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Professional musician, comic book nerd and all-around professor of madness. Delivering the rock to the people. Former guitarist for Berlin (yes, BERLIN Berlin). He/Him

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a t shirt that says protect trans kids with wolverine in pink and blue by A.L. kaplan

a t shirt that says protect trans kids with wolverine in pink and blue by A.L. kaplan

LOOK WHAT I GOT

07.03.2026 19:27 πŸ‘ 2266 πŸ” 383 πŸ’¬ 40 πŸ“Œ 24

THREAD: I got laid off from NYMag/Vulture after 14 years. The family lost 75% of income + medical. Now mzs.press bookstore, once a side project. is do-or-die for Judith & I. I feel weird telling you this because others are doing much worse. But if you could like or share this, we'd be so grateful!

08.03.2026 00:29 πŸ‘ 4288 πŸ” 2558 πŸ’¬ 226 πŸ“Œ 165

Yeah, I thought Val did a great job on these.

05.03.2026 17:06 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A photo of my personal, bagged & boarded copies of issues #5 & #6 of the 1976 Marvel magazine Marvel Preview, featuring an adaptation of the Sherlock Holmes story β€œThe Hound of the Baskervilles.”
Both covers feature Ken Barr paintings, with #5 showing Sherlock being pounced upon by a glowing, snarling Hell Hound, a mansion in the background, and #6 depicting Holmes & Watson standing over a woman’s body, a snarling beast with flaming eyes looming ominously in the sky behind them.

A photo of my personal, bagged & boarded copies of issues #5 & #6 of the 1976 Marvel magazine Marvel Preview, featuring an adaptation of the Sherlock Holmes story β€œThe Hound of the Baskervilles.” Both covers feature Ken Barr paintings, with #5 showing Sherlock being pounced upon by a glowing, snarling Hell Hound, a mansion in the background, and #6 depicting Holmes & Watson standing over a woman’s body, a snarling beast with flaming eyes looming ominously in the sky behind them.

A long time coming, but I finally managed to procure (in the wild) both Sherlock Holmes issues of Marvel Preview for an uninterrupted and sublime reading experience.
It was worth the wait.
I thought they were glorious.

05.03.2026 04:29 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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So glad publications like this still exist, thoughtful passion projects that celebrate our comic book obsessions. Thanks to Colin Blanchette & the rest of the Canon crew for thinking of COPRA. It’s an honor to breathe the same oxygen as some of my favorites. (gunning for your top spot tho, Watchmen)

03.03.2026 14:11 πŸ‘ 37 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

So damn good.
I think it holds up incredibly well.

03.03.2026 16:08 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Yeah, I just love the skill involved in creating that much depth.

02.03.2026 22:40 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Cartoon: The downward spiral As always, if οΏ½ you find value in this work I do, please consider helping me keep it sustainable by joining my weekly newsletter, οΏ½ Sparky’s List! οΏ½ You can get it in your inbox or read it on ...

in which I attempt to summarize the current moment

www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...

02.03.2026 13:46 πŸ‘ 530 πŸ” 149 πŸ’¬ 25 πŸ“Œ 0

WOW. What an opening panel.

02.03.2026 15:12 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Consumption's back on the menu, boys!

26.02.2026 17:32 πŸ‘ 4765 πŸ” 1131 πŸ’¬ 258 πŸ“Œ 63

Who could have seen this coming?

25.02.2026 15:01 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

That’s good enough for me!
πŸ˜†

25.02.2026 14:50 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

At first glance, I thought those were Huckleberry Hound handcuffs.

25.02.2026 14:44 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

That’s always fun. πŸ™„
Feel better soon, sir.
β™₯️

25.02.2026 14:40 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

That would be awesome.
As long as they didn’t fuck it up.
Lol.

In an alternate universe this was James Gunn’s first Marvel Studios project, rather than GOTG.
That would’ve been pretty sweet too.

25.02.2026 14:38 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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From the pilot of "Head Lopper", animated by Project Studio Q (Japan) for an aborted series project based on the comics by Andrew MacLean (USA).
Full video >> www.youtube.com/watch?v=C8FP...

24.02.2026 16:44 πŸ‘ 1907 πŸ” 510 πŸ’¬ 20 πŸ“Œ 63
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β€˜We’re losing accessibility’: America says goodbye to the mass-market paperback The so-called β€˜pocket book’ sold in supermarkets is being phased out across the US, the latest sign of an ongoing shift in how people are choosing to read

I still read pocket paperbacks. Just took a couple Asimovs with me the Paris last month in fact. I've ALWAYS been a paperback reader. A thousand Peanuts PBs when I was young, then on to Mad ones, then Doc Savage, then Conan and Bradbury, then Tolkien and Asimov and Dick, on and on. All in paperback.

24.02.2026 23:46 πŸ‘ 130 πŸ” 19 πŸ’¬ 14 πŸ“Œ 1
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A reminder that fake voter fraud and false claims of election rigging were always the plan. Here’s a direct message from Assange to Don Jr way back in 2016.

24.02.2026 21:19 πŸ‘ 11372 πŸ” 4999 πŸ’¬ 415 πŸ“Œ 219

Those are some sweet Defenders issues. Enjoy.

25.02.2026 02:43 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I’m a fan of previous volumes, and I couldn’t resist that Joe Jusko cover.
Very high hopes for this.

24.02.2026 17:39 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I should’ve maybe waited til the second cup. πŸ˜„

24.02.2026 17:25 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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A+ State of the Union counterprogramming by TCM.

24.02.2026 16:53 πŸ‘ 17115 πŸ” 3836 πŸ’¬ 12 πŸ“Œ 1

Glorious.

24.02.2026 17:17 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I listened to it during my first cup of coffee… and now I’m a little creeped out. Sweet track.

24.02.2026 15:24 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
The Charmer
The Charmer YouTube video by Toadies - Topic

The first single from our new album is streaming on your favorite service today! youtu.be/32HdGnVC34c?...

24.02.2026 14:00 πŸ‘ 37 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 4

I’ll never forget this cover/issue.
It’s an antique store find that I came upon many years ago while on vacation. One of those stores that has almost no comics (AND it wasn’t outrageously priced) in a little town called Bisbee, AZ.

24.02.2026 15:18 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Prisoners of the Tiny Universe - Two men peer out the portholes of their spaceship and see two tiny humans floating in space.

Prisoners of the Tiny Universe - Two men peer out the portholes of their spaceship and see two tiny humans floating in space.

Fantastic splash page by Nick Cardy from House of Mystery no. 76 (July 1958). Lots of great art in these comics by a wide variety of artists. Cardy is one of my favorites.

24.02.2026 14:51 πŸ‘ 72 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1

β™₯️ β™₯️ β™₯️
Godspeed to your wife’s papa.
Godspeed to him.

23.02.2026 14:33 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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is wishing the happiest of birthdays to writer Doug Moench.

23.02.2026 09:39 πŸ‘ 23 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

D’aw. 😌

23.02.2026 13:59 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0