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.

Emerald City Comic Con

Emerald City Comic Con

Emerald City Comic Con is this weekend! I’ll be at the Emerald City Comic Con in Seattle on March 31st-April 1st. And so will the creators of the following comics: Sheldon, PvP, Penny Arcade, Starslip, Schlock Mercenary, Real Life, and Unshelved.

I’ll be at Booth #306 along with my Blank Label Comics friends: Howard Tayler, Greg Dean, Dave Kellett and Kristofer Straub. According to Scott Kurtz, who is appearing at the con as well, this is a phenomenal comic convention.

I’ll also be part of the “Business of Webcomics” panel on Sunday at 4 p.m., along with Khoo from Penny Arcade, PVP’s Scott Kurtz, Kristofer Straub of Starslip Crisis, and Jim Barnes from Unshelved.

I’ll have copies of Evil Inc Annual Report vol. 1 and Evil Inc Annual Report vol. 2. I’ll also bring Courting Disaster, vol. 1 and The Best of Gresytone Inn: Lightning Lady — and, of course, the VILF shirt. Also, I’ll be doing convention sketches and kissing babies.

So bring those babies over. 🙂