Or - “Kree? Skrull? WAR!”

The presence of Mar-Vell of the Kree in the present-day Marvel Universe has raised all sorts of questions…  How can he be here?  Why now?  Who let that rhinocerous on this bus?  Isn’t his costume awesome?  How the hell did he manage to stay dead for more than half an hour in a Marvel comic, anyway?  Now, as obscure clues which might, possibly, point to the answers come to light, even Marv can’t be sure he is who he thinks he is…  Is he a Kree?  Is he a Skrull infiltrator?  Is he a dot?  Is he a speck?  When he’s under water will he get wet?  Answers are coming, but it’s looking very much like Captain Marvel won’t like what they reveal.

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I love Terry Dodson’s art, and was disappointed to see him leave Wonder Woman. But Good News Everyone! You can check out Dodson working his magic on the variant covers to Captain Marvel #4 and Ms. Marvel #25.

“We’re excited to offer fans these gorgeous variants by Terry Dodson to highlight two important Secret Invasion tie-ins,” said David Gabriel, Senior Vice-President of Sales & Circulation. “These are the moments fans have been waiting for as Secret Invasion kicks into high gear and takes over 2008.”

I know the variant cover craze should have died in the 90s, but if it has to be around, I’d rather look at these covers than anything else.

I’m sure it is not the case, but you might want to take caution when clicking the link, as there may be a potential spoiler in the cover (but probably not) (but then again maybe).

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Captain Marvel #1 is set to kick off in November telling tales of the man plucked out of time before his death. Mar-Vell’s tales will be told Brian Reed with art by Lee Weeks.

Take the jump for a sneak peek from Marvel.

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Marvel Comics has sent Major Spoilers a sneak peek of Quasar #1, which spins out of the Annihilation: Conquest arc.

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Or - “What The Heck Do I Call A Dead Character NOW?”

There’s an inherent pitfall to the way I do my reviews. My rules are simple: I pick some titles to go over, stick ‘em in a pile by my comfy chair, and review them, in roughly chronological order. Scan the good bits, babble incoherently, then enjoy a Milk-Bone in a commie-free world. But when a book comes out that has spoilery material, it quickly becomes a topic of discussion, and makes me feel like I’m behind the curve when I get ’round to it. Case in point? Civil War: The Return, a book so loudly, roundly, and universally pounded, that it feels like insult to injury for me to cover it here. That said, since CW: TR’s own writer has called it a “massive waste of time and money,” (though it should be noted that he was possibly joking. It’s hard to tell with Jenkins…), what harm could one more voice do? After all, no matter how bad it is, I’ve read “Sonic Disruptors.” Voluntarily…

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