buy all the Marvel Titles on DVD, you can literally read an entire months worth of issues, just as you did when they came out. Talk about Nostalgia Heaven!
'Nuff Said (and Avengers Assemble!)
Erik
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