The Invisibles volume 2 #1-4 (1997)
Written by Grant Morrison
Art by Phil Jimenez & John Stokes
When I mentioned the three-issue segment in volume 1 that introduced all the extra violence and shiny things and Phil Jimenez art, I said that even though that wasn't my favorite flavor of The Invisibles, there wasn't anything boring about it. That's no longer the case. I know it was probably necessary to slow down a lot in the storytelling department, and do some recaps and reintroductions to give the hoped-for new readers an easy start... but wow, some of this stuff is lazy to the point that it drags even when things are blowing up.
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Written by Grant Morrison
Art by Phil Jimenez & John Stokes
When I mentioned the three-issue segment in volume 1 that introduced all the extra violence and shiny things and Phil Jimenez art, I said that even though that wasn't my favorite flavor of The Invisibles, there wasn't anything boring about it. That's no longer the case. I know it was probably necessary to slow down a lot in the storytelling department, and do some recaps and reintroductions to give the hoped-for new readers an easy start... but wow, some of this stuff is lazy to the point that it drags even when things are blowing up.
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