Zeb Larson reviews Invisible Republic #10… A betrayal from within has deadly consequences. This might be the weakest issue of this series, in the way that it frames the conflict between Maia and Nica as well as Croger’s “decision” between the various factions. For a while, I’ve been hoping that there would be twist to […]

Zeb Larson reviews Invisible Republic #9… The key to the past is literally a key. It’ll take a zero G heist to unlock it. Damn, a lot goes down in this issue in terms of exposition and plot. That’s a good thing, because Invisible Republic has been shy about surrendering the secrets of its mythology. […]

Zeb Larson reviews Invisible Republic #8… When you cover a story, you can go too deep. Invisible Republic’s mystery keeps getting deeper as it tosses in a healthy dose of betrayal on all sides. If anybody who thought that Maia was an untouched innocent prior to this issue, those happy thoughts have likely been dispelled, […]

Zeb Larson reviews Invisible Republic #7… An old enemy is their new friend. Invisible Republic picks up from last issue’s cliffhanger, with security forces moving in on Maia Reveron. This issue delves a little more deeply into the relationship between Nica and Maia, who have had a complicated relationship for a long time now. We […]

Zeb Larson reviews Invisible Republic #6… NEW STORY ARC. This war just got asymmetrical. Invisible Republic is a book that has steadily built up steam in the last few issues, and that building really pays off here. The book has just begun its second arc, and it introduces a few new plot elements that will […]

Zeb Larson reviews Invisible Republic #5… FIRST ARC FINALE! A leader emerges. Invisible Republic has come to the end of its first arc, but in some ways it feels as though it has finally started. The series has danced around the beginning of the resistance movement that would topple the old government and bring Arthur […]

Zeb Larson reviews Invisible Republic #4… Starving and homeless on the streets of Maidstone, Maia finds refuge with a charitable stranger. But will she be betrayed when he discovers her identity? After the chaos last issue, will reporter Croger Babb finally catch a break? Finally, this comic gets some badly needed backstory and context. For […]

Zeb Larson reviews Invisible republic #3… Arthur McBride discovers Maia’s secret…and her act of compassion could get them both killed. Invisible Republic has a lot of promise as a political take on the sci-fi genre. It’s an insider take on the fall of a dictatorship. These are always juicy in real life, so why should […]

Zeb Larson reviews Invisible Republic #2… The brutal rise of Arthur McBride. Arthur and Maia are on the run in a hostile city after their act of violence at Bright Rock Beach. Meanwhile, disgraced reporter Croger Babb is threatened by a conspiracy from the past as he investigates Maia’s story. Invisible Republic is going to […]

Zeb Larson reviews Invisible Republic #1… Breaking Bad meets Blade Runner. Arthur McBride’s planetary regime has fallen. His story is over. That is until reporter Croger Babb discovers the journal of Arthur’s cousin, Maia. Inside is the violent, audacious hidden history of the legendary freedom fighter. Erased from the official record, Maia alone knows how […]