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John Trumbull @trumbullcomic.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Damn, girl! On a scale from 1 to 10, you're a 15! (Because you absorbed half of Carol Danvers' abilities.)

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John Trumbull @trumbullcomic.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Damn, girl, did you just consume D'Bari? Because you look like a STAR!

Dark Phoenix consuming the star for D'Bari, from X-Men #135, by Chris Claremont, John Byrne, and Terry Austin.

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John Trumbull @trumbullcomic.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

The Wikipedia page for McMillan & Wife has way more dead/missing babies than I was expecting.

Screencap of the "Plot" section on McMillan & Wife's Wikipedia page, reading:

"McMillan & Wife revolved around Stuart "Mac" McMillan (Rock Hudson), a former criminal defense attorney who becomes San Francisco police commissioner, and his wife Sally (Susan Saint James). The episodes often found Mac and Sally attending fashionable parties and charity benefits before solving robberies and murders. John Schuck as McMillan's aide, Sgt. Charles Enright and Nancy Walker as Mildred, the couple's sarcastic, hard-drinking maid, provided comic relief.

Sally is pregnant at the end of season 1, but this is apparently retconned away and is never mentioned in later seasons. She is pregnant again in season 4 and has the baby (a boy) in the final episode of season 4. The baby is not seen or mentioned in season 5."

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John Trumbull @trumbullcomic.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

What's your fake STAR TREK academic paper? "The Corbomite Maneuver: How Just Making Shit Up Can Get You Out of No-Win Scenarios" by Captain James T. Kirk, Starfleet Academy Alumni Newsletter, 2267.

William Shatner as Captain James T. Kirk, smiling and looking as charming as a motherfucker.

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John Trumbull @trumbullcomic.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

It is truly one of the tragedies of our time that there is only one episode of STAR TREK with Vic Tayback.

Vic Tayback on the STAR TREK TOS episode "A Piece of the Action," with Kirk and Spock dressed as space mobsters.

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John Trumbull @trumbullcomic.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

...It's possible I'm writing "Wow" too much. #Emmys

Screencap of four of my Emmys recaps, with all of them using the word "Wow."

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John Trumbull @trumbullcomic.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

There are so many crows outside my window right now I’m starting to feel like Tippi Hedren.

Several crows gathering on branches of the apple tree outside my window.

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John Trumbull @trumbullcomic.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

The actor who played Henry Blake in the TV series M*A*S*H (McLean Stevenson) and the actor who played Henry Blake in the movie M*A*S*H (Roger Bowen) died one day apart from each other in 1996. They both died of heart attacks.

McLean Stevenson as Henry Blake on the TV series M*A*S*H.

Roger Bowen as Henry Blake in the 1970 movie M*A*S*H.

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John Trumbull @trumbullcomic.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Now that DC and Marvel are doing crossovers again, I think the world deserves a Mary Jane Watson / Mr. Tawky Tawny crossover.

Mr. Tawky Tawny appears before Billy Batson.

Mary Jane Watson meeting Peter Parker for the first time, saying, "Face it, Tiger... You just hit the jackpot!"

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John Trumbull @trumbullcomic.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Watching the third episode of #Lanterns and it's really eerie how much Aaron Pierre looks like the #JusticeLeague version of John Stewart.

Aaron Pierre in a grey turtleneck and dark grey blazer.

The animated version of John Stewart in his Green Lantern uniform, flying towards the camera with a serious look on his face.

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John Trumbull @trumbullcomic.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Welcome to Bluesky. Please familiarize yourself with the following accounts to understand the range of opinions it is acceptable to express.

The cover of the Beatles album A Hard Day's Night, featuring 20 black and white photos of the Beatles with various expressions.

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John Trumbull @trumbullcomic.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

I mean, two of the world's most attractive people playing love interests for weeks/months on end in an isolated romantic setting... It'd be weird if they DIDN'T have an affair.

A black and white photo of Christopher Reeve and Jane Seymour in the 1980s movie SOMEWHERE IN TIME.

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John Trumbull @trumbullcomic.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Shaka, when the walls fell. All the way to hell.

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John Trumbull @trumbullcomic.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

I'm honestly at a loss to understand how electing the guy who inspired mid-80s Lex Luthor and Biff from BACK TO THE FUTURE PART II didn't work out better for us.

Biff Tannen's Pleasure Palace from BACK TO THE FUTURE PART II. A gaudy looking casino with a marquee of Biff Tannen smiling while lighting a cigar with a wad of burning cash.

The cover of Lex Luthor: The Unauthorized Biography, inspired by the cover of Trump: The Art of the Deal.

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John Trumbull @trumbullcomic.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Oh hey, I’ve reached 4K followers on here! Thanks to everyone who chooses to follow my nonsense. If you could follow the page for my podcast the @snlnerds.bsky.social too, that’d be swell. 🙂

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John Trumbull @trumbullcomic.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

3) Erin Gray on BUCK ROGERS IN THE 25TH CENTURY.

Erin Gray as Col. Wilma Derring on BUCK ROGERS, smiling and wearing a purple jumpsuit.

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John Trumbull @trumbullcomic.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

2) Cheryl Ladd on CHARLIE'S ANGELS.

Cheryl Ladd smiling in a striped bikini top.

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John Trumbull @trumbullcomic.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

I also really liked the arc of Batman gradually warming more to Pennyworth over the course of the season, with Alfred becoming a friend as much as an employee. The Batman/Alfred relationship is usually a pretty constant one, so it was fun to see it develop for a change. #Batman #BatmanCapedCrusader

Alfred Pennyworth - Batman: Caped Crusader

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John Trumbull @trumbullcomic.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Next up: Episode 8, "Nocturne," where Bruce Timm FINALLY gets to do the "Nocturna as a vampire" story he didn't get to do on BTAS back in the day! #Batman #BatmanCapedCrusader

Unused model sheet for Nocturna for BATMAN: THE ANIMATED SERIES, likely by Bruce Timm.

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John Trumbull @trumbullcomic.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

I would've found it WAY more interesting if they'd used Deadshot as the main assassin in this episode, instead of having Floyd Lawton as the throwaway hitman in the teaser. Especially if he'd been in his Golden Age top hat and tails.

Deadshot in his original look, in a top hat, domino mask, and tuxedo, with two six gun sidearms.

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John Trumbull @trumbullcomic.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Another solid episode with lots of great action and some nice twists. I think this one edges out "Night Ride" as my second favorite of the season so far. The main handicap for me was the inclusion of the not terribly interesting Onomatopoeia as one of the hitmen.

Onomatopoeia, a man in a black suit, fedora, and a black face mask with concentric white circles on it.

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John Trumbull @trumbullcomic.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Watching 1998's #ZeroEffect for next week's @snlnerds.bsky.social podcast. Always fun revisiting this one.

Ben Stiller as Steve Arlo and Bill Pullman as Daryl Zero in 1998's ZERO EFFECT.

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John Trumbull @trumbullcomic.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

This is another good episode, but I must say I prefer the Gentleman Ghost's original look from the comics over the highwayman look they gave him for #BatmanCapedCrusader.

The Gentleman Ghost in the JUSTICE LEAGUE UNLIMITED episode "Ancient History," dressed in a white top hat and monocle.

The Gentleman Ghost in the BATMAN: CAPED CRUSADER episode "Night Ride," dressed like an 18th Century highwayman.

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John Trumbull @trumbullcomic.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Mention of Wilson & Lowrey streets. Nice in-joke with the names of the two movie serial Batmen. #BatmanCapedCrusader

Lewis Wilson as Batman in the 1943 serial BATMAN.

Robert Lowery as Batman in the 1949 serial BATMAN AND ROBIN.

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John Trumbull @trumbullcomic.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

I'd forgotten that this episode featured some really cool flashbacks to young Bruce's childhood in the immediate aftermath of his parents' murders. Nice to see some origin stuff, since BTAS largely avoided that. And Eel O'Brien from the Gotham Gazette! Nice Easter Egg for comics fans there.

Young Bruce Wayne - Batman: Caped Crusader

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John Trumbull @trumbullcomic.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

But this episode is most notable for me for giving us the Sensational Character Find of 2024, Selina Kyle's maid, GRETA!!! Seriously, Greta is fucking awesome. I ❤️ Greta. #Batman #BatmanCapedCrusader #Greta

Greta saying, "Und I, too, would like to be paid again someday."

Greta saying, "Yes, your tone inspires much confidence in me."

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John Trumbull @trumbullcomic.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

#LetterboxdFriday #LastFourWatched Safety Not Guaranteed (2012) The Producers (1967) The Producers (2005) Roman Holiday (1953).

My Letterboxd Last Four Watched for 07-17-2026: Safety Not Guaranteed (2012), The Producers (1967), The Producers (2005), and Roman Holiday (1953).

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John Trumbull @trumbullcomic.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

I used the Condor costume when I did a Squadron Supreme homage cover for The Line It Is Drawn a number of years back.

My homage to Kevin Maguire's cover to JUSTICE LEAGUE #1 using the Squadron Supreme.

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John Trumbull @trumbullcomic.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

And quick humblebrag: A lot of quotes from my articles about JJJ in BACK ISSUE #91’s “All-Jerks Issue” made it into JJJ’s Wikipedia page. 😊 twomorrows.com/index.php?ma...

The cover of BACK ISSUE #91, featuring Batman knocking Guy Gardner unconscious with one punch.

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John Trumbull @trumbullcomic.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

I am ashamed to say that I didn't get the Felix Leiter/Lighter pun in LICENCE TO KILL until just now.

Felix and Della Leiter's wedding gift to best man James Bond in LICENCE TO KILL: a cigarette lighter engraved "James. Love Always, Della and Felix."

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John Trumbull @trumbullcomic.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

Of course, it's entirely possible Connery could've read the other Bond novels sometime after 1971, but I honestly don't know why he would bother at that point.

Sean Connery reading an Ian Fleming Bond novel while shooting DR. NO.

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John Trumbull @trumbullcomic.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

Was the Atom and Giganta being involved in the 1970s Legends of the Superheroes special an influence at all?

The Atom and Giganta in the 1970s live action special Legends of the Superheroes.

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John Trumbull @trumbullcomic.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

HOW COULD THAT BE PROFITABLE FOR FRITO-LAY?!? #GameNight #B2G5

A price sticker at my local grocery store advertising a “Buy 2, Get 5 Free” promotion for six packs of soda.

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John Trumbull @trumbullcomic.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

Post a logo, emblem, or title (with its original font) that remains as perfect today as when it was new.

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John Trumbull @trumbullcomic.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

The only downside is that Brian's done SO MANY cool things in his career that it was tough to cover them all: Conan, Colbert, Late Night, The Tonight Show, Second City, Amy Poehler, Chris Farley... Darin & I were in Comedy Nerd Heaven.

Brian Stack in front of the marquee of The Late Show With Stephen Colbert at the Ed Sullivan Theater.

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John Trumbull @trumbullcomic.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

Hey, according to ALTER EGO #200, I work with an inker/colorist named Munch Week! This MUST be true, because as we all know, Roy Thomas is never, ever wrong on the topic of creator credits. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

From page 79 of Roy Thomas' ALTER EGO #200, featuring my 2014 piece ALL-ROBIN SQUADRON, along with other cover homages to ALL-STAR SQUADRON #1. The caption written by RT states that my piece was "either inked or colored by Munch Week," which is hilariously wrong. There is no such person.

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John Trumbull @trumbullcomic.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

We don’t usually see each other’s headers; here’s mine. Quote post with yours. This is a photo I took several years back for a column about my favorite comic book logos.

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John Trumbull @trumbullcomic.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

For me the biggest tell is pretty simple: William Shatner did not look like that in 1976. The real life Shatner had his hair (or his hairpiece) styled in a much different way in 1976. It was very dark in color (almost black) and much fuller & wavy. Here his hair is styled how it was circa 1968-69.

William Shatner in the 1976 COLUMBO episode "Fade in to Murder" wearing a dark blue button down shirt with a butterfly collar. He's smiling and his hair is very dark and wavy.

William Shatner in the 1976 COLUMBO episode "Fade in to Murder" looking contrite after he's just confessed to murder. He's wearing a white down shirt with a butterfly collar. His hair is very dark and wavy.

William Shatner in the 1976 COLUMBO episode "Fade in to Murder" dressed as his TV character Lt. Lucerne in a white suit with an ascot. His hair is very dark and wavy.

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John Trumbull @trumbullcomic.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

And most of the Amadeus Arkham backstory was conceived by the late great Len Wein in some wonderful stream of consciousness writing in WHO’S WHO #1.

The WHO’S WHO entry on Arkham Asylum. Text by Len Wein, art by Stephen Bissette.

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John Trumbull @trumbullcomic.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

It's also really cool that they had John Colicos, Star Trek's ORIGINAL Klingon, say this. If you can still accept Kor as Kor after he's gained longer hair and some bumps on his head, you can and should still accept someone you know IRL after they've changed their gender.

John Colicos as the Klingon Kor in the 1967 STAR TREK episode "Errand of Mercy."

John Colicos as the Klingon Kor in the 1994 STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE episode "Blood Oath."

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John Trumbull @trumbullcomic.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

And Lawrence Olivier as the evil Moriarty in a dream sequence in THE SEVEN PER-CENT SOLUTION looked pretty damn great, too.

Lawrence Olivier as Moriarty in The Seven Per-Cent Solution.

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John Trumbull @trumbullcomic.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

I think Eric Porter was pretty damn close.

A black & white photo of Jeremy Brett as Sherlock Holmes with Eric Porter as Moriarty.

Eric Porter as Moriarty on The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.

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