r/Invincible • u/mwthecool Omni-Mod • Nov 24 '23

Invincible [Episode Discussion] - S02E04 - It's Been a While EPISODE DISCUSSION

Episode 4 - It's Been a While!

Mark answers the call to save an alien species, but the mission has unexpected personal consequences.

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u/IIDeftEndII Nov 24 '23

I can't take it anymore LOL I'm reading it from the start.

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u/Buffalkill Allen the Alien Nov 24 '23

Get a library card and download the hoopla app they are all on there for free if you log in using your library card.

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u/maledin Allen the Alien Nov 24 '23

Oh shit, for real? Do they have all the spin-off comics too, like Brit and the Wolf-Man?

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u/FourFootDangler Nov 24 '23

It starts a little slow but really picks up around this episode (issue 26 iirc). Enjoy!

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u/nicegary604 Nov 27 '23

That’s what I’m doing bro gonna read the comics. Cause we are gonna have to wait 7 years to find the whole story if we wait for the show

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u/BattleScones Nov 24 '23

Don't do it bro

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u/IIDeftEndII Nov 24 '23

I read up until this point in the episode and stopped. I can't do it. I will control myself. Aaaah just a few more months.

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u/BackstageKiwi Nov 24 '23

If I want to pick up from the end of the last episode, which chapter should I start from?

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u/m_briggs Nov 24 '23 edited Nov 26 '23

You'd be better off starting at the beginning. The show moves certain characters and stories around, so there is no clean 1-to-1.

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u/BackstageKiwi Nov 26 '23

Thanks. I was afraid you would say so, haha. I read some chapters that happened at the beginning so I guess I should get back to them.

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u/y_Gwynbleidd_y Nov 24 '23

May you provide a link for "gratuitous" reading? I'm poor...

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u/FunkyFiasc0 Nov 24 '23

Go to the library. Someone else mentioned using Hoopla app with a library card to read it all for free

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u/y_Gwynbleidd_y Nov 24 '23

I'm in Brazil lol

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u/schnazzums Nov 24 '23

How different is the comic compared to the show? Would it be okay to pick up around here in the comic, or should I start over?

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u/LeTooniverse Nov 25 '23

It's pr different ftmp since they condense, switch around and outright change a bunch of stuff for the show. To compare it to another show, it's like how the recent One Piece live action changes stuff from the manga/anime. It's big moments are accurate, while switching up a lot of the build up and context.

You'd be better off starting from the beginning

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u/Askefyr Nov 28 '23

You need to start over - afaik all the storylines are the same eventually, but the order in which they happen is wildly different. The show tends to move later plotlines in earlier, then abandon them for a while. Pick and mix.

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u/Draymond4Prez Dec 06 '23

It’s similar enough that you wouldn’t really miss a lot, but also different enough that I’d recommend reading it.

I’d just start from the beginning, that’s what I did a week ago. I caught up to the show in like a day or two. The show is only like a third - half of the way through the first compendium. The story/show has multiple plot lines so stuff that occurred in the show may not appear in the story at the same point or vice versa as it’s not a 1 to 1 replica.

I’d recommend reading it though, I finished all 3 compendiums in a week and can’t wait for the next season. It also made me appreciate minor changes the shows made

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u/[deleted] Nov 24 '23

Did you get the compendiums 1-3 or are you reading it a dofferent way? I wanna buy them on Amazon but they are pricey

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u/sundreano Nov 25 '23

Do you think it's worth starting the comics from the beginning since they've changed things around a bit, or is it better to just pick up from around where these events take place? Just curious what your approach was lol

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u/FourFootDangler Nov 25 '23

Like you said the comics are structured differently from the show; same events, different order. Therefore I think its best to just start from the beginning to have the intended experience. And also, comics don't take long to read so going through a couple dozen issue to catch up is no big deal.