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

Fuck man I'm trying really hard to not start reading the comic. I just want more RIGHT NOW. I need to know what happens to Nolan, I don't want him to die and I want to see what his books are all about. Waiting a whole week for one episode is bad enough..

aaaaAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA WHY DO WE EVEN HAVE TO FUCKING WAIT UNTIL NEXT YEAR WHYY FUCK

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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