Postcards from Earth-2 (Part One)

This week we ask our favorite alternate reality denizen a question only he could answer. Take it away Earth-2M… How different is the Batman of Kingdom Come from Dr. Doom of the Silver Age? Earth-2M: During Kingdom Come Batman has abandoned all pretense that he was ever anything other than Batman. Wayne Manor lies in…

Which Side Are You On?

My thoughts never stray far from the Invisibles. So when my old friend CB texted me in the past hour, “What is your final take on the Invisibles?” I responded, “There is no final take. Each time I re-read it I come away with something new.” For this atheist it serves as a stand-in for…

Does It Hold Up? Hitman #34 (1999)

Over the summer a good friend (and Superman fanatic) and I were discussing some of the greatest ‘Man of Steel’ stories ever told. Sean explained one of his all-time faves was Eisner Award winning Hitman #34 by Garth Ennis , John McRea and Garry Leach. I knew very little of Hitman other than an appearance…

Does It Hold Up? Infinity Gauntlet #1 (1991)

Now that movie goers have gotten their first glimpse of Thanos and the Collector I figured Infinity Gauntlet #1 would be an ideal place for our first ‘Does it Hold Up…’ posting. Marvel’s current Avengers event is titled Infinity and since that is wrapping up soon that makes this look back even more topical. By…

Democracy of the Blade

Sean Phillips handled most of the cover chores for volume 1 of the Invisibles. However, issue 5 is a departure from that status quo and a shot at the die-cut monstrosities that littered the decade. The cover made of recycled paper included an Invisibles mission statement on the inside as well as brief synopsis of…

Auric Interference

Kudos to Grant Morrison, Steve Yeowell, Daniel Vozzo, Clem Robbins, Stuart Moore and Julie Rottenberg for bringing the first arc of the Invisibles to close. With Myrmidons closing in Dane/Jack Frost decides to become “free in ways you can’t imagine.” The Myrmidons are welcomed with a grenade (Dane must’ve pulled the pin we know he…

You’ll Not Kick Pigeons Again So Fast

“Cry when you must, laugh when you can. Shout. Scream. Run. Fly Kites. Live.” The dialogue between Dane and Tom sizzles in this issue. Clearly, Grant Morrison is at the top of his game writing what seems to be “Harold and Maude” on blue mold. When I was younger I would often quickly read through…

We’re All Receivers

In the 2nd issue of Volume I of the Invisibles, Grant Morrison and team serve up many of the themes that would go onto inspire other works of fiction like the Matrix. Throughout the run of the book, Morrison used the letters column to spout his influences and even led a sigil to save the…

Beetle Synchronicites

Since its publishing date of Sept. 1994 I’ve re-read Grant Morrison’s The Invisibles quite a few times. And I’ve always made a promise to myself I’d re-read it before the prophesized end to the Mayan calendar. After all, that’s when the culminating events of the three-volume epic take place. So many synchronicities, Karen Berger the…