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The Invisibles: The Deluxe Edition, Book Two by Grant Morrison
4.0
Wacko.
The Invisibles continues its strange journey. And I am still on board. One of the things I found lacking in the first volume was a sense of character. Thankfully, here, right out of the gate, Morrison crafts a series of story arcs that relates the origins of some of the Invisibles.
And wow. The three-issue arc about Lord Fanny is absolutely brilliant. It is the best distillation of this comic book I have yet encountered. Loopy occult-based spirituality, anarchic sense of humour, transformation as power, time's malleability, all of it is here. But — and this is the thing lacking a bit elsewhere in the comic — humanity is given space in Lord Fanny's arc. From the trauma she endures as a young prostitute to the joy she feels when given a dress as a young boy, there is a fully formed character.
Overall, this is a strong collection. The art is still competent if not mind-blowing. The narratives are still odd and sometimes confusing. But I'm enjoying it. Something this off-kilter doesn't always need to make complete sense. The insanity of this comic book is what makes it so fun.
4 Gideon Stargrave Novels out of 5
The Invisibles continues its strange journey. And I am still on board. One of the things I found lacking in the first volume was a sense of character. Thankfully, here, right out of the gate, Morrison crafts a series of story arcs that relates the origins of some of the Invisibles.
And wow. The three-issue arc about Lord Fanny is absolutely brilliant. It is the best distillation of this comic book I have yet encountered. Loopy occult-based spirituality, anarchic sense of humour, transformation as power, time's malleability, all of it is here. But — and this is the thing lacking a bit elsewhere in the comic — humanity is given space in Lord Fanny's arc. From the trauma she endures as a young prostitute to the joy she feels when given a dress as a young boy, there is a fully formed character.
Overall, this is a strong collection. The art is still competent if not mind-blowing. The narratives are still odd and sometimes confusing. But I'm enjoying it. Something this off-kilter doesn't always need to make complete sense. The insanity of this comic book is what makes it so fun.
4 Gideon Stargrave Novels out of 5