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.
Rounding up the latest news from the “black capes”…
DC villains: [
NEWSARAMA]
For the month of January, the main DC Universe titles will be taken over by the villains of the DCU.
Not just that, there will also be three to four villain-centric one-shots hitting that month as well.
“This actually started when we came up with the slogan, ‘The Day Evil Won,'” Executive Editor Dan DiDio said. “That’s become the cornerstone of so much that’s going on within Final Crisis. We built an ad campaign around it, and we also created those anti-motivational ads featuring some of our most recognizable villains.”
“We had a great response to those ads, which pretty much led to wanting to bring the villains of the DC Universe into focus. So, we decided for the month of January, to bring the villains into the spotlight, give them a chance to shine, and give them the opportunity to take over the series that they are appearing in.”ÂÂ
As you may remember, I first alerted you to the
burgeoning number of villain-centric titles at DC on Sept. 9. It looks as if the count as grown from three to four since then. Which only causes me to reiterate: D’ya think someone at DC is a fan of
Evil Inc?
