Invisibles, The: Revolution VOL 01 (Vertigo)

I just finished reading the entire 7 volume series and I'm not entirely sure if I like it or not. The Invisibles raises many fascinating issues and makes us question our beliefs and perceptions of reality. I like that part. I've spent a lifetime studying topics such as religion, mythology, and mysticism; everything from new age to gnosticism to kabbalah to buddhism to conspiracy theories, et al. This series definitely addresses my interests.My only reservation is that the series got a little hard to follow towards the end. So many little subplots going on in the past, present, and future, in hyperdimensions, in alternate realities/universes, in dreams, in hallucinations; characters changing allegiances or turning out to be other than what they appeared to be; hidden agendas.Yikes, I got confused and more unsettled than a boy scout lost on Brokeback Mountain. I didn't know what was real and what wasn't, anymore. And I suppose that was Morrison's intent all along. The bastard! If Grant Morrsion is as twisted as his story lines, he can swallow a nail and poop out a cork screw.Like Neil Gaiman, his work demands several rereadings with new insights emerging each time. I'm probably going to buy that 364 page commentary by Patrick Meaney before the next time I wade thru this material. But wade I must, because I sense there's a lot of "meaningful stuff" that slipped by me the first time.

This title is without a doubt the largest let down I've ever come across in the comics medium. Mr. Morrison has proven himself in other titles (Animal Man, JLA, Marvel Boy) to be a truly creative and fun writer and when I heard about this series, which he himself described as his most important work ever, I could not wait to get a copy.Wish I could have waited.It comes off like every self-proclaimed rebel's fantasy. We have a world where everyone is a souless puppet except for the beautiful, unappreciated misuderstood who are all total bad asses and take no guff. The bad guys are authority of any fashion and, so that we can have a liberal vs. conservative, old vs. new, rich vs. poor generic fight with the underdogs as moraly just, the world's establishments are all quite dispicible and consort with every evil ever conceived. So we can cut straight to the "we're so awesome, you can't contain us" anthem, the villains are shown as completely horrid with no point or back story.They're evil and we're great. Yay people with tattoos and bad credit.The characters go on to show a strange collection of powers, none of which are ever explained all that well, and the newbie character (Jack Frost) that we the audience are given as a point-of-view is the most unlikable brat to ever grace fiction. Throw in King Mob, the always one-step-ahead, man in charge, Mind's eye version of Morrison himself, and you got delicious cliche. Let cool for five minutes and serve.

Once in a while you pick up and read a graphic novel series that absolutely changes your life. This is one of them. Along with other graphic novels like Watchmen, Sandman and V for Vendetta, this series of 7 graphic novels chronicles the adventures of a group (or cabal) of mystick modern-day sorcerers. It is a journey into modern-day occult practices, anarchy, time-travel, sado-masochism, deviant sexuality, transgenderism, anti-capitalism, anti-monotheism, ancient religions, alien abductions, magical-hermetic praxis, LSD and protoplasmic-alien horrors from the beyond. I promise you its unlike anything you've ever read before. I wont belabor this review other than pick it up at your local comic book shop and if you like it, invest in buying all the collected graphic novels. Word of warning: this is not for juveniles or children. This is very much an adult comic book.

I actually chose this for a school project and was unsure after I first read it whether I liked it or not. After being away from it for a few days, I wanted more and could not stop thinking about the characters, etc. It definitely requires a somewhat deeper level of knowledge to understand the complexities of the stories, or at least the motivation to look something up if you don't understand the reference, but it's totally worth it.

The world Morrison created with The Invisibles is nothing short of life-changing. The religious, metaphysical and historical references are many. I only fully, if I'm there yet even now, appreciated the entire story on the third or fourth reading. Epic in scope, with a poetic ending that gave me chills. I cannot recommend this work more highly. I've read all the big graphic novels, Watchmen, Maus (Pulitzer winner), but nothing touched me like this story. Read it all.

It's like if terrance mckenna wrote a 70s spy fiction. Very weird in a good way. The characters and villians are demented and occult, so if you're into that you should go mad on this gem.

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It's not my revolution if I can't dance.- yank kfa ctw.

As described, quick turnaround.

amazing as the invisibles is, the kindle app reaòòy brings it to life with incredible graphics that add an extra level of enjoyment compared to the paper version, something id never thought id have heard myself saying!

great

Now what to say about that comic except that it is the most outrageous, extravagant, fabulous, inspiring, weird one my eyes have ever come across? It is mind-opening, referring to so many cultures and subcultures it is difficult to imagine the level of creativity the author has access to, and it really seems to me that he is not joking when he talks about hypersigils and their tremendous influence on his life/work. As someone before me asked, isn't there anything more than 5 stars? This comic is just extraordinary, it's one heaven&hell of a comic, meaning it's capable of sending you up and down 'n' around the realms of anything you believe is 'truth'. If YOU are ready for that trip and let it happen.. the more confusing, disillusioning, disturbing the trip might get, the deeper the mystic revelation might be. In fact you want to know: yes, this comic series resembles a drug experience, it is really a journey of awakening.In a way, the comic deals with the methods of mind control and civil disobedience in early 21st century. Scared white men exploiting the mass of the people. They are acting cunningly and without any qualms. They use their economic and political, military, medicinal and media power to oppress those who are ridden by their desire to conform and to obey. Why do we obey, how do we conform? We obey our desires and we react to our greedy patterns not knowing how to get a grip, not knowing how to get in touch with ourselves and others, but mostly we lose contact with ourselves. We act foolishly because our desires are created by our minds. We do not know our mind. Thus, it proves to be quite a simple procedure for a planetary ever-more machine-like corporate industrial conglomerate consisting of media, pharmaceutical medicine, military, and other well-established brainwashing institiutions of our present society, it is quite simple for this complex structure to influence what we like/don't like and how we discern humanity according to our likes/dislikes. So in a way, it also deals with ourselves (our 'selfing' process) and how we perceive ourselves and the world we live in, how we create the world we think we live in by habitual though-speech-patterns. I could go on, but to no avail: Please read yourself and Enjoy the adventures of King Mob, Fanny, Boy, Robin and Jack!!!Grant Morrison about his work: "My own comic book series The Invisibles was a six-year long sigil in the form of an occult adventure story which consumed and recreated my life during the period of its composition and execution. The hypersigil is an immensely powerful and sometimes dangerous method for actually altering reality in accordance with intent. Results can be remarkable and shocking."

I never knew that comics could be this brainy.The art amplifies everything and we will be left gasping,asking for more.It gives such ideas and such fun and such satisfaction.If you want something that is less than ordinary you should look no further .