Invincible: Volume 14: The Viltrumite War

  After 14 volumes and about 70 issues, the first shots of the Viltrumite War are sounded. Aiding the Coalition of Planets are everyone's favorite extra-terrestrial, Allen the Alien, a new character named Tech Jacket, as well as Invincible, his brother Oliver, and their father whom has gone to great lengths to make amends with his estranged relatives. But before the Invincible family can truly contribute to the war effort, Mark is injured so severely that his father and brother must take refuge on a desolate planet while the hero heals.

   While Invincible is in a coma, Allen and Tech Jacket are left to scrape together a ragtag team of heroes that Mark's father hinted could destroy the nearly indestructible Viltrumites in his many sci-fi works written when he was disguised as a human author. Expect to see Kirkman's take on Lobo, Talky Tawny, and even the crew of the Enterprise-D! 

    It had been a while since my last visit to the Kirkman-verse. I've waited for this volume to finally become available at my library for months. It was worth the wait, but I had to go on Wikipedia and do some follow-up research as I had forgotten some key details in my absence.

    But now that I'm caught up, I'm about to tear through about 5 volumes pretty quick. Kirkman and his trusty artist in residence Ryan Otterly have truly outdone themselves in this collection. War is hell and the Invincible creative team take the reader through hades in a journey that would make Daunte jealous. 

   But man does Kirkman really like the color of scarlet. Blood flows through every page of battle. By the end of this volume, I promise you that the Viltrumite War does come to an end but to get there it will mean that none of your favorite heroes or villains are safe- not a one!  With more twists, turns, and literal gut-wrenching action, this volume of Invincible is Worth Consuming!

   Rating: 9 out of 10 stars.