The concept for Irredeemable is pretty simple, the Plutonian (a low-rent Superman clone) has gone crazy and is killing off other heroes, villains, even whole countries. In this volume the surviving heroes discover a possible weakness, what's left of the US government launches a desperate plan, we learn a bit more about the Plutonian's history and see what his arch-enemy is up to. There are chilling scenes of the Plutonian's evil and the heroes' desperation.
But this book suffers from the same problems earlier volumes did. There's a lot of set-up but not much meat. The Plutonian remains a one-dimensional villain despite the glimpses at his past. He has no goals, no motivation and kills indiscriminately . Many characters, including the Plutonian are terribly derivative.
I'll stick with it, it's a fun story and a guilty pleasure but I hope writer Mark Waid has a plan in mind for this story and won't just drag it out as long as he can.Get more detail about Irredeemable Vol 3.
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