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mistled's review
4.0
What I wanted out of this was [b:The Mighty|6810561|The Mighty, Vol. 1|Peter J. Tomasi|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1320475869s/6810561.jpg|7018160], but more of it, and written by Mark Waid. The Mighty answers the question "What if Superman decided, in this quest to make Earth peaceful, that the ends justified the means?" That is the story I wanted from Irredeemable.
Irredeemable is in no way that story.
Irredeemable, instead, asks the question "What if Superman lived is a world where people act the way people actually act? Where he could hear calls for help 24/7, knowing he couldn't help them all? Where he was taken for granted because he was always saving the day? Where if they weren't saved perfectly, Supes was suddenly to blame? What happens when he really does screw up and the pressures of a lifetime finally break him?"
Once I let go of the first question and embraced the second series of questions, this is a great ride. My primary complaint is how the series starts. We are not given a chance to seeSuperman Plutonian actually being a good guy. We aren't warmed up to him, so there is no betrayal for the reader. It isn't so much "Superman turns evil" as it is "Apocalypse being Apocalypse." They certainly explain that he was the greatest of Earth's heroes and that events are a shock to everyone, but I didn't actually feel it until much later in the series. Since this is an obvious Superman analogue, it doesn't distract too much, but it does enough.
While not perfect, the entire run (37 issues) is certainly worth your time if "Superman turns evil" at all tickles your fancy.
Irredeemable is in no way that story.
Irredeemable, instead, asks the question "What if Superman lived is a world where people act the way people actually act? Where he could hear calls for help 24/7, knowing he couldn't help them all? Where he was taken for granted because he was always saving the day? Where if they weren't saved perfectly, Supes was suddenly to blame? What happens when he really does screw up and the pressures of a lifetime finally break him?"
Once I let go of the first question and embraced the second series of questions, this is a great ride. My primary complaint is how the series starts. We are not given a chance to see
While not perfect, the entire run (37 issues) is certainly worth your time if "Superman turns evil" at all tickles your fancy.
ryano1124's review
5.0
A very solid series of comics that will get almost any reader into comics. A solid set-up, plot, series of characters, and build. It gets slow once every 10 issues or so but 9/10 ain't bad. Highly recommended.
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