r/Invincible May 13 '24

Characters who show designs you prefer over the comic version? I’ll start COMIC SPOILERS

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u/Medium-Science9526 Comic Fan May 13 '24 edited May 13 '24

I'll go Amber Bennett being moddeled after her VA:

https://preview.redd.it/2ublh69ob80d1.png?width=2560&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d1c9244499394a975c56124d953edaacd2371076

Anissa for me it's negligible as the show only really changes her upper lip which has a bit of the Kim Possible issue, and the hairstyle being Cory Walker's design of her.

Edit: Also why is it that image of Anissa to reference from the comıc?

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u/DarthButtz May 13 '24

Amber is my answer too. Went from the most generic white girl I've ever seen to a better design that also fits her voice actor.

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u/KaiTheFilmGuy Amber Bennett May 13 '24

They also gave her hobbies and a personality. Like, that's so important for characterization and some dudes cannot write women for shit.

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u/Collrafa The Mauler Twins May 13 '24

Ehh, I feel like it was a tradeoff. Amber in the comics was barely ever present, and the little screentime she had was just scenes of Mark leaving her stranded. She also found out Mark was Invincible way later than she did in the show.

Because of those differences, I found it easier to relate to Amber. The show gave her more characterization, sure, but it sorta backfired in that people ended up hating her. Comics didn't have that issue because of the sort of blank personality that she had. There was no reason to hate her, since her character was just "Mark's normal gf". And as Mark's normal gf, we (or at least I) can't help but feel for her due to how bad a bf Mark was.

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u/flowerpanda98 May 14 '24

i mean i dont think the solution to men getting mad at a female character is taking away any controversial elements/unlikable flaws. she spells out all her feelings in the show and its not hard to understand her.