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Product Design Lead. Graphic novelist/writer. BROWNSVILLE. THE BIG KAHN. KINGS AND CANVAS. SAVOR. THE PANIC. THE PHOENIX CHASE. NICE JEWISH BOYS. MEDIEVAL. Books: neilkleidbooks.com | Subscribe to my Newsletter: https://bit.ly/3Gmi6H3 | Opinions mine

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Hey! Here’s a preview of the fifth and final issue of MEDIEVAL by me, @alexcormack.bsky.social & @sarahstarlitt.bsky.social !
Check it out!

06.03.2026 01:50 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

Check it out now or live a life of regret!

Preview of issue five of MEDIEVAL!

06.03.2026 02:31 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Photo of Dexter Sol Ansell, a young actor of maybe 10 years, dressed as his character, Egg. Costume consists of a set of grey robes and a shaved head. He is holding a copy of The Hedge Knight by George RR Martin

Photo of Dexter Sol Ansell, a young actor of maybe 10 years, dressed as his character, Egg. Costume consists of a set of grey robes and a shaved head. He is holding a copy of The Hedge Knight by George RR Martin

Photo of Dexter Sol Ansell, a young actor of maybe 10 years, dressed as his character, Egg. Costume consists of a set of grey robes and a shaved head. He is holding his school bag and smiling.

Photo of Dexter Sol Ansell, a young actor of maybe 10 years, dressed as his character, Egg. Costume consists of a set of grey robes and a shaved head. He is holding his school bag and smiling.

If you need a timeline cleanse you should know that Dexter Sol Ansell who plays Egg on A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms went to school as Egg for World Book Day.

06.03.2026 00:03 πŸ‘ 89 πŸ” 19 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

It is absolutely POURING in NYC/NJ but that didn’t stop me and the boy from driving 40 minutes each way for a fantastic smash burger with vegan cheese and jalapeΓ±os

06.03.2026 01:57 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I can’t wait for this comic to come out…and I love both @bradmeltzer.com & @cbccpodcast.bsky.social !

06.03.2026 01:55 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

This all looks good β€” and all by great creators!

06.03.2026 01:54 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Hey! Here’s a preview of the fifth and final issue of MEDIEVAL by me, @alexcormack.bsky.social & @sarahstarlitt.bsky.social !
Check it out!

06.03.2026 01:50 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
Preview
EXCLUSIVE Comixology Preview: Medieval #5 With his relationship at stakeβ€”not to mention his neckβ€”Danny finds himself coming up short in a medieval batting contest against King Arthur’s Black Knight.

βšΎοΈπŸ›‘οΈ It’s the bottom of the ninth… in Camelot.

Our preview of Medieval #5 sees Danny facing King Arthur’s Black Knight in a high-stakes batting showdown!

The bombastic finale by @neilkleid.bsky.social and @alexcormack.bsky.social is here.
#comicsky @comixology.bsky.social
Read the preview:

05.03.2026 20:03 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

I say this every year but one year I will go to ECCC. Those of you going, be safe, have fun, mask up, know one another

05.03.2025 16:41 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Okay, I'm at the point with the horror novella where I just need to give it one last polish pass and then it goes back to the editor

and THEN I can get back to making comics again if comics will have me, that is

OH WAIT I also have that other supernatural crime spec novel I need to finish

05.03.2026 03:50 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

We’ll be closing submissions on Monday, so please get your pitches in ASAP!

05.03.2026 01:11 πŸ‘ 15 πŸ” 10 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Ch’khov’s Squirrel

05.03.2026 01:14 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Honestly? It looks fine. I get the whole hard traveling heroes inspiration but come on it’s Green Freaking Lantern. Why is it so grounded? Don’t tell me about talking squirrel space cops to get a laughβ€” SHOW THEM TO ME

05.03.2026 00:55 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Now, uh, eventually you do plan to have some green in your Green Lantern tv show?

05.03.2026 00:53 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Superman Zero

05.03.2026 00:43 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Every single page

05.03.2026 00:32 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Preview
Post by @neilkleid Β· 1 image πŸ’¬ 0Β Β πŸ” 1  ❀️ 3Β Β·Β How I tried (and failed) to bring THE SOPRANOS to comics. So years ago, before the days of Mrs Sodablog and our little soda kids, long before I had the fame and fortune you’d expe…

File that with my Sopranos comic book pitch to HBO which sank:

04.03.2026 23:52 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Years back me and @brendandeneen.bsky.social took a run at figuring out how to reboot and expand The Last Starfighter but the rights were kind of a nightmare yet I still want to do my prequel novel, The Lost Starfighter

04.03.2026 23:51 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

ICYMI…!

04.03.2026 13:32 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

All I can say here is that there are a lot of folks I love at @darkhorse.com and I really hope they will all be okay. Some of my favorite folks over there.

04.03.2026 22:03 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Whoa.

Y’all this is some big comics news.

04.03.2026 18:27 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 1

I mean has anyone yet told Mike what many Jews think about Jesus

04.03.2026 15:56 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A publishers marketplace deal report: Category: Fiction: Horror
RETURN TO THE MOTHERFREAKING FUN FACTORY By Neil Kleid
Imprint: Blackstone Publishing
February 12, 2026 Neil Kleid's RETURN TO THE MOTHERFREAKING FUN FACTORY, the story of four morally ambiguous adults who return to a toy factory ten years after losing a contest, hoping to save the fifth member of the group who "won" and take revenge on the toymaker who terrorized them as children, pitched as Charlie and the Chocolate Factory meets IT, to Brendan Deneen at Blackstone Publishing (world)

A publishers marketplace deal report: Category: Fiction: Horror RETURN TO THE MOTHERFREAKING FUN FACTORY By Neil Kleid Imprint: Blackstone Publishing February 12, 2026 Neil Kleid's RETURN TO THE MOTHERFREAKING FUN FACTORY, the story of four morally ambiguous adults who return to a toy factory ten years after losing a contest, hoping to save the fifth member of the group who "won" and take revenge on the toymaker who terrorized them as children, pitched as Charlie and the Chocolate Factory meets IT, to Brendan Deneen at Blackstone Publishing (world)

Hey ICYMI this weekend, my first original horror novel, RETURN TO THE MOTHERFREAKING FUN FACTORY, got soft announced, to be published by @blackstonepub.bsky.social

Halloween 2026. We are the screamers of screams. More soon!

17.02.2026 17:42 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

This right here, fellow Jews, observant or not, is why under the current administration we could be one bad day or snap decision from being persecuted for our religious beliefs here in America, being told they are β€œmisguided”

04.03.2026 15:48 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

ICYMI…!

04.03.2026 13:32 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Deadwood was and is - if you'll pardon the expression - a fucking masterpiece.

04.03.2026 01:43 πŸ‘ 215 πŸ” 32 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 2

Yes.

04.03.2026 03:04 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Oh mine is about a decade old, yeah

04.03.2026 00:33 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

YESSSSSS a bold new Purim tradition!

04.03.2026 00:27 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

This could also be the perfect review for MEDIEVAL by me, @alexcormack.bsky.social + @sarahstarlitt.bsky.social - Issue #5 is out next week:

www.neilkleidbooks.com/books/medieval

02.03.2026 13:38 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0