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.
The Week in Villainy: Taking stock of super-villains
Dr. Doom: The Doctor is IN.
Like many villains from the Golden or Silver Ages, the good doctor has seen his character flirt with campy disregard.
But in the recent
Death of the Invisible Woman arc in the past four issues of
Fantastic Four, he has re-asserted his play for alpha-male status among Marvel’s black capes.
After being used by a Susan-Richards-from-the-future to power a time-machine battery (the lifeless husk of a future-timeline-Galactus), Dr. Doom calmly fries the elder Invisible Woman into a charred husk.
To restore his honor.
Consider it restored, tin-nose.
Dr. Doom edges ahead to a nine on the VQ scale. Stormin’ Norman Osborn still has him beat on the big board, but it’s a big move for the Latverian leader.
This arc in
FF was simply astounding. The concepts were tremendous and vigorous. The art was crisp and clean. The dialogue was clever and the plot was roller-coaster thrilling. I’ve added the
Fantastic Four to my pull-list for the first time since the 1980s.
