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.
…Not for me.
But I came awfully close.
Two weeks before Christmas, I was called into a meeting and told that management was planning more lay-offs, and I was on the list despite my ten years with the company.
Now, I want to be absolutely clear about this, because I don’t want this to be a pity party on my behalf. Thanks to your support, my comic is generating more income than ever before. 2008 was the best year yet for my comic. But it’s not yet at the point that it can solely support a family of four. It will be soon, but not yet. And the severance package from my day job was more than fair. It would have been scary, but I think I could have weathered it.
With two kids in school and bills to pay, I sure as heck wasn’t eager to find out, mind you…
The rules for departure were very clear. If someone else in the company took a voluntary lay-off, the person with the most seniority on the lay-off list would be removed from the list — and I had the most seniority on the list by a good two or three years.
It just so happened that a co-worker had been planning to move to California in January. So, a buy-out was actually beneficial to her. But nonetheless, her action meant I didn’t have to stress-out over finding a new job. More importantly, it meant I wouldn’t have to tell my wife about it until after Christmas — about a week after it had been confirmed to me that I would be staying.
So, here’s where I need a Few Good Henchpeople. She’s looking for employment in the West Hollywood, Calif., area. She was a receptionist here, and would be qualified to take such a job there (or a similar role, such as personal assistant, etc.)
She was a favorite here. Her work ethic is solid, and she’s an absolute joy to be around. I can’t recommend her strongly enough.
She mentioned a job opening at a DC Comics office in San Diego, as a matter of fact. I know I have readers at DC…
Obviously, I’m not going to release her e-mail here. Please contact me with any leads or offers and I will put you in touch with her. You can respond in the Comments section to this post, or you can click “E-mail” at the upper, right-hand corner of this page.
She’s good people. I’m counting on you guys to help me pay back something that helped my family out in a big way.
