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.

Thumbs up, thumbs down


Quick updates on a couple titles I’ve been following…

TRINITY: THUMBS DOWN

I’ve completely given up on Trinity. It started off with a wanna-be super-villain named… and I’m being completely serious here… Konvikt.

As if the ham-handed name wasn’t enough, his accomplice is a scheming muppet.

The plot has become hopelessly muddled, and at this point, I think I’ve stopped caring for good. I don’t care about the tarot reader, I don’t care about the female gorilla, and I don’t care about the Crime Syndicate (the most unimaginative super-villain group on record).

I’ve waited too long to see this thing go somewhere. I’m moving on.

GREEN LANTERN CORPS: THUMBS UP

I’ve been following Green Lantern Corps solely because I’m a diehard Green Lantern fan, and I can still remember reading the “Tales from the Green Lantern Corps” stories in the back of the GL books in the 80s.

I have to say, the title has been a solid middler for me, but this past issue is showing some promise. They’ve been developing some very meaty characters in the Corps, but, more importantly, they’re developing one heck of an intriguing villain line-up. Most recently, it was Mongul, and now… wow.

In issue #27, a mysterious villain dumps a load of eyes right onto a group of Lanterns as they train on Oa. Whoa. That took (eye)balls.

Don’t believe me? Check out the Wizard review.