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Dave Carter @davereadscomics.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Hot take: the next saga Star Wars movie shouldn’t be Episode X, it should be Episode XIII. Give us all new characters and situations and a nice long gap that fans can speculate about.

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Dave Carter @davereadscomics.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

It’s time for another #ComicGeeksSunday — join with me and post your #LastFourComics read! #comicsky

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Dave Carter @davereadscomics.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Yabba-dabba-dabba-dabba Yabba-dabba-dabba-dabba-doo Batman!

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K. A. “Kîck Åß” Pillë @keithpille.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

as threatened: some Star Wars historiography keithpille.com/preface-to-l...

As is often the case, lack of sources is not the problem. We have many; documentarians seemed to be everywhere during the chain of galactic wars, and new documentaries come out constantly, highlighting or recontextualizing this or that aspect of the conflicts. New print materials also make their way into the arena at a puzzling rate. There is no shortage of information! But not all information is created equal. Many of the documentaries are slanted or of dubious veracity or applicability. I’ve found it useful to base my analysis on a fairly small pool.

Although his work is far from perfect (and in due time I’ll be devoting much attention to questioning his biases), the big dog of the documentary world is George Lucas, working both alone and with his collaborators. Equally crucial, and serving as a necessary countering viewpoint to Lucas et al, is the stunning documentary work done collaboratively by the team lead by Tony Gilroy. Indeed, one could probably reframe the entire material-vs-spiritual question as Lucasian -vs-Gilroyist.

Troublingly, the documentary work capturing the situation after the fall of the Empire is of significantly more varied quality, sometimes contradicting itself to such a degree that one throws up their hands and wonders if any of it can be relied on (indeed, to air a bit of gossip from the faculty lounge, there’s widespread belief that at some point the academy will disavow en masse the veracity of the First Order-era material entirely, particularly the later Abrams work). This is unfortunate, because that troubled second Abrams piece would, at face value, appear to tip our debate decisively in one direction; I don’t believe that material can be taken at face value, but it must certainly be reckoned with, and I shall of course do so in the course of this analysis.*

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Dave Carter @davereadscomics.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Hey there #comicsky : It’s time for another #ComicGeeksSunday — post your #LastFourComics read! I read some Batmans for Batman Day yesterday

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Dave Carter @davereadscomics.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Top Shelf Friday time, what's a comic in your collection that you love? ❤️ The first two of Phil Foglio’s Buck Godot OGNs from Donning/Starblaze fun and funny sci-fi adventure comics #TopShelfFriday #comicbooks #comicsky

Left: Buck Godot, Zap Gun for Hire
Right: Buck Godot—PSmith

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Dave Carter @davereadscomics.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Did you know?: In addition to the many shelves of translated manga in the main comics collection at AAELibrary, @umichlibrary.bsky.social also has many shelves of original Japanese manga volumes in the Asia Library!

Cover of The Jiro Taniguchi Collection volume 1

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Dave Carter @davereadscomics.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Last four characters you saved on your phone are your D&D party.

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Dave Carter @davereadscomics.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Top Shelf Friday time, what's a comic in your collection that you love? ❤️ I’m pretty sure that “Good Ol’ Charlie Brown” was the first comic I ever owned (at age 4). #TopShelfFriday #comicbooks

Cover of Good Ol’ Charlie Brown, with Charlie Brown in the center, his head in a halo of white, on an olive green background.

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Dave Carter @davereadscomics.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

The premise is THE MUPPET SHOW—why is this so hard??!?!?

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caroline cash @cashbrowns.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Nancy 9/7/26 … Happy Labor Day 🛠️

8 Hours for Work, 8 Hours for Rest, 8 Hours for What We Will. Based on a screenprint by Ricardo Levins Morales after the organizing work done by Robert Owen.

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Dave Carter @davereadscomics.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Top Shelf Friday time, what's a comic in your collection that you love? ❤️ I have several (sadly not all) of the Titan editions of Alan Moore & co.’s Swamp Thing. The art looks amazing in black and white! #TopShelfFriday #comicbooks

Cover of Swamp Thing volume 4 (Titan edition)

Interior art from Swamp Thing volume 4 (Titan edition) by Steve Bissette & John Totleben (originally from Saga of the Swamp Thing #34)

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Dave Carter @davereadscomics.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

The video (directed by Sunburnkids) for Jennie’s new single, “Fallen Angel”, is kind of a revelation. The main part is good with intriguing visuals accompanying a song with interesting production, but then after the song ends there’s two more minutes that dive straight into David Lynch territory.

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JENNIE - FALLEN ANGEL (Official Video)

YouTube video by JennieRubyJaneVEVO

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Dave Carter @davereadscomics.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

If you see this, post a not quite Star Trek

Marina Sirtis, Giannis Tsimitselis, and Torrey DeVitto in Love's Greek to Me (2023)

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UM CVGA @umcvga.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

U-M students: we will be at Party for Your Mind today from 2-4pm on the third floor of Shapiro with Mario Kart on the big screen. www.lib.umich.edu/visit-and-st...

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Party for Your Mind Welcome Event

All students are invited to the Shapiro Library for our annual Party For Your Mind (P4YM) welcome event!

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Dave Carter @davereadscomics.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Top Shelf Friday time, what's a comic in your collection that you love? ❤️ This week, in honor of Jack Kirby's birthday, The original art edition of his (and Gil Kane’s) unfinished and unreleased adaption of The Prisoner. #TopShelfFriday #comicbooks