As I've said before - I've borrowed all the comics which feature the major Marvel Cosmic event of 2006 - Annihilation. Basically, Annihilus (a classic FF villain) has broken out of the negative zone and is rampaging across our universe. Marvel's cosmic characters including the Silver Surfer, Nova, The Kree, The Super-Skrull etc. are in the front line.
It's an exciting concept but unfortunately I don't think it's was delivered very well. The main creative force behind the story is Keith Giffen but I don't find his scripts very readable. In fact, they are hard work some of the time.
In the four mini-series' that precede the main comic, the best was Nova. This was for two reasons, one Nova is an old favourite of mine. Secondly, the new Drax is a good character. The script by Abnett and Lanning on the Nova was certainly the best.
The Silver Surfer (scripted by Giffen) was the worst and I couldn't really see why the Surfer has agreed to become Galactus' Herald once again. I also don't like what he's doing with Thanos. I can't put my finger on what I don't like just yet, but something is not gelling with me. It could be as simple as just not enjoying Giffen's scripting.
I hope the main event provides a big pay-off.
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