Iron Man convenes a meeting with his fellow Illuminati Avengers to discuss the discovery of a Skrull alien shape shifter having taken the form of Daredevil’s former girl friend, the assassin known as Elektra. He fears that the Skrulls which they had attacked way back in the first issue of this mini-series are trying to infiltrate the Earth. But before the Avengers can draw a plan, one of them reveals his true nature, making the rest of doubt in each others’ honesty.
Although a great ending to this mini-series, it’s mostly a prologue to the next Marvel Comics’ crossover event of 2008. And this is the main problem with this series. Instead of being something that can be enjoyed on its own and revisited years later, it’s but a brick in a bigger plot. As for the fight scene and the tricks used by Tony Stark, it’s part of a wider movement to make technology more important than the characters and their powers. At this point being a sorcerer supreme or the world’s leading telepath is useless, because Tony Stark can pre-empt anything you do. I wish the series had concluded with more of the consequences of the Illuminati and the secrets they kept, than as a stepping stone to a non finished major storyline to be disseminated throughout 2008.
The artwork is more solid than when it began. Although it’s the same inker, it feel s less slippery and the character look solid. Cheung is good at staging action using double page spread and although there are quite a lot in this issue, it’s still easy to figure out how the panels were meant to be read.
Thunderbolts #137
New creative team brings worry about this series' future quality.
Spider-Woman #2
The series still works, even without voice-overs!
Doctor Voodoo: Avenger of the Supernatural #1
The new Sorcerer Supreme, chosen to defend our reality is attacked by Doctor Doom in order to save our reality from...the new Sorcerer Supreme?!
Thor #603
Donald Blake and Thor help Sif establish a secret identity while Loki and Dr. Doom exchange “gifts”…
Spider-Woman #1
One of Marvel’s most sultry, sassy, and super powered heroines gets a new monthly series.
Old Man Logan: How the Best Went Bad
Last year Mark Millar began the best Wolverine story in a decade...and this year he completed a story that was just as bad as a thousand others.
The Amazing Spider-man #605
This issue is about love, or Peter Parker’s lack of. Just as the cover implies, it’s about all the people in Parker’s life and their “it’s complicated” love lives
Dark Wolverine #78
Daken, the Dark Wolverine has been witnessed killing innocent bystanders and Norman Osborn is trying to fix the mess
Captain America Reborn #3 of 5
While Captain America relives his days on ice and his fight against the Skrulls during the Kree / Skrull war, the Falcon rescues the current Captain America
The Amazing Spider-man #604
The Chameleon is on the loose about to explode a nuclear device in the middle of New York City
