It’s gonna be an awesome convention season this summer, with my usual stops in Philly, San Diego and Baltimore. Plus, I’ve added appearances in Pittsburgh and Hartford, Conn. And the summer ain’t over yet! Keep your eye on the column to the right of this blog for updates to the schedule. For now, though, here’s where you can come out and exchange knowing grins.
WIZARD WORLD PHILADELPHIA
Pennsylvania Convention Center
Philadelphia, Pa.
June 19-21
Appearing alone in Artist’s Alley
COMIC CON INTERNATIONAL
San Diego Convention Center
San Diego, Calif.
July 22-26
Appearing with Dave Kellett and Kris Straub
CONNECTICON
Connecticut Convention Center
Hartford, CT.
July 31-Aug. 2
Appearing with Kris Straub
PITTSBURGH COMIC CON
New Monroeville Exposition Center
Pittsburgh, PA
Sept. 11-13
Appearing alone
BALTIMORE COMIC CON
Baltimore Convention Center
Baltimore, MD
Oct. 10-11
Appearing with Scott Kurtz, Dave Kellett and Kris Straub
You’ll be able to pick up all three previous Evil Inc books, the new Phables collection, and the new, full-color Evil Inc book. If you’re planning to come, and if you want something special — like a certain print, original art or another book — just drop me a line.
Similarly, if you’d like me to attend your convention, get in touch. 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.
