Cover: ChrisCross

Irredeemable #4

Sep 2010 · Boom! Studios · 16.99 USD

📊 ~13,614 copies sold its debut month

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About this Collection

This volume continues Mark Waid's dark deconstruction of the superhero archetype, following the former hero turned global threat, the Plutonian, as his reign of terror escalates. Collecting issues #19-24 of the series, it delves deeper into the fractured psyche of the world's most powerful being and the desperate efforts of his former allies to stop him. The story ramps up the tension with shocking revelations and moral compromises that define this acclaimed series.

In "Hornet," Mark Waid and Paul Azaceta deliver a tense, character-driven chapter of Irredeemable, where a newly minted hero's fragile alliance with the world's first superhero, The Plutonian, begins to fracture. As The Hornet launches Vesper One, pursued by the very man he once called a friend, the weight of legacy and isolation presses in—especially when a past moment of hope, a shared rescue, now feels like a turning point too far gone. The cover by ChrisCross captures the moment with sharp, haunting detail.

Contains 6 stories

Hornet

8 pp · Superhero

The Hornet [Jimfull name unknown (see Notes)]Samsara (gravestone only)Gazer (gravestone only)Metalman (gravestone onlysee Notes)Citadel (gravestone onlysee Notes)The Hornet's wife [Donnafull name unknown]Kaidan (cameo)Qubit (cameo)Bette Noir (cameo)Scylla (cameo)Charybdis (cameo)The Hornet's infant son [name unknown] (cameo)The Hornet's daughter [Sarahfull name unknown] (cameo)

In "Hornet," the story of a man who donned a suit to be a hero unfolds against the shadow of a far more powerful one. As The Hornet grapples with the weight of his own legacy, he finds himself caught in a collision of ideals when the world’s first superhero, The Plutonian, begins to redefine what it means to save lives—or destroy them.

Kaidan

8 pp · Superhero

Keiko [full name unknownKaidan] (origin of powers)Hikki [full name unknown] (introduction)Kumi [full name unknown] (introduction)Sukuri [full name unknownKeiko's mother] (introduction)the Bake-Neko (introduction)

Max Damage

6 pp · Superhero

Max DamageMadame Mercy (introduction)Threeway (introductioncameo)Safeword (introductioncameo)Loleetah (introductioncameo)Kortex (introduction)Jailbait (origin as sidekick)

Irredeemable [Part 13]

22 pp · Superhero

Bette NoirBette Noir's father [name unrevealed]The Paradigm [Volt (flashback)Qubit (flashback)Gilgamos (flashback)Kaidan (flashback)Gazer (flashbackintroduction)Citadel (flashbackintroduction, death)Scylla (flashback)Charybdis (flashback) [also as Survivor (photo only)]Artillery (flashbackintroduction)unknown binary humanoid (cameo)Modeus robot (cameo)

Irredeemable [Part 14]

22 pp · Superhero

OrianThe Paradigm [The Survivor [Charybdis]QubitVoltKaidanGilgamosBette Noir]Alexander the Great (flashback)Samsara (body only)ModeusThe Plutonian (cameo)

In "Irredeemable [Part 14]," Gilgamos breaks free from military custody, his mind flashing back to a long-forgotten captivity stretching across centuries. With half of The Paradigm now aligned with Orian, they prepare to face The Plutonian—though Qubit’s warning lingers, that this alliance may lead to disaster.

Irredeemable [Chapter 15]

22 pp · Superhero

The PlutonianThe Paradigm [The Survivor [Charybdis]Bette NoirGilgamosKaidanVolt (death)Qubit]Samsara (body only)ModeusOrian (death)

In "Irredeemable [Chapter 15]," the escalating clash between The Plutonian and the combined forces of The Paradigm and Orian reaches a breaking point, as Bette Noir’s mysterious bullet becomes a pivotal weapon in the fight. With Volt’s fate sealed by the Modeus-possessed Samsara, the line between salvation and destruction grows dangerously thin.