Invincible #34 - The overall plot moves dramatically!!!

thefrozenred · 08-06-2006, 02:27 AM

Seriously!!! This issue was great!!!!

MAJOR spoilers:

Robot was NEVER a sentient life form, he was just a servant built by tube-boy, who just wanted (a) a new body, and (b) presumably, to help the world! And tube-boy gets a new cloned body - is it Rexplode? I have to go back and check the earlier issues. But whoa! And then -

Mark meets the possible future heroes! Honestly, I think most everyone reading this comic has been waiting for the whole thing with Future-Eve for a long, long time.

And next issue, even if it's just Nolan's stories...it's more Nolan!

DevilzFan · 08-06-2006, 02:28 AM

Just read it. Fantastic! Poor Mark.

.SentinelPrime Is Dead. · 08-06-2006, 07:42 AM

For whatever reason, "robot" wanted his body to be a clone of rexplode. There are a lot of theories over at the image board that the reason behind this is because "robot" has a crush on monster girl, and thats why he cloned a younger body, (Monster girls' biologically a little girl herself).

Doesnt it seem that we're the only 3 people on this board who read this book? Thats a shame.

thefrozenred · 08-06-2006, 01:22 PM

Indeed. Although, I didn't start reading it til I got the opportunity to do it for free...I think most people are concerned about taking a risk with an off-the-wall title they've never heard of before.

In any case, Robot-or-whoever might have made a younger Rexplode body so as to pursue something with Monster Girl...but that's given that she doesn't use her powers and become any younger. I'm thinking Robot-or-whoever knows that something horrible will happen, and wants a younger body now so that, when this atrocity does happen, his older-and-better-matured body wouldn't be all...well, too old.

Denyer · 08-07-2006, 06:11 AM

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Originally Posted by thefrozenred

I didn't start reading it til I got the opportunity to do it for free...

Ditto, and I'm not following it particularly closely now as singles/scans because I'm aiming to pick up the hardcovers, opportunity permitting. The first is a really nice package -- a bit heavy to hold in one hand and turn pages, but there's a ton of production material and commentary.

If anyone out there is wondering whether or not to check it out, do -- the character writing is sharp, there's no overarching Image continuity to get bogged down in, and it generally isn't a depressing angst-fest.

thefrozenred · 08-07-2006, 04:23 PM

Agreed about the angst thing. Really good job with that.

It's got a really nice unrequited love story, which may see the beginning of a resolution soon (as noted above).