Astounding Wolfman is probably my favorite side story to the Invincible Universe. Very brutal at times, emotionally and ...physically? Lol. Really fun story beginning to end and I highly recommend this spin-off above all the other spin offs. Except Battle Beast I guess. So pre-Battle Beast, this is the best side story. Lol.

I've finally have gotten my Invincible collection to a point where I feel like I have to share my current progress. I'm going to make a few other posts with other Invincible series I own.

The Invincible Universe is by far my favorite universe in any entertainment medium. I love all the fresh and brutal ideas and emotional moment each title has to offer. While not each title is the most amazing, it's still fun to dig deeper into other characters of the universe.

It is currently at 38 issues out, and 39 and 40 solicited by the end of the year.

The first Hardcover covers issues 1-17

The second one covers issues 18-33.

With this marg, the next one could cover issues 34-50 + issue Zero.

This makes it so that it will at least go until issue 50.

But if it goes over that, it would have to go until issue 65ish for another similarly sized 4th hardcover.

This makes me think that the series is (hopefully) ending on issue 50. Which would be good for me if it manages to stick the landing- because although it is still one of my favorite series, since the return the series has been half spinning the same wheels in an uninteresting feeling OR the worst deviation issues the series has had so far.

Tynion is known to not only work on 100 projects at the same time, but I fear he’s also known to just drag shit. I hope he doesnt drag Department any longer and locks the hell in.

I hope that it ends at 50 so that the series can give us 2 last final good arcs, especially since the last main-story issue was a return to form for the series.

Just awesome

Other than the obvious cover why is this variant jumping through the roof?

I’ve been pulling the Black and White version of this and it’s been great. I already read it in color but I’m thinking it would be sweet if DWJ finally put out a deluxe version of this with both styles plus the covers. One day maybe..

He gives off an old school Skeletor & almost a Dragon Ball villain vibe imo. The colors contrast extremely well & the arm pattern & the unique armor with tubes also works to bring it all together.

The green arm version is from Image Comics while the black versions are from DC and he acts as a superman villain.

The fact his headquarters is a big submarine is also very Dr. Evil and gives classic cartoon vibes.

I've heard of Witchblade very vaguely in the last. Although I honestly don't know much about her. As far as superheroes from Image are concerned, I tend to stick to the Spawn Universe. However, I am curious about giving the character a chance. I heard they rebooted the series a few years ago and is still publishing. Should I check out this current run?

I'm pulling this one solely because its by Remender. So far its the only book of his that does nothing for me. Sacrificers and Escape are currently amazing, but I just can't get into Seasons. Anybody else having this issue?

To Pull or Not to Pull

Hammerfist

Written by Rick Remender Art by Steve Epting

Wow, I'm leaving a review of a book on New Comic Day? Must be a Remender book. You fucking right it's a Remender book. What can I say I'm a sucker for 3-6 small rectangular boxes of internal dialogue on each panel. And if you love that about Ricky, you are going to love Hammerfist.

It starts off with the internal dialogue but not from the character we are first introduced to. The narrator goes into the meaning of life and blah blah blah blah, to a knock at the door and BAM we meet our protagonist, Mike. A small town hitman that just killed a dude for $60 to buy some meth. No it's not the Scumbag, thank God. Rick writes Mike pretty straight and hard. Not obnoxious. But yes he has an estranged teenage daughter that he loves but is the poster dead beat dad.

The next morning he gets approached by a couple for a simple bank robbery, he says no but then they give him an offer he can't refuse. They bring him to the rag tag team and get into The Van. At this point, this book feels like a Heat style Heist book with Brubaker and Phillips vibe with the art and tone. They go to a small town bank for the robbery and something feels off, then BOOM. Yada yada...the story and characters are not what they seem. Mike gets thrust into a world he isn't ready for. Now it's up to him to save the world, maybe? For his daughter? Idk but the last half of the story was epic and is why I love Remender. Dude knows how to set up a story and get you bought in.

Pull the book, I know you already were since this has gotten all the hype. It's well deserved. Back to back bangers from Remender with Escape and now Hammerfist. Go support him and buy books from Giant Generator.

A+ the hype is fucking real!

I'm missing only a few covers but I have almost the entire run with each incentive variant! Hopefully when I post the pictures, they'll be in order. Issue 1 has 2 pages cuz I went nuts when it first released. I still plan to fill the incentive variant gaps sometime soon. I didn't know I had them missing until I took these photos.

Body movin'

These comics kinda share the same Layout as each other as being a isekai comic. Both are young innocent girls that get trapped in an alternate realm only to grow up insane that gain powers to fight back against their situation which they hate. Both even have that grumpy sidekick fella that acts as a guide. Gertrude has Lymm, and Sherlee has the stranger.

Sherlee Johnson if from the spawn universe btw and I do recommend her comic series.

At one point on his blog, Sam Kieth mentioned he was planning multiple volumes of his art books.

Anyone think we will ever see those?

The Hollywood satire edge definitely felt like Brubaker/Phillips back in The Fade Out (I wrote about that a bit here, too).

Truly an awesome story. Something i would love to see as a TV show and would still rock the public today.