New Avengers #32 - 37, Annual #2 "The Trust" Talkback (Spoilers)

[Xurk]

The start of a new, skrully story arc... does anyone know how many issues this story arc will contain? I couldn't find anything online about it, that's skrully for you right there.

NEW AVENGERS #32

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WRITER: Brian Michael Bendis
PENCILS: Leinil Francis Yu

THE STORY: The New Avengers have found a huge clue to the threat that has faced them since the day they banded together. And now just the knowledge of that threat is tearing them apart. What secret could be so damning that it could do to the New Avengers what the Civil War could not??

Thoughs? What are your comments?

[Xurk]

Lol, this issue took only a few minutes to read, as most of the dialogue-heavy pages were up to read in the Newsarama New Avengers #32 preview a week or so ago... I did still enjoy all of Wolverine's analysis' and Peter's small quips in between.
Too bad Iron Fist isn't Iron Jaw, crashing in an airplane and having your face smashed into metal seems pretty painful.

Are Spider-Woman's always green? I can't recall, and they were shown an awful lot this issue, so I'm not sure if this is supposed to be hinting at something... and was she thrown out of the plane because Wolverine thinks she's a Skrull or because she was able to fly [which by the way, I didn't see her doing??]? Finally, did she take the Skrull-corpse because she insisted on proving her point by executing her plan [taking it to Tony] or because she's a Skrull? And what was up with Wolverine's eyes / face in those last panels? He looked kind of zombie-like...

I'm confused!

[Kazuya Prower]

Lol, this issue took only a few minutes to read, as most of the dialogue-heavy pages were up to read in the Newsarama New Avengers #32 preview a week or so ago... I did still enjoy all of Wolverine's analysis' and Peter's small quips in between.
Too bad Iron Fist isn't Iron Jaw, crashing in an airplane and having your face smashed into metal seems pretty painful.

Are Spider-Woman's always green? I can't recall, and they were shown an awful lot this issue, so I'm not sure if this is supposed to be hinting at something... and was she thrown out of the plane because Wolverine thinks she's a Skrull or because she was able to fly [which by the way, I didn't see her doing??]? Finally, did she take the Skrull-corpse because she insisted on proving her point by executing her plan [taking it to Tony] or because she's a Skrull? And what was up with Wolverine's eyes / face in those last panels? He looked kind of zombie-like...

I'm confused!

I'm guessing Wolverine looked like that due to the plane crash. Anyway, that was a great issue. I'm not jumping the gun and saying Spider-Woman's a Skrull just yet.

[wonderfly]

I believe the inside page to this issue lists the name of the story arc as "The Trust", so I've changed the title of this thread.

I enjoyed this issue a lot, (even if I could tell from the start it was going to be an "all talking" issue for the most part). Bendis is going with his strengths, by having Wolverine examine all of the other character's motivations. Everybody is second guessing each other, and we're knee-deep in an intriguing mystery. This is why the upcoming Skrull storyline should be his greatest story arc on the book.

On the other hand, Bendis is once again messing up his continuity...:mad: if you recall, in Mighty Avengers #1, the team had been together for something like "14 minutes" before the Mole Man and Ultron's attack on New York City occured. In other words, it was the Mighty Avenger's first time together.

This issue would have us believe that at the exact same time that Ultron is messing with the world's weather, this is when the New Avengers are flying back from Japan. The only problem with that is that the New Avengers and the Mighty Avengers have already met up with each other just a few issues ago in the pages of New Avengers, (when Dr. Strange helped the New Avengers escape from Tony's trap)!!! :sweat:

It really boggles the mind how Bendis can write such rich dialogue and character moments, and yet bungle his own sequence of events...

[En Sabah Nur]

Lol, this issue took only a few minutes to read, as most of the dialogue-heavy pages were up to read in the Newsarama New Avengers #32 preview a week or so ago... I did still enjoy all of Wolverine's analysis' and Peter's small quips in between.
Too bad Iron Fist isn't Iron Jaw, crashing in an airplane and having your face smashed into metal seems pretty painful.

Are Spider-Woman's always green? I can't recall, and they were shown an awful lot this issue, so I'm not sure if this is supposed to be hinting at something... and was she thrown out of the plane because Wolverine thinks she's a Skrull or because she was able to fly [which by the way, I didn't see her doing??]? Finally, did she take the Skrull-corpse because she insisted on proving her point by executing her plan [taking it to Tony] or because she's a Skrull? And what was up with Wolverine's eyes / face in those last panels? He looked kind of zombie-like...

I'm confused!I doubt Spider-Woman is a skrull. Yes, her venom blasts were greenish yellow. And yes, she can fly. I think she snapped Wolverines neck simply because he pushed her out of the plane. I believe Wolverine pushed her out because she had the best chance of survival besides himself (he can pretty much come back from the dead like with Nitro).

[spidl]

On the other hand, Bendis is once again messing up his continuity...:mad: if you recall, in Mighty Avengers #1, the team had been together for something like "14 minutes" before the Mole Man and Ultron's attack on New York City occured. In other words, it was the Mighty Avenger's first time together.

This issue would have us believe that at the exact same time that Ultron is messing with the world's weather, this is when the New Avengers are flying back from Japan. The only problem with that is that the New Avengers and the Mighty Avengers have already met up with each other just a few issues ago in the pages of New Avengers, (when Dr. Strange helped the New Avengers escape from Tony's trap)!!! :sweat:

It really boggles the mind how Bendis can write such rich dialogue and character moments, and yet bungle his own sequence of events...

I had not really thought about the weather thing bing Ultron, but it does make sense. It does make sense that Bendis tries to make his books come together yet completely forgets the fact that they happen in two different times. I did not enjoy this issue as much as some of the others. The Wolvie talk just went over stuff I already knew and seemed like a waste of time. It was like Bendis was screaming "look look I'm building fear uncertainty and doubt isn't it cool" I would have appreciated a more subtle approach.

[Xurk]

Due to working late every night last week, I kind of forgot about comics [I know, I hear you asking: "How is that possible!?"]... but here we go:

NEW AVENGERS #33

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WRITER: Brian Michael Bendis
PENCILS: Leinil Francis Yu

THE STORY: Still reeling from the new reveals about their lives and shocking betrayal of one of their own, the New Avengers press forward, trying to find a way to trust each other. All that and The Hood starts his takeover as Kingpin of the super-villains. So dust off your old Marvel Handbooks, because you will not believe who he is gathering to join him and who he kills to make his mark!

Thoughts? What are your comments?

[wonderfly]

I'm having a hard time believing they actually killed off the Owl...I've never read about the Hood before now. Here's to hoping he's as cool as Bendis wants him to be...

I'm already sick of "who's really a Skrull?!?!" Luke Cage had no right whatsoever to get in Spider-Man's face. On the other hand, I feel Cage DID have a right to get in Jessica Jones' face. The complete change in Jessica Jones' character a couple years back kinda ruined the character for me...I'm actually hoping Bendis does make her a Skrull.

[Xurk]

Wow, I totally missed that that guy was The Owl... I seriously didn't know what you were talking about and had to go back and then I saw his name, Owlsley :)

I really like Luke Cage as a character, especially in recent years, but boy was he annoying in this issue, to the point of disgusting [when it came to Jessica - even though he might be on to something there]. And there is just no way in h*ll that Spider-Man is a Skrull!

I loved Wolverine in this issue though, I'm eager to see the continuation of his cliffhanger next month :)

[wonderfly]

Wow, I totally missed that that guy was The Owl... I seriously didn't know what you were talking about and had to go back and then I saw his name, Owlsley :)


Yeah, Bendis has used him on an off in the pages of Daredevil over the last few years. Strange to see him pop up and die in the pages of the Avengers. Not sure why Bendis felt it neccesary to kill him: the Owl used to be a pretty cool supervillian in my opinion, (years ago, anyway).

Also, in regards to that scene, the other supervillians...didn't strike me as the type to be attending an auction held by the Owl. Well, okay, I could see the Wizard and the Crimson Cowl being there. But not Madame Masque. In fact, her line about, "Um, if this is a FBI sting, I'm just here for the cookies," (or whatever it was she said) sounded dumb...

[spidl]

This storyline just is not holding my interest. At this point I do not care who is a Skrull the whole idea seems like an idea that should not have made it through the first pitch.

[Xurk]

That is one Skrully cover...

NEW AVENGERS #34

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WRITER: Brian Michael Bendis
PENCILS: Leinil Francis Yu

THE STORY: WOLVERINE VERSUS THE HOOD!! LUKE CAGE VERSUS JESSICA JONES!! What?? The New Avengers try to learn to live and love each other now that they know they cannot trust each other. And baby Cage's name is revealed!!

Thoughts? What are your comments?

[Fett One]

It was interesting seeing who each person thinks of themselves as being.

[Xurk]

Wolverine literally losing his... well, you know - classic! "Maybe it'll grow back bigger" :D :sweat:
Mxyzptlk... nice reference there :)

Not much else happened this issue, the projections of all of the New Avengers' "true selves" were fun to see, but I wish Bendis would stick to linear storytelling in this title, there always seem to be a bunch of stories going on at the same time... we just started this storyline with The Hood and now it seems we're going into a cross-over with the Mighty Avengers on the symbiote invasion thing I read about in the solicitation texts for the titles :confused:

[spidl]

The book continues to wander without a real direction. There doesn't seem to be a reason for this book. There are some funny moments, but overall I still have no idea what Bendis is trying to do.

[Xurk]

Ladies and gentlemen.... WOLVERVENOM!!!11one11eleven

NEW AVENGERS #35

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WRITER: Brian Michael Bendis
PENCILS: Leinil Francis Yu

THE STORY: The Hood makes his play for the big time by gathering the most ruthless rogues gallery of evil the Marvel Universe has ever seen. What does a guy who wants to be the “Kingpin of all super-villains” do to make his point? You have to see it to believe it.
Guest-Starring Tigra. Poor Tigra. Poor, poor Tigra.

Thoughts? What are your comments?

[Kazuya Prower]

Boy, this issue sure had me fooled. Here I was expecting to see the NEW Avengers fight the symbiotes. Instead, we get a group of villians, Tigra and one panel of the MIGHTY Avengers fighting the symbiotes. Heck, the New Avengers weren't even in this at all.

[Xurk]

Wow, this issue confused me big time. I read the summary text and couldn't remember anything about the symbiotes already appearing, so I went back to the previous issue and they did in fact appear, in the last two panels. But it still feels like I missed something somewhere, as the text was going on about a virus being dropped from a satellite and the Avengers transforming themselves... :confused: I guess that would explain why that live-feed of the news had a few symbiotes that looked slightly like Avengers, and why Wolverine is becoming Wolvervenom on the cover, even though we saw nothing of the likes inside... I hate misleading covers.

Once you get past the fact that this issue has hardly anything to do with the New Avengers, it's okay. I like seeing the villains getting organized, led by someone with a plan. Though I did think that Tigra was pulverized and scared too easily for a B-list hero; okay, some guy phasing into your home in the dark and threatening your mother while pounding the life out of you can be pretty frightening, but I'm sure almost every superhero has "heard that one before".
Also, I know they were making a point by stating that due to the Civil War effect there's a kind of chaos on the streets, but I don't believe that they could send Deathlok to get them $13 million and not a single hero shows up to stop them!? For one thing, this is New York, home of half of the Marvel Universe, and another thing, isn't this what the Initiative is for?

So this issue was entertaining I guess, but also too confusing and illogical and it doesn't feature the title characters. Meh.

[wonderfly]

Though I did think that Tigra was pulverized and scared too easily for a B-list hero; okay, some guy phasing into your home in the dark and threatening your mother while pounding the life out of you can be pretty frightening, but I'm sure almost every superhero has "heard that one before".That scene was getting discussed quite a bit at my comic shop. My comic shop guy was saying, "That's not the Tigra I know! She would've ripped his Hood a new one!!!" Most people didn't care for the scene because they thought it made her too weak.

I have to say though, Brian Michael Bendis does a pretty good job of defending the scene here. (http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?t=133467) I do like that he kept it from being sexual at all, (so hopefully it won't be fodder for the "Women in Refrigerators" crowd).

But still, whether sexual or not, it does seem like she did get her butt handed to her too easily...I mean, the Hood is pistol whipping her..I'd like to see him try that on She-Hulk and see how far that get's him...

[Xurk]

I have to say though, Brian Michael Bendis does a pretty good job of defending the scene here. (http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?t=133467) I do like that he kept it from being sexual at all, (so hopefully it won't be fodder for the "Women in Refrigerators" crowd).
My objections to the scene story-wise put aside, I agree he does a good job in that interview defending it. After reading through it and then reading the scene again, I agree that the methods he used to tell that part of the story made sure that it wouldn't seem "rapey" [to use Bendis' own words].
I have to admit, when I was first reading this issue and this particular scene got to the point where Tigra was being held by her hair with her breasts hanging out of her blouse, I was worried this was going to go the wrong way, but I'm glad Bendis kept the "camera" on the scene the whole time [with exception of two "smack" sound effects].

At least this topic of discussion has been handled better by the creators than that Heroes For Hire cover, when the creators stubbornly repeated that they saw nothing wrong with the cover and were not influenced by manga as they had never read such comics.

[Xurk]

The conclusion to this story arc is out today!

NEW AVENGERS #36

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WRITER: Brian Michael Bendis
PENCILS: Leinil Francis Yu

THE STORY: Hey, I don't know if you read the solicitation for Mighty Avengers but a Venom virus has gone off in New York City. That means the whole city!! That means the New Avengers have turned symbiote. Oh yeah!! Plus, Wolverine has a bone to pick with Spider-Woman about a little green-skinned something. Oh, and the Hood isn't wasting any time setting himself up as the kingpin of all super-villains.

Thoughts? What are your comments?

[En Sabah Nur]

This issue was very good. I liked how the 2 Avengers teams don't fight anymore. That was getting old. The symbiote attack was a bit to short, but I liked how so many plot points were resolved. The Skrulls, Jessica Drew, Symbiotes, and The Hood/Deathlok. Wolverine confronting Jessica in the shower, talking about Skrulls and Stark. The last page is epic. I wonder how they got the newly reborn Thor to get there? Or the Punisher, Black Panther and Storm, or Angel? or Daredevil? And is that Howard The Duck in the background?

[Reed Richards]

This issue was very good. I liked how the 2 Avengers teams don't fight anymore. That was getting old. The symbiote attack was a bit to short, but I liked how so many plot points were resolved. The Skrulls, Jessica Drew, Symbiotes, and The Hood/Deathlok. Wolverine confronting Jessica in the shower, talking about Skrulls and Stark. The last page is epic. I wonder how they got the newly reborn Thor to get there? Or the Punisher, Black Panther and Storm, or Angel? or Daredevil? And is that Howard The Duck in the background?

my guess is that its doc strange conjuring up an illusion...

[Xurk]

D'oh! Why didn't I think of that? It's the only plausible explanation, seeing as over half of the heroes featured on that page don't make any sense :) Including Howard the Duck is funny though!

There were some nice moments in this issue, but overall, this story is getting on my nerves; not only was the Venom symbiote attack plot over too quickly [though maybe Mighty Avengers will continue it?] and told in retrospect, but the timelines are becoming annoying. All this stuff about The Hood and his gang has already been told last issue and now it's popping up again, re-treading ground we've already covered. When things are told from multiple perspectives, I'd rather they're not dragged out so much.
But I guess next issue will be classic Avengers-slugfest action :)

Oh yeah, Jessica going on and on about not being a Skrull only makes me think she is a Skrull. It's funny, I was wondering about the plausibility of Dr. Strange's magic test a few issues back [showing who everyone really was on the inside] seeing as over in #5 of New Avengers: Illuminati we found out that Dr. Strange couldn't detect Skrulls. And then Bendis had Luke Cage say the exact thing that was on my mind :p

[En Sabah Nur]

Oh yeah, Jessica going on and on about not being a Skrull only makes me think she is a Skrull. It's funny, I was wondering about the plausibility of Dr. Strange's magic test a few issues back [showing who everyone really was on the inside] seeing as over in #5 of New Avengers: Illuminati we found out that Dr. Strange couldn't detect Skrulls. And then Bendis had Luke Cage say the exact thing that was on my mind :pBefore the issue came out, it was also discussed in the Wizard Magazine, that Dr. Strange could be a Skrull and make fake magic, so everyone would not suspect each other of being Skrulls.

[wonderfly]

This series is the biggest case of "Attention Deficit Disorder" I have ever seen. Seriously. Venom symbiotes, the Hood, Deathlok, Skrulls, Luke and Jessica: "the Love Story Continues"...Maybe it's just me, but I remember when the "Avengers" title was all about the adventures of a team...these people don't act like a team, (and hell, half the time, the story doesn't even feature them as a team!), they act like a group of misfits...and as a way to tie into whatever the big "mega event of the month" is currently...

[Hawkman]

I like this story and i think that every thing will get tied up at the end.

So hears what i think tony is a skrul the hood is a skrul and ferther more i think that tony the skrul was the one behind the venum thing and is just blaming doom so the skruls can take out a potetule thret

also if the hood is not a skul then the hole tigra sean was BS in my openyon

sorry my spelling sucks

[Xurk]

Hmm, according to the solicitation text [and based on last month's cliffhanger], this is the conclusion :p

NEW AVENGERS #37

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WRITER: Brian Michael Bendis
PENCILS: Leinil Francis Yu

THE STORY: It’s the throwdown of the year. The New Avengers versus the Hood's gang of super-villains, bloody, angry and shocking to the end. But still they have to ask: WHO DO YOU TRUST??

Thoughts? What are your comments?

[wonderfly]

I changed the title to reflect it ends in Issue #37...though didn't I hear somewhere that the Hood storyline concludes in the next New Avengers Annual?!?

[En Sabah Nur]

I changed the title to reflect it ends in Issue #37...though didn't I hear somewhere that the Hood storyline concludes in the next New Avengers Annual?!?You are correct. New Avengers Annual is the conclusion of this story. This book ended with a cliffhanger. But it was definitely a good read.

[Xurk]

You guys are right, this issue even stated that the Annual will hold the conclusion. It kind of sucks that we have to wait until January 16th for it though.

As for the issue itself, the best thing it had going for it as far as I was concerned was the funny exchanges between the New Avengers. The rest of this issue was actually a huge slugfest which, though entertaining at times, was overall a bit hard to follow around the pages.
The Hood continues to hold my interest as a character, though I find it kind of hard to believe that he can get inside where S.H.I.E.L.D. is holding his goons and wreak havoc so easily, I mean, aren't they supposed to be prepared for this sort of thing?

[Miyamoto Musashi]

So not a skrully issue...
I stopped reading this title after one issue

[wonderfly]

By far, this is the most ridiculous issue of New Avengers yet. Don't get me wrong, I enjoy the cast of heroes, I enjoys the witty banter between them, but that's the only good thing about this book. In truth, if I had my way, I'd stick Bendis back on solo books. He really has no business writing team books.

It's all one big fight scene, mind numbing and hard to follow. I hate it when villians I like are reduced to flunkies. Why is the Wizard, (the Leader of the freakin' FRIGHTFUL FOUR) reduced to a guy who shoots a ray gun, and complains "I knew this would happen!!!" when the bad guys' plans go south. Stop sounding like a whiny brat, and say something egotistical and condescending, like the major villain you are!!!

The Hood is compelling as a character, but his confrontation with Dr. Strange was a let down. Dr. Strange doesn't even get to explain what the nature of the demon is, and the Hood's just spends too much time firing his pistols. Too many characters actually fired plain ol' pistols...c'mon, Bendis, it's Superheroes, not crime noir...give these guys energy blasters!!! Except for the Wizard. He's too smug to lower himself to firing a plain ol' energy blaster.

Bah...this is why Bendis really has no business writing team books...he can't find a way to truly make all of the multiple characters compelling. This is why I'm dreading the upcoming "Secret Invasion"...

[Stu]

Bah...this is why Bendis really has no business writing team books...he can't find a way to truly make all of the multiple characters compelling. This is why I'm dreading the upcoming "Secret Invasion"...

I don't read this book anymore, but you've pretty much summed up my opinion of every team book I've ever seen Bendis write - he never really has a point. The characters just flouder without direction. I'm a big fan of the man but his (thankfully) short run on Ultimate X-Men was simply poor.

I picked up the first couple of arcs for The New Avengers and found that to be terrible too. Considering it has most of my favourite Marvel characters, I found it a little too hard to get into. I'm opposed to the idea of Spider-Man and Wolverine being in the group but I still gave it a chance and he's done nothing to change my mind. After cherry picking his roster for a few arcs only to spilt them up and do it again in under #30 in order to add another title on the rack... I just think the whole thing is ridicolous. None of the top, top books are anything more than tie-ins for whatever crossover they are trying to hype now - when was the last time The Amazing Spider-Man had a single 'normal' issue? 2, 3 years ago?

I think it's time they handed one of these books to Mark Millar or Robert Kirkman - Bendis' team books simply suck.

[Xurk]

The real conclusion to this story arc, done in this year's Annual!

NEW AVENGERS ANNUAL #1

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WRITER: Brian Michael Bendis
COVER BY: Jim Cheung
PENCILS: Carlo Pagulayan

THE STORY: Continuing directly from the pages of NEW AVENGERS #37: The Hood's gang of super-criminals takes the fight right to the Avengers’ door!! Its wall-to-wall action and the end of an era for one Avenger and a major defection for another.
This double-sized issue ties into or wraps up threads from Civil War, World War Hulk, both Avengers titles and the upcoming Secret Invasion!! Avengers writer Bendis welcomes rising star Carlo Pagulayan on his Avengers debut...

Thoughts? What are your comments?

[Xurk]

Well, I didn't see any real dangling plot lines from WWH or Civil War being resolved in this issue, but it was a pretty entertaining slugfest, even though it was really just a rehash of the previous part in this story arc.
It was nice to see Tigra get into the fray near the end, that second scene of her being humiliated, after that brutal first time at the start of this story, was real harsh. It's too bad she appeared to get shot within a page or two... but luckily, Dr. Strange healed and subsequently healed everyone else, or so it seemed.

As for the rest, this didn't really feel like a conclusion to the story, as The Hood was still free at the end and received new instructions from whoever is guiding him... and what's up with Jessica Jones at the Avengers Tower intercom saying: "Please, baby! Please let me in." ... Who is she referring to with baby?? :sweat:

PS. What's the deal with the "Oceanic Airlines" showing up in all of the Marvel titles this past month? Something to do with promotion for LOST?

[wonderfly]

PS. What's the deal with the "Oceanic Airlines" showing up in all of the Marvel titles this past month? Something to do with promotion for LOST?

I think that's a real company. It's more subliminal advertising from Marvel. Marvel has recently started to run ads in unusual places inside the actual comic, (I think I heard they were doing Nike at one point) but I didn't notice it until now. And it bugs the snot out of me. In one recent issue, the "Oceanic Airlines" logo was on top of a taxi cab. Isn't that where the word "TAXI" should go?!? It just looked off.

I really hadn't noticed until now, but upon noticing it...I have to admit, it took me out of the story. I know some people like to "wait for the trade" because they complain about the number of advertisements in a comic, but I never paid attention to the ads. But now that they're in the middle of the actual panels of the storyline, it's annoying. Won't those ads be outdated when the appear in the TPB a few years down the road?

Oh, and this was a pretty cool conclusion to the story...except for the "Deus Ex Machina" with Dr. Strange somehow manifesting the "Zom" powers, (even though Zom was completly removed from Strange during World War Hulk). That was just a copout way to end the battle.

[Xurk]

In one recent issue, the "Oceanic Airlines" logo was on top of a taxi cab. Isn't that where the word "TAXI" should go?!? It just looked off.
Yeah, that's another one I noticed, except I'm not sure which book that was in... but I know that it's not the only time I've seen Oceanic Airlines in a Marvel book the past week or two!


Oh, and this was a pretty cool conclusion to the story...except for the "Deus Ex Machina" with Dr. Strange somehow manifesting the "Zom" powers, (even though Zom was completly removed from Strange during World War Hulk). That was just a copout way to end the battle.
Ah, I had a hunch it had something to do with Zom [hence the solicit speaking of wrapping up WWH plot lines], but it wasn't really clear until Dr. Strange started talking about the bad magicks, after the battle ended. Also, I had no idea that this story takes place after World War Hulk!! All this time, I was thinking this story was before WWH and that Secret Invasion would be after it, but it turns out they both are :sweat:
I guess this ultimately makes more sense though, as going into World War Hulk after finding out there are Skrully things going on would've been bad for that storyline. But how did I manage to get confused about this in the first place?

[En Sabah Nur]

But how did I manage to get confused about this in the first place?Simple, its called Marvel storytelling. Nothing new here lol.