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Rachel Pinnelas 💭 @racheaissance.com · 01/10/2026

“When I was your age, NYCC was in April and only two days long…”

New York Comic Con
April 18-20, 2008

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Rachel Pinnelas 💭 @racheaissance.com · 29/09/2026

My favorite NYCC memory is that shortly after this photo was taken, Lou Ferrigno came up to me to say he noticed a scratch on the Hulk statue:

A young woman doing a Hulked-out pose in front of a life-size statue of the Hulk

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Rachel Pinnelas 💭 @racheaissance.com · 28/09/2026

And she gave us such iconic directing shots, too:

Silhouette of Barbra Streisand behind a film camera

Barbra Streisand in costume as Yentl directing YENTL

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Rachel Pinnelas 💭 @racheaissance.com · 28/09/2026

Just got my badge in the mail! See you there.

A black and white image of the Empire State Building taken from a film by Andy Warhol with the text

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Rachel Pinnelas 💭 @racheaissance.com · 24/09/2026

with great power comes great posting

A woman with an IV seated in an infusion chair wearing a Spider-Man t-shirt and a hat embroidered with “Joyce Carol Oates”

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Rachel Pinnelas 💭 @racheaissance.com · 22/09/2026

Summer’s really over… 😰 Thrilling Romances #16, 1951

A vintage comic panel of a woman in an orange bikini and a shirtless man in blue swim trunks sitting beside the water, with two speech balloons that read:

“THANKS! I’VE ALWAYS LOVED THE WATER! IT’S THE ONE PLACE I CAN REALLY BE ALONE…”

“…AND YOU WANT TO BE ALONE, DON’T YOU… WITH YOUR MEMORIES!”

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Rachel Pinnelas 💭 @racheaissance.com · 17/09/2026

after having to socialize 😬 Hollywood Secrets #1, 1959

Vintage comic panel of a dark-haired woman covering her face and crying beneath a speech bubble saying, "OH, WHY DID THIS HAVE TO HAPPEN TO ME?--SOB--WHY???"

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Rachel Pinnelas 💭 @racheaissance.com · 16/09/2026

Happy Heavenly Birthday, Lieutenant 🎉

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Rachel Pinnelas 💭 @racheaissance.com · 16/09/2026

These guys, too: (Technically I got to write Scarecrow for a short story. But I would like to expound on that experience!)

Hank McCoy/Beast (Art by Stuart Immonen)

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Rachel Pinnelas 💭 @racheaissance.com · 14/09/2026

RIP His cameo in the last season of Hacks was perfect 💖

Bob Mackie at his desk saying, "I got to do something for Cher."

Bob Mackie at his desk saying, "The next thing you know,"

Bob Mackie at his desk saying, "Sabrina Carpenter is outside my door"

Bob Mackie at his desk saying, "with a sewing machine and a gun."

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Rachel Pinnelas 💭 @racheaissance.com · 10/09/2026

A reminder that I am available for your NYCC panels! 🏙️ (Other restrictions may apply. Contact me at racheaissance.com for details.)

A sepia-toned Polaroid photograph of Taylor Swift crouching beside a city-view window with the lyrics "Kaleidoscope of loud heartbeats under coats." from "Welcome to New York" handwritten in black marker underneath

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Rachel Pinnelas 💭 @racheaissance.com · 10/09/2026

Space is supposed to be cold, right? 🥶 Jack Sparling, Space Out #6, 1963

Yellow flying saucer traveling through a star-filled sky with a speech bubble saying, “HERE WE GO!”

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Rachel Pinnelas 💭 @racheaissance.com · 08/09/2026

The humiliation ritual that is emailing editors 🥲 Joe Kubert, Hollywood Confessions #1, 1949

Vintage comic panel of a blonde woman with tears streaming down her face beside a thought bubble that reads"

NO HEART... HOW COULD I HAVE A HEART? IT'S BEEN BROKEN SO MANY TIMES... OH, WHY DO I KEEP ON TORTURING MYSELF? WHY DON'T I END IT ALL NOW...?

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Rachel Pinnelas 💭 @racheaissance.com · 08/09/2026

The first arc will feature a subplot that reveals the untold story of what happened to David Lynch the weekend he tried to find out if he was connected to the moon (which also happens to be the anniversary of my Bat Mitzvah because, again, I am connected to the moon)

David Lynch [verified] @DAVID... · Jun 18, 2010
This weekend I'm going to try to find out if I'm connected to the moon.
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David Lynch [verified] @DAVID... · Jun 21, 2010
I'm pretty sure I'm connected to the moon.

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Rachel Pinnelas 💭 @racheaissance.com · 08/09/2026

I'm just gonna say it: why did they give James Spader THE comic book writer man beard for his Ultron human form?

James Spader as Ultron and Paul Bettany as Vision in ‘VisionQuest’. Dennys Ilic/Marvel

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Rachel Pinnelas 💭 @racheaissance.com · 07/09/2026

I love LA. Last night at the Bowl for Maestro of the Movies: A Tribute to John Williams 🎶

A scene from E.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL (1982) on a giant screen above an orchestra at the Hollywood Bowl

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Rachel Pinnelas 💭 @racheaissance.com · 04/09/2026

tfw you find a typo in your latest draft 📄 Secrets of Love and Marriage #20, 1960

Vintage comic panel of a close-up of a woman striking a match to a piece of paper

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Rachel Pinnelas 💭 @racheaissance.com · 04/09/2026

Have I mentioned I am from New Jersey?

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Rachel Pinnelas 💭 @racheaissance.com · 03/09/2026

If you see this, post a not quite Star Trek.

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Rachel Pinnelas 💭 @racheaissance.com · 31/08/2026

While we wait for more previews, please enjoy some of the very random slideshow I made on Instagram for the announcement, which includes the Glaser homage, my queen Winona, the Jeremy Strong quote that guided me through the writing process and Vecna memes (they will never make me hate you, Henry 🖤)

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Rachel Pinnelas 💭 @racheaissance.com · 31/08/2026

Guess I gotta do this all on my own:

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Rachel Pinnelas 💭 @racheaissance.com · 28/08/2026

Sometimes I wear a fun hat to my infusion, but today we are repping the King while I get medicine dripped into my veins.

A woman sitting in an IV chair wearing a shirt with Captain America, The Thing, and Hulk

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Rachel Pinnelas 💭 @racheaissance.com · 27/08/2026

My Id, Ego, and Super Ego in animated forms

Batgirl from "Batman: The Animated Series"

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Rachel Pinnelas 💭 @racheaissance.com · 25/08/2026

You know where my allegiance lies!

Carrie Coon in costume as Bertha from THE GILDED AGE crouched while eating a very large slice of pizza

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Rachel Pinnelas 💭 @racheaissance.com · 24/08/2026

The forecast for Los Angeles this week is a scorcher 🫠🌡️🌞 John Celardo, Fantastic Worlds #6, 1952

"FACTS ABOUT THAT GREAT HEAVENLY BODY THE SUN"

"The sun’s temperature ranges from 10,000 to 15,000 degrees Fahrenheit!"

"Boy, am I burnin' up!"

"The sun produces enough heat and light to supply thousands of Earths like ours!"

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Rachel Pinnelas 💭 @racheaissance.com · 22/08/2026

weekend plans 🗓️ H. W. Kiemle, Best Romance #5, 1952

Comic panel of a woman in a red dress stands at an open door, reaching for the handle with a frustrated expression, with a thought bubble above her head that reads, "I MIGHT AS WELL GO HOME !"

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Rachel Pinnelas 💭 @racheaissance.com · 21/08/2026

I dunno, but personally, if Charlize Theron wanted to keep me with her on the beach indefinitely, I could be persuaded.

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Rachel Pinnelas 💭 @racheaissance.com · 20/08/2026

I am by no means cured, but being seaside helped.

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Rachel Pinnelas 💭 @racheaissance.com · 18/08/2026

anyway, I am overdue for a bang trim, but I actually used more than one product to style my hair last night, so it needed to be documented for posterity in the bathroom mirror because look at the wallpaper!

A woman takes a bathroom selfie in front of a round mirror, with vibrant red wallpaper featuring cranes and flowers in the background

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Rachel Pinnelas 💭 @racheaissance.com · 10/08/2026

Is it me, or is my FLW shirt giving Little Death from Camp Miasma?

Close up of a grey shirt with red and outlined squares that says “Frank Lloyd Wright”

The slasher villain Little Death from TEENAGE SEX AND DEATH AT CAMP MIASMA whose head is a square-shaped ceiling vent

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Rachel Pinnelas 💭 @racheaissance.com · 08/08/2026

I cry a lot, but I am so productive, it’s an art 🎭 Sid Greene, Hollywood Secrets #5, 1950

A comic book panel featuring a woman in a red gown surrounded by various theatrical masks and men's faces representing different emotions, with the text "COMEDY Masked My Tears"

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