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Mark O. Stack @markwwc.bsky.social · 19h

Why make a magazine all about knights, swords, and questing? The simple answer is that it speaks to me! And the longer answer is that the "knight in shining armor" remains a potent image for exploring the pursuit of higher ideals, how we fail them, how we grow from that pursuit even in failure.

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Mark O. Stack @markwwc.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

I've been alternating between these two books, and there is a nice overlap in their interest in how loneliness breeds these interior narratives.

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Mark O. Stack @markwwc.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Today's page featuring an absolutely tired mother and her totally unaware baby

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Mark O. Stack @markwwc.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

If you are interested in covering The Candle, please hit me up so I can get you a review copy. We have some killer stories and art in here!

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Mark O. Stack @markwwc.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

It's about the violence of growing up, the fear of speaking your own thoughts, feeling stupid for struggling, and how hard it is to like the person you chose to become every day. And, yeah, it's about a knight who goes searching for The Grail. That's still there.

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Mark O. Stack @markwwc.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

It's such a relief that the perfect comic has already been made. Way less pressure.

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Mark O. Stack @markwwc.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Lancelot du Lac is a pretty interesting exercise in stripping the tragic form of any excess. No monologues for characters to explicate their position, everyone performing as if their faces were unmoving masks, and a constant cacophony of rattling armor as the most consistent soundtrack. Loved it!

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Mark O. Stack @markwwc.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

In a couple weeks, you can find me at Cape & Cowl Con slinging copies of Travis Muñoz and the Fire of the Aztecs along with the rest of my backlist. Ask me about The Candle and I'll show you a look at what's coming with that project.

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Mark O. Stack @markwwc.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Fun idea here, but it doesn't really go anywhere new after twenty pages. Hard to fault a novella for that, though.

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Mark O. Stack @markwwc.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

This remains a very special issue. There's no hidden gems with a character like Spider-Man. Just a gem.

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Mark O. Stack @markwwc.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Sell your book in five words "Love will not save them"

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Mark O. Stack @markwwc.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Had a lot of fun putting together some little models today!

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Mark O. Stack @markwwc.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

New Avengers volume 1 has Finch going for a much more subdued "guy gets ripped in half" moment after such a disgusting one in Avengers Disassembled. More as the ripping in halfs continue for 20 years of publishing.

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Mark O. Stack @markwwc.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

Incredible bit buried in SECRET WAR's character files is the note about how whoever was unlucky enough to be assigned the Hobgoblin gear is going to get tuned the fuck up by Spider-Man.

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Mark O. Stack @markwwc.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

The Spectacular Spider-Man: Disassembled is a bizarre storyline. Early Humberto Ramos art pairs wonderfully with the transformation Peter goes through, though.

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Mark O. Stack @markwwc.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

George Pérez for Avengers Finale

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Mark O. Stack @markwwc.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

Avengers #503 with a brutal gut-punch. Bendis always impresses me with how he writes superhero comics where the characters have varying levels of familiarity with each other and events. Would anyone have told Strange about the twins? Asking that question gives you a really strong character moment.

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Mark O. Stack @markwwc.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

From Young Offenders to The Relentless Lark, Jane might be my favorite character to write. I won't fully be done with the set of cape comics I've written until her story with her dad wraps up.

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Mark O. Stack @markwwc.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

Some frankly wild stuff going on in the first two chapters of this book: - the antagonist was liberated from Dachau - the report on him speculates he's Jewish based on his earlobes You know what the mid-century English are like and they still find a way to shock you when you read them.

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Mark O. Stack @markwwc.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

This is the first time in my lifetime that an Avengers cover lineup has been 60% characters wearing jeans

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Mark O. Stack @markwwc.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

I want to write more Young Offenders at some point, but in general I'd like to write more comics about teens in high pressure, genre-situations getting absolutely snippy with each other

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Mark O. Stack @markwwc.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

Sat down with "Welcome Back, Frank" tonight. Bleak!

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Mark O. Stack @markwwc.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

Seeing this in person was as close to a religious experience as it gets

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Mark O. Stack @markwwc.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

We're in Publishers Weekly talking about Travis Muñoz and the Fire of the Aztecs! Out next week! Link: www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...

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Mark O. Stack @markwwc.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

Captain America Defeated in the Marketplace of Ideas

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Mark O. Stack @markwwc.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

I'm Mark O. Stack, and I write comics about people in fantastic situations experiencing real emotions. My OGN Travis Muñoz and the Fire of the Aztecs is out 4/28. I am looking for work and representation (particularly MG + YA)! #PortfolioDay ✉️: markoliverstack@gmail.com weekendwarriorcomics.com

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Mark O. Stack @markwwc.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

You have to see what this mural is advertising

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Mark O. Stack @markwwc.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

Had some people come up to the table this weekend to talk about Travis Muñoz and the Fire of the Aztecs (I wished I had some copies already!) which reminds me to remind y'all that it's out on April 28th! You can pre-order it wherever books are sold.

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Mark O. Stack @markwwc.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

Come for the Sunday "I don't want to take all this on a plane" sale!

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Mark O. Stack @markwwc.bsky.social · 07/03/2026

I love the city, I love the weather, I love the people, and I love the Mariners

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Mark O. Stack @markwwc.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

Come to table E-17 for an ass-kicking* *to buy a book and have a pleasant convo

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Mark O. Stack @markwwc.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

Come say "hi" and maybe buy a book at table E-17 during Emerald City Comic Con this week!

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Mark O. Stack @markwwc.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

The new show was so good that I just finished re-reading The Hedge Knight this morning. More Chaucer than Malory, and all the better for it.

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Mark O. Stack @markwwc.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

The employees kept offering me baskets, but I told them I wanted to feel the weight of this purchase.

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Mark O. Stack @markwwc.bsky.social · 17/01/2026

Learning a lot about JRR Tolkien's beef with airplanes thanks to Shelved by Genre

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Mark O. Stack @markwwc.bsky.social · 10/01/2026

I'm Mark O. Stack, and I write comics about people in fantastic situations processing real emotions. My first middle grade OGN, Travis Muñoz and the Fire of the Aztecs, comes out 4/28. I am putting together proposals for more MG and YA work! ✉️: markoliverstack@gmail.com 📘: weekendwarriorcomics.com

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Mark O. Stack @markwwc.bsky.social · 10/01/2026

First book of the year down. This thing has some SENTENCES.

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