Invincible Trades?

[lilrichieh]

Hello,

I have picked up invincible from issue 40 but want to get the trades i have found all of these (http://www.forbiddenplanet.com/search/Sinvincible) but not sure which ones would bring me up to speed with all issues from #1 - #39

Can anyone point me in the right direction?

Many Thanks
Rich

[marcushill73]

I would suggest purchasing all of them, either in TPB format or HC. Kirkman has done a great job with TPB schedule on both Walking Dead and Invincible. A TPB collection of both these titles is published every six issues or so, and typcially has extras look at sketchbooks and author notes in it. Highly recommended.

[lilrichieh]

Thanks very much :-)

I will look into getting them :-) I am just missing out on the front end of the story.

Rich

[mattk]

Get the three ultimate collections - that will take you up to issue 35 and then the vol. 8 TPB has issues 36-41. Or if you don't want the HC's the first 8 TPB's are what you need - but i think the HC's would be a little cheaper...

(and btw, amazon and/or instocktrades.com usually list the issues that the trades cover)

[iSteve]

The HC books are absolutely beautiful. They are worth the price.

[niceguyeddie]

it is in all it's entirety awesome. you won't be let down.

[zombox]

Read the whole thing from the beginning. Its really a great series. The strength of the series is the personal dynamic of family, friends and enemies. The superheroics are almost superfluous to the concept.

[mebe]

I would suggest purchasing all of them, either in TPB format or HC. Kirkman has done a great job with TPB schedule on both Walking Dead and Invincible. A TPB collection of both these titles is published every six issues or so, and typcially has extras look at sketchbooks and author notes in it. Highly recommended.

that guy seems so be saving up for the apocalypse or something. He does so much work.

[xyzzy]

Read the whole thing from the beginning. Its really a great series. The strength of the series is the personal dynamic of family, friends and enemies. The superheroics are almost superfluous to the concept.

I wouldn't go that far. Mark's superheroics (and those if his friends/family) are fairly central conflicts for the series.

[lilrichieh]

Thanks very much, i have looked at these and am going to order them :-)

I have been reading from Episode 40 but want to read from the start :-D

Rich

[racemccloud]

Just bought "Invincible Ultimate Collection Vol. 1". I've never read an issue of this book and I'm very excited about it.

[nstorts]

I have read the first 5 trades and have loved it so far. Vols 6-9 are sitting in my read stack. I can’t wait to get to them.

[racemccloud]

Okay, now I'm pissed, because I just READ "Invincible: Ultimate Collection Vol. 1"... and now I must immediately get the next several volumes. And I certainly can't afford THAT.

[conanobrien]

I just bought the first volume of the hardcover as well and it came in the mail today I am quite excited to read it now.

[hank41]

have fun!!!

[conanobrien]

I just ordered volumes 2 and 3 of the ultimate collection after reading the first. I am really digging this series the writing and art and eye popping colors all flow together beautifully. I think my expectations were fairly low for some reason and I was just blown away.

[hank41]

i am so envious of those of you who haven't read it yet

[weirdworks]

I was just wondering if anyone could recommend any other books similar to Kirkman’s, I’m a big fan of his style of writing and unfortunately have all of his stuff now.

[hank41]

i know that a lot of people that like his books like Brian K. Vaughan's books like Ex Machina and Y: The Last Man...?

[georgexjr]

I was just wondering if anyone could recommend any other books similar to Kirkman’s, I’m a big fan of his style of writing and unfortunately have all of his stuff now.

ha. don't read battle pope.

[jaflanagan]

I loved Battle Pope. It was my first Kirkman.

[tad]

Does Kirkman have a style? I get both Invincible and Walking Dead in trades but, other than being quality stories, I don't feel a singular style like I do reading a Bendis comic.

You might try The Astonishing Wolfman (http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=16986) comic by Kirkman. I wasn't grabbed by the first issue but that was before the superhero side became evident (it's a werewolf superhero).

[optimus187prime]

Does Kirkman have a style? I get both Invincible and Walking Dead in trades but, other than being quality stories, I don't feel a singular style like I do reading a Bendis comic.

You might try The Astonishing Wolfman (http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=16986) comic by Kirkman. I wasn't grabbed by the first issue but that was before the superhero side became evident (it's a werewolf superhero).

I was thinking about this as well, and I dont think he has a style that carries over through his books. He seems to have a unique take on whatever genre he tackles.

[tad]

BTW I posted that link because the Wolfman book was pictured up top. Turns out he didn't discuss it til the last paragraph. Still a fun read though.

[conorkilpatrick]

I loved Battle Pope. It was my first Kirkman.

I reread Battle Pope last year and it's still really funny.

[hank41]

i should check that out. kirkman can be funny

[bgavino]

Yea Battle Pope is really funny. I read it when it first came out and I remember laughing my ass off. Are you just looking for creator owned Kirkman stuff? He wrote a bit for marvel. I dropped Ultimate X-Men during his run so I wouldn't recommend that, but he did Marvel Team Up which I heard good things and bad things about. He also did Ant-Man which I kind of liked. It wasn't his best work.

Later Bryan

[optimus187prime]

Marvel Zombies is a Kirkman book that I really enjoyed, but I am biased towards Zombie tales. If you put a unique spin on that genre, you have sold one copy right here.

[jaflanagan]

Yeah, I racked my brain trying to think of someone like Kirkman, because I couldn't describe Kirkman's work if I tried. Tad puts it very correctly I think. There's a tone there, and a style of dialog, but it's quite illusory.

[denmmurray]

I notice that he loves to reference old TV sitcoms: The name of each of the trades is an old TV show; eight is enough, family matters, my favorite martian, etc.

I don't know if that's a style...but I thought it was hilarious.

[racemccloud]

I was just wondering if anyone could recommend any other books similar to Kirkman’s, I’m a big fan of his style of writing and unfortunately have all of his stuff now.

"Invincible" and "Ultimate Spider-Man" are very similar in tone.

[jimski]

Has anyone ever mentioned that Kirkman did a Jubilee series?

"Anyone" includes Marvel.

[kahunablair]

Was it any good? Is there a reason it's not mentioned?

[hank41]

Kirkman + Jubilee = Hank boggled