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Get in on the ground floor! This massive hardcover collects the first 13 issues of Robert Kirkman's Eisner-Nominated super-hero, along with all the extras from the first three trade paperback volumes and even more on top of that! Invincible: The Ultimate Collection, Volume 1 is a can't-miss for anyone who's wanted to start reading Invincible, but needed an easier way to start from the beginning.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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I picked this collection up because I'm utterly in love with Kirkman's other ongoing series, The Walking Dead. This is a very different piece of work, being a more conventional (at first) story about a teenager who develops superpowers - hardly surprising since his dad is the most powerful superhero on the planet, essentially Superman with a moustache. He soon finds himself flying round in lycra as Invincible, following in his fathers' footsteps & getting involved with other superteens. But being Kirkman, there are a couple of dark twists, with apparently more to come in later volumes.
This series is essentially a homage to classic comics, being a somewhat lightweight read in the style of silver age comics. It also features many in-jokes & references to other series, such as a character investigating the murder of some heroes being similar to Watchmen's Rorschach. It achieves this objective very well but ironically, I felt this was also a fundamental weakness. The art & characters were just as flat & 2-D as classic comics, so even when the plot took a surprisingly bloody change of direction, I found I hardly batted an eyelid since I couldn't engage with any of the characters & didn't particularly care what happened to them. It also suffered from a flaw which many silver/golden age comics had - supposedly super-intelligent characters making astonishing errors of judgement for the sake of the plot.
But despite all this, the series has... something. A certain charismatic spark which I can't quite pin down. I'm tempted to pick up volume 2 in the hope that Kirkman has some more shocks waiting for his readers (which seems like a pretty safe bet!). After all, a lot of comic & TV series improve as they find their feet. But I also feel that if I don't try to 'get into it', I won't have particularly missed out on much.
Either way, I was very impressed with the production quality of this volume. These hardcover reprints feature full-colour, high quality, oversized pages which bring out the best in the art & absolutely tons of extras (character sketches, cover designs, afterword by Kirkman, etc) which take up almost a quarter of the book! It's also satisfyingly thick, containing no less than the first 13 episodes of the monthly comic, which I hear are incredibly hard to get hold of these days.
All in all, if you like good old-fashioned superheroics with a modern twist, then this is for you. But personally, I feel that the best concept in the world still needs well-rounded characters, so ultimately found myself wishing that it had more to offer.
This series is essentially a homage to classic comics, being a somewhat lightweight read in the style of silver age comics. It also features many in-jokes & references to other series, such as a character investigating the murder of some heroes being similar to Watchmen's Rorschach. It achieves this objective very well but ironically, I felt this was also a fundamental weakness. The art & characters were just as flat & 2-D as classic comics, so even when the plot took a surprisingly bloody change of direction, I found I hardly batted an eyelid since I couldn't engage with any of the characters & didn't particularly care what happened to them. It also suffered from a flaw which many silver/golden age comics had - supposedly super-intelligent characters making astonishing errors of judgement for the sake of the plot.
But despite all this, the series has... something. A certain charismatic spark which I can't quite pin down. I'm tempted to pick up volume 2 in the hope that Kirkman has some more shocks waiting for his readers (which seems like a pretty safe bet!). After all, a lot of comic & TV series improve as they find their feet. But I also feel that if I don't try to 'get into it', I won't have particularly missed out on much.
Either way, I was very impressed with the production quality of this volume. These hardcover reprints feature full-colour, high quality, oversized pages which bring out the best in the art & absolutely tons of extras (character sketches, cover designs, afterword by Kirkman, etc) which take up almost a quarter of the book! It's also satisfyingly thick, containing no less than the first 13 episodes of the monthly comic, which I hear are incredibly hard to get hold of these days.
All in all, if you like good old-fashioned superheroics with a modern twist, then this is for you. But personally, I feel that the best concept in the world still needs well-rounded characters, so ultimately found myself wishing that it had more to offer.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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The best "indie" superhero book out there! This thing pisses over Superman and co due to it's amazing writer (Kirkman) and awesome art. They build up all of the characters so you really care about them, even the bad dudes! I cannot say enough good things about this book, pick it up and you will fall in love with it!!
It's fun, It's heartbreaking,It's brutal, It's SUPER!!!
It's fun, It's heartbreaking,It's brutal, It's SUPER!!!
Format:Hardcover
Just a lot of fun, has some serious moments but a joy to read. The book is top quality and good value, most comics I read are by image not meaning to stick to one company but they know a good comic when they see one (the walking dead, spawn, morning glories).
If your looking for a fun care free series this is the one.
If your looking for a fun care free series this is the one.
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amazing
i got into these comics after reading the walking dead, to see some thing that refreshing is nice, im sick of having to read batman and spiderman all the time,
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Published 15 months ago by newmuse
Great book !!!
Not knowing much of Invincible, this book seem a good starting point. I found it great fun, Sound story, lots of jokes, a great start to a series that I'll keep going with. Read more
Published 21 months ago by modified monkey
Robert Kirkman is on top form with this great book
Invincible is one of the hottest titles of this new century. As it was a slow burning low selling sleeper of a title in its first year you can forget getting hold of the actual... Read more
Published on 17 Mar 2006 by presterjohn
Excellent value - great intro to an interesting series
This Hard Cover collection of the first 13 issues of Robert Kirkman's Invincible is beautifully presented with oversized pages, bags of additional art and other extras. Read more
Published on 19 Feb 2006 by WJ Davidson
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