The Art of Invincible Season 1 - by Marc Sumerak (Hardcover)

About the Book

"The official behind-the-scenes companion to Amazon Prime Video's hit animated series Invincible. The Art of Invincible Season One gives fans an exclusive look at the critically acclaimed animated series. Featuring interviews and commentary from key creatives, including co-creator/Executive Producer Robert Kirkman and co-creator/Lead Character Designer Cory Walker. The Art of Invincible Season One showcases exclusive character, background, and vehicle designs, key art, and more! Get an inside look at the process behind adapting the best-selling comic book series into the beloved animated show." -- Back cover.

Book Synopsis

The official behind-the-scenes companion to Prime Video's hit animated series, INVINCIBLE!

The Art of Invincible Season One features never-before-seen production art, and exclusive commentary on the hit Prime Video series from key creatives, including Invincible comic co-creators Robert Kirkman and Cory Walker. Superfans of the hit animated series will be happy to find exclusive character, background, and vehicle designs, key art, and more inside this volume! This oversized hardcover takes fans behind the scenes and includes interviews with key creatives, including INVINCIBLE comic creators Robert Kirkman and Cory Walker.

Features an introduction from Invincible and The Walking Dead creator Robert Kirkman!

The critically acclaimed adult animated superhero series is currently streaming the first half of its eight-episode second season on Prime Video, with new episodes airing weekly on #InvincibleFriday through November 24. Following a mid-season hiatus, the second half of Season Two will premiere in early 2024. Invincible is available exclusively on Prime Video in more than 240 countries and territories around the world.

Created by Robert Kirkman and Cory Walker, Invincible #1 debuted to critical acclaim on January 22, 2003. Soon after, they were joined by artist and contributing creator Ryan Ottley. Throughout its 15-year run, Invincible not only continued for a historic 144-issues but also spawned multiple spin-off series' and even an inter-company crossover with a certain friendly neighborhood superhero. In 2021, the Invincible animated series arrived on Prime Video and quickly became one of the most popular new streaming series of the year, earning praise worldwide for its fresh storytelling. With a second season currently streaming and new comic book projects to be announced, Invincible remains a cornerstone of the pop culture landscape that continues to grow in popularity every year.

About the Author

Eisner and Harvey Award nominated writer Marc Sumerak has spent nearly two decades contributing to the legends of a number Marvel Comics' most popular characters, including the Avengers, Spider-Man, the Guardians of the Galaxy, the Fantastic Four, the X-Men, and many more.

Sumerak has also written a number of books showcasing some of pop culture's hottest properties, including Star Wars, Harry Potter, Ghostbusters, Back to the Future, and Firefly.

First and foremost a comic creator, Kirkman has seen groundbreaking success in the adaptation of his comic book titles into major franchises in all forms of content. In 2010, his Eisner award winning series, The Walking Dead, was developed into an AMC television series. It has become a worldwide phenomenon as the highest-rated basic cable drama of all time. The property has also been extended into a blockbuster game franchise, licensing business and ongoing publishing success.

Additional Kirkman comics include Oblivion Song, Die!Die!Die!, Invincible, Outcast, Super Dinosaur, Battle Pope, Astounding Wolf-Man, and Thief of Thieves.

Kirkman also serves as consulting producer of The Talking Dead, the popular talk show hosted by Chris Hardwick that deep dives into each week's episode of both The Walking Dead and its companion series Fear the Walking Dead. Kirkman is co-creator, writer and producer of The Walking Dead's companion series, Fear the Walking Dead.

He is also executive producer of the AMC series Robert Kirkman's Secret History of Comics, and the Korean pre-apocalyptic drama, Five Year. Kirkman's popular demonic-exorcism comic, Outcast, was adapted and produced for Cinemax. His second longest running coming book series Invincible is currently being adapted for a live action movie for Universal and an animated series for Amazon. Kirkman will serve as Executive Producer on both adaptations.

Robert is also the Chairman of Skybound Entertainment. Robert, an advocate for creator rights, co-founded Skybound alongside his longtime business and producing partner David Alpert in an effort to ensure creators are able to maintain their intellectual property rights and creative control.