Invisible Woman #1 (2019)

The issue explodes into an extraction mission which made me double-take majorly. Was this an Invisible Woman comic I was reading? I was expecting it to be contained in the world of the Fantastic Four. 

During the first segment in snowy Russia, she tries (and fails) to smuggle through her extraction. The artwork is gorgeous but I found her powers a bit indistinguishable between the lighting of the snow (makes sense I guess if her abilities are being able to bend light). At one point, I thought a shining flashlight was in fact just her powers. 


I love that it just jumps right into the deep-end but it did take some time for me to realise Susan was in disguise which was presented in a glorious one-page reveal (I still didn't even believe it was her when one of her partners called her "Stormy"). It’s almost mentioned that she just adjusting to her forcefield abilities which are so surprising as it was during the time when she was coming out of her damsel in distress days of just being invisible. This just threw everything out the window about Invisible Woman and I’m here to live for it!

The next transition features the responsibilities of her roles in her day-to-day life which plays to a tender tone which is a beautiful reminder of the character she is: caring, loving, adventurous and the beauty she sees in so much (even in the simple things like a cup of coffee).

The final acts seemed slightly more shocking in that it is revealed that there is a different side to Susan all along which is the same Susan from the 60’s comics! She brought into questioning by the CIA regarding her mission partner who has been captured. And of course, she has red in her ledger so she goes against their words and decides to take action to save him. A few butts kicked on location and an obligatory appearance from Black Widow to boost ratings.

I mean there’s so much potential and it shows Susan is such a different light. It’s quite the shocking revelation reveals that this takes place in the early days of the Fantastic Four run, which is a VERY different Invisible Woman to how I remember her from those days. Definitely picking up issue number 2 to see where she heads next!


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Credits:
Mark Waid: writer
Mattia De Iulis: Artist
VC's Joe Caramagna: Letterer
Adam Hughes: Cover
Publisher: Marvel
Date: September 2019