Well, we finally made it! The conclusion of my semi-Secret Avengers, mostly Avengers West Coast-inspired incursion into Latveria. I think the Ultron drone had the best line this week with, “Let’s see how difficult it is to cut you open!” Though, the drone and Luis collaborating to name-drop his new superhero code name is a little moment I’m pretty proud of.
Speaking of Luis… A little context:
From about issue #69-74 of AWC, our favorite band of misfit heroes were taking on a group of villains called the Pacific Overlords. The Overlords recruited into their ranks one Miguel Santos, who had a deep family connection to an organization called the Legion of the Living Lightning, and who developed his own electrical-based powers as a result of probing that heritage. He eventually figured out he’d picked the wrong side in the battle of Overlords Vs. Avengers, and for a while afterward, became an Avenger himself.
I’ve always had a soft spot for the Living Lightning, and making Luis the Phil Wrede Marvel Action Figure Comic Universe’s version of him was that long-term goal I’ve been talking about for him. My somewhat relentless talk about the AWC might have given the long game away, but maybe it didn’t! I don’t know how many people consider the Pacific Overlords story a seminal one in their comics experience.
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