Yesterday's Comic Twins feature on Rusty Staples was overshadowed by the Hatch, Match & Dispatch post for October, and now it's feeling lonely and left out. Please show it some love! michaelowencarroll.wordpress.com/2026/09/28/c... #RustyStaples #comics

October is waiting to ambush us at the other end of the week, so arm yourselves with Rusty Staples' regular look ahead to the comics that will be celebrating an important anniversary in the coming month! michaelowencarroll.wordpress.com/2026/09/28/h... #RustyStaples #comics

Octocon 2026 is mere days away, and for the first time since its inception in 1990, it's taking place in the magnificent city of Cork (and it's on-line, too)! www.octocon.com I'm lucky enough to be allowed to be a participant once again: here's my schedule! prog.octocon.com/people/R0088 #Octocon

Today's set of Comic Twins on Rusty Staples Comics Blog includes one that's *very* fondly remembered by people of a certain age... michaelowencarroll.wordpress.com/2026/09/27/c... #RustyStaples #comics

Another set of Comic Twins today on Rusty Staples Comics Blog! michaelowencarroll.wordpress.com/2026/09/25/c... #RustyStaples #comics

Another pair of British comic twins on my blog! #RustyStaples #comics

Sketching Dennis the Menace during lengthy on-line meetings is my happy place.

Another set of Comic Twins today on Rusty Staples Comics Blog! michaelowencarroll.wordpress.com/2026/09/21/c... #RustyStaples #comics

Blimey... For some reason Rusty Staples' stats have suddenly jumped up over the past few days! At a rough guess, it's probably because of all the editors suddenly realising that they really ought to hire me.

Apparently today is #BatmanDay, so here's a look at the endpapers from the Batman Bumper Book published in 1970...

My Marvel UK 1900s Timeline was launched four years ago... Still going strong! michaelowencarroll.wordpress.com/2022/09/17/m... #RustyStaples #comics #marvel

The mighty @2000ad.bsky.social and @manmademoon.bsky.social Duncan Jones' upcoming movie Rogue Trooper get a mention from James O'Brien on his LBC radio show (about 6:35 into the clip) #RogueTrooper youtu.be/jn-8xw6Ga7Y

Trump and Vance: 'The tweedle dum and tweedle dumber of politics'

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Another set of Comic Twins today on Rusty Staples Comics Blog! michaelowencarroll.wordpress.com/2026/09/17/c... #RustyStaples #comics

Today on Rusty Staples we see the start of a new series... Comic Twins! Yes, sometimes two very different British comics were born on the *exact same day*! True, that's not significant... but it's at least interesting! michaelowencarroll.wordpress.com/2026/09/15/c... #RustyStaples #comics

There's a brand new series starting tomorrow on the Rusty Staples Comics Blog, but because I don't approve of clickbait I'm resisting the temptation to mention it in advance. You're welcome. #RustyStaples #comics

I'd forgotten about this! Back in March, the YouTube algorithm presented an interesting alignment of videos! @foilarmsandhog.bsky.social

On Rusty Staples today I dig out some old convention bags that are just too nice to throw away... michaelowencarroll.wordpress.com/2026/09/06/o... #RustyStaples #comics #Batman

A reminder for all the people who are still using genAI images to express their opposition to right-wing crap. Please, find another way.

On this day thirty-two years ago Leonia and I had one of those "wedding" things... So far, it's been very successful! ❤️

Remember, remember, it's almost September, so here comes Rusty Staples' regular look ahead to the comics that will be celebrating an important anniversary in the coming month! michaelowencarroll.wordpress.com/2026/08/31/h... #RustyStaples #comics

From six years ago... Rusty Staples takes a look at IPC's School Fun comic! michaelowencarroll.wordpress.com/2020/08/14/e... #RustyStaples #comics

Enfari’s Syndrome: School Fun

At first, the very idea seems ludicrous: a school-themed comic! That’s like… chocolate-coated cauliflower or a puppy made of pointy gravel. Comics are for enjoyment, school is for endur…

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"Dude, you freak out if you see a woman with a nose-ring or a guy wearing nail polish or anyone with skin darker than yours, so, no, I don't reckon you'd make a good ambassador if 'the aliens' ever arrived."

Missed the eclipse last night, but it's OK because I managed to avoid any spoilers so we'll watch it tonight instead. #eclipse

My friend, five minutes ago: "You should at least *try* writing a best-seller!" Some people think that writing is like being the hero of a racing-car movie who's stuck in second place right up until the last lap when he decides to go faster. #writing

Roger Moore reads The Beano in Victoria Wood's 2000 Christmas special... michaelowencarroll.wordpress.com/2026/08/12/c... #RustyStaples #TheBeano #comics

From almost three decades ago: an unpublished interview with legendary science fiction writer Anne McCaffrey! michaelowencarroll.wordpress.com/2026/08/08/r... #RustyStaples #AnneMcCaffrey

Retro Interview: Anne McCaffrey, 1998

From almost three decades ago: an unpublished interview with a legendary science fiction writer!

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Now that's a heck of a deal - Simon's one of the best in the business!

Simon Bowland@simonbowland.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Here’s a deal: if you’re an industry pro, and you want to pitch a creator owned project, I’ll letter your pitch free of charge - only proviso is that you hire me on the project if/when it’s picked up by a publisher. #comics #lettering

August draws nigh, so over on Rusty Staples we're taking a look ahead to the comics that will be celebrating an important anniversary in the coming month! michaelowencarroll.wordpress.com/2026/07/27/h... #RustyStaples #comics

I've just realised that my Alphaville website Cosmic Meadows is *31 years old today*! There's not a lot of websites that have been around for over three decades! www.cosmicmeadows.space #Alphaville