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.
Look What’s Big In June…And A Sinestro Corps Cover, Too
DC is previewing two big covers for two big projects that are scheduled to ship in June.
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We’ve gotten our hands on two covers form major DC projects coming in June: Green Lantern: Sinestro Corps Special (via the cover to the forthcoming Previews) and Justice League of America #10, which writer Brad Meltzer has just posted.
While we’ll have more soon from Geoff Johns on the Sinestro Corps Special, Meltzer said the following about the cover to JLA #10:
“As promised, here’s the first look at Michael Turner’s cover for JLA #10, the final chapter of the JLA/JSA crossover. And yes, this will fit together with the two previous covers. And yes, we don’t have the cover for 8 yet. And yes, this is AFTER we asked to reduce Power Girl’s chest. I call them the bottled cities of Kandor.OK. I have to say it. I have no problem with large breasts in comics. Heck. Just look at Lightning Lady. And I know that it helps sell the comic. Look at the covers of my books. But that JLA cover… That’s just ridiculous, man!
And he says that this illustration was
after they asked them to reduce the breasts! What did they look like before? Was it one of those variant cover deals where two covers get put together to form a large image?
“Hey I got the Power Girl cover!”
“Loser. I got her breasts.”
Regarding the Sinestro Corps:
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