The story moved too fast to be able to set up the impactful moments properly. I didn't really feel anything for the characters by the end. ( )

This story is so good! I got interested in reading the comics after my husband and I binged the show on Amazon Prime. And as you can probably tell from this fact, we loved the show!

It was honestly so cool to see how well the show had been adapted from the comics. At the same time though, enough was different that I really enjoyed getting all the extra bits of the story in the comic. This ultimate collection volume contains the first 3 volumes (13 issues) out of the 25 total volumes (144 issues) of the comic run. It seemed like most of the first season of the show was covered in this first ultimate collection volume. I’m excited to have so much more ahead of me in the story!

Invincible is the story of teen Mark Grayson as he finally begins to inherit his super powers from his dad— who just so happens to be the most powerful superhero on the planet. “Family Matters” is an insightful title for the first issue, as we see Mark go from average teen with lots of homework, a part time job at Burger Mart, and hanging out with friends to learning what it means to be a super hero. We also get to see the dynamic between him, his super powered dad, and his mom who doesn’t have super powers aside from those types hardworking moms normally do.

I don’t want to give too much away, so I will just say that the story has lots of VERY interesting twists and character development. There were parts that made laugh out loud, parts that made me say “that’s so cool,” and parts that just left me too stunned for words.

TW: Graphic violence (in both the featured volume of comic and the show— the later of which is rated TV-MA)

Invincible Ultimate Collection Vol. 1:
5/5 stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ( )

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This is maybe the best superhero anything I've read in a long time. I'm probably super late into reading this comic, but figured I'd join the fun. And I will repeat fun. As of the first volume, there are a lot of things I liked about Invincible and just a few things I didn't like. I basically stopped reading DC and Marvel books (for several reasons), so I wanted to find superhero book I could enjoy. Looking at previews and reading some brief character bios, I was sold. Overall I enjoyed this.

The comic is about a teenage boy named Mark Grayson who starts off knowing he already has super powers because his dad is a Superman-like hero too. He lives in a world much like DC and Marvel where superheros are familiar to people. His mother is a human and knows everything and seems to be okay with it all too. Everything seems like it's a normal superhero book until the second issue.

The comic book itself reminds me of all the stuff I created as a kid. When you are young and draw superheroes that are obvious homages to the ones you watched on the TV. Nearly everyone is a homage to something from classic DC and Marvel comics. However, unlike their other company counter parts, I'm already starting to like the characters a lot better. Kirkman knows how to make them human more then gods.

I never got into the Walking Dead comics or television shows. I'm sure the writing might be great and it's popular, but zombies aren't my thing. Yet I love this comic books writing. Well this isn't a zombie comic either, not even close. The best part of the writing is the fact there are so many characters to like and best part is the characters develop. They even seem to age. Kirkman knows how to make god like heroes human. They have real feeling and emotions, especially the main characters. I'm also impressed Kirkman can keep track of all this stuff, he must have a ton of notes.

I like the art too. The art in this first volume is okay compared to later on, but I already saw I like it. I like the character outfits and the colors he uses. The artist is switched I think with this one or the next one. It's not noticeable though until the second volume. I like Invincible's outfit the most and reason I got the comic too was his looks.

The only thing I didn't like was it got semi confusing with the crossovers. I know very little about Savage Dragon and nothing about the other characters. Thankfully this book doesn't make me want to read the other stuff. Maybe I will someday, but sticking with Invincible for now.

I really can wait to read the others. I bought them all, so I'm going to be busy for the next few weeks. Some people binge watch TV shows, but I'm gonna binge read this comic book. These even feels like it should be a TV show, but kind of glad it's not one yet. I feel like a TV show whould take away the greatness of this book. ( )

This was a fantastic read. Look forward to reading the next volumes. ( )