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Mat Johnson @matjohnson.bsky.social · 54m

I love Colorado's flag. It gives off serious vintage Marvelman vibes.

Cover of Marvelman No. 1, Italian edition

Mat Johnson @matjohnson.bsky.social · 6h

You guys are so generous--I'm honored. I was already planning on using your podcast to teach Moby-Dick, and now I get to simultaneously flex to the class, too. 🙏

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Mat Johnson @matjohnson.bsky.social · 19h

Can’t wait to share this new memoir, but willing to hold on till Fall 2027.

What books are you working on that you're excited to publish?

Mat Johnson, who is a prolific novel-ist, is writing a memoir that I've been lucky enough to work on. It's a memoir of his mother, who had MS, and about their relationship as she declined, and he was her primary caretaker, but it's also a memoir of craft. So he's kind of well known in the insular, small, literary community as being an amazing professor. He uses the craft of writing to detail his mom's story. So he'll take "What does it mean to build out a character?" and then he'll show you that through his mom's stories. It is so brilliant, hilarious, moving, and tender. And it has also taught me so much about how to live. I think about his book all the time.

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Mat Johnson @matjohnson.bsky.social · 20h

A whole world populated by vampires and one of the few *humans* is played by Willem Dafoe?!?! I mean, come on!!!

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Mat Johnson @matjohnson.bsky.social · 21h

Daybreakers with Ethan Hawke and Sam Neill was criminally underrated and, after 17 years, I will be filing charges.

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Mat Johnson @matjohnson.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

When I was a boy, we had proper TV seasons—22 episodes! At least! None of this waiting three years for the next one. BAM—every fall, a new season in the lineup! Cover of TV Guide and everything!

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Mat Johnson @matjohnson.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

There are many mysteries in the universe, I just want the answer to one: how the hell does Eric Powell manage to create illustrations at this level of detail and still put out like 5 graphic novels a year???

The Goon cover by Eric Powell, a nasty giant trying to eat the main character and his un-trusty sidekick, Franky.

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Mat Johnson @matjohnson.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Sweet lord--after this, they're gonna need an even bigger memory hole than the one they shoved the Bush administration in.

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Mat Johnson @matjohnson.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Yo! I will be offering an online course this Dec. aimed at writers looking to realize their novel-in-progress's full potential. Those who sign up before Sept. 28 will also get extra seminars and writing sessions for the full MFA for All semester. Check it out! americanshortfiction.org/mfa-for-all/

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Mat Johnson @matjohnson.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

So was it the best of times or the worst of times? Make up your fucking mind.

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Mat Johnson @matjohnson.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Let me talk you something, I—and I can’t stress this enough—want my mommy.

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Mat Johnson @matjohnson.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Seriously considering going back just to count how many times he says, "Fuck!"

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Mat Johnson @matjohnson.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

I need everyone to go see it so I can say how much I loved the ending without spoiling.

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Mat Johnson @matjohnson.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Does DraftKings need a spokesperson in the literary community? Because I am a cash-poor author with low ethical standards and no soul.

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Mat Johnson @matjohnson.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Did not expect the Resident Evil franchise to be rebooted as an indie-style horror/comedy that sticks closely to the actual video game and yet manages to be something wholly original.

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Grudgie the Wail @grudgie.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

The dumbest asshole in the country and the President need to be two different people moving forward

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Mat Johnson @matjohnson.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

They bought that Mitch McConnell at Spirit Halloween.

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Chris Cantwell @ifyoucantwell.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

This premieres in one week. One week. Give yourself a Halloween treat, one with a great cast of characters based on the iconic vision of one @victorlavalle.bsky.social. And… ultimately… something a note of tentative hope in these tough times.

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Bill Corbett @billcorbett.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

The plagiarism machine I created will likely kill us all, there’s a 40% chance, no, higher, like 75%,or more! But NO I will not “unplug it,” that’s an insane suggestion. The scientific solution is to *give me more money.*

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Mat Johnson @matjohnson.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

I'm a fan of The Wailing, so went to see the opening matinee for Hope just now. Wow. Epic. Tense, funny, and original for 2 hours and 36 minutes. Avoid spoilers.

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Mat Johnson @matjohnson.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

oh man now i'm gonna have nightmares

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Steve Lieber @stevelieberart.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Jeff Parker @jeffparker.bsky.social and I are teaching a class at Rose City Comic Con @rosecitycc.bsky.social: "Show your Stories" Register here: checkout.conventions.leapevent.tech/eh/Rose_City...

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Mat Johnson @matjohnson.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Nothing but respect for my president.

Statue of John Stewart, Green Lantern of Earth-12

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Mat Johnson @matjohnson.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Divorce: 2/10, would not recommend

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Mat Johnson @matjohnson.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

These tech oligarchs trying to live forever like they're too good to upload to San Junipero like the rest of us.

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Mat Johnson @matjohnson.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Just when you think Fetterman couldn't suck more, the guy goes from Hoover to Dyson on your ass.

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Mat Johnson @matjohnson.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

I show up to movie theaters early just to crush on Maria Menounos.

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Mat Johnson @matjohnson.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

I have the soul of a poet. It's buried in my backyard.

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Mat Johnson @matjohnson.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

One thing I find fascinating about Glenn Beck is his commitment to living in a bespoke reality. He's the only person I've ever heard say, "I refuse to believe that," and mean it literally. You do that every day for decades and you end up saying shit like this.

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James Talarico @jamestalarico.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

BREAKING: Liam Tadeo was just deported by ICE.

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Mat Johnson @matjohnson.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

"Here's a blurb for a book by a person I was unable to decline due to a personal connection that made saying no too awkward. Please accept my opaque, positive-ish endorsement written to absolve my own guilt when, inevitably, I'm also forced to request a blurb from an author more prominent than me."

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Mat Johnson @matjohnson.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

I'm watching Star Trek: Strange New Worlds. I'm watching The Muppet Show. I'm watching the combination Star Trek: Strange New Worlds and Muppet Show.

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Cheryl Lynn Eaton @cheryllynneaton.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

My Black American and registered ass walking past them to vote in November:

Civil rights activist Gloria Richardson casually pushing the bayonet of a National Guardsman out of her face. She is wearing a rightfully disgusted expression.

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Mat Johnson @matjohnson.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

I hate my fucking beard, but it’s OK because I hate my fucking face more.

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Mat Johnson @matjohnson.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

When they make a new Jason Statham movie and don't give it a title that's also an innocuous working-class job description I mean what's even the point?

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Mat Johnson @matjohnson.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

No smart glasses; only stupid-ass glasses.

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Mat Johnson @matjohnson.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

I just saw a movie so bad that if I was stuck with the screenplay credit I would lie and say it’s AI.

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Mat Johnson @matjohnson.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Even muted, you can hear the percussive stream of farts.

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Mat Johnson @matjohnson.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

In transit, but ready to get home then never leave unless someone pays me.

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Mat Johnson @matjohnson.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

I enjoy not going places and, also, not doing things.

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