Intermission — April 23 — Bigfoot Problems

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.

Villain Round-Up: Sept. 9, 2008


Rounding up the latest news from the “black capes”…

SECRET SIX PREVIEW [NEWSARAMA] DC Comics has provided Newsarama with an exlcusive peek at Secret Six #1 by Gail Simone Nicola Scott and Doug Hazlewood. The solicitation for the issue reads: Because you demanded it! The Secret Six are back in an all-new ongoing series that promises to deliver some of the darkest, most twisted action-adventure the DC Universe has seen since…well, the last time the Secret Six got together!

I’ve seen the first issue, and it’s absolutely amazing. I’ll be posting a full review later. Meanwhile, if you haven’t seen it yet, check out the preview.

The other interesting thing in the issue was one of the ads. It was for “Terror Titans,” a new series DC is premiering. Earlier, I reported the news of a weekly, villain-centric series DC was preparing to unveil. Including that, Secret Six, and Terror Titans, that makes three villain-centric titles offered by DC.

Do you get the feeling that there might be a few Evil Inc fans at DC?

Read the Secret Six preview here.