Kulturkampf

[HaughtyFrank]

This is merely an observation, not saying it’s good or bad, but watching Invincible and noting the changes from the comic has been interesting. By and large it is a straight adaptation. Almost every change is made to bring it to what’s acceptable by modern standards.

To note a few. Invincible’s friend in the comic was straight and made homophobic jokes until way later in the comic when he came out. In the show, he’s gay from the start. A number of race and gender changes, as you’d expect. Uniquely, the Viltrumites, a super race who believes in purity, is now diverse instead of all white. Allen’s girlfriend is no longer this scantly clad chick who waits around for him. She’s part of the resistance organization and wears a pants suit.

Nothing explicitly changes the story… so far. There’s one moment I don’t think they’ll adapt. But yeah, it’s something to observe a measurable change in standards.

It's interesting because they kind of approached it with the sort of mindset they'd have if it was a live action show. I don't mind most of the changes but I think it's a bit dumb to tone down the sexy costumes when it's like the whole point of Invincible that it takes place in a very classic superhero world.
Atom Eve's costume in particular just doesn't look really stylish to me but instead like a 4kids censor quickly decided to add more pants to the leotard.