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WION reported about the new Disney+ TV program based on Secret Invasion, which is supposed to differ from the comics:

While the series is inspired by the famous Secret Invasion comic-book storyline, it is also quite different from its source material. Here's how.

What happens in the Secret Invasion comic-book storyline?

In the original storyline, published by Marvel Comics in 2008, a major crossover event unfolded across various Marvel titles. The storyline was written by Brian Michael Bendis and illustrated by Leinil Francis Yu. Note that this story includes several major Marvel characters that are yet to debut in MCU. The story begins with the discovery that several high-ranking individuals in the superhero community have been replaced by shape-shifting aliens known as Skrulls. These Skrulls are able to mimic the appearance and powers of their targets, effectively infiltrating Earth undetected. The Skrulls have been planning their invasion for years, slowly replacing key figures and manipulating events from the shadows.

The first major revelation occurs when Elektra, who had died previously, suddenly returns and is revealed to be a Skrull agent. This revelation sends shockwaves throughout the superhero community, and suspicions begin to rise as heroes question their allies' true identities. [...]

How Secret Invasion TV show has a much smaller scale than the original storyline

In the Kyle Bradstreet-created series the scale of the titular invasion is much smaller. Instead of an all-encompassing takeover attempt by the Skrulls, the focus narrows down to a renegade group seeking revenge against humanity for perceived wrongs. They are led by fanatics who want to rule over humans, but the bulk of them are society's refuse who found shelter with them.

Wonder if it'll turn out this TV show builds on leftism, what else? For now, I find it most distasteful yet another comic penned in part by Bendis could now considered perfect fodder for Hollywood, and the worst is if audiences will devour it unquestioned, no matter how bad the original tale was. I suppose they decided to take that path with Elektra at the time just because some people made a fuss over Frank Miller having her resurrected towards the end of his Daredevil run, as though it was a truly bad thing. But all it did was make clear some people don't have what it takes to appreciate resurrections for characters who're anything but the baddies. Oddly enough however, according to Comic Book Movie, the studio didn't want the main director to read the comics it's based upon:

While speaking to Screen Rant, director Ali Selim, who helmed all six episodes of the shadowy espionage thriller, revealed that someone at Marvel Studios advised him to avoid the comics completely when he signed on to the project.

"The first thing I was told is don't read the comics," Selim said. "It had nothing to do with what we're trying to do here."

Even if this isn't based on Bendis' comic per se, their basing this even in name only upon his atrocious late 2000s event still makes this feel quite discouraging, and besides, this is being broadcast on the channel of a company that's bringing itself down through far-leftist wokeness. However, it's interesting to note, as Breitbart did, that the series caused a scandal when the producers made use of artificial intelligence to create an opening:

A strong and significant backlash has been brewing against the embattled studio Disney upon revelations that it employed AI to create the opening credits for its new Disney+ Marvel series Secret Invasion. [...]

Speaking with Polygon, the show’s executive producer, Ali Selim, said that they worked with Method Studios to create the AI sequence, which became a back-and-forth collaboration. [...]

Secret Invasion would mark the first time that AI has been used in mainstream television. Concept artist Jeff Simpson, who worked on the show, expressed his disgust on Twitter.

“Secret Invasion intro is AI generated. I’m devastated, I believe AI to be unethical, dangerous and designed solely to eliminate artists careers. Spent almost half a year working on this show and had a fantastic experience working with the most amazing people I ever met,” he tweeted. “I worked with the Vis Dev team on character design, props, keyframes for the show etc. and nothing to do with the intro which would have been done much later I assume—to clarify.”

What are the chances we'll be seeing Marvel do this next with the comics to save money? If they do, there'll be no more Kirbys, Kanes or Buscemas assigned to illustrate their products. But then, let's remember this is a company that went downhill since the turn of the century, and it'd honestly be ill-advised for talented artists to work for them with the way they're going nowadays. Same goes for DC. This is yet another example of how Marvel's been rendered worthless by modern standards.

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