by Roy Thomas (Author), Sal
Buscema (Illustrator), Neal Adams (Illustrator), John Byrne (Illustrator)
Publisher: Marvel (January 15, 2019)
Softcover, 208 pages
If there ever was an early 70s story that had weight,
it's the story arc in issues 89-97 of The
Avengers. This is the big one. It reintroduces every element of the Kree
and Skrulls from every previous appearance, going back to Fantastic Four issue 2. The writing duty is broken up between Neal
Adams and Roy Thomas. Both of whom added to the overall arc, but neither can
agree on the specific details on who initially came up with what.
It contains nearly every Avenger at
that time Captain America, Thor, Iron Man, the Vision, Quicksilver, the Scarlet
Witch, and Goliath - which is Hawkeye when he was taking Pym particles to grow.
With brief appearances by Ant Man, the Wasp, the Inhumans, Annaihlus, Ronan the
Accuser, The Supreme Intelligence, Carol Danvers. With special guest appearances
by Rick Jones and Captain Marvel - this is pre-Starlin Captain Marvel. What a
freaking cast.
The long lasting effects of this
story is well known, but the reader may be surprised when they are shown very
little of the actual war between the Kree and Skrulls. It is mostly a series of
independent stories that time together in an overall arc. Each story could be
read independently, yet had leads to the issue previous and the following one.
Essentially the plot revolves around
the aforementioned war where Earth is a perfect beachhead for either side. Thus
what begins as a cold war between various espionage agents turns into a life or
death fight for the preservation of Earth.
For more readings, try books by Rex Hurst.
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