10 Criminally Underrated Marvel Comics You Must Read

On average, titles aimed towards a teen demographic have a hard time hitting the target, especially relaunches of former comics in name only. When a 50-something writer tries to be young and hip, it usually comes off as that clip from 30 Rock of Steve Buscemi going “how do you do, fellow children.”, but with a veteran like Mark Waid, then it’s a safe bet it’ll be a bullseye.

Reeling from the major event Civil War II, Kamala Khan leaves the Avengers and founds a new team of heroes with Nova, Spider-man (Miles Morales) and a couple of Marvel's other top-selling teens. The titular Champions are not just another Avengers clone either, as their mission statement is about living up to the ideals of superheroism and bringing justice to people, more-so than embarking on the grand heroics of Earth's Mightiest Heroes.

When Champions launched, it got the standard positive reviews from major outlets, but audiences were fairly split by the context of teen heroes teaming up to tackle injustices, all while becoming a trending hashtag. It is the title's divisive aspects that make it such an underrated read though, and one Marvel fans in particular should seek out.