Book: Indestructible volume #1 (issues #1-4) by Jeff Kline with illustration by Javi Garron
Source: Borrowed from Publisher/NetGalley for an honest review
Publication: July 15, 2014
Description:
Meet Greg Pincus — the planet’s brand-spanking-newest Superhero.
One small problem: Greg is neither super, nor particularly heroic.
But, he sure enjoys the perks that come with the job. Can Greg survive in a celebrity-obsessed world that wrongly believes he’s indestructible?
Jeff Kline explores this comedic take on a reluctant hero, and contemplates what is required to be considered “special” in a world where fame can come and go faster than a speeding bullet!
Rating: 3 stars
Review:
This was interesting.
Greg Pincus lived a normal life until one night he went to return his loser roommate Barry's rented video games to the store. But just as he was getting to know Cathy, the young lady working there, a couple of crooks showed up trying to rob the place.
Unfortunately, the situation started to get out of control and Greg was shot and the crooks quickly left the store. However, thanks to a flask that was hidden in his jacket, Greg survived. Unaware that the store's security cameras have captured the incident, Greg left the store and headed back to his apartment. He was in a bit of shock and when he woke up he thought he had dreamed the whole thing until he saw himself on the news. The news report had called him a superhero and urged him to turn himself in.
The problem was, Greg was no superhero. And in a world were superheroes are treated like celebrities and have endorsement deals, movie contracts, etc. Greg was going to have to figure out what to do and fast.
Greg's life quickly took on an immediate change. Greg had tried to tell people he was no superhero but they either didn't believe him or thought he was just being modest. And when his loser roommate made himself Greg's sidekick and PR, Greg started getting even more unwanted attention. Greg was even asked to join The League of Defenders a superhero group like the Justice League.
But in a secondary plot a small group of villains were planning a big robbery. And one of the villains was Stringray, she recently got out of prison and used to be a hero. She is a bit troubled as well as full of anger and rage.
I did think this was funny because it's sort of makes fun of superheroes as well as the celebrity obsessed culture that we live in. Greg's being a "fake" superhero was interesting but I was actually more interested in wanting to know what made Stringray turn into a villain.
This first volume ends with a cliffhanger, possibly with someone attempting to possibly kill Greg. But it will be interesting to see what will happen, I might see if the comic book store carries this series because sooner or later someone is going to realize that Greg isn't a superhero and then what will he do.
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