IGN.com talks with writer Robert Kirkman about his Image Comics superhero series, Invincible, which is approaching its 50th issue:
IGN Comics: Would you say Invincible has a major, recurring villain in the same way that Spider-Man has Green Goblin or Batman has the Joker?
Kirkman: Definitely not, possibly to the detriment of the series. There are tons of different villains in the series – scads and scads, in fact. As far as one taking center stage and moving to the forefront to become the one guy he fights over and over again – it hasn’t really happened. I don’t know that it ever will. It’s such a major facet of superhero comics that I think it starts to get a little hokey after a while.
It’s nice to have a central nemesis and a recurring battle between two forces. That’s all well and good, but when you’ve fought Doctor Octopus 4,000 times and the outcome is always the same, it gets to be a little unrealistic. With Invincible I’m trying to do fantastic, crazy, bizarre superhero stuff, but at the same time, I’m trying to keep it more grounded than your average Marvel or DC book. Part of that is not having characters show up and basically do the same thing every time they appear.
Kirkman also discusses the changes that begin with Issue 51, including a new costume.
