Avengersesque

English Alternative forms en Avengers-esque both senses Etymology 1 From en w:The Avengers (TV series) British TV show (The) Avengers -esque. Adjective Reminiscent of The Avengers (TV series) The Avengers, a British espionage TV show. en JBoorstein 30 Oct 1998 https://groups.google.com/g/alt.tv.avengers/c/sDC243eJjeE/m/v6XNtmW-rlQJ alt.tv.avengers Siouxie and the Banshees did an Avengeresque video some years ago. Don't remember the title of the song, though. Forget-me-Notes en David Scott Lessenberry 10 Sept 1999 https://groups.google.com/g/alt.tv.mst3k/c/Dxnw_ohhHis/m/C__6D5bAU4wJ alt.tv.mst3k On the other hand, I just thought of the scene in DIABOLIK in which the audience at the press conference receive a jolt of laughing gas, which is very Avengersesque. OTP-They Just Don't Get It... en Adam Richards 21 Apr 2002 https://groups.google.com/g/uk.media.tv.sf.drwho/c/mHAAQwOkt1A/m/Ut32yD05k1gJ uk.media.tv.sf.drwho I reckon it's also part of the way the story is supposed to be an Avengersesque fantasy, rather than a 100% accurate portrayal of actual Victorian life. In this way the serial is very clever; being an entertaining "period piece" without having to bend over backwards being too accurate. Talons of Weng Chiang Etymology 2 From en w:Avengers (comics) Avengers Marvel team -esque. Adjective Resembling or characteristic of Avengers (comics) The Avengers (a superhero team from Marvel Entertainment Marvel) or the media associated with them. en Kurt Busiek 24 Jul 2005 https://groups.google.com/g/rec.arts.comics.marvel.universe/c/oSrZKJSmpxc/m/N0xQ9Gxi0Q4J rec.arts.comics.marvel.universe Even the Squadron Supreme, the grandaddy of doppelganger characters, were born for an "unofficial crossover," with DC doing an appearance of Avengersesque characters the same month, and were used largely for satire, until Mark, in their maxi-series, took them in their own, rather different, direction. - Bendis on Wanda summoning Simon under Busiek... en Oct 5, 2024 beto_themonster 1842558796134334874 Because its a TV show focused on world building. The Hobbit was focused on the action, and having Avengersesque battles, which is contrast to what The Hobbits about. https://archive.ph/Yw2m4 22 April 2026 en Dec 17, 2025 DeepWatersMMA88 2001253120538767439 I love boss fights, I love EEs, I love difficult things... What I don't love is things that are borderline impossible, things so difficult that you have to dump gobble gums on them, what I don't like is having to assemble an Avengersesque team to beat, I HATE bullet sponges https://archive.ph/cwQn4 22 April 2026 en British fiction Marvel Comics