Irredeemable #1 [First Printing]

(July 2009)

[Inside Covers] (Table of Contents: 1)

illustration / 2 pages (report information)

Pencils

Peter Krause

Inks

Peter Krause

Colors

Andrew Dalhouse (original); Erika Terriquez (effects)

Characters

The Plutonian (silhouette)

Indexer Notes

The inside front and back cover are each half of a manipulated enlargement of Chapter 3, Pg. 20.

[Front Matter] (Table of Contents: 2)

credits, title page / 5 pages (report information)

Pencils

Jeffrey Spokes; John Cassaday

Inks

Jeffrey Spokes; John Cassaday

Colors

Jeffrey Spokes; John Cassaday (graytones)

Letters

Erika Terriquez (design); ? (logo); typeset

Characters

The Plutonian

Indexer Notes

The first five pages consist of a title page; a two-page spread with the Boom! masthead and indicia opposite detail from #1's Cover C; and a two-page spread with black-&-white detail from #2's Cover A opposite the credits. In addition to story-content credits, Mark Waid is credited with creating the series, Paul Azaceta is credited with the character design of The Plutonian, and Erika Terriquez is credited with the book's trade design.

Introduction (Table of Contents: 3)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Mark Waid

Letters

Erika Terriquez (design); typeset

Chapter 1 [Title] (Table of Contents: 4)

filler / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

John Cassaday

Inks

John Cassaday

Letters

Erika Terriquez (design); typeset

Characters

The Plutonian

Indexer Notes

Chapter 1 is preceded by a title page with black-&-white detail from #1's Cover A.

Chapter 1 (Table of Contents: 5)

Irredeemable / comic story / 23 pages (report information)

Script

Mark Waid (credited)

Pencils

Peter Krause (credited)

Inks

Peter Krause (credited)

Colors

Andrew Dalhouse (credited)

Letters

Ed Dukeshire (credited)

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Plutonian (introduction); The Hornet [real name unknown] (introduction; death); The Hornet's wife [Donna; full name unknown] (introduction; death); The Hornet's infant son [name unknown] (introduction; death); The Hornet's daughter [Sarah; full name unknown] (introduction; death); The Paradigm [Qubit (introduction); Scylla (introduction); Charybdis (introduction); Volt (introduction); Gilgamos (introduction); Bette Noir (introduction); Kaidan (introduction)] (introduction of group; see Notes); Samsara (introduction; apparent death); unidentified superheroes and supervillains (introduction of all; cameos; flashback)

Synopsis

A masked man called The Hornet is vaporized along with his wife and children by The Plutonian. One week later the happy meeting of "Tony" and Samsara, who would become crimefighting partners, is recalled when the members of The Paradigm desperately try to glean information that would let them stop their former teammate's rampage. As the heroes resolve to split up and track down leads on Plutonian's private life, he arrives, strangely satisfied when they escape.

Reprints

• from Irredeemable (Boom! Studios, 2009 series) #1 (April 2009)

Indexer Notes

The Paradigm is named in Chapter 2. Sarah's death is confirmed in Chapter 3.

Chapter 2 [Title] (Table of Contents: 6)

filler / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

John Cassaday

Inks

John Cassaday

Letters

Erika Terriquez (design); typeset

Indexer Notes

Chapter 2 is preceded by a title page with black-&-white detail from #2's Cover A.

Chapter 2 (Table of Contents: 7)

Irredeemable / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script

Mark Waid (credited)

Pencils

Peter Krause (credited)

Inks

Peter Krause (credited)

Colors

Andrew Dalhouse (credited)

Letters

Ed Dukeshire (credited)

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Plutonian [Dan Hartigan]; The Paradigm [Kaidan; Qubit]; Alana Patel (introduction); Alana Patel's four co-workers [all unnamed] (flashback; introduction of all; revelation of deaths); Dargeaux (flashback; cameo; introduction); Modeus (flashback; cameo; introduction); Modeus robots (introduction)

Synopsis

Kaidan reflects on her abilities and an early meeting with The Plutonian as she arrives in Sky City to meet his former girlfriend, Alana Patel. Patel's memories focus on the one adversary who scared The Plutonian, Modeus, and Plutonian's double life as Dan Hartigan, an identity he apparently discarded after revealing it to Patel the last time she saw him.

Reprints

• from Irredeemable (Boom! Studios, 2009 series) #2 (May 2009)

Chapter 3 [Title] (Table of Contents: 8)

filler / 2 pages (report information)

Pencils

John Cassaday

Inks

John Cassaday

Letters

Erika Terriquez (design); typeset

Indexer Notes

Chapter 3 is preceded by a filler page with The Plutonian's insignia and a title page with black-&-white detail from #3's Cover A.

Chapter 3 (Table of Contents: 9)

Irredeemable / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script

Mark Waid (credited)

Pencils

Peter Krause (credited)

Inks

Peter Krause (credited)

Colors

Andrew Dalhouse (credited)

Letters

Ed Dukeshire (credited)

Characters

The Plutonian; Bette Noir (costume only); Inferno [Martin Reber] (unseen; first mention; revelation of death); The Paradigm [Scylla; Charybdis; Qubit; Kaidan]; The Fixer [David; full name unknown] (introduction; death); Encanta [real name unknown] (introduction); Billy [unidentified supervillain; full name unknown] (introduction; death); three unidentified supervillains (introduction; death); Modeus robots

Synopsis

The Plutonian seedily exerts his power. Scylla and Charybdis arrive at an abandoned prison outside Philadelphia, monitored by Qubit. Underneath the prison, a half-dozen supervillains explore the headquarters of recently deceased superhero Inferno, where they are nonchalantly confronted by... The Plutonian.

Reprints

• from Irredeemable (Boom! Studios, 2009 series) #3 (June 2009)

Chapter 4 [Title] (Table of Contents: 10)

filler / 2 pages (report information)

Pencils

John Cassaday

Inks

John Cassaday

Letters

Erika Terriquez (design); typeset

Characters

The Plutonian

Indexer Notes

Chapter 4 is preceded by a filler page with The Plutonian's insignia and a title page with black-&-white detail from #3's Cover A.

Chapter 4 (Table of Contents: 11)

Irredeemable / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script

Mark Waid (credited)

Pencils

Peter Krause (credited)

Inks

Peter Krause (credited)

Colors

Andrew Dalhouse (credited)

Letters

Ed Dukeshire (credited)

Characters

The Plutonian; The Paradigm [Qubit; Gilgamos; Bette Noir; Scylla (revelation of death); Charybdis]; Modeus robots

Synopsis

Qubit's first meeting with The Plutonian is recalled. After members of the United Nations attempt to curry favor with the newly rogue superman, he heads to Singapore and forces Qubit to make a devastating choice. The purpose of Qubit's Modeus robots is revealed.

Reprints

• from Irredeemable (Boom! Studios, 2009 series) #4 (July 2009)

Indexer Notes

Story is continued in monthly Irredeemable #5, reprinted in next trade paperback.

[Credits] (Table of Contents: 12)

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

Letters

Erika Terriquez (design); ? (logo); typeset

Afterword (Table of Contents: 13)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Grant Morrison (credited, signed)

Letters

typeset

Reprints

• from Irredeemable (Boom! Studios, 2009 series) #1 (April 2009)

Cover Gallery [Title] (Table of Contents: 14)

filler / 1 page (report information)

Letters

Erika Terriquez (design); typeset

Indexer Notes

The cover gallery is preceded by a title page.

[Irredeemable #1 Cover A] (Table of Contents: 15)

Irredeemable / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

John Cassaday (credited) (signed as JC)

Inks

John Cassaday (credited) (signed as JC)

Colors

Laura Martin (credited) (signed as Laura)

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Plutonian

Reprints

• from Irredeemable (Boom! Studios, 2009 series) #1 [Cover A] (April 2009) [art only]

[Irredeemable #1] Holofoil Convention Exclusive (Table of Contents: 16)

cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Script

Chip Mosher (see Notes)

Colors

Dafna Pleban

Letters

Dafna Pleban

Reprints

• from Irredeemable (Boom! Studios, 2009 series) #1 [Emerald City Holofoil] (April 2009)

Indexer Notes

This cover reads "Mark Waid Is Evil" in large type. Pleban is credited with the design here. Mosher is credited with coining the slogan in various articles and interviews online.

[Irredeemable #1 Earth 2 Exclusive Cover] (Table of Contents: 17)

Irredeemable / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

John Cassaday (credited) (signed as JC)

Inks

John Cassaday (credited) (signed as JC)

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Plutonian

Reprints

• from Irredeemable (Boom! Studios, 2009 series) #1 [Earth 2 Variant] (April 2009)

[Irredeemable #1 Cover B] (Table of Contents: 18)

Irredeemable / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Barry Kitson (credited)

Inks

Barry Kitson (credited)

Colors

Andrew Dalhouse (credited)

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Plutonian

Reprints

• from Irredeemable (Boom! Studios, 2009 series) #1 [Cover B] (April 2009) [art only]

[Irredeemable #1 Atomic Comics Exclusive Cover] (Table of Contents: 19)

Irredeemable / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Barry Kitson (credited)

Inks

Barry Kitson (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Plutonian

Reprints

• from Irredeemable (Boom! Studios, 2009 series) #1 [Atomic Comics Exclusive] (April 2009)

[Irredeemable #1-4 Retailer-Incentive Covers] (Table of Contents: 20)

Irredeemable / cover reprint (on interior page) / 2 pages (report information)

Pencils

Jeffrey Spokes (credited)

Inks

Jeffrey Spokes (credited)

Colors

Jeffrey Spokes (credited)

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Plutonian; Kaidan; Qubit; Gilgamos

Reprints

• from Irredeemable (Boom! Studios, 2009 series) #1 [Cover C] (April 2009) [art only], #2 [Cover C] (May 2009) [art only], #3 [Cover C] (June 2009) [art only], #4 [Cover C] (July 2009) [art only]

Indexer Notes

Spokes' variant covers to Irredeemable #1-4 are reduced and printed as a quadtych.

[Irredeemable #2 Cover A] (Table of Contents: 21)

Irredeemable / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

John Cassaday (credited) (signed as JC)

Inks

John Cassaday (credited) (signed as JC)

Colors

Laura Martin (credited) (signed as Laura)

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Plutonian; Kaidan

Reprints

• from Irredeemable (Boom! Studios, 2009 series) #2 (May 2009) [art only]

[Irredeemable #2 2nd-Print Cover] (Table of Contents: 22)

Irredeemable / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

John Cassaday (credited) (signed as JC)

Inks

John Cassaday (credited) (signed as JC)

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Plutonian; Kaidan

Reprints

• from Irredeemable (Boom! Studios, 2009 series) #2 [Second Printing] (May 2009) [art only]

[Irredeemable #2 Cover B] (Table of Contents: 23)

Irredeemable / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Dennis Calero (credited) (signed as DC (fish outline))

Inks

Dennis Calero (credited) (signed as DC (fish outline))

Colors

Dennis Calero (credited) (signed as DC (fish outline))

Genre

superhero

Characters

Scylla; Charybdis

Reprints

• from Irredeemable (Boom! Studios, 2009 series) #2 [Cover B] (May 2009) [art only]

[Irredeemable #3 Cover B] (Table of Contents: 24)

Irredeemable / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Dan Panosian (credited) (signed as PANOSIAN)

Inks

Dan Panosian (credited) (signed as PANOSIAN)

Colors

Dan Panosian (credited) (signed as PANOSIAN)

Genre

superhero

Characters

Bette Noir

Reprints

• from Irredeemable (Boom! Studios, 2009 series) #3 [Cover B] (June 2009) [art only]

[Irredeemable #3 Cover A] (Table of Contents: 25)

Irredeemable / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

John Cassaday (credited) (signed as JC)

Inks

John Cassaday (credited) (signed as JC)

Colors

Laura Martin (credited) (signed as Laura)

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Plutonian

Reprints

• from Irredeemable (Boom! Studios, 2009 series) #3 [Cover A] (June 2009) [art only]

[Irredeemable #3 Heroes Con Exclusive Cover] (Table of Contents: 26)

Irredeemable / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

John Cassaday (credited) (signed as JC)

Inks

John Cassaday (credited) (signed as JC)

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Plutonian

Reprints

• from Irredeemable (Boom! Studios, 2009 series) #3 [Heroes Convention] [art only]

[Irredeemable #4 Cover A] (Table of Contents: 27)

Irredeemable / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

John Cassaday (credited) (signed as JC)

Inks

John Cassaday (credited) (signed as JC)

Colors

Laura Martin (credited) (signed as Laura)

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Plutonian; Gilgamos

Reprints

• from Irredeemable (Boom! Studios, 2009 series) #4 (July 2009) [art only]

[Irredeemable #4 San Diego Comic-Con International Exclusive Cover] (Table of Contents: 28)

Irredeemable / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

John Cassaday (credited) (signed as JC)

Inks

John Cassaday (credited) (signed as JC)

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Plutonian; Gilgamos

Reprints

• from Irredeemable (Boom! Studios, 2009 series) #4 [Convention Exclusive] [art only]

[Irredeemable #4 Cover B] (Table of Contents: 29)

Irredeemable / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Dan Panosian (credited) (signed as Dan Panosian)

Inks

Dan Panosian (credited) (signed as Dan Panosian)

Colors

Dan Panosian (credited) (signed as Dan Panosian)

Genre

superhero

Characters

Kaidan

Reprints

• from Irredeemable (Boom! Studios, 2009 series) #4 [Cover B] (July 2009) [art only]

[Filler and Promos] (Table of Contents: 30) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 6 pages (report information)

What If the World's Greatest Hero Decided to Become the World's Greatest Villain? (Table of Contents: 31) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)