Avengers: June 2008 Archives

It doesn't seem that long that I read Secret Invasion #2 and the third issue is already here!  With the associated titles, I am getting my Avengers fix every week and learning more about the Skrull plot to conquer the world.  I haven't had this much fun since the Avengers-Defenders war when we got two titles a month.  I am really impressed by the high quality of all the SI tie-in titles.

Let's look at what we had in the past month:

5/7/2008: Secret Invasion 2, Mighty Avengers 13

5/14/2008: Secret Invasion Fantastic Four

5/21/2008: Mighty Avengers 14, Avengers: The Initiative 13

5/28/2008: New Avengers 41, Ms Marvel 27

6/4/2008: Secret Invasion 3

Eight comics related to this event in the span of one month.  OK, maybe Avengers the Initiative doesn't really count, but Skrully Yellowjacket was in it.  Brian Bendis wrote five of these books, really impressive considering that he is writing a ton of other stuff besides Avengers!

And this all just an excuse for me to use this image of Spider-Man meeting Kazar, Shanna, and Zabu in the Savage Land.  Bendis through in all kinds of fanboy love here for obscure Savage Land characters that appeared in various Kazar stories throughout the years.  I was wondering if that pterodactyl dude is Sauron?  Nuff said. Technorati Profile

Secret Invasion #3 was action-packed, cover-to-cover action!  We finally get to see those Mega-Skrulls (loaded up with several super-powers) taking on the Young Avengers and the Initiative.  This is an incredible battle in the heart of Times Square, and I couldn’t help but think how this can replicated in a video game or even a movie.  Brian Bendis and Leinil Yu are doing work here that ranks up along with Roy Thomas and Neal Adams.  Never thought I’d say that!

I really don’t think Bendis likes the Vision at all.  But he’s gotta come back, right?  It’s kind of getting old, though, like when they used to blow up the Metal Men in every other issue of their comic.

Meanwhile, in the Savage Land, that cover where we see Spider-Woman kissing Tony Stark is in play.  Tony’s trying to assemble a new set of armor that the Skrulls can’t hack and Jessica shows up.  As we all know, Spider-Woman is the Skrull Queen and she lays down a Total Recall type mind-fuck on Tony.  I don’t believe a word of it, not at all!  It’s too easy to say that the Civil War was the result of a Skrull.  Marvel won’t go down that road.

The new Howling Commandos on the last page: Wahoo!  Nuff said.