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Date: August 13, 2008
Writer: Brian Michael Bendis
Artists: Leinil Francis Yu and cover by Gabriele Dell’otto

Synopsis: Embrace change. With these two words the Skrull Empire declares their intentions to the entire Marvel Universe. Embrace change. With these two words thousands and thousands of comic fans who have declared Secret Invasion the comic book blockbuster of the summer brace themselves for the shocking changes that are about to happen to their favorite characters and institutions. Embrace change, True Believer, because change is coming!

Opinion: To borrow a line from a recent summer film that you probably haven’t seen, “the night is darkest right before the dawn” and that, my friends, best describes the shape that the Marvel Universe is currently in. Issue after issue, page after page, our heroes have been getting their asses handed to them by the invading pointy eared minions of the Skrull empire.

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Storyline: Secret Invasion
Date: July 9, 2008
Price: $3.99
Writer: Brian Michael Bendis
Artist: Leinil Francis Yu

Synopsis: The world has turned upside down! The Skrulls have taken the Earth as part of their empire, the Avengers and Initiative are scattered…but there are two people who want some answers. One has a hammer and one has a shield.

Opinion: The one eyed super spy is back, and is wielding what appears to be the biggest mother *&@&#!@ gun in history. Yes folks, Agent Nick Fury has returned to the Marvel universe just when he is needed most. With him he bring his Howling Commandos, a team of unknown heroes and heroines whom only Fury knows about and who have no possibility of having been replaced by Skrulls.

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Story Line: Secret Invasion
Date: June 4th 2008
Price: $3.99
Writer: Brian Michael Bendis
Artists: Leinil Francis Yu, Mark Morales, Laura Martin

Synopsis: Its Avenger versus Avenger.  Hero versus hero!  Norman Osborn versus Captain
Marvel??  The Initiative versus an army of Super-Skrulls?  Is Tony Stark really a- -?  And who’s that guy with an eye patch coming to save the day??  And, oh man, who did he bring with him?

Opinion: The @#!& has hit the proverbial fan in the Marvel Universe as we watch the continued attacks of the Skrull Empire upon Earth in this third installment of this summer’s Secret Invasion event.  Needless to say, things are bad.  Really bad.  In fact, the Skrulls are so convinced of their apparent victory that they offer the Director of Shield a complete and unconditional surrender.  Yeah folks, things aren’t looking good.

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Storyline: Secret Invasion
Date: May 7, 2008
Price: $3.99 US
Writer: Brian Michael Bendis
Artists: Leinil Francis Yu, Mike Morales, Laura Martin

Synopsis: The Invasion is here!! The Marvel Universe is in shambles. The Skrull Empire’s plan has birthed itself into perfection. It is hero versus hero!! Resurrections and reunions!! Is Tony Stark a Skrull? And is that actually Captain America leading the heroes into a new era?? EXPECT CHANGE!!

Opinion: Well, to put it lightly, the #!@& has hit the fan!!! We see heroes old and new squaring off, but that is not news to anyone, you just knew after the end of Secret Invasion #1 that there was bound to be a smackdown. What we didn’t expect was the return of a sexy bird thought long dead at the hands of Mephisto and Hawkeye wraps his hands around the familiar to save her! The part featuring Tony Stark going to work seemed a bit cheesy, especially since it brought up memories from the recent Iron Man flick. I also want to point out the page where the old vs. new hero smackdown gets interrupted - I don’t want to spoil anything… but not ONE bubble? Absolutely no one, Skrull or otherwise was surprised by that interruption!?

Click through the jump to read my full review of Secret Invasion #2, including the weird things that were said and done and wtf is going on with Luke Cage!

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Storyline: Secret Invasion Part 1 ( of 8 )
Date: April 2, 2008
Price: $3.99 US
Writer: Brian Michael Bendis
Artist: Leinil Francis Yu

Synopsis: The shape-shifting alien race known as the Skrulls has secretly infiltrated every super-powered organization on Earth with one goal…full-scale invasion! Brian Bendis and Leinil Francis Yu leap off the pages of mega-hit New Avengers and deliver a story that will change the Marvel Universe forever. The shocking reveals, powerful action and pulse-pounding page after page will keep you on the edge of your seat as Marvel’s greatest heroes and villains must ask…Who Do You Trust?

Opinion: I think I can speak for a lot of fans out there when I say that we are all a bit tired of events. After the anticlimactic resolutions in some of the more recent big stories, the onset of Marvel’s Secret Invasion on the surface seemed to be a tired rehash of an old throwback. It had seemed like the house of ideas had simply run out and this is all we had left. Read my take on Secret Invasion #1 after the jump.

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