ISBN Secret Invasion book Comics & graphic novels English Paperback 248 pages

I was never on the Bendis hype train when he was given a dozen titles to work on. I read this to get a bit more introspection on the Skrulls seeing as they are one of the dominant races in the Marvel Universe and I am excited to see them finally come to life on the big screen with Captain Marvel.Secret Invasion has a phenomenal first 6 issues. It's pacing is rapid fire, it's scope is epic, but it's conclusion is bland. I give it four stars because Bendis really makes you believe this could happen, falling the most intelligent beings on earth, infiltrating the most powerful organizations and in the blink of an eye the marvel universe is transported into utter chaos. Bendis picks the perfect scenes to highlight the severity and scope while also making it incredibly personal for Iron Man, Ronin (hawkeye) and Mr. Fantastic. My biggest complaint is the last two issues cram so much into each frame I usually have to spend a minute or two actually discovering what each hero is doing. By no means is the art bad it's just the battle is so massive it gets messy and ultimately impersonal.Didn't offer much insight on the Skrull as a species but definitely an entertaining piece that I can recommend. Just wish we focused on the main character to give the final battle more weight.