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Michael Hoskin

@michael-hoskin.bsky.social

Library technician, archivist, author and associate missionary. Former comics professional. My book: https://books2read.com/u/4NQwJ6

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Tom Ewing@tomewing.bsky.social · 2w ago

#EventsDearBoy 19. THE PITT (1987, Marvel) A crossover so neglected there's not even a reading order for it anywhere (I'll provide one at the end of this thread!), The Pitt is the beginning of the end for Marvel's notoriously failed New Universe experiment, and also its clear highlight

THE PITT: It's the word THE PITT in a wedge shape
Tom Ewing@tomewing.bsky.social · 3w ago

#EventsDearBoy 20. DEATH OF SUPERMAN / FUNERAL FOR A FRIEND / RETURN OF SUPERMAN (1992, DC) The most famous event ever (in print) and the spiritual peak of the speculator boom, SUPERMAN #75 is also not a very good comic - the all-splash page conceit exaggerates Dan Jurgens' tendency to the static

Scott Aukerman@scottaukerman.bsky.social · 4w ago

Enough turning these animated films into live action movies. I want to see live action classics turned into animation. Gordon Gekko’s cigar exploding, turning his face black. Lawrence of Arabia imagining a sand dune as a roasted ham.

Dave Howlett@davehowlett.bsky.social · 4w ago

40 years ago this summer, the New Universe was unleashed to, let’s say, mixed reception. It’s definitely a bit of a trash fire, but I’ll always have a soft spot for it (one that’s admittedly largely based around the hype leading up to it, kinda like the SW prequels).

Michael Hoskin@michael-hoskin.bsky.social · 4w ago

When I helped assess the H. G. Wells collection we bought at the University of Calgary, one of the delights was discovering we’d bought editions with his “picshuas” inside. Here’s a picshua from a 1905 edition of The Time Machine, currently a steal at just… $17,500

A doodle by H. G. Wells on the title page of the Time Machine
B. K. Hoskin@bekava.bsky.social · last mo.

We’re going to Angola! 🏞️ In 2024 my husband Michael and I got to go to Angola for a month and repair an existing mural at the CEML Hospital in Lubango… This August we are going back to paint new murals of my own design, in addition to other activities! Find out more… www.bethanyillustrates.com

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Michael Hoskin@michael-hoskin.bsky.social · last mo.

And finally, part 4 of my New Universe history; Marvel celebrated the 20th anniversary with new stories and the 30th by blowing up the universe! Featuring pithy quotes from @fabiannicieza.bsky.social and a monstrous bibliography! section244.blogspot.com/2026/06/the-...

THE NEW UNIVERSE AT 40: A LOOK BACK AT MARVEL’S UNWANTED RELATIVE Part 4

THE NEW UNIVERSE AT 40: A LOOK BACK AT MARVEL’S UNWANTED RELATIVE BY MICHAEL HOSKIN PART 4: WHITED OUT NEWUNIVERSAL AND UNTOLD TAL...

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Michael Hoskin@michael-hoskin.bsky.social · last mo.

This week marks 40 years since the launch of Marvel’s New Universe imprint. I’ve written a 4-part look at the history of the imprint. Part 1 details the imprint’s development and launch, relying mainly on stories from Jim Shooter and Eliot R. Brown section244.blogspot.com/2026/06/the-...

THE NEW UNIVERSE AT 40: A LOOK BACK AT MARVEL’S UNWANTED RELATIVE Part 1

THE NEW UNIVERSE AT 40: A LOOK BACK AT MARVEL’S UNWANTED RELATIVE PART 1: EXPECT THE UNEXPECTED INTRODUCTION Marvel’s imprint the New ...

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Bryn Donovan@bryndonovan.bsky.social · 2mo ago

I’m an writer and I don’t use AI because, as you might recall my mentioning earlier, I’m a writer.

Laura Keating@lorekeating.bsky.social · 4mo ago

I keep seeing "all authors use AI, the real issue is they're being forced to be sneaky about it" headlines. Full stop No. This is a lie peddled for normalization. It's schoolyard-level pressure tactics "C'mon, all the cool kids are already doing it. We won't tell. It's fine. We're on your side."

Michael Hoskin@michael-hoskin.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Mark Gruenwald was the greatest influence on me, the one whose editorials made me want to get into the comics biz. The Marvel Appendix is celebrating his life today and I wrote one profile for each of his 5 best-known works.

Daniel Radosh@radosh.bsky.social · 2mo ago

DOCTOR: "So what seems to be the problem?" PATIENT: "Mmhbbhhggr hhruuh engghhuu." DOCTOR: "I'm sorry I can't understand, but don't worry. Great singer Bob Dylan is in town. Go see his show and no matter what ails you, you'll feel better!" PATIENT (sadly): "Ehg ddnghh m'm Bddnnn."

McSweeney's@mcsweeneys.net · 2mo ago

"I am pleased to report we are 95 percent of the way up the tenacious little hill here in Tartarus. Honestly, folks, we are so, so close. The summit is largely visible. It is nearly visible. There is a concept of visibility at play here that is impossible to ignore."

I, Sisyphus, Am Ninety-Five Percent of the Way There

“The remaining 5 percent concerns only the final portion of the hill, the tendency of the boulder to inevitably roll back down to the very beginning, the ete...

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Joseph Cox@josephcox.bsky.social · 2mo ago

This is absolutely nuts: hackers are hijacking high-profile Instagram accounts by simply asking Meta's AI chatbot to change the email on the account. Meta's AI does it, hacker gets password reset code, they're in. A staggering security issue www.404media.co/hackers-simp...

Hackers Simply Asked Meta AI to Give Them Access to High-Profile Instagram Accounts. It Worked

The exploit shows the extreme risk of offloading technical support to AI.

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