Ian @crossoverappeal.bsky.social · 5hReading the early Don DeLillo novels makes me believe that people really did put lampshades on their heads during raucous midcentury cocktail parties. 000
Reposted by IanIan @crossoverappeal.bsky.social · 16hUnbound in the Square: Superhero Auteurs in Reagan’s America 68 pages for $5.95 By Ian Thomas Edited by Austin English Cover by Johnny Damm All proceeds go to Asheville Prison Books Project. avlpb.bigcartel.com 011
Ian @crossoverappeal.bsky.social · 16hUnbound in the Square: Superhero Auteurs in Reagan’s America 68 pages for $5.95 By Ian Thomas Edited by Austin English Cover by Johnny Damm All proceeds go to Asheville Prison Books Project. avlpb.bigcartel.com 011
Reposted by IanIan @crossoverappeal.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Miller, Janson, Varley, Starlin, Wrightson, Wray, and Reagan. Unbound in the Square. A 68 page chapbook benefit for Asheville Prison Book Project. avlpb.bigcartel.com 023
Ian @crossoverappeal.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Miller, Janson, Varley, Starlin, Wrightson, Wray, and Reagan. Unbound in the Square. A 68 page chapbook benefit for Asheville Prison Book Project. avlpb.bigcartel.com 023
Reposted by IanZack Quaintance @zackquaintance.bsky.social · 28/09/2026i had a chance to check this out and it's a great project for a worthy cause take a look! 021
Reposted by IanIan @crossoverappeal.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Unbound in the Square: Superhero Auteurs in Reagan’s America. Dark Knight Returns. Batman: The Cult. Punisher: P.O.V. avlpb.bigcartel.com All proceeds go to Asheville Prison Books Project. 073
Ian @crossoverappeal.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Unbound in the Square: Superhero Auteurs in Reagan’s America. Dark Knight Returns. Batman: The Cult. Punisher: P.O.V. avlpb.bigcartel.com All proceeds go to Asheville Prison Books Project. 073
Reposted by IanTed Leo 🍉 @tedleo.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Check out this cool fundraiser for Asheville Prison Books Project - 1186
Ian @crossoverappeal.bsky.social · 27/09/2026In my interview with AVLPB and other books-to-prisoners groups, they emphasize the struggle against subjective rules and limited resources, and the need to push through those barriers in the name of solidarity with prisoners. Sales of Unbound will help offset those costs: avlpb.bigcartel.com.tcj.comComics for Prisoners: A Roundtable - The Comics JournalDo incarcerated people want to read comics? Absolutely. But how can they? Ian Thomas speaks with representatives of four organizations dedicated to getting books into the hands of American prisoners -... 022
Reposted by IanThe saddest girl to ever hold a martini @lifeisterrible.bsky.social · 21/09/2026hello hi hey do it, everyone buy it it is a great cause please thank you ❤️ avlpb.bigcartel.com/product/unbo...avlpb.bigcartel.comUnbound in the Square: Superhero Auteurs in Reagan's America (AVLPB Benefit)In “Unbound in the Square: Superhero Auteurs in Reagan's America,” critic Ian Thomas explores a lineage of titles from the early days of the squarebound comics format; a design-forward, creator-driven... 2104
Ian @crossoverappeal.bsky.social · 26/09/2026For the weekend warriors who enjoy reading about grim and gritty superheroes while supporting the Asheville Prison Books project. All proceeds to avlpb.org! Read the excerpt at TCJ (linked below) and pick it up here! Avlpb.bigcartel.comavlpb.bigcartel.comAVLPBUnbound in the Square By Ian Thomas Edited by Austin English Cover by Johnny Damm Available through October 16, 2026 All Proceeds Benefit AVLPB 000
Ian @crossoverappeal.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Here’s the link if you want to read it at lunch. It’s a PDF, so really you can read it whenever! The future is here. Benefits Asheville Prison Books (avlpb.org) Avlpb.bigcartel.comavlpb.bigcartel.comAVLPBUnbound in the Square By Ian Thomas Edited by Austin English Cover by Johnny Damm Available through October 16, 2026 All Proceeds Benefit AVLPB 000
Ian @crossoverappeal.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Why not spend your Friday reading my chapbook, Unbound in the Square, instead of working? It’s about Miller’s Dark Knight Returns and Starlin, Wrightson, and Wray’s The Cult and P.O.V. Benefits Asheville Prison Books (avlpb.org) Excerpt here: www.tcj.com/excerpt-unbo...tcj.comExcerpt: Unbound in the Square: "Hunt the Dark Knight" - The Comics JournalIt's apparently Batman Day tomorrow, so here's an essay on Batman, courtesy of Ian Thomas, from a self-published charity zine. 042
Reposted by IanZack Quaintance @zackquaintance.bsky.social · 24/09/2026listen to tim, tim has a great take here imo 023
Ian @crossoverappeal.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Love reading about grim and gritty comics of the 1980s? Hate the dehumanizing carceral state of the present? Consider reading my chapbook about Dark Knight Returns, Batman: the Cult, and Punisher: P.O.V. 100% of Proceeds go to Asheville Prison Book Project avlpb.org www.tcj.com/excerpt-unbo...tcj.comExcerpt: Unbound in the Square: "Hunt the Dark Knight" - The Comics JournalIt's apparently Batman Day tomorrow, so here's an essay on Batman, courtesy of Ian Thomas, from a self-published charity zine. 1106
Reposted by IanShane M. Bailey @shanembailey.com · 15/11/2024Peter Kuper, Seth Tobocman, and Christof Kohlhofer's World War III Illustrated www.tcj.com/we-worry-abo...tcj.com'We worry about everything': A World War 3 Illustrated roundtable - The Comics JournalIan Thomas sat down with the editors of the latest issue – Susan Simensky Bietila, Nicole Schulman, Seth Tobocman, and Jordan Worley – to talk about the latest issue of the anthology, World War 3 Now,... 011
Reposted by IanRocket Roc @rocketroc.bsky.social · 21/09/2025www.tcj.com/systemic-cha... Know what I'm gonna read next.tcj.com"Systemic Change Is What Really Matters": An Interview with Bill Campbell - The Comics JournalPublisher, editor and writer Bill Campbell talks with Ian Thomas about his new graphic novel with Bizhan Khodabandeh,The Day The Klan Came To Town, the historical riot that inspired it, the unfortunat... 011
Reposted by IanJake "Fracadactyl" Palermo @gutternaut.substack.com · 06/03/2024I really can't help but appreciate when someone can look at a topic and not get caught up in the rush of it. #comics #punisher www.tcj.com/notes-on-a-c...tcj.comNotes on A Cultural History of the Punisher - The Comics JournalIan Thomas presents his notes on A Cultural History of the Punisher, a recent book from veteran writer-on-comics Kent Worcester which seeks to analyze the shifting context of Marvel's inescapable vigi... 044
Reposted by IanAditya Bidikar @adityab.net · 31/03/2024Notes on A Cultural History of the Punisher: www.tcj.com/notes-on-a-c...tcj.comNotes on A Cultural History of the Punisher - The Comics JournalIan Thomas presents his notes on A Cultural History of the Punisher, a recent book from veteran writer-on-comics Kent Worcester which seeks to analyze the shifting context of Marvel's inescapable vigi... 012
Reposted by IanThe Comics Journal @comicsjournal.bsky.social · 18/10/2023Ian Thomas reviews I Am Stan: A Graphic Biography of the Legendary Stan Lee, the second of artist Tom Scioli’s renditions of the architects of Marvel Comics after a 2020 book on Jack Kirby: “not purely a litany of sins, nor is it solely an apologia.” www.tcj.com/reviews/i-am... 032
Reposted by IanThe Comics Journal @comicsjournal.bsky.social · 04/08/2025‘I just wanted to do my version of an H.P. Lovecraft story’: Will Menaker of Chapo Trap House interviewed by Ian Thomas www.tcj.com/i-just-wante...tcj.com'I just wanted to do my version of an H.P. Lovecraft story': a talk with Will Menaker of Chapo Trap House - The Comics JournalWill Menaker of Chapo Trap House on the new anthology Year Zero (Bad Egg, 2025), political podcasting, and the opportunity of weakening Trump support in the face of the Epstein files, interviewed by W... 082
Reposted by IanThe Comics Journal @comicsjournal.bsky.social · 05/11/2024World War III is in it‘s 45th year- issue 54’s editors Susan Simensky Bietila, Nicole Schulman, Seth Tobocman, and Jordan Worley talk with Ian Thomas about putting it all together: www.tcj.com/we-worry-abo...tcj.com'We worry about everything': A World War III Illustrated roundtable - The Comics JournalIan Thomas sat down with the editors of the latest issue – Susan Simensky Bietila, Nicole Schulman, Seth Tobocman, and Jordan Worley – to talk about the latest issue of the anthology, World War 3 Now,... 041
Reposted by IanThe Comics Journal @comicsjournal.bsky.social · 06/03/2024Ian Thomas presents notes on A Cultural History of the Punisher, a recent book from veteran writer-on-comics Kent Worcester which seeks to analyze the shifting context of Marvel’s inescapable vigilante character. www.tcj.com/notes-on-a-c... 043
Reposted by IanThe Comics Journal @comicsjournal.bsky.social · 29/05/2026This week on The Comics Journal: Ian Thomas talked with "Antifa Comic Book" creator Gord Hill about politics and comics.tcj.comA talk with 'Antifa' cartoonist Gord Hill on capitalism, fascism, resistance and comics - The Comics JournalFor most politically-minded creators seeking success in a commercial milieu, to be an artist-activist means to lean more heavily on the artist designation and couch the activism in subtext and signifi... 1134
Reposted by IanThe Comics Journal @comicsjournal.bsky.social · 20/12/2024Where Comics Can Take Their Rightful Place as Righteous Trash: A Look at Matt Seneca’s Pure Evil By Ian Thomas: www.tcj.com/where-comics... 091
Reposted by Ianboban @boban4.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Η πρώτη αμερικανικη κριτική για το "Φάντασμα". Και τι κριτική! Έχω ψιλοτρελαθεί όπως μπορείτε να καταλάβετε. www.tcj.com/reviews/the-...tcj.comThe Spectre - The Comics JournalThe Spectre (Kersplebedeb Publishing, 2026) by Lefteris “Boban” Papathanasis, Mauro Vanetti, Vangelis Zikos, reviewed by Ian Thomas. 167144
Reposted by IanIan @crossoverappeal.bsky.social · 23/09/2026100% of proceeds to Asheville Prison Books Project avlpb.org. Buy here: avlpb.bigcartel.comavlpb.bigcartel.comAVLPBUnbound in the Square By Ian Thomas Edited by Austin English Cover by Johnny Damm Available through October 16, 2026 All Proceeds Benefit AVLPB 001
Ian @crossoverappeal.bsky.social · 23/09/2026100% of proceeds to Asheville Prison Books Project avlpb.org. Buy here: avlpb.bigcartel.comavlpb.bigcartel.comAVLPBUnbound in the Square By Ian Thomas Edited by Austin English Cover by Johnny Damm Available through October 16, 2026 All Proceeds Benefit AVLPB 001
Ian @crossoverappeal.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Re: The wigs on The Americans were they just keeping them in a hamper? In a pile on the floor? Did anyone evaluate them in any way before rolling the cameras? 000
Reposted by IanJohnny Damm @johnnydamm.bsky.social · 18/09/2026An excerpt from Ian Thomas's Unbound in the Square up today in The Comics Journal (@comicsjournal.bsky.social)! I quite enjoyed making this cover... Read the excerpt and consider buying the chapbook. 100% of proceeds go to Asheville Prison Books! www.tcj.com/excerpt-unbo...tcj.com 066
Reposted by IanThe Iron Age of Comics @ironageofcomics.bsky.social · 21/09/2026I made a donation last night and am eager to read this. Please consider supporting what I think is a very worthy cause! avlpb.bigcartel.com/product/unbo...avlpb.bigcartel.comUnbound in the Square: Superhero Auteurs in Reagan's America (AVLPB Benefit)In “Unbound in the Square: Superhero Auteurs in Reagan's America,” critic Ian Thomas explores a lineage of titles from the early days of the squarebound comics format; a design-forward, creator-driven... 034
Ian @crossoverappeal.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Bumping for the Monday commuters. Spend that bus or train ride with a PDF about prestige format comics in the eighties instead of staying abreast of current events. Dwell in the past! Lose yourself in nostalgia! Benefits Asheville Prison Books Project (avlpb.org)! 042
Reposted by IanThe Comics Journal @comicsjournal.bsky.social · 19/09/2026By the way, you can purchase Ian's zine here: avlpb.bigcartel.comavlpb.bigcartel.comAVLPBUnbound in the Square By Ian Thomas Edited by Austin English Cover by Johnny Damm Available through October 16, 2026 All Proceeds Benefit AVLPB 054
Reposted by IanThe Comics Journal @comicsjournal.bsky.social · 19/09/2026FRIDAY FRIDAY FRIDAY: We provide an excerpt from @crossoverappeal.bsky.social 's new zine, which is all about Batman (OK, it's about a lot more than that). Proceeds go to the Asheville Prison Books Programtcj.comExcerpt: Unbound in the Square: "Hunt the Dark Knight" - The Comics JournalIt's apparently Batman Day tomorrow, so here's an essay on Batman, courtesy of Ian Thomas, from a self-published charity zine. 2167
Ian @crossoverappeal.bsky.social · 18/09/2026@comicsjournal.bsky.social has an excerpt of my chapbook, Unbound in the Square, covering Frank Miller’s Dark Knight Returns and Starlin, Wrightson, and Wray’s Batman: The Cult. www.tcj.com/excerpt-unbo...tcj.comExcerpt: Unbound in the Square: "Hunt the Dark Knight" - The Comics JournalIt's apparently Batman Day tomorrow, so here's an essay on Batman, courtesy of Ian Thomas, from a self-published charity zine. 176
