Dan Newland

I love Britbox, and have subscribed for years. But I hate the stupid "Premier" paywall they recently added so badly I am nearly ready to just drop the service entirely.

Why does everything have to have these pauper-and-prince levels? So frustrating.

LOL! Yeah, over at @comicsovertime.bsky.social Duane and i just wrapped up our read-through of 60 years of Daredevil! Fun stuff. The top 3 could go in any order, probably...

My Top 10 Marvel Characters:

10. Elf With a Gun
9. Doctor Strange
8. Black Widow
7. Warlock
6. Tigra
5. Thor
4. Iron Fist
3. Daredevil
2. Iron Man
1. Moon Knight

Had a great time getting to work with the amazing crew from @comicbookyeti.com again! Go read some BARBARIC!

Might have to watch a bit of Princess Bride or Spinal Tap tonight. Those movies always make me smile, even when I am feeling down.

Agreed! Absolutely love this cover. I got to visit with Joe Staton and get mine signed a few years back. Such a great guy.

This sounds amazing. Sort of like James Burke's Connections series from back in the day, only with comics!

We Don't Love Superman Because He'll Save Us - Reactor Superman gives audiences hope — but not as a straightforward savior narrative.

Everyone wants to talk about Superman saving the squirrel, or saying I love you 3 months into dating, or holding a dying robot, and I just wanna shake them and shout "And *why* do you like that part??"

(This is why.)

I hate variant covers so much. Slogging through 10 different listings for the same damn book when I am doing preorders is absolutely infuriating. #comics

amongussexgif ... Instead of being in settings its in the google app. Also, google, not chrome. Icon is a G, not the circle thing. Click on your pfp to open a menu From there, go Settings > Gemini > Digital Assistants > Switch to Google Assistant. This disables Gemini, google's Al assistant, and switches you back to the old one. We aren't done yet. Go back to Settings. From there, we go Settings > Google Assistant > scroll to find General > Google Assitant on/off > turn it off They really tried their best to make it a pain, but you can eventually disable it. Holding the power button on your phone still pulls up a menu and asks you to turn it back on, but this is the least intrusive you can make it. Applies to all non-apple phones afaik. For sure Samsungs and Pixels but idrk about others Edit: thank you my friend @/teeth-kid for confirming that this also works on Motorola

Here's how you remove Google AI from your mobile devices.

Watched ROBOCOP (the original from 1987) again recently, and it was actually sort of fantastic?!? The movie is a weird mashup of cheesy stop motion robots, social commentary and a massive helping of gore. But it works. If anything i think I like it more now than I did when it came out!

Finished up THE MYTHMAKERS by @johnhendrix.bsky.social a few days ago and I love that it still is bouncing around in my thoughts. As a fan of Tolkien and Lewis this book is a joy. Hendrix explores a fascinating story, and tells it magnificently.

Watched TRON with my son tonight, and when Gibbs says "Won't that be grand? Computers and the programs will start thinking and the people will stop" it hit a bit harder than I remember.

I have been preordering comics for over 30 years, and I absolutely hate everything about the process. It's hard to find what I want, tedious to keep track of what I have ordered, and requires unreasonable patience and discipline than

And yet the breakup of Diamond has somehow made it even worse.

screenshot of a NYT essay with the headline "Is It Ethical to Buy Used Books and Music?"

The contempt that these folks have for the poor and under-privileged is galling. Yes, it is ethical to buy used books. Yes, it is ethical to borrow books from the library. Not everyone can afford to shop at Barnes & Noble, but everyone deserves the joy of reading.

Update: OK, so here I am on the other side, 2000 pages later.

I can confidently say that this is a fantastic group of comics. In case you are wondering, my favorite supporting character from each of these was: Sophie, Laura Dern, Grandma, Chase, Alvin and Almena Burnett. #Eisners #EisnerAwards

Six extremely interesting looking graphic novels are arranged on the desk. Marcus Kwame Anderson drew Big Jim and the White Boy and Leuyen Pham illustrated Lunar New Year Love Story.

And so my Eisner readthrough begins. Starting this year with the six nominees for Best Publication For Teens.

Congrats to Jen Wang, @jonahnewmancomics.bsky.social, @geneluenyang.bsky.social, Leuyen Pham, @davidfwalker.bsky.social, @marcuskwame.com, @mollyostertag.bsky.social and Adam de Souza!

14 Eisner nominated comics are arrayed on the counter, awaiting consumption.

My wife is a school librarian and Eisner voter, and so every spring we read all the Eisner nominated books we can lay hands on before she casts her ballot.

This is the first batch. Looking forward to digging into a great pile of comics!

Agreed.

We are alternating episodes of #Murderbot and #Reacher, and while both shows are excellent it is weird how they star essentially the same character - a casually homicidal loner unable to connect with normal humans who is a mortal danger to everyone they come into contact with.

When Everything Feels Broken Life has felt exceptionally hard in 2025. It’s been just a seemingly never-ending string of bad news, heightened stress, and an overwhelming amount of anxiety. It’s a struggle most days, to not thr…

Embraced my inner @mattzollerseitz.bsky.social and wrote one of my most personal pieces yet. It’s been hard to love the movies (or anything, really) in 2025, and it was Thunderbolts* (of all things!) that just absolutely demolished me.

thefilmlegacy.com/2025/05/15/w...

FINALLY made it to the Jack Kirby exhibition at the Skirball. An incredible collection of his work, from the 1940s to the end of his life. The evolution of his style, the merger of science and myth, the anti fascist nature of it...wow. Kirby is the king.

Our family loves #eurovision, and tonight's semi-final was a lot of fun. That said, it continues to astonish me how terrible I am at figuring out who is going to do well.

A massive orange and white cat looms over the construction of a lego set. A half finished Batman '66 Batmobile sits in the foreground.

Footage of me working on building a Batmobile last night, with my attention-demanding assistant.

Somehow he always knows exactly which piece I need, and then sits directly on it.

#catsofbluesky

The cover of Red Before Black #4. A blonde woman celebrates with cash and champagne in the upper right of the image, while a brunette pensively waits with a pistol in the lower left.

One of my current favorite comics is RED BEFORE BLACK from @boom-studios.com. It feels like a crazy mashup of Love and Rockets and Bound (remember that?...from the 90s?...Gershon and Tilly???)

Anyway, the story by Stephanie Phillips is a ton of fun and Sudžuka and Svorcina's art is gorgeous!

Pope Leo XIV speaks against AI: ‘A challenge of human dignity, justice and labour’ New leader of the Catholic Church says AI poses challenge to humankind and dignity of workers

Pope Leo XIV speaks out against AI: ‘A challenge of human dignity, justice and labour’

Starting my week at #mmsmoa with a session that is helping demystify MS Graph for me.

I am, btw, one of those weird people that loves this stuff.

Having a great time today helping with the line and answering questions for #FCBD at my LCS.

Cool to see so many kids and families coming in to check out the store and give comics a try!

I loved that series!

A photo of the four issues of California, Inc., with covers by Dave Law.

Got a chance to visit with @artebuen.bsky.social at C2E2 a couple of weeks ago and picked up his book ©ALIFORNIA, INC.

These are fantastic. Dave Law's art and colors gave the story a stylish modern look, and the idea of America divided and corporatized states seems all too believable. Recommended!