Secret Invasion
monition : SPOILERS for Secret Invasion # 2Marvel ’s newSecret Invasionevent starts with a hit , and theAvengershave no alternative but to test each other to determine the Skrull sham among their telephone number - and in the process , make over a classic repugnance view for the sound . Theshape - shifting Skrulls pose a serious threatto Earth , and have appeared in multiple Marvel events ( usually in a nefarious situation ) . ButSecret Invasion # 2reveals the on-key threat of the Skrulls : spread vaporous paranoia .
Marvel’sSecret Invasionevent in 2008 promise to change the Marvel Universe on a monumental graduated table , mostly because of the previous contentious eventCivil Warin 2006 . The aforesaid conflict included legion instances of superheroes act wildly out of graphic symbol , namely Iron Man and Captain America . Fans hop that these characters were secretly Skrulls for years were disappointed when only a few minor part were imposters ; the total case terminate with a whimper rather than a smasher . 2022 ’s issue have what the original promised : multiple heroes who are on the QT Skrull agent .
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InSecret Invasion # 2,written by Ryan North with art by Francesco Mobili , Maria Hill has well captured a Skrull disguised as Nick Fury and substantiate previous safeguards put in position after the firstSecret Invasionevent have been compromised . pitcher’s mound locomote to Avengers Tower and explicate a raw method to check Skrull from superhero : a blood test . Once run through a car , a rakehell sample distribution will either persist red ( orgreen in She - Hulk ’s case ) or turn dark green to indicate a Skrull . The exam mold - and Black Widow is bring out to be an fraud - but the entire conniption is lifted direct from the 1982 filmThe Thing .
The Avengers Steal The Thing’s Best Scene (And Make It Better)
In The Thing , a shapeshifting creature masquerades as a appendage of an Arctic research station , but the others realize the titular affair has a failing : every part of the monster can finger pain in the neck , including blood . Blood samples are take from every researcher and a hot smoothing iron is lend oneself to each one . In the film , each character was an ordinary human , but inSecret Invasion # 2 , Maria Hill is surrounded by superhumanslike Thor and Captain Marvelwho can earnestly injure or kill her in self - defense without much effort . This creates considerably more tension for Hill ( and the other champion , who have it off that a do is seconds from violate out ) .
The blood test scene only last for a few Page , but it is both a testament to the well - structure scene inThe Thingand the sheer risk of fake masquerading as superheroes . In many way , Secret Invasionshould emulate the plastic film ’s greatest forte : the mistrust that is instantly stitch as presently as the group see one of them is in reality an extraterrestrial . Secret Invasionis on-going , but the blood test method acting provesthe Skrulls have at least one major weakness .
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