Goblin

Marvel's summer event continues on as we get some serious 70s fever. I'll go spoiler-lite in this review and just tell you that we do get an answer on just who some of those crash-landed heroes are. However, there is a sub-plot brewing that I am greatly in love in with. Bobbi Barton, otherwise known as ex-Avenger and ex-S.H.I.E.L.D. agent Mockingbird, seems to know more than a Skrull should. She admits to a pretty crushing memory from her and ex-husband Hawkeye's past that only they could possibly know. The question now becomes is this Mockingbird a Skrull and their surveillance goes a lot deeper than we thought or was the Mockingbird that died in Avengers West Coast #100 really a Skrull which means the Invasion started a lot longer than we thought? I don't know about you, but either way I am greatly intrigued. Plus, as one of the few people who own the complete run of AWC, I am reveling in all this history from the bygone book.

No big reveals like last issue (or the recent Mighty and New Avengers books), but there is plot momentum. Just what the hell was up with Vision, exactly? How much do the Skrulls know about the heroes? The last page certainly changes the original impetus behind Secret Invasion and moves us into a new arena. An excellent idea in this day and age of decompression, but I'm just hoping that Bendis has enough juice to keep the momentum up given that we're only on the second issue. My only grievance is that it's changing too fast and that's not a terrible thing at all, really.

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Sgt. Sausagepants

I swear the writers of secret invasion were told, " Here's what is going on in the page, make something even wackier happen." Issue #2 of the stunning series doesn't let up on the insanity provided by the first. Skrulls revealed! Dinosaurs roar! Lovers re-unite! Plus we get a special appears of the Young Avengers, further cementing me in my theory that Wiccan and his brother will save the Marvel Universe.

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Jonostarsmore

The difference between DC and Marvel is that Marvel has a good idea as to how to make even the most insane, unrealistic events relatable. In a pivotal scene, Hawkeye and Mockingbird share a powerful moment that is grounded in as much reality as the medium allows. In other words, it makes the invasion much more human. DC has struggled with this in the past, but this is the topic of a discussion to be had elsewhere. Secret Invasion continues to build on the first issue's momentum as more Skrulls are revealed and new characters are brought into the war. So far, the main series and all of its tie-ins are delivering the goods!This is a definite...

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