r/Invincible • u/ManyMention6930 Battle Beast • Apr 02 '24

Is Mark Korean-American in the comics as well? DISCUSSION

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I thought his race/ethnicity was something present in the comics but I’ve been reading through them and have found no mention of it so far

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u/RadioSlayer Apr 02 '24

Never read the comics, do they say Debbie wasn't born in the states?

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u/Tisamonsarmspines Apr 02 '24

No. Just that her father is named Oliver. That’s the extent of her backstory.

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u/Grendlsgrundl Rex Splode Apr 03 '24

No. Because his human ancestry is never once addressed beyond his being half-human.

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u/RendesFicko Apr 02 '24

I... think so? I seem to recall it. Could be wrong, it's been a while.

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u/Kinggakman Apr 02 '24

I get first generation American vibes from Debbie. Born in America but her parents weren’t. I could be wrong though.

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u/Chainsawd Apr 02 '24

No way her dad is an Asian from Korea named "Oliver," I would be shocked. So maybe she's adopted, maybe she's mixed, but there's something else goin on there.

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u/geckoexploded Apr 02 '24

Maybe he has an anglicized name. Lots of Vietnamese people I use to work with did that.

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u/Xenoezen Apr 03 '24

Definitely. Lots of Koreans too. Source: me

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u/geckoexploded Apr 03 '24

Only Koreans I know use their Korean names so I dunno. Imma go with what you say.

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u/Xenoezen Apr 03 '24

Probably depends on where they are then. I'm korean English and went to the korea society at uni so I got exposed to a lot of Morgan Lees and James Parks and the like.

I work at a korean supermarket rn, all the korean staff go by anglicised names too