New Avengers: Illuminati Vol 2 5

Part of Secret Invasion event
New Avengers: Illuminati Vol 2 #5
Previous Issue	New Avengers: Illuminati (Vol. 2) #4
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Art by: Jim Cheung
Alternate Covers
1 - Textless Cover
Art by: Jim Cheung
Cover Date	January, 2008
Issue Details
Editor-in-Chief	Joe Quesada

1. "Secret Invasion: The Infiltration"
Writer(s)	Brian Michael Bendis Brian Reed
Penciler(s)	Jim Cheung
Inker(s)	Mark Morales
Colorist(s)	Justin Ponsor
Letterer(s)	Cory Petit
Editor(s)	Tom Brevoort

 Actually, I have a better idea. I take the body. And your people die so that my people can live. 

—Black Bolt imposter

Appearing in "Secret Invasion: The Infiltration"

Featured Characters:

• Illuminati
  • Iron Man (Tony Stark)
  • Charles Xavier
  • Mr. Fantastic (Reed Richards)
  • Namor
  • Dr. Strange (Stephen Strange)

Antagonists:

• Black Bolt imposter (Death)
• two other Skrulls (Death)
  • Thor Skrull (Only appearance; dies)
  • X-Skrull (Only appearance; dies)

Other Characters:

• Elektra imposter (Corpse)

Races and Species:

• Humans
• Mutants
• Atlantean-Human Hybrids
• Skrulls

Locations:

• United States of America
  • Funtime, Inc.
  • New Jersey
    • Hope Creek Nuclear Station (First appearance)
    • Oyster Creek Nuclear Power Station (First appearance)
    • Salem Nuclear Power Plant (First appearance)

Items:

• Extremis Armor
• Cloak of Levitation
• Eye of Agamotto

Synopsis for "Secret Invasion: The Infiltration"

• Synopsis not yet written

Notes

• Black Bolt revealed to have been, at some point, replaced by a Skrull.
• The other two Skrulls appeared to have characteristics of Colossus and Thor. In an interview with Newsarama after the issue's release, writer Brian Michael Bendis revealed that these two are a new variety of Super-Skrull.
• First story directly and officially tied into the Secret Invasion event.
• The Illuminati assaulted the Skrull homeworld in New Avengers: Illuminati #1.
• This issue is reprinted in comics and books, see references for more info.

See Also

• 8 image(s) from New Avengers: Illuminati Vol 2 5
• 1 reprint(s) of New Avengers: Illuminati Vol 2 5

Links and References

Newsarama interview with Brian Michael Bendis

Footnotes

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