Intermission — April 23 — Bigfoot Problems

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.

TWIV: April 2, part 2

This Week in Villainy: April 2-8, 2007

Who’s Up and Who’s Thwarted

Wrecking Crew: Marvel’s blue-collar baddies are going to earn the distinction of being the first butts kicked by the newly-formed Omega Flight in Omega Flight #1. Since this team is being comprised of the likes of U.S. Agent (the Captain America wannabe) and Beta Ray Bill (the horse-faced Thor wannabe) and Arachne (the Spider-Woman wannabe), it’s gonna be awfully hard for any of these villains to look anyone in the eyes when they finally get carted away to prison.

Which raises a question: Do they waste space in the special Negative-Zone prison for these guys, or do they just take their toys away and send them to their rooms?

Points deducted for the fact that they had to go to Canada to ply their craft since there are too many heroes in the U.S. for them. And they should know, they’ve been thwarted by almost everyone with a cape in the Marvel universe. Even the Runaways dusted them.

Extra points deducted for the fact that they’re clearly going to fail there, too.