iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

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

I found this in a thrift shop recently. Seems like a good time to start reading it. I’ve been a fan of Star Trek since watching reruns as a kid, and I’m happy to celebrate it being around for 60 years.

The Star Trek book Burning Dreams. The cover says celebrating 40 years of Star Trem and has an image of Captain Pike.

020

Dirk Vanover @dirkv.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

SDCC art haul featuring the talents of @catstaggs.bsky.social, Dan Vessenmeyer, Mark Buckingham, and Bruce Timm

Cat Staggs drawing of Milly Alcock’s Supergirl and Krypto.

141

Dirk Vanover @dirkv.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

I saw a Taskmaster cosplayer at SDCC, and the first thing I thought of was @kim-hu.com

An image of a cosplayer dressed as Taskmaster.

312711

Dirk Vanover @dirkv.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

Six words every man wants to hear.

A text that says “I got the Mountain Dew donuts”

010

Dirk Vanover @dirkv.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

Share a panel that always makes you laugh.

Lois Lane turning to Jimmy Olsen: Well, buddy, you sure have…created…some content.

Jimmy Olsen, clutching a pillow: I know, I know…

1131

Dirk Vanover @dirkv.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

My family came up to visit and brought me some chocolates from the local chocolatier. May the 4th be with you.

Two packs of chocolate. One contains small chocolate versions of Han in carbonite, an x-wing, and a white chocolate R2-D2. The other contains a larger chocolate version of Han in carbonite.

040

Dirk Vanover @dirkv.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

When I was in law school, my roommate and I needed aliases for a project. Recently rediscovered this while cleaning out my basement.

A page of a faux legal brief with the names Hand Banana and Spaghetti.

1123

Dirk Vanover @dirkv.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

Not related to your post, but I saw this hodag bus in Waukesha recently and thought, “Tim needs to see this.”

A white school bus with a hodag painted on it.

120

Dirk Vanover @dirkv.bsky.social · 20/12/2025

Needless to say, this came home with me from the thrift store.

A Doctor Who clock with the faces of the first 11 doctors at the number positions. Someone taped a Peter Capaldi photo at the 12:00 position.

010

Dirk Vanover @dirkv.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

Not a meme, yet, but it should be.

A panel from Superman’s Pal Jimmy Olsen: Who Killed Jimmy Olsen?

Lois Lane, turning from a laptop to Jimmy Olsen saying: Well, buddy, you sure have…created…some content.

Jimmy Olsen, looking ragged in an A-neck undershirt while clutching a ratty pillow, responds: I know, I know…

010

Dirk Vanover @dirkv.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

Wonder Woman and Conan did not treat me well last night.

A photo of a Wonder Woman slot machine that parted me from my money.

A photo of a non-Cromulent Conan slot machine that was unkind to my wallet.

030

Dirk Vanover @dirkv.bsky.social · 21/09/2025

Why yes, I did buy one of the Alex Toth sketch pages.

A small page with multiple panels, mostly of headshots and landscapes.

040

Dirk Vanover @dirkv.bsky.social · 22/08/2025

I went on a tour of Victor Hugo’s home in Paris, and I noticed this guy who is giving off major Nosferatu vibes.

An engraving of a man that looks somewhat like Nosferatu.

030

Dirk Vanover @dirkv.bsky.social · 30/07/2025

Some of the comics I picked up at SDCC this year.

A photo of comics including Falling in Love on the Path to Hell, The Pedestrian, The Love Bunglers, Maggie the Mechanic, and Dr. Werthless

A pile of comics including Adventureman, Hell’s Half Acre, Santos Sisters, Archie Meets Jay and Silent Bob, and Sweet Paprika

071

Dirk Vanover @dirkv.bsky.social · 27/07/2025

Final bit of art haul from SDCC.

0100

Dirk Vanover @dirkv.bsky.social · 13/07/2025

I thought @sheafontana.bsky.social would be amused by this cookie my daughter found this weekend at a grocery store. She bought it instantly.

A giant chocolate cookie with DC Superhero Girl rings stuck in the frosting.

131

Dirk Vanover @dirkv.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

Well, that’s an interesting combo.

Two images as part a grid. The two images appear to show Howard the Duck’s head on She-Hulk’s body

010

Dirk Vanover @dirkv.bsky.social · 27/06/2025

I tried this recently, and it’s surprisingly tasty.

010

Dirk Vanover @dirkv.bsky.social · 26/06/2025

My wife and kids were divvying up some X-Men bracelets last night, and I managed to come away with this choice combination.

A photo of a wrist wearing Wolverine, Jean, and Cyclops bracelets.

0131

Dirk Vanover @dirkv.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

Using food to show where I grew up

010

Dirk Vanover @dirkv.bsky.social · 15/06/2025

Not to change the topic too much, but Kamilla signed a poster and a banner for my daughters last weekend. They were so excited.

110

Dirk Vanover @dirkv.bsky.social · 02/06/2025

Seen a store shelf in the year of our lord 2025.

A picture of a new cd/radio boombox, portable cd player, and portable cassette tape player.

111

Dirk Vanover @dirkv.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

Local Man. As someone who grew up reading ‘90s comics, this hit a sweet nostalgia spot for me.

The cover of Local Man 2, which features a comic cover on top of a box of comics. The two heroes on the comic are ShadowHawk and CrossJack.

000

Dirk Vanover @dirkv.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

ShadowHawk. A kid on my bus let me read it, and I was hooked. One of my earliest comics, if not the earliest.

The cover to ShadowHawk 1. It says Who is ShadowHawk above a helmet.

110

Dirk Vanover @dirkv.bsky.social · 08/05/2025

May open up a bottle of the special Malort tonight.

020

Dirk Vanover @dirkv.bsky.social · 08/05/2025

This was the third series that brought me back into comics in a big way.

Cover of Secret Six #1 by Gail Simone and Nicola Scott

1452

Dirk Vanover @dirkv.bsky.social · 08/05/2025

Chew was one of the other books that really got me back into comics.

100

Dirk Vanover @dirkv.bsky.social · 08/05/2025

Invincible was one of 3 comics that reignited my love for the medium after close to a decade of going through the motions.

110

Dirk Vanover @dirkv.bsky.social · 08/05/2025

Sure, I should be able to come up with 1 or 2.

160

Dirk Vanover @dirkv.bsky.social · 22/04/2025

I don’t usually repost art on social media, but when I saw the colors popping on this rescan of @aaroncampbellarts.com Swamp Thing, I knew I had to.

A drawing of Swamp Thing with an almost luminescent green background.

1378

Dirk Vanover @dirkv.bsky.social · 18/04/2025

A few of the comics and books I picked up at C2E2 last weekend. Yet more for the TBR pile.

A picture of comics including DC Mech, Living Hell, No Angel, Lilith, Betty and Veronica, and Shaolin Cowboy

A picture of books and comics including Santos Sisters, Battlepug, Loving, Ohio, Freelancer, and Icarus Hunt

051

Dirk Vanover @dirkv.bsky.social · 14/04/2025

Final piece of art from C2E2 - a Jenny Frison Clean Room cover

The cover art to Clean Room 11 featuring two women standing back-to-back.

051

Dirk Vanover @dirkv.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

Spot the difference between these two business plans.

A screen cap from South Park with a gnome standing in front of a screen that says:

Phase 1: Collect Underpants

Phase 2: ?

Phase 3: Profit

A screencap of a business plan taken from an equity crowdfund by a comic book publisher.

1: Launch intellectual properties in low-cost but high-quality formats like comics, podcasts, and tabletop games.

2: Popularize through mass media like TV and film.

3: Monetize in video games, merchandising, live events, and emerging media.

140

Dirk Vanover @dirkv.bsky.social · 30/03/2025

In one of the more ridiculous purchases I’ve made recently, I bought the Shredder shredder.

A purple box with a picture of a cheese shredder with the head of TMNT’s Shredder on the top

370

Dirk Vanover @dirkv.bsky.social · 22/03/2025

Taking a quick break from basketball to post some new additions to my comic art collection. A neat She-Hulk page by @bryanhitch.bsky.social and a very cool Hellhunters page by @adamgorham.bsky.social

A She-Hulk page depicting She-Hulk in court after smashing a table in half.

A Hellhunters page featuring Ghost Rider and Wolverine set in WWII

161

Dirk Vanover @dirkv.bsky.social · 21/03/2025

I have run out of basketball jerseys. I didn’t make it to the end of the month, but at least I made it to first round of the NCAA tournament.

A red Calbert Cheaney Washington Bullets jersey

100