Secret Invasion By Brian Michael Bendis Omnibus... Page

This collection ties together years of "seeds" planted by Bendis.

A Skrull ship touched down in the Savage Land, and out stepped a roster of heroes from the past—classic suits, old faces, people who had been dead for years. They claimed to be the real ones. They claimed the heroes on Earth were the imposters. Chaos erupted across the globe: was sucked into the Negative Zone. The S.H.I.E.L.D. Helicarrier was crippled by a virus. Thunderbolts Mountain was breached from within. Secret Invasion by Brian Michael Bendis Omnibus...

It started with Elektra. When the leader of The Hand fell in battle, her body shimmered and shifted, revealing the green, chin-furrowed corpse of a Skrull. The Avengers stood over her body in a silence that felt like a death knell. The realization was a poison: Anyone could be a fake. This collection ties together years of "seeds" planted

The invasion was over, but the world had changed. The heroes were seen as failures who let the enemy into their homes. Norman Osborn was the new national hero. The age of heroes was dead; the Dark Reign had begun. 💡 They claimed the heroes on Earth were the imposters

The trust was gone before the first shot was even fired. For years, the Skrulls had been the universe’s greatest losers—their throne-world devoured by Galactus, their empire shattered. But Queen Veranke had a new prophecy. They wouldn't conquer Earth through a frontal assault; they would become it.

As Queen Veranke stood poised for victory, a single bullet from Norman Osborn—the former Green Goblin—tore through her skull on live television.