Secret Invasion 3
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.

Read my full review after the jump.

Marvel has a history of botching its company wide events but they have managed the Invasion perfectly. Issue 3 continues on this trend, as we are delivered an exciting mix of action and reflection which touches upon nearly all the major events and characters.  We watch as the Initiative and the Young Avengers rally a defense in New York as both teams of the Avengers are busy playing with themselves in the savage land (Editor’s note:  As funny as that sounds, it’s actually true!  Oh Marvel, how dirty you make us sound) . However, it appears as if this is not enough as, dear readers, we witness the deaths of multiple heroes.

I don’t wish to give any spoilers, but there is a potential for one of the most dramatic unveiling to happen in Marvel since, well, ever.  Its potential repercussions will be felt quite some time and will change the way that we look at the last few years of comic-dom.  That is, if it turns out to be true.

The genius of this issue is that it hypes the reader so much that you can’t help but be excited about issue four.   Sure, it’s a month away but this reader finds himself thinking solely about SI when reading comics. Surely this will lead me to buying more and more tie-ins and specials related to the Invasion.

Touché , Marvel. Touché.

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