Alex Spencer

It's time for #oneweekonecomic! In this case, going under the skin of Robbie Thompson/Niko Henrichon's MEET THE SKRULLS #1.pic.twitter.com/N9AvKwDuUS

Let’s start with Marcos Martín's cover, which tells you everything you need to know about the premise in a single image: suburban family of Skrulls, undercover on Earth.pic.twitter.com/tQNh1Ge4hR

And looking closer, it even hints at each character’s relationship with their two lives: the dad is almost fully Skrull, while for Alice, only her human face is visible.pic.twitter.com/1ZW92FpLmL

Look at how @TravisJLanham manages to communicate the theme of transformation through the lettering of this caption box – a more standard ‘human’ font gradually gives way to something alien.pic.twitter.com/jEWP3yO6vG

The repeated use of the family portrait links back to the cover imagery, but it also quietly establishes a back story – there are five family members here, but only four at the table.pic.twitter.com/ZaofCgdjtj

We also see an empty room, clearly decorated for a small child – note the interplay between caption and image here. The book never explicitly mentions it, but there’s a clear question being set up, and it’s more compelling because you have to ask it yourself.pic.twitter.com/K0st2RXgq4

I’m a big fan of the increasingly common text-and-image intro pages and interstitials. Immortal Hulk makes great use of it, and WicDiv. (Gillen has said he stole the technique from Hickman, after learning they’re ‘free’ pages – i.e. they don't take from the art budget.)pic.twitter.com/YVcN5IaMHE