One of my favorite hobbies is playing dungeons and dragons besides reading and reviewing comics. The majority of what makes a D&D session so enjoyable is the fact that you can create unique characters and embody the backstory as you go. This means you can add some incredible depth. The Invincible Universe: Battle Beast #5 took a unique approach to this, focusing half of the problem on the alien prince Saraka.
Saraka is your typical royal family and you find yourself more interested in powers and connections covered in seemingly endless series of conquests. The Juggernaut and the Colossus (with no connection to the X-Men powers) have attacked his world and changed the whole day that paved the way for genocide and destruction. This has led to a major change in the heart of Saraka. Battle Beast #5 explains that he still survived by being bitten by half in the stomach of the Colossus.
Robert Kirkman is not the only character interested in developing it. The beast of battle explodes completely when Saraka and his ship’s computer are forced over why he’s so bent into hell in battle. He wants to die if he just quells the endless bloodlast that drives him to find a new enemy. This tragic edge has become such a great cartoon, just as the heroes and villains can embrace amazing depth. I’m pleased that Kirkman is using it for Battle Beasts.
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Both emotional and action-packed moments within the invincible universe: Battle Beast #1 brings you a new life thanks to Ryan Ottley. We finally managed to see what the planet of Saraca looked like before the Colossus and Juggernaut took over it, and it was a shining paradise filled with towering buildings and golden skies – a far cry from the vast vegetation and mass of wildlife fighting the beast and his crew. Ottley also continued to blend sci-fi and fantasy elements in a more Star Wars-like way than the invincibility of the traditional superhero universe began, but it fits into the Battle Beast.
It is rendered in stunning colors courtesy of Annalisa Leoni. He has proven to be Skybound’s secret weapon when it comes to making the new title pop. Leoni is able to separate sections of the past and present thanks to her strength of colour. The past sections are flooded with golden lights, but the current sections have darker shades, especially when the juggernaut enters the scene. Scattered throughout, there are normal bursts of blood that accompany traditional invincible gore, with burning frequencies in the reader’s brain.
The Invincible Universe: Battle Beast #5 gives depth to its honorable warrior and his unlikely fellow band, setting a stake for another high octane battle. To bring you a complete circle of Dungeons & Dragons comparisons, this is the campaign moment when the party plays the ultimate boss fight. It may have taken me a while to get here, but character development is well worth the wait.
“Invincible Universe: Battle Beast” #5 adds depth to the traveler’s miscellaneous band
The Invincible Universe: Battle Beast #5
The Invincible Universe: Battle Beast #5 gives depth to its honorable warrior and his unlikely fellow band, setting a stake for another high octane battle.
Kirkman slows down pacing and gives the Battle Beast and his miscellaneous companions character development.
Ottley continues to blend sci-fi and fantasy easily, throwing lots of gore along the way.
Leoni’s colour is a visual pleasure.
Ends with the perfect note and teases the battle built for four issues.
I think it might have been given more time to travel with the Beast of Battle and Saraka.
