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, like me, have been sitting on the sidelines of the
City of Heroes / City of Villains world, feeling left out because you own a Mac, it’s time to rejoice.
CoH is releasing a verison for Mac. From
insidemacgames.com:
Apple recently posted a new trailer for City of Heroes Mac Special Edition, the recently released super-hero themed MMO. The game allows Intel Mac owners to join in the action as a hero or villain. The Mac version features both City of Heroes and City of Villains as well an exclusive Valkyrie costume set.
Now, the bad news, if you’ve got an older Mac (or an older version of the OS), you’re still sidelined like me. It requires a Mac with an Intel processor
OS and Mac OS X 10.5.5 Leopard or higher.
Order here.
I’ll be picking up mine as soon as I sell enough books to upgrade my system. In the meantime, let me know how it goes.
P.S.: I keep hearing people are playing Evil Inc characters in CoH. I’d love to see some screenshots. And if someone wants to form an official Evil Inc team, I’d be happy to designate server space for an official site/forum for you to use as a base of operations.
