The next superhero feature to come to the small screen comes care of an animated series presentation of Image Comics “Invincible”. The series will begin streaming in late March on the Amazon Prime service and the first trailer was just recently released. After you watch you can peruse a brief premise and see the massive voice cast and promotional art. Enjoy
The Premise:
Mark Grayson is a normal teenager, except for the fact that his father Nolan is the most powerful superhero on the planet. Shortly after his seventeenth birthday, Mark begins to develop powers of his own and enters into his father’s tutelage.
The Voice Cast:
Steven Yeun as Mark Grayson/Invincible
J. K. Simmons as Nolan Grayson/Omni-Man
Sandra Oh as Debbie Grayson
Mark Hamill as Art Rosebaum
Seth Rogen as Allen the Alien
Gillian Jacobs as Samantha Eve Wilkins/Atom Eve
Andrew Rannells as William Clockwell
Zazie Beetz as Amber Bennett
Walton Goggins as Cecil Stedman
Jason Mantzoukas as Rex Sloan/Rex Splode
Mae Whitman as Fightmaster & Dropkick
Chris Diamantopoulos as Donald Ferguson, Doc Seismic
Khary Payton as Black Samson
Zachary Quinto as Rudy Conners/Robot
Malese Jow as Kate Cha/Dupli-Kate
Kevin Michael Richardson as Mauler Twins, Monster Girl
Erin Grey Griffin as Shrinking Ray, Amanda
Max Burkholder as Oliver Grayson
Lauren Cohan as War Woman
Sonequa Martin-Green as Green Ghost
Chad L. Coleman as Martian Man
Michael Cudlitz as Red Rush
Lennie James as Darkwing
Ross Marquand as The Immortal, Aquarius
Mahershala Ali as Titan
Michael Dorn as Battle Beast
Ezra Miller as D.A. Sinclair
Clancy Brown as Damien Darkblood
Nicole Byer as Vanessa & Fiona
Jeffrey Donovan as Machine Head
Jonathan Groff as Rick Sheridan
Jon Hamm as Steve
Djimon Hounsou as Martian Emperor
Melise as TBA
Justin Roiland as TBA
PiercingMetal Thoughts: So I’ve only ever read the first couple of issues of “Invincible” and sadly I don’t own the original run of issues and only reprints when they were released as “Image Firsts”. Considering the popularity of Robert Kirkman and that little project of his called “The Walking Dead” I am kicking myself for that oversight. Now this trailer sure looks like it will be action packed and there is some serious NSFW level action going on in terms of the violence. I’m sure I’d enjoy it but the downside is that I am not currently an Amazon Prime member and with the other expenses of the day being more important I don’t see that status changing anytime soon. Once this show is finished with the first season I might look into a trial month so I can watch this and “The Boys” as well. What did you readers think about this trailer? Did it cause you some interest in the series and has it compelled you to visit your local comic book shop over the weekend to pick up some collected editions? Chime in down below in the comments section.
Official Series Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Invincible_(TV_series)
Official Comics Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Invincible_(comics)