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Luke Burns @lukevburns.bsky.social · 14/10/2025

Introducing Nutello: Nutella for men

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Luke Burns @lukevburns.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

It's October and that means it's once again time to get Immediately Killed by a Werewolf. (Art by the great Lucas Adams)

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A Series of Interactive Stories Where No Matter What You Do You Are Immediately Killed by a Werewolf by Luke Burns

Can you escape the werewolf? (No.)

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Luke Burns @lukevburns.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Just ONE spot left in this one, still time to join!

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Daniel Spenser @danielspenser.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

THE SOCIAL RECKONING INT. COURTROOM - DAY Attorney: "In German, 'Zukerberg' translates to 'sugar mountain.' Ladies and gentlemen of the jury, my client is nothing more than a big sweetie. {Murmurs and gasps fill the courtroom} Judge: {banging gavel} Order! Order!

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Luke Burns @lukevburns.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

I'm being told it's international translation day 👀

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Luke Burns @lukevburns.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Still got a few spots left in my advanced short humor writing workshop starting next week! Writing from previous workshops has gone on to be published by The New Yorker (print and online), McSweeney's, and more! More info at the link below 👇

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Let's Write MORE Short Humor Pieces (Four-Week Workshop Starting 10/07/26 - Afternoons)

DATES/SCHEDULE: 1. Wednesday, 10/07/26, 12:00-1:30PM Eastern via Zoom [Intros & Pitches] 2. Wednesday, 10/14/26, 12:00-1:30PM Eastern via Zoom [Draft of First Piece] 3. Wednesday, 10/21/26, 12:00-1:...

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Luke Burns @lukevburns.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Tonight! Still time to get tickets. Will also be followed by a Q&A!

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Luke Burns @lukevburns.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

One night only (for now)! A virtual screening of the movie written and directed by (Borat voice) my wife Marina Tempelsman and @niccoaeed.bsky.social! Tomorrow (Sept 30th) at 8PM. Hope you can check it out! I'm biased, but it's pretty dang great.

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This Will Never Work

Get tickets for the virtual screening of This Will Never Work

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In The Mark of Madness @markpaglia.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I'm not exaggerating when I say that reading about the first Moby-Dick film adaptation was life-changing for me.

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Frightening Ryland @rylandduncan.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

if I was Cyclops I'd spend a lot of time tossing pumpkins into the air and blowin em up. People would try to make plans with me and I'd get mad and say I'm working on something really important but they'd see the gourd meat on my shoes

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Luke Burns @lukevburns.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

I’m moderating a panel called “From Moebius to Marvel: How French Comics Helped Shape American Fantasy” at Villa Albertine at 11:30AM today! Terrific panelists. Should be a fun and interesting discussion. Free to attend. Hope you brave the weather and come check it out!

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Literary Fall Returns to Villa Albertine in September - Villa Albertine

***We are closely monitoring the serious weather conditions expected from the nor’easter on Saturday, September 26. At this time, we are planning to proceed as scheduled with our Saturday program. We ...

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On This Day in Simpsons History @dailysimpsons.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Happy birthday to the late Phil Hartman, born September 24, 1948. Today would’ve been his 78th birthday. He would often take requests to do custom answering machine messages as Troy McClure. (video: take2markTV) #TheSimpsons

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Tim Price @timprice.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

You joined "grand vizier chat (secret)" You: dark rumors from aboard You: abroad* fuck Sssnakecharmer: mf said aboard WhispersintheChapel: ahoy matey lol PonderMyOrb changed the group name to "rumors from aboard"

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Luke Burns @lukevburns.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Coming up this afternoon! Hope to see you there!

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Walter Chaw @mangiotto.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Zach Cregger's next video game adaptation should be Katamari Damacy. You heard me.

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In The Mark of Madness @markpaglia.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Having snagged a copy the first time it was in stock, I can authoritatively tell you that you don't want to miss out on this one.

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Luke Burns @lukevburns.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

On Sunday, Sept 20th @jamesfolta.com and I are hosting the launch party for OBEY IN ADVANCE, a new book of satire by @ginnyhogan.bsky.social & @shadesofgreaves.bsky.social published by @mcsweeneys.net! 🎟️: www.eventbrite.com/e/obey-in-ad...

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In The Mark of Madness @markpaglia.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

"This screenshot has been doctored," said Encyclopedia Brown. "Based on the timestamp, Bugs Meany wouldn't have called it 'woke 1' because woke 2 hadn't happened yet. He would have just called it 'woke.'" Bugs Meany glowered. "You got me again, Encucklopedia Beta. But I need to get back to DC."

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Luke Burns @lukevburns.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

my temporal pincer movement is when I alternate reading the latest issue of the new yorker with the oldest one in the pile next to my bed

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Lillie E. Franks @lilliekoi.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Marmaduke cartoons with Thomas Ligotti captions

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New York Review Books @nyrb-imprints.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Dash Shaw & Jesse Moynihan will be signing copies of their new books, Like Swimmers and Forming, tonight at Desert Island in Brooklyn. We'll provide the cheap beer. Come out, 7pm, should be fun. @fantagraphics.bsky.social

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Erica Lies @ericaliesalot.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

@lukevburns.bsky.social and @jamesfolta.com wrote some nice things about my piece in @mcsweeneys.net last week. Subscribe to their newsletter to learn what makes jokes good!

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In The Mark of Madness @markpaglia.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

I just received the greatest piece of junk mail ever: a 16-page(!) appeal from Dwight Eisenhower's granddaughter seeking donations to restore the plane he used as Air Force One. I may not have any children, but truly this marks me as A Dad.

An envelope printed with a photo of a big old propeller plane over canyons, mesas, and such, with text about "THE LOST AIR FORCE ONE"; next to it are its contents: a sheaf of 8 pages printed on both sides with photos of Ike Eisenhower and text from his granddaughter asking for money to restore the plane he used as Air Force One; also, an insert telling me that if I give $54, I'll receive a replica of "the pen that ended WW2," which I guess was used to sign a treaty or articles of surrender in either Europe or the Pacific—I'll be honest, I don't really care, much though the pen offer amuses me.

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Amy McCarthy @aemccarthy.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

having homemade stock to cook with: beautiful, wonderful, iconic making homemade stock to cook with: a horror, miserable, nightmare

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In The Mark of Madness @markpaglia.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

I just finished reading Children of Light, and you're gonna want to snag a copy posthaste.

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Steve Lieber @stevelieberart.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

NEW ADVICE-FROM-LIEBER LIST! I've posted these tips as a thread before, but I figured it's about time I made it available as a single, shareable image.

MISTAKES I'VE MADE THAT YOU CAN AVOID
Don't be like me.
1. Don't trash your own work when complemented. In that context your self-deprecation is insulting someone else's taste! Just say thanks and change the subject. Maybe credit an influence?
2. As far as your readers are concerned, comics are drawn with a printing press or a monitor. Don't fetishize the original art or the tools you make it. Anything that gets the story told the way it needs to be told is the right tool for the job.
3. Don't use one job to audition for another. It's unfair to your collaborators and a betrayal of the reader to get flashy or sexy or explosive if the moment in the story doesn't call for it.
4. The important storytelling choices on a page can be worked out in thumbnails. Gesture, camera angle, framing, broad arrangement of tones-get this stuff right before you worry about anatomy, lighting, drapery, or facial expressions.
5. Some artists can put down a final inkline with no underdrawing, but that's because they're skilled and experienced enough to do all that underdrawing in their head. You probably aren't. Get your underdrawing right and save the masterstrokes for the masters.
6. What you're feeling while you work doesn't matter. What the audience feels when they read it does. You can be happy and still do a great drawing of someone in agony. You should understand what you're depicting. It's not necessary to experience it in real time at the board.
7. Get a fresh eye on your work. You never know when some accidental juxtaposition is going to completely change your intended meaning.
8. Don't let getting things 100% right keep you from getting things done. It's easy to get bogged down in research or prep sketches. Make a schedule at the start of a project so you know how much time you have. Do the best you can with the time allotted and move on. But...

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New York Review Books @nyrb-imprints.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

"The Children of Light is a galaxy-spanning space opera that charts the troubles of the Zors.... Not that its author would agree that this is a moral fable, or even a fabulation in any sense." —Séamas O'Reilly on the best graphic novels of 2026.

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Luke Burns @lukevburns.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

when I was a kid there was an urban legend about a foie gras that had some ribs removed so it could do this

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Camp Miasma Recreation Director @thepalinode.com · 24/08/2026

*John Wayne voice* I’m gonna add you to my home video library, Pilgrim.

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Luke Burns @lukevburns.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

The Children of Light (two copies!) spotted at @bookculture.com on 112th St! bookculture.com/book/9781681...

Photo of my hand holding a copy of Jean Pleyers' The Children of Light. The cover shows an alien vehicle on a track rocketing towards a pink and yellow horizon. In the background of the picture is a bookshelf filled with other comics and a sign that says "Graphic Lit"

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Luke Burns @lukevburns.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

The Prestige but it's about a rival MC who becomes obsessed with proving that Shock G and Humpty Hump are the same person

Screenshot of text: Jacobs performed under many aliases he developed over his career, resulting in characters that were maintained with such discipline that both fans and industry insiders believed that they were separate people.

Screenshot of text: Jacobs made public appearances as one person or the other, but at live shows and video shoots he would use a stand-in or camera tricks to maintain the illusion.[

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Chandler Dean @chandlerjdean.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Abolish Everything! Season 3 starts taping for @nebula.tv THIS THURSDAY @caveatnyc.bsky.social. Our 7 PM tapings are nearly sold out and the 10 PM slots will follow suit— so grab your tix now before they’re gone! caveat.nyc/events/aboli...

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Adam Bozarth @adambozarth.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

I assume one of the small joys of owning one of these wine holders would be pretending to scold your drunken private chef. You can yell stuff like “GIVE ME THAT!” or “Oh, not the Prosecco, Guillame! You fool!” every time you pull a bottle out of his hand.

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Dennis B. Hooper @dennisbhooper.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Okay we need a frinkiac for Withnail and I. @andyburnham.bsky.social please address

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