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/mwthecool Omni-Mod Apr 23 '21

First off, Simon, I want to say that I'm absolutely ADORING the show so far. Seeing the community grow to support it has been a real treat. You guys really know what you're doing. On to questions!

Have you read the comics? Did you choose to read them in their entirety before you started production on the show, or are you reading them as you go through each episode?

In that same vein, as the writer of this last episode, what motivated you to make some of the bigger changes to the plot that expanded the story of issues #9 and #10?

I can't wait to tune in for the finale next week, and I REALLY hope that we're going to hear about season 2 being greenlit soon!

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u/simonracioppa Simon Racioppa - Showrunner Apr 23 '21

Thanks so much! Nothing feels better as a writer/showrunner than seeing people enjoy the show. For the comics, I think I answered that earlier – but yes, I’ve read every issue multiple times (though I still often need to look stuff up to make sure I’ve got it right). The changes in episode 7 really came out of the changes in episode 6, then 5, 4, etc… There were things we changed earlier that needed to be paid off here. Other changes came out of just having more time to spend on characters like Debbie – meaning I could try to get into her head as much as possible. Writing is a lot of that – trying to make your characters act and feel as much as real people as you can in any given situation, rather than plot devices to move the story forward. I don’t always get it right, but that’s the goal.

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u/esKq Apr 24 '21

Love your take on Amber though, seems like a more realistic / interesting character than in the comics !