(Comic) Nobody is safe...a look at Invincible Vol. 1

While we all know Robert Kirkman thanks to the Walking Dead (both comic and TV series,) his other series are not as common.

One of which, is Invincible.

Mark Grayson is the son of Omni-man and discovers that, like his father, has powers of his own. He can fly, age slower than the average human and is super strong.

Wanting to be like his father, he dons a costume and becomes Invincible.

He joins up with the Teen Team, a minor league superhero group that take down villains in the local area, he and his father go out and perform heroic deeds and he makes a friend in Atom Eve; one of the members of the aforementioned Teen Team. He even stops his science professor from making bombs out of people.

One of the many things I love about this volume is that it's the start of everything. It establishes a world and characters that are likeable, colourful and real. I can imagine meeting the Grayson family and having a meal with them.

In reading the foreword, Kurt Busiek talks about wanting an annual comic on Mark's mother, Debbie. I'm with him. A comic where you witness a conversation about being captured and taken to another dimension and a question about who wants dessert? Heck yes!
#DebbieGraysonisagoddess

The settings don't feel overwhelming in detail and the panels are easy to follow. The art style is nostalgic and down to earth. What I mean by this is that while it looks like a sketch, it feels natural and the style fits the universe we've been introduced to.

The dialogue is filled with dry humour and made me laugh aloud more than once. It's informative without overwhelming you in detail, which I can appreciate. It doesn't play Robin in the whole, "OMIGOD BATMAN! THE OBVIOUS THING IS OBVIOUS!" Never did like that much.

Lastly, my favourite part about this comic is its re-readability. Looking over how much things have changed (I'm hanging out for the latest volume as I write this,) it's nice to relive the moments where Mark is just starting out.

Overall, this comic, particularly this volume, is deceptively simple to follow, easy to immerse yourself and makes you laugh out loud.

While Batman and Iron Man have their tragic backstories, we get to watch and grow with Mark as he learns about his powers and balancing his school life with hero duty.

It feels very real to me and that's why it's worth of the Ravensmark (Picture still pending.). This mark is reserved for those creations that cannot be measured by mere numbers. It holds a special place in this reader's heart.

Thus ends the raven review.

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