PUBLISHERS WEEKLY (STARRED) -- "Jousselin takes full advantage of the comics format to introduce Mr. Invincible-“the one and only true comic book superhero!”-who utilizes “the incredible magic of comics” in his heroics... Single-page shorts, interspersed with longer tales, constitute most of this collection and serve to show all the ways Mr. Invincible creates an oft lighthearted meta
narrative... Mr. Invincible, grounded and irreverent of his status as a major superhero, exudes infectious charm as he inspires those around him."
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BOOKLIST (STARRED) -- "This French import gives new meaning to thinking outside the box, as mainstays of comics structure become opportunities for breathtaking formalist experimentation-transposing space and time, abstracting the solid, solidifying the abstract to mind-bending effect... A wonderfully generous work displaying an unbridled love of the form."
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KIRKUS (STARRED) -- "Chock full of inventive narrative tweaks... Masked, caped, chubby, and imperturbable, Mister Invincible earns his moniker here in dozens of mind - and narrative bending graphic mini adventures thanks to his unique power to reach or chuck things into neighboring panels above or below..."
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