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<blockquote data-quote="Egg Embry" data-source="post: 9769807" data-attributes="member: 6808965"><p>Robert Kirkman, Cory Walker, and Ryan Ottley’s <strong>Image Comics</strong> series <strong><em>Invincible</em></strong> is coming to tabletop. Crowdfunding via <a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1192053011/invincible-the-roleplaying-game/" target="_blank"><strong>Kickstarter</strong></a>, <strong>Skybound Entertainment</strong> and <a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/publisher/11437/free-league-publishing?affiliate_id=814082" target="_blank">Free League Publishing</a> are turning the <a href="https://www.skybound.com/invincible/comics" target="_blank"><strong><em>Invincible</em></strong></a><a href="https://www.skybound.com/invincible/comics" target="_blank"> </a><a href="https://www.skybound.com/invincible/comics" target="_blank">c</a><a href="https://www.skybound.com/invincible/comics" target="_blank">omic book series</a> and <a href="https://amzn.to/4ny6OmO" target="_blank"><strong>Amazon</strong></a><a href="https://amzn.to/4ny6OmO" target="_blank"> streaming series</a> into a tabletop roleplaying game. The <a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1192053011/invincible-the-roleplaying-game/" target="_blank"><strong>Kickstarter</strong></a> campaign offers the core rulebook, starter boxed set, a variant cover comic book, and dice. With a comic book superhero translating to an RPG, I reached out to comic book artist Steven Cummings and comic book author John McGuire about their experiences playing superheroes in RPGs.</p><p></p><p style="text-align: center">[ATTACH=full]418877[/ATTACH]</p><h3>WHAT IS INVINCIBLE? (Major spoilers ahead)</h3><p><strong><em>Invincible</em></strong> is the 145-issue (#0 to #144) <strong>Eisner Award</strong>-nominated comic book series by Robert Kirkman, Cory Walker, and Ryan Ottley. Published through <strong>Image Comics</strong> and <strong>Skybound Entertainment</strong>, the series inspired toys, games, and a <strong>Primetime Emmys</strong>-nominated <a href="https://amzn.to/4ny6OmO" target="_blank"><strong>Amazon</strong></a><a href="https://amzn.to/4ny6OmO" target="_blank"> series</a>.</p><p></p><p>Effectively, the story is ‘What if <strong>Superman</strong> were evil and your dad?’ Mark Grayson’s father is Omni-Man, the most powerful hero on the planet. However, when Mark starts to display his powers, he learns the truth, dad didn’t come to save Earth but to conquer it. Mark must grow up quick in order to stop the most-powerful <em>hero</em> there is and save the world. For more foundation, here’s a <a href="https://youtu.be/i-aooElqQlI?si=-L9RkMTRP6QwHqh8" target="_blank">video sharing </a><a href="https://youtu.be/i-aooElqQlI?si=-L9RkMTRP6QwHqh8" target="_blank"><strong>Invincible’s</strong></a><a href="https://youtu.be/i-aooElqQlI?si=-L9RkMTRP6QwHqh8" target="_blank"> origin</a> from across the first 22 issues of the series.</p><p></p><p style="text-align: center">[ATTACH=full]418880[/ATTACH]</p> <p style="text-align: center"><em>Art by Steven Cummings from Rifts Chaos Earth First Responders, Palladium Books copyright Rifts, 2025</em></p><h3>WHO ARE THESE COMIC BOOK CREATORS?</h3><p><a href="https://stekichikun.wpengine.com/" target="_blank">Steven Cummings</a> is a freelance comic book illustrator for <a href="https://www.marvel.com/comics/creators/419/steven_cummings" target="_blank"><strong>Marve</strong></a><a href="https://www.marvel.com/comics/creators/419/steven_cummings" target="_blank"><strong>l Comics</strong></a> (including <a href="https://www.marvel.com/comics/series/37075/star_wars_the_mandalorian_season_2_2023_2024" target="_blank"><strong><em>Star Wars: The Mandalorian</em></strong></a><strong><em>, </em></strong><a href="https://www.marvel.com/comics/series/39366/star_wars_ahsoka_2024_present" target="_blank"><strong><em>Star Wars: Ahsoka</em></strong></a><strong><em>,</em></strong> and <a href="https://www.marvel.com/comics/series/26592/champions_2019" target="_blank"><strong><em>Champions</em></strong></a>)<strong>, </strong><a href="https://www.dc.com/talent/steven-cummings" target="_blank"><strong>D</strong></a><a href="https://www.dc.com/talent/steven-cummings" target="_blank"><strong>C Comics</strong></a> (<a href="https://www.dc.com/graphic-novels/deadshot-2005/deadshot-bulletproof" target="_blank"><strong><em>Deadshot</em></strong></a>)<strong>, </strong>and <a href="https://imagecomics.com/creators/steven-cummings" target="_blank"><strong>Image Comics</strong></a> (<a href="https://imagecomics.com/comics/series/wayward" target="_blank"><strong><em>Wayward</em></strong></a><a href="https://imagecomics.com/comics/series/wayward" target="_blank"> comic book series</a> with author Jim Zub) as well as tabletop roleplaying games like <a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/publisher/2627/palladium-books/category/5190/rifts?affiliate_id=814082" target="_blank"><strong>Palladium Books’</strong></a><a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/publisher/2627/palladium-books/category/5190/rifts?affiliate_id=814082" target="_blank"> </a><a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/publisher/2627/palladium-books/category/5190/rifts?affiliate_id=814082" target="_blank"><strong><em>Rifts®</em></strong></a> and <a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/browse?artist=%22Steven%20Cummings%22&affiliate_id=814082" target="_blank">others</a>. I asked Steven Cummings to share his favorite superhero roleplaying games:</p><p></p><p></p><p><a href="https://johnrmcguire.com/" target="_blank">John McGuire</a> authored several independent series including <a href="https://johnrmcguire.com/the-crossing/" target="_blank"><strong><em>The Crossing</em></strong></a> and <a href="https://johnrmcguire.com/the-gilded-age/" target="_blank"><strong><em>The Gilded Age</em></strong></a> as well as <a href="https://johnrmcguire.com/in-our-dreams-awake/" target="_blank"><strong><em>In Our Dreams Awake</em></strong></a> of which I am co-author (the <a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ioda/in-our-dreams-awake-3-a-dreampunk-comic" target="_blank">third issue is on </a><a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ioda/in-our-dreams-awake-3-a-dreampunk-comic" target="_blank"><strong>Kickstarter</strong></a> now). John has written some <strong>5e</strong> zine content like <a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/321724/love-s-labour-s-liberated" target="_blank"><strong><em>Love's Labour's Liberated</em></strong></a> and <a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/346915/love-s-labour-s-liabilities" target="_blank"><strong><em>Love's Labour's Liabilities</em></strong></a>. John McGuire’s history with superhero RPGs touches on some of the same games as Steven:</p><p></p><p style="text-align: center">[ATTACH=full]418878[/ATTACH]</p><h3>INVINCIBLE’S CREATORS</h3><p>The <strong><em>Invincible RPG</em></strong> core rulebook and starter set feature illustrations by comic book series artists Cory Walker and Ryan Ottley along with graphic design/layouts by <strong><em>MÖRK BORG's</em></strong> Johan Nohr. Since this is a comic-centric project, I wanted to get these two comic book creators feelings as to how important it is for the series artist to provide illustrations?</p><p></p><p><a href="https://stekichikun.wpengine.com/" target="_blank">Steven Cummings</a>, professional comic book artist, felt the series artist is a critical element:</p><p></p><p></p><p><a href="https://johnrmcguire.com/" target="_blank">John McGuire</a> wants to see the original artists and more visualizing this universe:</p><p></p><p></p><p style="text-align: center">[ATTACH=full]418879[/ATTACH]</p><h3>THE FIRST OF MANY?</h3><p>So far, <strong>Free League’s</strong> <a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1192053011/invincible-the-roleplaying-game/" target="_blank"><strong>Kickstarter</strong></a> is finding its audience. With a positive reaction from fans, I asked Steven and John if they want to see more, maybe an <strong>Image Universe</strong> TTRPG? <a href="https://stekichikun.wpengine.com/" target="_blank">Steven Cummings</a> expressed his interest:</p><p></p><p></p><p><a href="https://johnrmcguire.com/" target="_blank">John McGuire</a> went further:</p><p></p><p></p><p style="text-align: center">[ATTACH=full]418881[/ATTACH]</p><h3>NEXT TIME, THE INVINCIBLE – SUPERHERO ROLEPLAYING QUICKSTART</h3><p>In the <a href="https://www.enworld.org/threads/invincible-rpg-reviewing-the-quickstart-with-a-comic-artist-an-author.715604/" target="_blank">conclusion to this two-parter</a>, I’ll talk to Steven and John about the <a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/537067/invincible-superhero-roleplaying-quickstart?affiliate_id=814082" target="_blank"><strong><em>Invincible – Superhero Roleplaying Quickstart</em></strong></a>, which is free on <strong>DriveThruRPG</strong>, and the mechanics of the system. If you want to see how this game runs, check out the <a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/537067/invincible-superhero-roleplaying-quickstart?affiliate_id=814082" target="_blank"><strong><em>Invincible – Superhero Roleplaying Quickstart</em></strong></a> on <strong>DriveThruRPG</strong>. Then head over to <strong>Kickstarter </strong>for the <a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1192053011/invincible-the-roleplaying-game" target="_blank"><strong>Invincible – Superhero Roleplaying</strong></a> from <a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/publisher/11437/free-league-publishing?affiliate_id=814082" target="_blank"><strong>Free League Publishing</strong></a> and<strong> Skybound Entertainment </strong>before it ends on October 16 2025 3:00 PM EDT.</p><p></p><p><em>Egg Embry worked with John McGuire and Steven Cummings on different comic book projects. Egg participates in the OneBookShelf Affiliate Program, Noble Knight Games’ Affiliate Program, Kobold Press Affiliate Program, and is an Amazon Associate. These programs provide advertising fees by linking to DriveThruRPG, Noble Knight Games, Kobold Press, and Amazon.</em></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Egg Embry, post: 9769807, member: 6808965"] Robert Kirkman, Cory Walker, and Ryan Ottley’s [B]Image Comics[/B] series [B][I]Invincible[/I][/B] is coming to tabletop. Crowdfunding via [URL='https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1192053011/invincible-the-roleplaying-game/'][B]Kickstarter[/B][/URL], [B]Skybound Entertainment[/B] and [URL='https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/publisher/11437/free-league-publishing?affiliate_id=814082']Free League Publishing[/URL] are turning the [URL='https://www.skybound.com/invincible/comics'][B][I]Invincible[/I][/B][/URL][URL='https://www.skybound.com/invincible/comics'] [/URL][URL='https://www.skybound.com/invincible/comics']c[/URL][URL='https://www.skybound.com/invincible/comics']omic book series[/URL] and [URL='https://amzn.to/4ny6OmO'][B]Amazon[/B][/URL][URL='https://amzn.to/4ny6OmO'] streaming series[/URL] into a tabletop roleplaying game. The [URL='https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1192053011/invincible-the-roleplaying-game/'][B]Kickstarter[/B][/URL] campaign offers the core rulebook, starter boxed set, a variant cover comic book, and dice. With a comic book superhero translating to an RPG, I reached out to comic book artist Steven Cummings and comic book author John McGuire about their experiences playing superheroes in RPGs. [CENTER][ATTACH type="full" alt="Invincible – Superhero Roleplaying KS Banner.png"]418877[/ATTACH][/CENTER] [HEADING=2]WHAT IS INVINCIBLE? (Major spoilers ahead)[/HEADING] [B][I]Invincible[/I][/B] is the 145-issue (#0 to #144) [B]Eisner Award[/B]-nominated comic book series by Robert Kirkman, Cory Walker, and Ryan Ottley. Published through [B]Image Comics[/B] and [B]Skybound Entertainment[/B], the series inspired toys, games, and a [B]Primetime Emmys[/B]-nominated [URL='https://amzn.to/4ny6OmO'][B]Amazon[/B][/URL][URL='https://amzn.to/4ny6OmO'] series[/URL]. Effectively, the story is ‘What if [B]Superman[/B] were evil and your dad?’ Mark Grayson’s father is Omni-Man, the most powerful hero on the planet. However, when Mark starts to display his powers, he learns the truth, dad didn’t come to save Earth but to conquer it. Mark must grow up quick in order to stop the most-powerful [I]hero[/I] there is and save the world. For more foundation, here’s a [URL='https://youtu.be/i-aooElqQlI?si=-L9RkMTRP6QwHqh8']video sharing [/URL][URL='https://youtu.be/i-aooElqQlI?si=-L9RkMTRP6QwHqh8'][B]Invincible’s[/B][/URL][URL='https://youtu.be/i-aooElqQlI?si=-L9RkMTRP6QwHqh8'] origin[/URL] from across the first 22 issues of the series. [CENTER][ATTACH type="full" alt="Art by Steven Cummings from Rifts Chaos Earth First Responders, Palladium Books copyright Rift...jpg"]418880[/ATTACH] [I]Art by Steven Cummings from Rifts Chaos Earth First Responders, Palladium Books copyright Rifts, 2025[/I][/CENTER] [HEADING=2]WHO ARE THESE COMIC BOOK CREATORS?[/HEADING] [URL='https://stekichikun.wpengine.com/']Steven Cummings[/URL] is a freelance comic book illustrator for [URL='https://www.marvel.com/comics/creators/419/steven_cummings'][B]Marve[/B][/URL][URL='https://www.marvel.com/comics/creators/419/steven_cummings'][B]l Comics[/B][/URL] (including [URL='https://www.marvel.com/comics/series/37075/star_wars_the_mandalorian_season_2_2023_2024'][B][I]Star Wars: The Mandalorian[/I][/B][/URL][B][I], [/I][/B][URL='https://www.marvel.com/comics/series/39366/star_wars_ahsoka_2024_present'][B][I]Star Wars: Ahsoka[/I][/B][/URL][B][I],[/I][/B] and [URL='https://www.marvel.com/comics/series/26592/champions_2019'][B][I]Champions[/I][/B][/URL])[B], [/B][URL='https://www.dc.com/talent/steven-cummings'][B]D[/B][/URL][URL='https://www.dc.com/talent/steven-cummings'][B]C Comics[/B][/URL] ([URL='https://www.dc.com/graphic-novels/deadshot-2005/deadshot-bulletproof'][B][I]Deadshot[/I][/B][/URL])[B], [/B]and [URL='https://imagecomics.com/creators/steven-cummings'][B]Image Comics[/B][/URL] ([URL='https://imagecomics.com/comics/series/wayward'][B][I]Wayward[/I][/B][/URL][URL='https://imagecomics.com/comics/series/wayward'] comic book series[/URL] with author Jim Zub) as well as tabletop roleplaying games like [URL='https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/publisher/2627/palladium-books/category/5190/rifts?affiliate_id=814082'][B]Palladium Books’[/B][/URL][URL='https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/publisher/2627/palladium-books/category/5190/rifts?affiliate_id=814082'] [/URL][URL='https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/publisher/2627/palladium-books/category/5190/rifts?affiliate_id=814082'][B][I]Rifts®[/I][/B][/URL] and [URL='https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/browse?artist=%22Steven%20Cummings%22&affiliate_id=814082']others[/URL]. I asked Steven Cummings to share his favorite superhero roleplaying games: [URL='https://johnrmcguire.com/']John McGuire[/URL] authored several independent series including [URL='https://johnrmcguire.com/the-crossing/'][B][I]The Crossing[/I][/B][/URL] and [URL='https://johnrmcguire.com/the-gilded-age/'][B][I]The Gilded Age[/I][/B][/URL] as well as [URL='https://johnrmcguire.com/in-our-dreams-awake/'][B][I]In Our Dreams Awake[/I][/B][/URL] of which I am co-author (the [URL='https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ioda/in-our-dreams-awake-3-a-dreampunk-comic']third issue is on [/URL][URL='https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ioda/in-our-dreams-awake-3-a-dreampunk-comic'][B]Kickstarter[/B][/URL] now). John has written some [B]5e[/B] zine content like [URL='https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/321724/love-s-labour-s-liberated'][B][I]Love's Labour's Liberated[/I][/B][/URL] and [URL='https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/346915/love-s-labour-s-liabilities'][B][I]Love's Labour's Liabilities[/I][/B][/URL]. John McGuire’s history with superhero RPGs touches on some of the same games as Steven: [CENTER][ATTACH type="full" alt="Invincible – Superhero Roleplaying Pages 02.png"]418878[/ATTACH][/CENTER] [HEADING=2]INVINCIBLE’S CREATORS[/HEADING] The [B][I]Invincible RPG[/I][/B] core rulebook and starter set feature illustrations by comic book series artists Cory Walker and Ryan Ottley along with graphic design/layouts by [B][I]MÖRK BORG's[/I][/B] Johan Nohr. Since this is a comic-centric project, I wanted to get these two comic book creators feelings as to how important it is for the series artist to provide illustrations? [URL='https://stekichikun.wpengine.com/']Steven Cummings[/URL], professional comic book artist, felt the series artist is a critical element: [URL='https://johnrmcguire.com/']John McGuire[/URL] wants to see the original artists and more visualizing this universe: [CENTER][ATTACH type="full" alt="Invincible – Superhero Roleplaying Pages.png"]418879[/ATTACH][/CENTER] [HEADING=2]THE FIRST OF MANY?[/HEADING] So far, [B]Free League’s[/B] [URL='https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1192053011/invincible-the-roleplaying-game/'][B]Kickstarter[/B][/URL] is finding its audience. With a positive reaction from fans, I asked Steven and John if they want to see more, maybe an [B]Image Universe[/B] TTRPG? [URL='https://stekichikun.wpengine.com/']Steven Cummings[/URL] expressed his interest: [URL='https://johnrmcguire.com/']John McGuire[/URL] went further: [CENTER][ATTACH type="full" alt="Invincible – Superhero Roleplaying Rules.png"]418881[/ATTACH][/CENTER] [HEADING=2]NEXT TIME, THE INVINCIBLE – SUPERHERO ROLEPLAYING QUICKSTART[/HEADING] In the [URL='https://www.enworld.org/threads/invincible-rpg-reviewing-the-quickstart-with-a-comic-artist-an-author.715604/']conclusion to this two-parter[/URL], I’ll talk to Steven and John about the [URL='https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/537067/invincible-superhero-roleplaying-quickstart?affiliate_id=814082'][B][I]Invincible – Superhero Roleplaying Quickstart[/I][/B][/URL], which is free on [B]DriveThruRPG[/B], and the mechanics of the system. If you want to see how this game runs, check out the [URL='https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/537067/invincible-superhero-roleplaying-quickstart?affiliate_id=814082'][B][I]Invincible – Superhero Roleplaying Quickstart[/I][/B][/URL] on [B]DriveThruRPG[/B]. Then head over to [B]Kickstarter [/B]for the [URL='https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1192053011/invincible-the-roleplaying-game'][B]Invincible – Superhero Roleplaying[/B][/URL] from [URL='https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/publisher/11437/free-league-publishing?affiliate_id=814082'][B]Free League Publishing[/B][/URL] and[B] Skybound Entertainment [/B]before it ends on October 16 2025 3:00 PM EDT. [I]Egg Embry worked with John McGuire and Steven Cummings on different comic book projects. Egg participates in the OneBookShelf Affiliate Program, Noble Knight Games’ Affiliate Program, Kobold Press Affiliate Program, and is an Amazon Associate. These programs provide advertising fees by linking to DriveThruRPG, Noble Knight Games, Kobold Press, and Amazon.[/I] [/QUOTE]
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