That was quick! The Invincible Season 2 finale aired simply this week, and already a modder has put its standout cameo character right into a online game.
Warning: this text comprises full spoilers for Invincible: Season 2, Episode 8!
Season 2, Episode 8 toys with the thought of the multiverse, with Mark hurtling by way of different dimensions and encountering heroes on alternate Earths. In a single scene, Mark meets a really Spider-Man-esque character named Agent Spider, voiced by The Spectacular Spider-Man’s Josh Keaton. This scene is a tribute to the comedian guide team-up between Spider-Man and Invincible from 2005’s Marvel Workforce-Up #14.
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Sizzling on the heels of the episode’s launch on Prime Video, Spider-Man PC modder Rezauddin Nur recreated Agent Spider contained in the PC model of Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered, the 2020 re-release of Insomniac’s smash-hit PlayStation 4 Spider-Man recreation from 2018. The impressive-looking mod offers Agent Spider a cel-shaded look just like that seen within the Prime Video present. The mod is on the market to obtain from NexusMods.
Talking this week, Invincible creator Robert Kirkman defined how the Season 2 finale’s a number of cameos got here to be, revealing Amazon’s legal professionals have been significantly within the Spider-Man cameo.
“It was simply attempting to determine a method to preserve that second considerably intact from the comics,” Kirkman instructed (*2*). “It appeared like one thing that will be a enjoyable and stunning method to do it. Amazon authorized, painstakingly, was like, ‘No, the costume can’t be that colour. We gotta get away from this and that.’ There have been quite a lot of eyes on that scene.
“We wished to seek out an actor who had finished Spider-Man earlier than. [Supervising director] Dan Duncan got here in instantly and was like, ‘Josh Keaton must do it. Spectacular Spider Man is a superb collection.’ He had labored on it and mentioned Josh was nice. He appeared like the very best selection as a result of it’s animation to animation. It appeared like it will be a enjoyable factor.
“That mentioned, he’s not enjoying Spider-Man. That’s Agent Spider. There could be some similarities, however I believe Josh’s nuanced efficiency as Agent Spider is totally completely different than the way in which he performed Spider-Man in Spectacular Spider-Man. However who is aware of? My opinion could also be considerably biased.”
Remarkably, Kirkman mentioned he’s “fairly certain” Marvel solely came upon concerning the Agent Spider scene this week. “We didn’t name any Marvel legal professionals or something,” he added. “No, that was Amazon’s authorized division’s job to ensure that Marvel didn’t have to know.”
With Invincible Season 2 finished and dusted, ideas now flip to Season 3, which Invincible star Steven Yeun mentioned with IGN in a current interview.
Picture credit score: Rezauddin Nur / NexusMods
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