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.
If you’re going to be making a special trip to your comic shop this Saturday for
Free Comic Book Day, you’ll want to be sure to pick up the special Blackest Night giveaway.
According to
Major Spoilers, the issue will provide info sheets on all of the major Sinestro Corp characters and some preview information detailing the 24 issues related to Part One of the Blackest Night saga.
According to
a recent Newsarama interview, writer Geoff Johns has been consumed with making these characters as three-dimensional as possible:
NRAMA: Do you have names for all these guys? How do you keep all these Lanterns straight?
GJ: I’ve got names and stories for them all: Every single Orange Lantern that Phil designed, all the Red Lanterns that Shane designed, everyone. I think the fact that Phil designed all those Orange Lanterns is because he’s so into the concept and the work speaks volumes about his dedication to the story.
Read the entire interview.
Click on the image for a larger version, courtesy of DC Comics’
The Source.
If you’re going to be making a special trip to your comic shop this Saturday for Free Comic Book Day, you’ll want to be sure to pick up the special Blackest Night giveaway.
