Lockjaw and the Pet Avengers

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Lockjaw and the Pet Avengers
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The Pet Avengers on the cover of Lockjaw and the Pet Avengers #1 (July 2009). Art by Karl Kerschl.
Publication information
Publisher Marvel Comics
ScheduleMonthly
Format Limited series
Genre
Publication dateJuly – Oct. 2009
No. of issues4
Main character(s) Lockjaw
Throg
Lockheed
Redwing
Devil Dinosaur
Zabu
Ms. Lion
Hairball
Creative team
Written by Chris Eliopoulos
Artist(s)Ig Guara
Colleen Coover
Letterer(s) Nate Piekos
Colorist(s) Chris Sotomayor
Editor(s)Nathan Cosby
Ralph Macchio
Collected editions
Lockjaw and the Pet Avengers ISBN   0-7851-4123-5
Pet Avengers Classic ISBN   0-7851-3966-4

Lockjaw and the Pet Avengers is a four-issue comic book limited series published by Marvel Comics from July to October 2009. It was followed up by the four-issue limited series Lockjaw and the Pet Avengers Unleashed from May to August 2010. Both series were written by Chris Eliopoulos with art by Ig Guara.

Contents

Plot

Fantastic Four member Mister Fantastic visits Attilan, city of the Inhumans, seeking the six Infinity Gems (each an artifact of great power). Lockjaw, an oversized dog and pet of the Inhuman Royal Family, finds the Mind Gem, which increases the animal's intelligence. Using telepathy to read Mr. Fantastic's mind, Lockjaw decides to find the remaining Gems. The pet encounters and recruits a number of other animal companions to heroes, including the cat Hairball, the diminutive dragon Lockheed, the falcon Redwing, the frog Throg and the puppy Ms. Lion (actually a character from the animated series Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends ).

Courtesy of Lockjaw's ability to teleport, the group visit the prehistoric Savage Land and acquire the Time Gem and the aid of the sabretooth tiger Zabu, and the Tyrannosaurus rex Devil Dinosaur. The Space Gem is found in the past, and after an underwater encounter and being swallowed by the whale-like Giganto, the group collect the Soul Gem and the Reality Gem. The animal team converge on the final Gem, the Power Gem, which is in the possession of the President of the United States' dog, Bo. The Titan Thanos, a previous owner of all six Gems when united as the Infinity Gauntlet, intervenes and kills Ms. Lion. The other animals are angered by this act and use the Gems to strand Thanos in an alternate dimension and subsequently revive their comrade.

Retrieving the final Gem, the group decides to separate, but not before Throg advises that they now share a psychic link and will reunite if needed. Ms. Lion (resurrected by Hairball via the Soul Gem) dubs the group the Pet Avengers. The series concludes with Lockjaw presenting the Gems to a surprised Mr. Fantastic.

Reception

The first series received mixed reviews, with IGN rating the first issue a 6.5 out of 10. [1] The first issue sold out and went to second printing. [2]

The story of the team continued in a second series, Lockjaw and the Pet Avengers: Unleashed (May – August 2010), followed by a third limited series Avengers vs. the Pet Avengers (December 2010 – March 2011) and a guest appearance in the Power Pack all-ages miniseries title Thor and the Warriors Four (April 2010). They also appeared with Rocket Raccoon and Cosmo of the Guardians of the Galaxy in Guardians Team-Up #5 (June 2015).

Collected editions

The stories have been collected into two trade paperback volumes:

Previous appearances by the animals have also been collected into trade paperback:

In other media

Video game

See also

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References

  1. ↑ Crown, Daniel (May 13, 2009). "Lockjaw and the Pet Avengers #1 Review". IGN . Retrieved 2010-12-28.
  2. ↑ Powers, Kevin (May 19, 2009). "Lockjaw and the Pet Avengers Assemble for a Debut Sell-Out!". Comics Bulletin .
  3. ↑ "News | Marvel.com". news.marvel.com. Archived from the original on 2017-12-03.
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