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Chris Arrant

@chrisarrant.bsky.social
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Husband to Melissa | 👁️‍🗨️ Writer/editor, as seen at Popverse, Marvel, PW, EW, Life, SDCC, NYCC | chris@chrisarrant.com | ✊ @WGAEast member | 🏳️‍🌈 He/him

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Fantagraphics @fantagraphics.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
"Optimism stems from the same place–still being able to discover new things that excite me personally, that remind me that the medium is very much alive and well." Eric Reynolds spoke to Chris Arrant at Popverse about "surviving comics without selling your soul"! ow.ly/IcOk50ZRyNe
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Fantagraphics’ Eric Reynolds on surviving comics without selling your soul: “Integrity is not purity”
Eric Reynolds still believes comics are alive and well, even if the comics business makes him deeply cynical.
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Chris Arrant @chrisarrant.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
This isn't an obituary. It's a flex. www.linkedin.com/pulse/what-p...
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What Popverse built together
This week, Popverse’s editorial and video teams are leaving ReedPop and RX USA. That makes this a strange time to talk about readership, viewership, and traffic - statistics can feel awfully small nex...
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Popverse @popversesays.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
“Integrity is not purity.” Fantagraphics’ Eric Reynolds on surviving comics without selling your soul, speaking with Chris Arrant. @fantagraphics.bsky.social @chrisarrant.bsky.social Read on: www.thepopverse.com/comics-eric-...
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Fantagraphics’ Eric Reynolds on surviving comics without selling your soul: “Integrity is not purity”
Eric Reynolds still believes comics are alive and well, even if the comics business makes him deeply cynical.
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Chris Arrant @chrisarrant.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Today is the last day of Popverse as you and we know it. You can find us here: - @graemem.bsky.social - @ashleyvrobinson.bsky.social - @grantdearmitt.bsky.social - @juleschingreene.bsky.social - @trentlcannon.bsky.social and our always: - @explodingarrow.bsky.social 4 years, 4 months.
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Eddie Campbell @eddiecampbell.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Here's a big event in my quiet life. Loads of unseen art and I enjoyed writing the interspersed commentary, with loads of humor and insight about making comics. Kickstarter open now. www.kickstarter.com/projects/moo...
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The Arts of Eddie Campbell, Comicker
The first ever Eddie Campbell Artbook
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Jules Chin Greene @juleschingreene.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Last week I was laid off from my staff writer job at Popverse. I am looking for work! I am looking for a full-time position in journalism, comics publishing/editorial, marketing/publicity, and communications. Also open to freelancing. julesgreenejournalism@gmail.com linktr.ee/juleschingre...
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Jules Chin Greene - writer Official: Instagram | Linktree
Staff Writer at Popverse
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Liam McGuire @liammcguire.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
I was let go from BOOM! Studios this afternoon. If you are looking for someone well-connected in the comic industry (in both media and PR), with experience in graphic design, audio and video editing, and much more. Please reach out. Email: Liammcguirejournalism@gmail.com.
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Popverse @popversesays.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Marvel Masterworks nearly died — until one collector looked at all 389 volumes on his shelf and thought, “Maybe we could take this on.” @kanalz.bsky.social @cloverpress.bsky.social @chrisarrant.bsky.social @marvelcomicshqs.bsky.social Read on: www.thepopverse.com/comics-marve...
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The new Marvel Masterworks will have rare art, matching spines, and a Jim Lee puzzle because Clover Press understands us
Marvel Masterworks nearly died, but one collector looked at his 389-volume shelf and said, “Maybe we could take this on?”
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Chris Arrant @chrisarrant.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Josh Cassara is leaving behind a family and a career that feels both remarkably accomplished and cruelly unfinished. (1/3)
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Chris Schweizer @ NCAF & NYCC @schweizercomics.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Hobbit Day (the shared birthday of the intergenerational Baggins boys) was yesterday, but I didn't post any hobbits! So here are some of the ones drawn up as part of the absurdly big LOTR set I've been doing this year, plus honorary hobbit Gandalf.
Watercolored drawings, with named bases, for the story-consequential hobbits present in the first half of FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING, and also Gandalf.
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Chris Arrant @chrisarrant.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
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Helioscope @helioscopepdx.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Now accepting applications for the Helioscope mentorship program, January- April 2027. Details at: helioscopepdx.com/mentorship
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Mentorship — Helioscope
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🏳️‍⚧️Critical Kate Willært @katewillaert.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
@chrisarrant.bsky.social Oh, interesting — I’d written about the first attempt to put Jim Lee in charge of Marvel, but was unaware John Nee was part of the equation! www.comicsbeat.com/marvel-knigh...
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Marvel Knights Turns 20: But Was It Almost A Jim Lee Imprint?
PLUS: How Joe Quesada got banned from Batman, and Marvel almost bought WildStorm.
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Sarah Andersen @sarahseeandersen.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
The image is of a four panel comic.
In the first panel we see Sarah, the protagonist, next to a stick figure labeled “AI”. The stick figure says, “my outputs look just like yours now.”
The second panel zooms in on Sarah’s face. Above her we see text reading “I think”.
The third panel zooms in closer on Sarah’s face. Text above her reads “you missed”.
The fourth panel shows Sarah drawing happily in a sunlit room. The text above her reads “the point”.
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Chris Arrant @chrisarrant.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Some of what you read about my team and I is true. What you hope I do next is also probably true. #comics
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Chris Arrant @chrisarrant.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Emotionally I’m here.
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Art Viewer @arthistory.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
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Staff at Whitney Museum, Brooklyn Museum, and American Folk Art Museum Authorize Strike
“Staff should be able to afford to live in the city they work in,” said one of the workers organized with UAW Local 2110.
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Chris Arrant @chrisarrant.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Post a character you think is cool and give no explanation why:
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Chris Arrant @chrisarrant.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
The best part about comics is the people making them, and talking with those people is what I love most about comics journalism. Right now here in 2026, who is the interviewer in the comics space you love the most? Give me 3 examples of what forms your opinion.
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Chris Arrant @chrisarrant.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
There's much more to this. I'm watching the readership of this (first?) article intently to see if there's enough support to cover this more.
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Popverse @popversesays.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
TOKYOPOP’s CPA firm raises “substantial doubt” about the manga publisher’s ability to continue. Details: www.thepopverse.com/comics-tokyo...
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TOKYOPOP’s accountant raises “substantial doubt” about the manga publisher’s ability to continue
TOKYOPOP wants investors to fund its transformation, but its financial disclosures reveal a company under strain after a $2m gamble turned into a $2m loss.
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Popverse @popversesays.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
13 months after the Baltimore Sun fired its staff cartoonist, his former co-workers have begun using AI to illustrate new ones. Details: www.thepopverse.com/comics-balti...
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The Baltimore Sun’s AI cartoons have drawn a blistering response from the artists they imitate
13 months after the Baltimore Sun fired its staff cartoonist, his former co-workers have begun using AI to illustrate new ones.
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Chris Arrant @chrisarrant.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
You know and I know there's some comic companies who list job openings in weird places. Ping me any you know of and I'll add them to this monthly guide!
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Popverse @popversesays.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
D Comics (yes, sort of like DC Comics) is the working name for Disney and WEBTOON’s new comics app platform Details: www.thepopverse.com/comics-d-com...
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D Comics (yes, sort of like DC Comics) is the working name for Disney and WEBTOON’s new comics app platform
WEBTOON job listings reveal a surprising name for Disney’s new comics platform.
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Chris Arrant @chrisarrant.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
My life: covering a con while also having a 50+ page printout of a comic company's reg CF financial paperwork as light reading.
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Sarah Andersen @sarahseeandersen.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
The image is of a four panel comic.
In the first panel we see a dragon sitting on a pile of treasure. A speech bubble pointing off panel reads, “Dragon, why do you have all this treasure?”
In the second panel we zoom in on the dragons face. He simply says “shiny”.
In the third panel we pan to the left and see that there is a crow standing next to the dragon on the treasure.
In the fourth panel we zoom in on the crows face. He says “hell yeah”.
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Jill Pantozzi @jillpantozzi.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Hey, comic professionals. Before you go posting and liking silly things, maybe remember your bud may never act around you the way they act around those they choose to target.
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Oklahoma Comic Arts Foundation @okcomicarts.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
One week from today, OCAF guest @henrybarajas.bsky.social will be visiting three Metro Library locations to talk to attendees about his work and storytelling process! One week from tomorrow, Henry will be next to the Metro Library table at OCAF 2026! Special thanks to Metro Library for the collab!
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Zack Davisson @zackdavisson.com · 04/09/2026
Occasional reminder the so called "open secrets" in comics is rarely as open a secret as people might imagine. The vast majority of us hear about this kind of shit the exact same moment you do.
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Chris Arrant @chrisarrant.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
This is not normal. What can companies do to help protect the people they work with better?
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Broken Frontier @brokenfrontier.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
The Discourse on Bluesky has turned to understandable concerns about the lack of comics commentary outlets. So just a reminder we're still here championing exciting new voices, showcasing genuinely indie work, and prioritising marginalised creators. www.brokenfrontier.com/about/
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About – Broken Frontier
Broken Frontier - who we are and what we do. Find out about BF's mission to champion emerging and marginalised voices here.
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Chris Arrant @chrisarrant.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
I've learned that several great people at ComicBook.com have been laid off as part of the latest round of layoffs as the company's new owners continue to make changes.
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Chris Arrant @chrisarrant.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
I'm looking for an expert on VC funding, for a couple articles I'm working on in the comics & gaming spaces. If this is you, reach out. If you know someone who is, tell them to reach out.
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Popverse @popversesays.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Image Comics & Warren Ellis have been developing new comics together since 2023, with Ellis joking back then that the publisher was "trapped." Details: www.thepopverse.com/comics-warre...
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Image Comics & Warren Ellis have been developing new comics together since 2023, with Ellis joking back then the publisher was "trapped"
Warren Ellis' Image Comics comeback was quietly underway just two years after the publisher publicly broke ties with him over sexual misconduct allegations.
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Popverse @popversesays.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
An ambitious US manga store chain wants to fill the hole left by Waldenbooks, B. Dalton, and the mall bookstores you still miss. And it's already become one of the largest comic store chains in the U.S.. Details: www.thepopverse.com/comics-manga...
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An ambitious US manga store chain wants to fill the hole left by Waldenbooks, B. Dalton, and the mall bookstores you still miss
This growing manga chain wants to become the Waldenbooks of a new generation.
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Popverse @popversesays.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
What Zainab Akhtar learned from taking a year away from ShortBox Comics Fair, and why she's excited for 2027's return. @shortboxcomicsfair.bsky.social Read on: www.thepopverse.com/comics-zaina...
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What Zainab Akhtar learned from taking a year away from ShortBox Comics Fair. and why she's excited for 2027's return
Zainab Akhtar believes readers will follow great comics. ShortBox Comics Fair keeps proving her right.
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Chris Arrant @chrisarrant.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
I would love to write about comic shop stuff all day. www.thepopverse.com/comics-credi...
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You can't get a degree in running a comic shop, but now you can get C.R.E.D.I.T.
Comic shop workers can now prove professionally that, yes, they know their stuff.
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Chris Arrant @chrisarrant.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Back in 1983, a comic artist named Rich Buckler sued the Comics Journal and two of its writers for libel for reporting on his comics. In once instance calling one "racist", and the other for noting several instances where he traced other artists' work without credit. (1/3)
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Alison Sampson is working @alisonsampson.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Just giving you a heads up, we are running the (very popular) portfolio reviews for all-comers at @thoughtbubbleuk.bsky.social again this year. Just turn up with your work and a guest will review it. You can even have multiple reviews. I'll put up a thread about it, but pretty much that's the info.
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Chris Arrant @chrisarrant.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
This year for NYCC, I'm opting to do less panels so I can have time more conversations with people in and around the con. Some will be interviews recorded for publication, others will be just talking comics and journalism.
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Sarah Andersen @sarahseeandersen.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
The image is of a four panel comic.
Panel one shows a bone. The bone says, "I make stem cells!"
Panel two shows a pancreas. The pancreas says, "I make insulin!"
Panel three shows the bone and pancreas and now a brain. The brain says "I make scenarios!"
Panel four shows the bone, pancreas, and brain. The brain is on fire.
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Chris Arrant @chrisarrant.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
I appreciate you, Tom. I wish I could have told you that more, even for you to play it off even more. (comic by Michael Kupperman)
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Fantagraphics @fantagraphics.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
"We try to find the best work that we can find, and trust that if they are as good as we think they are, that audiences will follow." Eric Reynolds spoke to Popverse about our new Takumigraphics imprint, read more at ow.ly/hUx950ZBGJj!
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Fantagraphics' next chapter in manga begins with Lovers of the Empire
After 30 years of publishing manga, Fantagraphics is going bigger with its new Takumigraphics line.
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Benjamin L. Clark @benjaminlclark.com · 18/08/2026
LOL --- How about Jack Kirby pencils for a Tiger Mutant on a playground slide for Thundarr The Barbarian? He's going to whack his head after that first full turn, so he'd better lie down for this one. www.comiclink.com/img/comics/s...
A tiger man holding maybe a weapon or a telescope maybe and some futuristic space armor, maybe, stands at the top of a playground slide that makes a single spiral on the way down. He's comically large standing at the top of the slide. There is a large tree in the background and either some kind of metal framework wreckage or a very futuristic monkey bars. Caption at the top reads, "Ancient playground" and at the bottom "Den of Sleeping Demons"
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Chris Arrant @chrisarrant.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Earlier this month I spoke with Fantagraphics' Eric Reynolds about several things... their new manga imprint being one of them.
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Popverse @popversesays.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Before Jim Lee became DC's president, Marvel apparently tried to put him & his partner John Nee in charge of Marvel Comics in the '90s. Read on: www.thepopverse.com/comics-marve...
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Before Jim Lee became DC's president, Marvel apparently tried to put him & his partner John Nee in charge of Marvel Comics in the '90s
Forget Heroes Reborn: Marvel had a much bigger plan for Jim Lee in the '90s.
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Chris Arrant @chrisarrant.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
A huge amount of respect to @comixace.bsky.social, @zachrabiroff.com and the TCJ crew for writing, editing, and publishing this level of comics journalism. Thanks to Fantagraphics for funding all this with no ads or subscriptions. www.tcj.com/comics-indus...
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Comics industry veteran accused of secret dealings, unpaid bills in multiple business deals - The Comics Journal
Adam Fortier accused of misuse of funds, questionable practices, and a trail of unpaid bills.
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Popverse @popversesays.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
What changed? Image Comics is working with Warren Ellis again after publicly cutting ties in 2021 due to sexual misconduct allegations. Details: thepopverse.com/comics-warre...
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What changed? Image Comics is working with Warren Ellis again after publicly cutting ties in 2021 due to sexual misconduct allegations
Warren Ellis returns to Image Comics years after sexual misconduct allegations, and Image Comics doesn't want to comment on what changed.
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Popverse @popversesays.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
How can you find a good job in the comics business? This list! Full list: www.thepopverse.com/comics-jobs-...
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Open Comic Jobs (Updated August 2026): VIZ Media, Dark Horse, ComiXology, Forbidden Planet, and more need comics superstars
How can I find a good job in the comics business? This list!
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Popverse @popversesays.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
How FairSquare Graphics stayed alive thanks to comic conventions following Diamond's nightmare meltdown. @fabricesapolsky.bsky.social Read on: www.thepopverse.com/comics-fairs...
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How FairSquare Graphics stayed alive thanks to comic conventions following Diamond's nightmare meltdown
Fabrice Sapolsky is proving comics still sell best one conversation at a time.
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