Wednesday 22 August 2012

The Invisibles volume 2 issues 11 to 16

-- These issues are:

The Invisibles volume 2...

The arc-title of #11 and #12 and #13 is AMERICAN DEATH CAMP, #14 and #15 and #16 are an arc without an overall title.

-- Collected edition:


These are the last 3 issues of the fifth collected edition "Counting to None" and the first 3 issues of the sixth collected edition "Kissing Mr Quimper" - pictured.

(Bolland's cover for the sixth collected edition is again new to the series.)

ANALYSIS

-- Quote of the month:

"I'm an international freedom fighter and a photogenic witch, darling. I'm the most glamorous creature you'll ever meet." - Lord Fanny.

-- Panel of the month:





Issue #11, page 9 – The "Rex 84 Presidential Directive".

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-- Annotations:







Issue #11, page 12 – "And which side are you on?"


Issue #11, page 14 – Venus.

Issue #12, page 13.

Issue #12, page 21.

Issue #13, page 6 – auto-critique.

Issue #13, page 21 – BARBELiTH.


Issue #14, page 14.
Issue #14, page 15
Issue #14, page 20
Issue #14, page 19



AMERICAN DEATH CAMP is a three-part arc, issues #11 and #12 and #13, all with issue titles "Counting to (something)".




Counting to None is issue #11.

v2#11 page 9 – one of the Panels of the Month, The "Rex 84 Presidential Directive".

v2#11 page 12 – one of the Panels of the Month, "And which side are you on?"

v2#11 page 14 – one of the Panels of the Month, Venus.


Counting to Five is issue #12.


v2#12 page 13 – one of the Panels of the Month, [the hand is an entry point].



v2#12 page 21 – one of the Panels of the Month, [summon the Kings by mid-99, their plan].


Counting to Ten is issue #13.

(Why "Counting to Ten" after "Counting to Five"? One meaning is the revelation of Cell 23 - five Invisibles to add to the five Invisibles of Ragged Robin's cell.)


v2#13 page 6 – one of the Panels of the Month, auto-critique.
v2#13 page 21 – one of the Panels of the Month, BARBELiTH.


Only Lovers Left Alive, The Philadelphia Experiment, and Scorpio Rising form a three-issue arc.

(These 3 titles also being titles of films or planned films of counter-culture cinema.)

Only Lovers Left Alive is issue #14.

v2#14 page 14 – one of the Panels of the Month – [sometimes I get tired]
v2#14 page 15 – one of the Panels of the Month – [I want to be a number]
v2#14 page 19 – one of the Panels of the Month – [the most glamorous creature - you don't even believe a word].
v2#14 page 20 – one of the Panels of the Month – [is this what you want?]


The Philadelphia Experiment is issue #15.





Scorpio Rising is issue #16.





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