As you may know, I’ve been teaching an Arts Entrepreneurship class at Hussian School of Art in Philadelphia. And starting next semester, I’m very excited to announce that I’ll be teaching a class in Sequential Arts / Comics!
If you’re doing college planning, Hussian is offering an Open House this Saturday (10-2) and I’ll be there to answer any questions you might have — about the school or about my involvement in the curriculum. I’ve done these Open House days in the past, and it’s an excellent opportunity to sit down and get a great deal of important information in a relax, unrushed setting.
Hussian offers BFA degrees in Graphic Design, Visual Communication and Digital Media. The instructors are tremendous, and the tuition is reasonable (particularly compared to other art schools).
I’ve become quite a fan of Hussian. If you have any questions and you can’t show up on Saturday, feel free to get in touch. I’ll be happy to extend any information I can.
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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.
