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.
Rounding up the latest news from the “black capes”…
— The butlers did it: Both of the major comic-book publishers seem to be positioning their parallel manservants to be A-list baddies.
In the Marvel Universe, it’s faithful Avengers butler Jarvis, who has been revealed as one of the secretly invading Skrulls. He appears on the deck of the S.H.I.E.L.D. helicarrier in the most recent issue of
Secret Invasion, requesting complete and total surrender. Politely.
Over in the DCU, it’s Batman loyalist and father-figure Alfred Pennyworth. In the opening stages of the
Batman R.I.P. storyline, Alfred is implicated as a member of the villainous Black Glove organization — from back in his days as a thespian.
Smart money has the top heroes from both universes getting their keisters handed to them this summer.
On a silver platter.
