When I first started finding out about the Illuminati, I believed that they'd only appeared in specials and "one off" issues of The New Avengers. I later learned that they had a mini series of their own and so I wanted to check that out.
Man, aside from the obvious, I don't really care for any of these characters but I love them together (though I wish Black Panther was around).
The story takes place shortly after the Kree/Skrull war as this bunch decides to flip the would-be invader Skrull the finger one last time. They appear on a Skrull vessel with a terse warning.
The proud Skrull consider it their destiny to own Earth and so they tell Mr. "Fantastic" Richards to stuff himself. In response, Black Bolt demolishes their ship with his hyper-destructive vocal abilities as the team teleports back to their own mode of transportation, all to Namor's great delight .
Ha ha ha ha! You could easily argue that he's being a complete dick but seen from the point of view of a monarch who has seen numerous invasion attempts against his turf, it seems pretty much on point.
Of course, it bites him in the ass though as the Skrull won't let them leave that easily.
The Skrull then begin studying the genetic anomalies of their various prisoners, Namor included of course.
There isn't anything particularly innovative about a story in which the heroes are captured, one escapes and the others are freed one by one, but big action, a couple of personal moments and the low key cliffhanger directly above made for an entertaining debut. I'm on/off with Bendis and don't typically expect much from his books but this was a nice start to a series.
Still better than an anal probe...
An armourless Tony Stark escapes the poking and prodding (in rather questionable fashion, in my opinion) and one by one, frees his teammates.
The restored team swipe a ship and beat it, handing the Skrull yet another defeat. Or...did they?An armourless Tony Stark escapes the poking and prodding (in rather questionable fashion, in my opinion) and one by one, frees his teammates.
It is a brief moment but Namor shows the most passion for hitting things when the time comes to free Richards from torture. In light of their many battles, verbal and physical, a certain amount of affection is still evident there. Nice job there by writer Brian Michael Bendis.
Ooh! Cryptic!
There isn't anything particularly innovative about a story in which the heroes are captured, one escapes and the others are freed one by one, but big action, a couple of personal moments and the low key cliffhanger directly above made for an entertaining debut. I'm on/off with Bendis and don't typically expect much from his books but this was a nice start to a series.
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