IRREDEEMBLE VOLUME VOLUME 10 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.
REDEMPTION 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
After
three years of Plutonian, his story final draws to an end as it should have
been. A hero turned into a resentful villain through life-long experiences. The
origin of Plutonian was recently revealed after his parents were introduced.
His alien parents imprisoned their son at the end of time however Qubit, the
smartest man alive, and Max Damage arrived to give Plutonian one more chance. The
chance to save life on Earth from the radiation caused by the release of
Plutonian’s parents. Qubit tricks Tony into believing he would give him a
second chance through time traveling to the past with Mallus.
The
radiation destroying the Earth is unstoppable unless they find out how it was
originally created. Qubit seeks the help of Modeus, Plutonian’s arch-enemy, who
currently resides within Cutter who is with Bette. Plutonian realizes Modeus
killed Bette and inhibits her body so he rushes to find her. Modeus now within
Bette’s body finally subdues Plutonian. Qubit arrives and defeats Modeus and
discovers the information needed to save Earth from the radiation cloud.
However Plutonian reveals he knows Mallus is dead and confronts Qubit on how he
will send him back through time.
Kaidan,
Gilgamos, and Sy have found the ancient seeds of the Tree of Life to save
humanity by freezing them in time as immortals. However Qubit arrives to stop
their plans after he put a candle bullet into the heart of Plutonian so he
would help him save Earth. Plutonian stops the radiation however his body dies
but his idea travels to other realities thereby giving him a second chance. One
of those realities Plutonian is reinvented into DC Comics Superman through its
creators Siegel and Shuster.
After
writing Superman: Birthright and
having it taken away by Geoff Johns Superman:
Secret Origins, Mark Waid has the final say on his stories and brings out
his love of Superman in the end of Irredeemable. Following his exit from Boom
Studios and ending his stories in both Irredeemable
and Incorruptible, Mark Waid
unveiled his website Thrillbent.com
which will release his new series Insufferable
teaming up with Peter Krause of Irredeemable.
This
paperback collects
Irredeemable
#32 – 37
RECOMMENDED – 4 OUT OF 5
