Mighty Avengers #15
Storyline: Secret Invasion Tie-In
 Date: June 25th, 2008
 Price: $2.99
 Writer: Brian Michael Bendis
 Artists: Khoi Pham

Synopsis: WHATEVER HAPPENED TO—–? Rewinding the clock to Avengers Disassembled we reveal how one of the main players in SECRET INVASION was replaced by a Skrull and what the fallout has been. A major SECRET INVASION chapter is here! Oh, but you want to know exactly who we’re talking about right? Spoilers, dude!

Opinion: As we continue through the Secret Invasion, we watch heroes and heroines revel themselves as actually being shape-shifting aliens who have come to take over the earth. This creates another story in of itself as many fans are left wondering just how the real people were switched with their alien counterpart in the first place.

See my full review after the jump.


This concept is addressed in Iron Man’s Aveng…. Oops. I mean the Mighty Avengers. Hank Pym, AKA Ant-Man, Giant-Man, Yellow Jacket ect. has been taking a break from the superhero community to focus on his scientific endeavors. We watch as he eventually breaks up with his wife and hooks up with a bouncy and attractive college student.

Of course, every reader can tell from the get go that the girl is a skrull, but this doesn’t ruin the issue. Actually, it makes it better knowing her devious intent. We watch as she artfully weasels her way into Hank’s bed and divulges information from the man himself. Surely, this info will be used in the future to add validity to the imposter. Ah, the hubris of man.

While not being the best of Bendis’s numerous tie-ins, this is certainly in the upper half. It’s an interesting concept as it is fun to watch and see how the skrulls think and plot their way into the very heart of humanity.

What makes the Secret Invasion so interesting is that we get to see it from the other side. The skrulls have long been considered in the C list of Marvel villains but this new outing presents them as intelligent, organized and as being an actual threat. Nothing is as fun as watching a genius villain at work (Richard III anyone?) and while this isn’t the best issue, the approach makes it unique and worthwhile.
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