Invincible

[Anubis]

That's GAH.

 

[PWN3R]

I'm so glad Mark broke up with Amber. Atom Eve FTW.:heart:

 

[PhotoJones]

Amber's not going anywhere. I'm thinking their relationship is going to parallel Peter and MJ's relationship from USM. Atom Eve is filling the Kitty Pryde role for now.

 

[Elijya]

I say no, Eve is clearly "the one". She was introduced way before Amber, and Amber was basically a delaying technique to build drama between Eve and Mark. We might see Eve again from time to time, especially since she knows Mark identity, but she is not MJ

 

[PhotoJones]

I'll take that bet, and raise you $50.

 

[Anubis]

I think Mark and Eve are gonna end up with another thing getting in the way of their sweaty, super love. I figure Kirkman's gonna drag this out as much as possible.

 

[Elijya]

of course

 

[drastic_quench]

I say no, Eve is clearly "the one". She was introduced way before Amber, and Amber was basically a delaying technique to build drama between Eve and Mark. We might see Eve again from time to time, especially since she knows Mark identity, but she is not MJ

I think Kirkman's purposefully homaging or tipping his hat to Spidey's girls.
Gwen/Amber - blond first major girlfriend
Eve/Mary Jane - red head replacement

 

[HR-PUFF&STUFF]

I think Kirkman's purposefully homaging or tipping his hat to Spidey's girls.
Gwen/Amber - blond first major girlfriend
Eve/Mary Jane - red head replacement

or Eve is Jean Gray.

 

[Anubis]

Looks like they found Multipaul

#46

 

[LouFerignoDemon]

They kinda had to.

 

[Dread]

It's classic Kirkman on Invincible. Every action has a reaction, and every reaction a response. It was this sort of flowing story that made me love the 2k3 era TMNT and INVINCIBLE is a master of it. Naturally every issue is a much antcipated event for me.

I will say, though, that Dupli-Kate looked better in that uniform.

 

[LouFerignoDemon]

No argument from me about Kate.

 

[Elijya]

HAHAHA! Check out Rex Splode's hand

 

[Artistsean]

I never noticed that before now, Amazing Spider-Man like action!

 

[LouFerignoDemon]

HAHAHA! Check out Rex Splode's hand

Good catch!

 

[Kenda Man]

I finished reading the whole series so far, and I like it.

I just had 3 questions about the series.



::::::SPOILER::::









Is Shrinking Ray really dead? I think he might have survived being swallowed whole by Komodo Dragon, and they did not mention the aftermath of him when Samson was sympathizing with the Immortal about Dupli-Kate's funeral.

Do you think Rex Splode got a new robot hand that allows him to make the explosions by doing the spidey "hand motion" as seen on the front cover of #46?

And how awesome are the Mauler Brothers? I think it was great when the clone found out he was a clone because the original Mauler had scars from the explosion and the clone killed the creator so it would be ambiguous as to who the clone is and that one will not boss the other one because they were the original Mauler.

I think the series is really good, and I look forward to it. I usually am not one for teen superheroes, but this comic really makes it accessible to anyone. The universe they created and occupied with villains is good. I hope Nolan is still alive.

 

[Elijya]

Is Shrinking Ray really dead? I think he might have survived being swallowed whole by Komodo Dragon, and they did not mention the aftermath of him when Samson was sympathizing with the Immortal about Dupli-Kate's funeral.

either's possible, I suppose. Invincible is not a book to pull punches, and therefore I can believe that he's dead. On the otherhand, there's plenty of possibilities for him to come back since he never got much screen time

 

[GoldenAgeHero]

^ That's...random.

HOW SO

 

[Dread]

I finished reading the whole series so far, and I like it.

I just had 3 questions about the series.



::::::SPOILER::::









Is Shrinking Ray really dead? I think he might have survived being swallowed whole by Komodo Dragon, and they did not mention the aftermath of him when Samson was sympathizing with the Immortal about Dupli-Kate's funeral.

Do you think Rex Splode got a new robot hand that allows him to make the explosions by doing the spidey "hand motion" as seen on the front cover of #46?

And how awesome are the Mauler Brothers? I think it was great when the clone found out he was a clone because the original Mauler had scars from the explosion and the clone killed the creator so it would be ambiguous as to who the clone is and that one will not boss the other one because they were the original Mauler.

I think the series is really good, and I look forward to it. I usually am not one for teen superheroes, but this comic really makes it accessible to anyone. The universe they created and occupied with villains is good. I hope Nolan is still alive.

Glad you like the series so far. To answer your questions:

1). Shrinking Ray was swallowed whole, Tweety-style, so in theory could be alive, as he hasn't been mourned as much as Dupli-Kate has been. But I wouldn't call his return a definate lock. If he did, the lack of concern may make him even more bitter.

2). That "spidey motion" on the cover was cool, and as Cecil & Co. can replace limbs and whatnot before, I don't see why they'd leave a hero like Rex Splode with only one wing.

3). The Mauler Twins are alright, although honestly I haven't missed them. They had a lot of panel-time and needed some break. INVINCIBLE has many old & new characters to rotate.

Now to repost my review of the last issue. Heavy spoilers!

INVINCIBLE #42: Really review-proof at this point; people who read it love it, and people who don't usually don't know what they are missing. This issue is a recap issue that is $1 cheaper with lots of taggers on the cover (which admittedly is fairly generic). Some of Mark Grayson's past is recapped by some astronauts debating his status as he works to help them establish a security station on the Moon following the thwarted Martian invasion of last month, and also in the several pages of recap of the series, USM style. The realist in me doubts this will lead to the sales this book deserves, but I don't blame Kirkman for trying, especially as he launches ASTONISHING WOLF-MAN. This series after all got him on the map and opened the doors for his Marvel work. The astronaut recaps actually don't seem too heavy handed as it creates the notion that not everyone worships Invincible as a hero, which is good because that gets unrealistic and boring (everyone has their skeptics/critics, espeically with the Omni-Man affair). Mark also fights a massive villain called The Giant and has a rematch with Octoboss, but the majority of the issue is low-key, as if taking a gasp of air from the back-to-back adventure arcs of the last 5 or so issues, which is a good idea as we anticipate the Viltrumite stuff to eventually come. INVINCIBLE combines the arc-serial format as well as the subplot format which is why it has the best of both approaches. Every action has a reaction and Kirkman is a master at exploring that stuff despite a large cast. Mark talks with William about breaking up with Amber and how it is effecting him, even if he did it for some good reasons (to allow her a more normal life, and to explore his feelings for Eve). It's good to see that he's not as cavalier about it as some of the fans may be (who have been shipping for Mark & Eve for years now), because that makes him seem more human in the story; despite all the logical reasons, he loved Amber so it will take some time to deal. The biggest development of course, is another the fans have been anticipating; seeing how his step-brother Oliver is doing. It was good to see Mrs. Grayson again, after being absent from many issues, and Oliver, who is still growing rapidly and after a few months resembles a kid who is maybe about 8 or 9. He has stilted "I learned English from textbooks" type dialogue, which is fitting, and it was interesting how Mark sort of probably imagined taking the place of his father as he wore his dad's old catcher's mitt. As well as remembering their own games of catch in happier times, which we experienced, so it flows together and seems more real than any silly retcon usually is. Naturally, the cliffhanger is that after asking Mark about when he could expect to gain superpowers (Mark, who was a "late bloomer", didn't gain his until he was 18 and nearly finished with high school, recall), only to reveal that he apparently can fly (or hover about 5 feet off the ground), and his powers are starting to bud. A lot is invested in Oliver on many sides; Cecil wants another Viltrumite powerhouse in his deck like Invincible, Mrs. Grayson has used caring for Oliver to overcome some of her depression regarding Omni-Man and give her some purpose (as well as, I am sure, relive those moments of child rearing most mothers liked, lord knows my mother has gone on and on about missing the young childhood years of my life), and Mark naturally doesn't mind a little brother. The fans may be eager to see Oliver don some domino mask and be Invinci-Boy or something, which will be interesting, but I am content to be patient on that angle for now to see Oliver & Co. develop, and because I have faith in Kirkman here that whatever angles worth exploring, he will, in due time. It might be interesting if Oliver becomes a much better student than Mark, who is flunking out of college because he'd rather be Invincible, is. Basically I am saying, I have no doubt Oliver will be involved in adventures soon enough, let's not yell if Kirkman doesn't rush it. My favorite book every month, even if these days it has some competition.

 

[Kenda Man]

Glad you like the series so far. To answer your questions:

1). Shrinking Ray was swallowed whole, Tweety-style, so in theory could be alive, as he hasn't been mourned as much as Dupli-Kate has been. But I wouldn't call his return a definate lock. If he did, the lack of concern may make him even more bitter.

2). That "spidey motion" on the cover was cool, and as Cecil & Co. can replace limbs and whatnot before, I don't see why they'd leave a hero like Rex Splode with only one wing.

Yeah, I figured if Shrinking Ray was officially gone, they would have shown Komodo chomping away at Ray instead of shallowing whole. I guess it can be left that he either died or survived.

Your not kidding about Cecil replacing body parts for characters. Rick, and Derek being off the top of my head that had replacements. I think it would make more sense to enable both Rex's hands to do that, but he could keep it that his right charges weapons while his right fires those exploding pellets. I am interested in seeing what Cecil plans to have D.A. Sinclair create, because those robot/ zombie creations he had were cool.

I am glad they gave more of a reason why the Immortal acts like he does. The idea of him not being attached because everyone he knows eventual dies because he outlives them is cool. Either way, I'm looking forward to reading what happens next.

 

[Phoney Bone]

Looks like they found Multipaul

#46

Sweet I've been waiting for the resolution to this plot ever since they mentioned he had disapeered.

 

[PhotoJones]

I've said before that Ottley's covers have been a little lacking lately, but this one looks great.

 

[Dread]

Yeah, I figured if Shrinking Ray was officially gone, they would have shown Komodo chomping away at Ray instead of shallowing whole. I guess it can be left that he either died or survived.

Your not kidding about Cecil replacing body parts for characters. Rick, and Derek being off the top of my head that had replacements. I think it would make more sense to enable both Rex's hands to do that, but he could keep it that his right charges weapons while his right fires those exploding pellets. I am interested in seeing what Cecil plans to have D.A. Sinclair create, because those robot/ zombie creations he had were cool.

I am glad they gave more of a reason why the Immortal acts like he does. The idea of him not being attached because everyone he knows eventual dies because he outlives them is cool. Either way, I'm looking forward to reading what happens next.

D.A. Sinclair could end up working on soldiers to perhaps combat the inevitable Viltrumite invasion, or something else. It will be interesting if Grayson ever finds out about Cecil's dealings here; it would be the second time a mentor in his life and he parted paths.

We may have to wait on Shrinking Ray. His survival is possible but so is his death.

Immortal is probably violent and brash because he came from an age when warriors were all really aggressive (think 300), and with him being virtually unkillable he can be more willing to take damage to deliver some blows.

Sweet I've been waiting for the resolution to this plot ever since they mentioned he had disapeered.

Kirkman waited for the right time for it. Timing is indeed everything.

I've said before that Ottley's covers have been a little lacking lately, but this one looks great.

Agreed, that is his best in a while.

 

[Roughneck]

When is the next TPB due?