SECRET INVASION 1: for those who, after my last post, were wondering

[caiusbackup]

Meh. No Fury. There was Dugan, but apparently Skrull!Dugan. I didn't like the art much, and it's feels surprisingly long since I've read either of the current Avengers titles (which isn't quite true--I did read MIGHTY #10 just recently, and the Ultron storyline before that).

Saddest of all, the WONDERFUL LINE from the prologue appears to be some sort of code-word--Skrulls are running around using it on everyone.

Although "He even loves you!" to Reed Richards was kind of funny. Skrulls/Richards OTP!

The appearance of lots of old-school versions of characters could be fun in the short-term, although if the implication of long-term Skrull-infiltration only means MILLENNIUM levels of continuity ick. (MILLENNIUM: The crossover where Perry White, the entire population of Smallville, and whoever else the writer of each title could make expendable to editorial mandate turned out to be EVIL ROBOTS! Yeah, DC doesn't mention this much for a reason.)

(It's not exactly original to them, but see Progressive Ruin via iamza's post for an entertaining version of the SECRET INVASION/MILLENNIUM comparison.)

Upshot: I'm back to being annoyed with the whole crossover.

Comments

[herozero.livejournal.com]

I think that all the appearances by the 70's characters are just there to screw with the Avengers even further and destabilize their already shaky trust. I don't think that this Secret Invasion goes back that far. If you think about it, the Skrulls didn't decide to get serious until after the Kree-Skrull War. And then they'd take even more time to apply what they learned from the Illuminati's capture to their infiltration units. So I really think they're all Skrulls.

[caiusmajor.livejournal.com]

Oh totally--there's no way it could go back that far without wreaking holy hell on all of Marvel continuity since then, as I said; I'm going with "They're all Skrull's" myself. Although it's good to have confirmation from someone who's been paying closer attention to the lead-up to all of this.

[herozero.livejournal.com]

I really hope that they don't make anyone hugely central to any books Skrulls, that would wreck so many stories it's not even funny. ...Though I am hoping that Storm turns out to be a Skrull so they can drop that wedding.