I started reading The Invisibles with the Second Series, so it wasn't until after a few of those issues that I went back to the First Series.After the totality of violence and conspiracy in the story "Black Science" in the Second Series, I felt a little slowed by the pace of Say You Want a Revolution, with the focus mainly on Jack and his scholarship under Tom O'Bedlam.The introduction was a needed aspect of the story however, since we are essentially initiated at the same time that Jack is.The second story arc "Acardia" was an interesting look at the workings of the The Invisibles as a whole and how each one interacts with the other.
eg the life of a conspiracy stormtrooper, a terrifying choice for a deep cover invisible working as a royal butler.įirst let me start by saying that I might be a little biased in this review. A little comic geek fun -King Mob uses acid to timetravel, disable enemy soldiers, and see the future -KM visits his ex-girlfriend -Jack doing mysterious stuff while on the lamb from the rest of the team -amazing tangent stories. A few, but not all of my favorite moments in the entire series-Why's King Mob so violent? -Silver age invisibles. Or maybe he's just good at writing realistic conversations in bizarre situations. Morrison manages to find a place for the fantastic in a realistic world. Some outstanding aspects of the book that many others have mentioned are its some-of-everthing inclusion of popular cultural references, storytelling tone, varying art quality, and its use of popular conspiracy theory. When the Invisibles is really firing on all cylinders, the situations the characters face are instantly familiar, but the reactions and commentary are fresh and inspiring. The story shifts its focus onto characters who are not so easy to relate to.
Many other reviewers have accurately reported how uneven this first collection is because of the departure taken in the time travel arc.
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I think that the series improves when King Mob throws his guns away and things get extra whacky. When the character relationships aren't in flux, attention wanders. What makes the invisibles such a powerful story are the characters and how they relate to each other.
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