Invincible

[Michael P]

So what's the body count?

[Legato]

The over abundance of violence and gore is getting tiresome.

I don't get it. The comic has had violence since the beginning so this isn't like it's a new thing

[Legato]

I think if there is anything I can complain about this comic it's that it's making it look like any hero that isn't apart of Mark's race is just simple fodder just to show how dangerous the villain in while Mark and other members of his race saves the day. Which makes me ask why should I even get invested in the other heroes if they're going to be jobbed out in a pathetic manner? It's becoming DBZ but without the constant planet busting

[capuga]

So what's the body count?

Not counting last issue deaths:

4 heroes
1 possibly reformed villain
1 disfigurement
1 cliff hanger/unknown

[capuga]

Well that was brutal. Still would have liked a little more build up to Robot going full blown evil but he certainly makes for a badass villain. Some quick thoughts:

spoilers:

- Elephant being on old guy was pretty funny (just about the only moment of levity in the issue) - Was really surprised that Kid Thor and Knockout were killed. I thought they were safe since they just did a big thing with them getting married - Thought for a second that Amanda would consider going along with Robot. Then was surprised that he was actually willing to kill her (seems like the guy spent too much time building new armors and not enough building a prison that could hold the heroes so he didn't have to kill all his friends) - Don't think Amanda will actually die though. One of the Viltrumites will rescue her - Thought Robot was going to try and blame Cecil's death on Mark and turn Donald against Mark, but he went full on attack mode instead. - I believe this is the first Ottley drawn issue that did not have Mark in it at all (I think the only other issues without Mark are the 4 that Walker drew with Nolan and Allen in space)

end of spoilers

I am so looking forward to Robot vs the Viltrumites. Has the potential to be epic. Seems like this event might almost be paced a little too fast (based on solicits) if it's really going to be done by 114.

[joshuastar]

The switcheroo with Kid Thor and Knockout was pretty great and caught me by surprise.

so strange that there are characters we'll never see in action again.

Also, Best Tiger rules. Always.

[JaggedFel]

So who is dead?

[capuga]

So who is dead?

spoilers:

Black Samson The Elephant Kid Thor Knockout Shapesmith Yeti was wounded but seemed to still be alive Donald's body blown up but his head escaped Pentagon blown up (no indication of anyone dying in the explosion at this point) Monster Girl was thrown into space and couldn't breath. Issue ends before we know if she makes it.

end of spoilers

[Froggy]

Man uh, I had almost started to think Robot wouldn't go evil, you know? Glad I was wrong but it's been a long time coming

[capuga]

Man uh, I had almost started to think Robot wouldn't go evil, you know? Glad I was wrong but it's been a long time coming

Before these recent issue came out, I actually thought they were going to slowly tease out the Robot turn. I figured he'd work on the background for a long time before going all Lex Luther.

[Donuts]

The overabundance of violence and gore is getting tiresome.

I agree with you. It's like he's stuck writing Walking Dead despite those series being completely different titles and genres.
However, I'll stick around for the next two.

[Prime]

I think if there is anything I can complain about this comic it's that it's making it look like any hero that isn't apart of Mark's race is just simple fodder just to show how dangerous the villain in while Mark and other members of his race saves the day. Which makes me ask why should I even get invested in the other heroes if they're going to be jobbed out in a pathetic manner? It's becoming DBZ but without the constant planet busting

Soon we'll see Frieza.

[Prime]

Before these recent issue came out, I actually thought they were going to slowly tease out the Robot turn. I figured he'd work on the background for a long time before going all Lex Luther.

Robot pretty much proved to be Lex's counterpart.

[Aaron Kashtan]

I was going to drop this series for good if Eve or the baby died in #112, and it looks like neither of those things has happened yet, but what did happen was almost as bad. The violence in this series has reached pornographic levels. Kirkman's writing has stopped being realistic and is simply about shock value.

It looks like my Invincible collection is going to stop at #111.

[Legato]

Soon we'll see Frieza.

It better be Abridged Frieza. Still find regular Frieza just as funny though