Skrull Kill Krew

Ryder and Riot return to ferret out more Skrulls. The other three are still alive, their heads kept in jars, as their Skrull infestation has resulted in the loss of their bodies.[7] They encounter the 3-D Man II in the New Mexico desert and save him from a Skrull posing as the 'She-Thing'. The 3-D Man II joins them in rooting out Blacksmith of the Desert Stars, another Skrull, and killing him as well.[8] They were next seen helping Nevada's Fifty State Initiative team, the Heavy Hitters, deal with a Skrull posing as an unnamed team member. They found out that in every Initiative state team is one Skrull-impostor and decided to kill them all. Komodo and her lover Hardball both join with the team as well. The Skrull Kill Krew thought they would not be able to track Skrulls through all the states on time, but then former Avenger Jocasta appeared with the Devil-Slayer, who is a member of the Hawaiian Initiative team, the Point Men. The Devil-Slayer has teleportation powers, thus allowing the group to speed up their plans.[9] Most Skrull-killing incidents end with a few more ad-hoc recruits.

Later, Ryder reveals that he still has the heads of Moonstomp, Dice and Catwalk, who can also track down Skrulls. He gives the three heads to the speedsters the Whiz Kid, the Spinner and Nonstop. The team splits up into six different squads, each one to search for the six remaining Skrull sleeper agents within the Initiative teams. Also, they are to destroy the devices within each Initiative building that could assist the Skrulls in destroying the United States. Despite multiple failures (including the death of the Spinner), the devices are never set off.[10]

After the Skrulls are defeated, Moonstomp, Dice and Catwalk's heads all die, and Riot reverts to human form, dying as well. The 3-D Man II and Ryder then leave her behind and set out to find and kill any Skrulls that might still be on Earth.[11]

Ryder is working alone, attacking nightclubs for Skrulls. Riot is revealed to have survived and is looking on Match.com for a woman. The 3-D Man II is not an active participant.[12] It was later revealed that Ryder has obtained some means of reviving his former teammates via an unknown liquid. The miniseries' second issue ends with Moonstomp's head reanimating as his body begins to grow back and Ryder prepares to inform him that the current President of the United States is an African American.[13] Ryder succeeds in reviving Moonstomp, Dice, and Catwalk.[14] The reunited team then faces off against the descendants of the Skrulls that were hypnotized into being cows.[15] Following the battle against the Skrulls, Moonstomp leaves the team.[16]

It is later revealed that, in addition to cows, the Fantastic Four had transformed one of the original Skrull invaders into a duck. The duck was eaten by a young Chinese-American girl named Tara Tam, who gained superhuman abilities as a result. The members of the Skrull Kill Krew tried to recruit Tara as part of the group, but she turned them down out of fear over how her parents would react. Years later, Tara would become the partner of Howard the Duck.[17]

Writer Mark Millar signing copies of the book during an appearance at Midtown Comics in Manhattan

• Ryder - Founder and leader. In addition to shapeshifting, he can teleport, has enhanced strength and reflexes, and carries many firearms. He prefers to animate his hair into snake-like tentacles. In the relaunched Skrull Kill Krew (vol. 2) #1-5, it is implied that he may be one of the Skrulls that were turned into cows who ultimately was able to grant himself a human appearance, but losing his memory in the process and believing himself a regular human affected by Skrullovoria-Induced Skrullophobia.
• The 3-D Man II - An African American who inherited his powers from the 3-D Man I, a 1950s anti-Skrull hero. Able to recognize Skrulls with his powers; used the 3-D Man I's goggles to focus his ability, ultimately believing them to be granted by the item, until their destruction forced him to rely on himself.
• Heidi Sladkin / Riot - Punk rocker. Turns into an armored insectoid form. In this form she has great strength and sharp spines. Was stuck in that form for an extended period. Appeared to have died at Camp Hammond after finally reverting to human form.[11] It is later revealed that she survived and was working with Ryder, though grudgingly. Riot is also looking on Match.com for a lesbian dating partner, though she has trouble reverting to her human form again.[18]
• Kimberly Dee / Catwalk - Former fashion model who transforms into a feline/humanoid form. In this form, she has enhanced athletic abilities, claws and fangs.
• Rob Fortune / Dice - Former surfer. He can breathe underwater and transform his limbs into weapons, which project explosive blasts.

• Moonstomp - British neo-Nazi skinhead. Hates Skrulls so much that he is willing to work with Ryder (a black man), even though he feels like he is compromising his values by doing so. He has some shapeshifting powers, but prefers to bash his foes with a normal claw hammer. During the series, his degenerative condition worsens, causing him to develop patches of dark skin, which displeases him immensely. He was let go, or rather beaten to a pulp, by the other members when he began to go on a killing spree.