This volume collects
the Lockjaw & the Pet Avengers miniseries as well as a one-shot special, plus
a Marvel Handbook to the World of Marvel Pets. In the miniseries, Lockjaw
discovers that his owners, the In-humans and the Fantastic Four are looking for
the Infinity gems. After the mutant dog discovers one, he begins teleporting
throughout time and space of the Marvel Universe, collecting gems and allies
along the way. The stars of this miniseries are Speedball’s cat Neils, Redwing,
Falcon’s trusty bird, and May Parker’s pampered Pooch Ms. Kitty. (BTW- knock me
over with a feather but Ms. Kitty is actually a he! Was that the case in
Spider-man and his Amazing Friends?)
The one-shot is called
Tails of the Pet Avengers. It features a variety of short stories, each one
starring one of the members of the Pet Avengers. Most of the stories are very
good but the best story is the Lockjaw story, in which he befriends an awkward
teen who loves dragons and fantasy. It was heartwarming and very sweet.
As is the case with
all of the Marvel Handbooks, this one of the Marvel Pets is not only exhaustive
but exhausting. It’s filled with tons and tons of information about dozens of
animals to occupy the Marvel Universe. IT wouldn’t be so bad if Marvel didn’t
use such tiny print font. But if they used a regular size this entire book
would probably been over 400 pages and retail for $39.99 or more!
A very interesting
glimpse at a little thought about part of the Marvel Universe. When I think of
superheroes with pets, I naturally think of DC. But this book opened my eyes
and inspired me to read some further adventures.
Now if only DC would
get on the ball and come out with a DC Pets team-up mini.
Worth Consuming.
Rating: 8 out of 10
stars.
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