While Invincible comic book co-creator Robert Kirkman is heavily involved with the upcoming Amazon Prime adaptation, there are still elements of the show that surprised him.
Kirkman, who co-created the long-running Image Comics/Skybound Entertainment comic series with Cory Walker and Ryan Ottley, serves as the animated series creator. However, seeing his story in animation allowed Kirkman to view his story differently. "When you watch it, the action is a little bit more brutal when things are moving, which I think is kind of cool and really exciting and is going to serve to heighten things in this series," Kirkman told CBR.
He added, "These are characters that I should know intimately and know better than anyone, but getting to work with these actors and hear these voices and how these performances come together, it's like I'm meeting these characters again for the first time in the absolute best way. I'm seeing new angles to these characters, new aspects to them that really didn't exist before just by how the actors are interpreting things on the page and adding their own spin."
The series creator continued, "It's really making me more excited about moving forward with this for many, many seasons with this cast because, now that I feel that I know these characters better, there's a lot more cool things that we can do with them along the way."
Boasting an all-star voice cast, Invincible follows teenager Mark Grayson as he discovers he's developed superpowers and decides to follow in his father's footsteps as a superhero. Advance reviews have praised the series for not shying away from the comic book source material's story and unflinchingly graphic content while refining its modern sensibilities.
Invincible stars Steven Yeun as Mark Grayson, J.K. Simmons as Nolan Grayson, Sandra Oh as Deborah Grayson, Gillian Jacobs as Atom Eve, Mark Hamill as Art, Zazie Beetz as Amber Bennett, Khary Payton as Black Samson, Walton Goggins as Cecil Steadman, Zachary Quinto as Robot, Chris Diamantopolous as Doc Seismic, Jason Mantzoukas as Rex Splode, Grey Griffin as voice Shrinking Rae and Amanda (Monster Girl as Girl), Melise as Dupli-Kate, Andrew Rannells as William Clockwell, Kevin Michael Richardson as Mauler 1 and Mauler 2 and Monster Girl (as Monster) and Seth Rogen as Allen the Alien, with Lauren Cohan as War Woman, Chad Coleman as Martian Man, Michael Cudlitz as Red Rush, Lennie James as Darkwing, Ross Marquand as The Immortal and Aquarius, Sonequa Martin-Green as Green Ghost, Mahershala Ali as Titan, Clancy Brown as Damien Darkblood, Nicole Byer as Vanessa and Fiona, Jeffrey Donovan as Machine Head, Jonathan Groff as Rick Sheridan, Jon Hamm as Steve, Djimon Hounsou as Martian Emperor and Ezra Miller as D.A. Sinclair. The series arrives on Amazon Prime Video on March 26, 2021.
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