How will I ever recover from being called "l'imbecil"?
Stephen aka Spike Stonehand
@spikestonehand.com
Exploring the magic of comics, for experts and amateurs alike under my superheroic alter ego Spike Stonehand https://youtube.com/@diviningcomics https://spikestonehand.com/ patreon.com/DiviningComics
Everyone is so worried about how unfair the competitive balance with the Dodgers is when it's actually a solved problem. The only guaranteed way to stop the Dodgers from overspending their way to victory every year is to let the Astros cheat again
Comics news (The Eisner Awards! Dark Horse shenanigans with their worker's union) and my thoughts on Marvel's new Editor in Chief Stephen Wacker, whom I like for reasons beyond sharing the same first name
Imprinted Image: Marvel’s New Editor In Chief
Comics Link Roundup August 2 A few week’s ago, Marvel dropped bombshell news. Technically, it was two announcements. They were moving their offices from New York City to Burbank, California, …
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Somehow I didn't end up reading the sci-fi volumes of Franco-Belgian classic BLAKE AND MORTIMER and got stuck reading the mediocre spy and adventure volume. I suffer for you, my beloved viewers I tired of reading mediocre French comics
I'm tired of reading mediocre French comics
Buy my comic: https://ko-fi.com/s/0195b4fae3 Week 27 of the Comics Challenge 2026: BLAKE AND MORTIMER Next week's video: MONKEY MEAT Full list of Categories: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1R8r6CzsoprKOSZi7Bj1GEfYtmZjR-XkE/view?usp=drivesdk Blog: https://spikestonehand.com Patreon: patreon.com/
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UNION UPDATE: tl;dr Dark Horse leadership is attempting to reduce union membership by claiming supervisory status for Senior Editors, who have never been allowed management roles. 🧵
"Lord, when was it that we saw you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison and did not take care of you?"
Somehow I didn't end up reading the sci-fi volumes of Franco-Belgian classic BLAKE AND MORTIMER and got stuck reading the mediocre spy and adventure volume. I suffer for you, my beloved viewers I tired of reading mediocre French comics
I'm tired of reading mediocre French comics
Buy my comic: https://ko-fi.com/s/0195b4fae3 Week 27 of the Comics Challenge 2026: BLAKE AND MORTIMER Next week's video: MONKEY MEAT Full list of Categories: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1R8r6CzsoprKOSZi7Bj1GEfYtmZjR-XkE/view?usp=drivesdk Blog: https://spikestonehand.com Patreon: patreon.com/
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Man I work for a library that has a cooperative agreement with multiple other systems and I didn't know about this
Rue Sparks (They/Them)@ruesparks.bsky.social · last wk.📚💙 PSA FOR LIBBY USERS 💙📚 Found out a lot of libraries have cooperatives with other catalogs on Libby. You can use your own library card to access multiple library catalogs. I had 15 available?! You can look up your options here: reciprocard.com
📚💙 PSA FOR LIBBY USERS 💙📚 Found out a lot of libraries have cooperatives with other catalogs on Libby. You can use your own library card to access multiple library catalogs. I had 15 available?! You can look up your options here: reciprocard.com
ReciproCard - Reciprocal Library Cards for Libby
Discover which reciprocal library systems you can access based on where you live. More cards means more books on Libby.
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My parents weren't Beatles people so I only knew their pop culture persona. Ringo was supposedly the dumb but sweet goofball. But yesterday I listened to Octopus's Garden and it clears, by a wide margin, a plethora of Paul's silly love songs (and obviously Silly Love Songs too)
In a just world we'd get a bunch of knockoff K-Pop Demon Hunters the way we got knockoff Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
In which I debut my novel theory that Asterix and Obelix are best read as an attempt to define the new, postcolonial France by returning to semi-mythic Gaulic stories of resistance to Roman imperialism
A Post-Colonial Origin Story for France - Asterix and Obelix
Buy my comic: https://ko-fi.com/s/0195b4fae3 Week 27 of the Comics Challenge 2026: ASTERIX AND OBELIX Next week's video: BLAKE AND MORTIMER Full list of Categories: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1R8r6CzsoprKOSZi7Bj1GEfYtmZjR-XkE/view?usp=drivesdk Blog: https://spikestonehand.com Patreon: patre
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So that's why I haven't been invited to more group DMs
alex benzer@alexbenzer.com · 2w agothere was a recent bug in the Bluesky app that caused some people's chat permission settings to switch to "No one" we already fixed the bug, but folks may want to double-check their settings to make sure they are set the way they want. go here: bsky.app/messages/set... look for these settings:
Yordan Alvarez is .004 batting average away from leading the MLB Triple Crown. Yes, that's right. Not just the AL Triple Crown, which he is already leading. If his batting improves by .004 over Otto Lopez, he will lead all of baseball in Home Runs, RBIs, BA, OBP, Slugging, & OPS
Getting damned to an eternity of ironic punishment in Hades for calling the ambrosia of the gods a "slop bowl"
In which I debut my novel theory that Asterix and Obelix are best read as an attempt to define the new, postcolonial France by returning to semi-mythic Gaulic stories of resistance to Roman imperialism
A Post-Colonial Origin Story for France - Asterix and Obelix
Buy my comic: https://ko-fi.com/s/0195b4fae3 Week 27 of the Comics Challenge 2026: ASTERIX AND OBELIX Next week's video: BLAKE AND MORTIMER Full list of Categories: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1R8r6CzsoprKOSZi7Bj1GEfYtmZjR-XkE/view?usp=drivesdk Blog: https://spikestonehand.com Patreon: patre
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Robert Kirkman has a new comic out, cowritten by Joe Casey and with art from Andy Kubert, David Finch, and Arthur Adams. If I was a gambling man, this would be a comic I'd put my money on
Marvelous Market: Best New Comics July 22
Are you going to bet against Robert Kirkman? Hello and welcome to the Marvelous Market, my weekly guide for anyone interested in going to a comic book store today. In addition to a full list of new…
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If I ever end up on either of the "user was just blocked" accounts you have to tell me
This week's video on Smurf comics starts with an insane Stephen lore drop you don't want to miss
The Smurfs are even worse than you remember
Buy my comic: https://ko-fi.com/s/0195b4fae3 Week 26 of the Comics Challenge 2026: THE SMURFS Next week's video: ASTERIX AND OBELISK Full list of Categories: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1R8r6CzsoprKOSZi7Bj1GEfYtmZjR-XkE/view?usp=drivesdk Blog: https://spikestonehand.com Patreon: patreon.com/
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This week's video on Smurf comics starts with an insane Stephen lore drop you don't want to miss
The Smurfs are even worse than you remember
Buy my comic: https://ko-fi.com/s/0195b4fae3 Week 26 of the Comics Challenge 2026: THE SMURFS Next week's video: ASTERIX AND OBELISK Full list of Categories: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1R8r6CzsoprKOSZi7Bj1GEfYtmZjR-XkE/view?usp=drivesdk Blog: https://spikestonehand.com Patreon: patreon.com/
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BREAKING NEWS: the prelaunch page for my next comic is LIVE REIGN OF THE COMICS BOOKCASES is a new 48-page book written by me with art by @nickcagnetti.bsky.social + five other top-tier artists to be revealed soon! Use the link below to follow the prelaunch page and get notified when we go live!
Coming soon: Death of Comics Bookcase: Reign of the Comics Bookcases
A sci-fi comics romp though six unique, fantastical worlds.
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Burned my tongue on taco soup during dinner and it's still numb. It's over for me. Put me down like a broken-legged horse.
I have more than 50 subscribers on YouTube! Thank you to everyone who has subscribed, or even just watched a video. I'm doing a celebration today at 2 PM central and would love for you to join! I'll talk my recent comics haul, a shelf tour, and more!
Imprinted Image: I’m Going Live Today at 2 Central
Comics Link Roundup July 12 Last week I asked and you answered. I now have more than 50 subscribers on YouTube, the requirement before you can go live. So, to celebrate, I’m doing a livestrea…
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I had a very old man thought just now, which was that I can't wait to go to bed tonight because I'm excited to drink my cold brew coffee in the morning.
I hit 50 subscribers on YouTube and can now livestream. Celebrate with me this Sunday, July 12 at 2 PM Central Time. Plans include a recap of my recent comic hauls, a partial shelf tour, and more.
50 Subscriber Celebration - YouTube
Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.
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Don Rosa's THE LIFE AND TIMES OF SCROOGE MCDUCK is one of those comics that is beloved by all who read it. Still, I did not realize how skilled of an artist Rosa is. There are numerous panels that legitimately blew me away. This and more in my weekly Divining Comics video
Are Duck Comics the best art I'll read this year?
Buy my comic: https://ko-fi.com/s/0195b4fae3 Week 25 of the Comics Challenge 2026: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF SCROOGE MCDUCK Next week's video: THE SMURFS Extra Issues podcast on LIFE AND TIMES: https://www.patreon.com/mymarvelousyear/posts/extra-issues-don-149797140 Extra Issues podcast on a selectio
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I ain't about to give my SSN to post to Bluesky. I'm turning into the libertarian guy who asked, "what's next, I need a license to put toast in my own damn toaster?" I'll hop on a VPN or simply not post.