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.
I know… I know…. I’ve already waxed hysterical over the
new, evil Mary Marvel In
Final Crisis #3 written by Grant Morrison. I’ve already made it clear that I thought that a characterization such as that had so many possibilities and was being undervalued in its current incarnation.
I mean… a truly evil Mary Marvel would be thrilling to draw and to write, right? I was certain of it — as if I had already seen it.
So, I’m doing this
charity appearance in Moorestown, NJ, this Saturday. part of the gig is that my friend Michael is gathering comics and graphic novels to ship overseas to military men and women. I’m clearing out my comics stash, selecting issues that I know I’m never going to want to either re-read or save for what ever little increase in value they may be fated for. And I come across the reason that I was so convinced that they’re doing Mary wrong.
Because I’ve already seen it done right in
JLA Classified #8!
Remember? The “
I Can’t Believe It’s Not The Justice League” run by Giffen, DeMatteis, Macguire and Rubinstein?! August of 2005?!?
They travel to a ubiquitous parallel Earth only to be greeted by an evil Mary Marvel. I had completely forgotten all about it until I was doing the little trip-down-memory-lane in my comics closet.
Now
this is how evil Mary should be done. It’s obvious the evil Mary in
Countdown to Infinite Crisis #47 was based on the Giffens/DeMatteis version.
The costume is spot-on and the attitude is pitch-perfect. Throw in a little inner turmoil and set for a slow boil.
Let’s hope Morrison cleans out his back issues, too, real soon.
