yet_another_alt
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Looks like they got the violence down. I can't not hear J. K. Simmons as anything but J. J. Jameson though.
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Invincible Official Trailer - Amazon Prime animation based on Robert Kirkman's comic
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Looks like they got the violence down. I can't not hear J. K. Simmons as anything but J. J. Jameson though.
OnionSnake
Banned
Been meaning to read this, hope the show is good though.
yet_another_alt
Member
Considering it has scenes that don't happen until the third TBP, it has plenty of material it can pull from. Unless they skip a ton of stuff then that trailer is only fraction of what happened in those 3 TBPs. I'm more surprised they didn't feature fan favorite Allen in the trailer.
Dacon
Banned
Looks ok. They've def made Mark a bit whimpier than I remember him being in the comics. The gore is on point.
The voices honestly sound kind of terrible, Simmons was a bad choice for Omni-Man.
Invincible was one of my all time fav comics of the last 15 years, don't know how to feel about this.
Also, lmfao of course they made Rex black.
The voices honestly sound kind of terrible, Simmons was a bad choice for Omni-Man.
Invincible was one of my all time fav comics of the last 15 years, don't know how to feel about this.
Also, lmfao of course they made Rex black.
Dacon
Banned
Invincible has enough comics to adapt into a good 6-7 seasons imo.
GreenAlien
Member
First 3 episodes are out.. and it's alright? Animation quality can be pretty bad and the story has not really gripped me yet.. but I will keep watching for now.
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yet_another_alt
Member
Only seen the first one so far. Animation is less choppy than the trailer but nothing special. The Mauler Twins fight was rough but the post-credits fight was ok.
yet_another_alt
Member
The in-universe explanation is no one ever looks up. The comic never had anyone leaving impact craters in their backyard though. Besides Eve, doesn't even wear a mask. Clearly no shits are given about secret identities.I don't know the story so the end of ep 1 was a total shocker.
But DAMN they wrap this shit with some sappy ass YA four quadrant nonsense. And it seems silly that no one knows this kids "secret identity" when he hangs out 100 feet above his own house
Javthusiast
Banned
We can have all the violence we want but we need to appease twitter and give Eve ugly shorts. xD
Animation so far is the typical american comic animation. Not bad, but nowhere near as good as anime can get, both from an animation as well as detailed artstyle standpoint.
Story so far also nothing more than look we made a slight twist on the dc comic heroes.
The comic gets a lot of praise, so I am willing to watch the first season, but as with Kirkmans Walking Dead, it's not as special as people make it out to be. At least so far.
Animation so far is the typical american comic animation. Not bad, but nowhere near as good as anime can get, both from an animation as well as detailed artstyle standpoint.
Story so far also nothing more than look we made a slight twist on the dc comic heroes.
The comic gets a lot of praise, so I am willing to watch the first season, but as with Kirkmans Walking Dead, it's not as special as people make it out to be. At least so far.
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Dacon
Banned
It's, ok.
As someone who was a big fan of the comics there's a lot here to like, and a lot here to hate.
There's a lot of ridiculous race/gender swaps here and there for characters, clearly because Amazon felt the show wouldn't be diverse enough without them. The story seems to really drag in comparison to the comics that you read at your own pace. The art style is VERY plain, and the animation can at times look very low frame. There is also the overuse of some very unsightly 3d models. I'm not against the use of 3d in animation, but there are better less noticeable ways to do it and this show doesn't incorporate any of them.
The voice acting is also kind of stiff, and the choices for some characters voices are truly awful. Seth Rogen had no business being cast as Allen the Alien. The dude can't act and he just made the character sound dumb. There were a few woke signalers in here too.
On the plus side they kept the gore in, and there are some really good action scenes here and there. I hope it gets better.
As someone who was a big fan of the comics there's a lot here to like, and a lot here to hate.
There's a lot of ridiculous race/gender swaps here and there for characters, clearly because Amazon felt the show wouldn't be diverse enough without them. The story seems to really drag in comparison to the comics that you read at your own pace. The art style is VERY plain, and the animation can at times look very low frame. There is also the overuse of some very unsightly 3d models. I'm not against the use of 3d in animation, but there are better less noticeable ways to do it and this show doesn't incorporate any of them.
The voice acting is also kind of stiff, and the choices for some characters voices are truly awful. Seth Rogen had no business being cast as Allen the Alien. The dude can't act and he just made the character sound dumb. There were a few woke signalers in here too.
On the plus side they kept the gore in, and there are some really good action scenes here and there. I hope it gets better.
Dacon
Banned
The comic was always like this too. Every sex scene did everything it could to not show any bits or pieces, not even a nipple. Even during a certain event that I'm not going to spoil, it's mostly glossed over to not really show any explicit nudity.
However we'll get really detailed depictions of bodies literally being torn apart, eviscerated and decapitated.
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JeremyEtcetera
Unconfirmed Member
Just wanted to come in and say I don't know what Rex is, but he for sure isn't black. He is the same complexion as Wakka from FFX and I have no idea what you'd consider Wakka because he isn't black either:
Anyway just wanted to point that out. The rest of the thread continue on with the harsh critiques.
Low Moral Fibre
Member
I'm reading the comic and having a good time.
I read Irredeemable a few years ago and that was really good up until it gets crazy near the end.
I read Irredeemable a few years ago and that was really good up until it gets crazy near the end.
SafeOrAlone
Banned
I'm hoping they can increse the animation budget if the show is successful. There are some cool perspectives and choreography, but it's just not fluid enough. I need my cartoons to look lush.
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JeremyEtcetera
Unconfirmed Member
This is an interesting perspective. To you it probably came across as a light hearted superhero romp and that's all(unless you read the comic). That's fascinating to me.
It would be like me watching the 90s Berserk anime and stopping before the final episode. It would appear to be your standard Knights and Kingdoms story that way.
Jaysen
Banned
Yep, that's Jason Mantzoukas.The voice actor for rex sounds like the pillow fucking magician guy from Big Mouth.....a natural progression of that character actually
OmegaSupreme
advanced basic bitch
Loving it. No real complaints. I read a bit of the comic back in the day and this seems to be following it very closely. Gender and race swaps aside. It had been long enough to where I forgot the initial twist so that was a good time. Very brutal. I'm looking forward to more. Every Friday?
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Mossybrew
Banned
Yeah, same, that was pretty wild and caught me off guard. I feel kind of invested now wanting to find out the why of it.
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JeremyEtcetera
Unconfirmed Member
Every new episode does a good job of surprising me a bit.
SebastianShaw
Member
Excellent show so far in my opinon.
Loved the Titan ending
Azurro
Banned
I gave it a shot, but, all the teenage stuff just makes me cringe. I also got the feel the production is pretty woke, so I decided to actually read a comic book for once and yup, Invincible's a clumsy useless dumbass in the animated show while he's much more capable in the comic and character races got swapped. I might actually finish reading the comic book, but I'll pass on the animation, I'll just watch the violent bits.
OmegaSupreme
advanced basic bitch
Not all that woke. I hate that shit and there are only a few bits. I read a bit of the comic and I prefer the pacing of the show of mark growing into his powers.
Dacon
Banned
Rex 's skin is darker than Wakka's. Theyre not the same complexion. Now there are other very dark skin races than blacks, so that's a fair point.
I wish Battle Beast looked and sounded more feral.
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JeremyEtcetera
Unconfirmed Member
Not gonna lie, it sounds like you're just arguing semantics to not be proven wrong. In the show Rex is a tan/brown guy with orange hair and in the game Wakka is a tan/brown guy with orange hair. Both are dudebro and both obnoxious/annoying as fuck.
Dacon
Banned
Literally nothing in my statement has anything to do with semantics. That's not what semantics means, and if you actually read my post you'd realize I agreed with your general sentiment that and that you're right, he isn't necessarily black because he's dark skin.
Sounds like youre looking for an argument.
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sol_bad
Member
Reptars Revenge
Member
Is Rex black he just looks like a cartoon version of Jason Mantzoukas
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JeremyEtcetera
Unconfirmed Member
You did it again man, and then you tried to flip 'looking for an argument' on me too lol. C'mon.
I thought this too until they revealed he's tan/brown with orange hair.
Reptars Revenge
Member
Haha hes pretty brown maybe I mean the anime version of him. Cant wait for this weeks episode
You did it again man, and then you tried to flip 'looking for an argument' on me too lol. C'mon.
I thought this too until they revealed he's tan/brown with orange hair.
Revolutionary
Gold Member
Show's alright. Reminds me of Batman Beyond with its boring teenage drama and knock-off villains, except with blood & gore and hilariously woke.
I'm also pretty sure I know where the story is going, and I don't think I'm going to watch the rest of the season to find out (the weekly format is ass in 2021). I'll probably just read the comic wiki and be done with it lol
I'm also pretty sure I know where the story is going, and I don't think I'm going to watch the rest of the season to find out (the weekly format is ass in 2021). I'll probably just read the comic wiki and be done with it lol
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LaughingStock
Member
It's an ok show. The end of the first episode left me intrigued.
The Wheel of Fortune
Member
The show's been pretty good so far, but today's episode focused way too much on Amber for my liking. They need to break that shit up and move on, honestly, even though it was the major focus for 40 minutes it still feels like we're at the same point as last episode in their relationship.
The rest of the episode was mad bonkers and quite interesting, though!
The rest of the episode was mad bonkers and quite interesting, though!
LaughingStock
Member
This show needs more creepy mustache man and less teenage drama.
Given how the first episode ended I was expecting something more like Watchmen or Miracleman.
Given how the first episode ended I was expecting something more like Watchmen or Miracleman.
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JeremyEtcetera
Unconfirmed Member
It's been a while since an American animated show has kept me on the edge of my seat and on top of that, made me fully uncertain as to what will happen next. I think Avatar TLA was the last one to make me feel that way. Regardless, Invincible episode 7 was quite the showcase.
Danteyke223
Member
The teenage drama goes out the window (mostly) once Mark realizes he doesn't need school due to ... certain events in his life.
TaylorSwiftFan
Member
When will that happen? Because last episode was all about Amber and her drama.