It's interesting that we get more of the Skrulls side of the Secret Invasion than we got of the pro-reg side of Civil War, when we really wanted to hear a well reasoned and passionate argument to support Tony Stark and the others. When it's aliens doing dirty deeds, the level of explanation needed is not nearly as high as when life long friends turn against each other.
What Brian Michael Bendis is managing to do with Secret Invasion and the two Avengers books is unique in recent memory, co-ordinating a large and complicated story in a way that brings depth and breadth to the events. While I'm anxious to see more of the heroes' perspective on events, this was an interesting look establishing the Skrulls' motivations beyond "Bwhaahaa we're evil". Their main motives are clear, they need a world, and they happen to hate Reed Richards quite a bit. It also sets up the abilities of these new Skrulls, including how they've managed to remain hidden for so long.
All in all the issue was more about establishing colour and background for the Secret Invasion rather than moving the story forward. The revelation at the end was shocking, since like Wolverine had I had placed Spider-Woman on my list of people that I was sure were not Skrulls.
A brief mention of the art, it was excellent.
Story: 4 - Very Good
Art: 5 - Excellent
