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.

A very, very Greystone Halloween comic, part 3

Posted on October 23, 2014 by Brad Guigar
In researching a Halloween comic for Greystone Inn, I found out about Constantine Rafinesque, a Philly-born botanist who taught at Transylvania University (it really exists… in Kentucky), did a little cross-pollination with the dean’s wife, and was abruptly dismissed. He levied a CURSE on the institution and… well, you’ll just have to read the comic. 20021021 Rafinesque was a fascinating figure. I put some more information about him at the bottom of the post, if you’re interested… I was always sad that the storyline didn’t get the recognition it deserved when it appeared in the Philadelphia Daily News as part of a three-week storyline. So, when I launched Phables — my Eisner-nominated series of comics about life in Philadelphia — I reformatted it into a “Phable.” 2006-10-30_PhablesHalloween_cropped The following year, I revisited the story with a sequel. After all, the previous year had made me somewhat popular with the campus of Transylvania University, and I wanted to return a little bit of that love with a modern-day look at their campus. It is also notable as the first appearance of Mac’s father, who was an homage to the Van Helsing character created by Bram Stoker. Comics-adAll week I’m going to be highlighting a Halloween comic storylines from years past. I’ll also take just a moment to tell you about my special Halloween comic that collects the best Halloween-themed stories from 13 — thirteen — years of my comics. You’ll get spooky specials for Greystone Inn, Evil Inc and Phables — 80 pages of chuckles and chills! And all for only $1.99 at DriveThruComics. Patreon_textbugOR… you could support my ongoing work in comics through Patreon. It doesn’t take a huge commitment. You can become a Patreon supporter for as little as $1 a month. But if you sign up to back me at the five dollar level, you’ll get this Halloween comic — and every past and upcoming Evil Inc monthly eComic — for FREE.

Constantine Rafinesque, the rest of the story…

I had way more stuff than I could cram into the storyline. Here’s the rest: Constantine Samuel Rafinesque-Schmaltz (1783-1840) was called “the Daniel Boone of Botany.” Although he was not appreciated during his lifetime, scholars now recognize his amazing contributions to science. For example, his 5,400-line epic poem discussed a theory of evolution that predated Darwin’s by more than 20 years. And he was the first to classify over 100 species of plants and animals. One such classification stands out among the rest. A gentleman who had welcomed Rafinesque into his house was awakened in the middle of the night by a tremendous clatter. When he went to inspect the disturbance, he found a mostly-naked Rafinesque, wildly running about the room, swatting in the air with the handle of the host’s favorite violin. The disheveled house guest was chasing bats, convinced that they belonged to an undocumented species. They were. And Rafinesque was the first to document them. While spending the night in the house of John Jay Audobon.