In its final issue, Irredeemable sees the Plutonian take a fatal wound from radiation, seemingly ending the series for good. In the first issue, he kills his former ally, the Hornet, as well as his entire family. Irredeemable follows former superhero the Plutonian after he lobotomizes his sidekick, Samsara, destroys Sky City, and murders millions, becoming the world's greatest supervillain. Written by Waid and primarily illustrated by Krause, the series also features art by Diego Barreto and Eduardo Barreto, colorist Andrew Dalhouse and letterer Ed Dukeshire. Irredeemable debuted in April 2009 and ran for 37 issues until May 2012. A day after launch, the campaign has earned more than $100 thousand in pledges, more than 10x its original goal. This collection adds in one dismemberment, a few more dead kids, and a fetish alert that’s probably gonna leave you one satisfied customer.Following the teaser, Boom! Studios also announced a Kickstarter campaign for The Complete Irredeemable Deluxe Edition Library, featuring hardcover editions of Irredeemable, Incorruptible, and Insufferable, as well as special edition printings of each series' debut issues and other perks for backers. For those of you that enjoyed the carnage of the first book. So far among the best stuff I’ve read by Mark Waid and absolutely worth checking out. It’s growing on me and it definitely hasn’t taken away from my overall enjoyment of the series so far. Again, not my favorite in terms of style or panache’, but certainly functional. You’re also gonna find out why he’s stuck manglin’ his midget with his right hand from here on out. It’s like the Fortress of Solitude on bath-salts.

And if that’s not weird enough, how’s about a day-care of death too. What’s left of Paradigm takes a field trip the Plutonian’s crib. As if annihilating cities was enough, he starts in with a psychological warfare campaign that speaks to just how shit-house rat crazy he’s become. He really goes off the deep end in this one kids. 2 reveals which straw finally broke the camel’s back for the Plutonian. Mark starts to flesh out his characters and even manages to throw in a few surprises for this jaded comic geek. This is where Irredeemable really starts to gain some depth. Waid wastes no time kickin’ it up a notch in the second collection.

Irredeemable, Vol. 2 by Mark Waid