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James Burns

@jpburns.bsky.social
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Somewhat grumpy comic book creator who lives in Athens, Georgia. I have prostate cancer, and have drawn a comic about it. Details on burnscomics.com

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James Burns @jpburns.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Geez, @krogerco - first shelf price tags you can remotely change, and now this monster, taking away minimum wage workers who normally do inventory. Are you trying to chase me away?
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James Burns @jpburns.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Sad to hear about Eva Marie Saint dying. I wrote about meeting her when I was a child, for an issue of @humanpanther.bsky.social ‘s "Not My Small Diary," uhhh… 17 years ago. Short story - she dated my dad at Bowling Green. #evamariesaint
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James Burns @jpburns.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Where the heck did they get this movie’s description? "An executive wakes up to discover all people have disappeared, and her only company is a coworker. Comedy. What’s comedic is describing this classic Vincent Price movie (based on a Richard Matheson story - "I am Legend") this way.
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James Burns @jpburns.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Someone looked at my bio in Reddit, found out I had stage IVa prostate cancer, and thought it would be a laugh to make fun of my disease. People are being trained by social media and blathering US dictators that it’s perfectly fine to be vile and uncaring to a total stranger. Sad times.
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James Burns @jpburns.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
I was recently interviewed on the @thecancerpod.bsky.social podcast. Surprisingly, I sounded like I knew a lot about prostate cancer. www.thecancerpod.com/e124-james-b...
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Prostate Cancer Education and Advocacy with James Burns
Prostate cancer education advocate James Burns talks about his comic books which chronicle his stage 4A prostate cancer diagnosis, treatment, and life after.
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James Burns @jpburns.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
JFC, @ajc … it’s Virginia Highland. Singular. You’d think you’d know that.
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James Burns @jpburns.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Hey @mattbors.bsky.social - is this you they’re stealing from? www.reddit.com/r/aislop/s/O...
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From the aislop community on Reddit: The White House releases another ai video
Explore this post and more from the aislop community
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James Burns @jpburns.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
I came across this post - tombrevoort.com/2026/07/11/l... …and found this unpublished Jack Kirby pencil page. I find it really relaxing to try to ink his stuff. Here’s what I came up with.
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James Burns @jpburns.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
The best way to make me root against the @usmnt.ussoccer.com in the #worldcup is to have that orange monster weigh in on red cards. Does he even know what they are? Can he explain what constitutes offsides? Then he should stfu.
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James Burns @jpburns.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
Happy Independence Day!
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James Burns @jpburns.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
For folks who think the @ajcnews isn’t digitally aware… uh… you’re right. News from the past in a paid ad on Reddit this morning. Seriously AJC, why are you paying money for this? I really want to root for Atlanta to have a world-class newspaper, but they keep disappointing me.
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James Burns @jpburns.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
Back in 1978, while I was in college, I did several postcards for my friends. Sitting around this afternoon, 48 years later, I thought I’d redo one, just for fun, while watching the World Cup. Much easier with digital tools. #procreate
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James Burns @jpburns.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Come join me tomorrow at the Athens Art Book Fair, at the Athenaeum. It’s part of AthFest. There’s a preview tonight, but I’ll be there tomorrow from 11-4am, selling comics, original art prints, and greeting cards.
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James Burns @jpburns.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
www.nytimes.com/2026/05/28/u... JFC, @nytimes.com - how can you represent a victim of sexual abuse as someone “antagonizing” that monster in the White House? Shame on you.
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In Carroll Lawsuits Inquiry, Scrutiny Turns Toward Private Citizens Who Antagonized Trump
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James Burns @jpburns.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
I worked for Ted Turner from 1989-92. A brief period, but will always remember the monthly station meetings he had in Studio A at Techwood. We’d all gather there, and Ted would let us know how things were going. Try to picture that sort of hands-on approach with today’s so-called moguls. R.I.P.
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Tom the Dancing Bug, by Ruben Bolling @rubenbolling.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
🔵 This week's Tom the Dancing Bug: 🥣 GIVE DEMENTIA DONNIE HIS PUDDING, YOU CRAZY BASTARDS!! - Brought to you by the Inner Hive, including long-time member Anthony Severe and new member SudaFred ( patreon.com/rubenbolling/membership ) - READ IT RIGHT HERE👇 Thank you for your attention to this matter
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James Burns @jpburns.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
So CNN and NPR have scrubbed the weird Allah praising from Herr Drumpf’s comment last night in their online articles. This is what compliance looks like. Shame on you.
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The Ⓐtomic Ⓔlbow @garbageskeleton.skin · 07/03/2026
If you're within 500 miles of Athens, you should come to FLUKE on March 28th. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FLUKE_M...
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FLUKE Mini-Comics & Zine Festival - Wikipedia
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James Burns @jpburns.bsky.social · 07/02/2026
Nice sane-washing, @nbc - editing out the boos at the Olympics for that boot-licking, I’m sorry, I meant couch-loving Vice-President. Your corporate masters are pleased.
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James Burns @jpburns.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
I don’t know why I expected more, but the tone-deafness of SNL was shocking. More “gags” about how Drumpf likes awards, nothing about the government murdering citizens in the streets. Shameful.
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James Burns @jpburns.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
We’re big believers in sympathetic magic. If we prepare for the worst, it won’t happen. #athensga #iceStorm2026
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James Burns @jpburns.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
This! Except FIFA is a corrupt, boot-liking organization who likes felating dictators of all stripes.
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James Burns @jpburns.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
No, it won’t. Stop normalizing this crap @npr.org
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James Burns @jpburns.bsky.social · 07/12/2025
Seems about right.
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James Burns @jpburns.bsky.social · 30/11/2025
Hey @nytimes.com - give us back the keyboard when you finish a #wordle. Half the fun is seeing what letters are left. #firstworldproblems
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James Burns @jpburns.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
I’m watching “The Expanse” for like the third time. What a great show! Great characters, great design, great story.
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
"Quiet, piggy!"
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James Burns @jpburns.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
Winning!
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James Burns @jpburns.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
So the vote was 427-1. Aren’t there 435 representatives in the House? Who didn’t vote? #trumpisapedo
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James Burns @jpburns.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
Wagging that dog, hard. apple.news/ArQBgHA4MQB-...
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Trump weighs Venezuela strikes as U.S. forces prepare for attack order — The Washington Post
High-level discussions, underway for days, have explored a variety of potential military options, people familiar with the matter said.
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James Burns @jpburns.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
I did this. Blender is an amazing piece of 3D software, provided free of charge, but if you can, please support this amazing resource. @blender.org
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James Burns @jpburns.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
Sleepy.
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James Burns @jpburns.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
Which of these two stories that showed up in my Google News feed is true? I’m less inclined to believe the corporate entity vs the advocacy group. #news #media
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Ollie Kaplan @rebeccaoliver.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
Quick reminder: NYC’s new First Lady, Rama Duwaji, is a cartoonist! www.comicsbeat.com/zohran-mamda...
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Zohran Mamdani's wife Rama Duwaji is a political cartoonist and illustrator
Zohran Mamdani's wife Rama Duwaji is a political cartoonist and illustrator. Check out her work here at Comics Beat!
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James Burns @jpburns.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
Just a quick note that my latest comic, “Half-Life,” is available for free on Kindle Unlimited. www.amazon.com/dp/B0FZCN9V77
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Half-Life: Tales of Life with Prostate Cancer
A follow-up to my last comic, "The Death of Me?," this comic deals with what happens after your initial treatment. There's a lot of waiting around, dealing with side-effects of the treatment, and fear...
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James Burns @jpburns.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
I got diagnosed with stage IVa prostate cancer. I got treated w/radiation and hope it worked. If I’m cured, it’s thanks to research, doctors, and medical science. Not because of anything that monster in the white house can do. In fact, he’s made it less likely that others could get the care I had.
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Ossoff's Office @ossoff.senate.gov · 08/10/2025
1.4 million Georgians could see their premiums skyrocket next year if ACA tax credits expire.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
I continue to feel that our national experiment of making the dumbest MF in the country president was ill advised.
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James Burns @jpburns.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
What if before @jimmykimmel.com ‘s return to air, he’s raptured up?
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Brad Johnson @climatebrad.hillheat.com · 12/09/2025
Did politics the right way
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James Burns @jpburns.bsky.social · 01/09/2025
Just a reminder that #Halloween is literally 2 months from now. Selling candy or decorations at this point is kinda goofy. Looking at you, Kroger and Lowe's.
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James Burns @jpburns.bsky.social · 24/08/2025
Working on the last page of my new #comic. Just the pencils for the top 3 panels. More work to do.
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J. Elvis Weinstein @jelvisweinstein.bsky.social · 06/08/2025
Dean Cain doesn't need glasses for people to not recognize him as Superman.
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James Burns @jpburns.bsky.social · 03/08/2025
Another day, another penciled #comic page. All about my latest PSMA/PET scan. Spoiler alert - generally good news.
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James Burns @jpburns.bsky.social · 28/07/2025
Local clown Mike Collins can't spell the state he wants to be a senator of. www.newsweek.com/georgia-mike...
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James Burns @jpburns.bsky.social · 25/07/2025
I went to see Fantastic Four: First Steps today. I walked out afterwards saying it was 90% of the Fantastic Four film I hoped it would be. Pretty amazing that a corporate Marvel film got it so close. The brief "Kirby in his studio" shot nearly brought me to tears. Blink and you'll miss it.
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James Burns @jpburns.bsky.social · 22/07/2025
Working on page 39 of my latest #comic. I was proud of this panel, depicting the bouts of petulance and occasional anger I experience while taking ADT (androgen deprivation therapy). Not proud of the bouts, but like the drawing.
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James Burns @jpburns.bsky.social · 19/07/2025
Watching #francevsgermany, inking and lettering my latest page of my #comic. Here's the bottom panels.
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