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Nobody is perfect, not even the creator of . Back in the early 2000s, Robert Kirkman was in top form as he crafted the story fans would come to know as Invincible. From its plucky heroes to its entirely unhinged villains, the hit Image Comics series is one of the industry's most ambitious. However, despite all of its high points, Kirkman's series makes a few mistakes. But according to the writer, one of Invincible's biggest flaws is now being corrected by Amazon Prime.
The confession comes from Kirkman directly as the co-creator behind Invincible spoke with about Amazon's returning hit. It was there the writer shared his decision to correct one of his most annoying mistakes in the series. As it turns out, Kirkman never loved the fact that most characters in Invincible were a bunch of white guys, so he pushed ASAP.
“One of the downsides of Invincible is [co-creator] Cory Walker and I were like 23 and 21 when we started that book, and your default when you’re not really paying attention is yourself," the co-creator explained, detailing the original story's self-centric inspiration. "Every time we introduce another character, ‘Oh look! It’s another white male! Who knew?’"
Continuing, Kirkman went on to explain it wasn't enough to simply adjust character races and backgrounds to better reflect the real world. For heroes like Tech Jacket, the writer jumped at the opportunity to bring more who were originally white men in the comics. As such, Zack Thompson was turned into Zoe Thompson when Invincible hit the small screen.
"Tech Jacket has his own series and his own stories and is definitely a fully well-rounded character, but I think in the context of Invincible and the way we adapted the Viltrumite War storyline, if Zack were to show up, there’s not a lot that you’re going to get from that character that you’re not getting from Oliver or Mark," Kirkman explained. "There’s just a lot of similarities there."
By foregoing Zack for Zoe, Invincible is able to broaden its worldview as well as its character roster. Kirkman admits the comics' original cast marks one of his more embarrassing shortcomings as a creator, but he's . Prime Video gave the pair the perfect venue to fix Invincible's most annoying mistake, and after four seasons, it is clear their work is paying off in a big way.
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If you are not caught up with Invincible, the hit animated series is currently working through season four. You can stream the show now on Prime Video and even check out Kirkman's original series courtesy of Image Comics digitally or in print.
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