SECRET INVASION #4 (OF 8)

Review by: Tork

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Story: 2 - Average
Art: 4 - Very Good
 

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  1. RaceMcCloud RaceMcCloud says:
    July 10, 2008 at 3:04 pm

    Go ahead and drop it.  More Secret Invasion for the rest of us.  SI#4 was summer-movie fantastic.

  2. Neb Neb says:
    July 10, 2008 at 3:24 pm

    I agree with you somewhat here Tork.  While nothing much did happen in the issue overall, I thought there were some interesting things laid down to make it more entertaining.  Nick Fury and his crew were fun to read, but it was weird that they left when there were still Skrulls around.  I really liked the idea of the villains jumping in.  It made me wonder if the Skrulls had planned for them. 

    Overall, this issue was much better than last, but like you, I still want more from each issue.

  3. Tork Tork says:
    July 10, 2008 at 3:46 pm

    I actually thought this issue was a little weaker than last but that’s me.  I think I read the Nick Fury scene and just thought "What was the point of that?" which I’ve realize I’ve been doing a great deal since issue 2.  Thus, I decided to drop until there’s some forward momentum I can get behind like the Avengers leaving the Savage Land and doing stuff.

  4. Neb Neb says:
    July 10, 2008 at 5:02 pm

    I hear ya.  The possibly ironic thing is that they may leave the Savage Land next issue.  You may be suckered into buying the next one. :)

  5. Tork Tork says:
    July 10, 2008 at 5:47 pm

    Yeah. But only somebody tells me such.

  6. Kory Kory says:
    July 10, 2008 at 8:24 pm

    Sounds like this should have been condensed to a 4-6 issue arc because the common complaint I hear is it’s too drawn out

  7. FACE FACE says:
    July 10, 2008 at 9:51 pm

    my bad, Tork. you did mention Carol.

    you didn’t find it interesting that she may have been revealed as a skrull?

  8. xebix xebix says:
    July 10, 2008 at 10:15 pm

    @FACE

    I don’t think she is a skrull. They appeared to be attacking her.

  9. FACE FACE says:
    July 10, 2008 at 10:36 pm

    SPOILERS AHOY! 

    "appeared" you say?

    So why does Fury shoot Carol and leave her behind?

  10. CaptianJack CaptianJack says:
    July 11, 2008 at 2:51 am

    because, you cant trust anybody.  Fury doesnt know who is a skrull and who isnt.  he only knows that his crew isnt.  him shoting ms marvel just shows the distrust that everyone has for everyone.  i may be wrong, but that what i think.

  11. TehDave TehDave says:
    July 11, 2008 at 7:08 am

    nice review – i think i’m going to be joining you in dropping SI for the same reasons (and the 4 buck price doesn’t help).

  12. daccampo daccampo says:
    July 11, 2008 at 12:24 pm

    Carol’s not a skrull. If you read the text that goes with it, you’ll see that the point of Fury’s attack is that he doesn’t know who is a skrull and who isn’t. So he just attacks Carol because he can’t trust anyone.

  13. daccampo daccampo says:
    July 11, 2008 at 12:31 pm

    The only thing I don’t get with reviews like this one is when people talk about plot and how many "events" have happened. Stories do not depend on how many fights or battles are contained within the pages. There are all different types of pacing and stories. Final Crisis and Infinite Crisis are different beasts. They’re not better because "more happens."

  14. FACE FACE says:
    July 11, 2008 at 2:07 pm

    just seemed like fury might know something we didn’t the first time i read it. looking at it again, probably not

  15. Tork Tork says:
    July 11, 2008 at 2:24 pm

    @ daccampo I’m not frustrated because I think there’s not enough fighting.  Actually, it’s somewhat the opposite.  When the big fight happened in issue 2 after Ares pointed out it was all a trap, that annoyed me because it felt like an illogical fight just to do it.  No, I’m more annoyed about how I feel there’s been very little progression since the end of issue 1.  We’re halfway done and the Avengers are still where they were since issue 1.  Hill and Brand are still really going nowhere.  The New York battle feels aimless and directionless.  There feels to be no direction we’re headed towards.  I’m not geting the feeling that things are going forward that much.

  16. daccampo daccampo says:
    July 11, 2008 at 8:36 pm

    @Tork — I see. Personally, I think this feels well-paced for a summer blockbuster, ala Independence Day — only better written. This issue saw the start of Fury’s rebellion, saw Widow, Stark, and Logan regrouping, saw Thor and Bucky enter the fray. There were some good "badass" moments, and think 5 through 8 will be how the tide turns and the heroes now start fighting back. So I had no problems with the pacing. I felt like the first three issues were "you have no idea how bad things are" followed by this issue, which has the heroes start to ACT instead of reacting.

  17. Tork Tork says:
    September 15, 2008 at 5:51 pm

    Make it 7-8, now.  Heh.

  18. Tork Tork says:
    December 10, 2008 at 1:05 am

    Or… not… no turn of tide.

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