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. The flip side of BOOM! Studios’ break-out smash hit, IRREDEEMABLE, examines the hard, difficult road to changing your ways and making a difference in the world...
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Into the same narrative universe as Irredeemable—master craftsman Waid’s take on what would happen if a Superman-like hero went bad—comes Max Damage. Once the world’s most hard-bitten supervillain, he watches as the Plutonian turns from protector to destroyer in an orgy of misbehavior ranging from sexual coercion to a vast superpowered killing spree, and decides that people need someone to count on. Unfortunately, the road to redemption is peopled with a dubious crowd, including cops, former compatriots, and an underage partner (in both crime and sexual high jinks) named Jailbait. Leave it to consummate comics pro Waid (Kingdom Come) to find a new twist in the medium’s most well-trod path, and although not quite as subversive as its counterpart, and with a solid but less-imaginative visual component, Incorruptible is a thoughtful deconstruction of superheroes and a dramatic, action-packed character study. A strong, if brief, opening chapter that works fine, even without Irredeemable to pave its way. --Jesse Karp
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Mark Waid, Alabama native and current Los Angeleno, has written stories for every major comics publisher, and his seminal graphic novel, KINGDOM COME, is one of the best-selling graphic novels of all time.
Jean Diaz has had a prolific illustrating career that includes work on DC’s Wonder Woman, and IDW’s 24 DAY ZERO and 24 NIGHTFALL.
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Mark Waid, a New York Times bestselling author, has written a wider variety of well-known comics characters than any other American comics author, from Superman to the Justice League to Spider-Man to Archie and hundreds of others. His award-winning graphic novel with artist Alex Ross, KINGDOM COME, is one of the best-selling comics collections of all time. (Secretly, however, he prefers SUPERMAN: BIRTHRIGHT and his IRREDEEMABLE collections as his favorite works he's produced.)
With over twenty years of experience in his field, Waid maintains a blog at www.markwaid.com that is full of advice for beginning writers and experienced authors both.
With over twenty years of experience in his field, Waid maintains a blog at www.markwaid.com that is full of advice for beginning writers and experienced authors both.
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14 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
the other side of the coin... still comes up bleak,
By H. Bala "Me Too Can Read" (Just moved to posh Marina Del Rey, CA - where if you drop a quarter, why, you just keep on walking) - See all my reviews (TOP 100 REVIEWER) (REAL NAME)
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- Max Damage: "Even I'd believed he was always the one man in all creation we could count on to save us from ourselves. Without him, we have nobody. So I decided we needed somebody."
Mark Waid is EVIL and IRREDEEMABLE, but now he's INCORRUPTIBLE and soon probably other adjectives that shout at you in caps. INCORRUPTIBLE spins off the nasty goings-on in the IRREDEEMABLE series, and it presents the nifty flip side to the Plutonian's horrifying saga. It's inevitable that the Plutonian's going rogue would have a far-reaching domino effect. For powerhouse supervillain Max Damage, witnessing first-hand the Plutonian's wanton destruction of Sky City is a life-changing eye-opener. The Plutonian is this Earth's version of Superman - except that he's, you know, eeeevil - and when someone of such overwhelming power cracks up and goes bad, the entire human population has to cower. Things are so bad and the Plutonian is so terrifying now that the only sure way to safe harbor seems to be locating an interdimensional portal and getting the ef out of Dodge. Max Damage holes up for days, locked in deep soul-searching. He looks around and realizes that there's no one else about to step up and take on the Plutonian. Max Damage decides to step up. Mark Waid makes no bones about how much of a bad guy Max Damage was. This guy was a straight-up villain and a long-time nemesis of the Plutonian, and with Mark Waid rightfully miserly with coming across with the details, there are many questions simmering. Just how strong and invulnerable can Max get? I think we all know that, toe to toe, he's not a match for the Plutonian. In flashbacks, we see Max's past heinous actions, but has he done even worse things? Note that moments before the Plutonian began reducing Sky City into rubble, Max Damage himself was on the verge of unleashing "apocalypse in a jar." And now that Max has turned over a new leaf, does he actually have a plan, does he actually mean to stand up to the Plutonian? I dunno. Our man has got a very cool power set; he's a heavy hitter but with a peculiar frailty. Max Damage gets tougher and stronger the longer he stays awake, except that the longer he stays awake he's as vulnerable as anyone else to the impairments which go with not getting enough sleep. Of course, Max Damage is at his most vulnerable when he does first wake up, before the invulnerabality has time to set in, before he forfeits the ability to feel and taste and smell. INCORRUPTIBLE Vol. 1 reprints the first four issues of the ongoing series, and if I have a criticism for Boom! Studios it's that their trades don't put out enough issues per collection. Other than that, Boom! Studios rocks the hizzy. Now if I have a quibble about this series, it's that I'm not feelin' Jean Diaz's art. I guess it's okay, but it's, I dunno, clunky. When compared to the dynamic covers provided by John Cassaday, Dennis Calero, and Jeffrey Spokes, the interior art seems that much more lacking. But Mark Waid's storytelling skills pick up the art, dusts it off, gives it a hug, tells it it's okay. Although I wish the pace were more brisk, I understand that Waid is in the set-up stages right now. Like its sister title, INCORRUPTIBLE unveils a story arc that is dark and unsettling. Mark Waid doesn't make Max Damage's transition such an easy swallow. The man has baggage (Max, not Mark Waid, although, hmmm...). Max doesn't come across as an immediately compelling or sympathetic character, or at least I don't think so, and his unsavory relationship with his underaged teen sidekick, Jailbait, has got something to do with this. Jailbait, by the way, is not at all down with Max Damage's transformation into a good guy (And just what the heck is her power, anyway? If she has any). No one else is buying that Max has reformed. Not even the police lieutenant Damage approaches for help in rehabilitating himself. Max Damage has got his workload cut out for him. It's the size of Pluto. I got faith in Mark Waid. INCORRUPTIBLE has got a huge upside. It's cool that Waid isn't telegraphing much. I absolutely have no idea where this series is going and I'm forced to keep shelling out money to keep up with the issues. I am hooked, man.
8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Worthwhile, but doesn't meet the high bar set by its predecessor.,
By Steve G. "Steve G." (Atlanta, GA) - See all my reviews
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While enjoyable in its own right, Incorruptable Volume One is nonetheless missing some of the key ingredients that made its forebear, Irredeemable, such an unmitigated smash hit. Our protagonist, Max Damage, isn't terribly engrossing. A downright laconic fellow, he carries himself without evidencing even a hint of remorse, outrage, or any other emotion we might ascribe to a man seeking redemption. The ethical transformation he undergoes doesn't seem to pose much of a struggle for him to pull off. He's so grim and resolute that there's no sense that he has a demon on his back or that he's in danger of slipping into old habits.
The slim supporting cast doesn't do much to take up the slack. The best thing he's got is Jailbait, his supposedly underage sidekick. However, she sure doesn't look underage, and while she's a good deal more lively than Max, she really isn't the kind of entertainingly uninhibited little minx that I for one really expected (she's got sticky fingers, but isn't particularly murderous). Given that and her faithful obedience to Max's commands, Jailbait's not the effective foil for his newfound path of righteousness that she could have been. Also absent is the thrill of unraveling a mystery that we have with Irredeemable. Unlike the Plutonian, Max is always at center stage, making him a little too available for purposes of exposition. Quite plainly, Max states outright why he decided to turn over a new leaf, and it's presented with little more soul-searching than deciding one day that you'll try boxers instead of briefs. Perhaps still waters run deep, but if that's the case, I'd love to have seen that teased out a bit. All of those gualms aside, I enjoyed Waid's work and do intend to get the next trade and see how things continue to shape up. I get the feeling another shoe is going to drop, and I want to be there for it.
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Mark Waid tells the story of a villain turning into an incorruptible hero,
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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.
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