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Executive Editor, DC Comics (Absolute, Vertigo, Black Label). Opinions my own, and also all excellent if you ask me πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆ

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I have some news... New History of the DC Universe: The Dakota IncidentΒ #1 is going back to press! Second Printing details and cover art to come. Thanks so much to retailers and readers for the support. Y'all really did that. Milestone Forever!!!! βš‘οΈπŸš€βš–οΈβš™οΈ

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Lost Recipes | Defector In 1991, Spin magazine took the Compton rap collective N.W.A out to eat for a profile at the Russian Tea Room in Manhattan. The white author presents gangsta rap as a cynical enterprise, no different ...

This is an article about a topic near and dear to my heart, the fact that there are basically no archives for a lot of the important music magazines and it drives me crazy

05.03.2026 17:21 πŸ‘ 372 πŸ” 52 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 6
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Comic Book Pairings for the Vertigo Curious | DC When you think DC, you think superheroes, right? Well, don’t worry. If the DC Universe is your main frame of reference, we’re here to help you find a place to start at Vertigo.

My latest for dc.com: If you're a DC superhero fan looking to dip your toes into the Vertigo library, I've prepared some curated suggestions based on the comics you like best.

04.03.2026 22:44 πŸ‘ 35 πŸ” 14 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0

PEPFAR, the program to stop hundreds of thousands of children and adults from dying of HIV/AIDS, was $6.5 billion a year.

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BATMAN/GREEN ARROW/THE QUESTION: ARCADIA #3 is in shops today. This penultimate issue is written and drawn by me, colored by Romulo Fajardo Jr. and lettered by @simonbowland.bsky.social. Here’s a preview.

04.03.2026 17:23 πŸ‘ 43 πŸ” 14 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

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05.03.2026 00:10 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It is indeed the office carpet

05.03.2026 00:10 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I am admittedly pretty sure I have the 1993 preview somewhere but I couldn’t tell you exactly where and therefore that means time for another copy

04.03.2026 23:43 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Also IDK if these are fair-market values for these but who cares I wanted them and therefore that’s fair

04.03.2026 23:35 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0

The power of the phrase β€œAbsolute Vertigo”… they full-on predicted my future life for real

04.03.2026 23:35 πŸ‘ 18 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
The 1993 VERTIGO PREVIEW, VERTIGO JAM, VERTIGO JAM, and ABSOLUTE VERTIGO comic books

The 1993 VERTIGO PREVIEW, VERTIGO JAM, VERTIGO JAM, and ABSOLUTE VERTIGO comic books

Good lookin’ out to Vertigo assistant editor Ash Padilla, who spotted all three of these on a trip to the comics store today and swooped β€˜em up for me!

04.03.2026 23:34 πŸ‘ 48 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 1

Do we think he borrows the restaurant critics’ hats and fake mustaches

04.03.2026 21:41 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

How many interviews per week do we think Chotiner has to throw out because halfway through someone gets wise and says β€œWAIT a second… I’m starting to think you’re that guy who ritually humiliates people and ends careers”

04.03.2026 21:40 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

The power of @stipanmorian.bsky.social !!!!

04.03.2026 21:14 πŸ‘ 14 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

❀️😭❀️😭❀️😭❀️

04.03.2026 18:48 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

That's three for three on Vertigo #1 sellouts.. thank you to all the retailers and fans who've gotten behind these books, it genuinely means more than you know!

04.03.2026 18:29 πŸ‘ 55 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 0

We’ve cornered the all-important β€œjustice” market. Take THAT, Batman

04.03.2026 15:34 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Also on my agenda

04.03.2026 02:27 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The one in the mirror… perfection

03.03.2026 22:21 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

this just isn't true

03.03.2026 21:57 πŸ‘ 57 πŸ” 12 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Abolish ICE has a +11 approval β€” which means it is *32 points* more popular than Donald Trump

Ask yourself: does corporate media portray that accurately?

03.03.2026 19:51 πŸ‘ 2628 πŸ” 833 πŸ’¬ 13 πŸ“Œ 14

Michael Clayton Horse Simulator 2k26

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Who can reply: anyone, nobody, people who can be normal about it.

Who can reply: anyone, nobody, people who can be normal about it.

trying out a new feature, lmk if it works

03.03.2026 18:38 πŸ‘ 13826 πŸ” 2358 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1
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Heading to @emeraldcitycon.bsky.social this weekend! I'm at TABLE O-13 here's how to find me!
#eccc #emeraldcitycomiccon #comics

03.03.2026 18:01 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Just got to the Rocco Prosecco episode of STRIP LAW and I need to know how many hours the writers’ room spent talking about the latter seasons of DEEP SPACE NINE

03.03.2026 05:22 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The album this hails from has never been reissued on vinyl. That is a crime against music. And it’s a crime against my wallet bc I’m probably gonna shell out $250 on Discogs one of these days

03.03.2026 01:27 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

IMMORTAL BANGER

03.03.2026 01:17 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Some are born with the gift of prophecy

02.03.2026 21:03 πŸ‘ 54 πŸ” 13 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

(It’s only played on like forty screens so far so I am really doing a poor job of #optimizing my #content)

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