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.

New Site Features

There are a lot of great new features that come with this dandy new site design — and there are more to come. But while everything has that new-site smell, take a minute to look around. Comments Directly under the comic is a link to the Comments section. This is a big improvement over the previous site. It’s easy, quick and painless to start or join a conversation about the day’s strip. Place a bookmark I love this. If you’re reading through the archives and want to save your place, click TAG PAGE under the “Place a Bookmark” header at the top of the left-hand column. Next time you come back to the tag, click GO TO TAG, and, presto — you’re back to where you left off! The store Getting my online store up and running is my top priority. In the meantime, if you’d like to buy a book, order a commission, or just throw dollar bills my way, hit the e-mail link above the comic (it looks like an envelope… get it?) and we’ll find a way to make that happen. There’s more to come. And some things you can see need to be cleaned-up. For example, the storyline dropdown is once again functional. But I have to go through a couple thousand strips and organize them into chapters. So, that’s going to take a couple days before it’s completely useful. The About page is going to get an overhaul, too. In the meantime, give the new site a test drive. There’s more ways to enjoy the strip — which is significantly bigger on the new layout — and more ways to get involved in the world of Evil Inc!