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. 3, 2008


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

ANTI-VENOM DEBUT PUSHES REPRINT [COMICS BULLETIN] To meet overwhelming demand, Marvel will be going back to print with Amazing Spider-Man #569 Second Printing Variant, the second chapter of “New Ways To Die,” featuring the debut of Anti-Venom!

The superstar creative team of Dan Slott and John Romita Jr. take everyone’s favorite web-slinger on the ride of his life. With the Thunderbolts reaching celebrity status, they’ve got free reign and will do whatever it takes to take down Spider-Man.

Strap in True Believers, Norman Osborn is about to teach Spidey some”New Ways To Die!” The cover to this new printing features the interior art of Romita Jr — and the all-new Anti-Venom!


Read the entire story here.