Impossible, Incorporated

by J.M. DeMatteis, Mike Cavallard (Artist)

Join 17-year-old Number Horowitz as she and her team board a cosmic train called the Non-Local Express, riding across the quantum sea and into the Infinite Spiral that leads to other worlds, new dimensions, parallel universes and through time itself. Impossible, Incorporated is the tale of a teenage girl with extraordinary abilities, seeking the truth about the universe—and her own mysterious past!

Genres: Comics, Graphic Novels

32 pages, Paperback

First published May 21, 2019

About the author

Also Credited As:
DeMatteis, John Marc
Ellis, Michael
Lombego, Wally

Bio:
J.M. DeMatteis was a professional musician/singer and rock music journalist before entering comics in the late 70's.

Credits include Spider-Man, Moonshadow, Brooklyn Dreams, Justice League, Abadazad, Hero Squared, the Life and Times of Savior 28.

Created I, Vampire , Creature Commandos, Moonshadow, Hero Squared (co-creator), Abadazad, Stardust Kid, Savior 28 and more.

Reviews

[Jaime Guzman · Rating 3 out of 5]

The search for a long lost father. The merging of timelines. The mind having the ability to make things a reality.
A combination of neat concepts and fantastic art held down by drab writing.
I only kept reading because the art work was so fun.

[Artur Coelho · Rating 3 out of 5]

Ficção YA cruza-se com a filosofia cósmica que DeMatteis tanto gosta, numa história direta e divertida. A jovem filha de um génio desaparecido dá continuidade ao legado do pai, explorando os diferentes universos acessíveis a partir da nossa realidade. Mas, ao tentar recuar no tempo para perceber como o seu pai desapareceu, sofre um acidente e descobre-se no nexo central que une as realidades e linhas temporais possíveis. Aí encontra um simulacro do seu pai, preservando as suas memórias. Ao regressar à sua realidade, a jovem comete um erro que poderá causar a destruição total do universo.

Naquele estilo leve e otimista da ficção YA, DeMatteis mete o leitor a interagir com iconografia psicadélica e ideias cósmicas. Visualmente, o livro é um mimo, referenciando quer a arte psicadélica quer o estilo de Jack Kirby em cores luminosas.

[Erin · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.5

[Lisa Watson · Rating 3 out of 5]

I wanted to like this book more than I did. The graphics are great but the writing left something to be desired.

[Alan · Rating 2 out of 5]

Yeah, a day of mixed reviews. I don't know if 1) My tastes are changing 2) My expectations are too high 3) Stuff is pretty average right now.

Or all of the above?

My reading relationship with DeMatteis is mixed. I truly enjoyed much of his work with Keith Giffen, and the little of Abadzad that got released before Crossgen folded was outstanding. But, when Hyperion Press got around to releasing more Abadzad frankly the story was a huge disappointment (I don't know whether to blame publisher demands/re-packaging or DeMatteis).

My expectations here were for an all ages science adventure, and this comes fairly close to that (expect for musings on monotheism). Certainly there are times when it feels like the story is cribbing from parts of Jack Kirby and Grant Morrison's work.

That might not be so bad if the story's dynamic felts like it flowed better, instead of a bit of slog through sand, or the characters more engaging (Numbers Horowitz is close but remained a misfire).

Numbers is a teenage genius, who adores her family. Those points worked, but somehow she felt more two-dimensional that a character from the television show NCIS. No spoilers but the threat felt a too existential for my personal tastes when you get to the last couple of chapters.