Secret Invasion is hitting full stride now, with multiple tie-ins releasing each week. This week saw the release of Mighty Avengers #12, as well as Ms. Marvel #26. I’ll be reviewing both of them (as well as a few other un-Skrully titles that hit this week), but Mighty Avengers is up first with a story that is comprised entirely of a very welcome flashback and the return of a much missed Marvel character.
Captain Marvel #5 released this past week, and it has some pretty significant revelations regarding the ongoing Skrull invasion of the Marvel universe, not to mention yet another Skrull-as-Marvelite confirmation. Read on for the review, complete with spoilers.
Blair Butler interview Brian Michael Bendis on G4’s Attack of the Show yesterday about Marvel’s Secret Invasion event. He had some interesting things to say about planning the invasion and its aftermath, and the interview ends with some words of warning about the status quo of the Marvel Universe. Here’s the interview in its entirety:
Issue #1 of Secret Invasion hit the stands today, and once again, the Marvel Universe is shaken to its core. So much happens in this issue, and so much of it is as yet unexplainable, so I’m not even going to attempt an analysis just yet. What follows after the jump is a spoiler-laden synopsis of the issue with some significant panels and a final collage of four significant lines that are spoken.
The infiltration continues with the final Ms. Marvel before the invasion fully kicks in with this weeks release of Secret Invasion #1. Ms. Marvel #25 answered a few questions about the Skrull epidemic and also raised a few more questions. Here’s my look at the issue.
Marvel’s next big event, Secret Invasion, launches with issue #1 on Wednesday, and I’ll be following the twists and turns of the plot here. There’s already been a lot of lead-up, with back-story going back into the annals of Marvel Comics. The deep and extensive history of the alien race known as the Skrulls and their interactions with Earth and the Marvel Universe is so involved that Marvel published a free comic called Secret Invasion Saga to bring readers up to speed. You can take advantage of the primer for free right now on Marvel’s website. Assuming you’re up to date on your Skrull lore, I’m launching straight into my first Skrullwatch update with a rundown of what happened this week in New Avengers #39.
Love it or hate it, the Skrulls are invading the Marvel Universe. Secret Invasion is a storyline writer Brian Michael Bendis claims was years in the making, with hints dropping as early as his New Avengers #1. Now the invasion is upon us with Secret Invasion #1 releasing next Wednesday, and Marvel has an animated webisode that sets the stage for the conflict:
The big story in Marvel Comics these days is the upcoming Secret Invasion, an infiltration of the superhero ranks by the shapeshifting alien Skrull race. Speculation and hype has been running high for this controversial crossover series, and EW has a first look with the cover and first nine pages online.
