What’s all changed in the six months Mark’s been gone? Read on to find out.
The official description from Image:
All good things must come to an end.
Invincible is easily one of the best independent superhero series’ ever made and in recent issues it’s had some interesting development all of which seem to be leading up to something big. In this issue in particular we get some extremely shocking and dramatic developments all of which leave this fanboy with plenty to comment on.
Robert Kirkman does a good job of showing the interaction between Mark and Eve upon his return after being gone for six months. The deep and intense exchange of words was very gripping and having followed these characters since the beginning I kind of feel attached to their development. This however is all that’s good about this issue as following this deep sequence Kirkman moves on to show the Viltrumite known as Anissa make advances on Mark in what can only be referred to as a smutty sequence. Now I understand that the Viltumites are trying to repopulate creating half-breads but do we really need to see stuff like this and especially following a relatively touching sequence.
Ryan Ottley‘s art is easily the best that have ever featured in any Invincible related comic and over the years his art has personified the look of the Invincible Universe. In this issue Ottley continues to show his unique flair for the dynamic, giving a exciting and fun look throughout the issue. He also manages to give a lot of depth as with the interaction between Mark and Eve looking very intense. On top of this Ottley also handles the Mark/Anissa encounter in a very tactful way taking a bit of sting out of the inappropriate development.
Invincible continues to amaze as though this issue sees some questionable storytelling it also has a very deep and dramatic development that will have long term fans hanging off every word. Recommended.
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