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"Secret Invasion" is a comic book crossover storyline that ran through a self-titled eight issue limited series and several titles published by Marvel Comics from April through December 2008. The story involves a subversive, long-term invasion of Earth by the alien Skrulls. Capable of shapeshifting, the Skrulls have secretly replaced many of Marvel's heroes with impostors over a period of years, prior to the overt invasion. Marvel's promotional tagline for the event was "Who do you trust?"
[edit] Production and marketingWriter Brian Michael Bendis stated in interviews that the motivation for the invasion is the destruction of the Skrull Empire in the Annihilation storyline.[1] Bendis states the Skrulls believe Earth "is religiously and rightfully theirs,"[2] and that there were hints as to the plot placed in the limited series Secret War[3] and the title New Avengers from the first issue.[4] The limited series will conclude the plot and is, according to Bendis, "a hell of an end." (the original pitch for Secret Invasion is at Marvel's official website.[1])[5] As of November 2007 several ongoing titles and mini-series were branded as tie-ins to the main Secret Invasion storyline, with the tagline: Secret Invasion: The Infiltration. In addition to the core story, the Avengers titles provide additional plot material and act as a link between titles. Other Marvel titles also featured variant covers with the characters depicted as Skrulls.[6] Bendis stated that the series would not deal with the origins of the invasion, but rather "if there's a character on the team who's a Skrull, we will rewind from when they got on that team, or from before they got on that team, so when they are infiltrated, how they became who they became and the effects of their actions from their 'point of view' is shown." The Marvel website featured two online-exclusive e-comics for the event, titled Secret Invasion Prologue (a seven page comic that reveals the replacement of a previously unknown Skrull agent) and Secret Invasion: Home Invasion (a MySpace video blog featuring a young teenager named Kinsey Walden and her fears regarding her brother's strange behavior, supported by comic pages by writer Ivan Brandon and artist Nick Postic.[7] [edit] Plot synopsisAfter the Kree-Skrull War[8] a group of Earth's superheroes - Iron Man; Mister Fantastic; Namor; Black Bolt; Professor Charles Xavier and Doctor Strange - band together as a group called the Illuminati to secretly confront the Skrulls. They attack the Skrull Empire, and warn that any further invasion attempts of Earth would mean further reprisals. However, they are all captured and intensely studied before escaping.[9] An eventual successor to the Skrull throne, Princess Veranke, claims that a prophecy foretold the annihilation of the Skrull homeworld. The current Emperor, Dorrek, exiles her to a prison world for inciting religious extremism. After the destruction of the Skrull Throneworld by the cosmic entity Galactus,[10] Veranke becomes Empress by lineage, and guides an invasion of Earth, armed with the knowledge of superhumans gained from having studied the Illuminati. The Skrulls capture several superhumans and infiltrate Earth's defences, with Vernake herself posing as heroine Spider-Woman.[11] Veranke, however, is inconvenienced when there is a breakout of supervillains at the prison the Raft, which forces her to join the team the New Avengers.[12] The Skrulls also skirmish with the Earth's heroes several times prior to the invasion. Elektra, the leader of the ninja group the Hand, is revealed to be a Skrull named Pagon after dying in battle with the New Avengers.[13] Posing as agents of spy organization S.H.I.E.L.D., the Skrulls attempt to mine the metal vibranium in the Savage Land and battle the New Avengers before being killed.[14] The Illuminati battle an impostor posing as Black Bolt and two new Super-Skrulls, possessing all-new powers.[15] The Skrull invasion destabilizes the superhuman community as simultaneous strikes disable the S.H.I.E.L.D. Helicarrier and orbiting base the Peak, a breakout is instigated at the supervillain holding facility the Raft, the Baxter Building headquarters of the Fantastic Four is transported to the Negative Zone and the Thunderbolt Mountain headquarters of the Thunderbolts is attacked. Additionally the Avengers are attacked by Skrulls posing as heroes in the Savage Land, and Reed Richards is wounded by the Skrull Criti Noll (who was posing as Henry Pym) seconds after determining a way to identify the shape shifters. After several battles between Earth's heroes and the Skrulls in Manhattan and the Savage Land, Mister Fantastic manages to develop a device that can detect the aliens. Criminal kingpin the Hood aids the heroes, deciding that "no more Earth is bad for business." Veranke regroups with her forces in New York, and a final battle against the combined Avengers - now aided by Nick Fury and his new Commandos, Thor, Daredevil, Howard the Duck, Ka-Zar, and super teams the Young Avengers and the Thunderbolts. In a final battle, Veranke is wounded by the Avenger Hawkeye. Criti Noll activates a booby trap placed on the heroine Wasp, although the blast is contained by Thor at the cost of her life. Veranke is then shot and killed by Norman Osborn. The last remnants of the Skrull armada are destroyed, with Iron Man locating the missing heroes. S.H.I.E.L.D. is dissolved by executive order of the President of the United States while a last Skrull (posing as Avengers' butler Edwin Jarvis) flees with the child of hero Luke Cage. Norman Osborn is placed in charge of S.H.I.E.L.D's replacement - H.A.M.M.E.R - and forms a secret group consisting of himself, Emma Frost, Namor, Doctor Doom, The Hood and Loki which commences the Dark Reign storyline.[16][17] [edit] ReceptionIssue #1 was well received for its strong introduction to the story, good pacing and "slick" art[18][19] although some concerns were raised over Bendis' dialogue.[18][19] Sales estimates suggested that around 250,200 copies were sold, more than twice as much as the second highest seller.[20] The Secret Invasion: The Infiltration collected volume also topped the trade paperback chart, with an estimated 7,247 sales.[20] The second issue kept the top slot, with estimated sales dropping to 200,344.[21] [edit] Tie-in issues[edit] Secret Invasion: The InfiltrationThe following issues were released with the The Infiltration banner prior to the launch of the Secret Invasion series:
[edit] Secret InvasionThe following issues tie into the Secret Invasion mini-series:[22] [23]
[edit] Other versions[edit] What If?Marvel Comics' alternate universe title What If features one-shot publications that illustrate how other events both impede and advance the Skrull invasion. A slight change in action by character the Scarlet Witch during the House of M storyline reveals all Skrulls,[32] while the death of Tony Stark during the Fallen Son helps the Skrull cause by invading early.[33] A What If? Secret Invasion one-shot has been announced for February 2010. "What If? World War Hulk" has a tale showing Tony Stark using a laser satellite to wipe out New York, kiling the Hulk and many heroes, including the Skrull Queen. The Skrulls believe the Hulk is a prophet and attack Earth. Bruce Banner survived the attack and is convinced to become the Hulk and help Earth's heroes out. However, in this world, it's the Wasp who's a sleeper Skrull and infects Hank Pym with a bio-weapon that wipes out the remaining heroes. The Hulk summons the Silver Surfer and convinces him to call Galactus to Earth as revenge. Galactus feeds upon Earth, wiping out all the Skrulls. The Hulk survives and, in exchange for forgetting his pain, agrees to become Galactus' new herald, the World-Breaker. [edit] Collected editionsThe stories are being collected into volumes:
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[edit] ToysMarvel Heroclix released a Secret Invasion-themed booster set based on the storyline. The set included Captain Marvel, Dum-Dum Dugan, Yellowjacket, Elektra and Ms. Marvel. Veranke (as Spider-Woman) and Lyja (as the Invisible Woman) were released as chase figures in their Skrull-only personality. [edit] References
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