Nov 23 2008
Secret Invasion #7
Greetings – once again – from your friendly neighborhood Searnold [Shár- Nŭhld]. Today is Sunday, November 23rd, 2008. Welcome to my daily comic book review blog – thanks for tuning in! Are you interested in a comic book but not sure you want to shell out the cash? Let me know and I’ll review it for you – letting you know if it’s worth your hard earned money!
Today’s Issue:
Secret Invasion #7 is the second to last issue in the mini-series which makes up the core of Marvel’s latest super gigantic crossover event, Secret Invasion. It was published back in October, 2008, written by Brian Michael Bendis (Powers, New Avengers) with pencils by Leinil Francis Yu (New Avengers, Ultimate Wolverine vs. The Hulk).
Premise:
It’s a super duper no holds barred brawl between the denizens of Earth and the invading Skrull army. There aren’t any secrets anymore - this is just an invasion.
Awesome Parts:
The concept of this battle is incredible. The triumphant return of Nick Fury, Captain America, and Thor to the core Marvel Universe. The uniting of heroes and villains against a common enemy. And a fight to the death with an army of Skrulls who have all the same powers our heroes do - and more!
Un-Awesome Parts:
Unfortunatley, that great concept is about all this issue had going for it. The execution was not nearly as awesome as one would have hoped. The brawl was mostly just confusing, as it was SOO big that we didn’t really get to see anyone being awesome (except Hawkeye). I also had a hard time buying that characters like Bullseye, Spider-Man, and Iron First were standing up to Skrulls who have the powers of Thor, Professor Xavier, and Black Bolt. The introduction of The Watcher felt forced to me - to make this event matter they had the Watcher show up. The reason we know the battle matters is because The Watcher showed up. We don’t actually know WHY this battle matters (on a cosmic sort of scale - obviously we understand that if the Skrulls win our heroes die, but that’s no different from any other battle). I felt there was a missed opportunity for the heroes and villains to have a difficult time getting along with each other during this battle. And now that we’ve seen the fallout, I feel completely justified in saying that last issue’s reveal that the Skrull catch phrase “He loves you” refers to God was a totally lame reveal. God was the obvious, easy, and lame excuse that makes this entire thing an even more blatant parallel to what’s happening over in the middle east. Couldn’t Bendis have come up with a better, more unexpected, far more bad-ass explanation for the Skrulls’ mysterious motivations? I also don’t like the fact that a huge event that occured over in the tie-in title Deadpool (see my review on Friday, October 31st, 2008) had absolutey zero effect on what happened in this issue. Finally, I felt that Bendis spent way too much time following Luke Cage’s baby daughter. It felt like we were supposed to believe what was happening with her was more important than the actual fight with the Skrulls. If that’s the case, that’ll be a sweet twist, but there’s gonna have to be one Hell of an explanation for me to buy that. Overall, this issue was just filled with disappointment after disappointment.
My Recommendation:
Here’s the kicker: if you’re reading Secret Invasion, you HAVE to read this issue. I mean, it’s part of the core mini-series. And I still recommend Secret Invasion - I’ve been having a lot of fun following this story. Just, don’t expect too much from this particular issue. It was a let down.
That’s it for today. As always - thanks for reading - see you tomorrow. And don’t forget to let me know if there are any comic books you’d like me to review for you – I take requests!
-Searnold, SuperSearnold@yahoo.com www.myspace.com/SuperSearnold
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