Lockjaw and the Pet Avengers | |
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The Pet Avengers on the cover of Lockjaw and the Pet Avengers #1 (July 2009). Art by Karl Kerschl. |
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Publication information | |
Publisher | Marvel Comics |
Schedule | Monthly |
Format | Limited series |
Publication date | July – Oct. 2009 |
Number of issues | 4 |
Main character(s) | Lockjaw Throg Lockheed Redwing Zabu Hairball Ms. Lion |
Creative team | |
Writer(s) | Chris Eliopoulos |
Artist(s) | Ig Guara Colleen Coover |
Letterer(s) | Nate Piekos |
Colorist(s) | Chris Sotomayor |
Editor(s) | Nathan Cosby Ralph Macchio |
Collected editions | |
Lockjaw and the Pet Avengers | ISBN 0-7851-4123-5 |
Pet Avengers Classic | ISBN 0-7851-3966-4 |
Lockjaw and the Pet Avengers is a four-issue comic book limited series published by Marvel Comics from July to October 2009. The series is written by Chris Eliopoulos with art by Ig Guara.
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Plot summary
Fantastic Four member Mister Fantastic visits Attilan, city of the Inhumans, seeking of the six Infinity Gems (each an artifact with of great power). Lockjaw, an oversized dog and pet of the Inhuman Royal Family, finds the Mind Gem, which increases the animal's intelligence. Using telepathy to read Mr. Fantastic's mind, Lockjaw decides to find the remaining Gems. The pet encounters and recruits a number of other animal companions to heroes, including the cat Hairball; the diminutive dragon Lockheed; the falcon Redwing; Puddlegulp the frog Throg and the puppy Ms. Lion (actually a character from the animated series Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends).
Courtesy of Lockjaw's ability to teleport, the group visit the pre-historic Savage Land and acquire the Time Gem and the aid of the sabretooth tiger Zabu. The Space Gem is found in the past, and after an underwater encounter and being swallowed by the whale- like Giganto, the group collect the Soul Gem and the Reality Gem. The animal team converge on the final Gem, the Power Gem, which is in the possession of the President of the United States's dog. The Titan Thanos, a previous owner of all six Gems when united as the Infinity Gauntlet, intervenes and kills Ms. Lion. The other animals are angered by this act and use the Gems to strand Thanos in an alternate dimension and subsequently revive their comrade.
Retrieving the final Gem, the group decide to separate, but not before Throg advises that they now share a psychic link and will reunite if needed. Ms. Lion (resurrected by Hairball via the Soul Gem) dubs the group the Pet Avengers. The series concludes with Lockjaw presenting the Gems to a surprised Mr. Fantastic.
Reception
The series received mixed reviews, with IGN rating the first issue a 6.5 out of 10.[1] The first issue sold out and went to second printing.[2]
Collected editions
The stories has been collected into a single volume:
- Lockjaw and the Pet Avengers (collects, Lockjaw and the Pet Avengers #1-4, Tales of the Pet Avengers digital comic, and the Marvel Pets Handbook, 176 pages, hardcover, November 2009, ISBN 0-7851-4271-1, softcover, May 2010, ISBN 0-7851-4123-5)
Previous appearances by the animals have also been collected into trade paperback:
- Pet Avengers Classic (collects Thing #4, Captain America #220, Ka-Zar the Savage #14-15, X-Men Unlimited #43, Marvel Comics Presents #72, Speedball #6, Marvel Tales #100, Marvel Super-Heroes #8, Amazing Fantasy #15, Fantastic Four #94, New Defenders #150, New Mutants Annual #4, Franklin Richards: Happy Franksgiving, New Warriors #2, and Journey into Mystery #57, 208 pages, October 2009, ISBN 0-7851-3966-4)
Footnotes
References
- Lockjaw and the Pet Avengers at the Grand Comics Database
- Lockjaw and the Pet Avengers at the Comic Book DB
- Pet Avengers at the Comic Book DB
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