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Dave @daveb23.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

I think the entire point of accessibility options is that the people who require them don't have to ask for your special permission to understand what you've posted, because it's just there already. It's about including people by default. It generally only takes a minute or two.

Anonymised person says: "I have taken this approach:

Alt Text: "more than happy to provide on request." And I am.

Maybe a reflection on the popularity of my art, but I have yet to receive one request."

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Dave @daveb23.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

Dammit, YouTube. You had me excited there for a second.

Screenshot of YouTube listing from Global News referring to a "Jaw-dropping dinosaur disco" but it's actually "discovery" and the end of that word is obscured by the 1:55 running time of the video.

The image shows paleontologists (presumably) working at a site using tools. Next to them are images of dinosaur bones in boxes and laid out on sheets of paper. Underneath that it reads, "Jaw-dropping tyrannosaur..."

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Dave @daveb23.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

"Just...stop describing me." Far as I know I've never even met Steven Erikson. Excerpt from Legacies of Betrayal.

"All grinding to a halt, and why was this good? Because Dully hated money. He hated the very idea of money. Wished it'd never been invented, and whoever had invented it deserved every curse imaginable, uttered over spraying blood-sacrifices every day and every night for all time until the end of the universe. So there. Hahahaha."

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Dave @daveb23.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Sunlight and fog on the water of Schultz's canal down at the wetlands near the airport in Brisbane this morning. The cool and the light blanket of fog make this the best time of morning to go cycling.

Photo of water illuminated golden by the rising sun. Trees are silhouetted in the background, and light clouds of fog hang over the canal.

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Dave @daveb23.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Probably not going to need anything else to eat today.

2 frying pans om a stove top. One contains three eggs, the larger has two sausages, rashers of bacon, onions, a tomato cut in half and sliced mushrooms.

Large white plate holding two slices of toast, two hash browns, three eggs, two sausages, bacon, onions, tomatoes and mushrooms.

Presentation leaves a bit to be desired but it was very yummy.

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Dave @daveb23.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

I had to venture forth to get the new Erikson book yesterday, and on my way saw this charming piece of graffiti which really brightened my day,

The side of a bus stop shelter in Brisbane with "FUCK AI" written across it in yellow paint.

The front cover of Steven Erikson's "Legacies of Betrayal", which is mostly orange and red, and seems to depict 3 warriors, looking small, in the foreground, facing away from the viewer and squaring up to an enormous serpent or dragon, which is partially obscured by clouds of sand or dust.

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Dave @daveb23.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Because 70's Doctor Who was on repeat in Australia when I was growing up, it's hard for me to pinpoint which I saw first, but it was one of this lot - they all terrified me. Honourable mentions go to daleks, cybermen, rutans and Sutekh's gift of death. More info in alt text

The Auton attacking the UNIT jeep and making off with the Nestene "thunderball" started it. Then there's that infamous scene of the shop window mannequins coming to life. DW was a good source of scares.

This cliffhanger was stunning - you get to see the monster and it looks AMAZING! - but even scarier was the scene with Zygon-Harry attacking Sarah with the pitchfork. Lis Sladen sells the terror SO well. This whole story is amazing, but those two scenes stand out in my memory.

Keeler turning into a krynoid, being fed chunks of meat and begging Sarah to release him before yelling repeatedly at her, You want me to die! Wow. Also in this story is that trash compactor that Chase feeds people into. Properly chilling stuff.

Mr Sin, nightmare fuel. This character was SO creepy.

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Dave @daveb23.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Drop some TRANSFORMATIONS Hulk transformation sketch I did.

Bruce Banner turns into the Hulk. Pencil art by David Blewer.

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Dave @daveb23.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Well, sure that's one way to do it, but I reckon you only need two Daleks to have the World's Biggest Dalek Collection. They just need to be the two biggest Daleks in the world.

Screenshot of a youtube video title reading "World's Biggest Dalek Collection" picturing a middle aged man amongst a large assortment of daleks of various sizes.

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Dave @daveb23.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Happy 1000 to Spider-Man! Post a Spidey cover! On Campus Lurks the Lizard! Art by Todd McFarlane. Always been my favourite Spider-Man cover art. #ComicSky

Amazing Spider-Man #313 cover art, featuring the Lizard with Spider-Man in his grasp, peeling the mask back from Spidey's face.

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Dave @daveb23.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Been a decent day. Slept in, went cycling (50th consecutive day), set a new best time without trying to (2hrs 04 mins for 61 kms), cooked a big brekky (pictured), read "Wool" by Hugh Howey and then watched some of SIlo s1, did the dishes and cleaned the kitchen, watched footy, ate curry, now bed.

A large white plate. On the plate are 2 herb and garlic beef sausages, half a tomato, fried onions, 3 fried eggs on top of 2 hash browns on top of 2 slices of wholemeal toast, a rasher of bacon and some fried mushrooms.

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Dave @daveb23.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

It's been a good week for cycling, & choosing to just go every day regardless of anything makes life much easier for my AuDHD brain. No more dithering, no more guilt for choosing not to go. The physical benefits have been significant, too. Losing weight despite eating more, better memory & sleep.

Screencap of Cycling section of my Garmin connect app. Did a total of 425.79 km over 15 hours and 24 minutes during the week.

Am also on a 49 day streak of cycling every day.

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Dave @daveb23.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Picked this up from the library yesterday and very much enjoying it so far. (Not that I've read much yet) Silo has been pretty entertaining tv, so I'm curious to find out how faithful they've been to the source material.

Wool by Hugh Howey. The novel, sitting on my lounge room table.

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Dave @daveb23.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

I have lemon madeira cake, and suddenly the world seems a little bit better.

Two slices of lemon madeira cake on a Spider-man plate.

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Dave @daveb23.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Reposted with alt text.

Just so we're clear

If your response to
'Please don't kill the children'
Is 'Well yeah, but
[insert literally anything]'

In all of human history
100% of the time
You're the villain.

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Dave @daveb23.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

This is the display in my lounge room currently.There's another big book case on the other side of the room but these are my faves. Mum would proof read some of my school stuff but she didn't really need to and didn't find a lot to correct.I spell pretty well and am a bit of a grammar enthusiast.

Books filling room dividers in my lounge room.

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Dave @daveb23.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Foggy morning in Brisbane. Apart from that, great conditions for cycling because it was so still. Road to nowhere, cycling in a cloud. 44th consecutive day cycling; standard daily 60km ride.

Looking East at the (invisible) sunrise. Down by Kedron Brook, out in the wetlands near the airport.

Down by Kedron Brook, out in the wetlands near the airport. There's a river/ brook there, past those trees.

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Dave @daveb23.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

40 consecutive days cycling, so I celebrated with a punctured tyre! Anyway, that cut the ride short, as experience has taught me that once my spare tube is on the bike, go home. Rear tyre threadbare, time for new tyres.

Blurry photo of bicycle tyre worn through.

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Dave @daveb23.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

That would be very cool! (says the Doctor Who fan) I think the colours are most reminiscent of the scarf he had in his first season, because they changed from time to time. Would go well with a maroon jacket if you could find one!

Tom Baker as the 4th Doctor, playing with a yo-yo.

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Dave @daveb23.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Splash Page of the Day Tales to Astonish #92 Pencils by Marie Severin, inks by Frank Giacoia I'm a big fan of the Hulk and I think this layout is really cool. Severin is possibly my favourite Hulk artist from before the 80s.

The Incredible Hulk! Turning Point!

The Hulk looms impossibly large over a city skyline, his hands held up menacingly before him.

Caption: In which a great new chapter dawns in the unforgettable saga of the world's most misunderstood misanthrope!

Featuring one of the most startling surprises of the season!! When you least expect it you're gonna gasp at the sudden appearance of a wildly sensational guest star...!

Credits box: Another bombastic bullpen triumph!! Only mighty Marvel could combine the matchless talents of: Smilin' Stan Lee, Writer; Magnificent Marie Severin, Illustrator; Frank Giacoia, Inker; Artie Simek, Letterer.

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Dave @daveb23.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Splash Page of the Day Something different today, something by me!- a splash page for a story I was working on around 2006, abandoned. I've included pencils, partial inks & computer inks of the same image. Computer inks aren't great, but at least they're finished. Alt text for more info.

Double page spread, sketch. Pencils by David Blewer.

An inset panel on top left shows a vast plane of wreckage from above. The wreckage forms a rough circle and is intersected by a river.

Main image, a man in the lower left of the image, his back to us, looks out over a panoramic shot of the ruins of an alien city. Plumes of smoke rise from fires in the distance, and further behind that is seen an enormous engine of alien design, eldritch energies pouring forth from the top.

The man is muscular, has long hair and is wearing rags tied around his waist.

Did not construct the perspective, just fudged it.

Double page spread,pencil, partially inked. Art by David Blewer.

A rectangular inset panel on top left is blank. A circular inset panel lower right is also blank.

Main image, a man in the lower left of the image, his back to us, looks out over a panoramic shot of the ruins of an alien city. Plumes of smoke rise from fires in the distance, and further behind that is seen an enormous engine of alien design, eldritch energies pouring forth from the top.

The man is muscular, has long hair and is wearing rags tied around his waist.

I got this far with inks and then my rapidograph broke, so it was abandoned. I did computer inks a few years later using Illustrator once I'd learned how to use that program.

Digital black and white comic art by David Blewer, double page spread.

An inset panel on top left shows a vast plane of wreckage from above. The wreckage forms a rough circle and a river runs nearby.

Main image, a man in the lower left of the image, his back to us, looks out over a panoramic shot of the ruins of an alien city. Plumes of smoke rise from fires in the distance, and further behind that is seen an enormous engine of alien design, eldritch energies pouring forth from the top.

The man is muscular, has long hair and is wearing rags tied around his waist.

Lower right, circular inset panel shows the man's face. He has a beard and moustache, his eyes are entirely black.

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Dave @daveb23.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Splash Page of the Day Daredevil #181 Pencils by Frank Miller, inks and colours by Klaus Janson. Miller certainly knew how to grab the reader's attention! His run on Daredevil is legendary, for good reason. He took a struggling book and made it a must-read, hugely popular title.

A full page illustration of Daredevil getting shot in the head, as seen through a sniper's scope.

Captions:

BLAM. You're dead.

Maybe that's how I'll do it. Just get you in my sights and blow your brains out. Nah. That'd be too quick.

Stan Lee presents Last Hand

Frank Miller, story & art; Klaus Janson, Finished Art & Colors; Joe Rosen, letters; Denny O'Neill, Editor; Jim Shooter, Supervisor.

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Dave @daveb23.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

I started to cook myself something for lunch today, looked out the window and realised I had an audience! They all looked quite fat, so no idea why they're so interested in what I'm eating. A mischief of magpies; that seems a fitting term for them.

The view outside my kitchen window, showing the Hills Hoist in the back yard with about 12 magpies perched on it.

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Dave @daveb23.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Splash Page of the Day Fantastic Four #340 pg 2. Art by Walt Simonson When I was a teenager getting into comics I didn't much care for Simonson's art. What a fool I was. He has a keen eye for storytelling, dramatic posing and excellent design sense. He's a master of modern comic art.

Black and white pen and ink art by Walt SImonson.

A Celestial fills the fram, his right hand outstretched to the viewer, his feet planted broadly apart. They are surrounded by enormous alien machinery.

Tiny by comparison, the Fantasticar flies past, bearing what looks like 6 figures, one of them wearing a cape.

Speaker 1: "For Pete's sake! What is this? A convention? Who the heck is that? Galactus' big brother?"
Speaker 2: "The initial reports of this whole affair spoke of the involvement of a Celestial! That has to be him! And he's analyzing Gladiator's attack!"
Speaker 1 (presumably): "Yeah? Well, me and Han Solo both got a bad feeling about this!"

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Dave @daveb23.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Too good not to share, but now with alt text.

Image of an East Asian gentleman smoking a long pipe.

Caption reads: "Stop blaming yourself and others. Learn feng shui & blame the furniture."

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Dave @daveb23.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Splash Page of the Day from Master of Kung-Fu #19 Pencils by Paul Gulacy, Inks by Al Milgrom and colours by Stan Goldberg. Nothing like the Man-Thing to make for a dramatic splash page!

Splash page for Master of Kung-Fu #19. Art by Paul Gulacy, Al Milgrom and Stan Goldberg.

Shang-Chi is in a swamp, with is back to the viewer. He is looking at the Man-Thing, who is perched atop a grassy verge beside the swamp, clutching the branches of a nearby tree. In the background the colours of the sky suggest dusk or dawn, and three birds take flight.

Title: Retreat, guesting... the macabre Man-Thing

Featuring characters created by Sax Rohmer.

Steve Englehart, writer; Paul Gulacy, Artist; Al milgrom, inks; Orzechowski, letters; Stan G, colours; Roy Thomas, editor.

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Dave @daveb23.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Splash Page of the Day Master of Kung-Fu #116 Pencils and Inks by Gene Day, colours by Christie Steele I am unsure about how these stories land in a cultural sense these days (so apologies if needed), but it's undeniable that this is an impressive piece of art. Such a cool way to open a story!

Pen and Ink art by Gene Day with colours by Christie Steele.

An expansive double page spread showing a vast underground lair characterised by many flights of brick stairs leading up from a body of water to various doors and exits. Rivulets of water stream down in multiple cascades across the image, and shafts of light filer in from a set of windows high above.

At one door on the upper right side of the image stands a man in black robes holding a torch. A red dragon or perhaps bird of fire is emblazoned on his chest.

Three panels are set into the brickwork. The first shows Shang-Chi in hand to hand combat with a robed, bald east Asian man. The second shows the two of them side by side. The third panel is a close-up of Shang-Chi's face, showing from the bottom of his nose up to his forehead.

Title caption, formed of bricks, reads "Blood of his blood"

Captions: "I grew up in my father's stone fortress, sometimes called a retreat. It was both, and it was in Honan...in China.

"There, I saw and did the things which constitute what I now am, and there my spirit was slowly shaped by others...others, who wore masks throughout the entire process of my youth, whose true nature was never revealed until it was all over, and almost too late...

"...leaving my youth shattered into the fragments of a false mosaic.

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Dave @daveb23.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Today's ride was awful. I usually get up,have a coffee (with honey in it), drink 750mL of water, wait half an hour & then go cycling. I did neither of those today, thinking I would hydrate during the ride. Big mistake. Also didn't plan on 90k ride, & after 60k's was gruelling. Headwinds on return.

Screenshot of Garmin Connect app, showing map of today's ride. 89.99kms, 3hrs 27 mins, 26 km/hr avg speed, etc.

Screenshot of different Garmin Connect app screen. Shows this week's cumulative rides. 426.38 kms, 15hrs 58 minutes total time.

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Dave @daveb23.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Woo! Going to see this tonight on the big screen! 4th time seeing it at the cinema for me. First was almost 35 years ago, in my final year of school. I think it came out in November in Cairns where I lived at the time. Damn that makes me feel old. 35 years!

Film poster for Terminator 2: Judgment Day. Poster shows Arnold Schwarzenegger as the Terminator, holding a shotgun, on a Harley Davidson bike.

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Dave @daveb23.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

So, yesterday was 31°C and 40-something % humidity. Today was 30°C and 85-ish % humidity. Today was much worse. I decided to explore bike paths beyond my usual route and got a flatty 30kms from home. Fortunately had a spare tube which got me home. I am utterly exhausted though. Stupidly so.

Screenshot of Garmin Connect app. Map of Brisbane showing my cycling route today. 63.03kms distance, 2hrs 24 minutes total time, 26.2km/hr Avg speed, etc.

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Dave @daveb23.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Splash Page of the Day from Eerie #58, 1974 Art by Bernie Wrightson. The absolute master of blank and white, pen and ink art.

Black and white, pen and ink art by Bernie Wrightson, showing a violent, storm-tossed ocean on which a single person in a small sailboat is looking at an enormous sea monster rearing up from the water.

Title: The Pepper Lake Monster.

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Dave @daveb23.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Splash Page of the Day Shanna the She-Devil #1 Pencils by Ross Andru, Inks by Vince Colletta, colours by P.Goldberg. A dynamic shot of Shanna wrestling a crocodilian, introducing our hero. I'm not familiar with much of Andru's work, but this is great. #ComicSky

Coloured pen and ink comic book art, featuring Shanna on the back of a vertical crocodilian as it lunges out of a body of water. Shanna has a knife in her right hand and is grasping the animal around it's neck. In the background the green of a jungle, with branches overhead.

Stan Lee presents Shanna the She-Devil

The Moon of the Fear-Bulls!

Caption: Sabre-studded reptilian jaws clash, open and clash again! The enormous scaley body thrashes and twists in Shanna's grip, as she struggles to plunge her knife into the vulnerable belly!

Carole Seuling, Story; Ross Andru, Art; Vince Colletta, Inker; C.Jetter, Letterer; P.Goldberg,colourist; Roy Thomas, Editor.

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Dave @daveb23.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

I don't know how you cope with such injustice! It's not that way over here. Lime the same peice as the lesser marmalades.

Screenshot of Coles supermarket online search for Rose's marmalade, showing all 3 varieties are the same price.

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Dave @daveb23.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Been a good week for cycling. Pretty happy with that 26 day streak as well.

Screenshot of Garmin Connect ap showing cycling activities over the last 7 days. 382.58km total distance for the week.

At the base of the graph it records that I'm in the midst of a 26day streak of cycling every day.

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Dave @daveb23.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Splash Page of the Day Superman vs Muhammed Ali pgs 2 & 3 Art by Neal Adams & Dick Giordano. Neal Adams worked on almost every major title at DC and Marvel over the course of a very long career, before doing his own creator-owned titles. He was just *so* good. This 2 page spread is phenomenal.

A double page illustration, pen and ink, coloured. Pencils by Neal Adams, Inks by Dick Giordano or Terry Austin, colours by Cory Adams, lettered by Gaspar Saladino.

A double page spread of a scene on a city street in downtown Metropolis. Pedestrians on the pavement walk past market stalls while cars pass by on the street.

Title: Training

Captions: It is a steamy August afternoon in downtown Metropolis--and this inner-city ghetto is being invaded by reporters Clark Kent, Lois Lane and Jimmy Olsen--a trio as out of place as they look...

Clark: I still think we're on a wild goose chase!
Lois: Are you sure he's somewhere near here, Jimmy?
Jimmy: That's what y source said!

Caption: For nearly an hour they prowl...

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Dave @daveb23.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Splash Page of the Day New Mutants #21 Art by Bill Sienkiewicz. There's no one like Sienkiewicz. He's continued to experiment and change his style throughout his career and is SO prolific. A scene like this is surprisingly difficult to do well, but Sienkiewicz makes it look easy. #ComicSky

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Dave @daveb23.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Splash Page of the Day Doing this early today. A friend requested a Silver Surfer splash page, & I know he's a fan of Ron Lim Surfer, so here's the splash page for Silver Surfer Vol 3 #18. Galactus vs the Inbetweener! I have the strange urge to yell "Bus wankers" but not those Inbetweeners.

Silver Surfer vol 3 #18 pg 4. Pen and ink, black and white art. Pencils by Ron Lim and Inks by Joe Rubenstein with lettering by Ken Bruzenak.

Galactus punches the Inbetweener in the mouth while the Inbetweener punches Galactus in the stomach. There's a lot of Kirby Krackle around.

n the top left Nova, Herald of Galactus, watches on, while in the bottom right the Silver Surfer flies past on his surfboard. The two combatants float in a starry void.

At the top of the page a speech bubble reads, "Let the battle begin!" but it's unclear who is speaking.

Silver Surfer vol 3 #18 pg 4. Pen and ink, coloured art. Pencils by Ron Lim, Inks by Joe Rubenstein and colours by Tom Vincent with lettering by Ken Bruzenak.

Galactus punches the Inbetweener in the mouth while the Inbetweener punches Galactus in the stomach. There's a lot of Kirby Krackle around.

n the top left Nova, Herald of Galactus, watches on, while in the bottom right the Silver Surfer flies past on his surfboard. The two combatants float in a starry void.

At the top of the page a speech bubble reads, "Let the battle begin!" but it's unclear who is speaking.

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Dave @daveb23.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Splash Page of the Day Pencils by John Buscema and inks by Joe Sinnott Buscema knocks this one out of the park with one of the most menacing Doctor Dooms I have ever seen. #comicsky #DoctorDoom #FantasticFour

Coloured pen and ink comic book art. Pencils by John Buscema, inks by Joe Sinnott.

A menacing Doctor Doom looms over the fallen figure of Sue Storm, energy crackling in his left hand. The room they are in is totally black. In the background a lighted doorway is seen, where the Thing and a blonde woman stand, looking inside.

Captions and speech from top of page to bottom:

The Fantastic Four! Stan Lee Presents* Roy Thomas, Writer, Editor* John Buscema, Artist* Joe Sinnott, inker; John Costanza, letterer.

The Way It Began!

Nightmare (n): A terrifying dreamin which the dreamer experiences stark feelings of hopelessness, sorrow or shock.

Nightmare: what Benjamin J. Grimm enters as he opens an assuming-looking door somewhere in the Baxter building only to see--

The Thing: "Suzie! --murdered by Doctor Doom!"

Based in part on that clasic first issue of F.F. by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby.

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Dave @daveb23.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Splash Page of the Day Pencils by Gene Colan and Inks by Tom Palmer. Problem with searching for great images online is I can't always find out what issue they're from, but I couldn't go past this - it's exceptional. Gene Colan was a colossus of comic art.

Coloured comic book art showing a giant Dormammu grasping a floating Doctor Strange by the leg. Strange has cast a spell which hits Dormammu's face in an eldritch green blast, to no effect.

Dormammu: Dr. Strange--you who have ever called yourself Master of the Mystic Arts--learn now how puny your much-vaunted power when 'tis I who oppose you...when 'tis I who now stand ready to snuff out the brief candle of your worthless life...I, Dormammu!

Dr Strange: Then it was you who sent your wraith-like hordes against me...phantom shapes which existed merely to drain my mystic power...til I remained but a shrunken shadow of my former self!

Credits box: Another legend-laden landmark, ripped untimely from the talented tentacles of: Stan Lee, editor; Roy Thomas, writer; Gene Colan, Artist! Inked by Tom Palmer; Lettered by I. Watanabe

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Dave @daveb23.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Splash Page of the Day Fantastic Four #51 pg 1 Pencils by jack Kirby and Inks by Joe Sinnott An iconic image and a famous story. Going to do a run of some classic artists from a ways back. It took me a while to appreciate Kirby's art - when I was a kid I didn't like it, but he was rightly King.

The Thing from the Fantastic Four standing on a city street in the rain. Pencils by jack Kirby and Inks by Joe SInnott.

Caption reads: The Fabulous F.F. must solve the terrible riddle of...

"THIS MAN...THIS MONSTER!"

Quite possibly this may be one of the greatest illustrated epics yet produced by...Stan Lee, writer; Jack Kirby, penciller; Joe Sinnott, inker; artie Simek, letterer.

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Dave @daveb23.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Every day I'm grateful I'm not seeing sick or dead birds around where I live. Every day I wonder if it's just a matter of time. 😥 Today I saw this kookaburra and currawong on the clothesline. It made me smile. 😊

Kookaburra and a currawong on a Hills Hoist clothesline. In the background, a leafy green tree above a lawn covered in brown leaves.

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