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Post by woodside on May 5, 2008 10:34:26 GMT -5
Hey everyone!
Well, Doom and I have decided to launch a Read Order and Timeline for "Secret Invasion."
I'll be posting the Read Order, while Doom will be posting the Timeline. What's the difference, you ask?
The Timeline will portray events as they occur. Flashbacks will come before the events of the actual book, for example. We're pretty sure something like this is important because it'll show just how all the various events came together to form this crossover.
Read Order is more of a guide. It's priority will be more along the lines of flow, readability, pacing, etc.
Thus far, the Read Order goes like this:
Secret Invasion Read Order Secret Invasion # 1 Mighty Avengers # 12 New Avengers # 40
We're working on a "Secret Invasion: Infilitration" read order, so stay tuned!
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Post by Doctor Doom on May 5, 2008 11:48:36 GMT -5
The most awkward thing about the timeline is, of course, that it is going to interweave with other books by necessity. At the moment, it is impossible to give a timeline of Secret Invasion itself since that would literally consist of "Secret Invasion page 3-38" or whatever. Constructing a full and proper timeline is going to by it's very nature encompass The Infiltration, which is still unclear. So I've opted for an easier route for now- this simply places in rough chronology the events of New Avengers #40 and Mighty Avengers #13 in relation to the present. A more detailed timeline should be coming soon, and a more detailed timeline of SI itself will take shape when available. I've also noted major Marvel stories which now tie directly into the genesis of Secret Invasion, even if they're not necessarily required reading, just for continuity's sake.
Roughly 10 years ago Marvel-time Avengers V1 #93-#97- All (The Kree/Skrull War) New Avengers: Illuminati #1- All New Avengers #40 Page 1-7
Roughly 8 (?) Years ago Marvel-time New Avengers #40- Page 8-10
Roughly 6 (?)Years ago Marvel-time New Avengers #40 Page 11-12 Fantastic Four #257- All (Destruction of Tarnax IV)
Roughly 4 (?)Years ago, Marvel-time Secret Invasion #1 Page 1-2, New Avengers #40 Page 13 New Avengers #40- Page 14
? Years ago New Avengers #40- Page 15-22
Ten months ago Secret War #1-4 Mighty Avengers #12- Page 1-3
Nine months ago Mighty Avengers #12- Page 3-11[/b]
Eight and a half months ago: Mighty Avengers #12- Page 12-16
Six and a half months ago: Mighty Avengers #12- Page 17-21
In terms of exact years, this is hard to pin down. If we accept that the "Age of Marvels" began about 12/13 years ago, then 10 years ago for the Kree/Skrull War seems fair. When exactly the last pages of NA 40 occured depends COMPLETELY on when the Skrulls began their infiltration. As soon as we learn when Elektra was replaced, we can pin this down with more accuracy. The recent dates are also conjecture. The entire Civil War has to be a month or so- two at most- before Secret Invasion (Despite being two whole years in reality) and given the need for House of M, I'm estimated the New Avengers to have been founded only four or five months before that. So this is what I got.
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Post by woodside on May 9, 2008 20:05:08 GMT -5
Secret Invasion Read Order Secret Invasion # 1 Mighty Avengers # 12 New Avengers # 40 Secret Invasion # 2 Mighty Avengers # 13
The events of Mighty Avengers # 13 might push it back to later in the crossover, depending on how the story unfolds.
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Post by woodside on May 14, 2008 16:18:23 GMT -5
Secret Invasion Read Order Secret Invasion # 1 Mighty Avengers # 12 New Avengers # 40 Secret Invasion # 2 Secret Invasion: Fantastic Four # 1 Captain Britain and MI-13 # 1 Mighty Avengers # 13
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Post by woodside on May 29, 2008 17:22:28 GMT -5
Secret Invasion Read Order
Secret Invasion # 1 Mighty Avengers # 12 New Avengers # 40 Mighty Avengers # 13 Secret Invasion # 2 Secret Invasion: Fantastic Four # 1 Mighty Avengers # 14 New Avengers # 41 The Incredible Hercules # 117 Captain Britain and MI-13 # 1
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Post by woodside on Jul 3, 2008 21:57:07 GMT -5
Finally was able to get caught up! Secret Invasion Read OrderSecret Invasion # 1 Mighty Avengers # 12 New Avengers # 40 Mighty Avengers # 13 Secret Invasion # 2 Secret Invasion: Fantastic Four # 1 Secret Invasion: Fantastic Four # 2 Mighty Avengers # 14 New Avengers # 41 Avengers: The Initiative # 14 New Avengers # 42 Mighty Avengers # 15 Secret Invasion # 3 Secret Invasion: Runaways/Young Avengers # 1 Incredible Hercules # 117 Captain Britain and MI-13 # 1 Captain Britain and MI-13 # 2 The Incredible Hercules # 118 Not completely sure on "Incredible Hercules" or "Captain Britiain and MI-13." Could be we'll see a shake-up there. Doom? Goldenfist? What are your thoughts on where the other tie-ins should go?
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Post by woodside on Aug 20, 2008 23:25:52 GMT -5
Still not completely caught-up, but here's the revised read-order.
Secret Invasion # 1 Mighty Avengers # 12 New Avengers # # 40 Mighty Avengers # 13 Secret Invasion # 2 SI: Fantastic Four # 1-2 Mighty Avengers # 14 New Avengers # 41 Mighty Avengers # 15 New Avengers # 42 Secret Invasion # 3 Secret Invasion # 4 Avengers: The Initiative # 14-15 SI: Runaways/Young Avengers # 1 SI: Thor # 1 Captain Britain and MI-13 # 1-4 Hercules # 117-119 Mighty Avengers # 16 New Avengers # 43
As you can see, I'm going for a more disjointed way of this story unfolding. I still have some more comics to pick up, but I'm trying to organize it in a way that balances the main story in "Secret Invasion" proper; the flashbacks in NA and MA; and the global attack that includes the other titles (including Thor, Herc, X-Men, etc.) There are other story points - the battle in NYC, for example, seen in Young Avengers/Runaways and Avengers: The Initiative.
As I get caught up here in the next couple of days (yay for b-day cash!), I'll have an up-dated read order.
However, I'm not picking up Ms. Marvel. Suggestions as to where to put it?
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Post by woodside on Sept 5, 2008 20:50:39 GMT -5
Just a quick note . . . I was able to pick up Secret Invasion # 5 (but nothing else in the crossover). It definetly looks like I was right with the bulk of the tie-ins taking place between issues 4 and 5.
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Post by woodside on Oct 15, 2008 23:06:45 GMT -5
Finally! All caught up!
Secret Invasion # 1 Mighty Avengers # 12 New Avengers # # 40 Mighty Avengers # 13 Secret Invasion # 2 SI: Fantastic Four # 1-3 Mighty Avengers # 14 New Avengers # 41 Mighty Avengers # 15 New Avengers # 42 SI: Who Do You Trust? --- "Wonder Man & Beast: Seems Like Old Times" SI: Runaways/Young Avengers # 1-3 Avengers: The Initiative # 14-15 SI: Who Do You Trust? --- "Agent Brand: In Plain Sight" Secret Invasion # 3 Secret Invasion # 4 SI: Who Do You Trust? --- "Captain Marvel: Farewell" Thunderbolts # 122-124 SI: Thor # 1-2 SI: Inhumans # 1-3 Nova # 16-17 X-Factor # 33 She-Hulk # 31 X-Factor # 34 She-Hulk # 32-33 Captain Britain and MI-13 # 1-4 Avengers: The Intiative # 16-17 SI: Who Do You Trust? --- "The Resistance" SI: X-Men # 1-2 Guardians of the Galaxy # 4-6 New Avengers # 43 Mighty Avengers # 16 New Avengers # 44 Mighty Avengers # 17 New Avengers # 45 Mighty Avengers # 18 SI: Who Do You Trust? --- "Marvel Boy: Master of the Cube" Hercules # 117-119 Secret Invasion # 5 Mighty Avengers # 19 Secret Invasion # 6
Whew!
Just a few notes . . . Hercules leads just perfect into Secret Invasion # 5. Likewise, MA # 19 is the perfect comic to fit between SI 5 and 6.
Again, most of the invasion stuff can easily take place between 4 and 5. I'm thinking New Warriors, Black Panther, Deadpool, and Punisher War Journal can all easily fit into that space.
Beyond that, Nova/X-Factor/She-Hulk all function as a sort-of mini-story of their own, dealing with Super-Skrull's return to Earth.
Thoughts?
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Post by BigDuke on Dec 11, 2008 9:50:26 GMT -5
Any updates now that the final issue has come out?
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Post by woodside on Dec 18, 2008 21:32:19 GMT -5
Not yet. I'm still waaaaay behind in my comic-readings and have only managed to pick up SI # 8 thus far.
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Post by woodside on Dec 27, 2008 19:52:26 GMT -5
Here is the "final" read order. The only tie-ins not included are Frontline, Ms. Marvel, Deadpool, Black Panther, New Warriors, and Punisher War Journal.
Secret Invasion # 1 Mighty Avengers # 12 New Avengers # # 40 Mighty Avengers # 13 Secret Invasion # 2 SI: Fantastic Four # 1-3 Mighty Avengers # 14 New Avengers # 41 Mighty Avengers # 15 New Avengers # 42 SI: Who Do You Trust? --- "Wonder Man & Beast: Seems Like Old Times" SI: Runaways/Young Avengers # 1-3 Avengers: The Initiative # 14-15 SI: Who Do You Trust? --- "Agent Brand: In Plain Sight" Secret Invasion # 3 Secret Invasion # 4 SI: Who Do You Trust? --- "Captain Marvel: Farewell" Thunderbolts # 122-124 SI: Thor # 1-3 SI: Inhumans # 1-4 Nova # 16-18 X-Factor # 33 She-Hulk # 31 X-Factor # 34 She-Hulk # 32-33 Captain Britain and MI-13 # 1-4 Avengers: The Intiative # 16-17 SI: Who Do You Trust? --- "The Resistance" SI: X-Men # 1-4 Guardians of the Galaxy # 4-6 Avengers: The Intiative # 18 New Avengers # 43 Mighty Avengers # 16 New Avengers # 44 Mighty Avengers # 17 New Avengers # 45 Mighty Avengers # 18 SI: Who Do You Trust? --- "Marvel Boy: Master of the Cube" New Avngers # 46 Hercules # 117-120 Secret Invasion # 5 Mighty Avengers # 19 Secret Invasion # 6 Thunderbolts # 125 Secret Invasion # 7 Secret Invasion # 8 Avengers: The Intiative # 19 New Avengers # 47 Mighty Avengers # 20
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