In a long-ranging interview, we spoke with InvincibleHQ's RobertKirkman about the series, watching the comic get adapted, and the growth of Skybound!
In celebration of Invincible's 20th anniversary, the critically acclaimed comic book series is getting brand-new editions of the first issue and a new compendium collecting the iconic Image Comics series from Robert Kirkman, Corey Walker, and Ryan Ottley. As part of the year-long celebration of Skybound, a new facsimile edition and "undeluxe" version of issue one will be released alongside a new hardcover compendium.
Robert Kirkman: No, definitely not. In those days, I had never had a book that lasted. The thought of anything going 12 issues, let alone 144, was insane. I was really just trying to do something that we'd have fun doing and that hopefully, maybe would catch on. But never in a million years did I think it actually would. Robert Kirkman: I think that Invincible appealed to the hardcore Marvel and DC fanbase that absolutely love superhero books, but it did things a little bit differently.
Robert Kirkman: Image was founded by creators, so the corporate structure is that the creators make all the decisions. Creators design their covers, control their logos and logo placement, and oversee every single aspect of their books. You would do a book at Image to be able to have that freedom, and it was a structure that was set up by those guys in the early 90s. We were able to capitalize on it with Invincible over a decade later, and we had no oversight whatsoever.
Robert Kirkman: Invincible had that power set, so I knew that he could fly and he was invulnerable. Technically, he was bulletproof, and it seemed like a catchy title; sounded like a cool name. A superhero guy named Bulletproof? That's kind of cool. Before then, I think Kid Cosmic was one of the early suggestions. Cory Walker absolutely hated that name and still ridicules me to this day. But it was never a serious name; I was never like, "Yeah, it's got to be called Kid Cosmic.
Robert Kirkman: Like with The Walking Dead before it, I try to not only remember that all of the great stuff that's happening now happened because of comic shops, but I also want to show that I do remember that. We would try to do variant cover exclusives, or outright gifts and things that would go to the stores for free.With Invincible, I'm trying to you know, give them as much product as we can. And it's weird, because there are so many different outlets.
Robert Kirkman: The facsimile things are really cool too because there is that fan that just wants to read it. You want to be able to have access to that. We have the Image 1st edition for that, and that advertises our trades, so that's a really good entry point. The facsimile editions are a level beyond that, because they're meant to look and feel like the original printing.
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