INCORRUPTIBLE/IRREDEEMABLE: REDEMPTION TRADE PAPERBACK
Writer Mark Waid brought us two characters Plutonian and Max Damage that have reversed their live paths in mid-life. Irredeemable tells us a tale of the Plutonian who was once Earth’s greatest hero turned into an emotionally imbalance one. As a desperate move, the Chinese government sacrificed a third of the world’s population to unleash two mysterious extraterrestrials captured decades ago. They have been revealed to be Plutonian’s parents.
The alien parents take Plutonian to the very end of time to imprison him. However Plutonian manages to expose their compassion so they will reveal his true origins. The two aliens created a probe to mirror the emotional spectrum. When the probe touched a mother, who wanted redemption after she killed her child, it changed into a newborn baby. The unstable mother attempted to kill the newborn through rat poison, burning, and carbon monoxide. After the mother died of carbon monoxide, Plutonian was shipped to a series of foster homes until he began living on his own as the Coalville’s “Wolf Boy.”
Max Damage believes he is to balance of the scales of justice when Plutonian went rogue and is now the hero of his hometown of Coalville. Twenty-two years ago Max decided to trap the “Wolf Boy” however Max is buried alive. Years later Max becomes an ex-con having embraced a life of crime until he encounters Plutonian again. Plutonian recognizes him and crushes his hands before Max is back in prison.
It took us two years to get to these issues and the four part crossover was overhyped by Mark Waid as the true origins of both characters are revealed however the reason Max Damage became a good guy is still a mystery. A secret pact is made between Max Damage and Plutonian off panel which Waid will reveal over time.
SERIES HIGHLIGHTS
- Plutonian learns the origin of his extraterrestrial parents
- Max Damage is a constant reminder of Plutonian at his worst
- Plutonian is taken to the end of time where Max Damage comes for a last visit
- The origin of Max Damage is revealed
This paperback collects
Irredeemable #32 - 33
Incorruptible #25 - 26
NEEDS IMPROVEMENT – 3 OUT OF 5
