Steve Rogers (semi) Daily

Steve Rogers (semi) Daily

What is this: The All New Invaders by James Robinson

Why I love it: Before Marvel was Marvel, during the Golden Age of comics, the characters of Steve Rogers, Bucky Barnes, Jim Hammond (the Human Torch...not to be confused with Johnny Storm, same powers different characters), Torro (Hammond's side-kick) and Namor were a part of Timely Publications which would later become Marvel. When Marvel brought Steve back in the 60's they referenced the first group he worked with in WW2, the Invaders (in the comics the Howling Commandos were actually Nick Fury's team, Cap's team was the Invaders). Basically the Invaders were all of Timely's (Marvel's) first and biggest characters in one group. The mention of the Invaders in the Avengers comics sparked interest so an offshoot Invaders comic was born, set during WW2, it covered Cap and companies adventures. Since then it has been tackled a number of times, the image above from a 2014 run that reunited the Invaders in modern times. The Invaders are great, those four personalities (Torro didn't make it to the future), completely different, but bonded by brotherhood, makes for great fun. And the way they rib each other is hilarious. Definitely worth a read.