It's About Timeinvincible : Season 1 Episode 1 Review

Just as viewers settle into the formula of Mark’s training, the episode takes a horrific turn. The Guardians are summoned to their headquarters via an emergency alert, only to find Omni-Man waiting for them. Invincible – Season 1 Episode 1 Recap & Review

: Nolan reveals their family history—they are from the planet Viltrum , a utopian world whose inhabitants travel to "lesser-developed" planets to protect them.

: Mark has spent his life waiting for his Viltrumite powers to manifest. The moment finally arrives during his job at Burger Mart when he accidentally launches a trash bag into orbit. IT'S ABOUT TIMEInvincible : Season 1 Episode 1

The episode opens by establishing the world's premier superhero team, the , a clear pastiche of DC's Justice League:

: They are shown as efficient, public-facing heroes who successfully defend the White House from the Mauler Twins in the episode’s opening sequence. The Ending That Changed Everything Just as viewers settle into the formula of

: After a series of clumsy first flights and intense combat training with his father, Mark gains his first superhero suit from tailor Art Rosenbaum (Mark Hamill). He chooses the name "Invincible" after his father remarks that at his age, people think they are invincible, but he actually is. The Guardians of the Globe

The episode follows (voiced by Steven Yeun), the 17-year-old son of the world's most powerful superhero, Omni-Man (Nolan Grayson, voiced by J.K. Simmons). : Mark has spent his life waiting for

IT'S ABOUT TIME: A Shocking Dawn for "Invincible" The series premiere of , titled " It's About Time ," initially presents itself as a familiar, even sunny, entry into the superhero genre. However, it concludes with one of the most violent and status-quo-shattering twists in modern television, signaling that this adaptation of Robert Kirkman's comic is far more than a standard "coming-of-age" story. The Birth of a Hero