Really good issue. Was surprised by the pacing though. I actually thought it was well paced, but was expecting much more progression since the story arc ends next issue. Seems like 114 is going to have to be jammed packed. Couple of thoughts:
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- Absolutely loved the Brit Jr scene. Made me smile and was nice to see Kirkman balance the darkness of the last couple of issues with some humor and touching character moments in this issue.
- Not surprised to see DA Sinclair working with Robot. I always figured he'd either A) see things from Robot's point of view B) not have such strong morals that he would risk his life to oppose Robot, or C) be excited at the thought of the science he could experiment with if Robot had free rein. Not sure which persuaded him but it makes sense.
- The big question is whether the Viltrumites will "sign a treaty" with Robot. Robot actually makes good points, according to the Viltrumite plan of long term repopulation, they have no real reason to interfere with what Robot is doing. I bet if Thragg was still in charge he wouldn't even think about fighting Robot, it's really just Nolan's connection to Earth and Mark that would change that. And I think if he does fight Robot and go against the way they've previously handled Earth threats, that we will see the Viltrumites end up playing a larger role in Earth's affairs from here on out.
- Doc Seismic - alive or dead? I'm guessing alive since they just went through the trouble to give him a transformation and set him up as a long term villain for the future.
- Shouldn't surprise anyone that I enjoy the Mark and Eve developments this issue. I'll continue to argue that Eve made good, understandable points when she dumped Mark. That said, this is more how I would expect her character to react to things. A little surprised that they went so quickly from her breakup speech to her pretty much reconciling with Mark just a couple issues later. Cute scene with the baby, wonder what her name is.
- If Robot is smart he will leave his actual body in one of the moon bases. Those things are preventing the world from flooding again so I would imagine the heroes wouldn't want to attack him there and risk destroying the base. Wonder how Mark will be able to beat him. Of course, you never know, maybe he won't and he'll have to make peace with Robot and allow him to rule.
Really appreciated how this issue was just more carnage but gave us some humor and character interaction. Art was predictably excellent, nice job all around by the Invincible team. Not sure how they will wrap things up in one issue though.