Becoming Invisible- Review of The Invisibles Volume 1

Becoming Invisible- Review of The Invisibles Volume 1

Im a huge Grant Morrison fan but ive always put off reading The Invisibles because i thought id be confusing. After my friend let me borrow his copy I decided to finally read it and here's what i discovered in the 1st volume.

Review Opinion
By dbzmaster789 - Dec 12, 2011 07:12 PM EST
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Grant Morrison is a super polorizing writer and even i have read some of his stuff and hated it but after just one volume I can see why many call this his magnum opus. We start off with Liverpool bad boy Dane and how due to his own badassness gets sent to a home for delinqunets called Harmony House. What we discover is its all a front for the conspiracy to turn the kids into mindless slaves. In the next arc Down and Out in Heaven and Hell,dane meets and recieves training from the crazy bum magician Tom'O Bedlam. This is the best arc of the trade because we get insight into not only magic but the secrets of the universe, plus I thought the title rocked. Once we enter Arcadia time travel in which the likes id never seen before occurs, astral time travel.If you read between the lines you can tell this is Morrison's most personal work, from his music quotes to his view on magic and society. I got confused a bit but after a re-read I got a full understanding, most of if not all rebellious minds have thought these ideas that Morrison displays and can see the Invisibles as the bible for all Rebellion especially against society ( come on you know that atleast once you thought the world was run by evil Aliens right?).

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longbowhunter
longbowhunter - 12/13/2011, 5:37 AM
I just read this and the first volume of Grant Morrison's Doom Patrol. As with most of his work I felt alot of it went over my head. I'll be the first to admit maybe I'm not intellectually up to snuff for this type of story. Perhaps if I was more well read.
dbzmaster789
dbzmaster789 - 12/13/2011, 6:17 AM
Your probably a great reader its just the way Morrison writes, it took me a re-read just to fully understand this volume.
longbowhunter
longbowhunter - 12/13/2011, 6:53 AM
I can see it needing a re-read. I've really enjoyed Batman: Gothic, All-Star Superman, Animal Man, JLA Earth 2 and We3. Man, you're right about the guy being polarizing.
dbzmaster789
dbzmaster789 - 12/13/2011, 7:26 AM
Gothic was awesome and i just started Animal Man, loving it.
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