Review: This 5-episode mini-series is
based on the aftermath of the Secret Invasion storyline in Marvel comics from a
few years back. Now, herein lies one of the big issue with the series; it
assumes we all know what exactly happened in that storyline. Myself, I know
some of the bullet points but not everything. Those who do not know about the
Secret Invasion will be completely lost.
To
sum it up, the Skrulls, an alien race of shapeshifters, infiltrated the Marvel
Universe and impersonated several important members of government and
superheroes. They slowly began a worldwide takeover and Spider-Woman was
captured and impersonated by the Skrull Queen. This is the basic scuttlebutt of
the story without going into too much detail. This series picks up afterwards,
where Spider-Woman is recruited to hunt down the remaining Skrulls.
The
visual style is very different than any sort of traditional animation. It’s
more like a motion comic. In essence, it is all still pictures where certain
elements move. It’s a style that works in certain moments but not in all cases.
When it’s a grand well lit scene it looks good, but when it’s a dark closed in
area it becomes difficult to tell what is going on. The voice actors become key
in helping narrate the story. The main characters, especially the voice actress
playing Spider-Woman, do a great job at this and she in particular kept me
interested. However, some of the smaller characters had really annoying voices
and felt like caricatures more than actual characters.
The
story is a confusing one. It feels like you’ve been inserted midway through a
series and don’t know how you got there or where you are going afterwards.
Characters appear that we are supposed to recognize but there is very little
explanation of who they are or what their connection to Spider-Woman is. Unless
you’re a well versed comic reader from this time period, you will be confused
as well. The ending is something that feels like it would happen midway through
a story, not the conclusion to the whole series. In essence, it is treated like
a comic book series where it is assumed that the reader knows what is going on
If
you are a fan of the motion comic art style, this series could be interesting
to you but make sure you read up on the Secret Invasion storyline beforehand
because you will end up confused and only understanding certain parts of it.
Score: 6/10
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