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.
52 #46
Y’know…
Silver Bullet’s Jim Beard makes a really good point about DC’s 52. The idea to gather all of the “mad scientists” on Oolong Island is pure genius. Evidently, the brainy bad boys get their turn to shine in issue 46.
It’s funny how I seem to be enjoying the Oolong Island scientists a bit more now that they’ve released the Four Horsemen into the world. This week they perform a great, no, a fantastic takedown on the oh-so-mighty Black Adam, and good gosh, it was fun to witness. Though the scientists have often veered seriously close to outright slapstick on occasion, in Week Forty-Six they (through our writers) demonstrate their abilities to weave together equal parts humor, drama, action, and weirdness into a worthwhile whole. That’s not always easy to do.
I should just say this: I’m gonna miss these ‘lil suckers when they’re gone. I’d go so far as to say I wouldn’t mind seeing an Oolong Island mini-series after 52 wraps. Morrow, Magnus, Krabb, Cyclops, Tyme, I.Q…a great ensemble, one I’ve grown to appreciate. Plus, they’ve got an awful lot of completely awfully horrific technology stuck away in that joint; where’s THAT all going to go to? Imagine if some upstart country somewhere in the world got a hold of it. World War IV, anyone?I agree with Jim: We need an Oolong Island series!
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