Product Description

Retrace the roots of "The Infiltration" all the way back to the beginning of the Marvel Age of Heroes! First, in Fantastic Four #2 (1962), it's a close encounter of the Skrull kind as four shape-changing aliens pose as Mr. Fantastic, the Invisible Girl, the Thing, and the Human Torch in an attempt to destroy the fledgling Fantastic Four! Then, flash-forward to the present day as the "Secret Invasion" stands revealed in the pages of New Avengers: Illuminati, New Avengers, Mighty Avengers, and Avengers: The Initiative. Conspiracy. Paranoia. Betrayal. Who do you trust? Collecting Fantastic Four #2, New Avengers: Illuminati #1 and #5, New Avengers #31-32 and #38-39, Mighty Avengers #7, and Avengers: The Initiative Annual #1.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #230711 in Books
• Published on: 2008-04-30
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 208 pages

Customer Reviews

Worth picking up only for those out of the Secret Invasion loop
Secret Invasion: The Infiltration is a pretty handy companion to Marvel's next big mega-event, but that being said, this is only worth picking up for those that have been out of the loop and are new to the proceedings. For those that don't know, it has become clear that the shape-shifting alien race known as the Skrulls have infiltrated the planet, and possibly every superhero team in the Marvel universe. Collecting the classic debut of the Skruls in a very early issue of Fantastic Four by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, as well as recent issues of Secret Invasion writer Brian Michael Bendis' New Avengers, as well as the first and final issues of Bendis' New Avengers: Illuminati mini-series, Secret Invasion: The Infiltration provides readers with some solid past and more recent history that leads up to the event. The thing is, the issues collected here can already be found (or will be found soon) in other TPB collections, so if you already own any of them, this TPB isn't worth picking up unless you're a die-hard completest. Other than that though, Secret Invasion: The Infiltration is worth picking up for those that have been out of the loop or don't follow any of the aforementioned series', but that's it.

Agree 100% with previous review.
This book starts off with an extremely old Fantastic Four story about Skrulls. Just a neat little thing Marvel threw in. I skimmed it quickly, then started the actual book. Turns out, I already read the first part. And the second. And the third. The entire book is taken from other books that have already been printed in tpb format...

Still, a great read by itself, if I didn't already own the respective books it took material from.

"Secret Invasion" Cliff Notes
"Secret Invasion Infiltration"
(Marvel Comics, 2008)
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This slim volume collects several key episodes from some of the books involved in Marvel's "Secret Invasion" mega-storyline, in which an infiltration into every level of human society by shape-shifting Skrull aliens is revealed. The book starts off with a reprint of "Fantastic Four" #2, from 1961, in which the Skrulls are first encountered (so innocent! so simple! so long ago!) and moves into the main event, the various Avengers-related titles where the present-day story is playing out. While these chapters are being anthologized elsewhere, fans who want to save a few bucks can pick this one up and not also have to buy several other graphic novels -- "Illuminati", "Mighty Avengers" v.2, "New Avengers" v.7, "The Initiative." Although the presentation is a little disjointed, it gets the job done, and you will be primed for the rest of the Secret Invasion story arc. It's a good read, although if you have the bucks, you might want to get the other books in their entirety instead. (Joe Sixpack, ReadThatAgain book reviews)