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.

Green Lantern #17

Green Lantern #17

Newsarama has a very good interview with Geoff Johns in which he discusses the upcoming developments in the Green Lantern storyline.

[Newsarama] The past has come back to bite Hal Jordan many times in his years as a Green Lantern, but perhaps not quite as hard as in the end of last week’s issue #16, when the benefactor of the bounty hunters who’ve been chasing Jordan revealed himself. The mysterious man looking for earth’s Green Lantern? None other than Amon Sur, the son of Abin Sur – i.e., the previous Green Lantern who, after crashing on earth gave his ring to Jordan.

…Amon’s return is only the tip of the pain in the butt iceberg that’s just beginning to show itself in DC’s Green Lantern series – Sinestro, the red guy with the yellow ring with the mad-on for Green Lanterns, and Hal in particular, is forming up his own team, and the Star Sapphire is back on earth – and hunting.
Read the whole story.

The Sinestro Corp idea leaves me with mixed emotions. This sort of thing could be absolutely revitalizing to the Green Lantrern mythos. It has the makings of really, really superb storytelling. I mean a Sinestro Corp could be amazing.

Quoth Mr. Johns: …Green Lantern #18-#20 will have six page back-ups by me and Dave Gibbons called “Tales of the Sinestro Corps,â€? which will be in the style of the old “Tales of the Green Lantern Corpsâ€? which will start to introduce new members being selected, and what they do.

…The relationship between the Sinestro ring and their bearers are a little different – more like a host and parasite than the Green Lantern ring bearers and their rings. The Sinestro Corps members aren’t controlled by their rings, but they are a little more parasitic. The rings feed on fear, and feeds off the fear that the individual it has chosen can create…They have all the positive qualities of a Green Lantern ring, except they instill great fear instead of conquering great fear. So they’re essentially terrorists in a way.


…Or it could totally and completely stink.