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Zac Owens

@zacowens.bsky.social
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I'm a comics reviewer/editor for Monkeys Fighting Robots. I'm also a world traveler. I've lived in Australia, Canada, Tanzania, Kenya, and the States. I studied theology in Switzerland and did humanitarian work in Egypt. Aspiring writer and Green Lantern.

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Zac Owens @zacowens.bsky.social · 23/11/2025
Always a great time talking to my buddy AJ!
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Zac Owens @zacowens.bsky.social · 09/07/2025
The next Ed Brubaker, @seanphillips.bsky.social and @thatjacobphillips.bsky.social joint is coming out soon! @imagecomics.com’s THE KNIVES! It’s so good. I wrote out some thoughts on it, which aren’t as good, but I hope you enjoy it anyway. monkeysfightingrobots.co/advanced-rev...
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Advanced Review: THE KNIVES — Hollywood Hell
I know, "Hollywood Hell" is a bit of a stupid title for an article, but when in doubt: alliterate! At least that’s always been my rule of thumb. B ...
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Zac Owens @zacowens.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
My grand finale about Chris Claremont’s grand finale! Give it a read and let me know your thoughts.
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How To Love Comics @howtolovecomics.com · 20/04/2025
The final five years of Chris Claremont’s X-Men run is so jam-packed that @zacowens.bsky.social had to split it into two pieces.
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Chris Claremont’s X-Men: The Last Five Years (Part One)
The final five years of Chris Claremont's X-Men run is so jam-packed that we had to split it into two.
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Zac Owens @zacowens.bsky.social · 20/04/2025
One more after this one! I tackle the first half of the last five years of Claremont’s run on X-MEN here for @howtolovecomics.com. Take a look and hope you enjoy! www.howtolovecomics.com/2025/04/20/c...
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Chris Claremont’s X-Men: The Last Five Years (Part One)
The final five years of Chris Claremont's X-Men run is so jam-packed that we had to split it into two.
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How To Love Comics @howtolovecomics.com · 06/04/2025
The next five years of Chris Claremont’s X-Men shakes up the previously established status quo to create a masterclass in character development.
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Chris Claremont’s X-Men: The Next 5 Years
The next five years of Chris Claremont's X-Men shakes up the previously established status quo to create a masterclass in character development.
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Zac Owens @zacowens.bsky.social · 06/04/2025
Here’s part two of four of my series for @howtolovecomics.com on Chris Claremont’s 15 year run on X-Men! The Brood Saga! God Loves, Man Kills and more! Hope you guys enjoy… www.howtolovecomics.com/2025/04/06/c...
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Chris Claremont’s X-Men: The Next 5 Years
The next five years of Chris Claremont's X-Men shakes up the previously established status quo to create a masterclass in character development.
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How To Love Comics @howtolovecomics.com · 23/03/2025
In the first of four pieces, @zacowens.bsky.social dives into Chris Claremont’s legendary 15-year run on the X-Men comics.
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Chris Claremont’s X-Men: The First 5 Years
In the first of four pieces, Zac Owens dives into Chris Claremont's legendary 15-year run on the X-Men comics.
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Zac Owens @zacowens.bsky.social · 23/03/2025
Got to write an article series about Chris Claremont’s X-MEN run, starting off with Len Wein and Dave Cockrum’s debut issue. Loved writing this series for the amazing @howtolovecomics.com ! This covers the first 5 years, more to come… www.howtolovecomics.com/2025/03/23/c...
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Chris Claremont’s X-Men: The First 5 Years
In the first of four pieces, Zac Owens dives into Chris Claremont's legendary 15-year run on the X-Men comics.
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Zac Owens @zacowens.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
Got to write this piece about the original CREATURE COMMANDOS run for the fabulous How To Love Comics a while back. As the show is coming out soon, maybe it’s worth a re-read!
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Trevor Van As @trevorvanas.bsky.social · 16/10/2024
This massive list is a long time coming! I've been chipping away at this one for years. Special thanks to @zacowens.bsky.social and Kathryn Hemmann for contributing! You both made the list bigger and better than what I could do on my own.
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How To Love Comics @howtolovecomics.com · 16/10/2024
Discover the 45 best horror comics this spooky season. The covers a broad range of horror sub-genres for plenty of frightening reads.
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The 45 Best Horror Comics You Should Read
Discover the 45 best horror comics this spooky season. This list covers a broad range of horror sub-genres for plenty of frightening reads.
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Zac Owens @zacowens.bsky.social · 16/10/2024
It’s Spooky Season! One of my favourite times of the year and certainly the perfect time for some scary reads. The brilliant @trevorvanas.bsky.social put together a list or horror comic recs for you to peruse (I added a few of my favourites too). Check it out: www.howtolovecomics.com/2024/10/16/b...
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The 45 Best Horror Comics You Should Read
Discover the 45 best horror comics this spooky season. This list covers a broad range of horror sub-genres for plenty of frightening reads.
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How To Love Comics @howtolovecomics.com · 23/06/2024
Marvel and DC Comics got together to combine their superheroes together to create brand-new ones for the weird and wonderful Amalgam Comics line. @zacowens.bsky.social tells you all about it.
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Amalgam: A Celebration of the Whole Range of Superhero Comics
Marvel and DC Comics got together to combine their superheroes together to create brand-new ones for the weird and wonderful Amalgam Comics line.
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Zac Owens @zacowens.bsky.social · 24/05/2024
The new Ed Brubaker, @seanphillips.bsky.social, and @thatjacobphillips.bsky.social joint is unsurprisingly another masterpiece. @imagecomics.bsky.social’s HOUSES OF THE UNHOLY is a brilliant story about how past traumas can creep into our present day. monkeysfightingrobots.co/review-demon...
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Review: Demons and Disillusionment in HOUSES OF THE UNHOLY
The first image we see in Image Comics' Houses of the Unholy is that of a pentagram. It's shown in a brilliant red that makes it looks like it&#03 ...
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Zac Owens @zacowens.bsky.social · 08/05/2024
It was great fun writing this article. @ronmarz.bsky.social, Dan Jurgens, Claudio Castellini, and Peter David created a truly brilliant and entertaining cross-company ad with DC VS MARVEL
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Zac Owens @zacowens.bsky.social · 20/04/2024
My goodness... @darkhorsecomics.bsky.social's HELEN OF WYNDHORN just keeps getting better. @tomking.bsky.social, @bilquis.bsky.social, @matlopes.bsky.social, and Clayton Cowles deliver a second issue that is stunning and understated. Read it! You must! monkeysfightingrobots.co/review-helen...
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Review: HELEN OF WYNDHORN #2 is Beautifully Understated
After the explosive ending of Dark Horse Comics' Helen of Wyndhorn #1, you'd expect the next issue to be full of fire and bombast. Instead, writer ...
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Zac Owens @zacowens.bsky.social · 29/03/2024
When I saw that @darkhorsecomics.bsky.social was coming out with a new run of Eric Powell's THE GOON, I knew I had to talk about it. Even better, I knew who to talk to! Check out my conversation with my brilliant EIC, Anthony Composto about this awesome read: monkeysfightingrobots.co/a-conversati...
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A Conversation About THE GOON: THEM THAT DON'T STAY DEAD #1
What in the World is Going On? Zac: This is not our typical format at Monkeys Fighting Robots, but my lovely Editor-in-Chief Anthony Composto and I thought ...
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Zac Owens @zacowens.bsky.social · 20/03/2024
If you haven’t read Emily Carroll before, you must check them out. Their use of evasive storytelling is downright terrifying.
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Zac Owens @zacowens.bsky.social · 18/03/2024
I finally managed to gather my thoughts about @darkhorsecomics.bsky.social’s HELEN OF WYNDHORN. This comic is all about how we choose to tell stories. @tomking.bsky.social, @bilquis.bsky.social, @matlopes.bsky.social, and Clayton Cowles are masterful! 5/5!! monkeysfightingrobots.co/review-helen...
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Review: HELEN OF WYNDHORN #1: How Stories Get Told
Dark Horse Comics' Helen of Wyndhorn #1 is complex and understated all at once. The all-star creative team behind Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow — writer ...
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How To Love Comics @howtolovecomics.com · 01/03/2024
Keep with controversial stories, @zacowens.bsky.social dived into Green Lantern: Emerald Twilight. Looking at more analytically, he discussed the story's themes of loss and the Hal Jordan’s villainous reaction to it.
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Emerald Twilight: Loss, Compassion, and Indifference [90s Week]
We look back at Emerald Twilight, the controversial 1994 Green Lantern that explores loss and the Hal Jordan's villainous reaction to it.
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Trevor Van As @trevorvanas.bsky.social · 21/02/2024
90s Week keeps on truckin' along. @zacowens.bsky.social knocked it out of park with an awesome piece about Emerald Twilight, looking at it from a character study perspective. (With none of the fandom nonsense.)
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How To Love Comics @howtolovecomics.com · 20/02/2024
For 90s Week, @zacowens.bsky.social looks back at Emerald Twilight, the controversial 1994 Green Lantern story that explores loss and the Hal Jordan’s villainous reaction to it.
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Emerald Twilight: Loss, Compassion, and Indifference [90s Week]
We look back at Emerald Twilight, the controversial 1994 Green Lantern that explores loss and the Hal Jordan's villainous reaction to it.
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Zac Owens @zacowens.bsky.social · 20/02/2024
ANIMAL POUND from @boom-studios.com is a must-read! Writer @tomking.bsky.social, artist Peter Gross, colorist @tamrabonvillain.bsky.social, and letterer Clayton Cowles fill this spiritual successor to Orwell's tale with nuance, tension, and dread. monkeysfightingrobots.co/review-anima...
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Review: ANIMAL POUND #2 — "For the Animals, By the Animals..." | Monkeys Fighting Robots
There are dark clouds gathering on the horizon of BOOM! Studios' Animal Pound. The first pages show us a rabbit running from a hungry dog. In the face ...
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How To Love Comics @howtolovecomics.com · 11/02/2024
People talk about Batman: Year One but not so much about Batman: Year Two - a story that explores the different approaches to moving forward from tragedy and processing trauma. @zacowens.bsky.social explains: www.howtolovecomics.com/2024/02/11/b...
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Batman: Year Two – Coping With Trauma
Batman: Year Two is a story that explores the different approaches to moving forward from tragedy and processing trauma.
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Zac Owens @zacowens.bsky.social · 04/02/2024
I loved diving into and dissecting the incredible comic that is DC’s DANGER STREET. @tomking.bsky.social, @jorgefornes.bsky.social, Dave Stewart, and Clayton Cowles have really cooked up something by special with this one!
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Zac Owens @zacowens.bsky.social · 31/01/2024
Got to talk to the incomparable @ronmarz.bsky.social about the many things that went into DC Comics' earth-shattering event, GREEN LANTER: EMERALD TWILIGHT. This was a real nerd-out moment for me, and Ron was a fantastic guest. Check it out! monkeysfightingrobots.co/exclusive-in...
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Exclusive Interview: Ron Marz on GREEN LANTERN: EMERALD TWILIGHT | Monkeys Fighting Robots
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xf2PlRqygb8&t=3435s MFR got the chance to sit down with Ron Marz, writer of the earth-shattering “Emerald Twilight” even ...
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Shane M. Bailey @shanembailey.com · 23/01/2024
Fantastic Four by Chris Stevens
Fantastic Four by Chris Stevens
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Zac Owens @zacowens.bsky.social · 17/01/2024
It was a joy to dive into this wild, weird comic and write about it. I hope other people get the itch to do the same!
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Zac Owens @zacowens.bsky.social · 17/01/2024
Simply put, @zdarsky.bsky.social, Daniel Acuña, and Cory Petit are making comic book history with AVENGERS: TWILIGHT. This comic is breathtaking and subtle in all the right ways. 5/5! monkeysfightingrobots.co/review-aveng...
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Review: AVENGERS: TWILIGHT #1 is Destined to be a Classic | Monkeys Fighting Robots
Three pages into Marvel Comics' Avengers: Twilight #1, you'll realize something: You're watching comic book history as it's being made. ...
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Sean Phillips @seanphillips.bsky.social · 13/12/2023
Out today!
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Jamie McKelvie @mckelvie.bsky.social · 12/12/2023
This is very true. Everything you want to learn about any art or craft is freely available on YouTube. The problem is, you then have to do the work, which is the sticking point for many.
A tweet by Jess Owen which reads: 

Al didn't democratize art.

Artists did.

Free YouTube tutorials, sketch pages, advice blogs, works-in-progress, mentorship, AMAs, process videos. Sharing materials, stock references, resources, and technique. These are freely available to anyone who wants to learn.
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Zac Owens @zacowens.bsky.social · 12/12/2023
If you’re not thinking about picking up @imagecomics.bsky.social WHERE THE BODY WAS — by the *unbeatable* team Ed Brubaker, @seanphillips.bsky.social and @thatjacobphillips.bsky.social — tomorrow, then can I tell you why I think this may be their best yet? monkeysfightingrobots.co/advance-revi...
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Advance Review: WHERE THE BODY WAS — Processing the Past | Monkeys Fighting Robots
With Where the Body Was, Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips have done it again. I mean really, this is starting to get old. Could they please just come out with ...
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Zac Owens @zacowens.bsky.social · 06/12/2023
I got to talk to the brilliant @barbarianlord.bsky.social about his HELLBOY WINTER SPECIAL: THE YULE CAT. This is such a fun special and it just so happens to take place *where I live*, which made it even more awesome. Check out our chat and the issue! monkeysfightingrobots.co/interview-ma...
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Interview: Matt Smith Talks HELLBOY WINTER SPECIAL: THE YULE CAT | Monkeys Fighting Robots
Writer and artist Matt Smith spoke with us about some of his inspirations behind Dark Horse Comics' upcoming Hellboy Winter Special: The Yule Cat, and ...
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Shane M. Bailey @shanembailey.com · 22/11/2023
Big Barda by Cliff Chiang and colored by me ages ago. Way back when I started coloring.
Big Barda by Cliff Chiang, colors by Shane M. Bailey
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Zac Owens @zacowens.bsky.social · 22/11/2023
I just finished the amazing, beautifully written, and impossibly well-researched ALL OF THE MARVELS. 10/10! It’s a must read for comics fans. It also reminded me that @douglaswolk.bsky.social was a huge inspiration for me trying my hand at something similar: monkeysfightingrobots.co/i-read-fanta...
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I Read FANTASTIC FOUR (1961 to 2023) -- Here's What I Learned | Monkeys Fighting Robots
Marvel's First Family -- the Fantastic Four -- ushered in the "Marvel Age" of comics. They had ties all the way back to the publisher's ...
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Zac Owens @zacowens.bsky.social · 22/11/2023
GIANT ROBOT HELLBOY from @darkhorsecomics.bsky.social just keeps getting better and better. Writer Mike Mignola, artist @duncanfegredo.bsky.social, colorist Dave Stewart, and letterer Clem Robins are killing it. Check out my review for MFR here: monkeysfightingrobots.co/review-giant...
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Review: GIANT ROBOT HELLBOY #2 -- More than Meets the Eye | Monkeys Fighting Robots
Dark Horse Comics' Giant Robot Hellboy does it all. It has the pulpy action-packed thrills of a kaiju match coupled with Hellboy's trademark mytho ...
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Zac Owens @zacowens.bsky.social · 24/10/2023
GIANT ROBOT HELLBOY #1 from @darkhorsecomics.bsky.social is so much freaking fun! Writer Mike Mignola, artist @duncanfegredo.bsky.social, colorist Dave Stewart, and letterer Clem Robins are still some of the best in the bizz! monkeysfightingrobots.co/review-giant...
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Review: GIANT ROBOT HELLBOY #1 Is Exactly What You Want It to Be | Monkeys Fighting Robots
When writer Mike Mignola, artist Duncan Fegredo, colorist Dave Stewart, and letterer Clem Robins get together, you can bet your ass that magic is about to h ...
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How To Love Comics @howtolovecomics.com · 15/10/2023
Best of 2000 AD is back with a fourth volume of awesome comics. Writer @zacowens.bsky.social (who has never read @2000ad.bsky.social before) joins me to find out if it’s good for new readers. www.howtolovecomics.com/2023/10/15/b...
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Best Of 2000 AD Volume 4 Offers More Gold For The Uninitiated
Best of 2000 AD is back with a fourth volume of awesome comics. Writer Zac Owens joins me to find out if it's good for new readers.
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Zac Owens @zacowens.bsky.social · 15/10/2023
Got to read and discuss @2000ad.bsky.social’s new Best of Volume 4 with @trevorvanas.bsky.social for @howtolovecomics.bsky.social. What an amazing introduction to the publisher! Love what I read and can’t wait to read more! www.howtolovecomics.com/2023/10/15/b...
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Best Of 2000 AD Volume 4 Offers More Gold For The Uninitiated
Best of 2000 AD is back with a fourth volume of awesome comics. Writer Zac Owens joins me to find out if it's good for new readers.
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Mr. Tyler CroOoOoOoOok @mrtylercrook.bsky.social · 14/10/2023
I drew Skeletor.
A mixed media painting of Skeletor.
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Zac Owens @zacowens.bsky.social · 10/10/2023
If you haven't picked up @cjward.bsky.social and @hassanoe.bsky.social's BATMAN: CITY OF MADNESS #1 from DC Comics... then what are you waiting for?? It's brilliant, provocative, and hypnotizingly beautiful. monkeysfightingrobots.co/review-batma...
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Review: BATMAN: CITY OF MADNESS #1 — Horrifyingly Beautiful | Monkeys Fighting Robots
This comic wasn't released — it broke out of confinement. Writer and artist Christian Ward's Batman: City of Madness #1 is unrelenting in its terr ...
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Zac Owens @zacowens.bsky.social · 08/10/2023
I've done a few articles for the brilliant folks over at @howtolovecomics.bsky.social too! (Hopefully with a few more to come) www.howtolovecomics.com/author/zowens/
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Zac Owens @zacowens.bsky.social · 08/10/2023
Interested in reading any of my articles? You can find most of them over here: monkeysfightingrobots.co/author/zowens/
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