If you aren’t a comic fan, then you may not have heard that the Marvel comics are currently undergoing a Secret Invasion. The Skrulls are back, and they are doing a much better job of taking over planet Earth this time around. But it looks like they forgot to include the X-Men in their schemes.

Marvel emailed us the cover (see right) and four preview pages from within (see below) for Secret Invasion: X-Men #1 Needless to say, I’m excited!

The X-Men get caught up in the comic book blockbuster of the summer!  Get ready for an epic action packed, super powered rush in Secret Invasion: X-Men #1 (of 4)! The Skrull invasion is in full effect and the country is being torn apart, but the Skrulls missed one minute detail – the X-Men have relocated to San Francisco.

Join fan favorite superstar writer, Mike Carey (X-Men: Legacy, upcoming X-Men: Manifest Destiny) as he shows us what happens when the Skrulls collide with the “astonishing” might of the X-Men.  With jaw-dropping interiors from acclaimed artist, Cary Nord (Ultimate Human), just about anyone who ever called themselves an X-Man will show up to wage war!  Plus, a shocking revelation will leave X-fans talking for years to come!

Mike Carey told Marvel.com, “[Cary is] a major talent and I can’t wait to see what he does with this story”¦It really plays to his strengths. I know he’s going to take the big battle set pieces and make them play like poetry. It’s going to be fun.”

Preview Pages

SECRET INVASION: X-MEN #1 (of 4) (JUN082355)
Written by MIKE CAREY
Penciled by CARY NORD
Cover by TERRY DODSON
Rated T+ “¦$2.99
FOC””07/24/08, On-Sale””08/13/08