This is a cross-post from Civilian Reader's blog, reworked into the New readers... format. You can find the original post here. We're cross posting because the book fits the remit of the site, and CR kindly offered us the review, instead of writing a brand new one (why re-invent the wheel, after all). You should check out his blog, he likes the Discworld, therefore he has impeccable taste.
He has this to say about himself:
Writer: Mark Waid
He has this to say about himself:
I’m a British
globe-trotter, who is passionate about all things genre-related (novels, movies,
comics, etc.) and loves to tell people about them.
Artists: Peter Krause and Diego Baretto
Inker: Andrew Dalhouse
Inker: Andrew Dalhouse
Letterer: Ed Dukeshire
Publisher: Boom Studios
What's it about?
What if the world's greatest hero decided to become the world's greatest villain? When the Plutonian, the world's greatest hero, snaps and turns into the world's greatest villain, only his former teammates have a chance at stopping his rampage. But while on the run from the world’s most powerful and angry being, will these former teammates discover his secrets in time? How did he come to this? What became of the hope and promise once inside him? What happens to the world when its saviour betrays it? What makes a hero IRREDEEMABLE?
I’d
been considering this title for a long time, and when I finally managed
to try it out, it was this mega-edition. I really liked the idea behind
the series – it seemed so simple and yet innovative at the same time.
After reading this book, I quickly realised that all the hype about the
series is completely justified. The story is gripping, original, moving
and superbly rendered. This exceeded my already high expectations. This
was a very difficult review to write, as I really just wanted to say,
“This is incredible. Buy it.”
