Invincible will be 20 years old in 2023.
yes we are all the old.
Robert Kirkman and Cory Walker’s Invincible #1 debuted on January 22, 2003, so next year Skybound Entertainment will be launching a year-long celebration of the 20th anniversary of what Skybound calls “the highest-grossing new superhero franchise of the century.”
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Starring Ryan Ottley shortly after its debut, Kirkman and Walker’s Invincible ran for 144 issues for 15 years, spawning several spinoff series and an Amazon Prime streaming animated series that has a second season in production.
According to Skybound, new comic book projects set in the Invincible world of teenage superhero Mark Grayson will also be announced.
“Wow, twenty years! I can’t believe it,” Kirkman said in Skybound’s announcement of the 20th anniversary celebration. “Invincible is something that Cory, Ryan and I have dedicated a huge part of our lives to. Now that it’s being discovered by an infinitely larger audience, it’s really awesome to see it live in so many different forms. It’s so gratifying to know that people will fall in love with Invincible for years to come.”
“I’m not normally one to get excited, but 2023 is going to be Invincible’s biggest year yet, with so many crazy and unexpected things along the way!” adds Walker. “I would say Invincible fans should brace themselves, but there really isn’t anything you can do to prepare for all the greatness that is to come.”
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What Skybound is calling the “20th Anniversary Drops” begins Wednesday, January 25, 2023 with a new facsimile edition reprinting Invincible #1.
Also coming is Invincible Undeluxe #1, a black and white one-shot reprint of the first edition that will also include an episode of “The Cutting Room Floor,” which includes Kirkman’s original handwritten storyline and commentary, as well as an “array” of variant covers.
Skybound warns/promises that the Invincible Undeluxe #1 will not be picked up “anytime soon”!
Also available January 25th is Invincible Compendium Vol.1, a new hardcover that collects issues #0-47 and will be available exclusively to comic book stores in honor of their support for the series.
Later, in Summer 20023, Invincible Vol.1 (New Edition) collects the Invincible comic book series from the beginning in a new 6″x9″ graphic novel format with new covers by Walker and Dave McCaig.
Then collect Invincible Universe Compendium Invincible Presents: Atom Eve #1-2, Invincible Presents: Atom Eve & Rex Splode #1-3, Guarding the Globe (Volume 1) #1-6, Guarding the Globe (Volume 2) #1 – 6 and Invincible Universe #1-12 in a new format.
Skybound promised new Invincible products featuring apparel, collectibles, tabletop games, video games and more for 2023.
“There are few comics I love more than Invincible, and I will always remember Robert walking into my office and telling me the series was ending,” says Skybound SVP/Editor Sean Mackiewicz.
“Now, all these years later, the Invincible fan base is stronger than ever and we’re celebrating this anniversary across all aspects of Skybound to ensure fans get the thrill of Mark, Nolan, Eve and the entire Invincible universe different ways you could never have imagined. Did I say my favorite character is Battle Beast?”
Check out the covers of all the announced titles for Invincible’s 20th anniversary:
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The world of Invincible takes place in the Image Comics Universe, the best non-Marvel/DC superhero universe any times.
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