Brit was Robert Kirkman and Image’s way of testing the market to see how well Kirkman’s other hero properties would fair in the wake of Invincible’s success. The book has sold well, and is continuing past the 6th issue and planting itself as a monthly series. Now one has to ask, does this book deliver on all that and Invincible promises?
Of course it does! Kirkman’s super hero books operate on several levels, delivering a commentary/homage on classic comic formulae, providing crazy ideas and characters, and developing his own unique characters and universe. The latter is the strongest aspect to Kirkman’s writing. What some critics decry as too much dialog is actually great character building interactions that allow the reader more access to the people and who they are, which makes the reader more invested in the story, even after a few pages.
Brit #7 specifically did disappoint me a little bit, but only because the last issue promised an altercation between Invincible and Kirkman’s other heroes, Astonishing Wolf-Man and Tech Jacket. #7 only had Invincible attacking Brit, and under a different pretense (though the gay alien spider was a great pretense). So far this book has done a good job of not fully relying on Invincible and establishing itself as an easily accessible, comical action book. Trades are great, but I’d get the individual issues of this one.
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