Writer/Artist: Mark Waid, Peter Krause

Publisher: Boom!, $9.99

Why You Should Know It: Irredeemable is Mark Waid’s new project, a look at the moral fall of the world’s greatest hero. The series is an interesting take simply because it approaches the concept in such a way most other comics haven’t. Usually when a hero turns villain it’s kind of immediate. One event tends to be the catalyst that can turns the plot immediately. Irredeemable reveals the slow creeping process that consumes the character of the Plutonian.

In his opening Waid comments on how in Kingdom Come he focused on the price of heroism, while in the book Empire he focused on what it would be like if there was a complete absence of heroism. Irredeemable serves a commentary on how our moral compass can be altered and ultimately destroyed through our interactions with the shortcomings of the world.

Boom Studios has also made the series easily accessible price wise. The first trade is priced at $9.99, and the next single issue was priced down to .99 cents so interested readers could jump into the next story arc.

Personal Review: Waid’s pacing draws you in pretty fast as he presents an interesting slow reveal mystery as to how the Plutonian snapped. Krause’s art isn’t overly stylistic and it might not draw in all readers, but it is clean and his layouts have a great pacing to them. I liked his work back when he was doing Power of SHAZAM for DC years back, and he still turns in solid art.

If you like this then try: Empire, Superman: Red Son, Kingdom Come

Related Links: http://www.markwaidisevil.com/

http://peterkrauseillustration.com/

http://markwaid.boom-studios.net/

http://peterkrause.wordpress.com/