Chicago, Illinois

Chicago, Illinois is significant to the TV show adaptation to the comic Invincible because it is a significant location in the story of Mark Grayson (Invincible). One of the most significant moments in Invincible was when Invincible and his father Omni-Man battle after Mark refuses to join the Viltrumite Empire when his Omni-Man asks him to help conquer Earth and then fuels the fire by saying human life does not matter. Invincible is hurled into Chicago during their clash and Omni-Man goes through destroying Chicago on a widespread level and causes thousands of casualties. I found this information on the Invincible Wiki as well as from the show when I watched it. This source is an example of collective vs. singular authorship as the wiki is made by the Invincible community's shared understanding of the show and its lore. The website is one of the biggest sources of information when it comes to understanding everything that happened in the show. Mapping this location on COVE adds a grassroots layer to a story usually told top-down by the comics and or Amazon Prime Video during the actual animated show. The show offers the top-down look as it focuses on the clash of the super powered individuals Invincible and Omni-Man, while dropping a pin on the map in Chicago offers the grassroots perspective where fans can gather and see the human side of the situation and what it may be like to actually experience such a dangerous clash and experience the lore from where the citizens in the show did.