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.

Surviving Creativity – Emerald City Comicon

Surviving Creativity Join Scott Kurtz, Cory Casoni and me for our weekly podcast about forging lives as creative professionals. If you enjoy the show, please consider supporting our Patreon campaign. Episode 18: We’re joined this week by Emerald City Comicon (ECCC) founder Jim Demonakos and ReedPOP Global VP Lance Fensterman. With the announcement that ECCC would be joining the ReedPOP family question abound and we’re here to get some answers! Who is ReedPOP? What do they want with ECCC’s Minions? WILL THE PRICE OF SOFT PRETZELS GO UP AT THE FOOD COURT?! It’s hard-hitting investigative podcasting on Surviving Creativity. It was great fun to sit down with Jim Demonakos and talk about the Emerald City Comicon/ReedPOP merger. ECCC is a show that I’ve been honored to be a part of for a long time — since back when it was held at the Mariners’ stadium. Years after year, they’ve been kind enough to bring me out for the show. And year after year, I’ve been able to witness Demonakos build this up from a humble comic-convention-that-loves-comics into a national powerhouse — one that never lost that love of comics. ReedPOP has acquired a phenomenal show and some supremely talented people. Last but not least, if you love Tales From The Con, the weekly comic that I write for the Emerald City Comicon Web site, you’ll be happy to know that I’ll be continuing that comic for the foreseeable. • Listen on Patreon • Subscribe on iTunesListen on SoundCloud