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Incorruptible Vol. 5; issues 17-20
Incorruptible Vol. 5
The flip side of Mark Waid's Eisner and Harvey Award-nominated series IRREDEEMABLE. Humanity needs a savior...and Max Damage is determined to be INCORRUPTIBLE! But it's hard to stay noble when the world still thinks you're at the top of the criminal food chain. What happens when the world's most infamous supervillain tries to become its greatest hero? Find out in Volume 5 of this super-powered hit series.
103 pages, Kindle Edition
First published November 1, 2011
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Mark Waid
3,198 books1,290 followersMark Waid (born March 21, 1962 in Hueytown, Alabama) is an American comic book writer. He is best known for his eight-year run as writer of the DC Comics' title The Flash, as well as his scripting of the limited series Kingdom Come and Superman: Birthright, and his work on Marvel Comics' Captain America.
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January 28, 2024
Just when you're starting to think you might like Max, his past comes back to haunt him.
When he tries to get the old D.A. to take over as the mayor of Coalville it is revealed that he . <--yikes!
This sets Armandale into a tailspin causing him to fall off the wagon and reveal this little nugget of information to Alana whilst drunk as a skunk.
He's captured by lackeys of the bad guy who (thanks to Alana!) knows his weakness and exploits it.
Max's rescue comes from a character we haven't seen in a few volumes and somehow manages to leave you with a smile on your face at the end of the volume.
An interesting volume.
When he tries to get the old D.A. to take over as the mayor of Coalville it is revealed that he . <--yikes!
This sets Armandale into a tailspin causing him to fall off the wagon and reveal this little nugget of information to Alana whilst drunk as a skunk.
He's captured by lackeys of the bad guy who (thanks to Alana!) knows his weakness and exploits it.
Max's rescue comes from a character we haven't seen in a few volumes and somehow manages to leave you with a smile on your face at the end of the volume.
An interesting volume.
August 31, 2016
Wake-up call: 5:45 AM
Yes, but the Continental Breakfast is free!
Comic Book Rule #21 – Never trust the fat, balding, incredibly wealthy businessman who just wants to “help”. Never. Said businessman will usually have some sort of secret agenda – power, spread of chaos to solidify power, corner market on faux watermelon flavored alcohol for power reasons, more money to buy more power, something-something power, something-power-something...
Not too many people are taking Max Damage’s change of heart seriously enough. Even his old nogoodnik buddies are having a hard time buying into the new found good intentions.
Cry havoc and let loose a bunch of unrepentant villains on the city ofTownsville Coalsville.
Comic Book Rule #38 – If a super hero has a weakness that’s supposed to be a secret, it won’t stay secret for long and it won’t take long for that once secret weakness to be exploited.
Guess who’s on the other end of the scope?
Bottom Line: This volume measures up well to Waid’s companion series, Irredeemable. Most of the books have been middling at the worst, but this one zings and is easily the best in the series so far.
Favorite villain names: Safeword, Charlie Hustle.
Yes, but the Continental Breakfast is free!
Comic Book Rule #21 – Never trust the fat, balding, incredibly wealthy businessman who just wants to “help”. Never. Said businessman will usually have some sort of secret agenda – power, spread of chaos to solidify power, corner market on faux watermelon flavored alcohol for power reasons, more money to buy more power, something-something power, something-power-something...
Not too many people are taking Max Damage’s change of heart seriously enough. Even his old nogoodnik buddies are having a hard time buying into the new found good intentions.
Cry havoc and let loose a bunch of unrepentant villains on the city of
Comic Book Rule #38 – If a super hero has a weakness that’s supposed to be a secret, it won’t stay secret for long and it won’t take long for that once secret weakness to be exploited.
Guess who’s on the other end of the scope?
Bottom Line: This volume measures up well to Waid’s companion series, Irredeemable. Most of the books have been middling at the worst, but this one zings and is easily the best in the series so far.
Favorite villain names: Safeword, Charlie Hustle.
July 8, 2024
Max Damage is intent on protecting Coalville and tries to gather some allies, but villains who wish the city harm are gathering faster.
For a story about redemption, it spends less time redeeming Max and more time showing us why his reputation is pretty much . . . well . . . irredeemable?
And the supporting cast isn't much better. There is just no one in this book I can care about.
For a story about redemption, it spends less time redeeming Max and more time showing us why his reputation is pretty much . . . well . . . irredeemable?
And the supporting cast isn't much better. There is just no one in this book I can care about.
July 17, 2016
Better than I expected.
World: The art is great, full of emotion and character. The world building was also on point and strong. We got more of a glimpse of the bigger picture but also strong Max character development.
Story: Better than I expected it to be. The confrontations and dialog was great and it was all tied to the characters which somewhat redeem themselves. I did feel the Alabama story was a bit rushed having just received the lair. But it does fix the characters issues I was having, albeit very conveniently. The end was great, poetic and unexpected. I love monologues and this one had a good one.
Characters: A lot better. Still so iffy choices but there was some proper drama this arc that was character based and that made me enjoy this arc more. I'm interested to see what happens to Max and Alana and also the character that showed up at the end.
Better and more drama based made for an interesting read.
Onward to the next book!
World: The art is great, full of emotion and character. The world building was also on point and strong. We got more of a glimpse of the bigger picture but also strong Max character development.
Story: Better than I expected it to be. The confrontations and dialog was great and it was all tied to the characters which somewhat redeem themselves. I did feel the Alabama story was a bit rushed having just received the lair. But it does fix the characters issues I was having, albeit very conveniently. The end was great, poetic and unexpected. I love monologues and this one had a good one.
Characters: A lot better. Still so iffy choices but there was some proper drama this arc that was character based and that made me enjoy this arc more. I'm interested to see what happens to Max and Alana and also the character that showed up at the end.
Better and more drama based made for an interesting read.
Onward to the next book!
February 23, 2016
Loved MD's search for an honest man.
August 25, 2013
In this volume, Max finds himself attacked by supervillains who haven't signed on with the Paradigm's reform program. Alana reveals who she's been working with, and Max is offered a whole lot of power, from the man who was behind the White Supremacists.
Max goes on a hunt for the man he considers the most honest in all Coalville, and when he finds him and asks for his help, we (and Armadale) find out just how evil Max really was and what he did to this man.
Max ends up captured by some of the folks he's been fighting against, and is rescued by an unexpected friend, though we're left unsure of what shape he's in...
The narrative heats up here, as we balance the desire Max has to be good against how bad he was, and wonder how much someone can redeem themselves, or reform, or if it's all just a matter of survival and opportunism.
We also see how those allied with Max always find themselves being targeted or hurt, and just how alone Max might really be, and how even though Plutonian is gone, the planet is in very bad shape, and disaster profiteering is alive and well in this new world.
Still very entertaining, and I find Max a very fascinating character, though I also really enjoy Lt. Armadale and his struggles as well. A great series, well worth reading, though start from Vol 1.
Max goes on a hunt for the man he considers the most honest in all Coalville, and when he finds him and asks for his help, we (and Armadale) find out just how evil Max really was and what he did to this man.
Max ends up captured by some of the folks he's been fighting against, and is rescued by an unexpected friend, though we're left unsure of what shape he's in...
The narrative heats up here, as we balance the desire Max has to be good against how bad he was, and wonder how much someone can redeem themselves, or reform, or if it's all just a matter of survival and opportunism.
We also see how those allied with Max always find themselves being targeted or hurt, and just how alone Max might really be, and how even though Plutonian is gone, the planet is in very bad shape, and disaster profiteering is alive and well in this new world.
Still very entertaining, and I find Max a very fascinating character, though I also really enjoy Lt. Armadale and his struggles as well. A great series, well worth reading, though start from Vol 1.
August 9, 2016
Max Damage is the small micro corner of Mark Waid's universe at Boom! Studios. While enjoyable this volume in many ways felt like a fast food meal. Over in seconds. Max is trapped, and manages to escape the trap (I mean we all know volume 6 is coming soon), so this installment centers on small pieces. Alana Patel's determination to do something right for the city. Louis Armadale's seemingly rising to the moment, and then....
The question is whether the tease that Max murdered the 12 year old son of a federal prosecutor will be explored and resolved in a manner that makes this character's search for redemption workable.
The question is whether the tease that Max murdered the 12 year old son of a federal prosecutor will be explored and resolved in a manner that makes this character's search for redemption workable.
August 3, 2013
Incorruptible continues to run at its height. Its great to see Max really learning the limits of his abilities, and to simultaneously see the past continue to haunt him. This was all around a tense and exciting volume. My only complaint is the ending, which is nebulous enough to make a pretty bad stopping point -- highlighting the problems of Boom!'s running four issues a TPB no matter what.
December 20, 2011
Quite an improvement in story over the previous volume. The artwork is still pretty hit and miss for me though, and more often just looks sloppy and rushed.
February 14, 2017
That ending...damn that was good.
April 19, 2020
Some random weirdness here but I like this series
August 16, 2023
Max Damage continues his campaign to be a hero as the citizens of Coalville try to get back to a normal life. Max's past actions and allies come back to haunt him. He tries to recruit a district attorney to lead the city but he did something exceptionally horrible to the DA's family. The DA is not convinced. A group of villains is forming up to create their own rules for Coalville. They try to recruit Max but he is not convinced. And there might be a sinister plot behind everything that's happening.
The forward momentum of the story slows to a crawl as the comic seems to shift to more character development. Unfortunately, they are not doing a good job developing the characters, so the story is less interesting. I haven't completely lost my interest but the series is skating on thin ice. Happily, the art has shifted away from the exploitative depiction of women.
Mildly recommended.
The forward momentum of the story slows to a crawl as the comic seems to shift to more character development. Unfortunately, they are not doing a good job developing the characters, so the story is less interesting. I haven't completely lost my interest but the series is skating on thin ice. Happily, the art has shifted away from the exploitative depiction of women.
Mildly recommended.
May 22, 2018
Almost really good, ultimately feels like wasted potential. Intended to be a limited series, but comes off as though there was not an intended direction for the series. Spends way too much time on an antagonist that makes no sense for the setting. Mainly fun for the clever world-building. Has really no effect on the primary series this is a spin off of, so you can read Irredeemable in its entirety before starting this series (there was a crossover, but it carries nothing from this series over to it, except "The main character of this book was the Plutonion's primary villain").
August 18, 2024
I really love this series’ twists on and ideas for villains. And their names. It’s a great mix of. Classic tropes and Venture Brothers silliness, and this volume really shines because of it. The arc villain really focuses in on Max’s problems and I’m really curious where this goes.
June 24, 2017
JAILBAIT TO THE RESCUE!
Max Damage is pushed to the limit by crooked-cop, Bellamy.
Max Damage is pushed to the limit by crooked-cop, Bellamy.
December 23, 2018
Waid just threw in a lot more villains. Some of them are OK. Maybe the others would also be OK if they were developed, but it looks like he's really only going to develop one.
August 11, 2021
wish I had an omnibus
April 22, 2012
Seeking a new path, Max Damage and his new PR person Alana Patel agree to meet with shifty billionaire Hayes Bellamy in order to help restore law and order in the city. While Alana sees the new headquarters, weapons, and resources as a fresh opportunity, Max is uneasy about being "used" to help fix the damage done. Our characters find themselves on the receiving end of tough decisions: Alana must contend with the truth about Bellamy, Max must battle back the ghosts of slain civilians, and Detective Armitage falls back off the wagon with aplomb. Luckily for our cast, the original Jailbait makes a grand return, hopefully to light the way back towards righting the ship. While things are moving a little choppier in this volume, it still provides a great read.
May 10, 2012
In this volume of Incorruptible Max tries to find a way to bolster up the city with the help of Bellamy who finally shows his true colors. Max is overrun by villains who refuse Paradigm offer of amnesty and Armadale finds out about what was possibly the worse thing Max ever did and it throws him over the edge.
While Plutonian is finally gone the world is still having trouble getting back on it's feet. Max is still having lots of trouble overcoming his past behavior (as he kind of should.) There was an unexpected visitor at the end and I can't wait to see how she's going to be involved in the next volume.
While Plutonian is finally gone the world is still having trouble getting back on it's feet. Max is still having lots of trouble overcoming his past behavior (as he kind of should.) There was an unexpected visitor at the end and I can't wait to see how she's going to be involved in the next volume.
November 10, 2011
After a fairly dry patch, Incorruptible finally gets interesting again, as Max Payne realizes that, as a villain whose specialty was punching things a lot and then stealing stuff, he's not very well qualified to rebuild society.
But who is? Sadly, the sort of folks who have every reason to mistrust and hate Max Payne ...
The artwork is halfway decent, and Waid makes the lurch forward in a fairly coherent fashion. This volume kept me going with this series; well done.
But who is? Sadly, the sort of folks who have every reason to mistrust and hate Max Payne ...
The artwork is halfway decent, and Waid makes the lurch forward in a fairly coherent fashion. This volume kept me going with this series; well done.
April 17, 2012
The book has been drifting since the Plutonian was captured (over in Irredeemable) and this volume continues that drift, with a bunch of storylines that don't seem to amount to much. The build-up is very quick, with little payoff. Perhaps that's more realistic (say, if a super villain really did try to redeem himself and change the world, he wouldn't be very good at it and it wouldn't happen very quickly) but it makes for a unsatisfying read.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
April 29, 2013
I can't name a single moment or event, but this series started gradually winning me over this volume and my opinion of it changed from "good" to "quite good." I think it's most likely due to the depth and complexity that has been building from the series start, the added dimensions to Max and other characters that we get to see thanks to more time for them to change and more time for us to learn more backstory. And I really liked the volume's conclusion in the final few pages.
March 8, 2015
The adventures of Max Damage continue as the once villain squares off against his former cohorts like Tumult and Charlie Hustle. The big tease this issue is that Max may have killed a child in his previous criminal past. Max gets captured and winds up being saved by his former underage lover code-name Jailbait. Fun read. Collects Incorruptible 17-20.
March 5, 2014
Art so so, story good.
January 26, 2016
As the Irredeemable and Incorruptible series' rush to the crossover clash between characters Mark Waid keeps the plot interesting and exciting. Great plot and Good Art. Very recommended.
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