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This informative volume addresses the impact of the EU on national policies to combat poverty in European member states. The editors bring together academics to discuss the issue of and fight against poverty in Germany in particular, within the context of ongoing trends and debates across other European states. In doing so, they expose the German audience to European perspectives and experiences of poverty, while at the same time providing the international audience with detailed information on empirical trends. The book also provides documentation of the debate on social policy strategies and practices in Germany. ... Read more

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A comic book industry event: a new original ongoing superhero series from Mark Waid! IRREDEEMABLE dares to ask the question: what if the world's greatest hero decided to become the world's greatest villain?  A "twilight of the superheroes"- style story that examines super-villains from the writer of KINGDOM COME and EMPIRE! ... Read more

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Cool concept and execution
This is just an excellent concept that is executed very well. I'm not a comic book guy, but I picked this one up and love it. Vol. 2 is on the way. Can't wait for 3 and 4.

Decadent fun
The Plutonian used to be the world's greatest superhero. What a fearsome superhero he was indeed with limitless strength, immeasurable speed, anti-gravity, impervious skin, enhanced senses, ocular radiation, and rumored telepathy... Unfortunately, Mark Waid's hero doesn't stay a hero. Something happens to corrupt Plutonian and he becomes the world's most terrifying enemy rather than its steadfast protector.

Mark Waid says in an introduction to this first graphic novel installment of Irredeemable that:

"In superhero comics, pretty much everyone who's called upon to put on a cape is, at heart, emotionally equipped for the job. I reject that premise."

Sure, the idea isn't wholly original (although I'd argue that it's relatively unimportant in this case). What better example than that of Watchmen to demonstrate a history of super heroes completely emotionally unprepared to have the power to "protect"-and worse, to even decide for themselves what the populace needs protection from. So the tradition of the "perverted" superhero is there already. However, I think Mark Waid takes the story a different direction. Whereas Watchmen is concerned with morality, humanity, and different types of power, I'd say that Irredeemable is concerned wholly with power and psychology.

What do I mean by "power" and "psychology"? Well, I mean that Irredeemable is actually a story that plays with the idea of what went wrong and the very humanity of that error. Of course, power plays into it-quite a lot-but the focus is on perverted humanity. And I totally dig that.

In a way, it's hard to talk about Irredeemable without addressing two previous comics, at least for me. I've already mentioned Watchmen, so that's out of the way, so I may as well get to the other: Superman. As far as I could tell-and please keep in mind that I'm not at all a Superman fan, so I'm just going by what I view as general knowledge-there were a lot of Superman references. Such as the scene in which the Plutonian dances with his girlfriend while floating above the ground. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think that's a direct reference to Superman. And it makes total sense to have these references. In a lot of ways, Irredeemable wants to engage with the idea that Superman began. Superman is the hero that can save everyone and a man that can be ultimately trusted with that power. The Plutonian is what Superman might be if that trust was not well-founded.

Really, I could gush about Irredeemable a long time. It's decadent fun. The art is gorgeous and well suited to the story. The plot and characters are grotesque, but all the more fun for that grotesqueness. The darkness is delicious. Honestly, I can't wait to begin the second volume.

Took my expectations and slaughtered them ruthlessly
Even perusing all of the raves in the press about Irredeemable, I was still skeptical. After more than two decades, we have yet to reach a saturation point when it comes to superhero deconstruction. Mark Waid finally caved into market forces, I posited, and penned his own "evil is cool" tale about a superhero with feet of clay. Yawn time.

Man, did I get thrown for a loop. Envision the finest person you can think of, then envision the most vile. Now imagine the gulf that would have to be crossed for the former to become the latter.

When other writers deconstruct heroes, they do stories about what are essentially corrupt evangelists; demagogues who present a valiant face to the adoring public, but behind the scenes reveal a decadent, cruel aspect. That sort of nihilistic attitude comes easily in today's comics, where fans happily gush about Garth Ennis' or Mark Millar's latest yarn of cape-bashing.

But to actually present us with a man who uses his vast power to kill millions and terrorize the entire planet, and then show us how a few pages later how a short time ago that same character genuinely exhibited Superman's humility and goodness--how do you pull that off? Mind control? Evil universe doppleganger perhaps? There are no such cheats here. The reader sees how even the best of men can become disillusioned and immoral, and to some degree even empathize with him.

Mark Waid is a dark and twisted [...] genius!!!!
People think of Mark Waid as a tow the big name comic guy and why not? I have been a Mark Waid fan since his inspired work on the Flash. And ofcourse his work on "Kingdom Come" is legendary and probably the most recognizble comic since "The Dark Knight Returns". But what people don't know is that Mark Waid is one SICK TWISTED GENIUS. If anyone is a fan and wants to know where he can take a crazy story go read "EMPIRE" This was a story about a madman who ruled the world and not like marvel where he rules for six issues and then everything goes back to normal. No this is what if Doctor Doom ruled the world and killed everyone who opposes him and I mean kills and tortures alot. This was my first taste into what Mark Waid can do.

And now it is my pleasure to read "Irredemeemable" this the Mark Waid I have been waiting for. The story is a rattlesnake,on the surface, what if a Superman like hero went evil but in the end it will just bite you in the ass. Short Synopsis: as his former teamates race around the world to find anything about the former hero turned greatest mass murder on earth they come to realize with dawining horror how much they relied on him and how much they don't know about him. We then begin to see parts of the puzzle that make him "IRREDEEMABLE" This was an awsome read and a great ride.

A cross between Superman and Breaking Bad
Irredeemable by Mark Waid and Peter Krause is an excellent book, and one of my favorite comics right now. I bought this first volume and thoroughly enjoyed it, even though the concept shocked me and messed with my mind a bit. What if someone on par with Superman had gone bad, and started committing genocide on a massive scale? And how would the world's heroes (those who the Plutonian hasn't brutally murdered yet) stand up to this menace? Interesting, very interesting. As a longtime superhero fan I find this new spin on the genre highly entertaining, and in the skilled hands of Mark Waid the story shines and horrifies extremely well. The art by Peter Krause can be somewhat wooden at times, but overall its not bad to look at. The best part of the story is the Plutonian himself, and the mystery of why he turned to the dark side that his former teammates are trying to unravel as they desperately search for his weakness by delving into his past. All of the supporting characters are fleshed out rather well too, and the book is full of twists and surprises. Buy it if you like superheroics that are slightly askew. The art did not appeal to me, but other reviewers seem to praise it. Highly recommended. ... Read more