Intermission — April 23 — Bigfoot Problems

Posted on April 23, 2026 by Brad Guigar

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.

ECCC Reviews

Posted on April 10, 2007 by Brad Guigar

Emerald City Comic Con — Wrap-up

I’m still hearing from people I met at Emerald City, and I’m still reading reviews of the convention. This really is the little con that could. 🙂

One of the highlights of going to Seattle was meeting Erik Kjerland, who is the creator of Action Figure Comics. Erik was the presentor for the Superhero category of the 2006 Webcartoonists’ Choice Awards — through which he learned of Evil Inc.

Erik was nice enough to stop by the Blank Label Comics booth and chat for a while. He’s clearly an astute cartoonist and an empassioned creator.

He commissioned a sketch of Vayla, a sexy elf in his comic. The sketch can be seen here. I think I made her alluring to an appropriate degree. 🙂


Meanwhile, people are still posting about Emerald City.

From CBR:

The ECCC (taking place in Seattle) is now in its fifth year of existence, and it celebrated this fact by breaking its own attendance record with over 7000 individual attendees. When compared to some of the larger cons, this number may sound on the small side. However, fans and guests agree that the energy and excitement felt at ECCC is possibly even greater than that of the country’s largest convention. Organizer Jim Demonakos, who puts the event on with the help of Brian Meredith, George Demonakos and Chris Rangel, was extremely pleased with what he saw this weekend. Read the entire post.

Silver Bullet has a very good review as well.

And, of course, some photos.

My neighbor-across-the-aisle at Emerald City, Comics Fairplay, has a fantastic list of more reviews and blog posts.

Finally, I know darned well that I’m not a particularly photogenic guy, but it’s painful — painful to have such conclusive proof.