Invincible Volume 11

This is the 11th volume of the Invincible series, corresponding to the 11th volume of the original English-language paperback collection, whose subtitle is Happy Days. It collects Invincible issues #54 through #59, plus The Astounding Wolf-Man #11—seven story segments in all—written by Robert Kirkman, penciled by Ryan Ottley, inked by Cliff Rathburn, and colored by FCO Plascencia. Story-wise, at this stage protagonist Mark Grayson (Invincible) has just emerged from the shadow of the upheaval at home and is living under one roof again with his mother Debbie and his half-brother Oliver; his relationship with Atom Eve also finally gets off the ground. Life looks set to settle into calm, but trouble keeps piling up: he must face the toughest batch of opponents yet, and it is in this volume that Gary Hampton, the Astounding Wolf-Man, comes face to face with Invincible—their stories interlock across the two series—while characters such as the Guardians of the Globe are drawn in as well. The series' signature blend of high-velocity pacing, gory shocks, and youthful slice-of-life continues here. Note that volume numbering for the Invincible collections has been rearranged between the old paperback editions, the newer softcover hardcovers, and the massive Compendium editions. This entry follows the contents of the old Volume 11, Happy Days; readers holding the new Volume 11 (collecting issues #60–#65, centered on Angstrom Levy and Conquest) will find the contents quite different.