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Invincible
Invincible Vol. 24: The End Of All Things, Part 1
"THE END OF ALL THINGS” mega-story begins, and it will touch every corner of the INVINCIBLE Universe, and when it’s over...IT’S OVER. Invincible must accept that Thragg can’t be defeated without him, and for the good of the universe, he’s going to have to risk his life to stop him! Every single story for the past 13 years has been leading up to this! Collects INVINCIBLE #133-138
156 pages, Kindle Edition
First published October 3, 2017
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Robert Kirkman
2,510 books6,994 followersRobert Kirkman is an American comic book writer best known for his work on The Walking Dead, Invincible for Image Comics, as well as Ultimate X-Men and Marvel Zombies for Marvel Comics. He has also collaborated with Image Comics co-founder Todd McFarlane on the series Haunt. He is one of the five partners of Image Comics, and the only one of the five who was not one of the original co-founders of that publisher.
Robert Kirkman's first comic books were self-published under his own Funk-o-Tron label. Along with childhood friend Tony Moore, Kirkman created Battle Pope which was published in late 2001. Battle Pope ran for over 2 years along with other Funk-o-Tron published books such as InkPunks and Double Take.
In July of 2002, Robert's first work for another company began, with a 4-part SuperPatriot series for Image, along with Battle Pope backup story artist Cory Walker. Robert's creator-owned projects followed shortly thereafter, including Tech Jacket, Invincible and Walking Dead.
Robert Kirkman's first comic books were self-published under his own Funk-o-Tron label. Along with childhood friend Tony Moore, Kirkman created Battle Pope which was published in late 2001. Battle Pope ran for over 2 years along with other Funk-o-Tron published books such as InkPunks and Double Take.
In July of 2002, Robert's first work for another company began, with a 4-part SuperPatriot series for Image, along with Battle Pope backup story artist Cory Walker. Robert's creator-owned projects followed shortly thereafter, including Tech Jacket, Invincible and Walking Dead.
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June 27, 2018
ONE MORE VOLUME LEFT.
Ok, kids. We're rounding 3d base and coming home.
This is for all the marbles, so it's time to do or die!
{insert other corny metaphors for the end here}
I honestly do not know what to say without spoiling anything, so...
If the last volume doesn't suck donkey balls, this will go down as one of my all-time favorites.
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Ok, kids. We're rounding 3d base and coming home.
This is for all the marbles, so it's time to do or die!
{insert other corny metaphors for the end here}
I honestly do not know what to say without spoiling anything, so...
If the last volume doesn't suck donkey balls, this will go down as one of my all-time favorites.
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July 21, 2017
So goes the penultimate volume of Invincible and I don't think my heart has spent as much time in my throat as it did reading this book.
We knew there was going to be at least one major character death at the end of this volume and, sure enough, Kirkman and co. delivered big time. I have to say that this death was handled well and the character in question died well. If there's an afterlife for comicbook characters, this character can relax on their cloud (or whatever) knowing they can hold their head up high.
Man, I'm going to miss this book... Only six more issues... >sobs<
We knew there was going to be at least one major character death at the end of this volume and, sure enough, Kirkman and co. delivered big time. I have to say that this death was handled well and the character in question died well. If there's an afterlife for comicbook characters, this character can relax on their cloud (or whatever) knowing they can hold their head up high.
Man, I'm going to miss this book... Only six more issues... >sobs<
May 28, 2021
Of course it had to come to this huge of a battle. Of course! And it is becoming the biggest, nastiest battle of all. Or at least, that is my impression.
The setup is pure classic badassery. We’ve been at this for a long time and we need a fully impressive ending. It looks like we’re getting it, too. And on Earth, no less.
Whew.
The setup is pure classic badassery. We’ve been at this for a long time and we need a fully impressive ending. It looks like we’re getting it, too. And on Earth, no less.
Whew.
October 12, 2017
THIS IS IT!!!!
THE FINAL WAR!!!!
THE DEATH OF ALL THINGS!!!
These last two volumes coming out (this one being part 1) wrap up Robert's run on Invincible. Will they make more? Maybe one day. This is Robert's goodbye to the series though. How is it? Well...
We have Mark finally decide to go after Thragg and finish this fight. After the loss of his brother in the last volume it's time to FINISH it! His dad decides to tag along and off they go with Allen the alien to stop Thragg and his forces. This time though they bring a fleet with them only to change plans last minute.
Good: This is a bloody big war. Some of the fights are fucking insane. The blood, the fights, the massive scale is extremely impressive. The tender moments with the daughter and mark's mom are great break from the intense war. The final confrontation in this book is both amazing and heartbreaking even if you know it's coming. Also how awesome was that one panel of mark taking on like 15 of Thragg's children? badass!
Bad: It does feel slightly rushed. I mean it's bombastic in action but the emotional level isn't as high as say the Conquest fight and that's a shame. It should be as epic.
Overall I love this volume. It's a quick read, really the pages being eaten up by the epic fights that this one contains. The title spells it out, the end of all things, and sadly Invincible is nearly done. Now I'ma go cry in the corner knowing the last volume is less than 6 months away.
THE FINAL WAR!!!!
THE DEATH OF ALL THINGS!!!
These last two volumes coming out (this one being part 1) wrap up Robert's run on Invincible. Will they make more? Maybe one day. This is Robert's goodbye to the series though. How is it? Well...
We have Mark finally decide to go after Thragg and finish this fight. After the loss of his brother in the last volume it's time to FINISH it! His dad decides to tag along and off they go with Allen the alien to stop Thragg and his forces. This time though they bring a fleet with them only to change plans last minute.
Good: This is a bloody big war. Some of the fights are fucking insane. The blood, the fights, the massive scale is extremely impressive. The tender moments with the daughter and mark's mom are great break from the intense war. The final confrontation in this book is both amazing and heartbreaking even if you know it's coming. Also how awesome was that one panel of mark taking on like 15 of Thragg's children? badass!
Bad: It does feel slightly rushed. I mean it's bombastic in action but the emotional level isn't as high as say the Conquest fight and that's a shame. It should be as epic.
Overall I love this volume. It's a quick read, really the pages being eaten up by the epic fights that this one contains. The title spells it out, the end of all things, and sadly Invincible is nearly done. Now I'ma go cry in the corner knowing the last volume is less than 6 months away.
October 6, 2017
4.5 stars.
Invincible remains the best title you're not reading. Alot to take in this 24th (and penultimate) volume of the series, and it seems like nothing is off the table!
Reading this, it's interesting to go back and see how such a massive series began from such humble beginnings, and how much the titular character has grown/evolved over the series.
Invincible remains the best title you're not reading. Alot to take in this 24th (and penultimate) volume of the series, and it seems like nothing is off the table!
Reading this, it's interesting to go back and see how such a massive series began from such humble beginnings, and how much the titular character has grown/evolved over the series.
April 22, 2023
4.25 stars
The first page hurt, the last page hurt.
SPOILERS AHEAD!
The beginning of the end.
Oh, I cried. I cried at the beginning. When they're letting Oliver go, and all of Talescria is there, and we found out that yes, Oliver was actually working under Allen's orders.I knew it
The fight between Mark and Allen was neccessary, just as Eve lashing out and yelling all of her traumas and heartbreaks to Mark.
What took me by surprise was Allen actually counting on a tragedy to happen to bring Mark and Nolan to work against Thragg. I'm kind of upset Mark didn't retaliate more, I understand they are trying to act all logical now, but I did miss some more of emotion between the characters.
After Oliver's death, Mark convinces Nolan to join the fight against Thragg, and Eve also decides to accompany them. It's a bit... weird? no, surprising maybe, how well she gets to stand on her own while fighting hundreds of half Viltrumites. I know they were supposed to be the weakest in Thragg's army, but still. Sometimes Kirkman doesn't show how much some powers evolve, or how much a character can withstand. Which, to be honest, it's a bit annoying.
After their first incursion to a conquered world, Mark alongside Allen, Nolan, Eve and Speed Racer lead the New Viltrumite Empire to Earth, in the hopes to find more allies to join the fight. While in that journey, we get to see a few moments of Debbie taking care of Terra and Oliver and Haluma's kids. Little Terra is worried about her parents, but she's also traumatised after seeing her uncle died in front of her. We also get see a lot of Thragg and his children. He has hundreds, if not thousands. His daughter Ursaal has been the most prominent out of all of them for a couple of volumes now. She's the one Thragg trusts the most, but she's showed in many ocassions her disagreements to the violent methods her father enforces, and she's also showed a lot of compassion. There's a page where she's attending to one of the youngest child, whose body is extremely hurt after the first confrontation with Mark and co. The way he promises to do better next time by dying in battle instead of surviving is such raw depiction of Thragg as a character. But like I said, it show how his daughter is so different from him.
At this time, while the Coalition is travelling to Earth, we also get to see little glimpses of different Viltrumite people living on the planet. How they have adapted, and how they have found partners and are raising their children there. Of course, that's when Nolan calls them and asks them to fight. He doesn't order them, he gives them the freedom to choose. And they do not disappoint him.
The fight starts above Earth and it quickly becomes brutal. We all knew they were going to be fatalities within the Coalition. But still got me when Nolan fell so soon. The last page, just Mark in shock after Thragg kills Nolan. Ugh, truly the end is here.
Though I enjoyed this volume a lot, the beginning and the end were really emotional for me, I did feel the pace was a bit clunky. Also, I understand Mark's actions and decisions, but this is not my favorite version of him.
I don't know, there's something missing. I feel like, the first time Mark encountered Viltrumites, be it on Oliver's mother's home planet, or when Conquest first came to Earth. Those moments, those fights, they were fucking epic. The tension, the gore, the spectacle, it was GREAT to read. I feel like these last few volumes have lost the epicness of those events. So, having Nolan died so fast, only a couple of pages into the battle, well, it feels rushed. It feels underwhelming.
The first page hurt, the last page hurt.
SPOILERS AHEAD!
The beginning of the end.
Oh, I cried. I cried at the beginning. When they're letting Oliver go, and all of Talescria is there, and we found out that yes, Oliver was actually working under Allen's orders.
The fight between Mark and Allen was neccessary, just as Eve lashing out and yelling all of her traumas and heartbreaks to Mark.
What took me by surprise was Allen actually counting on a tragedy to happen to bring Mark and Nolan to work against Thragg. I'm kind of upset Mark didn't retaliate more, I understand they are trying to act all logical now, but I did miss some more of emotion between the characters.
After Oliver's death, Mark convinces Nolan to join the fight against Thragg, and Eve also decides to accompany them. It's a bit... weird? no, surprising maybe, how well she gets to stand on her own while fighting hundreds of half Viltrumites. I know they were supposed to be the weakest in Thragg's army, but still. Sometimes Kirkman doesn't show how much some powers evolve, or how much a character can withstand. Which, to be honest, it's a bit annoying.
After their first incursion to a conquered world, Mark alongside Allen, Nolan, Eve and Speed Racer lead the New Viltrumite Empire to Earth, in the hopes to find more allies to join the fight. While in that journey, we get to see a few moments of Debbie taking care of Terra and Oliver and Haluma's kids. Little Terra is worried about her parents, but she's also traumatised after seeing her uncle died in front of her. We also get see a lot of Thragg and his children. He has hundreds, if not thousands. His daughter Ursaal has been the most prominent out of all of them for a couple of volumes now. She's the one Thragg trusts the most, but she's showed in many ocassions her disagreements to the violent methods her father enforces, and she's also showed a lot of compassion. There's a page where she's attending to one of the youngest child, whose body is extremely hurt after the first confrontation with Mark and co. The way he promises to do better next time by dying in battle instead of surviving is such raw depiction of Thragg as a character. But like I said, it show how his daughter is so different from him.
At this time, while the Coalition is travelling to Earth, we also get to see little glimpses of different Viltrumite people living on the planet. How they have adapted, and how they have found partners and are raising their children there. Of course, that's when Nolan calls them and asks them to fight. He doesn't order them, he gives them the freedom to choose. And they do not disappoint him.
The fight starts above Earth and it quickly becomes brutal. We all knew they were going to be fatalities within the Coalition. But still got me when Nolan fell so soon. The last page, just Mark in shock after Thragg kills Nolan. Ugh, truly the end is here.
Though I enjoyed this volume a lot, the beginning and the end were really emotional for me, I did feel the pace was a bit clunky. Also, I understand Mark's actions and decisions, but this is not my favorite version of him.
I don't know, there's something missing. I feel like, the first time Mark encountered Viltrumites, be it on Oliver's mother's home planet, or when Conquest first came to Earth. Those moments, those fights, they were fucking epic. The tension, the gore, the spectacle, it was GREAT to read. I feel like these last few volumes have lost the epicness of those events. So, having Nolan died so fast, only a couple of pages into the battle, well, it feels rushed. It feels underwhelming.
June 4, 2024
Say it ain't so! Only one more issue after this! Mark is in trouble and fighting for his life! A huge cliffhanger at the end of this one will force you to grab the last volume ASAP to find out how it all ends!
July 25, 2017
It looks like the end of Kirkman's Invincible series is going to resemble the GOT television series. Don't become too attached to any one character. You just might find them dead before everything is over.
Mark Grayson has essentially settled into his life of self-imposed exile from Earth, and he and his wife Eve have been able to deal with a time travel paradox that resulted in him missing five years of her (and their child's) life. But, Thragg and his remaining Viltrumites , and Viltrumite half-breeds, pose such a threat to the Coalition of Planets that both Mark and his father are talked out of retirement to deal with this problem for the final time (yep, think final solution).
Much like the ongoing series, and even Image's Savage Dragon, you should expect hyper violence here. I don't consider it gratuitous because if beings of such power did exist the damage they would cause to themselves and others would not be pretty.
Oh, BTW Robot is evil. He might think he is doing the right thing, but nope. He's quite the fascist.
Mark Grayson has essentially settled into his life of self-imposed exile from Earth, and he and his wife Eve have been able to deal with a time travel paradox that resulted in him missing five years of her (and their child's) life. But, Thragg and his remaining Viltrumites , and Viltrumite half-breeds, pose such a threat to the Coalition of Planets that both Mark and his father are talked out of retirement to deal with this problem for the final time (yep, think final solution).
Much like the ongoing series, and even Image's Savage Dragon, you should expect hyper violence here. I don't consider it gratuitous because if beings of such power did exist the damage they would cause to themselves and others would not be pretty.
Oh, BTW Robot is evil. He might think he is doing the right thing, but nope. He's quite the fascist.
September 26, 2017
I have to admit that I was starting to get a bit tired of this comic. It really seems like Kirkman and co. have pretty much done and said just about everything they could with these characters. But this first in a two-part conclusion sees things going out with a bang! Just endless, awesome, gruesome alien on alien fighting action from beginning to end (interspersed with some cute vignettes with Tera and her grandmother). It doesn't look like everyone's going to make it to the finish line in one piece. They've really pulled out all the stops and it looks like things are headed for a pretty epic conclusion. The artwork's been stepped-up, too. Really looking forward to the next (last?) volume!
January 7, 2019
WOW what a battle!! That was crazy!! It was a very bitter sweet ending but great nevertheless.
October 9, 2020
The beginning of the whole series wrap-up begins here. Very entertaining and interesting series and I am hoping for a great wrap. up. Recommended
October 20, 2021
Enthralling stuff. The final battle is always epic in any series. This is certainly no exception.
April 29, 2025
Crazy good volume… just need that final volume to hit the landing but I already know it will😤 goated series fr
August 25, 2025
Not ready for it to be over, already mentally preparing for the reread
March 18, 2024
So much packed into the last of 2 volumes! No spoilers here, simply amazing. Going to be sad when it's over.
February 3, 2021
This volume was awesome as we see the story heading tot he end, its an all out war between the forces of Thragg and Mark and Co but the stuff that happens is just brutal and so many losses when they first attack and people die but in the end when they lead them to earth and the endgame begins there are huge costs. Mark is gonna suffer more. The story is taking a brutal turn but its all the endgame.
July 26, 2017
As always, amazing, shocking, violent, action packed, all the superlatives, etc
January 11, 2021
I'm not reviewing this , instead I'll review both this vol and final vol together . But so far , it's sooooo good
January 2, 2021
I'm trying to savor and enjoy these amazing graphic novels now that I'm at the final two volumes, yet I can't help turning the pages faster and faster as Kirkman's ups the action - and the stakes! After spolier-y things happen in Vol. 23 (), Mark and Eve decide to join Allen's forces to battle Thragg and his army of offspring once and for all. After a heated discussion Mark finally manages to convince his father to fight alongside them, and to ask the rest of the Viltrumites to join them in battle. The battle is as epic and I would have ever hoped for, but that also means deaths on both sides, including some pretty key characters. Vols. 24 & 25 are really one big story to finish off the series, so naturally the battle isn't completely finished and Mark and Thragg are still battling in space - to be continued ...
March 12, 2021
This may be petty, but the first thing I noticed was the usual, high quality art was back. And I did rejoice.
But, let's talk story, character, and emotion.
Yes, there's one more volume, but this pretty much ends the story. Volume 25 is the last chapter, coda, and epilogue. And it's good, fitting.
All the characters that we care about have arcs. I don't know that I'd label any of them as stereotypical. I wonder what it was like to grow with these people over 15 years instead of a week or so as I'm doing now?
That thought brings me to the emotions. Had I lived with some of these characters for three quarters of two decades, the scenes in here that made me pause, steam with anger, or get misty-eyed probably would have affected me even more acutely. I'd have been in shock, enraged, and blubbering.
I've already read Volume 25. Review for that next.
But, let's talk story, character, and emotion.
Yes, there's one more volume, but this pretty much ends the story. Volume 25 is the last chapter, coda, and epilogue. And it's good, fitting.
All the characters that we care about have arcs. I don't know that I'd label any of them as stereotypical. I wonder what it was like to grow with these people over 15 years instead of a week or so as I'm doing now?
That thought brings me to the emotions. Had I lived with some of these characters for three quarters of two decades, the scenes in here that made me pause, steam with anger, or get misty-eyed probably would have affected me even more acutely. I'd have been in shock, enraged, and blubbering.
I've already read Volume 25. Review for that next.
March 6, 2022
Vuelve Ryan Ottley y el fan lo agradece. Aunque la historia sigue teniendo una buena calidad en su cierre, siento que Kirkman se está quedando sin ideas y sin nafta. Tirando de donde puede para cerrar apresuradamente las tramas que dejó pendientes.
Me gusta lo que hizo con los viltrumitas en la tierra, siento que está muy bien logrado. Caso diferente de la situación de los héroes bajo el yugo de Rex... me parece que se quedó un poco corto su desarrollo. Tampoco entiendo bien tanta diferencia de fuerza de los herederos viltrumitas, parece que son tan débiles que cualquier héroe promedio en la tierra podría vencerlos, algo que si bien entiendo que se trata porque no están "maduros" y porque son híbridos, aún así me hace mucho ruido.
Me gusta lo que hizo con los viltrumitas en la tierra, siento que está muy bien logrado. Caso diferente de la situación de los héroes bajo el yugo de Rex... me parece que se quedó un poco corto su desarrollo. Tampoco entiendo bien tanta diferencia de fuerza de los herederos viltrumitas, parece que son tan débiles que cualquier héroe promedio en la tierra podría vencerlos, algo que si bien entiendo que se trata porque no están "maduros" y porque son híbridos, aún así me hace mucho ruido.
May 28, 2023
The perfect first battle.
The way thragg sends his army into the battle here is so awesome and the double page picturing it is one of the best of the series. This battle was epic and heartbreaking at the same time. You really felt bad for the enemy. The ending of this volume is just a beautiful page full of emotions. Can’t help but cry with Mark Grayson/Invincible since he became one of my favorite characters in the entire superhero genre.
Invincible is the best superhero comic book in the universe.
The way thragg sends his army into the battle here is so awesome and the double page picturing it is one of the best of the series. This battle was epic and heartbreaking at the same time. You really felt bad for the enemy. The ending of this volume is just a beautiful page full of emotions. Can’t help but cry with Mark Grayson/Invincible since he became one of my favorite characters in the entire superhero genre.
Invincible is the best superhero comic book in the universe.
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July 17, 2023
Yeah I pretty much have no complaints with this series atp, except that dead characters do not seem to stay dead, which I hope isn't the case with Nolan. I'm guessing there'll be an Invincible vs Thragg fight in the last volume and I hope it matches up to the other great ones in the series.
March 16, 2021
Prácticamente en el final y esto sigue a un nivel brutal! Como voy a echar de menos esta colección...
May 12, 2021
Great first half! Cant wait to pickup and read the rest til the end!
August 21, 2021
Really great stuff! Can’t believe it’s all been building towards this, definitly my favourite comic series of all time. Onto part 2….
September 21, 2024
4.5 stars
NO WAY IM ALMOST DONE WITH THIS.
NO WAY IM ALMOST DONE WITH THIS.
October 21, 2017
Dang how long do I have to wait to finish this storyline!! Dang how is this gonna finish up?
November 30, 2017
Fast pacing hurling toward the end of an amazing series. Doesn’t skim on action, nor those human moments that make the water works wanna start. As beautiful a book as all the others that came before it.
November 10, 2017
I can't believe it's almost over. Invincible has been such an incredible book, and is my all-time favorite series. This reads like the penultimate volume it is, with some amazing lead-up, and brutal combat scenes. All of Mark and Eve's growth comes to a head, as they enact a daring plan to end the Viltrumite empire once and for all. Invincible is truly an amazing and unique piece of work, and I cannot wait to see how these threads tie up. This trade is rife with powerful character moments, perfect dialogue, and some of the best artwork in modern comic books. I love it, and I've always loved it, and I am almost assuredly going to cry when it's all over.
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