The Invisibles
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Written by Grant Morrison; Art by Steve Yeowell, Jill Thompson and others Throughout history, a secret society called the Invisibles, who count among their number Lord Byron and Percy Shelley, work against the forces of order that seek to repress humanity's growth. In this first collection, the Invisibles latest recruit, a teenage lout from the streets of London, must survive a bizarre, mind-altering training course before being projected into the past to help enlist the Marquis de Sade.
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7 primary books#1 in The Invisibles
The Invisibles is a 7-book series with 7 released primary works first released in 1994 with contributions by Grant Morrison, Steve Yeowell, and Jill Thompson.
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This brilliant series beautifully weaves together various spiritual myths, popular culture, science fiction and contemporary metafictional literary structure into a wild, dense, strange narrative jambalaya. It takes a lot of energy and focus to read but it's well worth the effort.
Morrison packs a LOT of ideas into each issue– perhaps, sometimes, too many ideas– and as a result, they aren't quite as tightly written as Moore's “Watchmen.” But, you know, I'd imagine alien abductions in Kathmandu are pretty complicated experiences...
The Barbelith website is an essential companion guide, and it might be helpful to watch Morrison speak about his experience writing the series after you've finished to help you parse it all out.
