10 Reasons Why Kang Dynasty Is The Best Avengers Story Ever Written
1. The Perfect Mix Of Old And New
Kurt Busiek's run on Avengers would intersect with the Marvel renaissance of the early aughts. It was a time in comics when words like "widescreen", "decompressed", and "reimagined" were in style. Indie creators were being called up to the big leagues to breathe fresh life into characters who had become stale and repetitive.
It was during this period that Marvel, as many fans know it now, was born. Busiek as a writer was more influenced by the likes of Roger Stern and Steve Engleheart than he would be by Hollywood blockbusters, anime and British new-wave creators like Alan Moore, Neil Gaiman and Grant Morrison.
However, as much as Busiek would wear his influences on his sleeve, he was also aware of the changing cultural landscape. He was crafting stories that not only used the much out of fashion caption box, but also dedicated an entire issue to the widescreen destruction of Washington D.C.
His tenure on the title in general and the Kang Dynasty in particular would blaze a trail this new generation of writers to follow - all by showing them the possibilities with these classic characters using modern storytelling techniques.