The Invisibles
A comic book written by Grant Morrison and published by Vertigo, the mature readers division of DC Comics. The Invisibles is a psychedelic epic that details the adventures of a group of superheroes/terrorists/freedom fighters who battle against psychic opression using time travel, magic, martial arts, guns and transcendental meditation. The leader of the Invisibles is King Mob, a character based on author Grant Morrison. His followers are Lord Fanny, a Brazilian shaman and transvestite; Boy, a former NY City police officer; Ragged Robin, a telepathic time-traveller, and Jack Frost, a young street punk from Liverpool who could very well be the next Buddha.Their enemies in this struggle are the archons of the Outer Church, a group of interdimensional aliens who plan to enslave the human race. Villains such as Ms. Dwyer and Mr. Quimper do the bidding of these beings.
The entire series is collected in trade paperbacks:
- 1. Say You Want a Revolution
- 2. Apocalipstick
- 3. Entropy in the UK
- 4. Bloody Hell in America
- 5. Kissing Mr. Quimper
- 6. Counting to None
- 7. The Invisible Kingdom