It's the most wonderful time of the year

The critical machine that is SOLRAD did a fine job of humming down the information superhighway, fueled by spectacular bangers, drawing attention to beautiful comics, amazing artists, and the kind of critical and insightful writing that you don't find too often on the internet nowadays.

Spending the rain soaked holidays with my gal

Once again, an amazing fantasy bundle by @aptshadow.bsky.social here. What a deal.

Today is Tom Spurgeon's birthday. Read some Little Orphan Annie or Cul de Sac, write a friend you miss, call your mom, gossip about comics with friends, get a group together for dinner, give a book you love a review, see a play, talk for hours with someone who means the world to you. Remember Tom.

Today on SOLRAD, we feature Hagai Palevsky's review of MISERY OF LOVE by Yvan Alagbé solrad.co/what-are-you... @dialhforhagai.bsky.social

I'm excited to announce that I've accepted a comics co-editor position at @therumpus.net We're looking for original literary fiction and non-fiction comics that feel personal. Bonus if it's hand-lettered (the path to my heart) 😘 No AI Pays $100 therumpus.submittable.com/submit Pass it on!

…Thereby making the students utterly incurious and cut off from the community around graphic novels, the history of comics, and the development of their own artistic tastes as readers, let alone as potential artists in dialogue with any of the former.

Today on SOLRAD, Elias Rosner reviews OROCHI by Kazuo Umezz solrad.co/the-horror-h...

WASHINGTON AND OREGON CARTOONISTS: Seattle's bus service is commissioning 6 artists for public art pieces, 2 each, of local stories, 16-32 pages, over 2026, for $54k per artist, to be freely distributed over their ridership. details here: www.4culture.org/grants/movin...

My hot comic take is all wfh comic shit should be paid a salary, every other week, like everyone else at the publishing company. I’m tired of hearing about our colleagues crowdfunding funerals and healthcare.

Upcoming SOLRAD reviews, essays, and excerpts All Bangers, All the Time. Solrad.co

How to help an author? Read us, review us, put us on your wishlists, in your carts, heart us, add us to your Goodreads TBR, pop into your local bookstore and have them place an order, make a library request.

The answer, obviously, is, "Who cares"? (but also, secretly, yes) www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/t...

Independent arts writing doesn't fund itself (trust us, we've tried), so if SOLRAD has ever introduced you to a new creator or changed how you think about a book, consider throwing a few bucks our way. Contributions of any amount help us continue doing what we love. www.fieldmouse.press/donate

It's time for the 2026 Comics Criticism Mini Grant! My family and I are awarding four $250 grants to active comics critics. The application is simple, just your name, email, and two recent clips. Deadline for submissions is January 1st. forms.gle/Cy8FtCcqVSWa...

Watch out for snakes

Man Who Thought Fleetwood Mac’s ‘The Chain’ Was Over In For Thrill Of His Fucking Life https://theonion.com/man-who-thought-fleetwood-macs-the-chain-was-over-in-for-thrill-of-his-fucking-life/

Just a friendly reminder as we go into the holidays: Folks don't have to explain to you why they don't drink. If you offer them a drink and they decline, don't ask them why. It's not your business. Just offer them something without alcohol to drink instead. And move on.

Our latest @kickstarter.com campaign is live for Tinguu's THE CANNIBALS, an 18+ queer yuri vampire body horror romance presented in a beautiful hard cover edition! www.kickstarter.com/projects/fie...

Looks like the northern lights are on full display here in Nevada City.

Today on SOLRAD, Julian Bata Interviews MATT FORSYTHE solrad.co/oh-its-a-uto...

Really wordsmithing it up today.

Today on SOLRAD, we feature an Exclusive Excerpt of PIGEONS! by Marc Chalvin, published by @streetnoisebooks.bsky.social solrad.co/exclusive-ex...

A strong atmospheric river moving into northern California later Tuesday will bring a threat for moderate to heavy rainfall and flooding, gusty to high winds, and mountain snows for parts of the Northwest U.S. Gusty winds and isolated rain and snow showers will continue in the Northeast U.S.

Today on SOLRAD, Sofia Warren Interviews HILARY FITZGERALD CAMPBELL about her new book: THE JOY OF SNACKING solrad.co/sofia-warren... @sofiawarrenart.bsky.social

WE CONTAIN MULTITUDES. Come lean and loafe at your ease and check out SOLRAD, the online literary magazine for comics. solrad.co

Interested in turning into a fieldmouse? We'll be opening for submissions November 1st - 30th, 2025. Find out more about what we're looking for at our website! www.fieldmouse.press/submissions

Instead of "Here, look at what this foolish lackwit said", why don't we practice "Here, look at this awesome piece of art I found by [name of artist]" or "Here, this is a great song by [n]"?

Loved FLEA by @forever4pm.bsky.social (@fieldmouse.press, 2025). In a way the inverse of another recent favorite, Kayla E.’s PRECIOUS RUBBISH—autobio less concerned with the events than with the prism they are depicted through—but taken in a casual, spontaneous direction that works beautifully.

Trying to figure out why 1,000 decided to follow me on this platform... Decided that it must be in anticipation of that one banger of a sandwich hot take on the horizon.

"In more ways than one, Night Drive is a dizzying piece of work..." An in-depth look at Richard Sala's Night Drive from SOLRAD Magazine! https://ow.ly/HMEX50XffWg

Going to be a great day.

Who robbed the Louvre? Right answers only.

Did you know that SOLRAD is always looking to give a permanent digital home to really amazing comics? Is your comic amazing? SOLRAD wants to host it!!

There’s a scene in Succession where Brian Cox’s character tells his kids “You are not serious people.”. I think about that at least once a day.

Remembering both the genius of Elijah Brubaker and the Elkin of 2016

I hate that my reviews of Elijah Brubaker's comics on @comicsbulletin.bsky.social are all lost because they never brought back the archives...

The Promoting Efficient Review for Modern Infrastructure Today Act (PERMIT) Act (H.R. 3898) is a sprawling and far-reaching bill. Billed as an effort to “cut red tape,” the reality is that the PERMIT Act strips away long-standing safeguards for rivers, streams, and communities. MORE: buff.ly/UPRUgcv

Of particular note: NOBODY BROUGHT US SNACKS.

Tomorrow. Bring snacks.

Two Days Left on this pre-order campaign Go get em, ya savages! crowdfundr.com/fmp-summer20...

Wow. Pretty much all I got right now.

Three little words we all long to hear: Dinkle Dankle Donkus

It's unseasonably cool out tonight and I'm keeping warm by swallowing my hot takes.

Today's office

Many Jews (myself included) make dark jokes re antisemitism; I think some non-Jews (esp. on the left) think that means it's in the past, something that's no longer a social justice issue. It v much is a live social justice issue. CAN WE PLS MENTION IT WHEN WE TALK ABOUT THE EPSTEIN FILES. 10/10

It's like the imaginary grandpa in my head is always saying, "If you don't know from The Dirtbombs, you don't know from nuthin'