Secret Invasion
2008 Marvel Comics event / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"Secret Invasion" is a comic book crossover storyline written by Brian Michael Bendis and illustrated by Leinil Francis Yu, that ran through a self-titled eight-issue limited series and several tie-in books published by Marvel Comics from April through December 2008. The story involves a subversive, long-term invasion of Earth by the Skrulls, a group of alien shapeshifters who have secretly replaced many superheroes in the Marvel Universe with impostors over a period of years, prior to the overt invasion. Marvel's promotional tagline for the event was "Who do you trust?".
"Secret Invasion" | |||
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Publisher | Marvel Comics | ||
Publication date | June 2008 ā Jan. 2009 | ||
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Main character(s) | The New Avengers The Mighty Avengers Fantastic Four X-Men Nick Fury The Initiative Thunderbolts Inhumans The Skrulls Skrull Kill Krew Hood's Crime Syndicate Norman Osborn Marvel Boy (Noh Varr) | ||
Creative team | |||
Writer(s) | Brian Michael Bendis | ||
Penciller(s) | Leinil Francis Yu | ||
Inker(s) | Mark Morales | ||
Colorist(s) | Laura Martin | ||
The Infiltration | ISBN 0-7851-3231-7 | ||
Secret Invasion | ISBN 0-7851-3297-X | ||
Captain Marvel | ISBN 0-7851-3303-8 | ||
Incredible Hercules | ISBN 0-7851-3333-X |
A six-episode television miniseries of the same name, loosely based on the storyline and produced by Marvel Studios as part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) debuted in June 2023 on Disney+.