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Incorruptible #1
Incorruptible, Vol. 1
The flip side to BOOM! Studios' break-out smash hit, IRREDEEMABLE examines the hard, difficult road to changing your ways and making a difference in the world...
Super villain Max Damage had an epiphany the day The Plutonian destroyed Sky City. When The Plutonian turned his back on humanity, Max Damage decided to step up. Now Max Damage has changed his name to Max Daring and turned from his formerly selfish ways to become... INCORRUPTIBLE.
Super villain Max Damage had an epiphany the day The Plutonian destroyed Sky City. When The Plutonian turned his back on humanity, Max Damage decided to step up. Now Max Damage has changed his name to Max Daring and turned from his formerly selfish ways to become... INCORRUPTIBLE.
128 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2010
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Mark Waid
3,209 books1,296 followersMark Waid (born March 21, 1962 in Hueytown, Alabama) is an American comic book writer. He is best known for his eight-year run as writer of the DC Comics' title The Flash, as well as his scripting of the limited series Kingdom Come and Superman: Birthright, and his work on Marvel Comics' Captain America.
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January 17, 2024
2024
Finally finishing this series out just to tick it off my list. Felt basically the same way about Volume 1 as I did in the past. Meh.
Re-read 2018
3.5 stars
I liked it better this time around, but most of my original feelings on the book stand. It's not awesome enough that I'd run around flapping it in random strangers' faces demanding that they give it a chance, but it wasn't awful, either.
Original review: 2012
This left me with a sort of blah feeling.
It's not as good (by a long shot) as Irredeemable, but it was all my library had...so there you go.
With Irredeemable I could kind of see how someone who was good finally snapped and crossed the line.
However, it was sort of hard for me to get behind the er, hero in this story. His girlfriend's name is Jailbait if that gives you any idea of what we're dealing with here.
Besides that, I couldn't buy into a guy who enjoyed lighting people on fire suddenly having one of Oprah's Ah-Ha! moments.
Maybe someday I'll finish this out, but not anytime soon.
Finally finishing this series out just to tick it off my list. Felt basically the same way about Volume 1 as I did in the past. Meh.
Re-read 2018
3.5 stars
I liked it better this time around, but most of my original feelings on the book stand. It's not awesome enough that I'd run around flapping it in random strangers' faces demanding that they give it a chance, but it wasn't awful, either.
Original review: 2012
This left me with a sort of blah feeling.
It's not as good (by a long shot) as Irredeemable, but it was all my library had...so there you go.
With Irredeemable I could kind of see how someone who was good finally snapped and crossed the line.
However, it was sort of hard for me to get behind the er, hero in this story. His girlfriend's name is Jailbait if that gives you any idea of what we're dealing with here.
Besides that, I couldn't buy into a guy who enjoyed lighting people on fire suddenly having one of Oprah's Ah-Ha! moments.
Maybe someday I'll finish this out, but not anytime soon.
August 11, 2013
In Irredeemable, Mark Waid explores what would happen if one of the world's most formidable superheroes flips a switch and becomes the villain. The Plutonian turns his back on humanity and instead indulges in creating the violence and destruction he once sought to stop. When the superhero who once kept you in check has now bumped you down to number 2 on the FBI's most wanted list, what's a supervillain to do?
For Max Damage in Incorruptible, the answer is attempt to fill the void left in Sky City when its protector goes rogue. When Max realizes the Plutonian has seriously gone batshit crazy and may never recover, it causes a bit of an existential crisis. Max reveals that, no matter how terrible he was, in the back of his mind he always knew that men like the Plutonian would keep him from pushing things too far. Civilization was kept in place by the balance between good and evil. Max understands that the scales may now be permanently tipped toward chaos and anarchy, so it's up to him to try to restore balance.
This role reversal is intriguing, although by the end of volume 1 Max's redemption isn't very convincing. Sure, he destroys anything purchased with his ill-gotten gains, breaks off his sexual relationship with his underage girlfriend, brokers a peace with the local police, and tracks down some bad guys, but how genuine is he? This isn't a complaint as I'm hoping it leads to some complex character development while Max attempts to become the good guy and struggles with his criminal past, but, if not, then his conversion seems conveniently simplistic.
There's some punchy dialogue throughout and the characters are imaginative. Jailbait is the underage girlfriend of Max who can't quite come to grips with the fact that the man who introduced her to the thrilling life of crime and apparently mind-blowing sex has gone all white hat on her. Her reactions are often amusing, especially as we realize that while Max may have gone straight, she certainly doesn't intend to follow suit. Max himself has a peculiar superpower--the longer he goes without sleep, the tougher he becomes. Bullets can't pierce him. Fire can't burn him. However, the hardening of his physical self allows him only two senses: sight and sound. It's only after a good night's sleep that Max can feel all five senses before his body once again begins the hardening process.
The artwork is nothing special; while it tells the story, it does little to enhance it. In the cover gallery there is some work attributed to Rafael Albuquereque of American Vampire fame and I could only imagine how his gritty style might have taken a story like this to the next level.
Cross posted at This Insignificant Cinder
For Max Damage in Incorruptible, the answer is attempt to fill the void left in Sky City when its protector goes rogue. When Max realizes the Plutonian has seriously gone batshit crazy and may never recover, it causes a bit of an existential crisis. Max reveals that, no matter how terrible he was, in the back of his mind he always knew that men like the Plutonian would keep him from pushing things too far. Civilization was kept in place by the balance between good and evil. Max understands that the scales may now be permanently tipped toward chaos and anarchy, so it's up to him to try to restore balance.
This role reversal is intriguing, although by the end of volume 1 Max's redemption isn't very convincing. Sure, he destroys anything purchased with his ill-gotten gains, breaks off his sexual relationship with his underage girlfriend, brokers a peace with the local police, and tracks down some bad guys, but how genuine is he? This isn't a complaint as I'm hoping it leads to some complex character development while Max attempts to become the good guy and struggles with his criminal past, but, if not, then his conversion seems conveniently simplistic.
There's some punchy dialogue throughout and the characters are imaginative. Jailbait is the underage girlfriend of Max who can't quite come to grips with the fact that the man who introduced her to the thrilling life of crime and apparently mind-blowing sex has gone all white hat on her. Her reactions are often amusing, especially as we realize that while Max may have gone straight, she certainly doesn't intend to follow suit. Max himself has a peculiar superpower--the longer he goes without sleep, the tougher he becomes. Bullets can't pierce him. Fire can't burn him. However, the hardening of his physical self allows him only two senses: sight and sound. It's only after a good night's sleep that Max can feel all five senses before his body once again begins the hardening process.
The artwork is nothing special; while it tells the story, it does little to enhance it. In the cover gallery there is some work attributed to Rafael Albuquereque of American Vampire fame and I could only imagine how his gritty style might have taken a story like this to the next level.
Cross posted at This Insignificant Cinder
December 13, 2013
What would happen if one of the world’s most notorious villains suddenly was wearing a white hat? Bad guys turning over a new leaf isn’t a new concept. It’s happened before even if it is a temporary move. Magneto, Sandman, Juggernaut and Deathstroke are examples that come to mind. Mark Waid offers his take in this, the first volume, in which Max Damage, former villain, has a rare moment of conscience while watching a hero, the Plutonian, destroy a city.
What’s interesting here is Max trying to reconcile his concept of what the ideal super hero should be to his own reality. He gives up drinking, driving stolen cars, murder, his evil villain lair, using his ill gotten loot and having sex with Jailbait, his under-age, sidekick. His new mentor is a cop, but a corrupt one. Plus, it isn’t easy facing down a criminal when the police, who are still gunning for you, are trying to shoot you in the back.
The art is nothing spectacular, merely serviceable.
What’s interesting here is Max trying to reconcile his concept of what the ideal super hero should be to his own reality. He gives up drinking, driving stolen cars, murder, his evil villain lair, using his ill gotten loot and having sex with Jailbait, his under-age, sidekick. His new mentor is a cop, but a corrupt one. Plus, it isn’t easy facing down a criminal when the police, who are still gunning for you, are trying to shoot you in the back.
The art is nothing spectacular, merely serviceable.
July 4, 2024
A spin-off from Irredeemable meant to be the mirror opposite of that book. Instead of a superhero snapping and going full villain, here a callous and amoral killer has an epiphany upon seeing the Plutonian's devastating rampage on Sky City and decides to become a hero. But Max Damage doesn't go directly after the Plutonian, choosing to fight crime and rescue people on a daily basis in the trenches of an unnamed city that was only crippled by a Plutonian flyby.
Seeing how evil Max Damage was in the past it's hard to get behind his redemption arc. At least the Harley Quinn-like antics of his sidekick, Jailbait, are occasionally amusing.
I'm in for the long haul, so I hope this picks up as the series progresses.
Seeing how evil Max Damage was in the past it's hard to get behind his redemption arc. At least the Harley Quinn-like antics of his sidekick, Jailbait, are occasionally amusing.
I'm in for the long haul, so I hope this picks up as the series progresses.
July 15, 2016
Not as good as Irredeemable, but still an enjoyable read.
July 30, 2022
Incorruptível é uma série de HQ da Boom! Enterteinment, de Mark Waid, que corre em parelelo com Imperdoável. Em Imperdoável o maior super-herói da Terra, o Plutoniano se torna malvado. Isso muito antes de Injustice, claro. Já em Incorruptível, Max Destrutor, o maior inimigo do Plutoniano, vendo toda a destruição do arquiadversário, tem um "click" na mente e começa a fazer o bem ou, pelo menos, tentar fazê-lo. Max já começa rejeitando sua amante, Ninfeta, uma supervilã menor de idade que também é seu braço direito. Mas os planos de Max Detrutor são de impedir a destruição do Plutoniano e salvar a Terra. Quanto menos Max dorme, mais forte e inteligente ele fica, mas a privação de sono também cobra seu preço. Achei incorruptível um quadrinho muito interessante, inovador até certo ponto, mas com uma arte bastante desigual, que vai do realismo para o cartunesco em algumas poucas edições. Para mim, o cartunesco não combinou nada com a proposta da revista em quadrinhos. A arte realmente é um ponto fraco da HQ. Contudo, se você valoriza o roteiro em detrimento da arte, é possível que vá curtir Incorruptível.
September 5, 2020
3.5 stars. While not as good as the first volume of Irredeemable, this was till pretty nice. This is the polar opposite of the other book. Here a know super villain has seen the Plutonians fall from grace brutally and personally. It has changed him to wanting to be a good guy, figuring someone has to stop this Plutonian. This has a very slight cheese factor but I was still into it.
December 1, 2020
It's a neat idea, adequately executed. I probably should have read Irredeemable first, but the neat idea in that book seems more mean-spirited so I'm not bothered that I skipped it. If I find more of these going cheap, I might read further, but there wasn't a whole lot to cling to and the character of Jailbait made me feel a little queasy.
January 31, 2011
Although I was impressed with Waid's Irredeemable to the Nth degree, this book made little to no serious impression whatsoever.
The character writing seems stiff and the dialogue in this series becomes almost comedic during some interchanges, but not purposefully. I had thought that this book might match the seriousness of the situations outlined in Irredeemable, but was mistaken. It has instead seemed to fill as countermeasure to the grave tone set out with the Plutonian storyline- and has given us something a bit campy.
I am willing to give this first volume a slightly higher rating that it may merit in hopes that the story picks up in volume 2. I would like to see stronger artwork, stronger paneling and stronger dialogue. I would much prefer this to be a well-written black comedy than a campy one without much merit.
Think Cohen Brothers, Mr. Waid and not Jerry Lewis.
The character writing seems stiff and the dialogue in this series becomes almost comedic during some interchanges, but not purposefully. I had thought that this book might match the seriousness of the situations outlined in Irredeemable, but was mistaken. It has instead seemed to fill as countermeasure to the grave tone set out with the Plutonian storyline- and has given us something a bit campy.
I am willing to give this first volume a slightly higher rating that it may merit in hopes that the story picks up in volume 2. I would like to see stronger artwork, stronger paneling and stronger dialogue. I would much prefer this to be a well-written black comedy than a campy one without much merit.
Think Cohen Brothers, Mr. Waid and not Jerry Lewis.
June 20, 2019
It's fun going back to the Irredeemable universe and seeing certain things from a different perspective. I'm not quite sold on the concept just yet. Don't really need a reason for why Max had a change of heart but other than him constantly yelling at people and saying he's trying to help while they are shooting at him, I'm not sure where this can go. There's also something about the art that I dislike, but can't put my finger on it.
Reading this for free through the graphitecomics website.
Reading this for free through the graphitecomics website.
April 5, 2012
Max Damage had it easy. He was the king of crime in Sky City and was rated the FBI’s most wanted criminal. Then he was bumped down to number two on that list by the world’s greatest super hero, the Plutonian. The Plutonian lost his mind and has gone on a worldwide rampage murdering and destroying anything that dares come near him. Max Damage has seen what is happening and now he is changing his ways. Incorruptible is the comic book series focusing on Max Damage and his turn from evil to good. This is a look at the first four issues of the comic written by Mark Waid with art by Jean Diaz from publisher BOOM! Studios.
The characters created by Waid are a lot of fun. From Max Damage to his sidekick Jailbait to the police lieutenant who is the only person who believes Damage has gone straight. The characters are not your typical comic characters and have fun traits that make them very exciting and not some over used cliché.
Max Damage is the villain who has decided everything about his life up until he met the new Plutonian was wrong. No more bank robberies no more using the secret base and hot car that were purchased with blood money. He has gone straight but no one can believe that he wants to protect Sky City.
Jailbait is the former underage girlfriend of Max Damage. Because she is not of legal age Damage is no longer interested in a romantic relationship. The sixteen year old girl does not quite know what to make of the new Damage and her struggles with it are humorous especially when she tries to continue the life of crime under Damage’s nose.
Lieutenant Armadale is the cop who believes Damage’s story of seeing the light. With the police force of Sky City seriously depleted due to the Plutonian he is thankful for the help even if Damage’s methods aren’t quite up to police code. A spotty history himself, he manages to be a good sounding board for Damage. Waid makes good use of the Lieutenant to explore all the characters in the story. Armadale’s bickering with Jailbait is a highlight of the book.
The art of Diaz has a raw look to it fits very nicely into this story and the art of the characters is clear but carries a certain edge to it. The world is getting bleaker everyday and the art captures it on each page. The coloring of Andrew Dalhouse compliments Diaz’s style and adds a lot of texture. It creates a moody feel that engages you into the story.
The decision: The premise of world’s worst criminal turning his malicious mind to good is a new one. Waid started to build this universe of a super hero gone bad in the series Irredeemable which tells the story of the Plutonian. Now with Incorruptible he has done the opposite and told the story of the villain who has turned hero. The adventures of Max Damage and Jailbait have a lot of appeal and good humor mixed into the bleak and mature themes of the story.
The characters created by Waid are a lot of fun. From Max Damage to his sidekick Jailbait to the police lieutenant who is the only person who believes Damage has gone straight. The characters are not your typical comic characters and have fun traits that make them very exciting and not some over used cliché.
Max Damage is the villain who has decided everything about his life up until he met the new Plutonian was wrong. No more bank robberies no more using the secret base and hot car that were purchased with blood money. He has gone straight but no one can believe that he wants to protect Sky City.
Jailbait is the former underage girlfriend of Max Damage. Because she is not of legal age Damage is no longer interested in a romantic relationship. The sixteen year old girl does not quite know what to make of the new Damage and her struggles with it are humorous especially when she tries to continue the life of crime under Damage’s nose.
Lieutenant Armadale is the cop who believes Damage’s story of seeing the light. With the police force of Sky City seriously depleted due to the Plutonian he is thankful for the help even if Damage’s methods aren’t quite up to police code. A spotty history himself, he manages to be a good sounding board for Damage. Waid makes good use of the Lieutenant to explore all the characters in the story. Armadale’s bickering with Jailbait is a highlight of the book.
The art of Diaz has a raw look to it fits very nicely into this story and the art of the characters is clear but carries a certain edge to it. The world is getting bleaker everyday and the art captures it on each page. The coloring of Andrew Dalhouse compliments Diaz’s style and adds a lot of texture. It creates a moody feel that engages you into the story.
The decision: The premise of world’s worst criminal turning his malicious mind to good is a new one. Waid started to build this universe of a super hero gone bad in the series Irredeemable which tells the story of the Plutonian. Now with Incorruptible he has done the opposite and told the story of the villain who has turned hero. The adventures of Max Damage and Jailbait have a lot of appeal and good humor mixed into the bleak and mature themes of the story.
July 13, 2016
Well told and a wonderful set up.
So yes this is the mirror of 'Irredeemable' and it's pretty good. Well written and interesting, though not highly original.
World: The art is good, it has the same tone and feel of it's companion series so it fits together well. The sense of motion is still not present but the facial expressions are great. The world building is strong and tied into story and character. No info dumps here. Good stuff. The premise is not totally original but it's done well.
Story: Treads territory that has been covered before, but that being said it was entertaining. This is a testament to Waid's ability as an author. Very quickly paced and direct the story is good. The characters are interesting and the dynamic good. Expected arc but done well.
Characters: Max is good, he's a power house and acts like one. Full of personality. Jailbait is exactly what she needs to be, towing that really delicate character line. The captain which name eludes me at this moment is also great. The three make a good dynamic and offer some spark and good dialog.
A good start, well told though familiar territory.
Onward to the next book!
So yes this is the mirror of 'Irredeemable' and it's pretty good. Well written and interesting, though not highly original.
World: The art is good, it has the same tone and feel of it's companion series so it fits together well. The sense of motion is still not present but the facial expressions are great. The world building is strong and tied into story and character. No info dumps here. Good stuff. The premise is not totally original but it's done well.
Story: Treads territory that has been covered before, but that being said it was entertaining. This is a testament to Waid's ability as an author. Very quickly paced and direct the story is good. The characters are interesting and the dynamic good. Expected arc but done well.
Characters: Max is good, he's a power house and acts like one. Full of personality. Jailbait is exactly what she needs to be, towing that really delicate character line. The captain which name eludes me at this moment is also great. The three make a good dynamic and offer some spark and good dialog.
A good start, well told though familiar territory.
Onward to the next book!
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September 7, 2013Irredeemable was Waid's initially excellent series predicated on one simple idea: what if Superman finally got fed up with everyone's shit? This is the companion piece, with a supervillain looking at the resulting carnage and deciding to go straight. It feels like a spin-off created because they knew it would sell, rather than a part of the story that needed to be told, but it has its charms, many of them down to the sulkiness of the protagonist's teen sidekick, Jailbait, who's not terribly impressed with his new respect for the law, and in particular the one regarding her being underage. "You let me fight the Hentai Brothers in a cage match because you said it was hot! And I won! And it *was* hot!"
May 13, 2010
A companion series to the truly thrilling IRREDEEMABLE, this one does not hold up nearly as well. The main character seems inconsistent, and his motivations are sketchy at best.
That said, it is Mark Waid, and this is only the first trade. I'll be keeping an eye on this one to see how it develops.
And if worse comes to worse and INCORRUPTIBLE sucks throughout, IRREDEEMABLE is still a milestone work of sequential art.
That said, it is Mark Waid, and this is only the first trade. I'll be keeping an eye on this one to see how it develops.
And if worse comes to worse and INCORRUPTIBLE sucks throughout, IRREDEEMABLE is still a milestone work of sequential art.
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June 20, 2010The flipside to Mark Waid's Irredeemable, this story follows a super villain turning good after (let's just say) a traumatic incident. I didn't find it as interesting as Irredeemable as it follows in a more traditional comic-booky story arch with stock characters. It's a lot tougher showing someone turning good than it is the other way around. For a good example of this subject, see Burgess Meredith's wacky masterpiece The Yin and Yang of Mr. Go, starring Jeff Bridges.
November 28, 2010
After three issues of Incorruptible, the freshness of this storyline is wearing off, and Waid's pedestrian dialogue is starting to grate on me. I'm feeling less and less of the fun of new things, and I could really care less about the main character here. He's pretty much the epitome of two-dimensional: sociopath turns good, little nuance and a lot of meh. Disappointing.
July 9, 2013
The premise seems pretty artificial, placed against the backdrop of Irredeemable. Like its sibling, it also lacks depth. Nonetheless, it's still a lot of fun.
June 9, 2015
I really enjoyed how this series started. I've yet to read Irredeamable so maybe that will affect my views on this one but as of right now 4 stars!
October 26, 2016
Very nice artwork. A nice spin on the old 'good-guy-gone-bad' storyline, this is 'bad-guy=gone-good'! Fun to see his old associates trying to deal with this major shift!
December 21, 2015
Interesting concept. I'll carry on reading the series and try out Irredeemable.
May 31, 2023
Max Damage is a super-criminal in Sky City, the home of superhero The Plutonian (a Superman knockoff). Max's newest problem is The Plutonian losing his mind and turning into the worst supervillain ever (see Irredeemable). After spending a month thinking about the situation, Max has decided he needs to step up and become a hero. He has a hard time convincing people like his sidekick Jailbait (an underage female who likes the wicked lifestyle) and the police commissioner. Max starts off by letting the police know about his gang's next job, leading to their arrest. Also, he gets rid of all his ill-gotten gains. That includes torching his vault with 4.2 million dollars in it. The commissioner and Jailbait have a really hard time with that one too. Max wants to be on the up-and-up. He starts working his way through problems as they come, like an ex-associate who is profiting off of his "get superpowers quick" experiments that don't work so well but are easy to market to the desperate populace.
Max is a very interesting character. While Irredeemable told the story of why a Superman-like hero would turn to evil, this book takes on a more interesting and, to me, plausible challenge...how would a villain turn over a new leaf and become a hero? Even after a month thinking about it, Max still makes some mistakes here and there. Turning himself 180 degrees is not easy, especially when everyone thinks he's playing some sort of game or lost his mind. The reader has an easy time rooting for Max, especially when he does the right thing in little situations like not sleeping with his underage sidekick anymore. The story is a nice twist on the hero's journey.
The art is not the best. Max's face sometimes looks different from issue to issue. The book has some nice splash pages for big scenes, though the rest is fairly standard comic-book fare. Even though Jailbait has a skin-tight outfit and wants to be exploited, the artist treats her with more respect than she has for herself, so there are good aspects to the art.
Recommended--this is a more intriguing premise than the original series.
Max is a very interesting character. While Irredeemable told the story of why a Superman-like hero would turn to evil, this book takes on a more interesting and, to me, plausible challenge...how would a villain turn over a new leaf and become a hero? Even after a month thinking about it, Max still makes some mistakes here and there. Turning himself 180 degrees is not easy, especially when everyone thinks he's playing some sort of game or lost his mind. The reader has an easy time rooting for Max, especially when he does the right thing in little situations like not sleeping with his underage sidekick anymore. The story is a nice twist on the hero's journey.
The art is not the best. Max's face sometimes looks different from issue to issue. The book has some nice splash pages for big scenes, though the rest is fairly standard comic-book fare. Even though Jailbait has a skin-tight outfit and wants to be exploited, the artist treats her with more respect than she has for herself, so there are good aspects to the art.
Recommended--this is a more intriguing premise than the original series.
March 16, 2018
It's somewhat remarkable how different Incorruptible is from its "parent title", Irredeemable Premier Edition Volume One. While Irredeemable tells the story of a long-time superhero who seemingly cracks and becomes a genocidal supervillain, Incorruptible tells the story of a supervillain who was set to commit his own act of genocide when he sees The Plutonian (the rogue hero from Irredeemable) has started killing people, and decides he needs to become a superhero and stop The Plutonian.
It could have worked.
Instead, we are treated to a story where a guy who is still a complete scumbag is supposed to be seen as Trying To Be A Hero. Look at how he decides to stop sleeping with his underage partner-in-crime named Jailbait. He should get a cookie for that, right?
Everything about this comic is cheap and exploitative. It's difficult to believe it's written by the same person as Irredeemable. I mean, the main character of the book is Max Damage. With his partner, Jailbait. It sounds like some shitty, Howard Chaykin hackjob. I can't find any interviews where Waid says he's embarrassed to have produced this title, but he should be.
It gets two stars because Jean Diaz's art is far better than this story deserves.
I don't recommend it. But if I had to, I'd recommend it to people who still look forward to Frank Miller books, people who confuse "gritty" with "interesting", and people who stay in abusive relationships because they believe it will get better.
It could have worked.
Instead, we are treated to a story where a guy who is still a complete scumbag is supposed to be seen as Trying To Be A Hero. Look at how he decides to stop sleeping with his underage partner-in-crime named Jailbait. He should get a cookie for that, right?
Everything about this comic is cheap and exploitative. It's difficult to believe it's written by the same person as Irredeemable. I mean, the main character of the book is Max Damage. With his partner, Jailbait. It sounds like some shitty, Howard Chaykin hackjob. I can't find any interviews where Waid says he's embarrassed to have produced this title, but he should be.
It gets two stars because Jean Diaz's art is far better than this story deserves.
I don't recommend it. But if I had to, I'd recommend it to people who still look forward to Frank Miller books, people who confuse "gritty" with "interesting", and people who stay in abusive relationships because they believe it will get better.
June 4, 2017
Honestly, I enjoyed "Incorruptible" way more than "Irredeemable". I that's because the journey from bad guy to good guy -- like, truly good guy -- is way harder and possibly more personal than good guy to bad guy.
From a good guy's perspective, you can see all the sin and evil and filth and as long as your moral code holds, you can resist it. But if your code fails, well, then, it's open season on evil and debauchery.
But to come the other way is, I feel, a lot less clear. Whilst you're in the bad place, you can do whatever the hell you want, to whom you want, with whom you want. If you want to reverse that, what's your moral compass? This journey is a lot more personal and less Universe-shaking than the other way.
So, "Incorruptible" is my pick over "Irredeemable". But, you can't have the one without the other. :)
From a good guy's perspective, you can see all the sin and evil and filth and as long as your moral code holds, you can resist it. But if your code fails, well, then, it's open season on evil and debauchery.
But to come the other way is, I feel, a lot less clear. Whilst you're in the bad place, you can do whatever the hell you want, to whom you want, with whom you want. If you want to reverse that, what's your moral compass? This journey is a lot more personal and less Universe-shaking than the other way.
So, "Incorruptible" is my pick over "Irredeemable". But, you can't have the one without the other. :)
July 12, 2017
In a world where a superman goes rogue in a genocidal way, the villians have to explore their place in the new world.
I really enjoyed Irredeemable and like most people thought that Incorruptible wasn't quite as innovative. The main problem with it is that it is more farcical than it is intresting. This is the sort of project I would expect from Mark Millar, not Mark Waid. There are some good elements and it does a decent job of expanding the world that Waid created, it just would have benefited from taking itself a bit more seriously.
I really enjoyed Irredeemable and like most people thought that Incorruptible wasn't quite as innovative. The main problem with it is that it is more farcical than it is intresting. This is the sort of project I would expect from Mark Millar, not Mark Waid. There are some good elements and it does a decent job of expanding the world that Waid created, it just would have benefited from taking itself a bit more seriously.
May 8, 2018
Mark Waid gives us the flip side of the Irredeemable Saga in this companion series, as former indestructible bad guy Max Damage sees the horror unleashed by a "Superman Gone Insane," and goes from super villain to hero on his terms (a man with no moral code or honor becomes almost too good to be true to set an example of what a hero should be). Some shaky moments lifting the concept off the ground since this is a trickier series to write than Irredeemable, but so far, equally enjoyable and addictive.
May 22, 2018
Almost really good, ultimately feels like wasted potential. Intended to be a limited series, but comes off as though there was not an intended direction for the series. Spends way too much time on an antagonist that makes no sense for the setting. Mainly fun for the clever world-building. Has really no effect on the primary series this is a spin off of, so you can read Irredeemable in its entirety before starting this series (there was a crossover, but it carries nothing from this series over to it, except "The main character of this book was the Plutonion's primary villain").
March 21, 2018
A companion piece to the wonderful Irredeemable - a story about Superman going insane. This focusses on a super villain of that world, who decides to try and become as good as Superman becomes evil.
And it's... okay. But problematic.
And it's... okay. But problematic.
October 1, 2018
So, it's kind Reverse Batman? But it seems to be more crude than insightful at this point.
Also, I don't get how this takes place following Irredeemable because the Plutonian could bring all of this to a halt.
Also, I don't get how this takes place following Irredeemable because the Plutonian could bring all of this to a halt.
December 4, 2023
A fascinating premise executed sloppily. Max is a genuinely compelling lead whose journey had me engaged all throughout, but this clearly was not planned out to the extent Irredeemable was, the number of plots and characters that went nowhere was quite frustrating
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