THE OLD ORDER CHANGETH:
A Periodical Column on the Avengers and comics in general
by Van Plexico
December 22, 2001: The 'Nuff Said Experiment
Gone Horribly Awry
June 15, 2000:
Evolution of the Annual, by Mike McDermott.
May 5, 2000:
Buying Comics Today vs. Buying Comics in the "Good Old Days" by
Van.
May 2, 2000:
AVENGERS 29, CAPTAIN MARVEL, and THUNDERBOLTS
this month, overview by Van.
March 30, 2000:
The Thing Inside All of Us, by guest columnist Michael
McClelland
February 8, 2000:
Bring Back the Solo Avengers! by guest columnist Mike
McDermott.
January 24, 2000:
Thoughts on the Current Roster, by guest columnist Mike
McDermott.
January 20, 2000:
Van's votes and commentary in the 2000 Jarvis-Heads
Awards.
October 29, 1999:
Guest columnist Michael McClelland has been
"Thinking Too Much About Comics," and it's worth reading.
August 5, 1999: Van's
quick thoughts on KANG FOR-- errr, AVENGERS FOREVER #9.
August 3, 1999:
Van looks at some of this week's New Comics Releases.
June 18, 1999:
Guest columnist Mike Proctor discusses the momentous AVENGERS
FOREVER #8 in the context of the comics industry today.
June 2, 1999: Van
looks at Jerry Ordway's AVENGERS run (hey-- what happened to
all the guest columnists? We've only had one all year!)
May 6, 1999: Van
Goes Ballistic on the Avengers Cartoon (or, Can you imagine DC
doing this with JLA?)
April 7, 1999: Van's
"Report Card" on current Marvel
titles.
April 7, 1999:
Van's reaction to Captain America #17.
March 23, 1999:
Van presents his Personal Top 100 Comics of All
Time.
February 12, 1999:
Van warns that the Vision is in need
of help, fast!
February 10, 1999:
Van looks at AVENGERS #14, hot off the presses!
January 26,
1999: Rumors about the Avengers Animated Series
bring complaints from far and wide.
January 6, 1999:
Reprinting a great post from the Avengers Message Board:
"On the Problem of Thor as an Avenger," by Ian
Watson.
December 30,
1998: Van discusses the art of Mark
"Thunderbolts" Bagley, and the "right artist for the
right characters."
December 17,
1998: Guest Columnist Ladd Everitt (a founding
Jarvis-Head) expounds upon the age of the Marvel Universe-- is
it seven years old, ten years old, thirty-five, or-- just how old is
it?!
[No columns appeared in November due to technical difficulties.]
October 22, 1998: Guest
Columnist Michael McClelland looks at Kurt Busiek vs
John Byrne, and different methods of comics writing.
October 5, 1998:
Van looks at a very special comic book: AVENGERS
#10, page by page.
September 22, 1998:
Guest Columnist Mark Bousquet eloquently expresses his views on
Comics, Writers, and the Spirit of Baseball in "Hang
Up the Webs."
August 24, 1998:
Guest Columnist Sean McQuaid discusses possible
changes upcoming in regards to HAWKEYE and the THUNDERBOLTS. Could it all be
true??
August 9, 1998: Guest
Columnist Jurmoon presents the Ten
Most Momentous Moments in Avengers History
July 18, 1998: The
Appeal of THUNDERBOLTS by Guest Columnist Michael McClelland.
July 12, 1998: Do
we "grow out of comics?" by Guest Columnist Mark Bousquet.
June 1, 1998: A
Review of AVENGERS (vol 3) #6, by Guest Columnist Michael McClelland
(Spoilers for those who haven't read it yet!)
May 21, 1998: A
Blasphemous (?) Look at the Scarlet Witch, by Guest Columnist Scott
Harris.
April 30, 1998:
AVENGERS #5, Page by Page (MAJOR Spoilers!!).
March 27, 1998: Gut
Reactions to AVENGERS #4 (MAJOR SPOILERS!!)
March 14, 1998:
Van's thoughts on the direction of the new IRON MAN
March 9, 1998: Guest
Columnist Scott Harris guest-writes an editorial on RENUMBERING
HEROES RETURN.
Feb. 28, 1998:
Van's thoughts on AVENGERS #3
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