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They/Them. Queer. Librarian. Tripwire Award nominated writer. This account doesn't represent my employer.

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@comradebearrington.bsky.social · 6d ago

I just want to put it out there that Ed Brubaker was one of my favourite comic writers of all time and I'm heartbroken by the allegations against him. I don't see any reason to not believe them and that's by far the most painful part for me personally.

Lo@midnighterbae.bsky.social · 6d ago

Godzilla's Monsterpiece Theatre Presents: The Kaiju of Oz from @idwpublishing.com is freaking hilarious, and you should pick it up next month! Kudos to @mikecosta.bsky.social and @ryanbrowne.bsky.social graphicpolicy.com/2026/09/04/e...

Early Review: Godzilla's Monsterpiece Theatre Presents: The Kaiju of Oz is a laugh-out-loud funny comic - Graphic Policy

Godzilla's Monsterpiece Theatre Presents: The Kaiju of Oz is the most fun we've had reading a fantasy comic since I Hate Fairyland

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Mad Cave Studios@madcavestudios.com · 6d ago

Satanic Panic is a relentless new 4-issue horror comic series that blends classic slasher terror with the most hysterical media frenzy of the 1980s. Begins Oct 28, just in time for Halloween: https://bit.ly/4xjebDa By Matt Miner, Clayton McCormack, Oliver Mertz, Matt Krotzer, variants Justin Coffee

Banner image: Satanic Panic comic logotype on the left. Illustration shows a decrepit building in the background, and a strange figure in a red cloak, skull mask, with horns or spikes along their back raises their arms and holds a twisted sword in one hand.
Cheryl Lynn Eaton@cheryllynneaton.bsky.social · 6d ago

It's interesting to note that some of the legends in comics who were very vocal about the mistreatment of comic industry professionals in the Hollywood machine didn't really care about respect for comics. They cared about their individual treatment. To be acknowledged as special little boys.

Cheryl Lynn Eaton@cheryllynneaton.bsky.social · 6d ago

Re: Brubaker, Ellis, etc. Good work is good work. I don't feel duped for having bought and enjoyed good stories. HOWEVER, good work is not unique. And let it be known that producing good work does not allow for bad behavior. It is also not a shield that will prevent someone from kicking your ass.

Lo@midnighterbae.bsky.social · last wk.

New #DoomPatrol #1 means a new review from yours truly. Loved Niko Henrichon’s art and the characterization of Larry Trainor in this book. graphicpolicy.com/2026/09/02/t...

The Doom Patrol #1 feeds readers juicy morsels before focusing on a done-in-one adventure - Graphic Policy

Doom Patrol is a comic book known for its feelings not fisticuffs and also being bat shit crazy, and this debut delivers its feline take on the typical alien invasion plot line.

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Alejandro Arbona 🇵🇷@alejandrobot.com · last wk.

Warren Ellis may have meant Elijah Snow or Spider Jerusalem to depict how he views himself but his biggest self-insert character was Rorkannu from Nextwave, a pathetic, self-aggrandizing loser who's just in it for cash and Suicide Girls

Excerpt from Nextwave of a metal-faced goon from the Beyond Corporation offering a little cash to a blue-flame-headed demonic entity parodying Dr. Strange's Dormammu. The dialogue reads: Goon: "Um…I have a hundred on me." Rorkannu: "Yes. Give me your hundred. Yes! I have a hundred of the Earth dollars! Ahem. This is acceptable to dread Rorkannu. Yes. And the girls. I like those 'Suicide Girls.'" Goon: "Suicide Girls." Rorkannu: "On the website. The girls with tattoos and piercings. I like those. No blondes."
Popverse@popversesays.bsky.social · last wk.

Image Comics & Warren Ellis have been developing new comics together since 2023, with Ellis joking back then that the publisher was "trapped." Details: www.thepopverse.com/comics-warre...

hermanos.@iamdavidbrothers.com · 2w ago

if you struggle with the first one—which is great advice—the change of subject is the no-look pass of accepting compliments. people don't even know what hit them. one minute they're telling you that you did a good job, then suddenly you're both chatting about how much you like OutKast or Steve Ditko

Steve Lieber RCCC table B-06@stevelieberart.bsky.social · 2w ago

NEW ADVICE-FROM-LIEBER LIST! I've posted these tips as a thread before, but I figured it's about time I made it available as a single, shareable image.

MISTAKES I'VE MADE THAT YOU CAN AVOID Don't be like me. 1. Don't trash your own work when complemented. In that context your self-deprecation is insulting someone else's taste! Just say thanks and change the subject. Maybe credit an influence? 2. As far as your readers are concerned, comics are drawn with a printing press or a monitor. Don't fetishize the original art or the tools you make it. Anything that gets the story told the way it needs to be told is the right tool for the job. 3. Don't use one job to audition for another. It's unfair to your collaborators and a betrayal of the reader to get flashy or sexy or explosive if the moment in the story doesn't call for it. 4. The important storytelling choices on a page can be worked out in thumbnails. Gesture, camera angle, framing, broad arrangement of tones-get this stuff right before you worry about anatomy, lighting, drapery, or facial expressions. 5. Some artists can put down a final inkline with no underdrawing, but that's because they're skilled and experienced enough to do all that underdrawing in their head. You probably aren't. Get your underdrawing right and save the masterstrokes for the masters. 6. What you're feeling while you work doesn't matter. What the audience feels when they read it does. You can be happy and still do a great drawing of someone in agony. You should understand what you're depicting. It's not necessary to experience it in real time at the board. 7. Get a fresh eye on your work. You never know when some accidental juxtaposition is going to completely change your intended meaning. 8. Don't let getting things 100% right keep you from getting things done. It's easy to get bogged down in research or prep sketches. Make a schedule at the start of a project so you know how much time you have. Do the best you can with the time allotted and move on. But...