Friends, are you or do you know any graphic designers who are free to take freelance gig on a short notice? Experience in tabletop games is a huge plus! If so, please contact me!
Graeme McMillan
@graemem.bsky.social
Brain in a box, including Popverse, Wired, THR, Time, Playboy, LA Times, io9, countless other outlets that I've probably forgotten. He/Him. comicsfyi at gmail dot com if you want to email. Ping Ping Ping.
"I told her no more five issue stores... you have as long as you need" feels like an especially important statement from the new EiC of Marvel.
Heidi MacDonald @ NYCC@comixace.bsky.social · 2d agoWillow Wilson on Captain Marvel with Rachel Stott. “I told her no more five issue stories,” says Wacker. “You have as long as you need.” Now @gailsimone.bsky.social in person to talk about x stuff.
I can only hope that the M3GAN comic includes SOULM8TE in there somewhere, a movie that deserved so much more. (Note: it is not a good movie, and yet.)
SPACE HELL a new 24pg b&w comic one-shot by me, @djkirkbride.bsky.social @sobreiro.bsky.social & @gofrankgo.bsky.social! Gotta say I missed writing horror & horror in space is so much fun. Join us on this trip and sign up to be notified when we launch!
Coming soon: Space Hell
An all-new 24 page one-shot comic book of creeping dread and science fiction horror in the darkness of space.
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Guys, this post got me a Bsky blue check. I couldn't be happier that this is how it happened.
Erica Henderson@ericafails.bsky.social · 3d agoCurrently at the bathroom at NYCC having the worst shit of my life and someone outside of my stall says "Erica Henderson is here" and it takes me a few seconds to realize they mean the con and not the toilet
Happy 25th birthday to one of the finest pop songs ever to reference the works of Shinya Tsukamoto.
WHAT A FUCKING RECORD@whatafuckingrecord.bsky.social · 3d ago25
The branding of compendiums as Marvel Bricks is such a smart move. Instead of people going, "Oh, compendiums like DC and Skybound have been doing for years?" fans are talking about the Bricks like they're something new and getting excited about them.
Bill Mudron@mudron.bsky.social · 3d agoI have to admit that putting out cinderblock-sized doorstop compendiums and calling them "Marvel Bricks" is pretty great branding.
Zoe and Chloe's story in the Scream! special is so, so, so good, you guys. Worth the price of admission by itself (although the rest of the special is also worth the money).
Zoe TunnHELL ➡️ NYCC@zoewithasword.bsky.social · 4d agoNEXT WEEK: Trixie Turnwell stars in THE RAT RACE in SPEED RACER: TALES FROM THE ROAD from me and @vicmalhotra.bsky.social AND THEN ON 10/28: A tale of capitalist sci-horror bimbofication in CONSENT IS KEY in SCREAM from me, @comixbychloe.bsky.social @longtalljodie.com and @jpjordan.bsky.social
Reminder to all my comics homies as NYCC rolls out announcement after announcement of new projects: Anything announced this week has been in production for months, maybe years. You are not being left behind. You are not failing. It's okay. Take a deep breath and keep working on projects you love.
give me the transformers comic and I will tell the stories that need to be told
Not for nothing, but people wanting updates from NYCC's comics retailer day programming should be following @comixace.bsky.social's feed if they're not already.
I've been mulling over this for a while, but if you're a game journo who has worked under Valnet and want to confidentially share your views on how the company is managing its publications and treating workers, I am all ears. Signal: kerrblimey.43 Email: chris.kerr@verticalslice.news DMs open
Okay. So here's what I know - I lost my day job. - I hated my day job. - I liked having a lot of money and health insurance. - But a lot of money never made me happier, I just owned more stuff. - I do still need health insurance. - I'm really fucking good at lettering comic books.
Every now and then, I think about the fact that the filmmakers behind (the not great) Ocean's 8 basically asked Daniel Pemberton to just do David Holmes cosplay for the soundtrack, and he responded as if he'd just been looking for permission the entire time. www.youtube.com/watch?v=wtXt...
Oceans 8 Official Soundtrack | The Actual Heist - Daniel Pemberton | WaterTower
YouTube video by WaterTower Music
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So yeah, we already did ”why don’t the Judges from Judge Dredd buy off crime“ and answered it “because they don’t want to” so that’s one up on Batman.
Comics folk - if you read just one thread this weekend it needs to be this one. It’s important.
@mad-swilliams.bsky.social · 2w agoVery anxious about posting this, but I feel strongly compelled to share. I know it’s a lot to take in for a Saturday morning and I appreciate anyone for taking the time to read it.
Jim Henson would have been 90 (yup, you read that right: NINETY) years old today. You can celebrate his life by celebrating creativity, diversity, peace, imagination, and silliness.
Here's a big event in my quiet life. Loads of unseen art and I enjoyed writing the interspersed commentary, with loads of humor and insight about making comics. Kickstarter open now. www.kickstarter.com/projects/moo...
The Arts of Eddie Campbell, Comicker
The first ever Eddie Campbell Artbook
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Art for breakfast! Art for lunch! Art for tea!
Sean T. Collins@seantcollins.com · 2w agoThe Why Cheap Art? Manifesto, Bread & Puppet Theater, 1984
As I weigh up future plans and ideas, I have a question for folk who know this: what's a good email newsletter platform these days?
I’d like to write/record something about Pokémon card values and generally how insane the TCG economy seems to be right now. Anyone have recommendations of who might be good to talk to about this?
My comics art studio, Helioscope @helioscopepdx.bsky.social, is now accepting applications for our mentorship program, January- April 2027. We're in Portland, Oregon. Details at: helioscopepdx.com/mentorship #pdxcomics
Mentorship — Helioscope
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Meanwhile my most unhinged ideas have also resulted in my most popular output. I have no explanation for this.
Fiona Tribe@fionatribe.bsky.social · 3w agoNothing kills creativity more than a constant focus on whether something will sell. I’ve often heard people say “there’s not a huge market for that though, is there?” when someone presents a truly unique idea or thing. This is why we ended up with a world full of white kitchens. Resale value.
Alas, it's true; Popverse's editorial team has been laid off and departs at the end of the week. I'm really proud of a lot of what we managed to do across the last 4+ years, and grateful for all the opportunities it offered. Working with Chris, Ashley, Grant, Jules, Trent (and more!) was an honor.
A true icon. If you haven't seen Phantom of the Paradise, do yourself a favour and watch it now. Yes, now. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Psj1...
Phantom Of The Paradise (1974) - Clip: Life At Last (HD)
YouTube video by ScreamFactoryTV
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