New Avengers: Illuminati Vol 2 5

Part of the "Secret Invasion" event New Avengers: Illuminati Vol 2 #5 Published January, 2008 Editor-in-Chief Joe Quesada Cover Artist Jim Cheung "Secret Invasion: The Infiltration" Writer Brian Michael Bendis Brian Reed Penciler Jim Cheung Inker Mark Morales Colourist Justin Ponsor Letterer Cory Petit Editor Tom Brevoort Previous Issue Next Issue New Avengers: Illuminati Vol 2 #4 —

Appearing in "Secret Invasion: The Infiltration"

Featured Characters:

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

Supporting Characters:

Antagonists:

• Black Bolt imposter (Death)
• two other Skrulls (Death)
  • Thor Skrull (Only appearance; dies)^[1]
  • X-Skrull (Only appearance; dies)^[1]

Other Characters:

• Elektra imposter (corpse)

Locations:

• 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

Vehicles:

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. ^[2]

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Links and References

Newsarama interview with Brian Michael Bendis

Footnotes