History YMMV / YoungAvengers

* AndYouThoughtItWouldFail: Many were against the idea of ''Young Avengers'' at the time it was announced. It starred teenage versions of famous heroes, including [[LegacyCharacter a new]] [[AffirmativeActionLegacy female]] superhero taking over the mantle of ComicBook/{{Hawkeye}} after his death in ''Disassembled'', was written by a man who had no experience in comic books (being primarily a television writer in works that many comics audience likely ''wouldn't'' watch, like ''Series/TheOC'' and ''Series/SexAndTheCity''), and to a lot of people it just screamed "gimmick". It then turned out to have been considered one of the best, freshest ideas of 2005, earned a large following (especially with young readers, their target demographic), gave the starring characters fandoms of their own (especially notable was Stature, before then Cassie was just known as Scott Lang's daughter; also don't forget having the openly gay couple Wiccan and Hulkling was ''very'' progressive back then and was widely praised), and [[Characters/HawkeyeKateBishop Kate Bishop]] herself would turn out to be the BreakoutCharacter of the series, even headlining her own many years later. Case in point, when the series was announced to return in 2019 as part of Marvel's [[ComicBook/MarvelAFreshStart Fresh Start]] relaunch, the reception was ''very'' positive, and many are hoping that the series will be adapted into a movie franchise in the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse.

** [[WardensAreEvil The unnamed warden]][[note]]appears in ''ComicBook/CivilWar: ComicBook/YoungAvengers & ComicBook/{{Runaways}}'' and ''ComicBook/SecretInvasion: Who Do You Trust'''s "Master of the Cube"[[/note]] of the "[[HellholePrison Cube]]" is a government-licensed TortureTechnician who admits, since a child, he's always had an obsession with playing private, sadistic games. Now able to exert his childhood fantasies over a classified superhuman prison facility, the warden subjects many hundreds of prisoners to paranoia agents and torture for his own glorification. When some of the Young Avengers and the Runaways fall into his hands, the warden is positively gleeful that their unique physiology means he'll be able to effectively torture them for days. The warden's prize accomplishment is what he does to Noh-Varr; after cutting him off from the Kree hivemind, the warden "[[MindRape stomped around in his head]]" until Noh-Varr becomes a conditioned killer, still [[AndIMustScream somewhat aware of what the warden is forcing him to do]].

* AndYouThoughtItWouldFail: Many were against the idea of ''Young Avengers'' at the time it was announced. It starred teenage versions of famous heroes, including [[LegacyCharacter a new]] [[AffirmativeActionLegacy female]] superhero taking over the mantle of ComicBook/{{Hawkeye}} after his death in ''Disassembled'', was written by a man who had no experience in comic books (being primarily a television writer in works that many comics audience likely ''wouldn't'' watch, like ''Series/TheOC'' and ''Series/SexAndTheCity''), and to a lot of people it just screamed "gimmick". It then turned out to have been considered one of the best, freshest ideas of 2005, earned a large following (especially with young readers, their target demographic), gave the starring characters fandoms of their own (especially notable was Stature, before then Cassie was just known as Scott Lang's daughter; also don't forget having the openly gay couple Wiccan and Hulkling was ''very'' progressive back then and was widely praised), and ComicBook/KateBishop herself would turn out to be the BreakoutCharacter of the series, even headlining her own many years later. Case in point, when the series was announced to return in 2019 as part of Marvel's [[ComicBook/MarvelAFreshStart Fresh Start]] relaunch, the reception was ''very'' positive, and many are hoping that the series will be adapted into a movie franchise in the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse.

* EnsembleDarkHorse:
** Miss America is quickly rising in popularity, even before the series started publishing there was a slew of fan art of her, and many cosplayers.
** Tommy is consistently the least developed member of the team, but is well liked by most of the fans, to the point that his lack of development is something of a sour point for many. He's also Kate's most popular hetero pairing, despite the two not actually officially hooking up (though had quite a lot of ShipTease and appeared to hook up at the end of Vol 2).
** Kate Bishop: She's the most popular and iconic of the Young Avengers, so it might be a surprise to learn that she was never really treated as the main character of the team during Heinburg's run. Instead, she was treated as TheTeamNormal and TheHeart who connects everyone together, but someone going into those books expecting Kate to get more focus out of the others would be shocked to see that it was largely an ensemble storyline. In ''ComicBook/AvengersTheChildrensCrusade'', it was ''Wiccan'' that was largely treated as the main character. In fact, she wasn't made the leader until all the way until ''Gillen's'' run. Before that, Iron Lad was the leader and when he left, it was Patriot. Since then, she's branched out as the BreakoutCharacter of the team as a whole, with her being the one most people can easily name.

* FaceOfTheBand: Kate, Billy, and Teddy are likely the members most people can name.

* AndYouThoughtItWouldFail: Many were against the idea of ''Young Avengers'' at the time it was announced. It starred teenage versions of famous heroes, including [[LegacyCharacter a]] new [[AffirmativeActionLegacy female]] superhero taking over the mantle of ComicBook/{{Hawkeye}} after his death in ''Disassembled'', was written by a man who had no experience in comic books (being primarily a television writer in works that many comics audience likely ''wouldn't'' watch, like ''Series/TheOC'' and ''Series/SexAndTheCity''), and to a lot of people it just screamed "gimmick". It then turned out to have been considered one of the best, freshest ideas of 2005, earned a large following (especially with young readers, their target demographic), gave the starring characters fandoms of their own (especially notable was Stature, before then Cassie was just known as Scott Lang's daughter; also don't forget having the openly gay couple Wiccan and Hulkling was ''very'' progressive back then and was widely praised), and ComicBook/KateBishop herself would turn out to be the BreakoutCharacter of the series, even headlining her own many years later. Case in point, when the series was announced to return in 2019 as part of Marvel's [[ComicBook/MarvelAFreshStart Fresh Start]] relaunch, the reception was ''very'' positive, and many are hoping that the series will be adapted into a movie franchise in the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse.

* RainbowLens: ComicBook/{{Wiccan}} (who is gay) attempts to tell his parents that he has superpowers. They misunderstand and assume he's trying to come out to them, and tell him that [[TransparentCloset they knew]] and that [[OpenMindedParent they accept him]].

** Iron Lad has some with Billy in the post-''[[ComicBook/TheChildrensCrusade Children's Crusade]]'' comic that explains why he showed up again to interfere with the timeline. First there's a flashback, during which Billy's response to Nate defeating Electro is to hug him from behind, which Nate looks rather pleased about. A few minutes later, Nate almost dies but Billy [[CPRCleanPrettyReliable resuscitates him with CPR]]. Nate apologizes for coughing into Billy's mouth, to which Billy replies that it wasn't as if he [Billy] didn't enjoy it. The scene then switches back to the future, wherein Kang encourages Iron Lad to go back in time to change things by telling him that Billy was murdered by the Avengers. Nate immediately decides to repay Billy for saving his life despite the fact that he's warned that doing so puts him closer to becoming Kang. As soon as Nate's gone...

** Kate Bishop: She's the most popular and iconic of the Young Avengers, so it might be a surprise to learn that she was never really treated as the main character of the team during Heinburg's run. Instead, she was treated as TheTeamNormal and TheHeart who connects everyone together, but someone going into those books expecting Kate to get more focus out of the others would be shocked to see that it was largely an ensemble storyline. In ''ComicBook/TheChildrensCrusade'', it was ''Wiccan'' that was largely treated as the main character. In fact, she wasn't made the leader until all the way until ''Gillen's'' run. Before that, Iron Lad was the leader and when he left, it was Patriot. Since then, she's branched out as the BreakoutCharacter of the team as a whole, with her being the one most people can easily name.

** Vol. 1 has a subtle moment, when the world is catching up to changes in the timeline. A ''very'' expectant Jessica Jones' outfit changes into her old form fitting superhero uniform, causing her to realize [[AdultFear that she isn't pregnant anymore.]]

** The "new readers wanted" ad Loki handed out in the promotional one-shot had an interesting curse attached: "Be there or be involved in a string of massive corporate crossover events for your entire run"... well, apparently ''he'' wasn't there enough because his [[ComicBook/LokiAgentOfAsgard new solo series]] was involved in ''[[ComicBook/OriginalSin both]]'' "[[ComicBook/{{Axis}} massive]] [[CrisisCrossover corporate crossover events]]" of 2014 and the [[ComicBook/SecretWars2015 one]] of 2015. Not that this isn't a totally Loki thing to happen.
** A summary for the #1 of the 2013 series says "Legacy isn’t a dirty word... but it’s an irrelevant one." Four years later, we have the ComicBook/MarvelLegacy event, which is all about legacies.

** The "new readers wanted" ad Loki handed out in the promotional one-shot had an interesting curse attached: "Be there or be involved in a string of massive corporate crossover events for your entire run"... well, apparently ''he'' wasn't there enough because his [[ComicBook/LokiAgentOfAsgard new solo series]] was involved in ''[[ComicBook/OriginalSin both]]'' "[[ComicBook/{{Axis}}massive]] corporate [[CrisisCrossover crossover events]]" of 2014 and the [[ComicBook/SecretWars2015 one]] of 2015. Not that this isn't a totally Loki thing to happen.

** In vol. 2 issue 6, the last few pages give us [[spoiler:a ''thing'' in Patriot's old costume, that walks like a zombie, [[MindRape mind rapes]] Speed before taking him somewhere and reveals the costume is actually empty, taunting Prodigy to put it on, before it disappears]]. It's quite creepy.

** In issue #10, the Mother [[spoiler:catches and eats the ''narration panel''. The panel begs the readers not to abandon it and calls them monsters and cowards in its final moments.]]
** In issue #4, in how Loki convinces Billy to loan him what's left of Billy's powers for ten minutes. Just the thought of Teddy being forced to go through what Loki's suggesting is enough for Billy to agree despite his misgivings.
--->'''Loki:''' Do you want your boyfriend to [[NeckSnap snap your neck]] to save everyone's lives, Wiccan? Because ''he'' doesn't.

* AndYouThoughtItWouldFail: Many were against the idea of ''Young Avengers'' at the time it was announced. It starred teenage versions of famous heroes, including a [[LegacyCharacter new]] [[AffirmativeActionLegacy female]] superhero taking over the mantle of ComicBook/{{Hawkeye}} after his death in ''Disassembled'', was written by a man who had no experience in comic books (being primarily a television writer in works that many comics audience likely ''wouldn't'' watch, like ''Series/TheOC'' and ''Series/SexAndTheCity''), and to a lot of people it just screamed "gimmick". It then turned out to have been considered one of the best, freshest ideas of 2005, earned a large following (especially with young readers, their target demographic), gave the starring characters fandoms of their own (especially notable was Stature, before then Cassie was just known as Scott Lang's daughter; also don't forget having the openly gay couple Wiccan and Hulkling was ''very'' progressive back then and was widely praised), and ComicBook/KateBishop herself would turn out to be the BreakoutCharacter of the series, even headlining her own many years later. Case in point, when the series was announced to return in 2019 as part of Marvel's [[ComicBook/MarvelAFreshStart Fresh Start]] relaunch, the reception was ''very'' positive, and many are hoping that the series will be adapted into a movie franchise in the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse.

** The "new readers wanted" ad Loki handed out in the promotional one-shot had an interesting curse attached: "Be there or be involved in a string of massive corporate crossover events for your entire run"... well, apparently ''he'' wasn't there enough because his [[ComicBook/LokiAgentOfAsgard new solo series]] was involved in ''[[ComicBook/OriginalSin both]]'' "[[ComicBook/{{Axis}}massive]] [[CrisisCrossover corporate crossover events]]" of 2014 and the [[ComicBook/SecretWars2015 one]] of 2015. Not that this isn't a totally Loki thing to happen.

** Come Issue #11 [[spoiler: Teddy has been imprisoned by the [[FanNickname Ex-]][[StalkerWithACrush Men]] and the Mother, who has used his shapeshifting ability to [[BodyHorror force him to]] [[AndIMustScream assume the form of a throne for her.]]]]

* SugarWiki/DevelopmentHeaven: The 2013 run written by Creator/KieronGillen has become famous for innovative layout design by artist Creator/JamieMcKelvie, especially [[http://all-the-young-avengers-feels.tumblr.com/post/52744200708/young-avengers-layout-appreciation-post-heres the double-page spread for each issue]]. Gillen himself has joked that the main reason for their collaborations is mainly to show off Jamie's art.

** The initial run also had flack for Patriot's drug addiction story arc. Either it was rather well-handled and turned him from a JerkAss into a JerkassWoobie with a tinge of IJustWantToBeSpecial, which made him much more likable and relatable, or it was incredibly uncomfortable to have the black guy be the one to deal with drug addiction.

** As of July 2021, Cassie Lang, Kid Loki, Wiccan, Speed, Eli Bradley, America Chavez, and Kate Bishop have appeared or are announced to be appearing in MCU movies or Creator/DisneyPlus shows.

* CompleteMonster: "[[OneBadMother Mother]]" is an [[EldritchAbomination interdimensional parasite]] that consumes her victims by drawing them in with [[ShapeshifterGuiltTrip the image of their deceased loved ones, particularly their parents]]. Mother assumes the form of the deceased mother of Hulkling, using her influence to assimilate the Avengers and thousands across New York to devour the Young Avengers before she's repelled as part of Loki's plots. In anger out of having been deceived, Mother decides to [[OmnicidalManiac annihilate Earth and its entire reality]] as a warning to the rest of the multiverse, twisting Hulkling into a "[[HumanArchitectureHorror throne]]" while he's alive and conscious and sending dark counterparts of the Young Avengers to destroy all they find.
** ''ComicBook/CivilWar: ComicBook/YoungAvengers & ComicBook/{{Runaways}}'' (also includes ''ComicBook/SecretInvasion: Who Do You Trust'''s "Master of the Cube"): [[WardensAreEvil The unnamed warden]] of the "[[HellholePrison Cube]]" is a government-licensed TortureTechnician who admits, since a child, he's always had an obsession with playing private, sadistic games. Now able to exert his childhood fantasies over a classified superhuman prison facility, the warden subjects many hundreds of prisoners to paranoia agents and torture for his own glorification. When some of the Young Avengers and the Runaways fall into his hands, the warden is positively gleeful that their unique physiology means he'll be able to effectively torture them for days. The warden's prize accomplishment is what he does to Noh-Varr; after cutting him off from the Kree hivemind, the warden "[[MindRape stomped around in his head]]" until Noh-Varr becomes a conditioned killer, still [[AndIMustScream somewhat aware of what the warden is forcing him to do]].

** With fans of ''[[ComicBook/NewMutants New X-Men]]'', ''ComicBook/{{Runaways}}'' and ''ComicBook/AvengersAcademy''. Vol.2 added ''ComicBook/JourneyIntoMystery'' fans with introduction of Kid Loki to the team and by virtue of being written by [[Creator/KieronGillen the same person]]. And of course the last two issues of vol.2 took advantage of this with the Young Avengers inviting all other teen heroes to a huge party.

** Issue 8 of vol.2 - it has several strong moments that would each end up being a cliffhanger in another story - attacked by monstrous versions of [[spoiler: Noh-Varr's first love, Exterminatrix]], then landing in a dimension where stars are [[spoiler: built into a giant image of Billy]], then team getting separated after [[spoiler: Mother's attack]], then the return of [[spoiler: ''ComicBook/JourneyIntoMystery'' character, Leah]] and finally [[spoiler: David kissing Teddy]].