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| Annihilation, Book 2 (Marvel Comics) | 
 enlarge | Authors: Keith Giffen, Javier Grillo-marxuach, Simon Furman, Renato Arlem, Jorge Lucas, Greg Titus
Publisher: Marvel Comics
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  15 reviews
Sales Rank: 73612
Media: Paperback
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Pages: 320
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.4
Dimensions (in): 10.1 x 6.6 x 0.6
ISBN: 0785129022
Dewey Decimal Number: 741
EAN: 9780785129028
ASIN: 0785129022
Publication Date: November 28, 2007
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A gathering of forces! The Annihilation Wave has scoured the galaxy for the one-time heralds of Galactus - forcing the Silver Surfer to seek out his former master and prepare for a cataclysmic battle with primordial foes! As the Annihilation Wave spreads into Kree and Skrull space, witness the Super-Skrull's personal quest to combat Annihilus from the Negative Zone for the life of his son! And the recently ousted Ronan the Accuser sets to clear his name, only to come face-to-face with an army of powerful women led by Gamora! Meanwhile, Thanos and Annihilus have forged an alliance - but what do they seek? Collecting Annihilation: Silver Surfer #1-4, Annihilation: Super-Skrull #1-4 and Annihilation: Ronan #1-4.
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 The Annihilation War continues! May 1, 2007
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
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!
A little good in a lot of bad. May 6, 2007
4 out of 11 found this review helpful
Annihilation book two is comprised of three sections: Silver Surfer, Super Skrull, and Ronan the Accuser.
The one good part of this series is the Silver Surfer. There are quite a few memorable moments. Galactus tells Surfer "you were my most favored", a sort of troubler father and son relationship is seen. A bad guy says "What did Galactus do to you", Surfer replies "He forgave me". Great writing... I loved it. Remided me of the great writing of Annihilation Book 1 between Nova and Quasar. A few down points: Air-Walker seems to be in a different robotic body than usual, and when Surfer remembers him, he remembers his words studdering, ruining the mood: "Even for s-s-s-such as us, this stands as an atrocity!!!". Silly. Air-Walker (Gabriel) makes a weak argument for going against the Annihilation wave, he never seems to resolve the fact that Sufer, Air-Walker, and the other Heralds killed just as many if not more as Heralds of Galactus. They aren't in a position to judge Annihilus.
Great to see Thanos again. Ah, the great evil of Marvel. It would be even better to see Magus, or even plain old Adam Warlock.
The stories focusing on Super-Skrull are morally directionless. Super-Skrull is a (basically) moraless character (far from his portrayal in Young Avengers). He encounters a few more moraless characters. *Spoiler*, he eventually sacrifices himself not "for the greater good" but rather for one person, which apparently makes him a hero in the end. With no one to root for, I felt disconnected and digusted by the characters involved. That being said, the were soom good moments with the writing. Overall though, I couldn't enjoy this one. Appreciate on some level maybe, but not enjoy.
The Ronan the Accuser story was a bit silly. The characters even look silly. Nebula and Gamora look "downgraded" from when last I saw them to look even more like a Saturday morning cartoon show (Gamora looking more like Pamela Anderson in space than when she was on Infinity Watch). Korath is the silliest, looking like he had a red bucket stuck on his head.
A silly line in the book "I now must go to Hala, where I will find my redemption!", spoken by Ronan. It would be better if he said "I know going to Hala is punishiable by death, but go I must!" Instead, the writers tells us the enevitably good ending that will occur... he'll find salvation. Forget foreshadowing, the character tells us what will happen!
Last point, the art is great! I loved it. Even when the characters were drawn silly, there were some very good shots here. In conclusion, if Marvel wants to resurrect its cosmic characters, it should make sure they aren't drawn silly, or that they at least have decent storylines. I really hope Annihilation proves a worthy contender to Civil War, and all that silliness that is Uncanny X-men. Get this book if you have book 1. You'll enjoy at least the Silver Sufer.
A better second half June 9, 2007
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
Volume 1 of the Marvel "Annihilation" event was a very well done, if flawed, collection that seemed to suffer a tad in direction and art but still managed to present something on a truly epic, universal level. Volume 2 pics right up with its collection. While things are (VERY) slowly coming together, these three mini-arcs are quite superior to the previous volume, despite being less directly involved in the main plot. First off, I'll be frank and say I was never a fan of the Silver Surfer; that has changed. He really impressed me in this mini-series and came across as more than Hollywood Oscar's twin brother. Ronan the Accuser had an interesting presence as well. But both of those pale in comparison to the story of the Super Skrull. Until this book, I had no idea who he was, but he easily steals this entire collection. Few characters in comics come across as so well-developed as Super Skrull does. He is a villain and a hero both at once and every scene he's in makes one pay attention. His inclusion alone justifies the entire "Annihilation" event and really impressed me. The art, like before, is a mixed bag. None of it really blew me away, and I get the feeling that all the "big" artists were working on "Civil War", but what's here is good and gets the job done, albeit in a less detailed, more stylized, way. In the end, while this collection's not quite as plot heavy, it is definitely more character-driven, and that makes is superior to the first volume, if just barely. An easy recommendation for an event that keeps getting bigger and better.
 Essential Reading, but not great unfortuantely August 27, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
When these originally came out as single issues I'd tried to skip these and only read the actual "Annihilation" books. Unfortuantely these are all essential to the story though & the actual book wound up confusing for me. I then went back when the series was reprinted in trade format and read the whole story. I'm glad I did because the "Annihilation" series were some of the best comic books I've read in a long time. Unfortuantely though the mini's collected in Book 2 while essential to the story, are over all pretty drab & boring. The art is also pretty minor league stuff & kinda tough (at least for me) to get into. Book 2 collects issues 1-4 of "Annihilation Super Skrull", Annihilation - Silver Surfer", "Annihilation - Ronin". Now these are by no means the worst stories you'll ever read, but just not on the same level as the Drax, & Nova books collected in Book 1. All in all though in the end Book 2 adds to the plot & you'll be glad you read them by the time you move on to Book 3. Definately read Book 2 if you're even slightly intersted in the Annihilation series, you'll be glad you did.
Another collection of lead in's May 18, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
The second hardcover collection for Marvel's interstellar Annihilation saga is yet another "preview" for the main event. This book collects three mini-series based on the Silver Surfer, the Super-Skrull, and Ronan. The downside being, the only thing that really stands out is the Silver Surfer mini, which finds the skyrider of the spaceways on the lam and seeking to unite those like himself who were former heralds of Galactus. The Super-Skrull and Ronan series' aren't anything real special and are actually kind of forgettable as a whole, with some downright silly dialogue to boot. All that being said, there is great art all around to be found, and longtime Marvel readers who remember cosmic favorites like Gamora will be pleased at some of what they find here. Worth a look if you enjoyed the first collection and are anxiously awaiting the third and final installment, but it won't kill you if you don't pick this up. And yes, as a previous reviewer stated, it would have been nice to see Adam Warlock.
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