Incorruptible, Irredeemable to end

[sherkahn]

Mark Waid's amazing comics about a villian-turned-good and a superhero-going-psycho are ending. Newsarama has the article.

I thought there would be much more story to tell, but I guess going out on a good note is the smart choice.



From the article:

Waid: Okay, really, truly — I’m just stretched thin right now both personally and professionally, and I live in mortal fear that I’m going to overstay my welcome on these books. Moreover, I feel that Max Damage’s character arc is reaching its end in Incorruptible. And in Irredeemable, I’ve long known what the end of that series is, and lately, it’s as if all the characters are moving into position for it whether I want them to or not. So let’s go out big and grand, I say.

I will miss playing around in this universe.

For legality...

Comments

[kd_the_movie]

For it to have gotten shit on when it first came out as "oh no superman pastiche goes bad blah blah needless blood and gore" it really took an upswing with how much fan appreciation it received.

The only part IMO it went wrong with was having Max and the Plutonian have so much history together. The initial notion that Max was a random mid-level enemy (really I wish he would've been someone else altogethers A or B level rogue) of the Plutonian who saw the light made his heel face turn much more interesting. And when you compared it to how bad the Plutonian went bad, it gave you a greater appreciation of Max.

But when you find out that they were inextricably linked since day 1, its like well "OF COURSE MAX WOULD GO GOOD WHEN TONY WENT BAD".....But i still find the story enjoyable enough.

[ilmari]

Honestly, I thought it had stretched out too long as it was.

I think I stopped reading Irredeemable around 20 or so (when he's taken by the aliens), since I felt that there wasn't much you could do after that except have him come back to Earth and repeat the whole thing again.

I also thought it was kind of silly that every single one of the heroes was hiding some dark secret (like how in Star Trek 5 every single person apparently has some secret pain in their lives that's their driving motivation).

I might check it out in trades once it definitively has been concluded.

[shadowpsykie]

are these good series?

[drmcninja]

Some of the best ongoings in a while, for me. Absolutely love them.

[pyrotwilight]

Huh. That sucks. I've been loving the ride as these title's have been going on. D: SURVIVORRRRR.

[althechi]

He destroyed all of Singapore?!?!

What a dick.

[baihu]

You know how often Singapore gets destroyed? At least in the Authority, the new century baby is Asian/Singaporean and wears our flag and (supposedly at least before the entire world got destroyed) was suppose to be based on our ideals. And Singapore wasn't totally obliterated (until the entire Wildstorm universe itself was obliterated anyway).

[althechi]

"was suppose to be based on our ideals"

A hero based equally upon a political iron fist and apathy?

I kid, I kid......

I bet Singapore's a convenient enough target for writers given it's recognizable enough to western audiences to know by name-drop but small enough for them not to care. The fact that it's an island nation and supposedly 'easier' to obliterate can't hurt either.