Streaming Standard: Invincible- Episodes 1-4

 A Superhero Show that isn't Marvel or DC- how rare.

In this case, it is a Superhero Comic turned Show from Robert Kirkman and there are zero Zombies.  Shocking.

Thanks to Prime, we can see the first few Episodes of the Show.  1-3 rolled out at once, with Episode 4 coming the following week.

With this oddly-truncated releasing schedule, let's look at the first 4...

A young man is going through enough as a Teenager going through High School.  How can it be worse?

His Dad is Omni-Man, a Superman pastiche.
However, his powers have not come in yet.

Thankfully, he finally gets them and now wants to be like his Dad!

Too bad he has no time to get used to his powers before villains come knocking on his metaphorical door to attack the City and World in general.

The pair also try to bond, even as things change once his powers manifest.

Is there bonding going to make up for lost time?

Our Hero- now calling himself Invincible- finds some allies in a Teen Titans-pastiche.

They have to do some really heavy lifting when a bunch of Superheroes are killed, leaving a mystery to be solved by those who monitor Superheroes like Omni-Man and others.

He finally stands up for a girl he likes and now makes his move once he has her attention.

Can he become a Superhero under this amount of stress AND start a relationship?

To find out, stream the Show (now with Episode 5 out) on Prime.

A really strong Show that is a bit all over the place.  I'm going to be vague for alot of reasons.  So many big things in the Show work because you don't see them coming.  I know *a little* about the Comic, so the big angle is no surprise.  Seeing alot of things here are still a nice surprise for me, so I won't take that away from you.  The Story is a nice one, seeing the Characters grow and change over a short period of time.  There's Comedy.  There's Drama.  The one thing I will point out that is important is that the Show is abruptly violent in a dramatic manner.  It will seem normal and then BOOM- someone's head is crushed.  It is done to dramatic effect here, so it isn't necessarily a bad thing.  If you can't stand the ultra violence, maybe read Episode Summaries.  I will also note that there's an odd story structure to some of the Episodes.  There's a main Plot in a couple Episodes and then randomly they go somewhere else for 10 minutes.  Invincible is a good Show, especially if you want something different than Marvel and DC.  That said, they still give you pastiches of famous Characters, including, for some reason, Hellboy.

When the first Season ends, let's see how things are...