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“Invincible” is currently on his scheduled seasonal break. However, the original writer / co-creator of comics Robert Kirkman jumped into the “invincible” universe with his artist partner Ryan Ottley. Kirkman and Ottley create a new series of comics in progress, “Invincible Universe: Battle Beast”. Located between the “invincible” problems # 19-55, the series follows the extraterrestrial warrior of Catlike while he is looking for the universe a worthy adversary.

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Skybound let me talk to Kirkman and Ottley for “Invincible Universe: Battle Beast”, “ who recently published his first issue. During our conversation, we naturally turned to Season 4 “invincible”, which should arrive in 2026. I asked if there were moments that they are particularly excited to see animated during the coming seasons. “” Viltrumite War “and I mean, so much that I want to see,” replied Ottley. “Yeah, I can’t wait.”

“Viltrumite War” is the extra-long story (flowing in “invincible” problems # 71-78) which sees Mark leave the earth and finally face the Viltrum Empire with his allies: his father Nolan, his half-brother Oliver, Allen The Alien, etc. Expect to see Battle Beast, as expressed by Michael Dorn, Also appear when the show adapts this story.

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The scene that Kirkman was waiting for is the one that concluded season 3 “invincible”: “The fight of the conquest was the big one, and to finally see that the screen was quite great.”

Conquest (expressed by Jeffrey Dean Morgan) is one of the strongest viltrumsAnd THE The most vicious. He presents himself at the end of the episode of season 3 “What did I do?”, Living his confrontation and Mark (Steven Yeun) in the final of the season, “I thought you never silence.” (The two episodes were personally written by Kirkman.) The fight lasts about 28 minutes of screen time, up to the original comic strip.

In general, how do Kirkman and Ottley feel looking at the comic on which they spent 15 years in life in animation?

The “invincible” animation team has more storyboards than those they make themselves: the original comic panels of Ryan Ottley. Ottley admits that seeing his art reproduced in animation is “brilliant to see”.

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“Many people do not know, but there is a lot of homage to my art in the show, which is always exhilarating to see. It is super cool, a certain splash that I have drawn that they animate and then take a break. It’s just completely hard to cook and I love it, so yes.”

The aforementioned conquest fight includes one of these moments. The end of “What did I do?”, When invincible and Conquest are addressed to each other, recreates the last page of Ottley from the “Invincible” number # 61. (See extracted above.)

Kirkman describes a similar experience by hearing his dialogue said aloud; It must help that “Invincible” had gathered a castle of words of words.

“I am in all records sessions with the actors and we do everything on zoom from the pandemic. So, often, my camera is off because I do not want the actors to see me all the time that they act or other. And I have torn more than once or two times,” Oh my God, it is so much better that I could not have imagined it “. And it is good to see everything.”

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Kirkman and Ottley told me that another reason why the “Invincible” program is rewarding is because it has opened history to a wider audience. Ancient fans can again experience history, while new ones have been led in comics, eager to live history in its original form.

“Seeing everyone falling in love again with this thing that we have devoted almost 20 years of our life is a really enriching experience to do after the series is widely over. It’s pretty cool,” said Kirkman. Ottley agrees; As regular on the circuit of the comic strip convention, he looks closely how wild people can get “invincible”.

“These drawbacks can certainly go crazy these days, guy. They are wild. But it’s great to see him grow. I mean, not only is the public huge for the show, they jump towards the book, which is quite incredible.”

“Invincible” is streaming on a primitive video. “Invincible Universe: Battle Beast” # 1 is available for printed and digital purchase.