Invincible, Volume 17: What's Happening

by Robert Kirkman, Ryan Ottley (Artist), Cory Walker (Artist), Cliff Rathburn (Artist)

Overview

The new Invincible will not back down, will not give in, and he's not going to play nice! What happens when Mark Grayson isn't happy with his replacement? From visionary creators Robert Kirkman (The Walking Dead), Cory Walker (Science Dog), and Ryan Ottley (Amazing Spider-Man).

Collects issues #91-96 of the greatest super hero comic in the universe!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781607066620
Publisher:	Image Comics
Publication date:	01/29/2013
Series:	Invincible Series , #17
Edition description:	Young Adult
Pages:	144
Sales rank:	652,926
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 10.00(h) x 0.40(d)
Age Range:	13 - 16 Years

About the Author

Robert Kirkman is first and foremost a comic book creator. He is best known for the Eisner Award–winning book series, The Walking Dead, that was developed into an AMC television series in 2010. The series has become a worldwide phenomenon as the highest–rated basic cable drama of all time. Kirkman's other comic books include Oblivion Song, Die!Die!Die!, Invincible, Outcast, Super Dinosaur, Battle Pope, Astounding Wolf–Man, and Thief of Thieves. 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. 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 serves as the COO and Partner at Image Comics and a Chairman at Skybound Entertainment.

Editorial Reviews

The “Invincible” series by Kirkman (Walking Dead) and artists Ryan Ottley (Haunt) and Walker (Irredeemable Ant-Man) features the protagonist Mark Grayson. In earlier issues, teenager Grayson developed superpowers and fought crime with his father, the hero Omni-Man (later revealed as the advance scout of an invading alien army). In this volume, which collects issues 91?96, Grayson has been depowered by an illness, and Kirkman focuses instead on the series’ large cast of supporting characters, especially on the relationship between the heroes Monster Girl and Robot, who had previously been trapped in another dimension together.

Verdict The numerous characters are realistically distinct from one another, and Kirkman adroitly sprinkles humor throughout a mostly serious story line. The cartoony artwork keeps the story from seeming too heavy, while colorist John Rauch imparts visual depth through a pastel palette that is reminiscent of art nouveau. Longtime series fans will not be disappointed here, but the numerous backstories will make it confusing for new readers. Recommended only with the rest of the series.—Robert Mixner, Bartholomew Cty. P.L., Columbus, IN
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