by Christos Gage, Fernando Blanco, Ben Oliver & more
collects Thunderbolts # 122-125 & one-shots
the premise: Skrull Captain Marvel attacks Thunderbolts Mountain, leading to Norman Osborn taking a proactive role in repelling the invasion.
the lowdown: I know, I know - more Skrulls. This is like a coda to the Skrull-a-thon, and is positively the end of the line.
By and large this is one of those stories that fits in between the panels of another story, fleshing out and adding texture to the 'bolts' role in SI. Is it a story that really needs telling? Probably not so much. I don't think you'd miss anything important by just reading the main series. For the completist or the Thunderbolts fan, though, this is a reasonably well put-together arc.
It's supplemented by three one-shots, all written by Gage, that were designed to keep material on the shelves when Warren Ellis was late with scripts. Each focuses on a different character, and for the most part they're cute. They're not in any way SI-related, but I guess they fit here as well as they would anywhere.
The art varies. None of it is up to Deodato's standard but none of it is bad either.
the verdict: Skippable but not bad. It's essentially filler material but fairly well-done for those who like that sort of thing.
3 comments:
But it CAN'T be over! You still haven't reviewed Secret Invasion: Fantastic Four!
:P
The frightening thing is that, after I wrote that I realized I pre-ordered the SI volume of Punisher War Journal. I swear I think these things mate when I'm not looking.
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