Author: James Ballard

I'm J.T. and I'm a senior literary. As you can tell, I am a very big Spider-Man fan, and I will talk about him every time I get the chance. Writing has impacted my life a tremendous amount and I hope that one day I can inspire other young writers that way they can be impacted just like I was. I am a very talkative person, and I enjoy meeting new people along with telling joke, laughing, and having a good time. I hope that everyone enjoys my work! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⠆⠀⢀⡆⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⢰⡀⠀⠰⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢠⡏⠀⢀⣾⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⢷⡀⠀⢹⣄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣰⡟⠀⠀⣼⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠸⣧⠀⠀⢻⣆⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⢠⣿⠁⠀⣸⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⣿⣇⠀⠈⣿⡆⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⣾⡇⠀⢀⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⡀⠀⢸⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⠀⠀⣸⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⢸⣿⣇⠀⠀⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⠀⠀⣿⣿⣧⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⡀⠀⣀⠀⠀⣀⠀⢀⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣼⣿⣿⠀⠀⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⢸⣿⡏⠀⠀⠀⠙⢉⣉⣩⣴⣶⣤⣙⣿⣶⣯⣦⣴⣼⣷⣿⣋⣤⣶⣦⣍⣉⡉⠋⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⡇⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⢿⣿⣷⣤⣶⣶⠿⠿⠛⠋⣉⡉⠙⢛⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡛⠛⢉⣉⠙⠛⠿⠿⣶⣶⣤⣾⣿⡿⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠙⠻⠋⠉⠀⠀⠀⣠⣾⡿⠟⠛⣻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣟⠛⠻⢿⣷⣄⠀⠀⠀⠉⠙⠟⠋⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣤⣾⠿⠋⢀⣠⣾⠟⢫⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡍⠻⣷⣄⡀⠙⠿⣷⣤⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣠⣴⡿⠛⠁⠀⢸⣿⣿⠋⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡗⠀⠙⣿⣿⡇⠀⠈⠛⢿⣦⣄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⢀⠀⣀⣴⣾⠟⠋⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠙⠻⣷⣦⣀⠀⣀ ⢸⣿⣿⠋⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⠀⠀⠈⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠁⠀⠀⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠙⣿⣿⡟ ⢸⣿⡏⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⢹⣿⣿⣿⣿⡏⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢹⣿⡇ ⢸⣿⣷⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⢿⣿⣿⡿⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣾⣿⡇ ⠀⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠿⠿⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⠀ ⠀⢻⣿⡄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠸⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⠇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣿⡟⠀ ⠀⠘⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⠃⠀ ⠀⠀⠸⣷⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢹⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⡟⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣾⠏⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⢻⡆⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠸⣿⡄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣿⠇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢰⡟⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⢷⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⡿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⡾⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⢧⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠸⣷⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣾⠇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⡸⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢹⡆⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢰⡟⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢳⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⡞⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠣⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠜⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀

Invincible Character Review pt.2

My last blog about this had way too many words, so I decided to do a part two. This one has my favorite character and my least favorite character.

Rex Splode

Rex Splode is a side protagonist that is on the Guardians of the Globe (the Justice League) who can turn anything he touches into an explosive. In the first season, he was funny, but he was not very likeable. His girlfriend was another side protagonist that I will go over soon, and he treated her badly, hence the reason he was not generally liked. He was very cocky and acted tougher than everybody else, but in the second season, he ended up getting a redemption ark that was very likeable. Many redemption arks I have seen have been bland and seem like the show is just trying to make a new likeable character to make more money, but this show makes his redemption ark better, and it makes a lot of sense. He slowly becomes better with time, and an important moment in the show shows him how bad of a person he was, and he realizes something must change before he hurts others. He keeps his cockiness for comedic affect, but he becomes a better hero who is way better to his friends in the end. 

Amber Bennet

An Invincible character overview is not correct until you go over how awful this character is. I am not sure if any of you have watched this show, but if you have, I am hoping you agree with me on this. Amber Bennet is a side protagonist that really feels like an antagonist at some points. She is the girlfriend of Invincible, and she really does not understand his struggle. I have tried to leave out spoilers in this overview but there may be a few here. When they start dating, Mark ends up leaving her alone on their plans a few times because of some important hero work that really needs to be taken care of. Invincible does not tell her that he is a hero in the beginning because he did not want anything to happen. So, you can understand why she gets upset with the constant change of plans, right? Wrong. When the balancing gets so tough for Invincible, he ends up telling her that he is a hero. And instead of finally understanding why he has been leaving her alone so often, she says that she knew he was a hero all along and that she is still mad. All because he was not honest with her. After he tries to explain why this was happening, she shuts him up and breaks up with him. The only reason they got back together was because his dad’s absence was covered up as his dad’s death and she felt bad for him. Thankfully, they finally officially broke up at the end of the second season. I have an undying hatred for this character, and I am so glad she is going to be seen a lot less. 

Invincible Character Review

This may be a pretty biased review to anybody who doesn’t like superheroes as much as me, but it’ll be ok. I have an unfathomable love for this show, and I need to express how much I love these characters. In my opinion, this is one of the best shows I have ever watched, and I recommend everybody to watch it. 

Invincible

Invincible is the main protagonist in the show. His father’s hero name is Omni-Man, who is like superman, just minus a few powers. Invincible has the same powers as his father and the first season is mainly about him learning how to use those powers while still having to fight off villains. I love this character because he shares a huge similarity with my favorite hero, Spider-Man. Just like Spider-Man, Invincible must balance his teenage life with his hero life, and in the show, you can really see the toll that takes on him and how much he struggles with it. Invincible has to balance school, homelife, friends, hero work, and his awful girlfriend (I’ll get into that later) all together. It’s a rare occasion for him to actually fit it all into one day, and that causes him to lose a lot, yet he always pushed through no matter how bad life was for him. That a huge thing I love about Spider-Man and Invincible managed to capture that aspect of being a teen hero just as well.

Omni-Man

Omni-Man is the father of Invincible. He serves as a Superman role on Earth. To the people of Earth, he is an alien from another planet sent to protect Earth from any threats. Though he is an alien from another planet, the rest is a lie to cover up his real intentions with the planet. Omni-Man is not an innocent character by any means. He is actually the main antagonist. In the first episode, he initiates the first step of his true intentions with the planet by doing a horrible thing to some characters introduced earlier in the same episode, whom he teamed up with. His evil status is very quickly shown to the viewers, but obviously a secret for the character. I think the show does a very good job at showing him hiding in plain sight after the tragedy he caused. By the end of the season, he finally tries to finish with the plan but ends up getting “chased” off the planet by his son. As awful of a person he is, you can really see in many moments of the first season that he still has some humanity left in him, and in the second season that is really shown, just in a gross way (if you know then you know.) It really looks like he is going to have a redemption ark, though not as great as Rex, I’m all for it, just will be nowhere near the same hero that he was.

Atom Eve

Atom Eve is Invincibles love interest in the comics and is soon to be his love interest in the show. Her power allows her to change the structure of molecules. So, she can basically make anything out of this air. She just can’t mess with living things. She is a side protagonist that even has her own special episode showing her back story. Her back story shows how tough her childhood was and what she had to go through to become the hero she is now. I love this character because she is an example of no matter how hard you try to help; it might not always go well. She spends the show trying to become a neighborhood hero that helps people not only in danger, but also in need. But sometimes her acts of kindness go wrong, and she ends up blaming herself. There were points where she quit being a hero because she didn’t want to hurt anybody, but she always came back to help save the day. She is yet another example of constant perseverance and I love that for her character.

Debbie Grayson

Debbie Grayson is the mother of Invincible and though she is a normal human without powers, she is still an amazing character in the show. Her character often gets overlooked, but I think she still has an amazing story based on what she has to go through in the show. Most of her story isn’t truly seen until the second season, but the beginning of it takes place in the first. I think she goes through more than anyone else in the show (except for Invincible.) Her character really shows what it is like to be depressed and to feel betrayed. She is the one that originally discovers her husband’s true intentions with the world. She then has to hear him say awful things about her during Invincible and Omni-Man’s fight. After Omni-Man leaves, she is left alone and broken with a son that can’t be there for her due to his hero work. She is truly alone, because most people who know about her husband hate her just as much. She only has one true friend who is just as broken as her. All throughout the second season, it shows her heartbreaking story and how some people can just be left broken with no help. Though she does show some improvement near the end of the season, you can really tell that hole is still in her chest.

Summary

Anyways those are some of my favorite characters from the show and my one least favorite. I hope this made sense to you and seems like a show that you may enjoy. If you already enjoy this show, I am very open to talking about it because I am an Invincible fanboy.