![]() ![]() You don’t go from the greatest hero in the world to a mass-murdering monster overnight, and Irredeemable excels at bringing depth and nuance to the Plutonian’s heel turn. Its basic premise is simple: What if Superman went bad? Of course, superheroes abusing their earth-shattering powers isn’t exactly the most original concept to grace comics or the screen – heck, Amazon Studios’ adaptation of The Boys is mining a similar storytelling vein to good effect already.īut what sets Irredeemable apart from other deconstructionist takes on the genre is how Waid and his collaborators chart the downfall of its central figure, the Plutonian, into villainy. ![]() ![]() Irredeemable was written by Mark Waid and drawn by Peter Krause, Diego Barreto, and Eduardo Barreto. Superhero fans unfamiliar with Irredeemable will no doubt be eager to learn more before the movie arrives – but where should they start? Why, with this handy primer, of course! It covers everything you need to know about Irredeemable and Incorruptible – including the two series’ shared plot and characters, and the recommended reading order for both – before the live-action version debuts on Netflix. The Harder They Fall director Jeymes Samuel will helm the film, working from a screenplay by Soul’s Kemp Powers which will also cover Irredeemable’s spin-off, Incorruptible. Boom Studios! recently announced that a movie adaptation of its 2009 comic book series Irredeemable is in the works. ![]()
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