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Christopher Irving

@clirving

Occasional academic, comic book historian and moderator, Madmaniac, proud dad.

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This is disgusting. BTW, “The American Way” was coined for The Adventures of Superman radio show as a way to distance itself from the racism of the earlier show (just Superman) and is defined as acceptance of others who are different from us.

06.03.2026 15:09 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
A digitally drawn homage to the George Herriman comic strip Krazy Kat. Starting left of frame we see yellow Ignatz Mouse having just thrown a brick which is sailing across the center of the frame and in another instant will bash the oblivious Krazy Kat (a blue bipedal cartoon cat wearing a red scarf) in the back of the head as he walks innocently to the right. Everything is drawn in rough black pen and colored in pale washes. A speech bubble from Ignatz reads ‘Maybe it will…’, the word ’Happen’ appears in the whooshing trail of the sailing brick, and a final speech bubble belonging to the Kat reads ‘…Today’.

A digitally drawn homage to the George Herriman comic strip Krazy Kat. Starting left of frame we see yellow Ignatz Mouse having just thrown a brick which is sailing across the center of the frame and in another instant will bash the oblivious Krazy Kat (a blue bipedal cartoon cat wearing a red scarf) in the back of the head as he walks innocently to the right. Everything is drawn in rough black pen and colored in pale washes. A speech bubble from Ignatz reads ‘Maybe it will…’, the word ’Happen’ appears in the whooshing trail of the sailing brick, and a final speech bubble belonging to the Kat reads ‘…Today’.

06.03.2026 14:10 👍 1319 🔁 338 💬 7 📌 4

Thanks for the tip! I’m literally writing about how Love and Rockets influenced @allredmd.bsky.social in his early days, thinking about rereading Los Bros—and here this is! Bravo!

05.03.2026 23:44 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Maybe hyphens were hated things in his household?

05.03.2026 22:42 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Girl bye. I'm sure you can find work at a kill shelter, they're always looking for people willing to put down the dogs.

05.03.2026 21:11 👍 64 🔁 10 💬 6 📌 0

Does this mean Lewandowski will now have to bang Mullin?

05.03.2026 18:59 👍 3800 🔁 653 💬 509 📌 92

I mean, Noem was mildly intelligent—At this point, I think he’s just casting Fall Guy #2

05.03.2026 19:22 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

It gets more surreal.

05.03.2026 18:57 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Monster Forge's MonsterKnight! GhostBoy! Isle of Monsters! Three lavishly illustrated graphic novel hardcover picture books ! Self-contained, epic illustrated stories!

7 hours to go! www.kickstarter.com/projects/mon...

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05.03.2026 08:59 👍 4 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
Lanterns  | Official Teaser | HBO Max
Lanterns | Official Teaser | HBO Max YouTube video by HBO Max

Well this isn't what I'd expect. Could be great. Dunno. But I'm curious enough to try it.

04.03.2026 19:19 👍 10 🔁 1 💬 4 📌 0

That’s amazing. I’m right there with you!

04.03.2026 13:31 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

WOW! I actually have my dad’s copy of that Huckleberry Hound book—though it may have actually been my uncle’s. I had no idea.

03.03.2026 13:47 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

And that’s just what we CAN see!

02.03.2026 21:34 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

If possible, watch it projected and/or in a theater. The sound design ALONE is stunning.

02.03.2026 18:57 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

We had one and it was great! The downside is my folks could only get us a BW set for it. :(

02.03.2026 18:11 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

At one point, Holyoke wound up with Temerson’s comics, much like they got Blue Beetle from Fox, and ran astray of the War Production Board over paper allotments.

02.03.2026 16:53 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

What a pedantic little bitch.

02.03.2026 13:59 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Gil was incredible, so I can completely understand!

02.03.2026 12:29 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

I don’t know if I ever told you, Mike, but Batman #500 remains one of the best superhero fights. Period.

02.03.2026 12:27 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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02.03.2026 02:09 👍 4 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0

I am so glad they’re doing them, but truly wish they were a bit cheaper

02.03.2026 03:11 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Listen up Henrico, Chesterfield, Midlothian, Hanover, and anyone else sick of Rob Wittman: follow my account right now.

I’m a public interest lawyer running for Congress. No PAC money. Medicare for all. End the genocide in Gaza. Tax billionaires. Get your tail over here and let’s win this.

01.03.2026 21:50 👍 35 🔁 18 💬 1 📌 0

You going this year? It’s promising to be BONKERS! See you there if you make it!

28.02.2026 21:44 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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What’s an exciting Saturday, trying to avoid the horrible news: Reading a 104 year-old indictment.

28.02.2026 17:04 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

That’s a great one! I’ll raise you (in no order):

Superman
Plastic Man
Ted Kord
Mr. Terrific
Jack Knight
The Spectre
Tim Drake Robin
Hawkman (Carter)
Steel
The Shade

28.02.2026 16:45 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Let’s not forget Joe #84, that reveals the Commander was a used car salesman who started a pyramid scheme and grew it to recruit troopers with 401K and benefits. The Fred’s resemblance to ‘80s Trump was either coincidental or prescient.

28.02.2026 16:43 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

And what’s great is how the cartoon had Steve Gerber satire (more in your face), while the comic had Larry satire (more subtle)

28.02.2026 16:42 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Joe Biden: Trump "is trying to steal the election."

28.02.2026 16:15 👍 160 🔁 43 💬 10 📌 3

Yup. Anyone who thinks G.I. Joe is pro-war and pro-capitalism really didn’t read it.

28.02.2026 02:48 👍 145 🔁 4 💬 4 📌 0

I was just told recently how her and Woody used to double date with Archie Goodwin and his wife Anne Murphy. 99 years is an amazing run.

27.02.2026 20:46 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0