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Russ Burlingame @russburlingame.com · 10/08/2026

Post you from a different era in your life Almost 20 years ago.

Russ Burlingame @russburlingame.com · 25/07/2026

So true. One of my all-time favorite comics is a pretty didactic issue of "The Adventures of Superman," in which Dan Jurgens explored a teenage Clark's darkest moment. It's emotionally honest and really understands Clark's character, so even though it isn't "great" by most metrics, it inspires me.

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Russ Burlingame @russburlingame.com · 05/07/2026

Guys, you realize how fucking embarrassing it is for you to report this with a straight face as if he's not spewing absolute nonsense?

CNN headline: Trump slams communism in July Fourth remarks

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Russ Burlingame @russburlingame.com · 01/07/2026

FYI: Today's issue of SAVAGE DRAGON ships with three different covers. The version with retro-style trade dress features an "uncensored" version of one page, whereas the other two versions are a bit tamer. The actual story content of the page remains unchanged in all three.

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Russ Burlingame @russburlingame.com · 01/07/2026

Pretty shitty that @mlb.com , @jomboymedia.bsky.social and a few others have already put out posts/stories framing Contreras as the aggressor rather than racist Nats pitcher Cade Cavalli.

Headline: Benches clear at Fenway as things get heated after Willson Contreras strikes out

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Russ Burlingame @russburlingame.com · 01/07/2026

...WAIT. You mean THIS GUY is a racist? Knock me over with a feather.

Cade Cavalli with a douchebag-looking waxed mustache

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Russ Burlingame @russburlingame.com · 25/05/2026

One of my favorite-ever bits that didn't make it into the final interview.

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Russ Burlingame @russburlingame.com · 21/05/2026

Found this old VHS tape around. Anybody know if it's rare?

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Russ Burlingame @russburlingame.com · 17/05/2026

Pick a Bond from the photos you already have on your phone

Greg Cohan at VelociPastor 2’s NYCC panel

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Russ Burlingame @russburlingame.com · 11/05/2026

It’s fucking INFURIATING that Bill Kristol is doing more to call out Trump than the Democrats in Congress.

"We can fight to stop the ballroom. If this means leaving the area as a
destruction site for the rest of Trump's presidency, so be it.
Let its ugliness exemplify the Trump era. Let its rubble symbolize what he's tried to do to the American republic."
-Bill Kristol Urges Opponents to Block Trump's Kennedy Center Ballroom at Any Cost

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Russ Burlingame @russburlingame.com · 26/04/2026

Side note unrelated to Erin’s point: did you know that one of the redshirts who got killed at Terminus to prove the bad guys were a Very Serious Threat was Robin Lord Taylor, who would go on to do GREAT work on Gotham almost immediately after?

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Russ Burlingame @russburlingame.com · 07/04/2026

This is how sick I got of Windows trying to make me renew Microsoft 365.

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Russ Burlingame @russburlingame.com · 31/03/2026

Better looks at basically all the Eternia characters in the new #MastersOfTheUniverse trailer - www.comicsbeat.com/full-masters...

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Russ Burlingame @russburlingame.com · 27/03/2026

My Instagram feed today is randomly full of 9/11 jokes. I swear to God I didn’t search for any of these. The algorithm is JUST DOING THIS.

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Russ Burlingame @russburlingame.com · 22/03/2026

Finally getting my movies and music onto a plex server, and it’s really funny to watch my very random music collection load slowly into place. With an appearance by @alliegoertz.bsky.social of course.

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Russ Burlingame @russburlingame.com · 17/03/2026

Apple: We no longer support your old iMac, which still works just fine. Me: ok then.

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Russ Burlingame @russburlingame.com · 14/03/2026

Here, I found it. Felt bad leaving it unresolved.

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Russ Burlingame @russburlingame.com · 13/03/2026

This was a very cool find. Managed to snag it for under $25 on eBay and it seems to exist NOWHERE online. Really great, driving early version of “The Drop.”

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Russ Burlingame @russburlingame.com · 03/03/2026

Well, at least they now seemingly recognize that their longstanding policy of misleading people as to what a “purchase” is, is bad.

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Russ Burlingame @russburlingame.com · 02/03/2026

This one is for-sure happening now.

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Russ Burlingame @russburlingame.com · 01/03/2026

There’s always that point where things turn over from curiosity into research.

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Russ Burlingame @russburlingame.com · 28/02/2026

I love this quote from @marcguggenheim.bsky.social, explaining why there's so much more love for the first season of #LegendsOfTomorrow these days than there was during its run.

The truth is, if you go back and rewatch that two-hour pilot of Legends, I think you'll see that the seventies bar fight to “Love Will Keep Us Together” was a moment when you saw in the very first two hours, what the show would ultimately become. I think if we had a normal pause-and-reflect period between the pilot and the next episode, we would've said, “Oh, that's where the show lives! Let's tack towards that.”
In fact, I do remember sitting in the editing room with Greg, watching the rough cut of the two-hour pilot, and afterwards I turned to him. I was like, “We've been talking about the show all wrong. We've been talking about this show as our version of The Avengers, but the truth is it's our version of Guardians of the Galaxy.”
The problem is by that point, the ship had very much sailed. We were committed to a certain tone, and we were committed to a certain storyline, and we didn't have the time—or even the ability – to make a major course-correction until the end of the first season.
But now, because Legends, had a second life on Netflix, people came to the show without any preconceived notions. That's why they are able to just enjoy season one, purely on its own merits. I don't think it's a bad season of television. I've been involved with bad seasons of television, and I don't think it's a bad season of television by any means.
To me, it's just a show that didn't know what it wanted to be yet.

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Russ Burlingame @russburlingame.com · 27/02/2026

Got sucked into a little research rabbit hole, and apparently 737 4th Avenue in Brooklyn is where Hungry Hamed's used to be. It was bought up by Dunkin' and existed in that state for a while, but now appears to be a mixed-use residential building. Sadly I can't find a 1990ish photo of the place.

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Russ Burlingame @russburlingame.com · 13/02/2026

Any of my nerdy comics or music pals on here big fans of the Spin Doctors? I'm looking to put together a thing timed to the 35th anniversary of "Pocket Full of Kryptonite" later this year, and I'm wondering if there might be a fun collaborator or two out there.

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Russ Burlingame @russburlingame.com · 01/02/2026

Hey, guys! I have been meaning to scan these for years. Here's a set of #Batwoman Valentine's Day cards that I got from The CW back when the show launched.

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Russ Burlingame @russburlingame.com · 26/01/2026

So, legendary comics artist Sal Buscema drew Beebo! Because it was an odd request, it ended up taking him a little longer to finish, so by then, "The Good, the Bad and the Cuddly" had aired. You can see Beebo's steely-eyed determination in the piece. I love it. 6/fin

Beebo, drawn by Sal Buscema on bristol board.

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Russ Burlingame @russburlingame.com · 26/01/2026

This was a promoted post/ad on Facebook. Seriously, what is wrong with these people?

A(n AI-generated) middle-aged white woman holding a wine glass stands against a generic background. The caption says "Other AIs have boundaries. Literally hard boundaries. [redacted] doesn't know what those are."

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Russ Burlingame @russburlingame.com · 17/01/2026

Holy cow! I tried really hard to figure out who that was when I was writing the book!

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Russ Burlingame @russburlingame.com · 16/01/2026

Top Shelf Friday time 🎉 What's a comic in your collection that you think deserves to be on that top shelf? Whether its a key, rare, or just one you love ❤️ Strangers in Paradise #1. My all-time favorite series.

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Russ Burlingame @russburlingame.com · 16/01/2026

That guy's too expensive for Team Boone. But I do wonder if Greg's shirt at NYCC was an Easter egg.

Jennifer Suarez, Greg Cohan, Alyssa Kempinski and Boone the dinosaur meet with fans after their New York Comic Con panel.

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