This issue basically gives us the complete back-story, from the Skrull's point of view, about how and why they've decided to declare war on Earth. It's brought to us by Brian Bendis and Jim Cheung. Of course the story is incredible. Did you expect anything less of Brian? Now Jim's art? Ok, I know I've criticized his work in the past. Sometimes, I think, that all of his character faces look to much alike. And they always have the same expression. However, I have to admit, I thought he did a fantastic job with this issue. Maybe it's because the Skrull faces are different. I'm not sure. But some of the panels and layouts in this issue, I thought, were incredible. His take on the Skrull home-world, and it's inhabitants, looked great. So I apologize for any negative comments, Jim . . I thought this issue was fantastic. It also sports a great pained cover by Aleksi Briclot. In the story we go all the way back to the beginning. It starts right after the visit by the Illuminati where they warn the Skrulls that the Earth is off limits. However, the mistake they made was that they allowed themselves to get captured for a short period of time. The Skrulls took advantage of that and gathered a great many tissue samples from them all. That's when King Dorrek decided to start the program where they would learn how to copy and mimic these terrestrial interlopers. At the time though, not everyone agreed with his leadership. Princess Veranke made her objections know and was therefore ostracized to one of the other Skrull world's. But, that worked in her favor because, years later, Galactus came along and destroyed the Skrull Throneworld. This is when the Princess, now the Queen, took the program a step farther. "With our new genetic enhancements, once a Skrull spy has infiltrated the human people . . as long as the shape this Skrull has chosen is maintained in its entirety . . no existing power on Earth could detect it. One would have to become that human mentally and physically. Any change could signal detection from one such as, let's say Tony Stark." They even go as far as to show us Warrior Siri. She's the one who's infiltrated the longest as Elektra Natchios. We also see that the Queen herself has decided to immerse herself in the program. "I will be among those on Earth infiltration assignment. I will lead this initiative. I will go where I am needed. And I am needed on Earth to prepare us for that which is written." She asks her advisers to choose a position where she can do the most damage. It looks like she's here as . . . . Jessica Drew . . Spider-Woman. That really throws a kink into things . . from our point of view. It looks like the fun is just beginning. What a great issue. It really opens up the doors for where they're going from here.
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