I got this comic from a friend (thanks again, Dave), otherwise I would have probably never even known about it. It's about a boy called Mark Grayson who is the son of an alien living on Earth (actually, he is half-human). He is a teenager, going to school, working in a diner ... and developing his powers. The art is minimalistic and I'm not yet sure if that appeals to me, but what struck me was the subtle way Kirkman & Co. told another story between the lines - the story of the boy (up to a cert...

These shorter collections that were originally released in the first year don't really do this series justice, especially this first one. You're better off reading the first year of stories all at once in one of the larger collections like Invincible: Ultimate Edition Vol. 1. The ultimate edition collects the first 13 issues or the first 3 smaller softcover collections. If you read just these first 4 issues, Invincible may just read like a generic teenage superhero. I encourage you to read on, b...

The ‘nerdschatting’ podcast guys always speak highly of Invincible, so I gave the first issue a try.I was drawn in as the hook was pretty simple, Mark Grayson dad is the most powerful superhero on the planet.It was great to follow Mark as he attends school and also gaining he’s own powers.I’m not a big comic book reader, but like the simplicity of the introduction. I’d quite happily continue on with the series...

Not great but a good start to the series, laying a nice groundwork for a bigger story. What I especially like are the characters themselves who seem genuinely real.

I’m so disappointed. So many people recommended this series to me but man, I don’t know why...What’s it about?Mark is the son of a famous superhero and discovers he has superpowers.Pros:The story is fairly interesting. I like these kinds of stories and there is more to it than what I said (I just didn’t want to give spoilers).The characters are pretty cool. At first I thought they were kind of bland but as I kept reading the more interested in them I got. That’s a good thing for sure.This book w...

It's ok. No great shakes. Probably won't go out of my way to continue the series.

I’ve seen Invincible on the shelves for a few years now but never felt the need to pick it up, even to skim the pages - it looks like a generic superhero book even if the Walking Dead guy wrote it and it’s published by Image. It just looks too much like every superhero book out there - good looking kid in a superhero outfit flying with super strength. Really - is that it? Well I decided to find out for myself today and so I picked it up hoping to be pleasantly surprised - maybe it’s a smart sati...

So I'm re-reading this from over a decade ago and kicking myself for not continuing on much further than this -- back then.Of course, now that I've seen the Amazon version of this and LOVED it, freaked out by it, and even cried over it, I find myself in the position to give the opening sequence of the comic a LOT more leeway than I had.And it still just gives us the standard YA treatment with superpowers, with just a few tiny, tiny hints that something really -- interesting -- is going on in the...

Review originally posted here: https://sammythecritic.blogspot.com/2...Synopsis: The first volume of Robert Kirkman’s superhero series focuses on teen Mark Grayson who is just discovering his superpowers and learning to exert them while balancing everyday life. My Thoughts: Judging from my description of the plot alone might make one wheeze at all the cliché cylinders fired. A hormonal adolescent with cool abilities? Check. Parent of alien origins. Check. Random villains appearing to wreak havoc...

It's the usual super hero stuff, but I quite liked it.

Book Info: This collection contains Invincible issues #1-4.Other Useful Reviews: Gavin's review and Sam Quixote's reviewABSOLUTE RATING: {2.5/5 stars} (Rounded Up)STANDARDIZED RATING: <2/5 stars>Family Matters opens with Invincible (i.e. a kid named Mark Grayson) averting disaster by throwing a suicide bomber into the air over Antarctica the before his bomb detonates. Rewinding four months prior, we learn that Mark is the son of extraterrestrial superhero Omni-Man (i.e. successful novelist N...

This comic is Matt Gaetz-approved.The general comment is that the series picks up significantly beyond this volume. That is good; this is decent on its own but not groundbreaking. I wonder about Atom Girl's costume choice; it's not clear at this point quite what her powers are, but she can transform her clothing into her costume at will, and presumably she can choose what that costume will be. So why is the bottom half of her ass hanging out of it? I'm not slut-shaming, but given that the book w...

I Just love it for it's simpelness. It's not complicated or hard to understand What is going on. So far it already made me laugh.

four stars! ❀ i watched the amazon tv show for this comic series a few months ago and quite literally fell in love with the story. i’ve been dying to read this series since but have only been able to find the huge collective volumes that are like $70 a piece, so i was really happy to find this first volume at barnes and noble the other day!!! this was pretty much exactly like the tv series, and i loved being back in this world. i’m hoping that i can find the other volumes somewhere soon!

This was not as amazing as I thought it would be. The premise was a tried and tested one: if you've seen it once, you've seen it a million times before, that kind of thing. Half-human, half-alien teenager gets superpowers, dons a spandex suit, joins a team of teenagers (aptly named Teen Team), and saves the world... or just one guy, for now.I suppose there's nothing wrong with having a superhero comic that follows the general conventions; I mean, if it ain't broke, right? The issues lay elsewher...

"I can sit here and watch him battle hundred-foot dragons on TV all day long, but for some reason...every time he's in another dimension...I can't help but assume the worst."-Actual dialogue from an actual panel. Brilliant.Well, that was charming and unexpected...I liked the heightened reality, the pastel colour palette, and the father-son interactions.Mom sitting at home worrying, on the other hand, was a little trite and the (view spoiler)[Big Bad turning out to be the morose and mediocre high...