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.

Schlock Mercenary Fan Art

Posted on March 8, 2007 by Brad Guigar

Schlock Fan Art for Book Three

Big news from Howard Tayler’s blog:

I’ve been checking the pagination on the next Schlock book, and it turns out that it is going to have room for some margin art done by folks besides me.

This next book is the first 518 days of Schlock Mercenary. If you think you’ve got the chops, and would like to try your hand at my characters, I’m looking for artwork that topically fits those first 17 months of comics, and that outshines my own artwork by leaps and bounds.

This shouldn’t be hard. We’re talking about 2000-2001 here. I was still learning to hold a pencil.

What do I mean by “topically fits?� Well… you could give me your take on the Kitesfear, the original Doctor, the new Doctor, or maybe a cute-as-a-button diamond beetle. And obviously you can gimme some Schlock. But no General Xinchub, no Jevee Ceeta, and no Legs, Elizabeth, or Andy — these folks don’t show up until 2002. Also, I’m not looking for strips, or gags, per se. But if you think you’ve got a good one, run it past me and we can discuss it.

What do you get out of this? Name recognition and linkage — your name goes along with the picture, and your name and URL will go in the credits in the back of the book. Oh, and you get a free sketch-edition copy of the book, too.

If you’re interested, please email me (howard dot tayler on gmail) and say so as soon as possible. Space is limited, and time even more so. You probably have less than a month to do something shiny.

If you’ve already sent me fan art in the past (including photographs of sculptures, renderings of Schlockiverse spacecraft, etc) and you’re willing to see it in print, please re-send it. I can’t guarantee it’ll make the cut, but I will at least LOOK at it again.

SPECS: All images should be at least 4 inches by 4 inches at 300dpi or better. Usually the space that needs to be filled is 7 inches wide and 5 inches high, so landscape orientations are better, but there may be some portrait-oriented slots as well. If you REALLY shine, you may get a full page to yourself. If you’ve got flavor text for your image, like a title, or a brief description, please send that along as well.

Interested?