The Invisibles #5 is an issue of the series The Invisibles (Volume 1) with a cover date of January, 1995.
Synopsis for "Bloody Poetry"
In 1994, The Invisibles are going about their day: King Mob watches a play of the Mahabharata in Indonesia, while Boy trains Jack Frost in how to fight and do yoga, as well as the history of the group. Mob briefly steps into another universe before returning to meet his partners in England. Orlando survived the grenade attack they set for him[1] and is searching for them. and King Mob learns about it by finding a postcard that he has written in the park, signed Xipe Totec.
The group can't worry about that threat because they've been given a mission to save a fellow Invisible from another cell who is stuck in time. The travel to their windmill time machine and astrally project themselves back to the 18th Century and Revolutionary France.
In the 19th Century, Lord Byron and Percy Bysshe Shelley have a friendly argument over human nature and the role of the poet. They go to an insane asylum where a friend Shiloh has gone mad.
Appearing in "Bloody Poetry"
Featured Characters:
- Invisibles
- Boy
- Jack Frost
- King Mob
- Lord Fanny
- Ragged Robin
Supporting Characters:
- Agus (First appearance)
- Lord Byron
- Percy Bysshe Shelley
Antagonists:
- Archons of the Outer Church (Mentioned only)
- Mr. Gelt (Mentioned only)
- Orlando
Other Characters:
- William Blake (Mentioned only)
- Jack-a-Dreams (Mentioned only)
- Jim Crow (Mentioned only)
- Mad Tom (Mentioned only)
- Nicolas Poussin (Mentioned only)
- Shiloh (First appearance)
Locations:
- 1994
- Haiti (Mentioned only)
- Indonesia
- United Kingdom
- United States of America
- New York
- New York City (Mentioned only)
- New York
- 19th Century
- 18th Century
Notes
- This issue is reprinted in The Invisibles Volume 01: Say You Want a Revolution and Invisibles Deluxe Edition: Book One.
- There are several covers for this issue with text reading, "NEW WORLD DISORDER", "WHICH SIDE ARE YOU ON?", "IN THE DARKNESS WE ARE ALL INVISIBLE", "ALL WE WANT IS EVERYTHING", "BIG BROTHER IS WATCHING YOU—LEARN TO BE INVISIBLE", "YOU ARE NOW LEAVING THE TWENTIETH CENTURY", and "CRASH THE BUS".