In the 80's there was a bizarre storyline in the X-men comics centered around the X-Babies, toddler versions of the X-Men created by the media-obsessed other-dimensional ruler, Mojo, to boost his tv ratings. The X-Babies, of course, ran into the X-men and good times followed. They've shown up here and there since and a few years ago, DC had a fun storyline in the Batman/Superman comic featuring Justice League Babies. Well, the weird/hilarious tradition continues in this one-shot from Marvel.
The story starts with young Steve Rogers putting his teddy bears to bed one by one in his crib. He soon discovers that Bucky Bear is missing! Looking out his window he sees Bucky Bear in the hands of his next door neighbor, Scottie Summers. Summers puts on his Cyclops suit and Cap nows it's time for business. He grabs his baby monitor and yells, "AVENGERS ASSEMBLE!" before putting his suit and jumping out the window. Cyclops tries to gather his team in the street and only manages to do so by yelling, "I THINK I HEAR THE ICE CREAM TRUCK!" Suddenly the street is filled with super-powered toddlers trying to beat the milk out of each other. Cap knocks Bucky Bear out of Cyclops's hands, but Iceman gets it. Iceman takes off, but Iron Man makes him drop it. Iron Man is ready to leave with it, but Baby Magneto knocks his armor off. Thor's hammer takes the bear from Magneto and it lands in a nearby house. Wolverine is the first there, but is soon joined by Hulk who literally throws the tiny mutant into orbit. Once there, Wolverine sees this:
Back on the Earth, the battle continues to rage until Wolverine crashes back down like a Canadian comet. Crawling from the crater, he says, "You guys are in big trouble." as the Phoenix (Jean Grey) appears. She hovers in front of Cap and Cyclops in all her fiery glory and points to Captain America while looking at Cyclops. Cyke says, "No! He can't have it back unless he gets it himself!" Phoenix scrunches her face in rage and then the whole neighborhood erupts in a fireball. The next morning Steve's parents come in to check on him in his crib and are horrified to find that half his room and most of the intersection by their house has been reduced to a blackened crater. Meanwhile, Baby Cap is sound asleep in his crib hugging Bucky Bear. :)
This comic book was a pure joy to read. Fantastic (and cute!) artwork mixed with clever story and dialog. There were lots of Easter eggs in the background for longtime fans too! My favorite surprise appearance was Baby Beta Ray Bill.
This was too fun. This would be my pick of the week even if it weren't the only book I bought!
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