
To counteract this, Morrison suggested a " wankathon" in the hope of bringing about a magical increase in sales by a mass of fans simultaneously masturbating at a set time. The title initially sold well but sales dipped sharply during the first series, leading to concerns that the series might be cancelled outright. Their intent was to create a hypersigil to jump-start the culture in a more positive direction. The Invisibles was Morrison's first major creator-owned title for DC Comics and it drew from their Zenith strip as well as 1990s conspiracy culture.

Their enemies are the Archons of the Outer Church, interdimensional alien gods who have already enslaved most of the human race without their knowledge.

įor most of the series, the team includes leader King Mob Lord Fanny, a transgender Brazilian shaman Boy, a former member of the NYPD Ragged Robin, a telepath with a mysterious past and Jack Frost, a young hooligan from Liverpool who may be the next Buddha. The series loosely follows the doings of a single cell of The Invisible College, a secret organization battling against physical and psychic oppression using time travel, magic, meditation, and physical violence. It was created and scripted by Scottish writer Grant Morrison, and drawn by various artists throughout its publication. The Invisibles is a comic book series published by the Vertigo imprint of DC Comics from 1994 to 2000.
