Spidey004

July 24, 2008 8:11 am Thanks, Neb. And AndyLawler, you got it just right. In fact, I think you said it better and more succinctly than I did in my review!

July 23, 2008 3:59 pm

Yeah, it definitely sounds cooler than it is. In the book, it feels more like a way to inflate the importance of the Secret Invasion story to readers: "Yeah, sure, the Skrull Invasion is going to be put down by the heroes eventually. But they'll never trust again." That just isn't very gripping or even interesting.

I wasn't a big fan of the execution of the Civil War event, but it really was a game-changer for the Marvel Universe. I don't mind a bit if Secret Invasion isn't that kind of radical shift -- in fact, I'd prefer it to be finished when it's finished. But I think Brian Bendis WANTS it to feel as big and as important as Civil War was. So, we get the Queen saying, "Even if we lose, we win!" It just doesn't ring true.