This Week in Highlighting (6/11 Edition)

Every week, we send out our amazing newsletter outlining everything coming in to our store, some exciting comic news, and any important information the Swap needs to let you know. Additionally, every week, we highlight some of the incoming items that we are particularly excited about. These are usually items we love, though sometimes they're just items we're excited about or items we think our customers will be excited about. Every now and then, someone asks us why we recommend what we recommend. This new addition to the Comic Swap blog provides exactly that service.

This week's comic:
Avengers Academy #1...

So, everyone knows that a few years ago Nick Fury secretly went around rounding up some of the most powerful teens in the world who were just starting to show signs of having powers. These kids were molded into his Secret Warriors, who made their debut during Secret Invasion. Secret Warriors has been one of our favorite under the radar books since it launched.

So, what does this have to do with Avengers Academy? Well, it turns out Norman Osborn liked Nick Fury's idea so much that he decided to try the same thing. The difference is that he's Norman, so he did evil Norman things. When the kids weren't performing at the level Norman expected, he started in with the torture. This left the group...damaged, to say the least.

The Avengers decide that each of these kids has the potential to be the next Dr. Doom or Green Goblin if they aren't reformed and watched closely. A group of mentors is put together to set the kids straight. I don't think the cast of mentors could be any better. Speedball and Quicksilver were enough to have me hooked. It's a perfect cast of characters who have been down the darker path and want to help keep these kids from going bad.

If the idea of a hand picked Norman Osborn group of super villain recruits being reformed by Penance and Quicksilver isn't enough to get you to check out the first issue, what will? Prancing puppies, maybe?