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Ron Randall @ronrandall.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

"CALL THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY. TELL HER, GIVE US A BREAK." We feel you Annie. We feel you. More spins today to celebrate yesterday's birthday of the brilliant Annie Clark, aka St. Vincent.

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Ron Randall @ronrandall.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

See? What did I tell you. I have a sense for these things.

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Ron Randall @ronrandall.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Remembering the time when St. Vincent, with her two full albums under her belt, gave this unknown guy a shot by teaming up. Turns out, they were "kindred spirits" or something. Anyway, it was a nice gesture on Annie's part, yeah?

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Ron Randall @ronrandall.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Oh boy! It's Anne Clark's birthday! I shall be treating myself to a set of saintly spins since St. Vincent is probably my favorite artist to emerge over the last 20 years or so. It's gonna be a grand day in the turntable here at Trekker HQ.

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Ron Randall @ronrandall.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Pro tip: If you're a comic artist, it's only a matter of time until you're asked to draw Betty from Dave Stevens' classic and delightful Rocketeer series.

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Ron Randall @ronrandall.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Uh oh. $#it’s about to get real.

hardcover copy of The Odyssey held open to the beginning of book 21, which is titled “Odysseus Strings His Bow.”

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Ron Randall @ronrandall.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

This “fall weather at the coast” thing ain’t all it’s cracked up to be, y’know?

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Ron Randall @ronrandall.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Weekend Concert! "In the late 60s and early 70s they weren't the hippest band in the world. Just the best." -- Bruce Springsteen

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Helioscope @helioscopepdx.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Now accepting applications for the Helioscope mentorship program, January- April 2027. Details at: helioscopepdx.com/mentorship

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Mentorship — Helioscope

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Ron Randall @ronrandall.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

This one’s for @bibulb.com who reminded me yesterday that Ottawa’s Bruce Cockburn is a damn fine music-maker himself. So a pair of great “Elbows Up, O Canada” solidarity spins felt called for.

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Ron Randall @ronrandall.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

BRACE YOURSELF! Here are quick glimpses of the process steps to a Trekker page. For those interested on my approach to comics making, the individual images and my notes on each process step on every page are posted weekly on my Patreon page: www.patreon.com/c/trekker

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Ron Randall @ronrandall.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

SHOOT OUT THE LIGHTS Quick, name all the musicians you can who have been critically named both the finest songwriter since Dylan AND the finest electric guitar player since Hendrix. I'm guessing that list will be short. In fact, I'm guessing it will be limited to one: Richard Thompson.

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Steve Lieber @stevelieberart.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Hey y’know what let’s put Swamp Thing up on etsy too. Available now. Free shipping yo addresses in the USA. helioscopepdx.etsy.com/listing/4578...

Swamp Thing drawn with tons and tons of meticulous pen lines. If I was at Helioscope when I drew it I’d have used a brush, but that would have been a mistake at a convention table.

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Ron Randall @ronrandall.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

I might well ask myself why it's been so long since I've spun this album, but since there's no good answer to that question, I figure what's the point, you know?

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Ron Randall @ronrandall.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Friday Night Concert. Nothing tops Sam driving the Harlem crowd into screams and shouts of pure ecstasy like he did this night back in '63.

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Ron Randall @ronrandall.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

My colleague and fellow former Kubert School grad, @stevelieberart.bsky.social reminds us that it’s Joe Kubert’s birthday. Apart from knowing Joe as a master storyteller, generous teacher, and great human in general, I had the rare privilege of helping out on some Rock pages. Priceless experiences.

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Ron Randall @ronrandall.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

I’ve been spinning a lot of “Elbows Up, O Canada” music in honor of our good neighbors to the north for reasons.

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Ron Randall @ronrandall.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Breathe, friends. Don’t forget to breathe.

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Ron Randall @ronrandall.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

A mini delight. I picked up this first chapter in @mikerussell.bsky.social and @cattifer.bsky.social's THE GREAT TRAIN HAUNTING yarn, a flawless blend of Mike's crisp, clever writing and Cat's ridiculously cute and evocative art. Hit her Etsy to grab a copy: www.etsy.com/listing/4577...

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Ron Randall @ronrandall.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Just fiddling around on this commission from the last Trekker campaign on this watercolor with Mercy and Molly in the roles of Holmes and Watson.

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Ron Randall @ronrandall.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Awright-- break (ie, Rose City Comic Con) is over-- time to package up all of these backer bonus rewards from the TREKKER: THE TIES THAT BIND campaign and get ready for fulfillment. The glamorous road to making #MoreTrekkerMoreOften continues!

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Ron Randall @ronrandall.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

THANK YOU to the fans, friends, fellow creators and to the staff and crew that made Rose City Comic Con 2026 such a fun and successful weekend. I was thrilled to reconnect with so many wonderful people over these past three days, and can’t wait to do it again in 2027. See you then!

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Ron Randall @ronrandall.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

See Parker stat if you need to know about motion smoothing. Not even kidding here, friends.

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Ron Randall @ronrandall.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Well now I wish I was goin’ to BCC this year dang it.

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Ron Randall @ronrandall.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Just in case you were wondering, yes, trekkies love Trekker. And seriously, I’m almost outta books for this show so jet on over to get in on the… um…Trek.

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Steve Lieber @stevelieberart.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

BY REQUEST! Here’s a cheat sheet with Rose City Comic Con table locations for some of the comics people I drew on the cover of the deluxe Superman’s Pal Jimmy Olsen. I have printed slips at my table! Take your hardcover around Artists Alley and have them sign the bowties! #rccc

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Ron Randall @ronrandall.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

I feel like having a comic con. How about you? See you this weekend at Portland’s Rose City Comic Con, Artist Alley table C-06 @rosecitycc.bsky.social

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Ron Randall @ronrandall.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

60 years of Star Trek, 40 years of Trekker.

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Ron Randall @ronrandall.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

January 24, 1947 - September 7, 2003

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Ron Randall @ronrandall.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

This weekend! Rose City Comic Con (@rosecitycc.bsky.social) will find me at AA Table C-06. It's my hometown show, it's 3 big days, and it'll be a comics celebration. See you there!

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Ron Randall @ronrandall.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

A nice moment from ten years ago. We still don’t have Trekker in theaters or streaming, but I do have this rather nifty signed photo. The vision of Katee Sackhoff as Mercy warms the heart, doesn’t it?

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Ron Randall @ronrandall.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Sunday matinee concert. Leonard Cohen Live In London, 7/17/2008 Leonard Cohen's sophisticated, worldly music, and his darkly smokey voice, are probably best suited for a late night cabaret show, but a cloud-shrouded, rainy afternoon such as I'm currently enjoying also works as a fitting setting.

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Ron Randall @ronrandall.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Name five artists that wouldn't want to be Joni Mitchell. Okay, that's a trick question. Every artist would want to be Joni Mitchell. I mean, obviously.

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Ron Randall @ronrandall.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Double-tap time! Just a quick note that the new COVID vaccine for '26-'27 is out now, and available at *some* locations. We just popped in to get our flu shots, and when I asked when the new COVID jabs would be coming in, they said, "We got 'um", so 2 pokes it was and, unusually, just before RCCC.

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Ron Randall @ronrandall.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Working on the last chapter of this big TREKKER journey that I kicked off with Dark Horse forty(!) years ago has both me and Mercy reflecting on some highlights from her past. Immensely grateful for crowdfunding and the backer support that's made it possible to reach this long-planned resolution.

Pencil art of a TREKKER splash page where Mercy stands atop a building, reflecting back on key figures and moments from her past.

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Ron Randall @ronrandall.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Look, I hate to brag, but this weather here on the Oregon coast is the absolute bomb.

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Ron Randall @ronrandall.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Pro tip: When drawing, for goodness' sake please remember to be listening to Annie Lennox. You're welcome.

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Ron Randall @ronrandall.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

SIX HOURS to go on the latest @heroinitiative.bsky.social auction, which features this Bamf-y little cover by me. Pop on over and check out the whole line up of classy sketch covers. Auction ends at 6pm Pacific! www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?i...

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Ron Randall @ronrandall.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Happy Birthday to this irascible Irishman.

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Ron Randall @ronrandall.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

World keeps getting more ridiculous, to put it mildly. Might be good for the heart to pause and appreciate some more musicians, all in their eighties and still with us, who've been bringing us rich musical gifts for decades.

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Ron Randall @ronrandall.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Sometimes all ya need is a good, strong listen to Johnny playing this amazing set from PBS's great Austin City Limits series.

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Ron Randall @ronrandall.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Weekend Concert! This massive four-record set from Kate Bush, documenting her return to the stage after a 35-year (!) absence, is NOT the place to start with Kate. But for the serious Kate-ophile, it's got plenty of immaculate performances and works as a terrific, extensive career overview.

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Ron Randall @ronrandall.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Four Eighty. In the light of Dolly and Tim Curry's recent passings, I've been playing some of the giants that we still have among us. Here's four, all over eighty. These aren't their most iconic albums, but examples of how rich their bodies of work are. And don't even get me started on Dylan...

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Ron Randall @ronrandall.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Uh oh. I might not be here much for a little while. Bunch of Breccia to digest. Blame @stevelieberart.bsky.social. Bad influencer.

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Ron Randall @ronrandall.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Oh Sh!t! New TREKKER page up early on Patreon, with process notes, where I show and tell the steps and thinking behind each Trekker page, one page per week. Buckle up and sign up at www.patreon.com/trekker

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Ron Randall @ronrandall.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Just, it’s nice to know we still have some of these giants walking among us.

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