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Comic Review: Superior

Superior

When you were a kid didn’t you use to wish you could become your favorite superhero. What if that wish came true? What would you do? Well that’s exactly what Icon answers with Superior from Mark Millar (Wanted, Kick-Ass) and artist Leinil Yu (The New Avengers, X-Men).

Simon was just like every other 12 year old kid until the day he got multiple sclerosis. Every night he wished he would get better, until one night he did. He woke up to find a being in his room who granted him one wish. He chose to become his favorite superhero Superior. Now he is the opposite of everything he was.

Experiencing everything through a child’s eyes gives being a superhero a new feel. The characters are easy to relate to and you find yourself thinking that at one point or another you could be that person. For such a simple and seemingly straight forward storyline there’s an awesome twist that just adds a whole new dimension to story.

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Comic Review: Secret Invasion

Secret Invasion

This is a Marvel series of epic proportions.  An invasion by the Skrull race is imminent and it seems like the war will be over before it even starts. This Marvel event is written by Brian Michael Bendis (The Mighty Avengers, Sam and Twitch) and illustrated by Leinil Yu (X-Men, Wolverine).

The Earth is in grave danger but no one knows yet. Tony Stark has made a startling discovery.  The woman he thought was Elektra turned out to be a Skrull. Somehow this Skrull has the ability to shape-shift that is completely undetectable to mutant powers, magic powers and technology. Knowing this is only beginning. Tony ask the two smartest people on the planet, Hank Pym and Reed Richards, for help but with the possibility that anyone is a Skrull, who can they trust?

Another one of the big Marvel crossovers, everyone is affected by the invasion. You never really know who is themselves and with no hints, you only find out when they want you to. With tons of twists and turns, you really get addicted once you start reading as it seems utterly hopeless for the heroes of Earth. If you want to know about the aftermath of Secret Invasion, check out the Dark Reign titles.