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Invincible (TV Series)
''Invincible'' is an American adult animated Superhero fiction, superhero television series created by Robert Kirkman for the streaming service Amazon Prime Video, based on the Image Comics comic book series Invincible (comics), of the same name he co-created with Cory Walker and Ryan Ottley. It is produced by Skybound Entertainment, Wind Sun Sky Entertainment, Point Grey Pictures, and Amazon MGM Studios. The series follows teenager Invincible (character), Mark Grayson and his transformation into a superhero under the guidance of his father, Omni-Man, Nolan Grayson / Omni-Man, the most powerful superhero on the planet. During his transformation, Mark finds himself struggling between his personal life and superhero duties and is forced to prove that he can be the hero that his father is, unaware that there is a strange conspiracy going on that threatens the world and leaves him questioning the true nature of his role. Steven Yeun stars in the series as Mark Grayson / Invincible alo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Action-adventure Fiction
Action fiction is a literary genre, genre in literature that focuses on stories involving high-stakes, high-energy, and fast-paced events. This genre includes a wide range of subgenres, such as Spy fiction, spy novels, Adventure fiction, adventure stories, tales of terror, intrigue ("cloak and dagger"), and Mystery fiction, mysteries. These kinds of stories utilize Thriller (genre), suspense, the tension that is built up when the reader wishes to know how the Conflict (narrative), conflict between the protagonist and antagonist is going to be resolved or the solution to a mystery of a Thriller (genre), thriller. The intricacies of human relationships or the nuances of philosophy and psychology are rarely explored in action fiction, typically being fast-paced mysteries that merely seek to provide the reader with an exhilarating experience. Action fiction can also be a plot element of Literature, non-literary works such as graphic novels and film. Genre fiction Action genre is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amazon MGM Studios
Amazon MGM Studios is an American film and television production and distribution company owned by Amazon, and headquartered at the Culver Studios complex in Culver City, California. Launched on November 16, 2010, it took its current name on October 4, 2023 after its merger with MGM Holdings, which Amazon had acquired the year prior. Productions from this company, as of September 2023, are primarily distributed through movie theaters under Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) and Amazon's own streaming media service, Amazon Prime Video. Alongside Amazon Prime Video, the company constitutes one half of Amazon's membership in the Motion Picture Association (MPA), which it joined on October 1, 2024. History Formation and early success (2010–2021) Scripts for television and films used to be submitted online to Amazon and read by staff; however, the website states they no longer accept submissions. Amazon aimed to review submitted scripts within 90 days (although the process may be longer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrew Rannells
Andrew Scott Rannells (born August 23, 1978) is an American actor. He is best known for originating the role of Elder Kevin Price in the 2011 Broadway musical ''The Book of Mormon (musical), The Book of Mormon'', for which he was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical and won the 2012 Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album. He received his second Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical, Tony nomination in 2017 for his performance as Whizzer in the 2016 Broadway revival of ''Falsettos''. Other Broadway credits include ''Hairspray (musical), Hairspray'' (2005), ''Jersey Boys'' (2009), Hedwig and the Angry Inch (musical), ''Hedwig and the Angry Inch'' (2014), ''Hamilton (musical), Hamilton'' (2015), ''The Boys in the Band (play), The Boys in the Band'' (2018), and ''Gutenberg! The Musical!'' (2023). For his performance in the Off West End production of ''Tammy Faye (musical), Tammy Faye'', he was nominated for a Laurence Olivier ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zazie Beetz
Zazie Olivia Beetz ( ; ; born June 1, 1991) is a German-American actress. She is known for her role in the FX (TV channel), FX comedy-drama series ''Atlanta (TV series), Atlanta'' (2016–2022), for which she received a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series. She starred in the Netflix anthology series ''Easy (TV series), Easy'' (2016–2019) and has voiced Amber Bennett in the adult animated superhero series ''Invincible (TV series), Invincible'' since 2021. In film, Beetz appeared in the disaster film ''Geostorm'' (2017) and portrayed the Marvel Comics character Domino (character), Domino in the superhero film ''Deadpool 2'' (2018). She portrayed Joker (character), Arthur Fleck/Joker's neighbor Sophie in the psychological thriller ''Joker (2019 film), Joker'' (2019) and its sequel ''Joker: Folie à Deux'' (2024). Life and career Zazie Olivia Beetz was born in Berlin in 1991. Her father Thomas Beetz is a German cabinet ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gillian Jacobs
Gillian MacLaren Jacobs (; born October 19, 1982) is an American actress. She is known for playing Britta Perry in the NBC sitcom ''Community'' (2009–2015), Mickey Dobbs in the Netflix romantic comedy series '' Love'' (2016–2018), and Mary Jayne Gold in the Netflix miniseries '' Transatlantic'' (2023). Her other notable television roles include Mimi-Rose Howard in the fourth season of the HBO comedy-drama series '' Girls'' (2015), Atom Eve in the animated superhero series '' Invincible'' (2021–present), and Tiffany Jerimovich in the FX on Hulu comedy-drama series '' The Bear'' (2023–present). She has also appeared in films such as '' Gardens of the Night'' (2008), '' Don't Think Twice'' (2016), '' Ibiza'' (2018), '' I Used to Go Here'' (2020), and the '' Fear Street'' trilogy (2021). Early life and education Gillian MacLaren Jacobs was born in Pittsburgh on October 19, 1982, the only child of college administrator Martina Magenau and husband, investment banker Wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Atom Eve
Atom Eve (Samantha Eve Wilkins) is a fictional superheroine in the Image Universe, first appearing in '' Invincible'' #2 (February 2003) by writer Robert Kirkman and artist Cory Walker. Originally dating Rex Splode before marrying Mark Grayson, Atom Eve possesses the ability to manipulate matter at a subatomic level, allowing her to alter the molecular structure of objects, including her own body. She has been featured in comic books, television series, video games, and novels. Atom Eve's secret identity is Samantha Eve Wilkins. Initially, she was depicted as a teenage high school student at Reginald Vel Johnson High School and was raised in Chicago, Illinois, by her adoptive parents, Betsy and Adam Wilkins. She was placed in their care after her biological mother, Polly, died during childbirth, and her creator, Dr. Elias Brandyworth, was murdered. Eve was born with superhuman powers due to an experiment conducted on her biological mother during pregnancy, granting her an inna ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Travel Writer
The genre of travel literature or travelogue encompasses outdoor literature, guide books, nature writing, and travel memoirs. History Early examples of travel literature include the '' Periplus of the Erythraean Sea'' (generally considered a 1st century CE work; authorship is debated), Pausanias' ''Description of Greece'' in the 2nd century CE, '' Safarnama'' (Book of Travels) by Nasir Khusraw (1003-1077), the '' Journey Through Wales'' (1191) and '' Description of Wales'' (1194) by Gerald of Wales, and the travel journals of Ibn Jubayr (1145–1214), Marco Polo (1254–1354), and Ibn Battuta (1304–1377), all of whom recorded their travels across the known world in detail. As early as the 2nd century CE, Lucian of Samosata discussed history and travel writers who added embellished, fantastic stories to their works. The travel genre was a fairly common genre in medieval Arabic literature. In China, 'travel record literature' () became popular during the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Real Estate Agent
Real estate agents and real estate brokers are people who represent sellers or buyers of real estate or real property. While a broker may work independently, an agent usually works under a licensed broker to represent clients. Brokers and agents are licensed by the state to negotiate sales agreements and manage the documentation required for closing real estate transactions. Categories of representation A real estate broker typically receives a real estate commission for successfully completing a sale. Across the U.S, this commission can generally range between 5-6% of the property's sale price for a full-service broker but this percentage varies by state and even region. Real estate licensing and education In most jurisdictions in the United States, a person must have a license to perform licensed activities, and these activities are defined within the statutes of each state. The main feature of the requirement for having a license to perform those activities is the work do ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Invincible Season 2
The second season of the American adult animated superhero series '' Invincible'' based on the comic book series of the same name, was created for television by comic book writer Robert Kirkman who also serves as the comics writer. The season was produced by Amazon MGM Studios in association with Point Grey Pictures, Skybound North, Skybound Animation and Wind Sun Sky Entertainment, with Simon Racioppa serving as showrunner. Steven Yeun stars as Mark Grayson / Invincible, while Sandra Oh and J. K. Simmons plays his parents Debbie Grayson and Nolan Grayson / Omni-Man respectively, while the supporting cast is formed by Gillian Jacobs, Andrew Rannells, Zazie Beetz, Walton Goggins, Seth Rogen, Sterling K. Brown, Ross Marquand, Malese Jow, Mark Hamill, Chris Diamantopoulos, Kevin Michael Richardson, Fred Tatasciore, Eric Bauza, Jason Mantzoukas, Khary Payton, Zachary Quinto, Grey Griffin, Ben Schwartz, Jay Pharoah, and Calista Flockhart. Taking place a month after the events ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Omni-Man
Omni-Man (Nolan Grayson) is a character in American comic books published by Image Comics. He was created by writer Robert Kirkman and artist Cory Walker (with Ryan Ottley) as an expansion of a character concept created by Alan Moore and Chris Sprouse. Omni-Man is the father of Invincible (character), Invincible and Oliver Grayson, and a member of the alien Viltrumite race, working as a superhero on Earth. Omni-Man appears in Supreme (character), ''Supreme'', Invincible (comics), ''Invincible'', ''Noble Causes'', and ''Dynamo 5''. In the Invincible (TV series), ''Invincible'' television series and the video games ''Invincible: Guarding the Globe'' and ''Mortal Kombat 1'', Omni-Man is voiced by J. K. Simmons. Publication history Omni-Man (as Omniman) was first referenced in Alan Moore's and Chris Sprouse's Supreme (character)#The Story of the Year, ''Supreme: The Story of the Year'' (August 1996–September 1997), in which the titular Supreme (character), Supreme (in his civilian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Superhero
A superhero or superheroine is a fictional character who typically possesses ''superpowers'' or abilities beyond those of ordinary people, is frequently costumed concealing their identity, and fits the role of the hero, typically using their powers to help the world become a better place, or dedicating themselves to protecting the public and fighting crime. Superhero fiction is the genre of fiction that is centered on such characters, especially, since the 1930s, in American comic books (and later in Hollywood films, film serials, television and video games), as well as in Japanese media (including '' kamishibai'', '' tokusatsu'', manga, anime and video games). Superheroes come from a wide array of different backgrounds and origins. Some superheroes (for example, Batman and Iron Man) derive their status from advanced technology they create and use, while others (such as Superman and Spider-Man) possess non-human or superhuman biology or use and practice magic to ach ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Invincible (character)
Invincible (Markus Sebastian "Mark" Grayson) is a superhero created by writer Robert Kirkman and artist Cory Walker, currently drawn by Ryan Ottley. Invincible first appeared in a preview as part of ''Savage Dragon'' #102 (August 2002), before graduating to his own self-titled regular series in 2003, as the premier title in Image Comics' then-new superhero line, a relaunch of the Image Universe. Invincible appears in ''Invincible'', ''Bomb Queen'', ''Noble Causes'', ''The Pact'', ''Savage Dragon'', '' The Astounding Wolf-Man'', ''Dynamo 5'', '' I Hate Fairyland – I Hate Image'', and ''Battle Beast''. Born in 1987, Invincible is the son of Omni-Man, an extraterrestrial superhero of the Viltrumite race. Invincible inherited his father's complete array of superpowers and has sworn to protect the Earth. As a teenager, he had trouble adjusting to his newfound powers and coping with the reality of superhero work and his origins. Invincible is voiced by Patrick Cavanaugh in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
