Annihilation Book 2

This series is classic space opera in its most enjoyable form. If you are recently returning to comics, this story will remind you why you loved them to begin with.

I haven't bought a comic book in about 14 years I bought this Annihilation books 1 and 2. I was impressed and suffureed from memory rush. Man, did I miss these things. Surfer was always a character I like. Super Skrull was one of my favorite. Thanos, Terrax; and when did Glorian get so powerful? I can't wait till book #3 comes.

Vol. 2 is a great appetizer to the actual Annihilation War. This book is way above mediocraty in that it allows the reader to really care about these war bound characters that will soon embark in a suicidal mission. It lets the reader care about these people who may die in battle. While the writing is great and the art work spot on, it's an acquired taste for people who love the cosmic Marvel Universe or even just good story telling.

after the so-so start to annihilation (the prologue's a good intro, but drax and nova are just ok), things really start moving in this book. the silver surfer story is very good, and reintroduces the surfer (one of the greatest comics characters) as herald of galactus. the super skrull story can't be missed. it's one of those peripheral stories that might not play overly large into the annihilation storyline, but it is just such good reading you can't miss it. i never thought i'd look at this old fantastic four villain in this way. the ronan story is ok. ronan gets a lot of love in annihilation but i'm not really too big a fan.

In Annihilation book 1 Nova and Quasar took on Annihilus, but things didn't turn out so well. Quasar fell in battle and Nova barely got away with his life. Book 2 focuses on Silver Surfer, Super-Skrull, and Ronan the Accuser. The Heralds of Galactus are being hunted down to feed Annihilus's appetite for power. In book 1 Annihilus absorbed Quasar's energy and took the quantum bands and now he wants the cosmic energy contained in Silver Surfer and the other Heralds of Galactus. To make things worse, Thanos has entered into alliance with Annihilus, and the Annihilation wave's destruction of the Kyln at the begining of the war released two ancient evils, Tenebrous and Aegis. These two are sworn enemies of Galactus and are themselves devourer of worlds. Meanwhile, the Annihilation wave has entered Skrull space. However, the Skrull warlords are so busy bickering over power it seems the Skrull Empire is already doomed. The Super-Skrull embarks on a personal quest to combat Annihilus in order to save the life of his son. This involves stopping the doomsday weapon, "The Harvester of Sorrow," which is destorying whole worlds to feed the Annihilation wave. Also in book 2, we learn what happened to Ronan the Accuser. Stripped of his title and exiled from the Kree Empire, Ronan embarks on a quest to clear his name. However, driven by manipulating forces Ronan instead winds up fighting Gamora in a battle to the death. While engaged in this struggle the Annihilation wave stikes! One may think that a lack of A-list characters such as X-men or Avengers would be a weakness for these books. However, the major strength of Annihilation is its lack of A-list characters. All these B-listers are thrown together into one heck of a story and it keeps you on the edge of your seat. The story is great, the subplots are great, and the characters all end up cooler than they were before. Annihilation rocks! Annihilation is WAR!