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The Invisibles reread, part 4
The Invisibles #13-16 (1995-1996)
Written by Grant Morrison
Art: #13-15 by Jill Thompson, #16 by Paul Johnson
The closest thing we've had to a deliberate structural device in this series so far, the idea of occasional one-off stories, didn't exactly happen as intended. But late in the first chapter of this next story arc, Edith Manning* gives us a new one—basically a story outline in the guise of a mystical insight—that right away feels like an obvious and good move: the team's been shaken up by finding and losing Dane, and now they're destined to each face some kind of personal ordeal, one at a time. That's a good excuse to finally give us some idea of who these people are, and even though we're already a whole year into this story, better late than never.
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Written by Grant Morrison
Art: #13-15 by Jill Thompson, #16 by Paul Johnson
The closest thing we've had to a deliberate structural device in this series so far, the idea of occasional one-off stories, didn't exactly happen as intended. But late in the first chapter of this next story arc, Edith Manning* gives us a new one—basically a story outline in the guise of a mystical insight—that right away feels like an obvious and good move: the team's been shaken up by finding and losing Dane, and now they're destined to each face some kind of personal ordeal, one at a time. That's a good excuse to finally give us some idea of who these people are, and even though we're already a whole year into this story, better late than never.
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