Johanna Draper Carlson
@johannadc.bsky.social
Graphic novel/ manga/ comic book reviewer. Created longest-running independent comic review site online, ComicsWorthReading.com, and SherlockComics.com. Mycroft Holmes fan.
The secret history of the most middle-class comic strip.
Dr Pop Culture USA@drpopcultureusa.bsky.social · yesterdayDagwood was disowned for marrying the lower class Blondie and went to work for the Dithers Construction Company.
Very cool demo showing how the folks working on “A Rum Case in Fogtown” do their virtual production setup with puppetry!
I wonder if anyone might know where this illustration is from. All I could find is that it may once have appeared in an Italian magazine alongside The Sign of the Four.
'Draw your chair up and hand me my violin, for the only problem we still have to solve is how to while away these bleak autumnal evenings.' THE ADVENTURE OF THE NOBLE BACHELOR Arthur Conan Doyle (1892) #BookWormSat 💙📚
Reading a press release promoting jumping-on stories for new readers that will have plenty of variant covers. Somewhat contradictory, no?
“the best part of being newly married was when i went right back to sherlock holmes to hang out with him”
‘October’s “bright blue weather”, A good time to read’ Albert M. Bender, 1936-40 www.loc.gov/item/98509532/
YOU NEED MORE POTATOES THIS WEATHER — Claude Atkinson (for the British Potato Marketing Board), 1930s
it’s killing me that they’re racing to pull dying men out of a room and sherlock instantly knows the perfect role mycroft can play in this endeavor: standing there
i know what this means but it also reads like these two are a couple of gay swingers having the best time ever
Ad astra, Margaret Hamilton. A remarkable, brilliant woman of science and an inspiration for all time.
Margaret Hamilton, computing pioneer who led software development for the Apollo program, dies at 90 | MIT News | Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Margaret H. Hamilton, a profoundly influential computer scientist best known for leading the software engineering team at MIT’s Instrumentation Lab during NASA’s Apollo program, died at age 90.
news.mit.edu
May she take her place among the stars, and rest in peace amongst them. May her legacy continue to inspire young girls and women to reach for the cosmos!
Dr. Lucky Tran@luckytran.com · 4d agoThis picture will always be iconic. RIP Margaret Hamilton who wrote the software that successfully guided NASA’s Apollo missions through the moon.
High-T Hegseth is running well behind a couple of women who he says are inferior and should not be allowed to be in many millitary roles. I know everyone has reposted the same thing but I wanted to repost it too. Because it can't be pointed out enough what an entitled, bigoted failure this guy is.
FactPost@factpostnews.bsky.social · 4d agoPete Hegseth trails behind the crowd while running with troops in San Diego
And eating well. There’s something to be said of the gut/brain connection.
IN 13 DAYS! THE OCTOBER GIRL Book Three. By me and @maverickogn.bsky.social. In stores October 20th, 2026.
Holy shit. Someone has decompiled the Adobe suite, rebuilt it in Rust and released it as open source. Either all software is dead or the US copyright laws are about to receive an update. getartcraft.com/apps
Crafting Apps: open-source creative tools
Image editing, vector illustration, video, photography, PDFs, motion graphics and page layout: seven native, open-source apps from the ArtCraft team, built in Rust and free to use.
getartcraft.com
I'm happy to publicly come forth as the JP-to-EN translator of My Journey to Her by Yūna Hirasawa. It's a great honor to be the first openly transgender & nonbinary native Japanese translator to be credited for the translation of an Eisner Award-winning manga. 😊 Please see my full statement below.
Kodansha USA@kodansha.us · 5d agoDon't touch that dial - it's #NewMangaTuesday! Out now are Blue Lock Full Color Selection 1 in print & digital, the final volume of Vinland Saga in digital, the heartwarming one-shot My Journey to Her in print, and more! See the full list of releases here: https://ow.ly/Qcc950ZUtz1
I genuinely had no idea that Jules Verne has the world's most metal grave
Coffin Boffin@coffinboffin.bsky.social · 6d agoJULES VERNE'S TOMB (1907) The monument, created by sculptor Albert Roze, shows the writer as a #revenant or returner from beyond the grave, reaching towards the sky. Its face was modelled on his death mask. Image: Amiens, France. #WyrdWednesday
The 3 ways: sleep, exercise, and mindful breathing. AKA what you should be doing anyway.
The Washington Post@washingtonpost.com · 5d agoOur cells produce waste which the body needs to remove to stay healthy. Here’s what to know about the brain's specialized plumbing system, called the glymphatic system, plus three ways you can improve its function and your overall brain health:
