# "The Invisibles" is probably the great work to come out of the comic book medium. **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 6, 2007, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-invisibles-is-probably-the-great-work-to-come-out-of-the-comic-book-medium/418302 "2007-09-06T22:21:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![CandidGamera](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/candidgamera/32/2878_2.png) [@CandidGamera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CandidGamera)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2007, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-invisibles-is-probably-the-great-work-to-come-out-of-the-comic-book-medium/418302/41 "2007-09-10T13:50:42Z")
[QUOTE=Little Nemo] Unless we do get it and it’s your head which is being flown over. Sorry but nobody can declare a victory in a game of “my insight is better than your insight”. [/QUOTE] Yeah. Or we do get it, and just don’t find it interesting, entertaining, or important enough to feel that it was necessary to jump through the literary hoops and obfuscations. ---
**Author:** ![Panurge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/fbc32d/32.png) [@Panurge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Panurge)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2007, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-invisibles-is-probably-the-great-work-to-come-out-of-the-comic-book-medium/418302/42 "2007-09-11T20:16:15Z")
As others have said: _Watchmen_ and _From Hell_ are both amazing graphic novels. The best, though, IMO is Cris Ware’s _Jimmy Corrigan - the Smartest Kid on Earth_. It is the best example that the comic book medium is not just literature presented in a different way. It fulfills the potential of the form completely and presents a wonderful narrative in a highly sophisticated manner. **Pizzabrat** , this is what you are looking for. ---
**Author:** ![pizzabrat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e9c0ed/32.png) [@pizzabrat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pizzabrat)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2007, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-invisibles-is-probably-the-great-work-to-come-out-of-the-comic-book-medium/418302/43 "2007-09-11T20:23:53Z")
[QUOTE=Panurge] The best, though, IMO is Cris Ware’s _Jimmy Corrigan - the Smartest Kid on Earth_. It is the best example that the comic book medium is not just literature presented in a different way. It fulfills the potential of the form completely and presents a wonderful narrative in a highly sophisticated manner. **Pizzabrat** , this is what you are looking for. [/QUOTE] Ah yeah, there we go. I forgot about that, but yes, that’s the best so far IMHO too. ---
**Author:** ![bbs2k](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e495f1/32.png) [@bbs2k](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bbs2k)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2007, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-invisibles-is-probably-the-great-work-to-come-out-of-the-comic-book-medium/418302/44 "2007-12-28T21:32:10Z")
I have waited two months to say this. **VCO3** , I picked up the first two volumes of “The Invisibles” on your recommendation alone. The first one seemed bloated and overly pretentious. Although I’m sure I missed a lot of the hidden references and themes. The second book, “Apocolipstick”, was a brilliant story weaved in with (I’m sure) just as many subtle parts. I’ll probably grab the third volume if I come across it, but I’ve read reviews that say it doesn’t get better after the second book. For the record, I’m a big fan of Alan Moore, Alex Ross, and Fank Miller (enough to put up with buying the Allstar Batman & Robin series). [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-invisibles-is-probably-the-great-work-to-come-out-of-the-comic-book-medium/418302.md?page=2)