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Chiara Mestieri

@mestierious.bsky.social
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Eisner-nominated editor @2000ad.bsky.social, Rebellion // writer, horror enthusiast, & living embodiment of the “ha ha ha… yes!” sickos meme previously: editorial assistant for Ram V, horror fiction editor at Solaris

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Alex Grecian @alexgrecian.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
99p for Red Rabbit? Tell your neighbours! Wake the kids!
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Steve Morris @stevewmorris.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
It appears that this year 2000 AD will be in the 2000 AD hall at Thought Bubble
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Wallace Polsom @wallacepolsom.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Mike Mignola, “The Sabbath” (2026), watercolour on illustration board, 38.2 x 46.4 cm.
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Nick Pettigrew @nick-pettigrew.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Braverman saying that 'English' can't be allowed to accept other cultures & nationalities and still be considered English then using the phrase 'laissez faire' to illustrate her point is just sensational work.
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Chiara Mestieri @mestierious.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
maaaaaaaaaaaaaaaany thoughts
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Chiara Mestieri @mestierious.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
felt incredibly called out anytime Austin Abrams did anything in Resident Evil which is why today, after months of it sitting in my PS library, I hit play on the RE2 remake
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Chiara Mestieri @mestierious.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
the vibes at the 2000 AD office when @mysterypickles.bsky.social and I are both in
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Chris Samnee @chrissamnee.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Warmed up with a little Lanterns/Kyle Chandler style HAL JORDAN this morning ✍️
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Chiara Mestieri @mestierious.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
My update on this is that while Flanagan cannot help landing the plane at Cornball Central every time, I enjoyed this one far more than most of his work (HUSH stays undefeated); in its best moments it’s a very compelling reframing of the vampire and of Catholic iconography. Hamish Linklater MVP.
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Zoe Tunnell ➡️ NYCC @zoewithasword.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Next month you get a DOUBLE DOSE of comics I wrote with a Trixie Turnwell story in SPEED RACER: TALES FROM THE ROAD - FRANKENSTEIN'S DRAGSTER (with @vicmalhotra.bsky.social) and a bimbofication horror tale in SCREAM (2026) (with @comixbychloe.bsky.social @jpjordan.bsky.social and @longtalljodie.com)
Sebastian Piriz's cover to Speed RacerThe Scream cover by Salvador Lavado
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Oliver Gerlach @olliegerlach.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
I just read the first lettered version of the story I wrote for this and: you should 100% be ordering a copy of this book.
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Dr. SkySkull @drskyskull.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
This is just a spectacular unintentional self-own
Dude on Threads: If you hate on ai, you better be pretty damn good at whatever you're doing
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Annalisa Nicholson @apuddleofmuddle.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
It's just weird isn't it when the British Museum is running a sold-out exhibition, when The Odyssey reports $1billion at the box office, when the V&A has just opened the most innovative and accessible museum model in Europe....and this is what our minister for research comes out with.
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Chiara Mestieri @mestierious.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
if you’re travelling a couple of days after a major air traffic control “glitch” and airports tell you they’ve “mostly resumed normal service” they are lying to you. Prepare for war.
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Zac Thompson @zacthompson.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
"An absolutely searing piece of social commentary about how some young men are conducting themselves... these days. It’s edgy (in a smart way), disturbing, and relentlessly transgressive." HELLRAISER RESURRECTIONS: THE ONANISTIC RITUAL makes the top comics to buy for the week!
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Alison Sampson is working @alisonsampson.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
We are doing it again!!! With an incredible lineup of guest artists ready to look at your (or your kid's) work. If you start now you can make a portfolio to talk about, it's worth it. It's an entirely open invite, and it's because comics are for everyone.
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Chiara Mestieri @mestierious.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
huge news for 13-year-old me
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Chiara Mestieri @mestierious.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
A PSA for all my guys and ghouls and everyone who recommended this to me 1000 times, and most importantly for my fellow former Catholics… I have… finally… started watching Midnight Mass
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Chiara Mestieri @mestierious.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
opening my inbox to @vicmalhotra.bsky.social art
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Chiara Mestieri @mestierious.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Scream! 2026 is looking excellent, guys. It is looking DELICIOUS. Just saying. My totally unbiased opinion is that you should pre-order it now so that you can welcome 48 pages of beautiful and terrifying storytelling into your life this coming October. Where, you ask? shop.2000ad.com/catalogue/RC...
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2000 AD Shop : Scream! Halloween Special 2026
2000 AD is Britain's cult sci-fi comic, and has been at the cutting edge of contemporary pop culture since 1977. It's a multi-award winning cocktail of explosive sci-fi and fantasy, infused with a mea...
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Chiara Mestieri @mestierious.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
This is awful.
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Jim Zub @jimzub.com · 04/09/2026
You can create high quality art and stories and still be a decent person, honest! Creativity doesn't require you to be a creeper, a degenerate, a bigot, or a maniac. Success is not a permission switch to unlock your ultimate shithead persona.
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Chloe "KLO-E" Maveal @cuntersthompson.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Some fantastic and poignant craft chat veiled in the same untethered group female energy that one usually only gets in movies directed by Russ Meyer. This was a delight.
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Eric Kim (김현철) inkskratch.com @inkskratch.com · 24/03/2026
I think that if you're a parent and you want your child to experience a world of wizards and magic, you should get them into heavy metal
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Chiara Mestieri @mestierious.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
in OErbit this Wednesday! Horror fans, come through for a blast of a chat and a glimpse at the upcoming Scream! special - plus more assorted horrors, like @zoewithasword.bsky.social's 4DX experience of watching The Strangers and an insight into @comixbychloe.bsky.social's process
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2000 AD Comics @2000ad.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Following the news that the company that printed 2000 AD and the Judge Dredd Megazine has entered administration, our droids have worked tirelessly to find alternative printing facilities and maintain the flow of Thrill-power 🧵
Following the news that the company that printed 2000 AD and the Judge Dredd Megazine has entered administration, our droids have worked tirelessly to find alternative printing facilities and maintain the flow of Thrill-power.
 
Rebellion is delighted to announce that there will be no delay with newsstand editions of 2000 AD and the Judge Dredd Megazine – those sold through newsagents and comic book stores. 2000 AD #2498 will be on shelves this week and future issues will be released as scheduled.
 
We are still working to ensure that our loyal 2000 AD subscribers get their issues and there may be some delays with copies arriving by post, but we are doing everything possible to minimise any disruption. Digital subscriptions will not be affected by any delays.
 
We thank everyone for their patience and messages of support over what has been a very difficult few days.
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2000 AD Comics @2000ad.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Get ready to Scream! Visceral and violent horror approaches in The Scream Halloween Special 2026 - find out more and pre-order your copy here! bit.ly/3UJ6xUF
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Annie Wu @anniewu.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Cleaned up this Dolly sketch from a few years ago, mostly to make her hair twice as big, because she deserves it.
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Chiara Mestieri @mestierious.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
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Steve Morris @stevewmorris.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
I don't know what's going on with Valnet today, but I recommend reading SHELFDUST instead!! www.shelfdust.com
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Shelfdust
One Issue At A Time
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2000 AD Comics @2000ad.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
REVEALED! We've picked forty of the best Dredd stories for our "Fifty Years of Judge Dredd" collection next year - and here's a list of what you'll find inside the book! bit.ly/4zqAwAG
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Revealing The Stories Inside "Fifty Years of Judge Dredd – A 50th Anniversary Celebration!"
One of the bestselling Judge Dredd comics of all time, this new edition of the critically-acclaimed and award-winning Judgement on Gotham by John Wagner (A History of Violence), Alan Grant (Detective ...
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Zac Thompson @zacthompson.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
I'm very excited for folks to see Mattia's pages on THE THIRTEETH FLOOR in the SCREAM! Anthology. We're playing with AI slop in some fun/horrific ways.
A page of Mattia Monaco's inks for THE THIRTEENTH FLOOR. The first panel depicts two people in a warped sense of Francis-Bacon-like rictus. The second shows a man clutching a tablet computer while a large smiley face looms in the wall directly behind him.
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Chiara Mestieri @mestierious.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Calling Lanterns “LANTS” in the same cadence Coach Taylor used to call Landry “LANCE” on Friday Night Lights
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Katie West @katiewest.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
My thoughts on Image publishing a new Warren Ellis book.
I have spent the day re-reading the entirety of SoManyOfUs.com, including every testimonial. I’ve also re-read dozens of documents and communications from the transformative justice action SMOU-TJ and Warren Ellis started. I wanted to remember the hope I held at that time. I also wanted to see if I could approach this moment with gratitude instead of anger. 
To believe in transformative justice is to believe people capable of change. But, as our mediator said during the process, “transformation is heartbreak.” It is crushing and painful, but it is also our right as human beings. I haven’t spoken to Warren Ellis in over 6 years. I don’t know who he is now. I don’t know how he’s changed, but I’m sure he has. I know Warren read all of SoManyOfUs.com and I can’t imagine an outcome where doing so doesn’t change you. But, as Kai Cheng Thom says, “Change is inevitable, growth is optional.” I was often sad that Warren, when confronted with the consequences of his actions, didn’t react in the way I expected him to. But I am grateful it led to me untangling 15 years of complicated feelings and hurtful actions.
I’m grateful that I believe we can change and hold ourselves accountable in this world. But, quoting our mediator again, “being called to accountability feels like being reminded that your shit stinks. and coming clean is hard to do.” It can feel impossible to look in the mirror and confront the worst version of ourselves. Without having the necessary support systems in place to make it possible, I don’t blame or fault anyone for not being able to do it.
We all tried our best. When our attempt at a community accountability action failed, I was disappointed, but grateful that we tried.  And grateful to know that Warren had tried, too.
I currently work as an editor in comics, with books I work on being published by Image. I love comics. I love the comics community and how we all keep making them despite it being so hard, with no financial security, and no safety nets. I see groups within the community doing so much good and fighting hard to make the industry more sustainable and safer for everyone involved. 
But there is no set process for anyone in the comics community to account for our actions and change our behaviour after harm or abuse has happened. This has led many people to be forced out of the industry – victims, perpetrators, and witnesses. My heart hurts for all the people who were bullied, ostracized, shunned, or threatened out of this community, particularly those I spoke to back in June and July of 2020, impacted by Warren’s actions. I hope one day this changes. 
I’m grateful to everyone who was wondered if Warren has “made amends to the satisfaction of all involved.” It shows me solidarity and care are widespread within comics. I wouldn’t say I’m satisfied, but I also would say I am no longer personally invested in Warren’s transformation. 
I am personally invested in the books I work on that come out with Image, and I really hope you don’t take any disappointment you feel in Image’s actions out on the creators whose work they publish. Seeing people boycotting Image comics feels a cruel joke when that directly affects my livelihood and that of the people who respect and support me. But I get it – this seems like a financial decision from Image, so respond in a financial fashion. I hope we can all keep ourselves open to change in the future. 
My resolve to expand my capacity to hope for change – after a night of anger and crying and shouting – is renewed. Thanks for hearing me out and for reading all of this.
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やしろ学/Manabu YASHIRO @yashiro-manabu.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Doc Ock🐙
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Chiara Mestieri @mestierious.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
My assistant editor for the week is already arguing for more breaks in the work day
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Zac Thompson @zacthompson.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Behold the first three pages of HELLRAISER RESSURECTIONS: THE ONANISTIC RITUAL from @bobgoblynn.bsky.social & @francescosegala.bsky.social. Out Sept 9
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Chris O’Halloran @chrisohalloran.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
"GIVE IT UP?" DAN, I'M NOT AN IMBECILE. DO YOU SERIOUSLY THINK I'D USE THE STOLEN ART MACHINE IF THERE REMAINED THE SLIGHTEST CHANCE OF IT NOT BEING STOLEN MORALLY WRONG SLOP? I’VE NEVER USED IT.
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Chiara Mestieri @mestierious.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
I just backed Nothing Stays Buried #1 on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/aar... They had me at "Imagine a 50s Detective Noir" but then added "but it's Vikings" and I'm mega-sold. Back this!!!
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Nothing Stays Buried #1
22 Page Comic Book - Detective Noir/Mystery/Thriller! Imagine a 50s Detective Noir movie..but its Vikings.
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Chiara Mestieri @mestierious.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
not this call-out
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Vic Malhotra @vicmalhotra.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
A spidey
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Chiara Mestieri @mestierious.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Freaks, you have a few days left to pre-order HELLRAISER RESURRECTIONS: THE ONANISTIC RITUAL, which is a hoot and a half. Zac, Gavin, and Francesco bring their A-game to a truly sick tale that takes aim at the manosphere. I was gleefully cackling along, so you know it's messed up. GET IT
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Evangeline Gallagher @egallagher.bsky.social · 22/01/2025
The “I just finished Blood Meridian” set
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Zoe Tunnell ➡️ NYCC @zoewithasword.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
WE HAVE LESS THAN $1k LEFT TO GO BEFORE WE ARE FULLY FUNDED We've got 8 days left on the clock, help us cross the finish line!
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Jared Pechaček @vandroidhelsing.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Medusa but her hair is an anaconda
Medusa with a single anaconda for hair. She wears a grey chiton and stubbornly strides to the left, dragging the heavy snake, which trails sullenly along behindMedusa with a single anaconda for hair. It is completely coiled around her, leaving only her angry yellow eyes visible, and a single hand lifted to flip off the worldMedusa with a single anaconda for hair. She wears a grey towel and is scrubbing the snake. A bar of soap sits in a small puddle off to the leftMedusa with a single anaconda for hair. She sits, drumming her fingers impatiently, while in the background the anaconda digests some large prey
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Zac Thompson @zacthompson.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
One week left to order this one, friends. I'm monstrously proud of it.
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Chiara Mestieri @mestierious.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Biased opinion but we’re cooking with this one. Every day of working on it and watching it come together has been a gift, creatively inspiring + invigorating + a daily reminder of why I do what I do. Dream teams across the board and I’m lucky to have them all in one place. SICKOS, THIS ONE’S FOR YOU
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Oliver Gerlach @olliegerlach.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
I've read Zoe and Chloe and Jodie and JP's story for this and it is VERY UNPLEASANT. Mine and Vic's is shaping up to also be horrible, so you should preorder this for an exceptionally bad vibes October!
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Zoe Tunnell ➡️ NYCC @zoewithasword.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Today is THE LAST DAY to pre-order SCREAM! Your perfect Halloween horror one-shot! Tales from @alexpaknadel.bsky.social! @babsdraws.bsky.social! @olliegerlach.bsky.social! And one from me @comixbychloe.bsky.social, @longtalljodie.com and @jpjordan.bsky.social! ORDER IT NOW
Scream 2026 cover
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