This show took character development to another level. It’s not new for heroes to have daddy issues. Anyone who’s ever watched an episode of LOST can tell you that. But Invincible, the animated superhero series based on the comics by Robert Kirkman, found a fresh angle on an age-old trope. (Spoilers for the show follow.) In a recent feature for Paste Magazine, Kenneth Lowe digs into the evil father trope in Invincible and how stories like this ring true for anyone who has ever been disappointed by their own father, and what makes the dynamic between Mark and Nolan in Invincible all the more heart-wrenching. What Lowe highlights is a lesson we can all learn about how to craft realistic and layered parental relationships in stories, no matter the scope or scale of the story we’re trying to tell. Let's look at this in more detail. Read More...
Published By: NoFilmSchool - Friday, 4 June, 2021