Irredeemable #1 [Emerald City Holofoil]

(April 2009)

[Title Page] (Table of Contents: 1)

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

Letters

Ed Dukeshire (credited) (design); ? (logo); typeset

Indexer Notes

The inside front cover has logo, credits, and indicia set against negative red-&-black detail of John Cassaday's art to Cover A.

Irredeemable [Chapter 1] (Table of Contents: 2)

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)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Sarah!

Genre

superhero

Characters

Paradigm: Bette Noir (introduction); Charybdis (introduction); Gilgamos (introduction); Hornet (introduction, death, see Notes); Kaidan (introduction); Qubit (introduction); Scylla (introduction); Volt (introduction)
The Plutonian [Dan Hartigan] (introduction); Samsara (introduction, apparent death); Donna (Hornet's wife, full name unknown, introduction, death); Hornet's infant son [name unknown] (introduction; death); Sarah (Hornet's daughter, full name unknown, introduction; death, see Notes); 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

• in Irredeemable (Boom! Studios, 2009 series) #1 (July 2009)
• in Incorruptible Free Comic Book Day Edition / Irredeemable Free Comic Book Day Edition (Boom! Studios, 2010 series) (May 2010)
• in Irredeemable Artist Edition (Boom! Studios, 2011 series) #1 (December 2011) [in black and white]
• in Irredeemable Omnibus (Boom! Studios, 2020 series) #1 (June 2020)

Indexer Notes

Story is untitled beyond series title. First page has close-ups of Plutonian's glowing yellow eyes.
The Paradigm is named in #2. Sarah's death is confirmed in #3. The Hornet's first name is given in Irredeemable Special #1.
First trade-paperback collection credits Paul Azaceta with character design of The Plutonian.

[Afterword] (Table of Contents: 3)

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

Script

Grant Morrison (credited)

Letters

Ed Dukeshire (credited) (design); typeset

Reprints

• in Irredeemable (Boom! Studios, 2009 series) #1 (July 2009)
• in Irredeemable Omnibus (Boom! Studios, 2020 series) #1 (June 2020)

Indexer Notes

Text is set against negative red-&-black detail of Barry Kitson's art to Cover B.

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