Thursday, August 03, 2006

SKRULLS!  From OUTER SPACE!

Fantastic Four #2 introduces us to a race of aliens committed to destroying the FF. 

OMG!  SKRULLS!

The Skrulls, like any alien race with good taste in planets, intend to invade Earth.  Only the FF stand in their way.  Also, the Skrulls are incredibly stupid, which complicates their invasion plans. 

The Skrulls are shape-shifters, so among the many hijinks they pull in their invasion, they impersonate the FF to turn humanity against the team.  The plan doesn’t work so well.  By the end of the story, the Skrull impersonators have permanently shape-shifted into cows grazing on a pasture. 

You thought I was joking, didn’t you?

The Skrulls are a little goofy looking, but I like ‘em.  They actually look like ALIENS.  Although one of the Skrulls on the cover (getting schooled by the Thing) looks suspiciously familiar:

Not seeing it?  Let’s change perspective and move a little closer:

The Skrulls are shape-shifters . . . 

Never mind.