Despite the fact that it can be read online in full, I made the fort to help get this book Kickstarted because it's freaking amazing. The story of an invincible superhero whose head get destroyed in a fight, and is subsequently abandoned by his team due to his hideous disfigurement, and their continued adventures and battles amongst themselves, it's about as far from mainstream superhero comics as you can get.
It is frequently hilarious, mostly thanks to Browne's love of puns (fights against Owl Qaeda feature namechecks for bosses Adolf Hootler and Owlsama Bin Laden) or bizarre sound effects - a full page of a head being punched repeatedly has the air of Invincible's art, with the added bonus of Hercules style lettering.
An insane mash up of genres, styles and influences, it's perfect for anyone who loves Axe Cop, or Battle Pope, or anyone who just wants a fun read featuring Men with gorilla arms, boxing bears, jet pack cat lawyer or cowboys haunted by ghostly cow heads.
Frankly there isn't anything like this out there. It's an absolute riot, and it's totally worth reading.
Frankly there isn't anything like this out there. It's an absolute riot, and it's totally worth reading.
Also Try:
Ryan Browne, God Hates Astronauts http://www.godhatesastronauts.com/
Alan Moore, Top Ten
Robert Kirkman, Invincible
Malachai and Ethan Nicolle, Axe Cop http://axecop.com/
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