FCBD 2004: Image Comics Summer Special #1

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  Hex

  Mar 13, 2023

  The Invincible segment in this is rather short, it is an FCBD issue after all and it was very emotional, tackling more of what Mark and his mom are dealing with in the fallout of Nolan's departure and what he said about his family. The weirdest part of this is that in every collection, they place this after some resolution comes up. It mars the pacing of the series because you feel like it's two steps back. Granted, it was a free story meant to introduce the status quo of the book to potential new readers but it's still odd. Placed one to two issues prior in the collections and it hits a lot harder. Also, that cover is a MESS.

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  Ultimate Goblin

  Oct 07, 2023

  Well, I obviously came here for Invincible, but the parts of Spawn and Savage Dragon got me kinda interested in the characters. The Spawn's part was just some recap and I don't even know if the illustrations are new, but it works fine as a bait for new readers. Spawn actually has a pretty interesting origin story. Invincible's part generally wasn't needed for the ongoing and it's just okay, but I guess it lured some new readers in the series. The only part I didn't really like was Witchblade's one. Can't even begin to imagine what Lara Croft did there and what's this all about, but the art was cool. All in all that's a fine free comic and I believe it was a good way to get acquainted with the Image comics of 2004.

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  cacculus

  Jan 20, 2026
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