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The Invisibles, Vol. 5: Counting to None (The Invisibles #5)
Collects Volume 2, Issues #5-13
Paperback, 240 pages
Published
March 1st 1999
by Vertigo
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In the fifth installment the Invisibles deal with time travel, mind control and acquiring “The Hand of Glory”. The latter can only be figured out by King Mob astral projecting back to the 1920s where he meets a younger version of one of his Invisible contacts/mentors which leads to a brief romance. Interesting time travel arc with Ragged Robin. I found this to be the best volume so far.
Note that while it isn't required it helps to have some knowledge of the following for this particular volume:...more
Note that while it isn't required it helps to have some knowledge of the following for this particular volume:...more
I would enjoy Neal Gaiman more if he were a madman. Unfortunately, unless he starts making bookplates in the Blakean style, I don't think this will ever be remedied. He is a competent writer, and interesting, but rarely pushes the limits. Perhaps this shows that he is wise enough to recognize his own limitations, which is more than I can say for Morrison, especially in 'The Invisibles'.
Morrison never fails to push the boundaries, but this only makes it more and more apparent that he is not a vis...more
Morrison never fails to push the boundaries, but this only makes it more and more apparent that he is not a vis...more
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Here we are: the fifth graphic novel of the series and the second foray into Volume Two of the series. This book keeps up the "blockbuster" feel of the second volume while almost completely morphing back into Volume One of the series in the "Sensitive Criminals" story arc (issues 8-10).
The ultra-violent scenes and explicit (but tastefully drawn) sex which have become hallmarks of Volume Two continue to permeate this book. There's even some double agent action in this one as we see one of the mem...more
The ultra-violent scenes and explicit (but tastefully drawn) sex which have become hallmarks of Volume Two continue to permeate this book. There's even some double agent action in this one as we see one of the mem...more
An interesting volume, mostly as when the 'Hand of Glory' story started to get more in depth - that is, when King Mob does is 'Psychic trip' back to 1924 - I thought it would get kinda dull. And maybe it is (maybe this rating is more like 4.5/5 instead of 5, but Goodreads doesn't allow for fractions). But it's engaging mostly as it's told through Edith, or is it Enid, who tells from the future of meeting this King Mob who is unlike anyone else in the period, and who she may meet in the future.
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I ordered the first volume of the Invisibles and got this instead. Still had to read it anyways, and so far it's deep, weird stuff of the kind you might expect from Morrison but don't see very much from his more mainstream stories.
Gideon Stargraves is Mike Moorcock's Jerry Cornelius and Grant Morrison himself put into some cosmic blender--the Invisibles might just be Morrison's black magic philosophy spread out in a brightly colored, marvelously drawn map in which the unwitting reader absorbs b...more
Gideon Stargraves is Mike Moorcock's Jerry Cornelius and Grant Morrison himself put into some cosmic blender--the Invisibles might just be Morrison's black magic philosophy spread out in a brightly colored, marvelously drawn map in which the unwitting reader absorbs b...more
I think THE INVISIBLES would be more enjoyable on the whole if it didn't make QUITE as many pop culture references. I guess I have a distaste, by and large, for over-reference to popular culture. I mean just look at the cover of this thing, it's a tribute to a Beatles album for cryin' out loud. This is also why Y: THE LAST MAN failed to be as great as it coulda been, cuz every other page had the main character talking about a David Lynch movie or some crap. Come to think of it, this is a strengt...more
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This issue continued on with "The Hand of Glory." While I enjoyed the time bending portions of the stories, as well as the 1924 plot with Tom O'Bedlam returning, the portion with the black trains didn't keep me as engaged as I would have liked.
The artwork is still good, but there isn't quite enough Ragged Robin. I'm loving this series nonetheless, and only love it more as the stories keep going. It's a winner.
The artwork is still good, but there isn't quite enough Ragged Robin. I'm loving this series nonetheless, and only love it more as the stories keep going. It's a winner.
This series gets better and better. The plotting in the second volume is significantly better than the first, the gradual exploration of the characters' backgrounds is appealing, and I'm enjoying identifying how Philip K. Dick and others influenced the series. That said, the plot concerning Boy's theft of the hand of glory was a bit confusing.
I liked the flashbacks to Edith's time and enjoyed the group working together as always, but felt the main narrative to be muddled and mostly composed of shock value. Excited to see more of the Harlequinade and for this series to reach what will probably be a brilliant conclusion. I still want to know more about Ragged Robin but I'm absolutely sure that's yet to come.
WTF and then some, although highly enjoyably so, with a notable improvement in artwork (although poor Lord Fanny seems to get whiter with every issue...). Not sure what drugs I'd need to actually *understand* most of American Death Camp, but I'm sure understanding will bubble up eventually (and if not, well, I'm going to cheat and go with Ahimaaaz R on this one and say wotthehell archy. Worth the ride).
I have feelings about this volume! Mostly awesome feelings, but a bit of WHAAAT!? mixed in. RR is from the future? Boy had been psychically infiltrated by the enemy? But seriously, this was a great volume, with the threads from earlier stories starting to weave themselves in - almost like that whole decompressing of time thing they're talking about, right? I have the feeling that shit's about to get super real.
Full-on return to form in this volume. Morrison's honed his chaos-speak to a level that evokes meaning from phrases that would otherwise appear nonsensical. The plot moves forward at a rapid pace, moving deeper into this world where science and magic coexist. Whereas older Morrison books (such as Doom Patrol) can sometimes fall back on insanity as an excuse for why nothing makes sense, the Invisibles never hides behind any of that. It's a series that genuinely makes you question the solidity of...more
After a long time of being fascinated by the story, but not really liking/empathizing with the characters, I really like the crew, now. The bit where they were forced to self-criticize was priceless. And the stories are always a good mindscrew.
after years of procrastinating, i thought i'd give reading a recomended (by a friend) graphic novel a try. it should be a no-brainer for me right? i love words/a solid story and great illustrations...yet i couldn't hardly make it through page 50 on this one. just saying, perhaps graphic novels aren't for me, i'm too old fashioned or something i suppose.
Really liked the time travel elements of this volume, but could have done without the Hand of Glory stuff. In the end I'm not disliking this series as a whole as much as I thought I might.
As the final(?) showdown between the Invisbles and the forces of evil careens ever closer, the pressure mounts. King Mob is beginning to feel the weight of the body count, and to wonder about the consequences of being a murderer for the forces of good. Ragged Robin, who is now leading this cell of Invisibles, is revealed to be a time-traveller from the not-so-distant future, sent back to make sure that time travel is invented. And a powerful tool, the Hand of Glory, must be recovered. Even upon...more
Still not sure I know exactly what is going on (especially in the last story included in this volume), but I do know I'm enjoying this series overall.
This one has two of my favorite Invisibles stories, Sensitive Criminals and American Death Camp. I love the narrative twirling of ADC, and Sensitive Criminals has some great moments. I love the various plot points that slowly begin to get knocked down in this story. Just great stuff.
Another typically mystifying volume, more complex and wide-ranging than the succinct novelette that was "Bloody Hell in America." I feel like the story has finally stopped expanding outward, and is finally starting to contract a bit in the interest of reaching some sort of conclusion. That said, some nagging loose ends remain. Are we ever going to get back to the Marquis de Sade and his adventures is modern-day San Francisco?? This volume ends on an especially perplexing/non-sequiturial note (no...more
The most rewarding volume so far in the series. It's silly, quotable, funny, and profound. It uncovers truths like triple-u and more such.
Morrison isn't one nano-bit afraid pushing the envelope. It shouldn't matter much if he comes off incoherent more often than he should in the end for there's always the middle and the beginning to go back to.
Morrison isn't one nano-bit afraid pushing the envelope. It shouldn't matter much if he comes off incoherent more often than he should in the end for there's always the middle and the beginning to go back to.
if you like comic books and have not read the invisibles, you're an idiot.
More invisibles goodness and my favortie graphic novel title
Good, but not as good as Bloody Hell In America.
Jan 25, 2009
Andrew
rated it
5 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
people looking for a bald comic book character who isn't insufferable (Spider Jerusalem!).
See my review of volume 1.
Awesome as always.
Continues to be quite a ride. The whole hyper-sigul aspect to it is quite fascinating.
Nov 01, 2010
Federiken Masters
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Autor y Caro :D
Por lo que veo, este tomo contiene #5-13 y yo sólo tengo 8, 9 y 10, así que me faltan dos tercios del libro para leérmelo de corrido. Si consigo algún numerito más, seguro actualizo. De momento, marco la edición española de Planeta para disminuir el riesgo de que algún librarian xenófobo la elimine de un plumazo.
¡Gracias, Caro! :D
¡Gracias, Caro! :D
The storyline seems very interesting, but getting a little too confusing to follow by casual reading. I feel like I'd need all the volumes sitting in front of me and constantly flip around to understand it. Still interesting, though, even though I don't totally understand what's going on.
I did an Invisibles binge the other week and read the whole series over again. I find something new in it every time i look and find previously something i wouldn't have liked twice at before very moving. I was 21 the first time I read this and it really does improve with time.
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Scottish comic book author Grant Morrison is known for culture-jamming and the constant reinvention of his work. His often controversial books also rate amongst some of the most popular and critically-acclaimed. He is also active in screenwriting.
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