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New Avengers: Illuminati
by: Brian Michael Bendis, Brian Reed

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Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 741.5973
EAN: 9780785124368
ISBN: 0785124365
Label: Marvel Comics
Manufacturer: Marvel Comics
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 128
Publication Date: February 27, 2008
Publisher: Marvel Comics
Sales Rank: 29874
Studio: Marvel Comics

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The Illuminati is a secret organization comprised of several of the world's most powerful heroes: Doctor Strange, Sorcerer Supreme; Black Bolt, king of the Inhumans, Charles Xavier, founder of the X-Men and mutant-rights activist; Reed Richards, founding member of the Fantastic Four; Namor the Sub-Mariner, king of Atlantis; and Iron Man Tony Stark, founding member of the Avengers. These six men have worked together to mold and shape the status of the superhuman world and the world around it. How and what they have done together has remained a mystery...until now! Writers Brian Michael Bendis (Avengers, Ultimate Spider-Man) and Brian Reed (Ms. Marvel) have joined together with Jim Cheung (Young Avengers) to reveal this untold story of the Marvel Universe and how the Illuminati's actions affect today! Collects New Avengers: Illuminati #1-5.

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- Insignificant
I love all the characters in this group. This is a supergroup that transcends the Avengers. The only ommitance I guess is Captain America and perhaps a few international representations, but those could be overlooked. There are 5 issues in this limited series. I guess that means the writer Bendis felt he only had 5 stories to tell of this amazing group of uberheroes. But from issues 1 to 5, there was not much significance. I didn't feel these Illuminati members did anything to warrant such high and secretive status. Their adventures were bland and their characterizations were sporadic.

The writing is somewhat rushed, I think. The art was ok. Nothing to be remembered. Bendis is a great writer, but usually because of his arcs and his runs in Ultimate Spiderman, Daredevil, New Avengers, and his independent books. His independent books are amazing by the way.

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- Review of New Avengers: Illuminati
New Avengers Illuminati is written by Brian Bendis with art by Jimmy Cheung. It is a five issue mini-series that elaborates on who the Illuminati are and what their role was regarding the Skrull Empire and a few other notable Marvel characters (and items).

This is necessary reading for those who are currently reading the Secret Invasion storyline since it elaborates on "the deal" an imprisoned Marvel Boy struck with the Illuminati who now seems to be a big player in Secret Invasion. The reader also learns how the Illuminati may have started the current human-skrull conflict and that there is a traitor in the Illuminati's ranks that is revealed at the end.

This isn't the best Bendis story but it satisfies for those, like me, who wanted a bigger glimpse inside the adventures of the Illuminati. I don't like retcons but in this mini-series it seems to work. Cheung's artwork is excellent.
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- History Shmistory
Bendis has some fun here filling in some cracks in the marvel past. It's a great idea and very well executed. It's composed of several mini stories all kind of tied together by the Secret Invasion official hood of conspiracy. If your interested in the larger event it's a must read. It also is great as a stand alone book.

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- for the most part
This collection provides a "secret" look at some behind-the-scenes work done by Iron Man, Professor Xavier, Black Bolt, Namor, Reed Richards, and Dr. Strange. Most of the issues provide a set-up for the upcoming "Secret Invasion" event, especially the first and last issues. Following the classic "Kree-Skrull War" story back from the '70s, this group invades the Skrull Throneworld, declaring itself to be the protectors of Earth. This sets in motion events that lead up to a Skrull invasion of the Earth (which is in-publication as of this writing). For the most part, the stories enhance the existing stories, showing that Bendis and Reed have done their homework. Unfortunately, it seems they didn't pay any attention to Secret War 2 or 3 (which was a single issue of Fantastic Four), as they completely retell the Beyonder's origin and ignore his (or her, as it chose a female form) original beginning as a sentient Cosmic ... Read More

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