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.

Johnny Hart obit

Posted on April 7, 2007 by Brad Guigar

Johnny Hart, creator of “B.C.� and “Wizard of Id,� dies at 76

[Associated Press] Cartoonist Johnny Hart, whose award-winning “B.C.� comic strip appeared in more than 1,300 newspapers worldwide, died at his home on Saturday. He was 76.

“He had a stroke,� Hart’s wife, Bobby, said on Sunday. “He died at his storyboard.�

“B.C.,� populated by prehistoric cavemen and dinosaurs, was launched in 1958 and eventually appeared in more than 1,300 newspapers with an audience of 100 million, according to Creators Syndicate, Inc., which distributes it.

After he graduated from Union-Endicott High School, Hart met Brant Parker, a young cartoonist who became a prime influence and co-creator with Hart of the “Wizard of Id� comic strip.

Hart’s work several decades ago was brilliant. Over the past several decades, though, he was more known for heavy-handed religious evangelism. Still, the passing of a legend is sad.

As long as we’re talking about death, howabout another nail in the coffin of syndicated comic strips? They’re already planning on running both Hart strips past his death.

[MSNBC]: Richard Newcombe, founder and president of Creators Syndicate said “B.C.� and “Wizard of Id� would continue. Family members have been helping produce the strips for years, and they have an extensive computer archive of Hart’s drawings to work with, he said.

This is simply one more step to the obvious outcome: One day every last newspaper comic will be done by dead people.

Something to think about the next time a syndicate editor or a newspaper publisher, palms raised upwards with a shrug, bemoans dropping circulation rates and and decries an apathetic readership.

Newcombe, the same gent who just told us that Hart’s family will be using an extensive computer archive of Hart’s drawings to produce the strip, has posted a memorial to Hart in which he says that Hart spoke . . . about how proud he was of his two daughters and two grandsons, all of whom have been involved with both comic strips over the years. I see in them his wit and remarkable sense of humor, as well as his genius for simple but beautiful artwork.

Can one inherit a genius for scanning simple-but-beautiful artwork?