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melanie newport @melanienewport.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

apropos of recent events, there is a VAST scholarship on the death penalty and this list can get you started www.oah.org/process/capi...

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Fantagraphics @fantagraphics.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Check it out: advance copies of Sherlock Time by the legendary creative duo of Héctor Germán Oesterheld and Alberto Breccia have arrived at our office! Out 11/10, this stunning collection is available for pre-order now. ow.ly/oyeu50ZU5Ax

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Ian @crossoverappeal.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

REAGANOMICS! Now that I have your attention, check out the 50% off flash sale on my chapbook, “Unbound in the Square,” benefitting Asheville Prison Books Program (avlpb.org) and their important work. Frank Miller! Lynn Varley! Jim Starlin! Bernie Wrightson! Bill Wray! Details below!

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Asheville Prison Books

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Ted Leo 🍉 @tedleo.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Check out this cool fundraiser for Asheville Prison Books Project -

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Ian @crossoverappeal.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Love reading about grim and gritty comics of the 1980s? Hate the dehumanizing carceral state of the present? Consider reading my chapbook about Dark Knight Returns, Batman: the Cult, and Punisher: P.O.V. 100% of Proceeds go to Asheville Prison Book Project avlpb.org www.tcj.com/excerpt-unbo...

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Excerpt: Unbound in the Square: "Hunt the Dark Knight" - The Comics Journal

It's apparently Batman Day tomorrow, so here's an essay on Batman, courtesy of Ian Thomas, from a self-published charity zine.

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Johnny Damm @johnnydamm.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Love this description / a generous and insightful interview:

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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 20/09/2026

Today at the Broadview ICE facility outside Chicago: Dozens of ICE agents violently confronted protesters, deploying chemical irritants on the crowd. Multiple people were injured. No arrests were observed.

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Johnny Damm @johnnydamm.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Okay, on ONE of my comics stacks.

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Johnny Damm @johnnydamm.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Using this Saturday to catch up on my comics stack.

4 graphic novels on a wood table: Joe Brainard’s C Comics, Raquelle Jax’s Bimbo agitprop, Spain’s Che, and Doug McNamara’s You’re Not a Creep At All.

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Ian @crossoverappeal.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

@comicsjournal.bsky.social has an excerpt of my chapbook, Unbound in the Square, covering Frank Miller’s Dark Knight Returns and Starlin, Wrightson, and Wray’s Batman: The Cult. www.tcj.com/excerpt-unbo...

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Excerpt: Unbound in the Square: "Hunt the Dark Knight" - The Comics Journal

It's apparently Batman Day tomorrow, so here's an essay on Batman, courtesy of Ian Thomas, from a self-published charity zine.

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Johnny Damm @johnnydamm.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

An excerpt from Ian Thomas's Unbound in the Square up today in The Comics Journal (@comicsjournal.bsky.social)! I quite enjoyed making this cover... Read the excerpt and consider buying the chapbook. 100% of proceeds go to Asheville Prison Books! www.tcj.com/excerpt-unbo...

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Johnny Damm @johnnydamm.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

RIP Technocrat Tales. SPX finished off the print run…

The comic sitting on a black tee shirt with the word LUDDITE on it.

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Johnny Damm @johnnydamm.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

In this nice corner spot at @smallpressexpo.bsky.social (table E7). Slinging comics all weekend!

A tattooed white guy standing behind a table of comics an tees at Small Press Expo.

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Johnny Damm @johnnydamm.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

I made this cover for Ian Thomas's fascinating examination of "prestige" Batman comics (The Dark Night Returns and The Cult) during the U.S.'s lurch rightwards in the 1980s. A benefit for Asheville Prison Books and highly recommended reading! avlpb.bigcartel.com/product/unbo...

Cover for Ian Thomas's "Unbound in the Square: Superhero Auteurs in Reagan's America." Depicts a yellow, horror-ish hand reaching for a bat over black and white shadows.

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Johnny Damm @johnnydamm.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Lifting my head up briefly to say that I'll be tabling at SF Zine Fest (San Francisco) this weekend and at @smallpressexpo.bsky.social (Bethesda) the next. I've been taking a social media break but still very much enjoy people and conversation. So, if you are at either event, come say hello!

Vintage advertisement advertising strong man booklets. It has been altered, with one of the men holding the third issue of "I'm a Cop," and the text saying that I'll be tabling at SF Zine Fest on Sunday and at SPX on the 12th and 13th.

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Catsuka @catsuka.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Legendary FX animator Phil Tippett is shutting down his studio, which has gone bankrupt 😥 A memorabilia sale is being held this weekend, featuring four decades of production items (Mad God, Star Wars, Jurassic Park, RoboCop, Starship Troopers...). www.berkeleyside.org/2026/08/27/s...

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Lex McMenamin (they/them) @lexmcmenamin.com · 19/08/2026

60 yrs ago, sex workers, drag queens and street youth held a landmark riot against police in SF's Tenderloin—the world's 1st Trans District now that space is held by Geo Group. trans people are still arrested at SF Pride—over tagging Flock cams. the trans fight against police in '66 and today:

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The fight to protect a trans landmark in California from ICE’s biggest contractor

Compton’s Cafe is one of the earliest examples of LGBTQ+ resistance. Today, a prison company occupies the site

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Rebecca Nagle @rebeccanagle.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

BIG VICTORY! After a years of fighting, a Michigan court shut down the permit for Enbridge’s Line 5 tunnel. The pipeline would have gone through the Great Lakes, the largest source of fresh water in the world. But the Michigan Supreme Court said no.👇

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Michigan Supreme Court Overturns Line 5 Tunnel Permit, Delivering Major Victory for Tribal Nations

Overview: The Michigan Supreme Court has overturned a key state permit for Enbridge's proposed Line 5 tunnel beneath the Straits of Mackinac, ruling that regulators failed to comply with Michigan envi...

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Zoë “Baddie Proctor” Quinn @unburntwitch.com · 03/08/2026

btw this has options to sign if you don't make comics but are a fan or colleague of people who do! make number go up, support the union!

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Truthout @truthout.org · 28/07/2026

Political prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal is suffering multiple health problems and may die in prison, say legal advocates in a request they filed today that asks the United Nations to support his release. Abu-Jamal was a Black Panther and journalist when he was convicted of the murder of a police officer.

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Legal Team of Political Prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal Appeals to the UN for Support

Lawyers are appealing to the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention, which had urged the release of Leonard Peltier.

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Dave Byrnes @djbyrnes1.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Video available online shows police shot this man at point-blank range while he was already on the ground. Police in the United States have killed more than 10,000 people since 2016 alone.

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Johnny Damm @johnnydamm.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Shipping notice: any orders before 7 PM PST today will ship tomorrow morning. After that point, all shipping will be on hold until August 4th (when I return from a brief holiday, and the comic officially releases). So, if you are interested in an early copy… johnny-damm.square.site/product/-i-m...

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"I'm a Cop" 3 | Johnny Damm Store

RELEASES AUGUST 4TH (but is currently shipping early)."I'm a Cop" returns with an all-federal issue! "I'm a Cop" 3 combines 1940s nationalist superheroes with quotes from U.S. ...

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Johnny Damm @johnnydamm.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

“I’M A COP” 3 is now officially alive and being sent out into the world.

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Johnny Damm @johnnydamm.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

"Throughout their history, superheroes have had a deep and unmistakable relationship with U.S. empire." I wrote a short piece on why the new issue of "I'm a Cop" combines direct quotes from ICE and Border Patrol agents with 1940's U.S.-themed superheroes. johnnydamm.substack.com/p/of-superhe...

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OF SUPERHEROES, ICE, AND EMPIRE

Throughout their history, superheroes have had a deep and unmistakable relationship with U.S.

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Johnny Damm @johnnydamm.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

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OF SUPERHEROES, ICE, AND EMPIRE

Throughout their history, superheroes have had a deep and unmistakable relationship with U.S.

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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 14/07/2026

Decades of dehumanizing copaganda have primed people to see a Black man allegedly fleeing law enforcement as deserving of death, as expendable. ICE has the same script writers now trying the same tactics. The only way to challenge their narrative is to challenge all of it, every time:

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Community organizer claims yet-to-be-released video contradicts MPD account of Tyrin Johnson shooting

A community organizer representing the family of Tyrin Johnson said Sunday that multiple videos exist showing the 20-year-old’s death at the hands of Tennessee National Guard soldiers — and that the f...

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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 13/07/2026

With two people dead in Memphis in four days and one the same week in Houston, that's four people federal agents have shot and killed over just nine days. July 5: Tyrin Johnson July 7: Lorenzo Salgado Araujo July 8: Alfonso Ivy July 13: name not released yet

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Sequential Scholars @sequentialscholars.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

In an article titled “One Moment in Time: Designer Willi Smith & Mary Jane’s Wedding Dress,” comics scholar & fashion historian Monica Geraffo addresses “the context of what it once meant” to incorporate Smith’s unique creative vision into Marvel's superhero universe. 1/11 #SpiderMan #ComicsStudies

A panel from Amazing Spider-Man Annual #21, in which Willi Smith promises Mary Jane a surprise new design for her wedding day.

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Anna Merlan @annamerlan.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Every so often I get to think of something that is not awful. I interviewed Henry freaking Rollins about his quest with Ian MacKaye and a few other schemers to revive Vengeance Records, The Cramps’ record label: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

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How two punk icons are giving the Cramps a second life

“If you lose culture," Henry Rollins explains, "the society dies.”

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Colette Arrand @colettearrand.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

One of the best comics going.

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Johnny Damm @johnnydamm.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

What better day than the 4th to preorder my weird comic which combines 1940s U.S.-themed, flag-costumed superheroes with the words of federal immigration police? johnny-damm.square.site/product/preo...

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Johnny Damm @johnnydamm.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Exhausted but happy: "I'm a Cop" 3 is now at the printers! It's not too late to preorder and get the book a couple weeks before everyone else. The release date is August 4th, but preorders will ship early. johnny-damm.square.site/product/preo...

Cover of "I'm a Cop" issue 3 with a "Pre-Order Now" banner on it. Title is in a blue strip with the words "Real-Life Horror Comics" underneath. Depicts an intimidating superhero wearing yellow with a U.S. flag-themed color pointing a gun outwards. A "Police Ice" patch" is in his chest.

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Johnny Damm @johnnydamm.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

A "I"m a Cop" page with text from Border Patrol union leader Paul Perez, speaking on PBS NewsHour in February. The two kids here are from one of my favorite Dorothea Lange photos. This U.S.-themed superhero was called "The Liberator."

Comics page of a superhero tearing off his shirt to reveal a flag-themed costume. He says, "It's American Citizens-- It's people from the public-- They're interfering. They're impeding." He crouches over menacingly, facing two children. "They have to comply," he finishes and lunges at the kids.

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Hammer and Hope @hammerandhope.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

The eleventh issue of Hammer & Hope is now live! We are besieged by a ruling class focused on maintaining white power. They represent one tradition in the United States. But there is another, found in 250 years of resistance, rebellion, and refusal. One that continues today — because it must.

An orange card with a photo of a Black woman carrying a flag. It says Summer 2026 No. 11 on the card

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Johnny Damm @johnnydamm.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

The new issue of "I'm a Cop" begins with this page, which uses text from ICE agents talking with one another after arresting Job Garcia, a Los Angeles PhD student on June 19, 2025. These figures are all early 1940s superheroes: Minute Man, The Flag, The Great Defender, & Captain Freedom.

Comics page depicting four U.S. flag themed superheroes. One of the superheroes asks the other three, "How many bodies did you guys get today?" Another superhero (The Flag) stops and responds, "31." "Yay!" the first hero exclaims. In the last panel, the flag is soaring into the air over burning houses. He says, "It was a good day today."

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Johnny Damm @johnnydamm.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

"I'm a Cop" 3 now has a cover and is available for preorder! The issue combines 1940s nationalist superheroes with quotes from ICE, Border Patrol, and DHS's ICE recruitment campaign. More real-life horror. Now with superheroes. (Preorders are a huge help) johnny-damm.square.site/product/preo...

Cover of "I'm a Cop" issue 3. Title is in a blue strip with the words "Real-Life Horror Comics" underneath. Depicts an intimidating superhero wearing yellow with a U.S. flag-themed color pointing a gun outwards. A "Police Ice" patch" is in his chest.

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Lex McMenamin (they/them) @lexmcmenamin.com · 24/06/2026

I’ve dug through thousands of exhibit files of FBI “evidence” taken in raids of the defendants’ homes. the federal government’s version of what happened that night — the basis of their “terrorism” — was a fraction of the files. the bulk is zines, books, stickers, patches: First Amendment activity.

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‘This is injustice’: how leftist zines were used to sentence anti-ICE protesters to decades in prison

Advocates sound alarm after zines were used as evidence to convict protesters of terrorism charges tied to 2025 protest at Texas ICE facility

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Johnny Damm @johnnydamm.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Here's a page depicting a Fox News interview of ICE agents (by Lara Trump!) in July 2025. All text is directly quoted from ICE agents Kristian Moreno, Edgardo Centeno, and Chris Sandoval.

Three panel comic book page. In the first panel, a woman is behind a movie camera pointed at three white, flag-themed superheroes. On the superheroes says, "It has been very sad to see how we're villainized." In the next panel, they look increasingly upset. One says, "It's saddening my heart," and another says, "It's kind of unfair." In the third panel, each of the superheroes is attacking someone with darker skin. One of the heroes says, "It's sad, but we keep pushing through it."

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Ben Passmore PCX table 29 @benpassmore.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

Deals Deals Deals, can you handle some comic book deals? (vaguely to the tune of Bills, Bills, Bills) daygloayhole.gumroad.com

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Johnny Damm @johnnydamm.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

I've been making progress on "I'm a Cop" 3, which combines statements from federal law enforcement with early 1940s U.S. flag themed superheroes. The text here is from a recorded conversation between Border Patrol agents and the Florida Highway Patrol in North Palm Beach, May 2, 2025.

Comics page depicting three U.S. flag-themed superheroes. One drags an unconscious-appearing man. Superhero 1: "They're starting to resist more now." Superhero 2 (dragging man): We're going to end shooting some of them." Superhero 2: "Goddamn!" Superhero 1: "Woo!" Superhero 3: "Nice!"

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