1130 ( )

Not bad, not great. The Thing's banter was the best part. ( )

The Secret Invasion crossover has been less than epic compared to other Marvel events, and this is especially noticeable when reading the tie-ins. Only the first third of this trade actually covers material from Secret Invasion, the rest is filler.

During the main event, the top of Baxter Building disappeared with Johnny, Ben and the children inside. This story explains how and why that happened. It's an interesting story that lets readers see a bit more of Sue & Reed's children "in action" and how the FF really is a family. Sadly, it is very short and the rest of the book, nearly two thirds, is taken up with a 1980's Fantastic Four story. Granted, the story is about the Skrulls but I just wasn't interested in it. I'm not a fan of comics pre-2000's because I don't care for the art and overly wordy dialog boxes. And it really had no bearing on the current event.

Overall, I wish Marvel had collected the various Secret Invasion tie-ins into one larger trade because the filler in the smaller trades just makes them less worth the purchase. Recommended for completests only. ( )