Iron Fist #10 - I really get a "Sandman" vibe from all the backstory and fantasy elements that is being developed for K'un L'un. I'm liking it a lot. Je je je je je je je.

Fantastic Four #551 - Doom thought McDuffie was wrapping up all his plots last issue so Doom was surprised to see a new story starting, but it looks like it will be cool. Crap!
Doom will not comment on the plot yet since Doom suspects that all is not what it seems.

Starlord #4 - I've really enjoyed this quirky series. I liked Giffen's writing here better than on the main Annihilation books last time.

Annihilation: Conquest #1 - You can't kill Blastaar like that, man. Anyway, this was good but i'm still not sold on using Adam Warlock. I was happy to see the High Evolutionary show up; maybe he'll explain what the hell Glorian was up to in Annhilation: Ronan. I hope the big reveal at the end ties to recent events in Mighty Avengers.

Astonishing X-Men #23 - I need to go back and re-read #22 to see how this second layer of communication meshes. It looks like it was done very well. Slow as it's been, this is a good story.

MODOK's 11 #5 - Lots of double-crossing to keep track of but this was still a lot of fun. It was nice to see MODOK actually honor the contract with the three that didn't switch sides. I hope Van Lente gets more work as he's got a great handle on Marvel characters and this was very enjoyable. Hope someone can figure out the continuity problem with the Mandarins, though.

Illuminati #5 - Has Black Bolt really been a skrull since 1972? That seems... insane. And the "clue" in Illuminati #1 doesn't seem like much of a clue, either. But we'll have to see how it all shakes out, and it's certainly interesting. I love Bendis' dialogue.

I generally read my books in order from what i think i will enjoy least to what i think i will enjoy most, and this week i just couldn't put the comics in any order because i thought there were going to all be good, and i was right.

Iron fist: finally! sandman done right!

annihilation takes place after the current mighty avengers story. And this brings up my problem with this story which is I don't need my main villain's to be from earth to keep me interested. but, I thought it was good.

Modok's 11: he written a bunch of Marvel Adventures books. Plus his Action Philosophers is supposed to be quite good. Here's his bibliography: http://www.fredvanlente.com/about.html

illuminati: You just spoiled the ending. and I can't see it being that long, but maybe for the last couple of years (our time).

But if it's only been a couple of years, how can there have been a clue in a story that took place directly after the Kree/Skrull War?

I think that's a read herring. though, I haven't re-read the whole thing yet, so can't say for sure. I think, that's too long for there not to be a fan uproar. Personally, I'd put it just after the Jenkins' Inhuman series. They're fresh to the moon, easier to get to?

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it can't be since the 70s because the skrulls needed time to develop the powers they studied from the illuminati when they captured them after the kree/skrull war. plus they would need time to develop the cloaking ability. so it would have to have been fairly recent unless anye other skrulls that have been detected in the past were trying to get caught.