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If you like The Boys then you’ll really dig Invincible. Amazon Video has hit gold again in their search for quality comic book media ripe for adaptation to television. Robert Kirkman, of The Walking Dead fame, is on-board along with both Ryan Ottley & Corey Walker who are responsible for the comic artwork. It’s uncommon to see the original creators of a book team-up later to tell their story through a new medium and as an animated the show, Invincible should closely follow the comics beat for beat. Invincible subverts and pokes fun at the stereotypical tropes found in superhero comics and offers a unique look at the mundanities and real world consequences of superhumans living in an otherwise normal world.

Kirkman seems to have fully taken advantage of the resources afforded to him by Amazon and stocked the cast with recognizable and quality voice talent. The comic ran from 2003 to 2018, so there is 15 years worth of fantastic source material available for adaptation to this series. “Invinci-heads” all over have been excited for this project since it was first rumored some 5 years ago and, personally, I’m very excited to see Invincible re-told in a medium where it can be appreciated by a new audience. The Walking Dead was the book that made me start reading comics, but Invincible is the book that made me fall in love and seek out other comics. Don’t let the animation fool you into thinking this is a show for children (as is evident from the first episode); you can expect adult themes, profanity, and gratuitous gore in all of its glory.