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Comic Book Creator Robert Kirkman On How ‘The Walking Dead’ Experience Fed Into Making ‘Invincible’ And Why “You Should Be Worried About Where Mark Is Headed” In Season 4


Comic book creator Robert Kirkman shares insight about Season 3 battles, character dynamics working closely with Steven Yeun.

Prime Video ’s Invincible, based on the Skybound/Image comic from The Walking Dead ’s Robert Kirkman, follows 17-year-old Mark Grayson ( Steven Yeun), who, after inheriting powers from his father Omni-Man (J. K. Simmons), sets out to become a worthy superhero. After his father leaves behind a surprise younger half-brother named Oliver (Lincoln Bodin), who is also developing superpowers, Mark finds himself taking on the role of mentor in addition to his other stressful superhero duties, which include impending global threats to humanity. Here, Kirkman breaks down Mark and Oliver’s dark-sided brotherly bond, choosing narrative over violence and carrying over lessons learned from adapting The Walking Dead.

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