I was just going to read Marvel's Empyre crossover when I found that there is also a Road to Empyre collection available for free on Hoopla this month, but I saw a review that said that book spoiled this one, so now here I am finally ready to prepare for Empyre. (And no, I don't want to hear about any other books I should read first!)

So what appears to be a typical suburban family in Stamford, Connecticut, is actually a family of shapeshifting Skrulls trying to infiltrate a top secret project at one of Tony Stark's facilities. In addition to their espionage, we are given family drama as they grieve the loss of one of their daughters and deal with a growing rebellion against the family trade by another.

It's played straight, unlike the Spy x Family manga I have been enjoying lately. I haven't seen The Americans, but seems like it would be similar to that.

I found the characters likable despite their intrigues, deception, and invasion agenda, and the story was fairly well-done, but it seems like just the opening act of what could have been an interesting ongoing series. I'm curious to see what role the family might play in the Empyre saga. ( )