Invincible: The Ultimate Collection Volume 1

Invincible is a super-hero title in the midst of an industry that is filled with super-hero titles. I have been reading these types of comics since I was a kid...over thirty years now...and I decided to give this a try because it had gotten so many good reviews. I bought this volume thinking I might get volume 2 in a few months or so. I was immediately hooked on this title. The art is GREAT! The writing is BETTER! This book is (in my opinion) simply put: One of the BEST super-hero books EVER written. I compare it to the original Spiderman that captured my imagination so many years ago. The story is superbly crafted and the artwork jumps off the page and explodes on my corneas! I feel I should warn against letting young kids read this title due to some heavy amounts of blood during the amazing knock down drag out fight scenes. They are depicted in grisly detail and, while very bloody, are more exciting than most comic book battles. The hero of the story is portrayed realistically and as a college freshman aged kid, he faces a lot of hard decisions. Kirkman writes it like he had lived it...it is believable and he adds just the right amount of humor. I have already told many of my friends to go pick up this title, and I would definitely recommend it. The Ultimate Collection is excellent. BIG BOLD colorful pages, nice sturdy hardcovers, and sewn bindings that let you fully open the book wide so you can see every inch of these amazing stories. These are characters that I think will stand the test of time just like Spidey or The Bat. AWESOME STUFF!

I had never heard of Invincible before this purchase. It was recommended to me and I gave it a try. The story is very well written. The author is the author for the Walking Dead comic. If you like his writing style there, you will like this as well. This book covers the first 13 issues. The story is about the high school age son of the most powerful hero on Earth and his dealing with his now appearing powers. There are some twists to the stories and a little satire pointing at the JLA. There are two artists for the 13 comics. Both artists do an excellent job and unless you look really closely, you will have trouble determining which issue they switched artists. The book itself is extremely well made. Short of the absolute editions by DC, this might be the best quality book I have purchased. It is large enough to mimic a full comic book size. Pages are crisp, colors are excellent and there's an overall feeling of a solid book. At the end there a many sketches by both artists showing how characters evolved. If you're looking for a superhero story off the standard DC and Marvel path, this is a great book to start with. There are 12 books in this series (the comic ended its run and the 12 books cover the entire run). I can't wait to purchase the next book.

SPOILER FREE: Early warning that this comic definitely gets graphic violent-wise, so be forewarned. This is a fantastic comic book collection. It gives an enjoyable spin on some other, more common superhero stories. Thick and durable pages; the paper cover pages are even sturdy with a nice texture to them. The story itself is amazing and it has great art to go with it. The main character has a great story arc and there are definitely some twists along the way. This edition even has some additional drawings thrown in at the end (I’m covering one for spoiler reasons). The book is in perfect condition and is only 400 pages long, so it’s not to difficult to carry/read. Definitely recommend this! Enjoy it.

Great value, Best comic in the galaxy.

This series works for it's money, and it doesn't even work that hard because it flows, it's seemless, it gets the job done, which is keeping me entertained. I can't complain at all. Honestly, you could look at any superhero, mutant, fiction storyline period and say, "the high school teenager theme discovering her has super powers is so overplayed!" But it's no "oops" circumstance, tragic accident (chemicals, meteorite, getting hit by a bus and being rebuilt to become the '100 million dollar dork'), it's expected. The acceptance and normalacy of our main characters attaining powers is presented as boring and nothing to REALLY get excited about, which opens the beginning pages for a quirky, entertaining, and laughable introduction. It all presents a dynamic host of characters (I hate a stagnant host of storyline characters) that all present their own unique pros. Of course, not everything is happiness and rainbows. The storyline also has a great degree of tragedy in it, that once read through is enough to leave you sitting there asking yourself "why did it have to be this way?" But as the story continues to develop, Kirkman has woven a masterpeice of thrills and pure enjoyment. I took a gamble by purchasing the first 3 volumes due to a coworker having high words to spare for the series. I was a HUGE winner by taking the gamble, absolutely NO regrets.

I'm ashamed to say that I was not aware of this series until I watched the show, but after watching the second season I was DYING to find out what happened next and said "Screw waiting for season three! I'll just by the comics!" and so I bought all twelve volumes of the "Ultimate Collection" and got to reading! This series was a wild ride from beginning to end! I give it an 8.5/10! The only reason it loses 1.5? The series slows down CONSIDERABlY from Volume 2 through to the first half of Volume 5. I think the TV show does handle the filler in these books better, but after Volume 5 the series ramps up again and doesn't stop until the end! This is my favorite Superhero comic ever!!!

This came to us and was double bubble wrapped. It was so secure and in perfect condition. A absolute gem for a January birthday party for a teen boy. It was better than expected. Highly recommend this seller, pristine quality. Great price.

I had heard a lot of good things about Invincible and finally decided to give it a try. The story starts off a little slow, but picks up rather quickly after a few, great twists/reveals. Kirkman's writing is great - he seems to be having a lot of fun with this book. The references to other, more established characters are great. The art starts off a little off - and you'll understand why this is once you read Kirkman's notes at the end of the book, but it gets much better as the series progresses. There are a lot of subplots in the story, but it seems to be building up to something great. I already finished volume 2 - and things are even better there. I like that the stories are self-contained - it's not something you can do with most stories within the DC or Marvel Universe. Overall, this book does live up to the hype. Hope you enjoy it!