Announced earlier this year, Robert Kirkman is winding down his longrunning comic Invinceble (Image Comcis)with issue series #144. The series originally debuted January 2003 and rivals only The Walking Dead in Kirkman's longrunning series. Invincible follows the saga of superhero Mark Grayson (AKA Invincible) as he protects the earth from various threats.

In a written statement, Kirkman expressed his hopes that the series would eventually be taken up by other writers, but later changed his mind because the storyline he had created was coming to a natural ending. 

“I briefly considered bringing on another team, starting that eventual march to that book I’d read in my old age and throw across the room saying, ‘This isn’t Invincible!'” Kirkman says in the statement. “And while I did consider some really cool options that would have led to some really cool issues of Invincible… more and more as I thought about it, I realized ending the series was the right thing to do. So that’s what we’re doing! Issue 144, the conclusion of the 12-part epic ‘The End of All Things,’ will be the final issue of Invincible. I’m sure when it’s all said and done, I’ll be sad, and I know I will miss these characters, but for the time being, I’m excited. Ryan will be coming back to the book with issue 133 in November, and we’re going to hit the ground running. We’ve got a wild ride in store for the fans where we’re going to touch every corner of the Invincible Universe, and in the end, tie things up in a really cool and unexpected way.” [Full statement available on EW]

The end is near as Image Comics has solicited issue #144 to release January 2018. The final issue will be collected in Invincible Volume 25: The End of All Things Part 2 available March 2018.

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