![]() However, the students soon discover that they were selected because their profiles indicate they are the ones most likely to become villains. They say the purpose is to teach these youths how to become heroes. Six of these teens are now placed in a program called the Avengers Academy located in the Infinite Avengers Mansion, headed by Henry Pym, with Tigra, Justice, Speedball, and Quicksilver as teachers. In the wake of the 2008–2009 " Dark Reign" storyline, it was discovered that Norman Osborn had manipulated several young super-powered people for his own purposes. The series ended with issue #39 (November 2012). X-Men storyline beginning with issue #31 (June 2012), in which the students face off against some of the younger X-Men characters and deal with the repercussions of the event. In 2012 the series tied into the Avengers vs. The Runaways visited the Avengers Academy in a two-part tale beginning in Avengers Academy #27 in March 2012. X-23 also became a regular cast member beginning in Avengers Academy #23. New members to the core class include White Tiger and Lightspeed. The subsequent four issues tied into that crossover's epilogue storyline, "Shattered Heroes", during which the series' setting was relocated to the West Coast of the United States, and introduced new part-time and full-time students beginning in Avengers Academy #21 in November 2011, The part-time students include Spider-Girl, She-Hulk (Lyra), Power Man, Machine Teen, Batwing, Butterball, Wiz Kid, Juston Seyfert and his Sentinel, Thunderstrike, Rocket Racer and members of the Loners. Beginning that June, the series tied into the " Fear Itself" crossover storyline, from issues #15 - 20. In May 2011, Marvel published Avengers Academy Giant Size #1, an 80-page one-shot by writer Paul Tobin and artist David Baldeon. In March 2011, the title crossed over with The Amazing Spider-Man #661 and 662, which featured Spider-Man as a substitute teacher. In September 2010, Marvel teased that Giant Man would join the title starting in issue #7 in December 2010, suggesting that Hank Pym, then operating under the code name "Wasp", would don his former "Giant Man" guise again. In June 2010, Marvel announced the series will cross over with Thunderbolts #147, which is bookended in the "Scared Straight" storyline featured in Avengers Academy #3 and 4. The faculty were revealed the following month. The comic book was released in June 2010 and took over the spot in the publishing schedule left vacant by Avengers: The Initiative. The first student to be revealed was Veil followed by Striker, Reptil, Mettle (under the name Fortress), Finesse and Hazmat. Marvel first announced the launch of Avengers Academy by the creative team of Christos Gage and Mike McKone in March 2010 by releasing a set of teaser images featuring students from the title. The series was written by Christos Gage, with artwork by Mike McKone and tells the story of a group of young super-powered persons who were selected to join a training academy for the super-hero team, the Avengers. ![]() Avengers Academy is a Marvel Comics comic book series that debuted in June 2010 as part of the " Heroic Age", and concluded after thirty-nine issues in November 2012. ![]()
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