World Famous Comics: Avengers: The Kree/Skrull War
Avengers: The Kree/Skrull War
By: Roy Thomas Publisher: Marvel Comics Average Rating: Binding: Paperback Number of Items: 1 Number of Pages: 208 Publication Date: May 21, 2008 Reading Level: Young Adult Studio: Marvel Comics
Product Description: Back-to-press and fully restored by popular demand! Caught in the crossfire, Earth has become the staging ground for a conflict of star-spanning proportions! For those eternal intergalactic enemies, the merciless Kree and the shape-changing Skrulls, have gone to war, and our planet is situated on the front lines! Can Earth's Mightiest Heroes, the Avengers, bring about an end to the fighting before humanity becomes a casualty of war? And what good are even a dozen super-powered champions against the vast military machines of two of the great empires of the cosmos? The key to victory lies with the expatriate Kree Captain Mar-Vell and his human host, honorary Avenger Rick Jones! Featuring the trend-setting artwork of Neal Adams, the Kree/Skrull War is universally acknowledged as one of the finest and most important sagas in the Marvel canon.
Avengers The Kree/Skrull War. A short Review ^ The Avengers Kree/Skrull War at times seemed difficult to follow. A lot went on in these books and ultimately turned out as an optimistic vision of the future. I guess things looked better for the future in 1971 or so. I loved the art even Sal Buscema's issues were good and Neal Adams Is always the right book to read. Rick Jones went on and on. Did people like him that much? The thing I like a lot is that the original Avengers joined in and with Neal Adams art! Large scale Galactic stories are where the important stuff happens!
Over rated ^ The title is misleading. There isn't much of a war. In fact there are literally only two panels of hot kree on skrull action. But its the story that matters right? Well, the story isn't too great and the entire story feels disjointed and anti-climatic. The only real saving grace is the art. So if you still want to buy this just make sure you know what your getting. Do not come in expecting any warring between kree, skrull or avengers, or a good story for that matter.
A Milestone in Marvel History Worth Revisiting ^ In the aftermath of the Skrulls' "Secret Invasion", the "Kree-Skrull War" bears a second look. Compared to the "Secret Invasion," this book's story is a little compressed--how could a "war" be told in just nine issues? Where are the crossovers and limited series to accompany the event? (Just kidding.) The Fantastic Four, the Inhumans, and Captain Marvel all guest-star here. The dialogue, by Roy Thomas, is dated, but the sense of fun and adventure never gets old. If alien shape-shifters in the form of cattle are shooting lasers at the Avengers and a robot with a crush on a witch sound like cool prospects, then pick up this Marvel milestone.
Graphic SF Reader ^ The Avengers are caught in the middle of two warlike alien races that have been going at it a long time, the Kree, and the shapeshifting Skrulls. Captain Marvel is from the Kree race, so it was almost inevitable that he would become involved. This drags the Avengers in with him, as they realise the conflict could endanger their own planet, as well as others.
Great art, weak story ^ As a kid, I always recognized Neal Adams as "that good drawer." I was immediately drawn to the realism and dramatic flair of his artwork. He really shines in the story in which Ant-Man explores the Vision's inner workings, a la Fantastic Voyage. As good as he is, though, he's only slightly better than John Buscema. JB's work remains very underrated.
Roy Thomas' storytelling...well, it's hard to be kind. It's not just that it sounds dated (the dialog is atrocious), but it doesn't seem that he had a coherent story in mind. It just meanders along.
Get it if you're a fan of the Avengers and Adams and Buscema. Don't expect much from the story, though.
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