Secret Invasion: Rise of the Skrulls

Captain Marvel (2008) #1-5

by Stan Lee (Writer), John Byrne (Writer), Roy Thomas (Writer)

Chart the history of the Skrulls -- from their first visits to Earth to their devastating Secret Invasion! Meet the Super-Skrull, who wields all the powers of the Fantastic Four! Witness the Kree/Skrull War's cataclysmic climax alongside the Avengers! The legendary Mar-Vell returns from the dead -- or does he? And Carol Danvers is swept up in the alien intrigue as the Secret Invasion begins! Skrull infiltration attempts of the 1800s and 1950s! Galactus targets the Skrull throneworld! The Skrulls lose their shape-shifting powers! And more!

FANTASTIC FOUR (1961) #2, 18, FANTASTIC FOUR ANNUAL #19; AVENGERS (1963) #97, AVENGERS ANNUAL #14; SILVER SURFER (1987) #25; THE LOST GENERATION #11; CAPTAIN MARVEL (2007) #1-5; MS. MARVEL (2006) #25-27; Material from FANTASTIC FOUR (1961) #257, MARVEL KID COLT AND THE ARIZONA GIRL, THE INITIATIVE ANNUAL #1, SECRET WHO DO YOU TRUST?

Written by STAN LEE, JOHN BYRNE, ROY THOMAS, ROGER STERN, STEVE ENGLEHART, BRIAN REED, JUSTIN GRAY, JIMMY PALMIOTTI & MORE

Penciled by JACK KIRBY, JOHN BYRNE, JOHN BUSCEMA, RON LIM, LEE WEEKS,RON FRENZ, ADRIANA MELO, ANDRES COELHO, FEDERICA MANFREDI & PATRICKSCHERBERGER

Cover by KERRY GAMMILL

Genres: Comics, Marvel

472 pages, Paperback

Published July 24, 2018

About the author

Stan Lee (born Stanley Martin Lieber) was an American writer, editor, creator of comic book superheroes, and the former president and chairman of Marvel Comics.

With several artist co-creators, most notably Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko, he co-created Spider-Man, the Fantastic Four, Thor as a superhero, the X-Men, Iron Man, the Hulk, Daredevil, the Silver Surfer, Dr. Strange, Ant-Man and the Wasp, Scarlet Witch, The Inhumans, and many other characters, introducing complex, naturalistic characters and a thoroughly shared universe into superhero comic books. He subsequently led the expansion of Marvel Comics from a small division of a publishing house to a large multimedia corporation.

Reviews

[Jordan Baker · Rating 4 out of 5]

A nice short anthology of the history of The Skrulls’ attempts to invade Earth. A good blend of old and modern stories.

[Garrett · Rating 4 out of 5]

Pure, unadulterated nostalgia, only gets the four stars because of the comprehensiveness of what's included here. Everything from the original FF "cow hypnosis" storyline to the beginnings of the reveal on Secret Invasion is here, including the five-issue Captain Marvel limited, some random Silver Surfer and other weird stuff, and the FF/Avengers Annual crossover with elements of "Man in The Iron Mask" and "Casablanca." Good stuff, not all brilliant. The Skrulls are too prevalent a part of the Marvel U to be completely included here, but this does a good job without being a phone book. It's still kind of a phone book, but whatever.

[McKenzie · Rating 3 out of 5]

I read this collection of Skrull Marvel comics in anticipation of the Secret Invasion TV show on Disney+. And I’m glad I did! It was a sweeping anthology with stories from the early days of Fantastic Four up to Carol Danvers stint as Ms. Marvel. I’m not a fan of the super oldies, apparently, as they are constantly literally referring to other comics which takes you out of the magic.