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Greg Owens @gregowes99.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Fantastic Four 215, loved the heads in circles on the title era of FF. Art by Ron Wilson and Joe Rubinstein #comicsky

Blastaar just blasting the FF by Ron Wilson and Joe Rubinstein

Greg Owens @gregowes99.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Dollar Bin Find DC Comics Presents 42 from 1978 Superman and the Unknown Soldier cover by Rich Buckler and Frank Giacoia inside art by the legendary Irv Novick #comicsky

The ghost of the Unknown Soldier passes a secret to Superman from beyond the grave by Rich Buckler

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Greg Owens @gregowes99.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Victory, but at what cost? I bet Batman feels like a right fool now..Detective Comics 470 cover by Jim Aparo and Tatjana Wood #comicsky

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Greg Owens @gregowes99.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Amazing Spider-Man 186 by Keith Pollard and Gaspar Saladino Always loved the lighter coloured Spideys to denote movement #comicsky

Spider-Man bounds across rooftops by Keith Pollard

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Greg Owens @gregowes99.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

After the great success of Lanterns if some folks want to do a Sandman Mystery Theatre show at HBO, I'd be just fine with it. #comicsky Just saying is all..

Photo cover of man wearing a fedora and a suit along with a stylish gas mask

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Greg Owens @gregowes99.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

I remember when I first saw this on a spinner rack back in 83, didn't know the character at the time but the artwork made quite the impression. #comicsky Artwork by Larry Hama, Mary Wilshire and Walt Simonson

Cover of Red Sonja, She-Devil With A Sword by Larry Hama, Mary Wilshire and Walt Simonson

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Greg Owens @gregowes99.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

In honour of the late great Gene Colan born on Sept. 1 1926. #comicsky

Gene Colan cover for The Tomb of Dracula, Lord of Vampires

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Greg Owens @gregowes99.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Do A Power Bomb Japanese Wrestling Variant cover by Daniel Warren Johnson. If DWJ has made a bad comic book I haven't read it. #booksky

Do A Power Bomb Japanese Wrestling Magazine variant cover

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Greg Owens @gregowes99.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Nobody could draw a cover quite like the late great Keith Giffen. Legion of Super-Heroes 293 #comicsky

The Legion battle shadowy foes and a unsteady title

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Greg Owens @gregowes99.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Batman with Robin the Teen Wonder 235 cover by Neal Adams and Dick Giordano. Who hasn't faked out their baby mama by leaving their cowl in a murky puddle? #comicsky

Batman plays a classic Bat prank on Talia and her goon

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Greg Owens @gregowes99.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Spider-Man: Brand New Day was spectacular. Lots of fun. #Spider-Man

Spider vs The Hulk by the always amazing John Romita Sr.

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Greg Owens @gregowes99.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Really digging this Feral 25 cover homage to Beneath The Trees Where Nobody Sees by Patrick Horvath. #comicsky

A cat walks through a wooded area leaving behind bloody paw marks by Patrick Horvath

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Greg Owens @gregowes99.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

Oh I'll be picking this up. Jonah Hex And The Shadow of Death by Michael Walsh and Toni-Marie Griffin from DC Comics this October. #comicsky

Jonah Hex stands before thorns under a punishing sun

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Greg Owens @gregowes99.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

The great Michael Golden could really draw a Spider-man getting carried over snowy mountains by Sauron while Angel chases them, could he not.. #comicsky

Looks like Spidey is in a bit of a pickle but Angel swoops in to help

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Greg Owens @gregowes99.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

I can't even count the number of times I learn that a cover I really loved as a kid was done by Walt Simonson. #comicsky

Lobot gives Lando the ol' James T. Kirk double whallop on this cover of Star Wars 56 from 1981

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Greg Owens @gregowes99.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Feeling the heat today, much like The Flash 312 cover by Gil Kane and Dick Giordano #comicsky

The Flash tries to outrun two Heatwaves with limited results

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Greg Owens @gregowes99.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

Classic Marvel Two-in-One cover by the great Ron Wilson and Chic Stone. #comicsky

The Thing shackled to a brick wall is not happy to see the mystery pointy eared character in the story

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Greg Owens @gregowes99.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Latest pick up DC Finest Team Ups: The Impossible Escape cover by the late great Jim Aparo. Joker just hanging out in the ring while Wildcat and Batman beat the holy hell out of one another, I guess.. #comicsky

Batman and Wildcat fight in a boxing ring, Joker cheering on the violence and not being an effective referee

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Greg Owens @gregowes99.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

Getting new comic books from the legends Paul Chadwick and Geof Darrow is a sweet summertime treat. #comicsky

Paul Chadwick's Concrete takes in a desert view

Geof Darrow's Shaolin Cowboy is offered a bottle by a skeletal hand in the desert

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Greg Owens @gregowes99.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

What's wrong with these people? Flash 177 by Ross Andru and Mike Esposito #comicsky

The Flash doesn't get why people are reacting adversely to his big old cranium

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Greg Owens @gregowes99.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

Sea Devils 10 cover by Russ Heath and Jack Adler. Pretty darn great cover. #booksky #comicsky

The sea devils are ambushed by evil scuba divers in an old timey western village under the sea, the 60's were a magical time

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Greg Owens @gregowes99.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

I think we can all agree that this Swamp Thing cover by Bernie Wrightson and Gaspar Saladino is a thing of beauty. #booksky #comicsky

Swamp Thing emerges dramatically from water surprising some folks

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Greg Owens @gregowes99.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

45 years ago today Raiders of the Lost Ark premiered and my life (and many others as well) was never the same afterwards. #comicsky #booksky

Indiana Jones 1 cover by John Byrne and Terry Austin

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Greg Owens @gregowes99.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

Found this languishing in a dollar box at a recent comic book show so I of course bought it. OMAC 2 cover by Jack Kirby and D. Bruce Berry #comicsky

OMAC is watched fighting baddies by two nefarious fellows by Jack Kirby and D. Bruce Berry

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Greg Owens @gregowes99.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

Marvel Tails Starring Peter Porker, The Spectacular Spider-Ham from 1983. #comicsky

Spider-Ham, Hulk Bunny, Captain Americat and Goose Rider all debut in this issue and the world was not the same afterwards

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Greg Owens @gregowes99.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

After hearing nothing but great things I've picked up the first Billy Bat by the legendary Naoki Urasawa #booksky

A young man looks at the reader a drawing of Billy Bat behind him in red

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Greg Owens @gregowes99.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

I certainly don't need to start collecting Tomb Of Dracula, but I am. Tomb Of Dracula 13 with cover by Gil Kane, Tom Palmer and John Costanza #comicsky #booksky

Dracula is rudely awakened by a group of people (including Blade) trying to stake him through the heart

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Greg Owens @gregowes99.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

Most recent pick up, it's been a well read copy but Swamp Thing 10 with this glorious Bernie Wrightson cover joins the collection. #comicsky

Swamp Thing battles some naked monsters in the swamp as one does

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Greg Owens @gregowes99.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

Widow's Bay on Apple TV is a surprise delight, great mix of comedy and horror. Plus any show with Stephen Root in it is always worth a look.

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Greg Owens @gregowes99.bsky.social · 10/05/2026

Absolute Wonder Woman 7 by Hayden Sherman and Jordie Bellaire #comicsky Happy Mother's Day

Diana and her mother strike a pose by Hayden Sherman and Jordie Bellaire

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Greg Owens @gregowes99.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

The Atomic Skull never really gets the shine he deserves but I may be biased because I am a sucker for a good skull faced baddie #comicsky George Perez cover goodness

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Greg Owens @gregowes99.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

A banger every month on the shelf, The Savage Sword of Conan from Titan Comics. Cover by Doug Braithwaite and interiors by Jim Zub and Ivan Gill #comicsky

Conan interrupts some kind of dodgy ritual by Doug Braithwaite

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Greg Owens @gregowes99.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

Another great Free Comic Book Day in the books, picked up some back issues of Exquisite Corpses I missed, a copy of Between Two Fires by Christopher Buehlman and saw Hokum by Damian McCarthy starring Adam Scott. #comicsky #booksky

Conan standing in shin deep water surrounded by enemies by Roberto DeLa Torre

Black and white Flash Gordon and supporting characters by Will Conrad

MASK dude in car with gull wings by Simon Parr

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Greg Owens @gregowes99.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

I'm sure that his role will be relatively small but I'm so pumped we're getting Tarantula in the new Spider-Man movie this summer. He's no Doc Ock but I've had a soft spot for the character since I was a kid. #comicsky

Tarantula kicks some wall with his boot spikes while some thugs rough up a public speaker in the background and Spidey takes it all in by Sal Buscema and Irv Watanabe

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Greg Owens @gregowes99.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

Most recent pick up, Adventure Comics 428, first appearance of Black Orchid #comicsky

Black Orchid eludes men with guns and presumably sinister intentions on this cover by Bob Oksner

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Greg Owens @gregowes99.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

Little girl and her recently resurrected Father battling bad dudes in medieval France is the banger comic I needed this week. #comicsky #Imagecomics By Michael Chaves, Matthew Roberts and Rico Renzi

A seemingly unhappy Knight stares at the reader by Matthew Roberts and Rico Renzi

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Greg Owens @gregowes99.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

New Mutant corner boxes by the great Bill Sienkiewicz #comicsky

Bill Sienkiewicz Corner box art from his New Mutant run

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Greg Owens @gregowes99.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

Got to say that Clayface trailer is a body horror delight. #comicsky #DCcomics

Batman discovers gooey mess in clothing while Clayface (III) lurks nearby by Marshall Rogers, Terry Austin and Tatjana Wood from 1978

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Greg Owens @gregowes99.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

Happy New Absolute Wonder Woman issue week to all who celebrate #comicsky #booksky

Diana pulls a lasso of magic from a bag by Hayden Sherman and Jordie Bellaire

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Greg Owens @gregowes99.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

Comic books that blew my young mind, Daredevil 165 from 1980. Frank Miller cover and interior art, with inks by Joe Rubinstein and written by Roger McKenzie. #comicsky #booksky

Daredevil flips out of the dangerous grasp of Doc Ock by Frank Miller.

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Greg Owens @gregowes99.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

Bill Sieniewicz Cover for New Mutants 22, the man can make some truly amazing artwork. #comicsky #booksky

Rahne dreams of a Disney like fantasy by the master Bill Sienkiewicz cover of The New Mutants 22

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Greg Owens @gregowes99.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

Latest pick up from the excellent DC Finest Line, Metamorpho: The Element Man by Bob Haney, Ramona Fradon, Steve Orlando, Sal Trapani and Mike Sekowsky #comcisky #booksky

Metamorpho tussles with the Element Woman on this Sal Trapani cover

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Greg Owens @gregowes99.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

Released 36 years ago today, Captain America 371 Cover by Ron Lim, Mark Gruenwald's writing on this run is great. The Serpent Society have never been better than when he wrote them. #comicsky #booksky

Steve Rogers and Diamonback stroll down the street but villains await to ruin their evening

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Greg Owens @gregowes99.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

Surfer Saturday Silver Surfer 17 cover by Herb Trimpe and Chic Stone #comicsky #booksky

Silver Surfer by Herb Trimpe and Chic Stone gives Shield a bit of the old what for

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Greg Owens @gregowes99.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

Flash 31, in a surprise to no one really, the new team of Ryan North, Gavin Guidry, Buddy Beaudoin and Adriano Lucas make a damn fine comic book. #comicsky #booksky

The Flash saves a life and takes a selfie while doing so by Gavin Guidry and Giovanna Niro

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Greg Owens @gregowes99.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

Mister Miracle 5 by the late great Jack Kirby. Second appearance of Big Barda. #comicsky #booksky

Mister Miracle finds himself in a real pickle by Jack Kirby

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Greg Owens @gregowes99.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

If Daniel Warren Johnson and Mike Spicer made a bad comic book picture, I haven't seen it. #comicsky

Absolute Batman 3rd print cover by Daniel Warren Johnson and Mike Spicer of Batman taking on a sea of bad guys

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Greg Owens @gregowes99.bsky.social · 22/03/2026

R.I.P. Sam Kieth, truly a one of a kind artist #comicsky

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Greg Owens @gregowes99.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

Pretty stoked for Absolute Green Arrow that's coming out in May from DC Comics. #booksky #comicsky

A menacing absolute Green Arrow intimidates the viewer by Rafael Albuquerque and Marcelo Maiolo

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Greg Owens @gregowes99.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

A really fun mini series from 2006 that no one seems to remember is Beyond by Scott Kolins and the late great Dwayne McDuffie. #comicsky #booksky If Dwayne McDuffie ever wrote a boring comic book I haven't read it.

Spider-Man is not as he appears by Scott Kolins

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