While the book starts out sort of slow, it really kicks into high gear by the end. The book introduces the main character, his family, members of the super-hero team Guardians of the Globe, and establishes the primary conflict of the series. 1) and Invincible (Book 2): Eight is Enough and Invincible (Book 3): Perfect Strangers, as well as an extensive sketch and cover gallery that is included at the end of the book. This book collects the first three story arcs of Invincible, which are also collected (separately) in the books Invincible (Book 1): Family Matters v. I enjoyed this book and feel you would best enjoy it if I don't tell you the entire plot summary in this review!
One other note: I will attempt to avoid spoilers as much as possible in this review. * Invincible's costume design features a large "i" on the front of it - mirroring the company logo of Image comics. * Invincible exists in a shared universe with other popular Image comic book characters, including Spawn, Savage Dragon, Superpatriot, Brit, Youngblood, Shadowhawk and others.
The first 13 of these all share titles with sit-com television shows from the 1980's. * Invincible story arcs have been collected into many TPBs.
The invincible book series#
* Invincible is an on-going comic series that has been published on nearly a monthly basis since 2003. This comic and other comics written by Robert Kirkman have had such strong sales that Image invited Robert Kirkman to share in ownership of the company. * Invincible is one of the most popular comics published by Image. Namely, characters that die tend to stay dead, and the overall voice of the characters remains pretty consistent, and continuity actually has some meaning. Because of this, in Image comics you will regularly see things that don't occur in books published by the "Big 2" - Marvel and DC.
The invincible book full#
Creators who publish their work at Image retain full ownership of all properties they create. * Invincible is published by Image Comics - a company built by and dedicated to comic book writers and illustrators. The original issues of Tech Jacket are collected in this book: Tech Jacket Volume 1: The Boy From Earth (v. * The character first appeared in an issue of Tech Jacket - another comic written by Robert Kirkman - in November of 2002. * Invincible is written by Robert Kirkman and was created by Robert Kirkman and Cory Walker. Robert, an advocate for creator rights, co-founded Skybound alongside his longtime business and producing partner David Alpert in an effort to ensure creators are able to maintain their intellectual property rights and creative control.īefore I talk about this particular book, here are a few things you should know about Invincible: Robert is also the Chairman of Skybound Entertainment. Other credits include AIR featuring Norman Reedus and Academy Award nominee, Djimon Hounsou.Īdditional Kirkman comics include Super Dinosaur, Battle Pope, Astounding Wolf-Man, and Thief of Thieves. The project will be written, directed and produced by Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg for Universal Pictures. Kirkman’s popular demonic-exorcism comic, Outcast, was adapted, produced and airs on Cinemax.įor the big screen, Kirkman will produce Invincible based on his long-running popular comic book. He is also executive producer of the AMC series Robert Kirkman’s Secret History of Comics, and the Korean pre-apocalyptic drama, Five Year.
Kirkman is co-creator, writer and producer of The Walking Dead’s companion series, Fear the Walking Dead.
Kirkman also serves as consulting producer of The Talking Dead, the popular talk show hosted by Chris Hardwick that deep dives into each week’s episode of both The Walking Dead and its companion series Fear the Walking Dead. The property has also been extended into a blockbuster game franchise, licensing business and ongoing publishing success. It has become a worldwide phenomenon as the highest-rated basic cable drama of all time and is the #1 show on television among the coveted 18-49 demo. In 2010, his Eisner award winning series, The Walking Dead, was developed into an AMC television series. First and foremost a comic creator, Kirkman has seen groundbreaking success in the adaptation of his comic book titles into major franchises in all forms of content.
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