So I wrote last month’s X-centric thinking, “Hey, why not?” and now I feel like I should just do this because I want to please. Is that so wrong? I love me some X-Men and there’s nothing more that I like to do outside of review the comics they are in.

Anyways, this month we’re missing an X-title from the last post: X-Force–it comes out THIS week (the 22nd)– but we still had four comics to read:

1. Uncanny X-Men #508
2. X-Men: Legacy #223
3. X-Factor #42
4. Wolverine Noir #1

Now, you may not consider that last one to be an X-title, but nevertheless, I’m throwing it in here.

Possible spoilers after the break.

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I hesitated when this series first came out. I mean, I love Brian Michael Bendis and Jonathan Hickman is pretty awesome too, but I wasn’t sure about it. We were coming out of Secret Invasion and I was mad at Marvel because Dark Reign sounded like another huge event–as far as I can tell, it doesn’t seem to be… yet–but after being into things a bit… I’m starting to like where things are heading. I don’t know about you guys, but I love seeing the good guys shake a little and sit and be scared every once and a while. Plus, it’s great to see everyone knowing there’s one main bad guy–Norman Osborn. But that’s all beside the point. Secret Warriors is developing a really cool story that is working behind the scenes of behind the scenes of the Marvel Universe, but what can you expect with Nick Fury heading the comic book?

Read on after the break.

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Well everyone, since I’ve been lacking so much in my review count (seriously, what is my problem?), let me give you the insight into a gigantic 8 comics this week. That’s right. 8 comics!

Mind you, this week was pretty big–I myself read at least 18 comics–and here are a few I think you all may find a bit interesting:

• Squadron Supereme 2 #8
• Amazing Spider-Man #587
• Four Eyes #2
• Firebreather #4
• Invincible #59
• Uncanny X-Men #506
• Shrapnel #2
• X-Men: Legacy #221

Who’s excited? I’m excited. Are you excited? You better be.

**some spoilers after the break**

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they are smiling because they like this comic book

Reviewing Secret Invasion #8 will honestly be akin to reviewing the Declaration of Independence. Everything in the Marvel Universe really has changed, only one minor and not altogether crazy ret-con, and truly breathtaking art on damn near every page.

Secret Invasion #8 is a testament to why I’m a Marvel fan.

So good I needed to grab a smoke, even.

Uffda, let me collect my thoughts.

…. OK.

Secret Invasion is an eight issue mini-series/major-event by Brian Michael Bendis and Leinil Yu. Skrulls, those murderous little shape-changing alien bastards, have long since infiltrated all aspects of civilian, government, military, and superpowered life, starting with the Avengers disassembling. The culmination of that invasion, and this review, starts after the break.

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If you haven’t seen them, I’ve been writing a series on my favorite‘s and this week I am continuing on with something people don’t really talk about and usually someone wouldn’t really have a “favorite” of these types of characters, but I’m going bold and stating my favorite non-”super” character.

Now, I know this is kind of a gray area, because you could say Batman doesn’t have any powers or Iron Man doesn’t have any powers, but to me—and most people I’d say—those characters are “super.” What I’m describing here are characters like Ben Ulrich, or Lois Lane, or Alfred Pennyworth, or Pepper Potts—just characters who define so much in comic books but are just normal people and I’m trying to focus on characters that aren’t main characters. I just want to make sure everyone gets what I’m trying to say.

With that said, I have to declare my favorite Non-”Super” comic book character: J. Jonah Jameson.

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Mystic Arcana: Sister Grimm cover

Reintroduced to the Marvel Universe in Mystic Arcana is Ian McNee, the teenage magic prodigy created by Roger Stern and Charles Vess.  He made his first and last appearance in Marvel Fanfare #7 where he challenged Dr. Strange for the title of Sorcerer Supreme, to which he faced a humiliating defeat.

In Mystic Arcana, Ian has a vision that starts him on a quest to retrieve four mystic items – the Sword, the Rose, the Crown and the Mirror – to restore the spirit of the ancient Egyptian Sorcerer, Heka-Nut and then begin to repair the structure of Magic itself.  These artifacts are known as The Cornerstones of Creation.

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Hello everybody and thanks for checking out my first article here at Destroythecyb.org! Back in July 2007, New Avengers #31 revealed that the Hand had been infiltrated by the alien race know as the Skrulls and Danny Rand asked the question, “What does this all mean?”

One year later, it all comes together in Brian Michael Bendis‘ new series, Secret Invasion. While it’s only been a few months, this truly epic saga is so vast that, before I review the latest issue, I’m going to bring everyone up to speed on the whole series.

After the break, my synopsis of the Secret Invasion plot so far. Warning: MAJOR SPOILERS.

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Marvel 1985 #5 cover

I’ve never read a comic book so fast in my life until I got Marvel 1985 #5 today. This month’s issue is seriously a weird one. Given, that it’s Mark Millar it’s golden and amazing but maybe something of unpolished good. Let me just say Mark Millar and Tommy Lee Edwards are a duo that have more power than any of us could imagine.

If you get my drift as to how this issue was, read on for some more fun stuff and a bit more of my understanding of this issue and my “how the hell is this going to end” predictions… this issue lead into a lot of things that… well they blew my mind.

**spoilers and some über fun after the break**

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Iron Man: Director of S.H.I.E.L.D. #33 cover

Iron Man: Director of S.H.I.E.L.D. #33 aka War Machine: Weapon of S.H.I.E.L.D. #33 debuted this past Wednesday and finally Secret Invasion has hit Marvel’s mighty “leader” of the subtly hated American government right where it hurts. If you’ve been keeping up with Secret Invasion you’ll know exactly what I’m talking about, but for those who haven’t, turn away now or forever hold your tongue.

This month’s Iron Man took a swing into a new area featuring none other than the War Machine himself, Jim Rhodes. If you’ve been keeping up with Avengers: The Initiative, you’ll remember that good ol’ Rhodey is out at Camp Hammond working with the Fifty-State Initiative in Stamford, Connecticut. And this is where the issue begins.

**spoilers and some possible whining after the break**

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True Believers #2 cover

My guess is that if you did a word search in my posts/reviews/whatever for the word “amazing” you’d probably find about 600 occurrences of said word. With that laid out, I’d like to say that I was extremely excited to read this month’s issue of True Believers. It feels like only last week that issue 1 was out and I was ranting and raving at how cool of a series it was and that it took a nice twist at the end and thus confirming it’s place in the Marvel Universe. Oh yes, it feels like just last week.

Lucky for us, the fun doesn’t stop. Ohhh no. This month’s issue punches right into the face of everything and mystery-book-type plot is unfolded right before your very eyes. But before I get to the story, let’s break this post and kick things the way we usually do:

**spoilers and a tad bit more after the break**

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