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David Mann

@davidmann95.bsky.social
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Writes about comics semi-professionally, blue-skies-es about them sub-professionally. They/he/she.

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Tuta @tuta.com · 31/08/2026
If you have a Gmail account, you need to read this. Google's AI now scans your emails and attachments, bank statements, tax files, medical letters, all of it. It turned on by default, and there's a class-action lawsuit over how. Here are 5 moves to shut it off, the switch is hidden in two places:
Image of Sundar Pichai and the Gmail logo
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David Mann @davidmann95.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
You and the crew made the right call for the take the show settled on but I really love this one as the version of Superman who'd be played by Lucas Lee and stars in energy drink commercials.
Hank Henshaw as Lexcorp’s ‘Superman’ - he has short sleeves ending a little past the elbows, spiked hair, no boots or trunks but instead golden hip accents, and a L in the shield instead of an S.
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David Mann @davidmann95.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Even among what I didn’t watch, I bet Daredevil was really good! Hear Wonder Man was too! The Boys had a little more of Antony Starr being a complete fucking freak for the road! X-Men ‘97, hey, happy for y’all! Caped Crusader ok actually I can’t hang with that even in theory, God be with you.
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David Mann @davidmann95.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
MAWS continues to be the definitive take, Lanterns is probably a minor classic in the making, Spider-Noir is simply perfect genre bullshit and should get ten seasons. Haven’t watched Invincible S4 but while it can’t hang with those I did see JK Simmons get punched really, really, really hard.
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David Mann @davidmann95.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
very good year for superhero TV, good enough that you could see this and go ‘yeah, we’re getting bangers like’ and then name a bunch of shows that aren’t what I’m thinking of
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David Mann @davidmann95.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
*first image
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David Mann @davidmann95.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
That’s what he’s holding in the image, it’s just a silly one
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Sage Wilson @sagewilson.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
I’m getting flashbacks to 10 years ago when another classic character that shouldn’t know what a smart phone is suddenly had one
Screenshot of Goku in Dragon Ball Super looking bewildered and slightly frustrated at a modern looking smartphone
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David Mann @davidmann95.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Sora with a regular cell phone is actually fucking me up more than all the other 'this is the realistic universe' signifiers. Him having normal sized shoes is horrifying but obvious, this is a much subtler little 'that should not be an object he is capable of perceiving nevermind interfacing with'.
Sora in Kingdom Hearts III holding the cartoonish Gummiphone.Sora in Kingdom Hearts IV - in the realistic-looking world of Quadratum, with his design shifted to be more naturalistic - holding a regular cell phone with a small Mickey Mouse symbol on the back.
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lottie "frog k" lovely ⚧️🏴‍☠️ @vaporlight.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
the electric bill is $300 in 5 days short of a shutdown and i'm not even confident in paying rent as is. help if you can, things have been shitty for a bit out there
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David Mann @davidmann95.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Between AbsWW and MAWS Superboy I think Buster Swords work better for superheroes than regular swords, because regardless of intent the latter communicates ‘that superhero is ready to decapitate someone on a moment’s notice’ and the former ‘their combos have a +3% chance of dealing critical damage’
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David Mann @davidmann95.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
damn beat me to it
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kris anka @kristaferanka.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
So starting with one of the bigger characters I did for #myadventureswithsuperman s3, but probably the safest to spoil just in case Here is my work for Cyborg Superman. The ask upfront was to have like, a "cool" Superman, but also something that felt corporate or military.
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David Mann @davidmann95.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Look if he knew THAT level of ball we wouldn’t be in this mess to begin with.
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David Mann @davidmann95.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
If Feige knew ball, which he doesn’t anymore but if he did, the Secret Wars postcredits would be Real Doctor Doom mogging the fuck out of RDJ Thanos-in-Secret-Wars-style before declaring his intention to avenge himself upon the accursed Richards and his insipid brood in Fantastic Four: Second Steps.
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David Mann @davidmann95.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Half a billion is no great shakes anymore but c’mon give FF their sequel, you finally figured them out. Give Ben more stuff. You’ve got this!
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Cathal Donovan O’Neill @grubstreet.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Just gotta hope they remember to make a sequel to any of those soon, rather than waiting another five years to check in on the fellas
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David Mann @davidmann95.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Negative interest in megaplot but the real appeal was catching up with the fellas and seeing what trouble they’ve gotten in this year, and they seem - *seem* - to have figured out how to do that again. Possible occasional Good Time At Da Movies while Superman and Batman drive the real conversation.
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David Mann @davidmann95.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
It’ll never regain the cultural cache it blew nor does it deserve to, but between Thunderbolts, Fantastic Four, and now Spider-Man, it may be time to face the possibility that the MCU is once again pretty consistently capable of putting together a good One Of Those, Doomsday notwithstanding.
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Shelfdust @shelfdust.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
🚨 NEW on Shelfdust today! 🚨 A Celebration of That Random Crystal Green Lantern Who Always Shows Up, by @stevewmorris.bsky.social: shelfdust.com/2026/07/29/a...
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A Celebration of That Random Crystal Green Lantern Who Always Shows Up
By Steve Morris I’ve long been a supporter of the Green Lantern Corps, a huge organisation of space cops who show up whenever a major galactic crime has been committed and the universe needs …
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David Mann @davidmann95.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
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Shelfdust @shelfdust.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
🚨 NEW on Shelfdust today! 🚨 Superman Lover ’83, by @iamdavidbrothers.com: shelfdust.com/2026/07/22/s...
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Superman Lover ’83
By David Brothers My name is David Brothers and my mother raised me. I was born in 1983 a few months after she turned eighteen. I was a kid during Reagan’s war on drugs, but I was blessed wit…
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Eric Neustadter (e) @thevowel.com · 27/07/2026
Anyone near Seattle Center please hunker down and be safe
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Stacy King @stacyking.com · 24/07/2026
The framing of this as "crashing" frustrates me, because this was absolutely a stunt arranged through & with the support of Comic Con, probably to avoid the protests & pushback if people had known about it in advance. It's not a fun perk for fans, it's stealth marketing of a domestic abuser.
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✨priya @ DICE Oct 3 @priyahuq.myatproto.social · 24/07/2026
Stalled, need $137 to pay rent, please share!
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lottie "frog k" lovely ⚧️🏴‍☠️ @vaporlight.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
gonna make a dedicated post for it later but hustling on a dry socket is fucking hard & i got a giant pile of bills i'm behind on and live with two other talented, ambitious, broke, and underemployed trans people. halp
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Sean Dillon @ NYCC @deathchrist2000.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
It is with solemn regret that we must inform you that Akira Yoshida has been sent to a lovely farm in Japan.
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Anna Orridge @anna-orridge.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Heba requests our attention and support. She is struggling to afford treatment for her son. ❤️❤️‍🩹
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Death @insatiableone.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Elias survived Gaza terrifying bombs,but now asilent darkness is stealing his beautiful eyes.Amidst ruins,his vision fades&my heart breaks.Please dont let eternal night trap my sweet baby in this hell.Help me save his sight before its too late! 😔 Verified by:molly shah✅ chuffed.org/project/1624...
Elias is sitting on a large piece of wood carved as a bench. He's wearing thick glasses. Blue and white clothes with blue sandals. There's a brick wall behind him.
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David Mann @davidmann95.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
And for that matter Matt Reeves can take another six years if he wants and you will god damn thank him for it
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David Mann @davidmann95.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
He would absolutely use his Adult Swim powers to call Quaidman a beta cuck simp.
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David Mann @davidmann95.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
I think I screamed like three times at MAWS's "The Death of Superman" but the single biggest loop the episode knocked me for was “Written by: Marguerite Bennett”
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m a x @maxgrobinson.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Baltimore photographer and 29th Street Tavern bartender Marie Machin is raising money to save her folks’ home from foreclosure. Please help her out! gofund.me/54f0c68b6
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David Mann @davidmann95.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
FUCKING DC’S BULLSHIT! IT’S FUCKING **SICK!** IT’S NOT COOL ANYMORE! IT’S NOT FUN! IT’S NOT FUN TO BE IN THE DC UNIVERSE! THEY CHANGED EVERYTHING ABOUT IT, IT USED TO BE SO COOL! (so cool…) (so cool…) (so cool…) (so cool…) (so cool…)
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David Mann @davidmann95.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
MAWS was already The Great 21st Century Superman Reimagining imo, but now that it appears to be solely For Me, David Mann, I think next My Adventures With Superman should bring in Conner O’Malley as Superboy Prime.
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maple cocaine @maplecocaine.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
I'm very excited for the holier-than-thou Hogs of Bluesky who used their magical clairvoyance to figure out that a soldier of fortune with a big ass nazi tattoo was "bad." While you're all taking your victory laps, I'll be over here building a giant swastika to crucify myself on
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David Mann @davidmann95.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Minor My Adventures With Superman spoilers: as the BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS JON KENT FOREVER sicko holdout, I still did not think in a million billion years we’d ever see any kind of riff in any medium on ‘he saves/ensures the future by forming the United Planets’. Absolute maniacs.
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Doc Shaner @docshaner.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
SUPERMAN!
A drawing of DC Comics character Superman, by Doc Shaner. Superman is flying toward the viewer high above the city, smiling because he knows your secrets but don't worry, he's not going to tell anybody. And frankly you should be more worried about how you got all the way up here.Detail of a drawing of DC Comics character SUPERMAN, by Doc Shaner. This one was taken with a camera because the scanner completely blows up the color every time, that's why there's a shadow on the left side of this one. I knew you were going to ask, it's alright.
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David Mann @davidmann95.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Sorry Kon I love ya but if you didn’t want anyone grabbing your old jacket off the rack you should have worn it in something cool sometime in the last quarter century. You’ll probably be the one in the movies!
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David Mann @davidmann95.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
My Adventures With Superman has made me cheer and choke up for characters with approximately 1/4th the conceptual grist for the mill as Lois and Clark’s nice extremely traumatized son (Teen) Jon Kent, literally was not allowing myself to even hope for it. Bendis era vindication at long last.
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David Mann @davidmann95.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
That’s him, that’s my loser!!!!
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Ammnontet! @bleakvision.info · 19/10/2025
BAH! Enough talk! My <Beam Blast> shall make short work of you!
norman "my name is not norman but still i" rockwell's painting "freedom of speech" except i made the guy fucked up, and he's doing a Beam Blast. and also everyone around him looks more worried than usual
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Wilfredo Torres @wilfredotorres.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
Late night SUPERMAN because my brain was itchy… #superman #davidcorenswet #dccomics #dcu
Drawing of SUPERMAN as portrayed by David Corenswet in the upcoming film MAN OF TOMORROW
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David Mann @davidmann95.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
The one needledrop actually is that bad though. After all I’ve heard people taking it up, when it hit I thought for a second that my brain was interpolating the most insane option it could muster up to try and match the hype.
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David Mann @davidmann95.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
I thought Supergirl was straight up a good One Of Those. I get why people wouldn’t like it but people painting this as a Thor: The Dark World-level disaster is insane. They hang a ton of quality material off the straightforward skeleton, Alcock’s phenomenal, ton of great little alien freaks.
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David Mann @davidmann95.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
And if I said Supergirl evened out to pretty close to Peacemaker S2 would you all still love me
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David Mann @davidmann95.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Current DCU ranking Creature Commandoes < Blue Beetle (they keep talking like it’s been grandfathered in with Gunn’s stuff) < Peacemaker S2 < The Suicide Squad < Superman < Peacemaker S1
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David Mann @davidmann95.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Seeing Supergirl at 7 but I have a very witty rejoinder for if I think it sucks and I fear that may bias me against it.
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