r/Invincible • u/simonracioppa Simon Racioppa - Showrunner • Apr 23 '21

I’m Simon Racioppa, showrunner for the Invincible series on Prime Video. AMA! AMA

Hey Reddit, happy Invincible Friday. Heard you wanted to chat about the show, so I’m here to answer as many questions as I can without spoiling where all of this is going. I wrote Episode 7, so this is a particularly special week for me, and have enjoyed reading all of your reactions so far.

Proof: https://twitter.com/Sraxs/status/1384222941932441611

And here’s the Invincible trailer: https://youtu.be/-bfAVpuko5o

Let’s do this!

EDIT: Thanks everyone! Your support makes all the hard work over the last few years worthwhile – for me, and everyone else who worked on Season one of Invincible during a very strange and difficult last year. Hope to be back here sometime soon!

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u/Desutoroia The Grayson Family Apr 23 '21

Hey, thanks for doing this. I'd like to know, how easy or hard it is to make a 50 minute episode especially when some scenes in the comics happen pretty fast?

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u/Flooping_Pigs Banished to Hell Apr 23 '21 edited Apr 24 '21

Actually, a lot of times... We'll just reuse art we've already done over and over. It's good for dramatic pauses and when stuff doesn't really change much from panel to panel. Most people don't even notice.

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u/sadshoes Apr 23 '21

Don't you think that's kinda cheap?

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u/f33f33nkou Apr 24 '21

Lol, all animation is trying to save as much time and frames as possible. The good studios are just the ones that dont make it obvious. Disney, the king of animation for 50+ years reuses and repeats assets a fuck ton.

So no, its not "cheap". Its literally necessary.

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u/Flooping_Pigs Banished to Hell Apr 24 '21

You're gonna get downvoted but people shouldn't expect new fans to understand comic jokes.

So here you go: https://i.redd.it/jdi8kzl4t9q61.jpg

This is what the other user was referencing

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u/f33f33nkou Apr 26 '21

Thank you! That's actually pretty damn funny in context

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u/Flooping_Pigs Banished to Hell Apr 26 '21

The whole comic is hilarious with things like that, you should definitely check it out!

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u/AskMeAboutMy___ Apr 24 '21

It’s a joke from the comic