Co byste byli ochotni obětovat za skutečnou svobodu?Zpola člověku a zpola bohu, odsouzenému k věčnému konání násilí, známému jako B., se po absolvování řady experimentů a misí konečně vracejí vzpomínky. Ovlivní to jeho budoucnost? Nalezne B. konečně svobodu? Možná. Avšak vzdá se americká vláda svého největšího pokladu?Keanu Reeves pokračuje v tvorbě svého komiksového debutu s uznávaným scenáristou Mattem Kindem a legendárním výtvarníkem Ronem Garneym.
Up until this point, Invincible has been working for the Global Defense agency. Fighting their fights, defeating their enemies...now something's not right, Invincible can no longer carry out his orders unquestioned. Now he finds himself up against the very organization he has been working for.
Mark Grayson, alias Invincible, si trova in un momento cruciale: le lezioni universitarie sono iniziate e Amber desidera trascorrere del tempo con lui, chiedendosi cosa stia realmente accadendo. Mark deve decidere se rivelarle la verità sulla sua identità di supereroe, ma non ha tempo per riflettere, poiché vecchi nemici come Angstrom Levy, i gemelli Mauler e D. A. Sinclair tornano a minacciare la sua vita. Nel frattempo, Allen l'alieno ha la sua missione da compiere nelle profondità del cosmo. La trama si espande, portando le vite di Mark e del suo alter-ego a diventare sempre più intricate. Il volume include anche le origini di quattro personaggi chiave: Monster Girl, Immortal, Dupli-Kate e Atom Eve, offrendo uno sguardo approfondito nel loro passato e arricchendo l'Invincible Universe. Questo quinto volume rappresenta un'emozionante e divertente evoluzione del canone supereroistico creato da Robert Kirkman e Cory Walker nel 2003, che ha conquistato lettori di ogni età. Supereroi, mostri, minacce governative e aliene si intrecciano, rendendo questa serie un pilastro dell'immaginario contemporaneo.
During the prohibition era, gangsters grew rich on our vices, and rivalries between criminal organizations resulted in open war. But unknown to the masses, a more sinister power controlled the crime cartels, using greed, gluttony, lust and other sins to fuel a much more lucrative trade: mortal souls. The long-standing feud between two of the families is about the come to an end thanks to a brokered deal to consolidate power. But before things can be finalized, the bookkeeper tasked to brokering the deal is kidnapped along with a ledger that could spell doom for all the families. Hoping to find the missing bookkeeper before the deal falls apart, Big Al pulls Eddie's corpse out of a ditch and puts him on the case. Now Eddie, cursed and unable to rest, finds himself caught up in the middle of a sinister web of kidnapping, murder and damnation.
After the traumatic events, Mark Grayson is left to pick up the pieces and try to continue on with some sort of life. His mother is a wreck, and his friends don't understand and the super-villains of the world just want to beat him up. Mark has a lot on his shoulders and graduation is just around the corner.
Mark Grayson is just like everyone else his age, except that his father is the most powerful super-hero on the planet. And now he's begun to inherit his father's powers. It all sounds okay at first, but how do you follow in your father's footsteps when you know you will never live up to his standards? Now the Guardians of the Globe are dead. The super-hero community is abuzz with the who, what, when, where, why, and how. Unbeknownst to him, Invincible is at the center of the most dramatic event to hit the super-hero community in decades.
Invincible battles the Reanimen on the campus of Upstate University. Meanwhile, unbeknownst to him trouble is brewing - trouble of Martian origin. Invincible must assemble a team of Earth's mightiest defenders to go out into space and prevent what could well be the end of mankind.
Having a father who is the most powerful superhero on the planet makes life interesting for Mark Grayson, but the high schooler's life really starts to heat up when he finds himself inheriting his father's powers.
On a trip to Africa, Mark finds himself torn between two lives: his normal life with his girlfriend Amber and his super-hero life with good friend Atom Eve. Decisions, decisions... Also in this volume: Angstrom Levy makes his move and the truth about ROBOT is revealed!.
Stranded on a far off planet, Mark Grayson must find a way to protect an entire civilization. He has the lives of millions resting on his shoulders. Why are the Viltrumites so interested in this planet and what does it have to do with Mark's father? The answers will change Mark's life forever
