Book of the Skull last edited by AmishAvenger on 10/16/23 11:51AM View full history

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    All the Red Skull's terrible secrets and plans are in the hands of his evil daughter, Sin, who's intent on outdoing her father... Now find out about the Skull's most dangerous World War II mission, that he risked everything for...and how it's going to tear the Marvel Universe apart today. Fear Itself starts here...in the darkest secrets of the past!

    In the Egyptian desert, Sin and Baron Zemo seek out Sin's father's (The Red Skull) hidden journal about his greatest failure. After entering the base and recovering the book, Sin relates the story to Zemo:

    In 1942, The Red Skull came across a gypsy camp and learned of a secret language that could summon a weapon from the gods. With the aid of the Nazi occult Thule Society, the Skull exterminated several Atlantean citizens as sacrifices for a ritual to summon this power. The process was seemingly successful, as a bolt of lightning landed in Antarctica.

    The next day, Captain America, Bucky, and Namor come across the now-abandoned German castle and find the dead bodies of the Atlanteans. They track down the Red Skull, who is already at the site of the crash. But the Invaders are attacked by a large blue demon that was apparently brought to Earth along with the weapon, by accident.

    The Invaders defeat the demon, though the Skull manages to make his escape. Back at the crash site, the Thule Society occultists begin invoking special spells to protect and hide the weapon that fell from the skies - an Asgardian hammer. The journal of the Red Skull tells of this hammer's secret location.

    Back in the present day, the secret base begins to crumble as a booby trap left behind by the Skull. Zemo and Sin escape out, but Sin betrays Zemo by shooting off his teleporting device, leaving him stranded in the desert while Sin leaves.

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    This is how it all begins 0

    The next major Marvel event/crossover begins with a flashback involving the Red Skull and...  The Good The Red Skull no doubt had countless plans in motion. With his current death (how long will that last?), it's up to his daughter, Sin, to carry on his battle against the world. The result is Sin and Zemo visiting an old lair of the Skull's with a flashback that kickstarts the entire FEAR ITSELF storyline. I'm usually skeptical when previously unseen events from the past suddenly surface but the...

    11 out of 13 found this review helpful.

    Only Bucky can look badass while saying "Knuckle Sandwich" 0

    Book of the Skull really kept me on an unexpected pace when involving the Red Skull into Marvel’s next EPIC event known as Fear Itself. Even though Brubaker introduced Red Skull’s involvement much more differently than what I expected, his handling on how Red Skull’s daughter, the newest Red Skull would take a role within Fear Itself. Marvel One-Shot’s usually give a Love or Hate feeling, meaning that these One-Shot’s tend to go either horribly bad, or very entertaining. This Prologue of Fear ...

    7 out of 8 found this review helpful.

    From the Skin of Atlantean 0

    This prologue to "Fear Itself" was important for showing how Sin is planning on taking down the world to her feet, but if it wasn´t for the amazing art of Eaton and the fact that Brubaker knows so well how to use Bucky and Captain America this would be a total failure if you analyse only the aspect of introducing a major event. I don´t think this book contained enough explanations of how Sin managed to obtain all the info about her daddy´s oldest secrets and instead of putting action into this o...

    3 out of 3 found this review helpful.
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