The Invincible Character That Deserves the Next Battle Beast Comic Treatment

The long-awaited (and long-teased) fight between Battle Beast and Conquest is finally hitting shelves June 17 in Invincible Universe: Battle Beast Issue #10. Readers will finally learn how Battle Beast ends up in the Viltrumite prison Allen releases him from, all while enjoying the carnage-filled brawl between two of the strongest characters in Invincible.

Robert Kirkman and Ryan Ottley’s Battle Beast comic spinoff follows the titular galaxy-hopping warrior as he pursues his ultimate goal: death in glorious combat against a superior opponent. Since the end of the original Invincible comic run, and with reignited fervor spurred on by the Prime Video television series of the same name, fans have rushed to snag a copy of the Battle Beast series. 

In June 2025, Image Comics and Skybound Entertainment ordered a third print of the Battle Beast debut issue after it sold out not once but twice. Additionally, Battle Beast was one of the best-selling comic series of 2025. Almost a year on, the comic remains a financial success; in March, Battle Beast Issue #7 was in the top 20 best-selling comic books, the third most successful Image Comics release, and the second-most successful comic not featuring a Marvel or DC character.

With the numbers Battle Beast is running up, and the renewed interest in Conquest’s history, the question of if another Invincible Universe comic should run and who should be the central character are hardly questions at all. It’s time for Invincible Universe: Conquest.

Conquest’s vulnerable monologue at the end of his and Mark’s battle in the final minutes of Invincible season 3’s finale, as well as the chilling blood heart moment in the middle of their globe-spanning fight, left a major impact on viewers, spawning original characters and variants. They also represent key ways Kirkman sought to elevate Conquest’s source character. 

With a comic spinoff, Kirkman and Ottley would be able to develop the underlying themes of loneliness, imperialism, and violence that shape Conquest beyond just his few appearances on the TV screen and in print. There’s no doubt a Conquest solo comic would sell — why not delve into the complex implications of his millennia-long life of conquering? For what it’s worth Kirkman already said there was more to explore about Conquest when talking about the Viltrumite’s appearance in the show.

“If a character becomes popular at Marvel or DC, they bring them back over and over and over again until they are less popular,” Kirkman told Variety in March 2025. “By trying to make Invincible something that celebrates traditional superhero storytelling but also tries to play against type, no matter how popular Conquest got, we’ve told his story. That’s all you get. There’s a lot left on the table that I would love to get to at some point. Because of that, you’ll see a lot more stuff with Conquest in the show.”

The demand for more Conquest content is here, and the solution is simple — deliver Invincible Universe: Conquest to the masses.