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Michael Hoskin @michael-hoskin.bsky.social · 7h

Nothing but respect for MY Digger.

Picture of Digby “Digger” O’Dell from the Life of Riley radio program.

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An Unofficial Hugo Book Club Blog @hugobookclub.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

“Picard and Dathon at Tanagra”

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Annie Wu @anniewu.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Batman Day isn't fun for everybody. Please check on your superstitious and cowardly loved ones today.

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Roger Langridge @hotelfred.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Last one for #BatmanDay, because I've given it quite enough attention as it is

Comic strip in which Alfred and Bruce Wayne essentially play the roles of Jeeves and Wooster.

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B. K. Hoskin @bekava.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

“Been a minute since I ran a sale, for the next month save 10% on sale and clearance art cards, notebooks and more in my online store at bethanyillustrates.com/shop Thanks for browsing! The shop is Canadian but ships worldwide, and there’s new on sale items today… do take a look, thanks!”😊 Bethany

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Michael Hoskin @michael-hoskin.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

! It’s ideas like this in David’s series of Squadron Supreme posts that have inspired me, and I already loved Gruenwald’s Squadron Supreme quite a lot.

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B. K. Hoskin @bekava.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Bethany Illustrates: The Angola Mural Projects 2026 Watch Mrs. Bethany K. Hoskin BDes MFA (aka Bethany Vanderputten) and her husband Michael Hoskin walk through the mural paintings they created... #artistsofyoutube #angola #muralpainting youtu.be/NQ8j5YMguVQ

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Bethany Illustrates: The Angola Mural Projects 2026

YouTube video by Bethany Vanderputten

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Michael Hoskin @michael-hoskin.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Per Incredible Hulk #33, Wakanda has an “Okavango Road” and “Serengeti Boulevard.” Wakanda really is the shopping mall version of Africa! (art by Jon Bogdanove)

A robotic Prowler in Wakanda stands near street signs for “Okavango Road” and “Serengeti Boulevard”

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Dave Dellecese @davedellecese.com · 25/08/2026

Superman vs the prediction markets.

Panel from Superman 8 (1941). Man of Steel says “be wary of unscrupulous operators of gambling games - they are always on the lookout for unsuspecting victims!”

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B. K. Hoskin @bekava.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

“On Tuesday we got to tour the CEML Hospital’s expansion here in Angola, including the new ICU/OR, admin building and the wards and auditorium where the murals will be installed! It was great to see the progress made...” - Bethany #cemlhospitallubango #muralpainting #angola

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B. K. Hoskin @bekava.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Mural making in Angola continues… we have one more week and are painting the final three (of eight) panels! Looking forward to completing them!! #muralpainting #cemlhospitallubango #angola

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B. K. Hoskin @bekava.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Mural making at Mitcha’s CFPL Livingstone School, Lubango, Angola #muralpainting #angola

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David Gallaher @davidgallaher.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Sadly, it is M-Day once again: the anniversary of the death of former Marvel editor, writer, and creative visionary Mark Gruenwald, who left us thirty years ago today, on August 12, 1996.

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Michael Hoskin @michael-hoskin.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

My latest essay about Christopher Priest’s Black Panther is up at Sequart - West Wing in a Kitty Suit: Politics in Christopher Priest’s Black Panther sequart.org/magazine/70934/politics-in-christopher-priest-black-panther/

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Michael Hoskin @michael-hoskin.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

I've never previously voted in the Hugo Awards, but at the urging from my friend @hugobookclub.bsky.social, I decided to register this year.

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Michael Hoskin @michael-hoskin.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

Vernor Vinge: In my novel Rainbows End I intended books being read by computers then destroyed to be a cautionary tale. AI Bros: At long last, we have created the book destroying machine from classic novel Rainbows End.

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Tom Ewing @tomewing.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

#EventsDearBoy 19. THE PITT (1987, Marvel) A crossover so neglected there's not even a reading order for it anywhere (I'll provide one at the end of this thread!), The Pitt is the beginning of the end for Marvel's notoriously failed New Universe experiment, and also its clear highlight

THE PITT: It's the word THE PITT in a wedge shape

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Scott Aukerman @scottaukerman.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Enough turning these animated films into live action movies. I want to see live action classics turned into animation. Gordon Gekko’s cigar exploding, turning his face black. Lawrence of Arabia imagining a sand dune as a roasted ham.

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Michael Hoskin @michael-hoskin.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Five living writers each of whom have written five books you read Adam Hochschild David Brin Stephen R. Lawhead Margaret Weis George R. R. Martin

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Dave Howlett @davehowlett.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

40 years ago this summer, the New Universe was unleashed to, let’s say, mixed reception. It’s definitely a bit of a trash fire, but I’ll always have a soft spot for it (one that’s admittedly largely based around the hype leading up to it, kinda like the SW prequels).

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Michael Hoskin @michael-hoskin.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

When I helped assess the H. G. Wells collection we bought at the University of Calgary, one of the delights was discovering we’d bought editions with his “picshuas” inside. Here’s a picshua from a 1905 edition of The Time Machine, currently a steal at just… $17,500

A doodle by H. G. Wells on the title page of the Time Machine

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Michael Kupperman @mkupperman.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

You're walking through the desert when you find Mitch McConnell lying on his back, unable to turn over. You're not helping him. Why is that?

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B. K. Hoskin @bekava.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

We’re going to Angola! 🏞️ In 2024 my husband Michael and I got to go to Angola for a month and repair an existing mural at the CEML Hospital in Lubango… This August we are going back to paint new murals of my own design, in addition to other activities! Find out more… www.bethanyillustrates.com

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Michael Hoskin @michael-hoskin.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

It’s been 20 years since Untold Tales of the New Universe was released; I’m ready to share my most embarrassing Marvel story.

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Michael Hoskin @michael-hoskin.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

And finally, part 4 of my New Universe history; Marvel celebrated the 20th anniversary with new stories and the 30th by blowing up the universe! Featuring pithy quotes from @fabiannicieza.bsky.social and a monstrous bibliography! section244.blogspot.com/2026/06/the-...

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THE NEW UNIVERSE AT 40: A LOOK BACK AT MARVEL’S UNWANTED RELATIVE Part 4

THE NEW UNIVERSE AT 40: A LOOK BACK AT MARVEL’S UNWANTED RELATIVE BY MICHAEL HOSKIN PART 4: WHITED OUT NEWUNIVERSAL AND UNTOLD TAL...

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Michael Hoskin @michael-hoskin.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Part 2 of my history of the New Universe features harsh retailer reactions, harsher critical reviews, Shooter’s end at Marvel, followed by the end of Pittsburgh. section244.blogspot.com/2026/06/the-...

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THE NEW UNIVERSE AT 40: A LOOK BACK AT MARVEL’S UNWANTED RELATIVE Part 2

THE NEW UNIVERSE AT 40: A LOOK BACK AT MARVEL’S UNWANTED RELATIVE BY MICHAEL HOSKIN PART 2: “IT WAS A DISASTER.” The New Universe ...

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An Unofficial Hugo Book Club Blog @hugobookclub.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

The New Universe was a forerunner to projects like the Ultimate Universe, Absolute DC, and even JMS’ Rising Stars. @michael-hoskin.bsky.social looks into the history and impact of the project.

The new universe announcement of the opening eight comics.

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Michael Hoskin @michael-hoskin.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

This week marks 40 years since the launch of Marvel’s New Universe imprint. I’ve written a 4-part look at the history of the imprint. Part 1 details the imprint’s development and launch, relying mainly on stories from Jim Shooter and Eliot R. Brown section244.blogspot.com/2026/06/the-...

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THE NEW UNIVERSE AT 40: A LOOK BACK AT MARVEL’S UNWANTED RELATIVE Part 1

THE NEW UNIVERSE AT 40: A LOOK BACK AT MARVEL’S UNWANTED RELATIVE PART 1: EXPECT THE UNEXPECTED INTRODUCTION Marvel’s imprint the New ...

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An Unofficial Hugo Book Club Blog @hugobookclub.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Tomorrow is the 40th anniversary of Marvel’s New Universe. There’s an excellent piece @michael-hoskin.bsky.social will be posting about the New Universe and its impact on comics.

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Bryn Donovan @bryndonovan.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

I’m an writer and I don’t use AI because, as you might recall my mentioning earlier, I’m a writer.

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Michael Hoskin @michael-hoskin.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

Mark Gruenwald was the greatest influence on me, the one whose editorials made me want to get into the comics biz. The Marvel Appendix is celebrating his life today and I wrote one profile for each of his 5 best-known works.

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Comics in the Spooky Age 🧛‍♂️🧟‍♀️🎃 @comicsinthega.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

Today is the birthday of writer, editor, & artist Mark Gruenwald (June 18, 1953-Aug. 12, 1996).

The covers to a Squadron Supreme trade by Alex Ross, Captain America #332, Quasar #1, and The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe #1.

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kate bush’s husband @airbagged.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

Been laughing at this for 45 minutes straight

Smash JT *
@SmashJT
X.com
This is unnecessary and intentionally signaling
Trans.
They know what they're doing.
Once you notice bisexual lighting being used, you can not unsee it. This is intentional.
I will not be gaslit.
HALO

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Daniel Radosh @radosh.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

DOCTOR: "So what seems to be the problem?" PATIENT: "Mmhbbhhggr hhruuh engghhuu." DOCTOR: "I'm sorry I can't understand, but don't worry. Great singer Bob Dylan is in town. Go see his show and no matter what ails you, you'll feel better!" PATIENT (sadly): "Ehg ddnghh m'm Bddnnn."

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B. K. Hoskin @bekava.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

👏🏼 It’s been in print for over a year now, with thanks to all those who have purchased our book!! The “Angola: Illustrated Journal” by Bethany and Michael Hoskin, is available for purchase on Amazon…See link in bio! 🔗#angola #travelbook #artistsandwriters

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McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 28/05/2026

"I am pleased to report we are 95 percent of the way up the tenacious little hill here in Tartarus. Honestly, folks, we are so, so close. The summit is largely visible. It is nearly visible. There is a concept of visibility at play here that is impossible to ignore."

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I, Sisyphus, Am Ninety-Five Percent of the Way There

“The remaining 5 percent concerns only the final portion of the hill, the tendency of the boulder to inevitably roll back down to the very beginning, the ete...

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Joseph Cox @josephcox.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

This is absolutely nuts: hackers are hijacking high-profile Instagram accounts by simply asking Meta's AI chatbot to change the email on the account. Meta's AI does it, hacker gets password reset code, they're in. A staggering security issue www.404media.co/hackers-simp...

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Hackers Simply Asked Meta AI to Give Them Access to High-Profile Instagram Accounts. It Worked

The exploit shows the extreme risk of offloading technical support to AI.

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Michael Hoskin @michael-hoskin.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

From “The Girl Who Cried Wolf!” by Al Hartley Patsy Walker #70, 1957 - Wolverine prototype- $70 NM

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B. K. Hoskin @bekava.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

🔸Mega: Original Landscape Painting “Snow” by B. K. Hoskin, 12”x16” Acrylic on Hardboard. Available for purchase or license. Related products include mini cards, and limited edition print. www.bethanyillustrates.com/mega #yycevents #crowfootlibrary #yycartist #calgary #artist

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Michael Hoskin @michael-hoskin.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

Jimmy Olsen attempts to pick up extra work at Marvel, wearing an orange jacket to bluff his bosses at DC. (From Love Romances #69, art by Ann Brewster)

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