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Chris Roberson @chrisroberson.net · 03/10/2026

After much deliberation we agreed on our first movie watch for spooky season this year.

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Chris Roberson @chrisroberson.net · 21/09/2026

Basically this is where I’ll be spending my free time starting this Tuesday…

TV screen showing Control Resonant is downloading onto a PS5

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Chris Roberson @chrisroberson.net · 19/09/2026

This absolute brick of a book arrived in the mail for me today. I’ve only flipped through it so far and already found gems. I’ll be digging through this for a WHILE...

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Chris Roberson @chrisroberson.net · 09/09/2026

I'm a lifelong Star Trek fanatic (as my profile pic attests), and the two times that I worked professionally on Trek projects (one prose novella and one comic miniseries) were some of the most fun I've ever had while getting paid. Happy 60th anniversary #StarTrekDay to all who celebrate, and LLAP!

$Cover of Star Trek: Myriad Universes: Echoes and Refractions, a collection of novellas$ Cover for Star Trek/Legion of Super-Heroes #1, art by Phil Jimenez

Cover for Star Trek/Legion of Super-Heroes #1, art by Phil Jimenez

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Chris Roberson @chrisroberson.net · 02/09/2026

Without saying your age, what is your favorite movie that came out when you were 20?

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Chris Roberson @chrisroberson.net · 31/08/2026

Some quality physical media arrived in the mail for me today.

Ghosts UK on DVD and Backrooms on Blu-ray

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Chris Roberson @chrisroberson.net · 23/08/2026

I'm probably forgetting times that I briefly spent in some of these "Never been" states when changing planes or on layovers at airports, but this is a fairly accurate snapshot. whereidlive.com/t/us-states-...

A map of the US showing the states where I've lived, visited, or passed through

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Chris Roberson @chrisroberson.net · 20/08/2026

I’ve been making slow progress with my reread of Tom Strong, and just came across a very familiar page…

A collected volume of Tom Strong open to the same page which is hanging framed on a wall

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Chris Roberson @chrisroberson.net · 07/08/2026

This is just a snapshot of my tastes this very moment and liable to change without warning, but this feels like a pretty representative sampling.

Wings of Desire, The Life Aquatic, Pee-Wee's Big Adventure, and The Princess Bridge

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Chris Roberson @chrisroberson.net · 05/08/2026

As bad as the air quality in Portland is today, it’s not a patch on the time in 2020 when the air was “Beyond Index” bad.

Air Quality Index display showing “Beyond Index” levels of awfulness

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Chris Roberson @chrisroberson.net · 02/08/2026

Barnes & Noble was having a half-off sale on select Blu-rays and I couldn’t pass up these classics.

Blu-rays of Krull and The Last Starfighter

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Chris Roberson @chrisroberson.net · 16/07/2026

I've been playing @hankgreen.bsky.social's SMUSH word game for the last week or so, but today was the first time I really felt like I hit my stride.

SMUSH score of 1030, perfect, and 8-day streak

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Chris Roberson @chrisroberson.net · 06/07/2026

The spinner rack in my living room was due for a refresh, so I decided to pull out my favorite comic from one of the best cartoonists working today.

A comic spinner rack loaded with Paul Grist’s Jack Staff

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Chris Roberson @chrisroberson.net · 18/06/2026

Sure, why not? I did the thing. kojira.github.io/bluesky-lice...

"Bluesky License" for user @chrisroberson.net

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Chris Roberson @chrisroberson.net · 13/06/2026

He’s found a little sunlight and he’s making the most of it.

Cat sitting in a spot of sunlight on a great carpet

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Chris Roberson @chrisroberson.net · 12/06/2026

I am shocked, shocked I say, to find that I landed in exactly the same bucket when I took the Pew Political Typology quiz.

“Leftward Progressive” result in the Pew Research Typology Quiz

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Chris Roberson @chrisroberson.net · 09/06/2026

Do I tell him that cargo shorts are tragically unhip, or just that there’s no way this pair will fit him and hope he takes the hint?

Cat asleep in cargo shorts atop Star Wars sheets

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Chris Roberson @chrisroberson.net · 08/06/2026

We don't usually see each other's headers. Here's mine. Quote post with yours.

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Chris Roberson @chrisroberson.net · 01/06/2026

Post a poster you used to have in your room, apartment, or house.

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Chris Roberson @chrisroberson.net · 20/05/2026

quote with a fictional band that is not spinal tap

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Chris Roberson @chrisroberson.net · 18/05/2026

A new book by @annodracula.bsky.social is always a cause for celebration but I’ve been particularly looking forward to this one. That’s my evening’s entertainment sorted for the next little while.

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Chris Roberson @chrisroberson.net · 11/05/2026

Lower Decks! Lower Decks! Lower Decks!

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Chris Roberson @chrisroberson.net · 10/05/2026

I’ve already read in other formats two of the three things I brought home from the comic shop this week, but I needed to have these on the shelf. Those are some good comics, y’all.

The Sixth Gun, Witch Hat Atelier, and Comics! the Magazine.

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Chris Roberson @chrisroberson.net · 05/05/2026

The next book on my To Read shelf is going to have to stay on that shelf a while longer, as a new arrival has jumped to the front of the line.

The cover of Martha Wells’ Platform Decay

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Chris Roberson @chrisroberson.net · 27/04/2026

It was about time to refresh the spinner rack in my living room, and seemed fitting to give one of my absolute favorite series from childhood a moment in the spotlight. RIP Gerry Conway.

A spinner rack displaying issues of the Atari Force comic book series.

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Chris Roberson @chrisroberson.net · 22/04/2026

When I was checking out the guy working the register said “Oooh, you got the GOOD pens.”

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Chris Roberson @chrisroberson.net · 21/04/2026

I responded to this yesterday after overthinking it WAY too long, and deleted it later when I decided I didn't like my answer. Many of my niche IP choices actually been revived recently (Thundarr the Barbarian anyone?) or claimed by friends earlier in the day. So here is my actual list: - Voyagers!

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Chris Roberson @chrisroberson.net · 07/04/2026

My new thing is to liberate comics in my collection from their short boxes for a while and give them a spin on the spinner rack in my living room, and I’m liking the look of this month’s choices.

Grendel Tales back issues on a spinner rack

Marshal Law back issues on a spinner rack

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Chris Roberson @chrisroberson.net · 28/03/2026

I’m in the mood for some feature length anime tonight, and I think I’ve narrowed it down to one of these two options.

DVDs of Blood the Last Vampire and Ghost in the Shell

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Chris Roberson @chrisroberson.net · 23/03/2026

Since everyone is sharing original art that they own, here is one of my prized possessions, a spread by JH Williams and Mick Gray from Promethea.

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Chris Roberson @chrisroberson.net · 21/03/2026

A recent acquisition from Powell’s. I thought the high concept sounded interesting, but the format was the real selling point, intrigued by this pocket sized “Nomad edition.”

Cover to A Magical Girl Retires by Park Seolyeon

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Chris Roberson @chrisroberson.net · 09/03/2026

I was only at ECCC for a couple of days but still managed to return home with treasures.

An assortment of comics and graphic novels

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Chris Roberson @chrisroberson.net · 08/03/2026

Pour one out for the portable white noise machine I’ve been using every night since 2010, which sputtered a final death rattle a couple of days ago and then fell silent forever…

A beloved white noise machine, now sadly departed.

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Chris Roberson @chrisroberson.net · 13/02/2026

I ventured across the Willamette River in search of Thai food and books, and returned in triumph.

Two books on a table top, Something Wicked This Way Comes and There Is No Antimemetics Division.

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Chris Roberson @chrisroberson.net · 01/01/2026

I had the same question last night, and found these listings in the end credits.

End credits for the Stranger Things finale

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Chris Roberson @chrisroberson.net · 23/12/2025

It’s the most wonderful time of the year…

The dvd menu screen of the Pee-Wee’s Playhouse Christmas Special

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Chris Roberson @chrisroberson.net · 11/07/2025

Here’s the cover of my son’s Eraser mini comic and a two-page gag featuring Killer Croc and some guy in a bat costume. (Done when Danny was 13yo.)

Cover of a mini comic featuring The Eraser

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Chris Roberson @chrisroberson.net · 28/05/2025

Lots of great new comics were waiting for me at the comic shop this week, hard to know which ones to read first.

A selection of new comic books spread on a table.

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Chris Roberson @chrisroberson.net · 03/03/2025

Blue the cat has apparently decided that he will be traveling to Seattle with us this time around…

A goofball cat hiding in an upright empty suitcase.

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Chris Roberson @chrisroberson.net · 16/12/2024

We had 1. in my house when I was a kid, but I actually started with this one.

Vintage Radio Shack Electronic TV Scoreboard pong console

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Chris Roberson @chrisroberson.net · 26/09/2024

Look at that! I wrote an episode of the Batwheels animated preschool series, "Nightbike's Noisy Night," and it's now available to stream on Max. This was a lot of fun to work on, and I'm endlessly grateful to showrunner Michael G. Stern for the opportunity!

Title screen for an episode of Batwheels, "Nightbike's Noisy Night"

Credit screen for Batwheels episode, Written by Chris Roberson

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Chris Roberson @chrisroberson.net · 17/09/2024

I was a little late to the party, but I got here as quick as I could.

I was the 181,029th user to join Bluesky

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Chris Roberson @chrisroberson.net · 11/06/2024

Hey, Portland people! I'll be at Books With Pictures Con this Saturday at 4PM to join @csciacchitano.bsky.social for a discussion about his new graphic memoir, The Heart That Fed. Come on by!

Flier for Books With Pictures Con panel with Carl Sciacchitano

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Chris Roberson @chrisroberson.net · 05/03/2024

I returned from ECCC ‘24 with treasures. Lots of great reading ahead!

A collection of mini-comics and graphic novels on a table, all by awesome creators.

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Chris Roberson @chrisroberson.net · 08/11/2023

A perfect album that came out the year I turned 16? In a year full of perfect albums, this would probably be my personal favorite. (Prince and the Revolution's Parade and Billy Bragg's Talking with the Taxman About Poetry are neck in neck for the second slot.)

Album cover for R.E.M.'s Life's Rich Pageant

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Chris Roberson @chrisroberson.net · 01/11/2023

We decided to go old school with this year’s jack o’lantern.

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Chris Roberson @chrisroberson.net · 31/10/2023

The one page of Finder that I have is from Talisman, too!

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Chris Roberson @chrisroberson.net · 17/08/2023

It's a little bit outside of that window (released in 1991), but words cannot express the crushing disappointment of sitting in the theater for the first showing on opening day of this absolute turd of a film...

The poster for Highlander 2: The Quickening, the most disappointing theatrical experience of my lifetime

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