Now when this book first hit shelves, the first thought that came to my mind was why do we need another superhero comic character, especially one that is similar to a very iconic pre-existing character? Image comics was known for taking ideas from Marvel and DC and putting their own little twist and turns on the character and giving them a new name, Spawn kind of being a mixture of Ghostrider and Batman as an example.
As the story progressed I grew too really like the character of Mark, he felt very human; like a typical teenager who would eventually get his superpowers the book does follow a very formula a story telling method at first which is part of the genius. This does not last long; the book goes from being a kid friendly title to being an all out blood fest when Marks dad reveals who he really is and what his true intentions are for planet earth.
It turns out Omni-Man or Nolan is a soldier from a race of aliens known as the Viltrumites whose missions are to conquer planets and once they’ve done so they must report it to their superiors (kind of like Saiyans from dragonballz). Mark of course does not agree with this and he and Nolan have an all out bloody fight in which Nolan nearly beats Mark to death. This is where the story becomes very interesting and Marks character undergoes a major character change, he realizes that he’s not just hero, but he might just need to become something more and fast.
Despite all that happened when the story does progress Mark stays the fame superhero Invincible, but make no mistake when it comes time for a fight Mark is willing to go all the way and them some, he’s killed enemies in very brutal and gory ways and till this day, 50 plus issue’s in this character still questions his morals and if killing is the right thing or is letting the villain live a wise decision. Invincible does a lot of what Marvel and DC could never get away with concerning characters of Spiderman and Superman….well I would hope not considering how brutal Marvel and DC have gotten over the years.
I find his costume to be pretty simple, the “I” on his costumes reminds me of the Image Comics logo. He’s worn the yellow,black and blue costume and then the blue and black costume which was my favorite look for him, but he went back with the yellow, black and blue and tweaked it a tad bit.
Even though he makes mistakes and is pushed to his limit, I still think Mark is a very interesting character and some might say he’s just a lame rip off, but lets not kid ourselves here every character in existence is inspired by another character some how some way. Robert Kirkman is a good writer and I think this is his best work on a comic to date, yes even better than The Walking Dead. So that is the character of Mark Grayson/Invincible if you want to know more about him pick up Invincible the trades are in stores now or check out his wiki page here. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Invincible_(comics)
