Invincible Compendium Volume 1

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Dupli-Kate: Former Member of the Teen Team and the Guardians of the Globe, creates an army of duplicates of herself. Invincible has many of the standard superhero comic book elements. He's a teenager who has to balance school, a social life, and dating with being a superhero. He's not great at it. Overall the comic seem to be a brutal homage to DC comics as the original Guardians of the Globe could easily be the Justice League. Markus Murphy: Also known as Marky, he is the son of Mark and Anissa after the latter raped the former. He would go on to become Kid Invincible. David Hiles: A weapons engineer for a military-sanctioned research firm. His son committed suicide which also resulted in him getting divorced from his wife and also shortly thereafter lost his job. David joined the staff of "Reginald Vel Johnson High School", where one of his students was Mark Grayson, the teenage superhero called Invincible.

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Angstrom Levy: A genius with the ability to leap across dimensions and is one of Invicible's archenemies. After being disfigured by one of his inventions, he blames Invincible and swears revenge. This comic book series is a fantastic homage to superhero stories. With the first couple of issues, writer Robert Kirkman draws upon the rich and diverse superhero worlds established through both DC Comics and Marvel to present his own universe. At first conveying a parodic tone, reeling readers into this world by teasing them with innumerable references, it is only upon the grand reveal regarding young Mark Grayson’s father that the series flips the tropes upside down and redirects his narrative to focus on the myriad of characters he’s established, especially his young and growing protagonist. His series isn’t just about casual superhero action through an episodic story-telling format, although there is plenty of that brilliantly interspersed throughout this compendium, but rather looks into these characters’ plights and their day-to-day quandaries. From dealing with psychological trauma to unraveling love interests, the series brilliantly explores these characters on an intimate and individual level while building up the overarching story revolving around countless villains trying to wreak havoc on Earth despite all the heroes it houses. Invincible is the creation of writer Robert Kirkman, best known for The Walking Dead, and artist Cory Walker. While Kirkman was consistent on the book for its 15-year run, Walker only drew issues #1-7 and #127-132. Ryan Ottley was the primary artist for the remaining issues.

The Guardians of the Globe: A superhero team. Most of the original incarnation was brutally killed by Omni-Man causing another incarnation to be formed. Global Defense Agency: A government organization that the Guardians of the Globe and other superheroes work for. Martian Man: A shapeshifting member of the original Guardians of the Globe from Mars. Killed by Omni-Man.

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Of course, there are also plenty of times where Kirkman's writing is emotional, rich, and wildly creative. But then there are times where it feels rote, like Kirkman's going through the motions a superhero story is supposed to go through, but without the excitement or conviction to make it all that memorable. There are exceptions, obviously, but for the most part, these nine volumes do a lot of narrative worldbuilding and significantly less character development. I certainly care about the cast Kirkman's put together, but not as much as I should (or want to), especially after spending this much time with them. Also, it's worth noting that some of the vocabulary used has aged very poorly, with characters sometimes dropping a casual slur that was relatively commonplace in the early 2000s but is rightfully off-putting today.Also, fair warning for the super squeamish, it's a bit graphically violent at times, but probably nothing you haven't seen from Marvel, Dc or other Image titles. I’ve read plenty of superhero comics from the likes of DC and Marvel, but I’ve have heard about this superhero series from “The Walking Dead” creator Robert Kirkman. I went in with solid expectations and came out astounded.