Invincible: The Ultimate Collection, Vol. 3 [Hardcover]

Robert Kirkman (Author), Ryan Ottley (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 21, 2007

Collecting the formative issues in the grown of Invincible as a superhero. This volume collects Invincible's violent battle with the villainous Angstrom Levy, his reunion with his estranged father and the bloody battle with the Viltrumites. This is a can't-miss for any Invincible fan and a perfect addition to any bookshelf.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 336 pages
• Publisher: Image Comics (August 21, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1582407630
• ISBN-13: 978-1582407630
• Product Dimensions: 11.2 x 7.5 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #57,234 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #52 in Books > Comics & Graphic Novels > Publishers > Image Comics

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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Almost Perfect, September 10, 2007

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Justin Gaines (Northern Virginia) - See all my reviews
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I only recently discovered Robert Kirkman's Invincible series, having initially written it off as yet another tired Image attempt at clinging to some remaining market share. Man, am I kicking myself for not picking this book up years ago! This is probably the very finest teenage superhero saga since Marvel introduced Spider-Man back in the 60's. I know that's a bold (perhaps blasphemous) statement, but this book practically oozes that classic Lee/Ditko energy, along with elements of Superman, the Teen Titans, and the Savage Dragon. As much as I love the edgier stuff by Milllar, Bendis et al, it's good to see an author who takes such unbridled joy in an old school superhero tale.

Volume 3 in the Invincible hardcover series contains two massively important events, namely the return of way creepy villain Angstrom Levy and Mark's first encounter with his estranged father since their epic battle in volume 1. If that's not enough, Atom Eve makes a return appearance, Mark discovers some of his father's secrets, and we finally find out just what the heck Robot has been up to. This is probably the best installment in the Invincible series. It's wall-to-wall action, but it still manages to work in plenty of character development for Mark and his nothing short of stellar supporting cast (seriously, have you seen a more dynamic and diverse assortment of secondary characters since Erik Larsen's Savage Dragon?).

So why doesn't this book merit a full 5-star rating? One word: quality. The paper stock used in this collection is way thinner than what was used on previous volumes. It's darn near transparent, and takes away from the overall enjoyment of the story. Maybe that's just Image's attempt to save money, but given the book's cover price I think a better quality of paper was in order.

That aside, this is a fantastic hardcover collection of one of the absolute best comics on the market today. With luck, we'll be reading these hardcover collections of Invincible (and seeing him on lunch boxes and Happy Meal toys) for decades to come.

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3.0 out of 5 stars An unpleasant reunion with a father, a friend, and an enemy..., October 4, 2011

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N. Beitler "Avid Reader" (Aurora, IL United States) - See all my reviews
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Before I talk about this particular book, here are a few things you should know about Invincible:

* Invincible is written by Robert Kirkman and was created by Robert Kirkman and Cory Walker.

* The character first appeared in an issue of Tech Jacket - another comic written by Robert Kirkman - in November of 2002. The original issues of Tech Jacket are collected in this book: Tech Jacket Volume 1: The Boy From Earth (v. 1)

* Invincible is published by Image Comics - a company built by and dedicated to comic book writers and illustrators. Creators who publish their work at Image retain full ownership of all properties they create. Because of this, in Image comics you will regularly see things that don't occur in books published by the "Big 2" - Marvel and DC. Namely, characters that die tend to stay dead, and the overall voice of the characters remains pretty consistent, and continuity actually has some meaning.

* Invincible is one of the most popular comics published by Image. This comic and other comics written by Robert Kirkman have had such strong sales that Image invited Robert Kirkman to share in ownership of the company. He accepted.

* Invincible is an on-going comic series that has been published on nearly a monthly basis since 2003.

* Invincible story arcs have been collected into many TPBs. The first 13 of these all share titles with sit-com television shows from the 1980's.

* Invincible exists in a shared universe with other popular Image comic book characters, including Spawn, Savage Dragon, Superpatriot, Brit, Youngblood, Shadowhawk and others.

* Invincible's costume design features a large "i" on the front of it - mirroring the company logo of Image comics.

One other note: I will attempt to avoid spoilers as much as possible in this review. I enjoyed this book and feel you would best enjoy it if I don't tell you the entire plot summary in this review!

This book collects the sixth and seventh story arcs of the Invincible comic book, which are also collected, separately, in the books Invincible (Book 6): A Different World (v. 6) and Invincible (Book 7): Three's Company (v. 7).

In this book - which may be my least favorite of the series - Mark encounters some different sorts of conflicts - namely moral and interpersonal conflicts. Mark has a violent reunion with his father, an uncomfortable reunion with Atom Eve, and a reality-hopping reunion with Angstrom Levy. Mark also meets his first Viltrumites and a brother he never knew he had.

Also included in this book is an issue of The Pact (another Image comic book), and a large sketch and cover collection at the back of the book.

While not as good as the previous two hard-cover collections, this is still a good book and if you've read the first two, you'll want to pick up this one too.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An epic continuation of the best comic series out there!, March 10, 2010

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I never thought I could become such a fanboy over a comic book series but I did. Robert Kirkman delivers one of the most well written and fun to read comics I've ever had the pleasure of gracing my bookshelf with. You must buy all the volumes they are soooo good.