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.

Real supervillains don’t use Craigslist


Super Villain Attacks Cincinnati’s Real Life Superhero. Your Move, Shadowhare

[IO9]: When you build a real-life superhero team, you’re only asking for trouble from a real life supervillain. The “Consortium of Evil” has placed a bounty on Shadowhare’s identity. And so it begins.

A nefarious team evil doer, who is located somewhere on the “The Dark Side,” has posted a Craigslist ad with a $10 bounty on the identity of Shadowhare. I wish you luck in the name of all things evil, and for those of us scarred by the great stretch of heroic spandex from the Allegiance of Heroes.

Read more about Cincinatti’s real-life superhero team.

Read Rolling Stone’s piece on the phenomenon of real-life costumed heroes in America.