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Absolutely superb, no pun intended. Wow. The colouring, the lighting, the line work... absolutely stunning. Again, no pun intended.

Little Lulu at a newsstand. "I think I'll drown my sorrows in a comic book."

Current mood. Definitely.

for World AIDS Day, a 1988 cartoon from the Advocate's Gerald Donelan

she’s jealous

Nancy Jr!

When Your Friend Fucks Up: A Thread

Emily Heller, an eyewitness, is speaking out to set the record straight. Officers were screaming at Renee Nicole Good, “Move, move, move.”

So she moved, and they shot her multiple times? Then Noem and Trump branded her a domestic terrorist. Does everyone see how absolutely insane that sounds?

Boy, I tell ya.

#pixelart

Renee Nicole Good, murdered by ICE, was a prize-winning poet. Here’s that poem. Renee Nicole Good, 37, mother to a six-year-old boy, was murdered earlier today by an ICE agent in Minneapolis, a few blocks from her home. According to the Minnesota Star Tribune: [An ICE agent] s…

“i want back my rocking chairs, / solipsist sunsets, / & coastal jungle sounds...”

A poem by Renee Nicole Good, who was murdered by ICE earlier today.

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Star wars can only dream of having avatar's motion.

@ramonvillalobos.bsky.social finally

The Best Comics of 2025, Part 6b: Honourable Mentions You bet I ran out of space ranting about the other honourable mentions in the last post, so I split it in two and now we've got YET ANOTHER post before the end of the year! Madness!

If you're a follower of the newsletter, you know I've already revealed the BEST COMIC OF 2025 to my subscribers, but if you're just catching up here, we've got some HONOURABLE MENTIONS left to go, then the big reveal tomorrow! Check it out!

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The Best Comics of 2025, Part 6a: Honourable Mentions Breaking the rules a little bit and talking about single issues that really did it for me in 2025, regardless of whether they're from a series that launched this year or not! Let's get pithy with it!

Nearing the end of the BEST COMICS OF 2025 list now, so before we get to the big one, let's chat about some of the best single issues that hit during the year. There are some absolute winners here, what do you think?

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The Best Comics of 2025, Part 5: Supernatural and Star Trek: The Last Ship Keeping it short for the post-Christmas weekend, with two classic franchises revisited in new and exciting ways. Let's! Get! To it!

The Winchesters are back in a new SUPERNATURAL comic, and Admiral Kirk returns in STAR TREK: THE LAST STARSHIP. Heck yes, let's talk about itttt

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The Best Comics of 2025, Part 4: Captain America and Exquisite Corpses Well, I failed at keeping things short last time, didn't I? I'm going to try this again, but I also know this is going to be sent out on Boxing Day, so let's try to keep is INTERESTING, shall we?

More picks for THE BEST COMICS OF 2025! Let's talk about a CANADIAN writing CAPTAIN AMERICA-- no, that's not actually something I get into it. Also, EXQUISITE CORPSES, a fantastic horror-procedural from a veritable smorgasbord of talent. LET'S! GET! INTO! IT!

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The Best Comics of 2025, Part 3: One World Under Doom In an attempt to build some momentum, I'm planning on writing these micro-reviews as micro as I can manage. Let's see how that goes! And yes, I write these blurbs before the post, I'm wreckless.

Wanted to keep this write-up for THE BEST COMICS OF 2025 short, but when it comes to the likes of Doctor Doom and the mega-event ONE WORLD UNDER DOOM, how can it be anything but a full throttle rant? Read on...

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The Best Comics of 2025, Part 2 Another day, another newsletter, as we careen to the hard deadline for "best of year" posts, December 31st. This time, it's 2 DC books, and next time (tomorrow?) will be something Marvel... I hope!

THE BEST COMICS OF 2025 list continues with this second selection. I hope you enjoy!

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The Best Comics of 2025, Part 1: Beneath the Trees Where Nobody Sees: Rite of Spring, Weapon X-Men and Krypto - The Last Dog of Krypton Oh, no! We're back, and it's part of a numbered series that promises even more numbered instalments where I talk about my favourite (i.e. The Best) comics of 2025. Let's get to it!

I've been sharing my picks for the BEST COMICS OF 2025 over on my newsletter for the last week or so, and now I'm here to share them with YOU! Let's get to it!

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CITIES ON FIRE - Character List / Glossary In the revised edition of CITIES ON FIRE, I included an extensive series of appendices featuring the names of every named character in the book. Here they are for your perusal!

The biggest additions to the revised edition of CITIES ON FIRE were the APPENDICES! A list of all the characters, along with some randomness elaborated on that you can't find anywhere but the novel. So, why not share?

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Morphic Resonance, or Great Minds Strike Again... As is always the case, Doctor Who spin-offs, Y - The Last Man and the Robs Kirkman and Liefeld all conglomerate to dash my long-gestating plans. Let's get into it...

Hear about how a comic great stole my great idea years ago. And now a television great has gone and done the same this year! What an outrage! What a fantasy. Let's talk about it! open.substack.com/pub/chwilkin...?

Need to find this comic..!

my favorite thing about the benoit blanc movies is that they aren't really about benoit blanc. he is not grappling with demons from his past. we are not getting flashbacks to the husband whose murder he never solved. he just shows up and does his job like mary poppins for homicides

A big thank you to The Gray and White Bookshop for stocking CITIES ON FIRE. Let's talk about it, and crippling imposter syndrome!

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Another look at Madison Myers, and a diversion into the realm of ~special~ detectives across media. All that, and I'm debuting some new art from @jorellrivera.bsky.social . Also a quick update on what to expect for the next 2 months! HOUSEKEEPING!! open.substack.com/pub/chwilkin...

Revising Richard Faraday, Ghost Detective-- Wait, What? A brief aside from my ongoing chat about Cities On Fire, as I share what I'm working on right now, and an old review for an old project. Exciting! Maybe?

Oh, no-- I got distracted! That means I started editing an entirely different book than I should have been (oh nuts). Let's talk briefly about Richard Faraday, Ghost Detective; then maybe some plans for the future? Who knows.

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Revising Cities On Fire, Part 3 - Digressions For The Birds; Daniel Warren Johnson, Batman, then The Shrike There are two leads in the world of CITIES ON FIRE. One is at the fore, one less so. But just because plot happens to the latter, doesn't make them any less important as the former. Let's talk leads.

Talking about the astonishing art of @danielwarrenart.bsky.social-- and it's relevant, I promise!-- as well as how to frame-- as in, for a crime-- your morally righteous protagonist for murder. Gosh, I love writing stories. #comics #batman

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Revising Cities On Fire, Part 2 - Fan Fiction, both Professional and Amateur Creating something new from something old, by professionals and by... me. Getting into some character back story, and seeing just how deep it goes. Also, Daredevil?

And also featuring some amazing art by @jorellrivera.bsky.social and @queersturbate.bsky.social, so don't delay, click through... today?

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Revising Cities On Fire, Part 2 - Fan Fiction, both Professional and Amateur Creating something new from something old, by professionals and by... me. Getting into some character back story, and seeing just how deep it goes. Also, Daredevil?

Chatting about fan fiction and how it helped get the Aleph series started. Suicide Squad, Copra, Checkmate, Aleph, it's all fun and games, and I hope you enjoy the ride. Also-- CITIES ON FIRE is REVISED and READY for NEW READERS, so check it out!

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CITIES ON FIRE - Revised Edition now Available - Print and eBook! What's this? A new version of an old book? Yes, definitely, but I'm not asking old readers to re-buy it. I'm definitely not doing that! Honestly!

A quick chat about the newly revised CITIES ON FIRE, available now at the dreaded newsletter. Subscribe now! chwilkins.substack.com/p/cities-on-...

High stakes and global crises abound as CITIES ON FIRE returns-- newly revised-- with brand new appendices at the back with bios and juicy details about all the characters you're meeting throughout. This is the definitive edition, ready for all you new readers to catch-up! amzn.eu/d/b0mp8hu