Written by J M DeMatteis and drawn by Don Perlin this was a quality ride!

The superhero team known as the Defenders up against the Squadron Supreme!

And when that was finished, the Over-Mind and Null, the Living Darkness had to be defeated!

I've always been a fan of team books so my geekasm was in overload at this mighty match up.

This trilogy really captured the spirit of Marvel Comics by combining drama, action and delicate character moments.

The Squadron Supreme were blatantly Marvel's version of DC Comics Justice League.

This storyline showed the link and it was plain to see that Hyperion was meant to be Superman, Nighthawk was Batman and Power Princess was Wonder Woman.

The Whizzer was the Flash and Doctor Spectrum was the Green Lantern. The Defenders roster was centred around The Hulk, Silver Surfer, Dr Strange and the Sub-Mariner.

The Silver Surfer was handled with grace and displayed the supreme confidence of a being who possesses the power cosmic.

Voiced by Laurence Fishbourne (Morpheus from The Matrix) and coupled with amazing special effects this was a joy to behold!

I loved the fact that his real name, Norrin Radd, was acknowledged and the tragic nature of the loss of his true love, Shalla Bal was alluded to.

The team dynamics were spot on from the banter between the Human Torch and the Thing to the lovers ups and downs of Mister Fantastic and the Invisible Woman.

Doctor Doom rounded off the cast and spiced up the whole piece. We were even treated to a cameo role by the Super Skrull! Kind of. You'll see.

This film had the right mix of drama and mind bending action and was very entertaining.

The current awareness of climate change and global warming gave the storyline a certain relevance and grounding.

I give it 7 out of 10 and urge you to see as soon as you can!