Obviously references to other comics are gonna be right out, so no Savage Dragon, Wolf Corps, Brit, etc. But what else do you think doesn’t make the cut, either because it hasn’t aged well or just no space for it?
Personally I can’t see them doing the Amber abuse plot. I don’t think audiences will want to see it and once she’s written off it’s easier to just keep her written off.
Likewise, I wonder how they will handle Eve’s weight gain. They wait it was done in the comics felt very fat-phobic and its one of the things that’s really aged poorly.
Finally, and this one might be controversial, I can see Invincible Inc getting axed. I works in the comics, where you cam get away with a bit more storyline whiplash, but I wonder if the tonal shift us going to feel too abrupt for normal viewers.
Thoughts? What do you think gets left behind and why?
I agree, I think it’s likely that they’ll cut the abusive boyfriend sub plot. Or it’ll be handled way differently if they do include it. Amber is a much better developed character in the show. She literally appeared in like 3 panels and had no dialogue up until basically around where season 2 from the show starts (aside from them doing the college stuff earlier in the show), and then had very little character aside from “Mark’s girlfriend”. Then they break up and she’s never seen again except to tell Mark about her scumbag boyfriend (I think she shows up in a couple panels after, but not in a speaking role).
I feel like the show writers aren’t gonna do this version of Amber like that. I suspect she’ll continue to be a prominent supporting character until the story starts mostly taking place in space and shit, and she’ll probably…have more agency during that time.