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PrimeOp (ScrollBoss) @scrollboss.bsky.social · 18h

The Green Lantern Sprite Showcase is now up on the ScrollBoss YouTube Channel! www.youtube.com/watch?v=DSM4...

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ScrollBoss Superhero Sprite Showcase Green Lantern 2026

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Josh Mayfield @bean525.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Well, that's it then... The YouTuber I've discussed before, who may be "unknowingly" using AI for backgrounds and upscaling, had his latest video tagged as using AI.

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Josh Mayfield @bean525.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

I'm not religious, but I do know writers put certain things in shows deliberately. They did that in Lanterns this week: when John is radio surfing, they mention John 16:13. It could definitely be interpreted as tying into the episode's theme.

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Josh Mayfield @bean525.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

My son is getting more serious with drawing. He made these two by watching Todd McFarlane sketch videos on YouTube.

Spider-Man by Max Mayfield — after McFarlane

Captain America by Max Mayfield — after McFarlane

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Josh Mayfield @bean525.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

My son is getting more serious with drawing. He made these two by watching Todd McFarlane sketch videos on YouTube.

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Josh Mayfield @bean525.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Today, I learned that because of copyright shenanigans, Columbo is technically in the public domain, but almost all of the things that Peter Falk brought to the character and made the character who he is today are not.

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Josh Mayfield @bean525.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

"What If Ant-Man teamed up with Uncle-Woman?" #stupiddadjoke

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Josh Mayfield @bean525.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Sometimes, my Trek fandom shows up in small ways, yet is always present. For example, when I made my Google Voice number, I got to pick it, and I made sure that it ended in 1701. P.S. No, I am not giving out my phone number.

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Josh Mayfield @bean525.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Dang. I love my SuperStation One. I love that I can do RetroAchievements on most cores, but I sadly just found out that the Saturn Core doesn't work in Hardcore mode... yet. I guess it's just an excuse to play more X-Men Vs. Street Fighter on my PC, then.

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Josh Mayfield @bean525.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Batman wants you to remember it's not just HIS day today. (Sorry for the incredibly crude rendition)

Batman from the 1966 TV show, wearing an eyepatch, saying: "Yaar, don't ferget, old chums, It also be Talk Like a Pirate Day!"

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Josh Mayfield @bean525.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

The "First official The Batman Part II tee" on the DC Shop remind me of the Silver Age story where Alfred writes about Dick as Batman II and Bruce Jr. as Robin II.

Batman v1 #145 in a story titled: Batman II and Robin II meet "The Son of the Joker!" In the image, a red-headed Robin is flipping a young Joker before he can hit Batman (with a large Roman numeral II below his bat symbol) with a bat.

In the bottom-left corner are the original Batman and an aging Joker.

Original Batman says: Ironically, my son, who is the new Robin, is overcoming the son of my old enemy, the Joker!

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Josh Mayfield @bean525.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

This took way too long to arrive considering it was "in stock" when I bought it, but I'm really happy with how my Blue Lantern ring came out!

Blue Lantern GLO ring by MySecretWoods. This has been exposed to sunlight, normally, the blue is an off white.

Blue Lantern GLO ring by MySecretWoods. This has been exposed to sunlight, or "charged". This is with the lights off.

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Josh Mayfield @bean525.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Great, someone accessed my Ubisoft account. I don't actually USE it, but whoever accessed it- in Jordan, by the way- added 2-factor authentication, so I can't even log in to change my password. I submitted an account recovery ticket, so here's hoping.

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Josh Mayfield @bean525.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Woot. I got my "feelies" for @pistolshrimpgames.com's Free Stars Children of Infinity! The pins are super cool. If the game does as well as it should, you should try to team up with Fangamer to make ship plushies. A Spathi Eluder plush would be really cool.

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Josh Mayfield @bean525.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

What's the kitschiest "mainstream" album you own? Here's mine: You can't go wrong with a Reverend Horton Heat cover of the Jonny Quest theme, right?

The cover to the album "Saturday Morning: Cartoons' Greatest Hits"

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Josh Mayfield @bean525.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Ok, @pistolshrimpgames.com It's awesome that you opened physical/digital rewards for people who missed it, and I am glad to get mine, but come on, don't give me a digital lore book and then warn me of spoilers!!! That's very Umgah of you.

Umgah from Free Stars: The Ur-Quan Masters saying:

Har! Har! Har! Read book get spoiled. VERY FUNNY JOKE! Tempting, Yes?

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Josh Mayfield @bean525.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Damn it. I found out there is a fan translation of the PlayStation version of Snatcher, but then I saw that it was machine-translated. Just damn it. Like, Snatcher HAS an official English translation; use that!

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Josh Mayfield @bean525.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

My son has been watching comic lore videos on YouTube, well enough, but text-to-speech is annoying. Just use your own voice in your videos. He just saw one that called Spidey's first appearance as Amazing Fantasy Hashtag 15. No. Just no. We turned it off immediately.

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Josh Mayfield @bean525.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

I don't know about YOU guys, but It's time to get ready for my date on the Satellite of Love!

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New MST3K Theme and Intro!

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Josh Mayfield @bean525.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

It's still Star Trek Day in parts of the US, so I thought i'd cap it with why Star Trek is important, explained by the great philosopher Phillip J. Fry.

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Josh Mayfield @bean525.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

I don't necessarily like that this season of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds feels like a series of "Insert Genre Here" episodes, but if they're gonna do it, they should lean even MORE into it. My suggestions (knowing the season is already shot): Silent Movie Anime Mockumentary Reality Talk Show

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Josh Mayfield @bean525.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

I'll give this to the spammers/hackers who email-bombed me; they're creative. Somehow, my email was used today to book a pedicure in Lansing, Michigan, which is 1,400 miles away.

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Josh Mayfield @bean525.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Hey! Today is the 60th Anniversary of Star Trek, so it's about time I got off my ass and added Starfleet Academy to the Title Card Generator! trek.epicrandomness.com

Fake Title Card from Star Trek: Starfleet Academy that says: "Nahla Ake Gives You Wings"

Fake Title Card from Star Trek: Starfleet Academy that says: "The Wall of Fan-Service"

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Josh Mayfield @bean525.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Some asshole on the Trans Rights Bot page commented on a popular post, asking what rights they have that a Trans person doesn't. That's not a good-faith question. I was going to reply, but since it's an account with literally 2 posts, they just get blocked instead.

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Josh Mayfield @bean525.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Seriously considered blowing off work for this today, but alas, I have to play the waiting game before I can fire this up.

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Josh Mayfield @bean525.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

I found out the SuperStation has an NFC reader, and I could concieveably 3d print little cartridges, put an NFC tag in there, print the label, and load my favorite games that way. So, so impractical, and yet...

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Josh Mayfield @bean525.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

The SuperStation One is pretty cool. I figured out how to share games over the network, so storage isn't an issue. I'm kind of kicking myself for not buying the CRT I saw at the pawn shop; I kinda want to see if it's still there. Though $125 for a 13-inch seems like a lot, even with a built-in VCR.

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Josh Mayfield @bean525.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

My John DeLancie likeness leaves a lot to be desired, but here's Gambit-Q.

Star Trek Deep Space Nine Title Card titled: "The Gambit of Q"

Q in his Judge outfit, mashed up with the X-Men's Gambit. My own (very) crude drawing.

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Josh Mayfield @bean525.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Dang, I kind of want to illustrate this one too, mon Capitaine! Do you think Q would look weird with Gambit's eyes?

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Josh Mayfield @bean525.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

I was bored at work, so I did a quick illustration of one of the randomly generated title cards that showed up on the TrekBot.

Star Trek: The Animated Series Title Card that reads: The Vulcan that Ignited the Universe - Written by Chuck Menville

A black-and-white picture of Animated Series Spock holding a lighter, as if he's going to ignite the universe.

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Josh Mayfield @bean525.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Pretty cool that I was able to pledge today for physical rewards for @pistolshrimpgames.com's Free Stars: Children of Infinity, since I missed the original campaign. I may have gone overboard and got the biggest package. First time that particular term has been associated with me.

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Josh Mayfield @bean525.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Or the Umgah impersonating Dogar and Kazon, of course.

A Dialogue box from Free Stars: The Ur-Quan Masters with the Ilwrath saying: By the Twin Gods, Dogar and Kazon, We will put the Free Stars Combat Demo on our mighty USB Sticks!

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Pistol Shrimp Games - Demo OUT NOW! @pistolshrimpgames.com · 03/09/2026

We think it's a great idea to play the demo on GOG too! It has full support for Galaxy integration for network play on Windows/Mac, and it's DRM-free! (Honestly we would have released earlier on GOG but we didn't want to upset people waiting on Steam). www.gog.com/en/game/free...

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Free Stars: Children of Infinity Combat Demo | GOG.com

The full game, Free Stars: Children of Infinity, is coming soon and can be wishlisted her

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Josh Mayfield @bean525.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Again, super excited for this. If Steam is being dumb with approvals, GoG should have it, too!

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Josh Mayfield @bean525.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

I'm really excited to get my SuperStation One and have a MiSTer experience, but there are so many vibe-coded cores lately; I worry that it'll be hard to avoid them. It'd be nice if there is a database that separates them, and heck, they may already be one, for all I know. Anyone have insight?

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Josh Mayfield @bean525.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Work email conversation I just had: Me: "Hey Station Owner, there is this webinar. Here's a link to it. We have to implement new things to be compliant. You need to watch this so we can get moving." Station Owner: "I think this would be a good thing for you to watch, and I will help you after."

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Josh Mayfield @bean525.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Aw man... Will Murray passed away. Not only is he the co-creator of Squirrel Girl, but he's done more for pulp heroes in the modern age than anyone else I can think of. I know I wouldn't have all my Shadow/Doc Savage pulp reprints without him. You'll be missed, sir.

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Josh Mayfield @bean525.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Post a character you think is cool and give no explanation why:

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Josh Mayfield @bean525.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

My boys and I went on a day trip, among other things, we found a kick ass comic shop called the Nerd Store.I wasn't going to get anything, but I couldn't resist a hardcover of my favorite Graphic Novel ever. The Power of Shazam by Jerry Ordway! I own the softcover and digital, but this was only $10!

The Power of Shazam Graphic Novel by Jerry Ordway in Hardcover. This is the dust jacket.

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Josh Mayfield @bean525.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Thread 1/3: A confluence of events gave an idea for a Trek spinoff. Based on Jack Kirby's birthday and this week's SNW episode.

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Archie Comics @archiecomics.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

You know what to do.

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Josh Mayfield @bean525.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Hey @crakkocat.com Check this out, and maybe donate to the kickstarter!

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Josh Mayfield @bean525.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

I saw someone else do it, so I am jumping on the bandwagon too! In honor of Otto Binder's birthday, here's a write-up I did over a decade ago about the origin of Mary Marvel! bean525-dev.github.io/Epic-Randomn...

A pin-up image of Mary Marvel for my Epic Randomness blog, it says Secret Origins: Mary Marvel, and shows Mary on top of a mountain with lightning striking behind her.

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Josh Mayfield @bean525.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

I spent entirely too much time making this today, but I had to. My Trekbot made the fake title Capel and The Brain, so I just HAD to make this to go with it.

Nurse Chapel and the Brain.

Nurse Chapel says: What do you want to do tonight, Brain?

The Brain says: CAPTAIN Brain. The Same thing we do every night, try to take over the Enterprise!

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Josh Mayfield @bean525.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

The Likeness for Burt Ward seems really... off, but I couldn't resist pre-ordering this for the accessories. Shakespeare Bust!

The new McFarlane Toys Batman Classic TV Series (Batman '66) 2-pack of Batman & Robin, including Batusi hands, batarangs, communicators, and the flippable Shakespeare bust!

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Josh Mayfield @bean525.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Does anyone know if there has ever been official Polaris (Lorna Dane) sprites/pixel art in any Capcom games? I thought she might be in an ending, but I don't recall. Barring that, @scrollboss.bsky.social have you ever made one? Asking for a friend.

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