The Invaders series ends as a woefully pointless shaggy dog story, but we've got a beautifully silly Blade strip to soften the blow.

Blade: Kindergarten Cop, vampire style. It's a simple premise executed with skill, exactly as fun as it should be.

Domino: A bare-bones vignette rather than a real story, but how much can you pack into four pages? Domino's attempt to assassinate Emma Frost goes awry and the struggles of hot women are highlighted. This is a polished execution (assassin pun!) of a simple idea.

Invaders: Bucky shows up at last, and the whole rebellion turns out to be a put-on to teach thorny ole Namor a lesson. This story ended up as a big fat missed opportunity. By trying to spotlight both Namor and his Invaders teammates, Paul Allor managed to shortchange everybody, readers *very much* included. more