There are some Bigfoot problems that hit harder than others — and for certain legendary figures, male pattern baldness anxiety isn’t just about looks… it’s about legacy. Today’s comic imagines what happens when one very famous cryptid starts wondering if his myth might not survive a receding hairline.
What I’m Watching: Invincible, JJK, and the Great Animation Trade-Off
I’ve been watching Invincible with my sons, and I’ve got… thoughts.
First off: the story? Very, very good. Genuinely compelling stuff — even though the violence and gore is way past my personal comfort range. I'm not super comfortable with one character shooting another. The stuff that happens on a median-level episode of Invincible is a real challenge for me.
As someone who does NSFW comics, I'm constantly amazed at how perfectly acceptable Invincible is... yet an animated series based on Phil Foglio's XXXenophile would have people losing their ever-loving minds.
Further, it's a little disappointing to go from watching Jujutsu Kaisen (which we're also following at the moment) to watching Invincible.
JJK features jaw-dropping visuals and animation that constantly raises the bar episode after episode. It's phenomenal.
On the other side of the spectrum, Invincible clearly put all of its budget into getting celebrity voice talent. Some of them are very good.
I just wish a few of those Amazon dollars had been spent on the animation. Some of the scenes are pretty clearly PNGs that get enlarged to show an object moving through space, and it's a goddamned embarrassment.
But the story itself is very, very good.
Shortpacked! book in preorders
My Blank Label pal David Willis is wrapping up preorders for the first
Shortpacked! print collection.
That means it’s time to mobilize the BLC Army and give the guy a Big Push before preorders end Monday. Swipe this text and blog it, post it in forums, and spread the word.
Willis is a veteran of over ten years of daily webcomic production. His work is phenomenal and is going to appeal to a wide range of readers. If you have a blog, it’s a good chance many of your readers are already very familiar with his work.
About the book: Crammed with extras,
Shortpacked! Brings Back the Eighties collects the first hundred strips of Willis’ popular webcomic,
Shortpacked! into a 140-page keepsake volume. Most of the strips are accompanied by his own commentary, providing witty insight and background to the comics.
Additional features include
Shortpacked v1.o, the early strips that you can’t find anywhere on the Internet today, and pages from the never-before-seen
Shortpacked! Employee Handbook. Throw in a rollicking foreword by special-effects genius
Greg Killmaster, and you have to ultimate must-have for fans of this webcomic veteran.
You can
preorder the book until this Monday, May 14.
The preorders are being handled through PayPal, but Willis is making special arrangements for people who are more comfortable using checks, money orders, and promises of sexual favors.
Email him for details.
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