Irredeemable #27

Irredeemable #27
Boom Studios
Written by Mark Waid
Art by Peter Krause & Diego Barreto
Here’s another book that was just dropped onto my desk to read. I haven’t followed the story but I picked up the #0 on the FREE COMIC BOOK DAY when it first came out. The basic idea is that Earth’s greatest hero losses it and goes on a killing spree. In turn switching sides. Again, it’s not that I didn’t like it; I just never picked one up. So, this is where this one picks up: Tony, the Plutonian has been sent to an intergalactic psych ward, he escapes with a few others and is planning on going back to earth to conquer it. The hero that taught Tony how to be a hero is trying to save him and Qubit is trying to stop him. Guess the fun that ensues.

For me, the story seemed a bit choppy. Not just because it cuts from where the one character is at to the others, but for me, the dialog didn’t flow that well. I found myself going back and re-reading to make sure I didn’t miss anything or to try and understand what was written. The art, on the other hand, was really well done and easy to catch every detail in the frame. Very clean, detailed and each character stood out on their own. Even the cover art will draw you in.

Now I’ll say that I may have understood the writing better if I follow the series more. That could have been the writing style and because of the action in this one, it was hard to follow. So, I’m not going to say that this is not something worth picking up, I’m going to say to check a few other earlier issues to get caught up in the story, if you’re not a current fan. If you are a fan, well, I have to be honest. In my h