The hit 2008 Marvel Comics event Secret Invasion is being adapted into a Disney Plus streaming series anticipated to debut later this year, and Marvel Comics seizing the opportunity for a bit of synergy with an all-new Secret Invasion comic book series called Secret Invasion: The Skrulls.
And as writer Ryan North tells IGN in the announcement, it's a sequel but also its own thing.
"It's a sequel in that it takes place in the same Marvel Universe as the first one and everyone in the story remembers the first one happening, but it's more of a standalone story because they've all learned from that adventure and aren't interested in seeing it go the same way twice, where they almost lose the Earth to alien invaders," North says. "You don't have to have any of the 2008 series to enjoy this, of course – the book tells you all you need to know – but if you have there's a few little callbacks you'll catch."
In the original Secret Invasion, the shape-shifting alien race known as the Skrulls had secretly infiltrated human society - and even superhuman society - in an attempt to take over the world. In Secret Invasion: The Skrulls, well…. Marvel and North aren't really saying what it's about just yet. When asked if it'll have the same formula of Skrull sleeper agents masquerading as heroes, North is tight-lipped.
"Is saying 'yes' spoiling the surprise? Is saying 'no' spoiling it?" North answers IGN. "How about this: there will be surprises, but not in the way you expect. So really, all I'm saying is expect surprising surprises."
That being said, Giuseppe Camuncoli's cover for Secret Invasion: The Skrulls #1 clearly shows Iron Man, Captain Marvel, Black Widow, Echo, the new Starbrand, and Thor being revealed to be Skrull
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