John Joshua
@prestwichjosh.bsky.social
Retired British public servant, science fiction and comics fan, real ale drinker, adopted Mancunian. Regularly commissions artwork, frequently talks (and posts) nonsense.
Young man drives car at 18 miles per hour faster than the speed limit; meets parents.
Mike Collins@mikecollins99.bsky.social · 2mo agoMake your favorite film sound as boring as possible without giving away the title: Civil servant tasked with reclaiming missing electronic devices finds himself in a bit of bother when it turns out they don't want to be found
Hey, @straczynski.bsky.social - I know you don't drive, but were you aware that Aston's Martin's new supercar is called (honest, not a joke, this really is the name) the Valen? The temptation to make a joke about it being a version of a Sinclair C5 is considerable...
New "One More Issue" Project commission, based on the idea that the Golden Age heroes had a final 1940s adventure - Flash Comics #105, featuring Hawkman and Black Canary battling Queen Clea (1940s Wonder Woman foe). Art by Dann Phillips, based on Frank Springer's cover to Dazzler #22. #GoldenAge
New "One More Issue" Project commission, based on the idea that the Golden Age heroes had a final 1940s adventure - Adventure Comics #103, pitting the Sandman against the Gentleman Ghost, art by Luis Rivera, adapted from Frank Miller's cover to Daredevil #158. #JSA #Sandman #GoldenAge
A key unanswered question from this morning's speech by Andy Burnham - if "No. 10 North" goes ahead, will @number10cat.bsky.social have to commute between the two venues, or will a new Chief Mouser be appointed for the Northern office? ...and if the latter, can I suggest that they're called Lowry?
@straczynski.bsky.social - just in case no-one from WB or elsewhere has thought to let you know, Babylon 5 will be back on free-to-air TV (on the Legend channel) in the UK, starting with "The Gathering" on Monday 8 June. www.starburstmagazine.com/babylon-5-he...
BABYLON 5 Heads to LEGEND - STARBURST Magazine
The cult sci-fi TV show Babylon 5 is heading back to screens as it lands on LEGEND from June 8th. The show’s synopsis is: Following a war between Earth and the Minbari, the Babylon 5 station is built ...
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@peterclintonart.bsky.social Might be of interest?
Louis Southard - Comic Book Writer@louissouthard.bsky.social · 6mo agoPAID COMICS ARTIST GIG: looking for artist for a creator owned 48-page sci-fi / horror comic. Perfect job for Star Trek / body horror fans! Professional comics experience preferred. If interested, please email samples / inquiries to louissouthard(at)gmail(dot)com Thank you! :)
Slightly increase a band Light Red Floyd
Roger Langridge@hotelfred.bsky.social · 6mo agoSlightly increase a band They're Definitely Giants
New "One More Issue" Project commission, based on the idea that the Golden Age heroes had a final 1940s adventure - Doctor Mid-Nite battles Green Arrow's foe Bulls-Eye in a fantasy cover to All-American Comics #103, drawn by @peterclintonart.bsky.social (homaging Dave Cockrum's cover to DD #141).
If you see this, post a comics cover you love.
Roger Langridge@hotelfred.bsky.social · 11mo agoIf you see this, post a Comics cover you love.
It's the 3rd of December ... and I'm out. #whamageddon
I just backed The Atomic Thunderbolt: Complete Graphic Novel on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/tjc...
The Atomic Thunderbolt: Complete Graphic Novel
The return of the Golden Age One-Hit Wonder The Atomic Thunderbolt! 200+ pages of action, mystery, Nazi-punching and more!
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A new "One More Issue" Project commission, based on the idea that the Golden Age heroes had one final adventure in the 1940s - Doctor Fate battles the Spectre's foe Kulak in a fantasy cover to More Fun Comics #99, as drawn by Robert Jones (homaging Marie Severin's cover to Strange Tales #158).
These popped up in my Facebook memories from nine (!) years ago - four #Babylon5 pulp magazine covers I mocked up using Pulp-O-Mizer. ... for anyone who, like me, has always wondered what B5 would have been like if it had been written by EE "Doc" Smith or Edmond Hamilton.
One for the #JSA and #All-StarSquadron fans - All-Star Squadron #150 (from my Continuation Project), drawn by @craigcermak.bsky.social and newly coloured by Rich Seetoo. Based on John Byrne's cover to Secret Origins Annual #1.
Aha! The secret of what @straczynski.bsky.social is doing in the UK is revealed - he's set up a scaffolding company.😂 (Just to note - this picture is taken from the company's website. A school near me is having some work done, and I saw a similar sign there, but I couldn't get a clear picture).
A new commission from @hotelfred.bsky.social - what if Quality Comics published a 103rd issue of Police Comics starring Plastic Man (it became a cops-and-detectives title with that issue) - and had also managed to do a deal with DC to use Golden Age Superman villain The Prankster as Plas' foe?
Back in 2018 I was in contact with Vince Argondezzi, and he was kind enough to share some of his unpublished #InfinityInc material, including two cover designs (one penciled, one just a layout). I've had Bambos Georgiou work both of them up into final covers for me - and I think they look great!
TransPennine "Express" once again demonstrate how inaccurate their company name is. Once I am appointed dictator they'll be legally required to change their name to the more accurate "TransPennine When We Can Be Arsed To Provide A Train Service"...
One for the #JSA fans: I picked this up from my framer yesterday afternoon - Mike Machlan depicts the Justice Society battling Solomon Grundy, drawn (I think) in the late 1990s, and now hanging on my wall. Machlan was an exceptional talent, and I'm absolutely delighted to own this.
Belatedly, because I've only just realised what the date is - and in solidarity with our French cousins - happy Bastille Day, and "a bas les aristos"!
I've just walked over to, and back from, the local farmer's market, and in my capacity as Prestwich's Arbiter Of Temperature I am officially declaring it far too hot.
RIP Brian Wilson, writer of the greatest song ever written: www.youtube.com/watch?v=M0lj...
God Only Knows (Remastered 1996)
YouTube video by The Beach Boys - Topic
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A new commission: what if Comic Cavalcade starred super-heroes for one further issue (#30) before it turned into a funny-animal series - and what if Flash, Wonder Woman and Green Lantern (plus Mr Terrific) appeared in a book-length story? Art by John Howard, from the Kirby/Wood Avengers #20 cover.
