Invincible fans have gotten their first look at the upcoming animated series, and it’s nothing if not faithful to the original comic.
As revealed in Free Comic Book Day 2020: Invincible #1, co-creator and original series artist Cory Walker is serving as Lead Character Designer for the Amazon adaptation. Check out Walker’s rendition of the main cast below:
As this preview image reveals, the series is sticking very closely to the look established by Walker and artist Ryan Ottley on the series. For comparison, here’s one of Walker’s covers for the comic:
The FCBD special also clarifies Robert Kirkman’s role on the series. In addition to serving as executive producer, Kirkman wrote both the pilot and the season finale. The special includes more teaser art that isn’t being released online, so you’ll have to head to your local comic shop to see more.
The Invincible animated series is based on the comic co-created by Kirkman and Walker and will debut on Amazon Prime Video. Simon Racioppa (Teen Titans) will serve as showrunner, with Justin and Chris Copeland (Ultimate Spider-Man) are serving as supervising directors. Kirkman, Racioppa, David Alpert (The Walking Dead), and Catherine Winder (Star Wars: The Clone Wars) are executive producing.
We learned the main voice cast for the series during Skybound Xpo in July, which includes Steven Yuen as the titular hero, J.K. Simmons as his father Omni-Man and Gillian Jacobs as Atom Eve. As part of Comic-Con@Home, Kirkman revealed that a number of Walking Dead veterans will voice the Justice League-esque super-team the Guardians of the Globe.
In other Kirkman TV news, there’s finally a release date for the long-delayed Season 10 finale of The Walking Dead. That finale will now air on October 4, alongside the series premiere of The Walking Dead: World Beyond.
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Source: IGN.com Invincible Animated Series Character Designs Revealed