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Daniel @danieladkins.bsky.social · 15/10/2026

God fucking dammit. This is ridiculous. Where the hell is Ninjak’s hand for that sword? That is not Shadowman’s logo at all. I’m pretty sure that’s a completely different design from the Armorclads book! I cannot believe this is happening to a company I once loved so much. Fuck Valiant and fuck AI.

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Daniel @danieladkins.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Not entirely happy with these photos i took yesterday but whatevs

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Daniel @danieladkins.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

I love that these two books are companion series

Cover to Absolute Martian Manhunter #1 by Deniz Camp and Javier Rodríguez

Cover to Absolute Green Lantern #1 by Al Ewing and Jahnoy Lindsay

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Daniel @danieladkins.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Drop some PUNCHES 👊 🧡💚 🤕

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Daniel @danieladkins.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

This is the big one. And, like… the only way I can see Ewing’s book as “treating you like a child” is if you’re acting like a child. Which, given Spidey and Venom fans, yeah, makes sense that that is how you read it.

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Daniel @danieladkins.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Oh my god. I just realized. Joe Quesada made both these designs.

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Daniel @danieladkins.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

This is admittedly a little after 12, but I really do think this guy changed my brain chemistry

Character design for Ninjak from Valiant Entertainment

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Daniel @danieladkins.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

I feel like my Transformers peeps would like GIN-GR. She’s a giant robot base that used to do genocides before Livewire showed her that doing genocides was bad.

GIN-GR concept art by Clayton Crain, from Armor Hunters

1:50 ratio cover for Armor Hunters #3 by Mico Suayan

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Daniel @danieladkins.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Been spending the last week or two really going heavy on my Valiant reread. I love these characters so much, yall. For all the highs and lows that the company has gone through, I truly believe it is the true realization of what a shared superhero universe can be.

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Daniel @danieladkins.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

They even got my guy Jim in there

Promotional poster from D23 2026 teasing Jim Hammond/Human Torch appearing in the upcoming VisionQuest series

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Daniel @danieladkins.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Oh my god. I am losing my shit at this

Post from Valiant Entertainment’s Instagram where they’ve used AI to recreate parts of the final page of Archer and Armstrong (2012) #0

Final page of Archer and Armstrong (2012) #0

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Daniel @danieladkins.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

I love the screwball comedy of early Hal and Carol too. I wish this dynamic was more present in later stories.

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Daniel @danieladkins.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Friendly reminder that this character is not a “he”

Shredhead from Transformers (2023), by Daniel Warren Johnson and Mike Spicer

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Daniel @danieladkins.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

THAT will always be my memory of Peter Cullen. Him and my mom talking about how much she loved Eeyore.

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Daniel @danieladkins.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Clark and Lois got nothing on them

Panel of Iris West and Barry Allen being comics cutest couple from Showcase #14

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Daniel @danieladkins.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Thinking about how this panel is canonically Jack Knight’s last appearance

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Daniel @danieladkins.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

If you see this, post a blonde ⭐️

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Daniel @danieladkins.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

I also like a lot of elements of Misty’s look from when she was a supporting character in Nick Spencer’s Captain America run, but I prefer the all red. Would love to see the glasses come back though.

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Daniel @danieladkins.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

I feel like neither Misty nor Colleen have really found those perfect designs, but I generally like the red and white catsuit/jacket style looks that solidified in the early 2000s, ideally with Misty’s gold arm.

Part of the cover to Amazing Spider-Man #78.BEY by Leinil Yu and Sunny Gho

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Daniel @danieladkins.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

I also just think that the Flash Family has gotten too big and that Judy doesn’t really add anything. Doesn’t help that she’s only been in really bad stories from Jeremy Adams. Plus, I don’t care much for her name and costume. “The Boom” is just… such a bad name, even for a Golden Age sidekick.

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Daniel @danieladkins.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

2 year old niece, after I’ve already let her have too much screen time : “I WANNA WATCH CARS!!!” My brain: “Okay.”

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Daniel @danieladkins.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

If we are considering that “standard”, then I gotta go in the opposite direction and say the Future Foundation suit. Crisp, clean. Loved Pete being part of the family here.

Cover to Amazing Spider-Man #658 by Marko Djurdjević

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Daniel @danieladkins.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Are we counting the Symbiote suit as standard? Cause if not, then that one all the way. I can totally see why it was believed that this could supplant the Ditko classic, and while I’m glad that didn’t happen, I’m also glad that the black suit became such an integral part of Spidey mythos

Cover to Marvel Team-Up #141 by Art Adams and Mike Mignola

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Daniel @danieladkins.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Said this before elsewhere, but it’s worth reiterating: Can’t believe @al-ewing.bsky.social and @leegarbett.bsky.social predicted our cultural shift from Sexy Tumblr Men being the number one fictional male archetype to Sleepless Disheveled Disaster Men *seven years early*

Loki, from Young Avengers (2013) #11 by Kieron Gillen and Jamie McKelvie

Loki, God of Stories, from Loki: Agent of Asgard #13, by Al Ewing and Lee Garbett

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Daniel @danieladkins.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Loki, God(dess) of Stories. I love the Agent of Asgard look, but there’s just something about the scrungly look of their final form that just clicks. I also really like the Skald Loki from Immortal Thor

Cover to Loki: Agent of Asgard by Lee Garbett

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Daniel @danieladkins.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Nadia Van Dyne’s design is the perfect update of Jan’s original, and it’s almost a crime that Jan herself doesn’t get to wear something so perfect. As for Jan herself, I gotta give it to EMH.

Janet Van Dyne/Wasp from The Avengers: Earth’s Mightiest Heroes

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Daniel @danieladkins.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Okay, hot take (maybe? I don’t know what the general consensus on RoboCop design is), but I actually really dig the first version from the reboot. It’s actually a really great update of the classic suit.

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Daniel @danieladkins.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

I have to stay true to my heart and say Hal Jordan’s second look from the Silver Age (when Gil Kane started adding the green shoulders from issue #37 onwards)