298. Invincible vol 1 #1 ... Image ...

Honestly, I have heard so much good reviews about this but for some odd reason, I didn't bother with this in both trades or floppies. Now don't get me wrong. I am a huge Walking Dead fan and was a fan even before there was an inkling of a tv series. In fact, I started when vol 1 of the TPB in first printing came out and regularly collected it until vol 12

So why didn't I pick this up especially when the artwork is similar, hot writer and best of all, it is in colour? And it has guys with spandex? I have no idea

But somewhere along the line, I got hold of one of those mega-sized collections (3 if I am not mistaken) that had like a dozen or so issues and it was such a good read that I sat down and read until well after midnight and from then on, I was hooked

So I got it in digital and read it up to 75 now ... hehehe ...

For this first issue, what makes it good is that it feels so self contained. You have a young man who grew up in a family where his dad is a super hero who goes out battling villains. Now how does that affect his poor mom who is left wondering if he would ever come home? Naturally over the years, he keeps on coming home in great condition and thus after a while she got used to it ...

And how about his son who now finds out that he may have part of dad's abilities as well?

Well, that's what this first issue is all about. All happy, innocent, teenage coming of age and power kind of story. But beware all you comicbook readers! Nastier times are ahead - betrayals and deaths, alien invasion and nasty psychos, love and sex, team ups and super groups and lots n lots n lots of gore! Yeah!

Ratings: 8/10