The Skrulls are set to make a huge comeback in Infinity! The last time the Avengers and shapeshifters clashed as enemies in Secret Invasion.
The threat of Thanos and the Builders forces bitter rivals into an uneasy alliance but can they be trusted? (That would be a NO!)
Marvel shared a first look at Infinity tie-in issue Avengers #18 by Jonathan Hickman and Leinil Yu (Yu was the artist on Secret Invasion, too.) Hickman explains how the new Skrull race is drawn into the cosmic conflict:
“They are, in fact, one of the first races to encounter the cosmic threat as it heads toward the milky way galaxy,” Hickman tells Marvel.com.
“After their crushing defeat in Secret Invasion, what we knew as the Skrull Empire was reduced to a series of fragmented, feuding territories run by regional warlords,” Hickman says. “One of those more prominent warlords is Kl’rt, the Super-Skrull, who features prominently in Infinity.”
Avengers #18 arrives August 21st.
I absolutely love to hate the Skrulls – my all-time favorite Marvel aliens. After what the shapeshifters did to Earth’s Mightiest Heroes (especially Spider-Woman) this should make for incredible drama. Can the alliance hold?
Keep scrolling for more of Yu’s stunning preview art:
By Editor