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IMAGE comcs PRESENTS 11. ROBERT KIRKMAN CO-CREATOR, WRITER, LETTERER CORY WALKER CO-CREATOR, ARTIST BILL CRABTREE COLORIST JIM VALENTINO BRENT BRAUN ERIC STEPHENSON TRACI HALE Фр PUBLISHER DIRECTOR OF PRODUCTION DIRECTOR OF MARKETING CONTROLLER/FOREIGN LIGENSING е ВВЕТТ ЕУАМ5 ALLEN HUI CINDIE ESPINOZA TIM HEGARTY ART DIRECTOR WEB DEVELOPER ACCOUNTING ASSISTANT BOOK TRADE COORDINATOR WWW.IMAGECOMICS.COM WWW.FUNKOTRON.COM INVINCIBLE VOL. | #3. MARCH 2003. FIRST PRINTING. An Image Comics Group title published by Image Comics 1071 N. Batavia St. Ste A, Orange, CA 92867. Image and its logos are ® and © 2003 Image Comics, Inc. All rights reserved. INVINCIBLE is ™ and © Robert Kirkman and Cory Walker, 2003. All rights reserved. Any similarities to persons living or dead is purely coincidental. With the exception of artwork used for review purposes, none of the contents of this publication may be reprinted without the permission of Robert Kirkman and Cory Walker. Publisher and creators assume no responsibility for unsolicited materials. PRINTED IN USA
ЕЕ | 1 1-1 1! WE ARE CURRENTLY WORKING WITH THE AUTHORITIES TO GIVE THEM ALL THE INFORMATION WE CAN IN ORDER TO HELP THEM LOCATE THE MISSING — ) IE (5 I N ከ [5 ШІ HIGH SCHOOL 2 I MUST STRESS TO YOU ALL THAT THIS IS NOT A REASON TO PANIC. YOU NOW KNOW WHAT WE KNOW. THE THREE MISSING STUPENTS, STILL, We JUST TO BE SAFE TRY NOT TO GO THOUGH REPORTED MISSING ON лдер THis саноо. ANYWHERE ALONE, AND PLEASE DIFFERENT DAYS, PIP KNOW acera 60 THAT THE REPORT ANYTHING SUSPICIOUS EACH OTHER. IT’S POSSIBLE RUMORS WOULDN'T TO EITHER ME OR ANY OF THE THIS WAS PLANNED BY OVERWHELM THE OTHER PEOPLE YOU SEE THEM АМР NO FOUL TRUTH HERE BESIPE PLAY HAS TAKEN а ме. PLACE. IF WE’RE LUCKY, THE MISSING STUPENTS WILL SHOW ОР АМР EVERYTHING WILL GO BACK TO NORMAL, BUT UNTIL THEN KEEP YOUR EYES ANP IF ANY OF EARS OPEN. YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I'LL BE IN MY OFFICE IN ABOUT FIFTEEN MINUTES АМР MORE THAN LIKELY FOR THE REST YOU CAN ALL OF THE PAY. 60 BACK TO CLASS NOW. JUST GO ON TO FOURTH PERIOP FROM HERE. PEOPLE WHO ARE ON FIRST LUNCH PERIOD CAN GO ON TO THE CAFETERIA. THE BELL WILL RING IN SEVEN MINUTES, PLEASE BE WHERE YOU’RE SUPPOSED TO BE BY THEN.
== EVERYONE’S THINKING IT... AND I’M GOING TO BE THE GUY TO SAY [== IT. WHATEVER HAPPENED... COULPN’T HAVE HAPPENED TOA NIESE НААН ОР YOU'RE TOTALLY CLUELESS! WHY DO YOU THINK ТОРР JEFFERSON WOULD BE NICE TO YOU? DATING REX, RIGHT? OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAP... Т THINK IT MAY HAVE SOMETHING TO PO WITH YOU BEING АМ EXTREMELY ATTRACTIVE GIRL. RINGHT. 50, ARE YOU ON YOUR WAY TO THE CAFETERIA, ТОО, OR ARE YOU JUST WALKING WITH ME? роз Р JESUS, MARK! THAT'S A PRETTY MEAN THING TO SAY! Т TALKED TO TODD А FEW TIMES... Т MEAN, І CAN’T SPEAK FOR THE OTHER TWO, BUT HE AT LEAST SEEMED NICE. WHOA, WHOA! THAT’S NOT WHERE I WAS GOING WITH THAT AT ALL! WELL, I GUESS WE HAVE THE SAME LUNCH PERIOD, 796. 1 CAN'T BELIEVE WE HAPN’T МЕТ BEFORE LAST
IS THIS SEAT TAKEN? PON’T EVEN THINK ABOUT IT. IT DOESN'T NEED TO BE BROUGHT UP AGAIN. DID YOU HEAR THERE WAS ANOTHER MALL LES BOMBING? ROBOT IS TRYING 15 FIGURE OUT WHO'S BEHIND THEM, BUT THE BOMBS ARE SO POWERFUL THEY ARE DISINTEGRATING ALL THE EVIDENCE AT THE SCENE. SORRY ЇР І MADE IT WEIRD BACK THERE. Т JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE YOU DIDN'T THINK-- 50... SURE 16 FUN BEING A SUPER-HERO, ISN'T IT? ANOTHER BOMBING? THAT'S TWO IN LESS THAN THREE WEEKS.
I DON’T KNOW IF І CAN МАКЕ IT. I'VE GOT TO WORK TONIGHT. ЇР YOU WANT TO SWING BY THE... "SECRET LAIR" (OR WHATEVER THE BOYS CALL IT) AFTER SCHOOL TODAY, I’M SURE ROBOT WOULD BE GLAD TO SEE YOU. YOU NEVER DID GET BACK TO HIM ON WHETHER OR NOT YOU WERE GOING TO JOIN THE TEAM. YOU STILL WORK АТ Ч THE BURGER MART? ISN'T YOUR DAD ል SEMI-FAMOUS NOVELIST?! WELL.. YEAH, Т MEAN... IT’S NOT LIKE 1 NEED THE MONEY, HE MAKES ME WORK. THERE BECAUSE HE THINKS IT BUILDS CHARACTER. SEE YOU AROUND. 50, THE RUMORS ARE TRUE. YOU GUYS ARE GOING ойт. OH. HEY, WILLIAM... GOING OUT WHERE? TRUST ME. SHE'S NOT MY GIRLFRIEND. DON'T PLAY DUMB WITH ME. YOU TWO ARE АМ ITEM, BOYFRIEND AND GIRLFRIEND, AND ALL THE PERKS THAT COME WITH IT.
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BOY, THAT CASSEROLE ABSOLUTELY, SURE WAS GOOD, MOM. CURSES... FOILED AGAIN. OH, I'LL BE WASHING, TONIGHT. HOW MANY DISHES DIP І HAVE ТО HAND BACK TO YOU LAST NIGHT? HON’. YOU REALLY р OUTPIP YOURSELF, ЖУ THANKS 4 TONIGHT. = BUT YOU'RE іа BOTH STILL GOING TO HAVE то рд THE DISHES. OH! FINE! DO YOU T WANT TO WASH Ah OR RINSE? I WAS THINKING... NOW THAT YOU’RE AN ACTIVE SUPER-HERO, YOU’VE GOT MORE IMPORTANT THINGS TO PO THAN FLIP BURGERS. I DON’T SEE ANY REASON WHY YOU CAN’T JUST QUIT. IT’S NOT LIKE YOU EVER REALLY | 7 NEEDED THE MONEY.
HEY, MARK. WHAT ARE YOU DOING? I'M JUST GETTING REAPY TO GO OUT ON PATROL. І FIGURED T’D TAKE A STROLL AROUND THE CITY BY AIR ANP MAKE SURE EVERYTHING’S ON er АМР You МІКР IF T TAG ALONG? 1 THINK WE’RE ABOUT DUE FOR A TEAM-UP, YOU SAIP “TEAM-UP."
YOU KNOW, FROM ALL INDICATIONS YOU’RE NOT DOING ТОО BAP. ESPECIALLY FOR BEING AS NEW TO THIS AS YOU ARE. THANKS, PAP. SORRY ABOUT THAT. THERE WAS A CHEMICAL FIRE OVER AT THE UNIVERSITY’S SCIENCE LAB. ANYWAY, AS І WAS SAYING... YOU'VE PONE ALOT OF ФООР THESE PAST THREE MONTHS. TO BE QUITE HONEST, ІМ IMPRESSED.
ТНАТ REALLY MEANS ALOT COMING FROM YOU, РАР. THANKS. LOOK OUT, PAP! THAT РАМ 16 ABOUT ፐዕ-- DON’T THANK ME, SON. JUST KEEP UP THE ሬዕዕሀ WORK. WANT TO GRAB SOME LUNCH?
AS YOU GET OLPER АМР YOUR POWERS INCREASE, YOU SHOULD BE 50... 15 THAT GOING TO COME NATURALLY OR AM Т GOING ТО PRACTICE? HAVE TO I ABLE FASTER. TO FLY То BE BEEFY 200 SHAKES F MEAN, I COULD HONEST, 1 101 0068: СТИ DOGS“ SHAKES BARELY KEEP DON’T KNOW HOW ALL NL — ОР WITH YOU THIS IS GOING TO WORK. ёе | Шелер way YOU MAY NEVER GET AS POWERFUL AS ме. YEAH, АМР ANOTHER THING IS THAT YOU DON’T EVEN REALLY KNOW HOW TO USE I GUESS THE POWERS YOU I COULPN’T HAVE, YET. JUST COMPLAIN ЇЕ WAIT UNTIL-- THEY NEVER INCREASED AT ALL. ТЦ. BE BACK IN ል MINUTE! GOING TO NEED YOUR HELP ON THIS ONE.
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LET ME HELF YOU РАМР YOUR WAY HOME. WELL, YOU'RE OBVIOUSLY NOT FROM AROUND HERE, I THINK WE’RE PEALING WITH SOME SORT OF OTHER-PIMENSIONAL ARMY HERE. Т DON’T RECOGNIZE THESE THINGS WHICH AT ALL. MEANS THEY COULP HAVE AN ENTIRE UNIVERSE WORTH OF SOLDIERS REAPY TO SPILL OUT OF THAT THING! WE'VE GOT TO GET THEM BACK IN THAT PORTAL АМР FIGURE OUT A WAY TO CLOSE THAT THING FAST!
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50... POES ТНАТ НАРРЕМ THANKFULLY, NO. THAT OFTEN? WAS NOT A PLEASANT EXPERIENCE. IF ANOTHER COUPLE ОР SECONDS HAD GONE BY BEFORE WE DISCOVERED THEIR ACCELERATED AGING Т WOULP HAVE CALLED IN THE GUARDIANS OF THE GLOBE, OR MEGAFORCE... OR BOTH. I GUESS I DIDN'T REALLY NOTICE HOW BAD IT GOT. WELL... WE MADE IT THROUGH. DON’T DWELL ON IT. LET'S JUST WORRY ABOUT GETTING HOME WITHOUT RUNNING INTO АМҮ MORE TROUBLE. WE'RE ል ALMOST THERE, АМР T'LL BET YOUR MOM’S ALMOST PONE WITH--
QUICKLY! TELL ME WHO DIP THIS TO You!
ТНАТ М/А6 ОМЕ OF THE MISSING STUPENTS
I CAN LOOK FORWARD TO YOU BOTH BEING LATE FROM NOW ON... ACTUALLY... РАР WAS SUCKED INTO A PORTAL ABOUT FIFTEEN MINUTES AGO, I DON’T THINK HE'LL BE HOME TONIGHT. ፖ ነ 2 IT WAS SOME ALIENS WE FOUGHT EARLIER TODAY... І М SURE HE'S FINE. PORK CHOPS FOR US.