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.
Be sure to tune in tonight to NBC’s live-action version of one of my all-time favorite Rankin-Bass animated specials, The Year Without a Santa Claus (9 p.m. on the East Coast). I don’t expect this to take the place of the old one in my heart, but the preview (above) looks pretty good. In case you’re interested, that’s Harvey Fierstein as Heat Miser and Michael (Lenny in “Laverne and Shirley”) McKean as the Snow Miser.
Longtime readers will already be familiar with my story about one of the voice actors from the original, Dick Shawn, who voiced the Cold Miser, and the amazing way he died. If you don’t remember, you can read it here.
P.S.: If the clip left you jonsing for the real thing, here’s the original Cold Miser and Heat Miser musical numbers.
Longtime readers will already be familiar with my story about one of the voice actors from the original, Dick Shawn, who voiced the Cold Miser, and the amazing way he died. If you don’t remember, you can read it here.
