SECRET INVASION #5 (OF 8)

Review by: mrmister

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In my review of Batman this week I talked about how Morrison hasn’t laid everything on the table even after four issues yet he has me confident it will all pay off and wanting more right away, but I can not say the same about this event. While this issue was an improvement over the previous two and has given me some slight hope I’m still not that interested in where Bendis is taking me nor am I totally confident that the ultimate pay off will have been worth the slow tedious wait which these first five issues have been. Like I said, this issue was an improvement even though the pacing was still far too slow, but maybe just maybe I’ll be singing a different tune after next issue; I’m not totally dismissing that possibility like I did after issue #4. As many others have stated, a lot of things happened in this issue and they did .. sort of, but ultimately when I get to the last page too many characters are still in the same place. However, at least now we know they are FINALLY moving on. The highlight of this issue is a two page spread of very familiar faces which gives the Invasion the epic scale it should have had from the beginning before Bendis spent more than half the event in the Savage Land and a few blocks of Manhattan. Like in previous issues the scenes with Agent Brand and Maria Hill were very well done especially the one with Maria. The less said about the Savage Land the better. One final thing if you are going to tease something then please deliver, that was just annoying.

Story: 3 - Good
Art: 4 - Very Good

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