Episode 4 - It’s Been a While!
Mark answers the call to save an alien species, but the mission has unexpected personal consequences.
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Fuck man I’m trying really hard to not start reading the comic. I just want more RIGHT NOW. I need to know what happens to Nolan, I don’t want him to die and I want to see what his books are all about. Waiting a whole week for one episode is bad enough…
aaaaAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA WHY DO WE EVEN HAVE TO FUCKING WAIT UNTIL NEXT YEAR WHYY FUCK
Nah, give in man. I did and it was a good choice
Do it
Comics are an extremely underrated medium, especially nowadays; They’re seen as a lesser medium for whatever reason
I went ahead and started reading because I could not stand to wait after this episode. I’m already on issue 50 or something lol
Started reading it recently and got a little beyond this episode before watching it. I think they move things around enough (while keeping the story intact) to not ruin the experience. While you will be learning about events before they happen in the show, you’re also experiencing them naturally through the comics so it hasn’t sullied my enjoyment so far.
If I want to pick up from the end of the last episode, which chapter should I start from?
You’d be better off starting at the beginning. The show moves certain characters and conflicts around, so there is no clean 1-to-1.
Thanks. I was afraid you would say so, haha. I read some chapters that happened at the beginning so I guess I should get back to them.
I can’t take it anymore LOL I’m reading it from the start.
It starts a little slow but really picks up around this episode (issue 26 iirc). Enjoy!
That’s what I’m doing bro gonna read the comics. Cause we are gonna have to wait 7 years to find the whole story if we wait for the show
Get a library card and download the hoopla app they are all on there for free if you log in using your library card.
Oh shit, for real? Do they have all the spin-off comics too, like Brit and the Wolf-Man?
Don’t do it bro
May you provide a link for “gratuitous” reading? I’m poor…
https://readallcomics.com/invincible-001/
Go to the library. Someone else mentioned using Hoopla app with a library card to read it all for free
It’s late November now, and it’s back in January.
One will simply be waiting a month.
Source?
I’d try to wait until Season 2 is over then read the comic personally. You’ll get more out of the show if you don’t know what’s happening and it shouldn’t be TOO long until part 2 is out. But I’d definitely read the comics after that, it could be a decade or longer before the show is finished at current pave and the comic is soooo good. The show is still very enjoyable too even after reading the comic, they’re changing quite a bit (almost all for the better) so it’s still very engaging and it’s cool seeing all the stuff they’re setting up for the future. There are so many teases and setups this season so far that you would probably miss if you haven’t read the comics.
That’s the thing I’ve started reading the comics and had to stop for a bit because I felt more enjoyment from the show and knowing the events even with the changed details felt suboptimal. I’ll be definitely waiting for season 2 to finish before getting back to it
Just wait until this season final episode and then read the comic
Its better to experience it that way whetever your watching anime or any show
My advice is to read the comic from chapter one and keep going until you get to where it ends at the show. Then you can stop there knowing you’d rather wait for the show, or you can keep reading knowing it’s worth it
Yea I think I’m going to start reading the comic now esp cuz there’s a break smh
Do it. Join us on the other side. Enlighten yourself.
Well we got like 4-6 months at least for end of season 2.
Just read it dude, it’s totally worth it. I did so after season 1 and I’m still enjoying the hell out of the show — catharsis from when they represent something perfectly 1:1 from the show to the comic, surprise when they change some things up. I’m not at all upset that I’m “spoiled.”
(That said, I hope not everyone reads it, because I still like to come to these show-only threads to see peoples’ initial reactions and zany theories lol.)
I just wrapped it up for the first time a few weeks ago. I honestly don’t think it would harm your viewing experience at all if you read through them. They change enough and move things around enough that I think it actually enhances the experience a bit.
Read. When s1 came out I read the whole series over a week. Then I read TWD because kirkman is a good writer.
where did you find all the comics? short of paying through my ass i’m stumped how to access them.
Today I read the comic up to this episode and honestly it wasn’t doing it for me. This episode had so much cool stuff with like how humans are closer to the bug people than they are to Viltrumites and with Nolan’s character development being stopped from suicide by a last chance to save someone that stuff isn’t really there in the comic. I don’t know if I want to continue, because the experience of watching this episode unfold without spoilers was so good.
I’ve always hated Nolan but they made me feel bad for him in this episode, that first scene of him where that Nick Cave song was playing, it got me.
I went ahead on youtube during season 1 but forgot most of the info but if you have the self control stay strong king!
I read the comic during season 1 and don’t regret it. The shows changes some details and adds upon the comic in very meaningful ways, and I forgot a lot since I read them. The comics have amazing looking art and are fun to read, so I highly recommend them.
Read it after s1. It’s really good. I’d recommend it.
Same here. Didn’t change my enjoyment of the show one bit.
They gotta keep you signed up on the plan. This is an extra incentive, sprinkled throughout dozens of other reasons. They are learning your drug, and keeping you hooked.