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Professor Edward Birack @nicosan1.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

The Colum-burglar, by @brandonbird.bsky.social absolute scenes and artistry. You too can get amazing artwork like this by joining his Patreon. www.patreon.com/c/BrandonBir...

Lt. Columbo as the Hamburglar in a print by artist Brandon Bird

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Comics in the Spooky Age 🧛‍♂️🧟‍♀️🎃 @comicsinthega.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Today is the birthday of Harvey Kurtzman (Oct. 3, 1924-Feb. 21, 1993). He wrote, edited, & drew stories for Two-Fisted Tales & Frontline Combat for EC. The creator of the comic that became Mad magazine, he was editor from 1952-1956, & wrote Little Annie Fanny for Playboy from 1962-1988.

A black and white photo of Kurtzman at his typewriter, blowing bubbles with his pipe.

The first issue of Mad, which was a comic book when first published.

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Jason Concepcion @netw3rk.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

A horse is a horse Of course of course Unless you’ve been forced By a horse of course If so of course you can become The bureau’s Mr. Fed

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Jaws Slayer 🎃 @jesawyer.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Whenever I time eating all of my perishable foods perfectly just before a trip, I think it must be like how Bane feels after pulling off one of his devilishly clever schemes.

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Brandon Bird @brandonbird.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

ICP (Insane Columbo Posse)

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Pat Brosseau @droog811.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Today, September 1st, is Letterer Appreciation Day. So, please. appreciate us becuase we love to be appreciated. ;)

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Chris Conroy @conroyforreal.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

There’s so much to say but honestly I just wanna be the first person on your timeline to repost this twelve seconds of perfection m.youtube.com/watch?v=g1Sq...

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Tim Curry is escaping to the one place that hasn't been corrupted by capitalism.

YouTube video by geoff EXE

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Blaise Boo-lysse Bernard Collins @wittywebhandle.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

And here it is; Your moment of Zen.

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Faine Greenwood @faineg.com · 04/08/2026

Blindingly obvious that this is targeted at “degrees we think women get.”

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maple cocaine @maplecocaine.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

If Fetterman was born 100 years earlier his parents would have just sold him to the circus and everyone wins but the moving picture shows ruined all that

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Monteiro @monteiro.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

I got a nice write-up from KQED! “Colored drips pour down the sides of his panels, but the surfaces are carved smooth with razor blades. The effect is gauzy, dreamy, even as the images he depicts and the language he deploys evoke violence—state sanctioned and otherwise.” YUM.

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We’ve Been Lookin’ for Art in All the Wrong Places

It’s not easy to visit Mike Monteiro’s anti-capitalist paintings, but not all art-viewing should be easy.

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Ryan Boyd @ryanboyd.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

We (faculty at USC) took on an institutional behemoth with all the money and clout on earth, and we WON. We won our union. We're the biggest private-university faculty union in US history. Trying to make people care about this, challenge level IMPOSSIBLE

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ChiliDishGamBOO!no @chilidishgambino.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Calling the RFK Jr diarrhea strain “MAHA Blast” since it has now evidently infiltrated Taco Bell

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David Marshall @illdave.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

Maxwell House Coffee illustrations by Moebius In 1989 Jean Giraud (aka Moebius) was hired by the Paris office of Young & Rubicam to create illustrations for Maxwell House. The French magazine ads promoted four flavors of instant coffee. #moebius #youngandrubicam #advertising #frenchart #illustration

Young woman sipping coffee while walking on bamboo bridge

Young woman sipping coffee with crocodiles

Young woman sipping coffee while walking from crashed airplane

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Mike Essl @essl.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

Advertise your BlueSky account with a Simpsons image

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Brandon Bird @brandonbird.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

In case you were worried T was MAGA:

Mr. T expressing excitement at the opening of the Obama Presidential Center.

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Monteiro @monteiro.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

Every fucking word coming out of his mouth is a lie. I want god to be real because I want there to be a hell where this motherfucker can spend eternity. But just in case, we should do everything we can to make his life here on earth the living hell he deserves it to be.

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Maggie Wiggin @maggie162.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

My god, Octavia Butler, just miss ONCE

Page from a book saying:

From EARTHSEED: THE BOOKS OF THE LIVING
Choose your Leaders with wisdom and forethought.
To be led by a coward is to be controlled
by all that the coward fears.
To be led by a fool is to be led
by the opportunists who control the fool.
To be led by a thief is to offer up your most precious treasures to be stolen.
To be led by a liar
is to ask to be told lies.
To be led by a tyrant is to sell yourself and those you love into slavery.
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Zach Rabiroff @zachrabiroff.com · 18/05/2026

New statement from San Diego Comic Con on the Eisner-nominated anthology using AI:

In light of the recent disclosure that Artificial Intelligence was included in a work submitted for Eisner Award consideration, the judges have indicated that had they been aware of this information, they would not have voted for its inclusion. The editor of the anthology in question has also rescinded this submission for inclusion. Therefore, the submission has been removed from the list of nominees and will not appear on the ballot.

It is clear that the ever evolving landscape of technology, as it relates to art, will benefit from further review and discussion. For this reason, San Diego Comic Convention will undertake that effort and will produce a policy that better reflects its long standing efforts in the protection of artists and creators alike.

-Comic-Con International

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Count Reckula @adamreck.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

RIP Gerry Conway

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Mike Essl @essl.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

“Hunter-Killers. Patrol machines built in automated factories. Most of us were rounded up, put into camps for orderly disposal.”

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Mike Essl @essl.bsky.social · 15/03/2026

search your camera roll for hell

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Mike Essl @essl.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

Post your favorite Lord of the Rings character. Wrong answers only.

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Colin Smith @colinsmith.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

I know how fondly ROM is thought of by many 80s comics fans. Perhaps a few folks haven’t seen Jean Frisano’s covers for the ROM reprints in France’s Strange magazine. Clearly familiar, and sometimes, er, very familiar, & yet different enough in their own fun way.