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David Baillie @NYCC @davidbaillie.bsky.social · 9h

Sounds like The Lakes was a great con - gutted I couldn't make it.

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I can't stop thinking how wrong the tech bros have understood creativity and creators. Or even just having hobbies. #erliart

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Prof Frank McDonough @fxmc1957.bsky.social · 22h

4 October 1936. Battle of Cable Street took place in Cable Street, Whitechapel, London. It was a clash between the Metropolitan Police, protecting a march by the British Union of Fascists (BUF) led by Sir Oswald Mosley and various anti-fascist and Jewish demonstrators.

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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 02/10/2026

Calling all NYC artists — painters, filmmakers, poets, musicians and more! Did you know our city provides grants to support your work every year? And this year, we're DOUBLING the amount — from $5,000 up to $10,000 per artist! Deadlines are approaching fast — apply today at nyc.gov/artistgrants.

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Graeme Neil Reid @graemeneilreid.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

My latest cover for Commando Comics has been revealed and it is part of the four new stories that will be released next week that see's the series reach its 6,000th issue. This one is #5999 Captain Starblaze and I sort of drew my first ever Superhero comic cover.

Painting, the cover to Commando Comics #5999 'Captain Starblaze'. The larger image to the right shows a superhero comic book on fire lying on the ground surrounded by bullet shells. To the left is an image of a film set with flying saucers in the background.

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All-Devouring* Scourge of Terra (Mrs.) @martianempress.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Respectfully to my fellow scholar: That's a common gloss, but a close analysis (cf.: Eco's monographs) it's not that he WILL not lie, it's that he CAN not lie. It's a geas, not unlike that laid upon ancient Celtic heroes. Sir Mix-A-Lot is a "chosen one" in the mode of Arthur or Fionn mac Cumhaill.

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BACK ISSUE! Magazine @backissuemagazine.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Sadly, Russ Heath had to rely on doing art commissions and on donations from @heroinitiative.bsky.social to survive in his later years. Roy Lichtenstein got four million dollars for blatantly stealing/swiping Heath's work -- Russ Heath got nothing. ...not even enough for a glass of wine.

Comic strip written and drawn by Russ Heath detailing his financial and medical problems late experienced late in life and how the Hero Initiative helped him in his time of need.

The strip was colored and lettered by Darwyn Cooke.

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Hellish @hellishpod.com · 28/09/2026

Double trouble this week as NICK ABADZIS & ANGELA WATSON pick the NINE tracks they will meet in Hell! Comics wiz @nickabadzis.bsky.social & therapist Angela tell us about creating My Beloved Other, their new comic about love, race, and their 30+ year relationship. Listen podfollow.com/hellish

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Neill Cameron @neillcameron.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

I really do think Steve Yeowell’s work on Zenith Phase III was a high watermark for, well for comics generally tbh

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Iron Spike @ironspike.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

If you ever need your faith in the sciences restored after having it so violently compromised by techbros masquerading as technologists, I encourage you to check out the breakthrough after breakthrough ongoing in oncology.

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the babahuck @tylerhuckabee.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

rip annie dillard

One of the things I know about writing is this: spend it all, shoot it, play it, lose it, all, right away, every time. Do not hoard what seems good for a later place in the book or for another book; give it, give it all, give it now. The impulse to save something good for a better place later is the signal to spend it now. Something more will arise for later, something better. These things fill from behind, from beneath, like well water. Similarly, the impulse to keep to yourself what you have learned is not only shameful, it is destructive. Anything you do not give freely and abundantly becomes lost to you. You open your safe and find ashes.

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Roger Langridge @hotelfred.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Your friend and mine, Mark F. Zorro

Drawing of Zorro, smiling, pointing his sword out towards us.

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whet moser @whetmoser.com · 15/09/2026

rhea seehorn didn’t win for better call saul so vince gilligan was like, what if she was the only character, what now

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2000AD Randomizer @2000adrandom.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

John McCrea

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David Barnett @davidmbarnett.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

If you love Emmy award-winning Widow's Bay then you'd probably like my novel Scuttler's Cove etc etc oh god I can't do this any longer just read it if you want or don't it's all fine

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Rachael Stott @rachaelstott.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

'I hear comics are dying'- the women embroidering the Bayeux tapestry, probably

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Emily M. Bender @emilymbender.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

And if they literally say "AI" can do your job, they are also relinquishing any claim to their own area of expertise, because "AI" doesn't refer to a coherent set of technologies but rather is used to wrap various different (usually janky) tech in a false veneer of magical functionaliy. >>

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THE AI CON

How to Fight Big Tech's Hype and Create the Future We Want

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Roger Langridge @hotelfred.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Bloke in a mask.

Colour drawing of Will Eisner's Spirit, punching his enemy Carrion. Huge letters in the background spell out "Spirit". Carrion's pet vulture lies dazed on the ground.

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NormKonyu @normkonyu.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Hmm. I wonder what's behind all that? A panel from my upcoming graphic novel, WYNTERBOURNE....

A couple, dressed in 1920s fashions, stare up at a confused tangle of branches and undergrowth on the other side of a wooden fence

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Maura McHugh @splinister.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Last year I filmed an episode for a TV series that's now up on RTÉ Player called Writer's Way. It's a travelogue with Writers visiting locations across Co. Meath. Thanks to Born Optimistic TV for the invite! You can watch it here: www.rte.ie/player/serie...

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Writer's Way S01E05 - Maura McHugh

Comic Book and Fantasy author Maura McHugh visits the home of the Book Of Kells, Co. Meath in Ireland as she decodes the ancient book like no other. Watch Writer's Way S01E05 - Maura McHugh on RTÉ Pla...

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Nigel Auchterlounie @n-auchterlounie.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Look at this Giles cartoon from 1978 We have foreground & background. The foreground is on a different level to the background. The architecture of the house, the ceiling & the landing are in service to that. The subject in the foreground is framed. The subjects in the background are also framed...

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teamrickandilsa.bsky.social @teamrickandilsa.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Since I wasn’t able to put this on the timeline for Cary Grant day due to BlueSky having issues, here it is for Rosalind Russell day. #TCMParty

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Chipockalips Now! @fragboner.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

Perfection

Fixed bug where cat was too round (He is rounder now) pictured chubby computer cat

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Patti Olivier 💙VOTE BLUE @patti3333.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

Sunday Morning Inspiration and Coffee... Oh and this ⬇️ Simple Act of Kindness Have a peaceful day

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Wocco @wocco.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

“Incredible “

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Catsuka @catsuka.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

RIP Katsushi Murakami (1942-2026). A legendary designer for many tokusatsu & anime series (Gavan, Bioman, Giraya Ninja, Ulysse 31, Space Adventure Cobra, Gatchaman...), and toys. x.com/Alien_anvil/...

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David Baillie @NYCC @davidbaillie.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Neko Case is great. She always is, but even more so this week.

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Chris Farnell @thebrainofchris.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

My strongest belief about TV is TV series need to have enough episodes for the writers to become bored and start getting weird with it.

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John Freeman @johnfreeman.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Two years ago, I ran a crowdfunder seeking support to keep my comic news site Downthetubes operational, and was blown away by support. Thank you. Can you support the site now? www.gofundme.com/f/downthetub...

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Donate to Can you help downthetubes.net continue to promote comics?, organized by John Freeman

I'm John Freeman, publisher of the web site, downthetubes - and… John Freeman needs your support for Can you help downthetubes.net continue to promote comics?

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⚠️ eve g ⚠️ @evegwood.com · 02/08/2026

Today's spotlight for the Scottish Comics itch Bundle is ARKA by Ron Jargielo! Why is the local priest wandering the forest at the edge of town? A religious cryptid horror inspired by rural Poland. 🩵 Get 30 Scottish indie comics for $20 at itch.io/b/3727/scott...

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Billy Hynes Comics Enabler & Victim @billyhynes.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Always share the link! Get the late great Jesse Hamm’s digital reads on comics. A real master. jessehamm.gumroad.com

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Jesse Alan Hamm

On Gumroad

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David Barnett @davidmbarnett.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

For your weekend reading delectation I present my Observer piece (in print on Sunday) about my mysterious MR James-ian invitation to view the secret true crime archive of... Jeremy Beadle. observer.co.uk/culture/in-r...

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Witnessing Jeremy Beadle’s true crime magazine collection

The You’ve Been Framed! presenter’s archive of printed ephemera is inspiring new tales of femme fatales and paranormal terrors

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David Baillie @NYCC @davidbaillie.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

This feels like the inciting incident to quite a good Nicolas Cage film:

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Jordan Thomas @jordanthomas.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Final 48 hours on the campaign for our new 120-page graphic novel THE GODS AND MONSTERS OF HEDGRAVE and we need less than £800 to fund. Any shares or support greatly appreciated 🖤 #comics #sciencefiction #scifiart #aliens #blackandwhiteart #scifi #sciencefictionwriter #crowdfunding #art

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Ann Leckie @annleckie.com · 31/07/2026

Y'all. If there's an editor who just assumes your work is AI and won't talk to you about it cause they ran it through a detector or whatever, that is not an editor you want to work with. Don't waste time being anxious about working with shit editors.

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Spagatha Christie @yesmissmurphy.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

I don’t think the exploding fish should be the main story here

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John Freeman @johnfreeman.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Luke Williams checks out the first new Concrete mini-series by Paul Chadwick in twenty years…

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In Review: Concrete – Stars Over Sand

Luke Williams checks out the first new Concrete mini-series in twenty years…

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cpuk (trampoline park connoisseur and occasional comic printer) @comicprintinguk.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

It’s fine, it’s not like we need water for other things.

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Patch Zircher @patrickzircher.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

In 1996 Moebius was interviewed by a Mexican comics journal and gave artists 18 tips. William Stout translated them into English. They're introspective, very 'French' (almost all Zirchers come from eastern France so I feel this in my blood somewhere). Interesting: www.openculture.com/2024/09/moeb...

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Moebius Gives 18 Wisdom-Filled Tips to Aspiring Artists

Jean Giraud, aka Moebius, was a comic book artist who combined blinding speed with boundless imagination. He shaped the look of Alien, Empire Strikes Back and The Fifth Element. He reimagined the Silv...

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John Rogers @johnrogers.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

The street finds solutions.

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David Haller @davidhallerwrites.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Happy #portfolioday (I know I'm a day late). Just a reminder you can check out all my free comics on my comics page. All written by me with art by a variety of artists. #smallpresscomics #freecomics #britishcomics #indiecomics #newwriters #newcomicwriters

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James Greenwood-Reeves @jgreenwoodreeves.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

As an academic, I have decided to pre-empt AI taking my job, so I am going to take ITS job! I am going to start hallucinating, lying to my students, and drinking 700,000 litres of water

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Sub Pop Records @subpop.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Sub Pop is sending our love to L7's bassist, Jennifer Finch, who was diagnosed with an aggressive form of brain cancer. If you are financially able, please consider donating to her GoFundMe to help cover urgent medical and rehabilitation costs, and in-home care expenses.

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Rhys Parton @rhysparton.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Sam Neill insisting on changing the Australian flag in Event Horizon, and the reasoning behind it, speaks to his character so well. For those who don't know, the reason the flag on Weir's costume has the Aboriginal flag, not the Union flag, is because Sam said he hoped by 2047 we'd have changed it.

Actor Sam Neill from Event Horizon, his costome featuring a hypothetical version of the Australian flag with the Aboriginal flag in the top left, not the British Union flag.

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David Baillie @NYCC @davidbaillie.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Just backed the new @jordanthomas.bsky.social/Chris Matthews project on Kickstarter. I really enjoyed Mugshots and Exorcism Island, and it sounds like this one might be even better those those two absolute bangers? www.kickstarter.com/projects/bur...

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THE GODS AND MONSTERS OF HEDGRAVE an original graphic novel

A 120-page original graphic novel telling a complete story of aliens, madness, conspiracy, Nazis and family in pre-WW2 England

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Dirk Vanover @dirkv.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

My list of supposedly “creator-owned” publishers to avoid was already long, but it just gone publisher longer. Disappointing when it’s one that’s been around a long time.

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Nigel Auchterlounie @n-auchterlounie.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

Cool way to do shadow on grass. Do the shadow Then do grass in shadow Then, the best bit, with some white cut into your shadow with more grass.

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