Invincible (Amazon)

[Worship.my.wreck]

Watched episode 1 and loved it. I'm going to grab the volumes and read them. Will try to hold off on watching the rest until I start reading these.

[thatguamguy]

Originally Posted by Worship.my.wreck

Watched episode 1 and loved it. I'm going to grab the volumes and read them. Will try to hold off on watching the rest until I start reading these.

You're gonna want to read at least through volume 3 before the first season ends; some fans seem to think it might go as far as parts of volume 4, but no question that you will want to read 3. You definitely don't need to read all twenty-five volumes before watching the show again, if that's what you were thinking.

Also, regarding the numbering, I mean the paperback volume 3. This covers the first 13 issues. If you buy the hardcovers instead, one hardcover has the first three paperbacks.

[Worship.my.wreck]

Originally Posted by thatguamguy

You're gonna want to read at least through volume 3 before the first season ends; some fans seem to think it might go as far as parts of volume 4, but no question that you will want to read 3. You definitely don't need to read all twenty-five volumes before watching the show again, if that's what you were thinking.

Also, regarding the numbering, I mean the paperback volume 3. This covers the first 13 issues. If you buy the hardcovers instead, one hardcover has the first three paperbacks.

I bought all 12 hardcover volumes. I was just planning to read the first couple volumes so that i can watch the rest of Season 1. Then i'll read the rest by the time the 2nd season releases.

[thatguamguy]

Originally Posted by Worship.my.wreck

I bought all 12 hardcover volumes. I was just planning to read the first couple volumes so that i can watch the rest of Season 1. Then i'll read the rest by the time the 2nd season releases.

Yeah, you shouldn't need to read more than 2 hardcovers to be ahead of the first season. It probably won't get as far as the end of that.

[Darkstream]

I just watched the first episode of Invincible.

Let me say, I've never read the comic book, even though I was well aware of its existence and the acclaimed following it had. As a fan of superhero comics, by the time Invincible came around, I was already spent on the whole deconstruction approach to superheroes that became trendy ever since Watchmen. I mean, it's all been done before, right? And now with shows like The Boys, we're seeing it permeate the mainstream, basically supplanting the concept of traditional noble heroes in entertainment, and essentially mirroring our own real world. Understandable, since we're mostly all flawed beings living in cynical times.

Anyway, I was going to dismiss this show, just as I had the comic, not because I didn't think it would be any good or that I wouldn't like it, but just because I've become jaded and really didn't want to invest time in another long running series, especially if it was something I had pretty much gotten already from other stories of its kind. But I gave in, having felt a bit disillusioned lately by the direction so many other comics, television, and movie franchises that I've loved have taken over the years. Now that I've cut a lot of the fat from my viewing schedule, I figured I should at least give the first episode a shot. I watched it with my teenage son and we both ended up loving it.

The figure designs and animation reminds me of a lot of DC Animated Movies, but with better backgrounds. Though, the writing, direction, and voice work is a lot stronger than most of the animated movies we've seen in recent years from DC. And the end of that first episode... Wow, this is something that is deserving of its mature rating, as opposed to simply having a character flip the bird or use forced foul language just to appear hip and edgy. This show is hip and edgy and done skillfully. It may be premature to give so much praise after only one episode, and I hope I don't regret it later, but as of now, this hit the spot for me, so I will definitely continue watching with my son.

[philsfan]

Watched all season one over 3 nights. Aware of the comic but never got around to reading them. Overall very enjoyable though somewhat uneven. VERY graphically violent if thats not your thing.

[Show spoiler]really dig the rogue alpha hero angle having read the Irredeemable comic. Its a trip to watch fights where one character is holding nothing back.

Animation was weird in that backgrounds seemed extremely detailed but foreground action at times seemed Saturday morning animation show level. Voice acting was great. Recommended and excited to see what future seasons bring.