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Secret Invasion

He loves you...Re-read 2016This one was a buddy read with my fellow Shallow Comic Readers, initiated by our own sassy Brit, as an homage to the American colonies Thanksgiving Day celebration...aka Turkey Day. Because according to him there was no bigger turkey than the Secret Invasion storyline.Now, I remembered loving it, but I pretty much expected to change my mind when all of the other kids in the clubhouse started nodding along with him.So, it was with a feeling of dread that I picked this one back up... Ok, I don't care what anyone says, this was a fucking \ fun\ event!You've got the Skrulls, a shape-shifting alien race who were almost wiped out, and then (out of desperation) embraced prophecies that said they were destined to take over Earth for their god.Religious zealots! Do you get more frightening villains than ones that truly believe they are doing the right thing? No. No, you do not!I mean, these guys really thought they were doing humanity a favor, and if earth would just embrace them, everything would be all right.And this wasn't just some regular invasion where they show up and blow the hell out of a bunch of famous buildings... Even though that's a pretty cool way to do that shit!Nah, those bitches had been weaseling their way into position all over the world for who knows how long, by swapping out power players with look-alike Skrulls. And unless the Skrull dies and reverts back to its natural form, there's no way to tell who's who.When Elektra (not Elektra!) died, Tony and some of the other superheroes finally got an inkling of what was going on, but they might have found out too late!So.\ Who do you trust?\ To me, this was just a blast to read. The question of who's a Skrull? was made even cooler by the fact that all of the sleeper agents had been mind-wiped. Even they had no idea they were aliens until something was triggered inside of their minds. Gah! Can you imagine?!Alright. So, the reviews that I can see are somewhat mixed. Which means you may read this and think it's a huge cheesefest with little to no redeeming qualities. You'd be wrong, of course, but everyone is entitled to their opinion. <--kidding! (view spoiler)[You're NOT entitled to your own opinion! Hail Hydra! (hide spoiler)]

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