Post by freedomfighter on Jul 19, 2008 21:29:50 GMT -5
I'll make no bones about it, the Skrull saga is boring me to tears.
Why?
Marvel stacked the deck too much in their favor. Had the Skrulls gained the ability to flawless impersonate any mortal, that would've been enough to give them a huge advantage, or had they just gained the ability to duplicate any set of super powers in a huge cadre of warriors, that would've been enough of an advantage (don't forget the Skrulls have done a marvelous without either attribute in their favor, only a fair amount of each in their normal shapeshifting and multi powered skrulls like K'lrt and Paibok and still managed to wreak major havoc).
Instead they can do both, and so the outcome can't be in doubt; there are no ways the MU can just tough this out--the heroes of earth are completely outmatched and completely overwhelmed by the enemy so a rabbit is getting pulled out of a hat to end this.
Now which rabbit do you think it'll be??
A) Will Wanda pop up, sane, and just say "no more skrulls..."
B) There's gotta be a spare cosmic cube around here somewhere.
C) KORVAC!! (just felt like writing that...but seriously, will some higher entity like Galactus or the Watcher interfere...?)
D) My personal fave...will someone reprogram the Fury and send it after the Skrulls? This seems to be hinted at in Captain Britain (a book that despite being set in this war, I'm thoroughly enjoying- maybe it because it's action packed and feels like a war with dynamic pacing and intense "in the moment" plotting).
If you don't know the Fury, check wikipedia under fury_ (marvel_comics)
E) A new version of the Hyperwave bomb that originally neutralized the Skrulls abilities a few years back? Hey with a modification or two it could simply shut down the genes that keep their powers working. It's a simple and elegant finish. The skrulls designed the hyperwave bomb (or a power mad skrull did anyway) and there were plenty of folks from both the Avengers and FF who were there when the bomb went off and should remember it as a possible way to shut the Skrulls down.
F) The non-religious military arm of the Skrull empire comes down and helps the heroes shut down the invasion because they can't let the religious zealots gain such an important and valuable tool as the key to their belief (the taking of Earth as their new homeworld). This forms the basis for a Skrull holy war which mirrors real life events in our own little world between secular and non secular forces and goes on as a backdrop ad infinitum in the MU. This is the finish I most likely foresee as it is the most dire and "realistic" of the bunch. It also allows marvel to keep all the new skrull goodies and trot them out whenever they decide to. It also keeps a perpetual sword of Damocles hanging over the heads of the MU, which seems to be the modus operandi these days.
I myself would prefer something a little more definitive, but I know that goes against current storytelling fashion.
Why?
Marvel stacked the deck too much in their favor. Had the Skrulls gained the ability to flawless impersonate any mortal, that would've been enough to give them a huge advantage, or had they just gained the ability to duplicate any set of super powers in a huge cadre of warriors, that would've been enough of an advantage (don't forget the Skrulls have done a marvelous without either attribute in their favor, only a fair amount of each in their normal shapeshifting and multi powered skrulls like K'lrt and Paibok and still managed to wreak major havoc).
Instead they can do both, and so the outcome can't be in doubt; there are no ways the MU can just tough this out--the heroes of earth are completely outmatched and completely overwhelmed by the enemy so a rabbit is getting pulled out of a hat to end this.
Now which rabbit do you think it'll be??
A) Will Wanda pop up, sane, and just say "no more skrulls..."
B) There's gotta be a spare cosmic cube around here somewhere.
C) KORVAC!! (just felt like writing that...but seriously, will some higher entity like Galactus or the Watcher interfere...?)
D) My personal fave...will someone reprogram the Fury and send it after the Skrulls? This seems to be hinted at in Captain Britain (a book that despite being set in this war, I'm thoroughly enjoying- maybe it because it's action packed and feels like a war with dynamic pacing and intense "in the moment" plotting).
If you don't know the Fury, check wikipedia under fury_ (marvel_comics)
E) A new version of the Hyperwave bomb that originally neutralized the Skrulls abilities a few years back? Hey with a modification or two it could simply shut down the genes that keep their powers working. It's a simple and elegant finish. The skrulls designed the hyperwave bomb (or a power mad skrull did anyway) and there were plenty of folks from both the Avengers and FF who were there when the bomb went off and should remember it as a possible way to shut the Skrulls down.
F) The non-religious military arm of the Skrull empire comes down and helps the heroes shut down the invasion because they can't let the religious zealots gain such an important and valuable tool as the key to their belief (the taking of Earth as their new homeworld). This forms the basis for a Skrull holy war which mirrors real life events in our own little world between secular and non secular forces and goes on as a backdrop ad infinitum in the MU. This is the finish I most likely foresee as it is the most dire and "realistic" of the bunch. It also allows marvel to keep all the new skrull goodies and trot them out whenever they decide to. It also keeps a perpetual sword of Damocles hanging over the heads of the MU, which seems to be the modus operandi these days.
I myself would prefer something a little more definitive, but I know that goes against current storytelling fashion.
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