Mar 17 2009
?? ? ? ? ? ?Hey. I had a different opening than this, but I realized that it was not funny at all, plus, I have something to say. Sorry about not being able to post more, folks. I?ve been extremely busy. But don?t worry, there will be some cool stuff coming. Anyways, we (hopefully) won?t have as many comics this time.
??????????? Secret Invasion #7 (of 8): SPOILER ALERT! The queen is dead! The queen is dead! Oh, sorry. Anyways, more of the huge battle between the humans (mostly) and the Skrulls. I especially love the part where Bullseye shoots Yellowjacket in the eye with a bazooka. Anyways, this is a great issue, with Skrull chaos and carnage. A great story and good drawings. Total Score: 4.5 stars!
??????????? Marvel Zombies 3 #2: In this issue, Machine Man and Jocasta enter the zombieverse. (Definitely the best made-up word ever. Okay, maybe not. But one of them.) Did you think the zombies that attacked and defended New Wakanda were the only zombies still alive? Yeah, right. Unless, of course, this story takes place before Marvel Zombies 2. (Note: I just found out it doesn?t.) Anyways, someone is pulling the strings behind Deadpool and Morbius? invasion. And it?s the same person who is always pulling the strings in the Marvel universe. Kingpin! And he?s working with?Darn. Outta ink. Great drawings and great story. Total Score: 5 stars!
??????????? Secret Invasion #8 (of 8): SPOILER ALERT! Okay, so the whole ?queen is dead? thing is a lie. Apparently, Skrulls can survive an arrow through the jaw. Anyways, with the Wasp about to explode, when Thor works his magic. Then Veranke, who survived like I said, was by finally killed, by Norman Osborn! Everyone who could fly (sorry, Spidey) destroyed the rest of the Skrull fleet, but not before Iron Man found the prisoners. You?ll never guess who?s actually alive! Well, you might. Actually, its kinda obvious, if you think about it. Jessica Jones learns the hard way to never to leave your baby with a Skrull. Not that she knew. So, Stark takes the blame of the invasion and the keys to the kingdom are handed over the Norman Osborn! And it all goes downhill from there. I though that the ending of the big battle was very abrupt and could have used some more tension with the Wasp thing. Great story and good drawings. Total Score: 4.5 stars!
??????????? Secret Invasion: Requiem: SPOILER ALERT UNLESS YOU?VE READ SECRET INVASION #8! This issue also has reprints of Tales to Astonish #44 and The Avengers #213 as well as a Wasp bio, so I?ll only be rating the actual story. In the wake of Janet Van Dyne (the Wasp)?s death, Jocasta is helping Henry Pym (Yellowjacket) move Jan?s stuff out of her house. However, Jocasta finds Hank working in the lab, making a new Pym formula. She asks him questions and he recounts the story where he first met Janet and the story where he hits her out of rage. In the end, he changes identities for the fifth time and we find out that this story takes place in the near future. Also, The Mighty Avengers #21 takes place after this story. Great story (made me teary eyed) and great drawings. Total Score: 5 stars!
??????????? Secret Invasion: Dark Reign: SPOILER ALERT UNLESS YOU?VE READ SECRET INVASION #8! The Secret Invasion is over, and the Dark Reign has begun! (See, I could make ads for Marvel!) Norman Osborn has assembled a Dark Illuminati of Dr. Doom, Namor, Emma Frost, the Hood, and Loki (who?s now a girl! Don?t tell her I said that or she?ll turn me into a mongoose.). He offers them one thing: redemption. They?ll be untouchable by the law and they?ll get what they want. All they have to do is jump when Osborn says, ?Jump,? which, as we all know, is never a good thing. However, even within evil, evil rises. (That?ll make more sense once you read the book.) The drawings were not that good. Namor looked like he was balding, Norman Osborn looked like Peter Parker, Loki had rings around her eyes, and Dr. Doom looked like a devil. Wait, he always looks like that. Never mind! Great story and okay drawings. Total Score: 4 stars!
??????????? The New Avengers #47: SPOILER ALERT UNLESS YOU?VE READ S.I. #8! This issue is about the parenthood of Luke Cage, the former Power Man, and Jessica Jones, the former Jewel. (As if you didn?t know that!) They raise their baby, and recount the time when they fell in love. I think that they?re bad role models, because they swear a lot in front of their baby. Good story and great drawings. Total Score: 4.5 stars!
??????????? The Mighty Avengers #20: SPOILER ALERT UNLESS YOU?VE READ S.I. #8! The Wasp?s death was yet another blow to Hank Pym?s sanity, although I have to say, he?s handling it very well. The story of the Wasp?s funeral and how Hank copes with it. Thor drops by and takes Hank to Asgard for a celebration and funeral of the Wasp, which is very nice of him, considering he kinda killed the Wasp in the first place. But if he hadn?t, everyone in New York and probably beyond would be dead, so no one?s blaming him. Great story, great drawings. Total Score: 5 stars!
??????????? Dark Reign: New Nation: SPOILER ALERT UNLESS YOU?VE READ BLAH BLAH BLAH! So this story, much like the Secret Invasion: Who Do You Trust? one-shot, just shows you what?s going on with different heroes and teams. In this book , those heroes are Nick Fury?s Secret Warriors, the Agents of Atlas, War Machine, the Skrull Kill Krew?s Ryder, and Ronin and Mockingbird. Nick Fury inspires the Secret Warriors to fight with an old wartime tale. The Agents of Atlas rob a gold vault. War Machine attacks some French dude. I love the robotic polar bears in that story. Ryder, of the Skrull Kill Krew, goes through the countryside, killing Skrulls disguised as cows to the dismay of their idiot (that’s a compliment) ?farmers. Finally, Mockingbird tries to get used to returning from the dead while coping with her years in Skrull captivity. And she reveals that there?s more to her than Clint (Ronin) realizes. Okay, since this has five writers and artists, I?ll rate them individually and then rate the book. ?Secret Warriors: Declaration?: Good story, good drawings. Score: 4 stars. ?Agents of Atlas: The Heist?: Good story, great drawings. Score: 4.5 stars. ?War Machine: Crossing the Line?: Good story, great drawings. Score: 4.5 stars. ?Skrull Kill Krew: Breakfast in America?: Great story, great drawings. Score: 5 stars. ?New Avengers: The Reunion: Suspicion?: Great story, good drawings. Score: 4.5 stars. Total Score: 4.5 stars!
??????????? Marvel Zombies 3 #3 (of 4): SPOILER ALERT UNLESS YOU?VE READ MARVEL ZOMBIES 3 #2! In this issue, Machine Man fights the zombies, and he kills most of them, too. Of course, zombie Kingpin monologues, giving away his whole plan. Meanwhile, in the 616-universe, (the name for the Marvel Universe), zombie Morbius gives in to his hunger and spreads the ?Gospel.? Who can stop it? Not Machine Man, that?s for sure! He?s having troubles of his own! Great story and great drawings. Total Score: 5 stars!
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All right! Here?s to another successful review! Now between the time these comics came out and the time I?m posting this, I realize that a lot of other comics have come out since then. Just automatically assume that anything with Dark Reign on it or anything Ultimate gets 5 stars. See ya next month!













