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jcschildbach's review
4.0
I'm not really wild about the Invincible stand-in thing going on here, but I like that it actually involves a number of interesting reasons for haivng the stand-in (illness/injury, and business needs) and also that it involves multiple potential emotional and other complications. The Monster Girl/Robot story line--largely taking place in the Flaxan dimension, where time runs a lot differently--is intriguing, particularly in that it adds more complications in the Earth dimension. I admit to being somewhat disturbed by the weird sexualization that has taken place with the Monster Girl character over multiple issues--which I won't get into too deeply--and am wary of where that might go now with the revelation of Monster Girl's child and the...mutation it involves. But the art is always good, and Kirkman and the rest are always pushing beyond the easy cliches of other titles.
alternbruno's review
2.0
The volume heavily focuses on what happened to Monster Girl and Robot in the Flaxan's home planet. I was interested to see how that was going to play out, but unfortunately was one of those heavily guarded disappointments. They stayed for centuries there, they discover loneliness, then they find each other again. There is so much wasted potential to actually understand the relationship between Amanda and Rex, all clouded by the world conquering, light politics, that we fail as readers to get the depths of their connection, bummer.
metalandmets's review
5.0
Easily one of the best arcs in Invincible history. And there was barely any Mark. The Robot and Monster Girl Flaxan story is incredibly well written. Plus, I forgot the twist, so that was a pleasant surprise again. It was like I read it for the first time again. The choice to have the original artist and the longtime artist do the arc together was such a nice touch.
rashthedoctor's review
4.0
So , disclaimer , I am writing this review via my Tab and this is a shiny new thing , ergo I am not used to this keyboard , so there may well be some spelling and other errors here .
I'll say this was more of a 3.5 star book , the simple reason being , this volume didn't really have much of invincible , it had the bit where invincible is not literally invincible anymore , and some backstory about the man now donning the invincible mantle .
But mainly the book was about the Robot and Monster girl lost years , it was a fascinating story and the reason for their separation was finally explained , and while it did showcase a dark side to Robot , it definitely didn't paint him as the one being in wrong in the duo's relationship
There were also plenty of Semi nude characters and I am thinking why is this fan service needed exactly . Also i felt cheated to see the viltrumite and Dinosaurs storyarcs being deviated from .
Either ways still a solid issue . Imagine , another solid issue after being at the 17th volume . If that doesn't make you want to read this, I don't know what will.
I'll say this was more of a 3.5 star book , the simple reason being , this volume didn't really have much of invincible , it had the bit where invincible is not literally invincible anymore , and some backstory about the man now donning the invincible mantle .
But mainly the book was about the Robot and Monster girl lost years , it was a fascinating story and the reason for their separation was finally explained , and while it did showcase a dark side to Robot , it definitely didn't paint him as the one being in wrong in the duo's relationship
There were also plenty of Semi nude characters and I am thinking why is this fan service needed exactly . Also i felt cheated to see the viltrumite and Dinosaurs storyarcs being deviated from .
Either ways still a solid issue . Imagine , another solid issue after being at the 17th volume . If that doesn't make you want to read this, I don't know what will.
keeloween's review
dark
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
what an ending
metalandmets's review against another edition
5.0
Easily one of the best arcs in Invincible history. And there was barely any Mark. The Robot and Monster Girl Flaxan story is incredibly well written. Plus, I forgot the twist, so that was a pleasant surprise again. It was like I read it for the first time again. The choice to have the original artist and the longtime artist do the arc together was such a nice touch.
bdesmond's review against another edition
4.0
Solid volume featuring past and present interweaving plot threads that show us what Robot (Rex? Rexbot?) and Amanda were up to during their time in the Flaxan dimension. Well-written, engaging, and promising more repercussions for the future of the book.
kevingentilcore's review
4.0
Still the best superhero book out and still the best book Kirkman is writing.
echoes01's review
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75