"Creed's got some serious man bosoms in that pic. But I digress. I'm fine with retcons if they're well thought out. "

I like that collection of characters, but then again, I'm addicted to the mercenary archetype.  I'm really looking forward to seeing where this goes.

" WOW there are a lot people leaving people leaving comments that just floor me.  "How can this be the team?" "How can they change history?"  It's a simple answer.  It's comics.  History is changed all the time.  Get over it.  Read the story first.  Bendis has done a pretty damn good job of writing the Avengers for something like what, five years now, and he's doing a good job at it.  "

" @G-Man:  So marvel comes up with an original idea to help fuel the stories. And everyone just seems to hate it. And some people seem do love it.     @ Everyone else... Marvel, DC all of them, they write a story. We should be lucky there are still comic books. Our country is in bad shape, be happy with what we have. If you don't like they a story is going, don't read it. FInd something new, just don't complain about it.   "

Meh. Bendis rewrites continuity and character relationships whenever he feels like, and we have no power to do so otherwise. Marvel continuity is an absolute joke right now, and it's sad that they continue to pretend that the "past" has any sort of relevance to the characters. They want it both ways and can't get either of them. 

"And how is Wolverine not on this team? "

This is crazy!
But hey, a team with Kraven and Sabretooth on it?  I'll read it.

I agree, not normally a fan of fudging history when it comes to these characters, but in this case, it's actually intriguing. I will have to see where this develops.

well some of these guys make sense, since most either went nuts, (Sabretooth, Kraven) are dead now, (Bloodstone and Sabretooth) or know about government protocol.
 
Plus someone like Sabretooth's memories have always been tampered with. 
 
This could be interesting if handled well.

c@nt w@it for this sounds so effing epic

Oh, this i kinda cool

"well some of these guys make sense, since most either went nuts, (Sabretooth, Kraven) are dead now, (Bloodstone and Sabretooth) or know about government protocol. Plus someone like Sabretooth's memories have always been tampered with.  This could be interesting if handled well. "

my patience for the eternal retcon is wearing thin... saying that, after my initial annoyance at hearing about these stories i usually enjoy them to a certain degree.. i think that i appreciate stories set in the present day more is all..

STOOOOOOOOOPID!

Ehh, they'd all make an awesome team....but Avengers?

I really like this line up. I love Dum Dum so this is making me happy..anyone that can look hard as nails in a bowler hat and moustache is a real man.

Meh.

Love the team..Hate the Revisionist History !  Doesn't this just mean they were secretly using the name first. No copyright, different group.

" i'd actully read a Avengers book with this line up. "

"
I am actually kinda intrigued by this. I mean the fact Kraven and Sabretooth were on the team is kinda cool because I enjoy any (well-written) story with them in it. I wonder how the banter between Kraven and Sabretooth would go. Both being wild men and hunters in their own right. Creed is obnoxious enough to start a fued with a man that has hunted lions and other jungle cats as a career of sorts and I could only imagine how it would go. "

" @Green Skin:  LOL already done with the introduction of Vulcan. Remember? Chuck Mind wiped us so we'd forget how his first team died and all :-P  But yeah, I like the idea of this team, but terming them the 1st "Avengers" is no more than a marketing ploy. "

Marvel does like to retcon to keep up with their movie releases (Nick Fury forming the Avengers). Personally I think the 50's Captain America would of been a nice touch to the team.

dont look at me

This is kinda exciting... but I do like the idea of Kraven being on the original team!

" Marvel does like to retcon to keep up with their movie releases (Nick Fury forming the Avengers). Personally I think the 50's Captain America would of been a nice touch to the team. "

Sabretooth has big titties. 

Ugh. I dont know if im gonna like this. Making a 'new Origin' story is  a tricky thing. 
There are some examples of how it went bad for a lot of people, Like Gwen Stacy having an affair with Norman Osborn, of the Clone Saga.
But then again, it turned out great (at least in my opinion) for X-men Deadly Genesis and Captain America and Bucky.
Who knows how this will turn out...what did you think of all those other story's I just mentioned?

The team line up is awesome and I will read it but 'The First Avengers'? Thats like calling The Secret Six the Justice League.

"Not liking this, I am happy that some of these characters are getting spotlight, but why do they have to be called the Avengers? I loved the original formation, it is what got me into comic books originally. "

they all like to hunt/ are hunters at some point in life! YAY i win!

They read more like a group of Re-vengers more than Avengers, but as kick ass death squad they look quite formidable. I would love this as a mini serie.

how many secret teams that existed before ff#1 are there is the Marvel U this one' s just a little to rediculous. Yeah maybe the they are the first Dark Avengers or The Howling Weapon's of Atlas X but they are not the avengers before there  were avengers. It's like some guy saying hey me and my 3 buddies hung out in the 50's so we are the first Fantastic Four.