There's a lot of characters here and there's a story, but its hard to really care about what's happening. There's always a distance between the reader and the events going on, as well as with the characters involved. Fine, but not more than that.

A surprisingly mediocre comic, primarily thanks to the fact that it’s a couple of fights with very little development, then a big reboot button at the end. Pfah.

The retro part of this was a lot of fun, I remember reading some Invaders comics when I was a kid, but that was a LONG time ago. I felt like Spider-Man was a little "over written" in this one, his quips dominated the conversation most of the time. Alternate timeline Nazi stories are always cool, but I feel like the cosmic cube thing is getting a little over used at this point.

Why didn't this guy do more?

Graphic novel with excellent art. Too many characters in too many time lines. Best part of this book was it was a gift from my son.

I’m re-visiting my single issues of AVENGERS/INVADERS, one of my favorite series of 2008. I’m still entertained by this, but not as enamored of it the second time around. This is an unusual crossover, a collaboration between Marvel and Dynamite that features only characters from the Marvel stable. I guess the difference is that the creative team was supplied by Dynamite. The Invaders in 1943 (Captain America & Bucky, the original Human Torch and Toro, the Sub-Mariner) were on a mission to disab...

These comic is totally magnificent.

More reviews (and no fluff) on the blog http://surrealtalvi.wordpress.com/ There really is a lot here to like: beautiful artwork, a decent story, and a lot of background into the characters (which was helpful to me since I'm not versed in the Marvel universe).The writer did a good job of depicting 1940s personalities and how they would react in modern day. Conversely, the way the modern heroes react to the 1940s characters is also well done - it's easy to see why the old superheroes were und

This is very well written. Admittedly, my knowledge of the Invaders is rather limited. I know of Namor, Cap and Bucky of course. My knowledge of Jim Hammond and Toro is very limited but, from what I saw here, I'm intrigued. The creators clearly loved this team and it shows. Honestly, after reading this, I love this team, too. Sorry but, in a world where standards have started to shift, it's a joy to read about characters who know Nazis are the bad guys. It shouldn't have to be said but: Nazis ar...

I appear to be having really good luck finding superhero comics I am enjoying. Avengers/Invaders is a 12-issue miniseries from 2009 that contains two of my absolute favorite themes: (a) time travel, and (b) Tony Stark's vast amounts of post-Civil War grief over the death of Steve Rogers. Bring it.So, yeah, here in Avengers/Invaders, the Invaders (that would be Captain America, Bucky Barnes, Namor, the original Human Torch, and Toro) are snatched right off a WW2 battlefield and deposited on the s...

A side-story for Bendis’ New Avengers/Mighty Avengers run. It’s best to read this after NA #38.A rift in time opens and The Invaders enter the modern age and think it’s a Nazi ploy. The Avengers intercept and try to explain but fail. Cap Bucky encounters his younger self and tries to convince Steve. The NA discover D’Spayre created the opening with the Cosmic Cube. The Avengers go back in time to repair the damage done and join the Invaders. The timeline gets restored.

A fake out on teasing the return of Steve Rogers, but instead a sort of retro reboot of the Invaders using the Earth X/Project Superpowers team.A bit corny, but "iconic" and a better return than what Brubaker and Bendis rustled up. I wish this how they went about it instead of the "Return of Captain America" and all that.

I read the comic books Avengers Invaders #1-8, which sees the Invaders transported to 2008 New York and facing the Mighty Avengers and the New Avengers in a post-Cap world. Some great characterisations and dilemmas across the Cosmic Cube created story, worth a read for the depth on the Invaders characters alone. 7 out of 12.

I should know better than to read books written by Alex Ross. Between this, Justice, and Earth X, he's a much better artist than writer.

Well this is a book with scope. For reasons best left unexplained, the WWII era superteam, The Invaders, find themselves in 2008 (then the contemporary time). There are consequences (including an interesting but ill thought out sidebar involving the original Human Torch and a recurring cliche of SHIELD-tech). Eventually they are returned to their time with some of their future counterparts to fix a problem in time.The problem with it is, it's not very good. Almost all of the plotlines in this ar...

Okay, this earlier take on the whole "let's revive the Invaders" story idea was a lot more refined and definitely had the story of gravitas one expects from sweeping 12-issue Alex Ross projections. But the involvement of other writers also helped temper the story so it didn't get too loopy, as we've seen in other Ross projects. We still had a bit of a framing device, which is a Ross favorite. In this case it was WWII0-era Bucky writing in his little war journal as a documentation of the events t...

With all that's going on in this - and it's an enjoyable read for the most part - my main reaction was repeatedly, "Oh, Bucky." Which is probably more me than the book, but I find no matter what, I have that reaction to him.

mediocre, yes, but entertaining. i love a good team-up and i may have a soft spot for the invaders. i'd call it 'cute' but it definitely was it - just like i'd say i'd call it entertaining but it definitely wasn't.

This book had a good premise too it but, wow, it was convoluted and difficult to follow. Alex Ross has a good mind for story telling and so there are some amazing themes running throughout the book. Ross brings humanity to his superhero stories. Such as: What if some normal guy was the one to change the fate of the world instead of some half-naked or costumed super humans? That was the point of this novel. However the true potential for that was lost in the midst of meaningless drivel in between...

Jim KruegerAlex RossThe collective longing of the American people has seemingly brought Captain America back from the dead. Unfortunately the method of his resurrection was to transport him, some allied soldiers in his vicinity and his World War 2 super-hero team The Invaders from their proper time in 1941 and hurl them into the midst of 2008 New York City. The story gets rather complex and muddled, but there are some really great moments with the original Human Torch, Toro (the human torches mu...