Review: Invincible: The Ultimate Collection

OK, so I have a few problems with this series. But after careful consideration, I've concluded that all of my issues with Invincible have to do with the stories pacing. Plain and simple, the issues don't have enough content. I don't think Kirkman's a bad writer, and goodness knows i think highly of Ottley's artwork, I just feel like the whole "one scene per comic" thing gets tired really fast. Now, you've gotta understand, that the first issue I read was flashback story where the characters recount all the happenings of past issues. It was a lot to soak up, but that's the way I like my floppies. I then went back to read the Ultimate Collections, so when I finally caught up to read the single issues, i was excited to see how things would unfold. Imagine my surprise when I went through 24 pages to learn that a drop of rain has hit the floor, then multiply that by 1423765982659827 times that has happened to me with Invincible (changing the single, usually mundane event that happens in an issue every time), and you barely have a glimpse of what I'm talking about.
All that being said, this isn't a review of the series' story pacing, this is a review of the Invincible: Ultimate Collection hardcover compilations, which are EPIC!
Invincible chronicles the life and times of a seemingly generic teenager who finds out he has seemingly generic "superpowers", throws on a costume and proceeds to steak vampires (insert teen angst here). No wait, that's something else...Invincible fights SUPERVILLAINS, which If you don't know me I'll explain, is a thing that make me very very happy. The set-up is pretty run-of-the-mill (gets A LOT of comparisons to ultimate Spider-man) for the beginning of the series...then it turns into Dragon Ball Z. At that point I suggest as you're reading Invincible, you return your seat to the up-right position. Ryan Ottley is going to take you on such an epic tirade of violent fight scenes, that you'll have Fist of the North Star nightmares...I'm not kidding. In fact, I'm super seriol.
If you grab these massive (like 13 issues each) bricks of comic goodness, I can almost guarantee you won't regret it. They're so epic, you can read one without even noticing the pacing issues at all!

Gonna change things up today, and link each volume for purchase. They sometimes have them at big franchise book stores, but the print runs are actually pretty limited, so you'll probably want to just order.