‘Invincible’: Does It Improve on Robert Kirkman’s Original Comic Book Series?
The Big Picture It's rare to see a TV adaptation of a comic book that does justice to its source. It's even rarer to see the adaptation improve upon its source. But Amazon Prime Video's Invincible pulls off this miraculous feat with effortless ease. To those who have read the comics, the show has a tendency to feel like a highly edited and polished final version of a previously flawed draft.
This sense of trepidation also has to do with how the violence is depicted in a truly visceral manner. The comic isn't rainbows and sunshine either, but it spares its readers the gritty details of violence, whereas the show goes all out in its depiction of gore. For example, the scene where Omni-Man slaughters the Guardians of the Globe is mostly glossed over in the comics, and the readers are only allowed the aftermath of the gruesome battle.
The Show Has a More Diverse and Believable World Since the first issue released in 2003, there are many elements of Invincible that have aged poorly by today's standards. Some dismiss the problematic aspects, claiming it's a product of its time, while for others it's a total deal-breaker. At any rate, though, everyone can appreciate the active effort made by the show to make it more diverse and socially conscious without appearing preachy.
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