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.
One of the big reveals in Wizard World Chicago last weekend was the image to the right. Displayed during Marvel’s Secret Invasion panel, this teaser image seems to show a villainous parallel to the Illuminati (Mr. Fantastic, Iron Man, Prince Namor, Black Bolt, Charles Xavier and Dr. Strange).
Brian Bendis’ remarks during the panel eluded to a special one-shot planned for the first quarter of 2009, writen by him and illustrated by Alex Maleev. from the
Marvel Messageboards:
“I’m not going to say what it is, but it kind of looks like an evil Illuminati,” Bendis said.
The writer said the image teases a special one-shot that’s coming out by Bendis and Maleev in first quarter 2009, “in very much the same format as the original Illuminati special where we introduced the Illuminati.”
“And there’s an eclipse behind them. That’s weird,” he added.
Best bets on identifying the unusual suspects: the new, female Loki, Emma Frost, Namor, Doctor Doom, The Hood and … Norman Osborne (?)
There’s a little debate on the I.D. of the central, suited human.
So, who would fill out the roster in
your version of the Illumi-naughty.
