When Omni-Man murdered the Guardians of the Globe at the end of the Invincible pilot, fans of the Image Comics series were shocked. Not because it happened, mind you – it was a key part of the comic book’s mythology – but becuase of how soon it happened. The notion of getting that twist out in front of the audience almost instantly made it play much differently than in the source material, where it was revealed in the comics’ seventh issue. According to Kirkman, though, even the comics brought it to life sooner than he had ever expected, after he acted on a recommendation from one of the Image Comics founders.
Talking about the comic series, this is true. Was originally slated to happen in issue 25. Jim Valentino said “There won’t BE an issue 25 if you wait that long!” So I moved it up to issue 7 and the book became a hit. #JimValentinoAppreciationDay https://t.co/CwSJz9SYs0
