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.

Good Press; Sept. 3, 2008


Matt Newtwon of Comic News has just posted an interview with Your Favorite Nemesis.

One of the newest developments in the world of comics is webcomics or online comics. These publications are found on the Internet, often exclusively. Some comics are published in newspapers and books with an online archive. Most webcomics are self-published as the Internet allows almost anyone to author and publish their own creation. Webcomics cover a variety of genres and subjects and range from traditional cartoon strips to graphic novels.

In this new series of interviews, CNI sits down with some of the hottest creators and upcoming creators of webcomics on the Internet today to talk about what got them into this medium, where they see this medium going and what influences them and the work they do. In this installment, ENI’s very own Matt Newtwon talks with Brad Guigar the man behind Evil Inc. and one of the authors of the ever-popular book “How to Make Webcomics.”


Read the whole thing.