upreme
      intelligence
      plots
      to
      regain
      his
     
    
   
   
    
     
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      throne
      in
      the
      Kree
      empire
      during
      the
      war,
      and
      the
     
    

    
     
      |
      shape-changing
      Skrulls
      try
      to
      fuel
      the
      conflict
      by
     
     
      posing
      as
      both
      Kree
      and
      Shi’ar
      to
      provoke
      violence
     
     
      between
      the
      two
      races.
      The
      whole
      business
      adds
      up
      to
     
     
      some
      complex
      intergalactic
      intrigue,
      with
      the
      potential
     
     
      for
      lots
      of
      action
      and
      plot
      twists.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Pleasantly
      surprising
      is
      the
      attention
      to
      continuity
      in
     
     
      the
      series
      thus
      far.
      The
      story
      forms
      a
      coherent
      whole
     
     
      from
      chapter
      to
      chapter
      without
      inconsistencies
      in
      the
     
     
      script,and
      the
      various
      writers
      have
      obviously
      con-
     
     
      sulted
      each
      other
      extensively
      in
      planning
      the
      series.
     
     
      Even
      the
      characterizations
      are
      excellent
      in
      the
      midst
     
     
      of
      all
      this,
      as
      the
      writers
      accurately
      portray
      not
      only
     
     
      the
      individual
      characters
      but
      the
      way
      in
      which
      they
     
     
      relate
      to
      each
      other
      (a
      particular
      tip
      of
      the
      hat
      to
      Bob
     
     
      Harras
      and
      Roy
      Thomas,
      who
      have
      done
      an
      excellent
     
     
      job
      of
      fleshing
      out
      the
      various
      characters
      in
      the
      team
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      $
      a
      ~
      eve
     
     
      and
      how
      they
      relate
      to
      each
      other,
      not
      just
      in
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      =
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      Galactic
      Storm
      but
      in
      the
      Avengers
      team
      titles
      as
      |
      go
      ir
      ih
      lk
      |
     
     
      well,
      the
      best
      writing
      the
      Avengers
      have
      enjoyed
      for
      |
      *
      fA
      se,
     
     
      years).
      Operation:
      Galactic
      Storm
      even
      has
      something
      !
      Keck
      he
      4
     
     
      for
      nostalgia
      buffs
      in
      that
      much
      of
      the
      background
      of
      ,
      eo
      ae
      fa
      a
     
     
      the
      story
      dates
      as
      far
      back
      as
      the
      sixties
      and
      seven-
      :
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      4
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ties,
      though
      readers
      needn’t
      be
      familiar
      with
      those
     
     
      past
      stories
      to
      understand
      and
      enjoy
      the
      current
      se-
     
     
      ries.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Allin
      all,
      Operation:
      Galactic
      Storm
      is
      shaping
      up
      to
     
     
      be
      an
      entertaining
      series
      with
      a
      large
      cast
      and
      an
     
     
      engaging
      plot,
      and
      it’s
      well
      worth
      your
      while
      even
      if
     
     
      you're
      notan
      Avengers
      fan.
      Chapters
      will
      include
     
     
      Captain
      America
      #398-400,
      Avengers
      West
      Coast
     
     
      #80-82,
      Quasar
      #32-34,
      Wonder
      Man
      #7-9,
      Iron
      Man
     
     
      #
      278-279,
      Thor
      #445-446,
      and
      Avengers
      #345-347.
     
    
   
   
    
     
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