Read back to back with Volume 4 (the way all long running comic series should be), Volume 5 of the Invincible Ultimate Collection rewrites the tone of the series (again) to place Invincible as the enemy of the Government sponsored Global Defence Agency.
Whilst it still feels like it's setting up events for later volumes (the Invincible Wars, Conquest and the Viltrumite War all take place in the next two books, alongside another Sequid invasion) this definitely contains some great issues - the Reanimen versus the Guardians of the Globe, and Invincible against Powerplex in particular are two very different stories with very different emotional outcomes.
Whilst Ottley isn't given anything on the scale of the Martian warship or aerial cityscape from Volume 4 to draw his pencilling continues to evolve. An especial highlight of the Ultimate Collections is the wealth of extra's included at the end, from scripts, cover breakdowns and pre-inked panels to convention requests and character designs. These serve to demonstrate just how much work is put into the simplest of panels and give the reader some idea of how the book is constructed.
Having read both of these volumes as individual comics years ago it was a pleasant surprise to realise I remembered almost nothing of the story contained in this volume and was able to get as caught up in the plot twists as if I were a new reader. Invincible remains one of my favourite comics, and with Volume 8 out later this year one that still has a lot to offer those interested in reading one of the most interesting and original superhero comics around!
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