Writer: Brian Michael Bendis and Brian Reed
Art: Jim Cheung
Issues: Illuminati #1-5
I have been waiting for this book forever. There are times that I regret waiting for the trades. I’m impatient, but I definitely prefer reading the whole arc at once. I have loved the concept of the Illuminati since their first appearance in New Avengers. Marvel’s strongest characters banding together to take on monumental tasks. Pretty cool stuff. However, I was slightly disappointed by their actual miniseries. That’s not to say I didn’t enjoy the book, but I had it built up far more in my head, and the big revelation at the end had already been spoiled for me.
The Illuminati team is made up of six of Marvel’s strongest characters, each representing another team in this sort of meta-team. Charles Xavier represents the X-men, Reed Richards is here for the Fantastic Four, Namor for Atlantis, Black Bolt for the Inhumans, Iron Man for the Avengers, and Dr. Strange representing all the magic users in the Marvel Universe. The team first gathered together after the Kree-Skrull War, to determine how to safeguard Earth so such an event never happens again. This mini-series shows their decision: Travel to the Skrull homeworld, make some threats, and blow up the Skrull emperor’s ship.
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This post was written by frisbie on February 6, 2008
