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Thomas Ragon and his team signing Ram V/Evan Cagle/Anand RK/Aditya Bidikar over at Morgen...what a get. Very slick shit being done by the new French publisher.

EDDIE BERGANZA CONCHETUMADRE

Entre zombies, piratas y suicidas transcure 'Before we sail', un cómic escrito por Carlos Yacolca e ilustrada por Michelle Lino. Aquí la reseña Covacha de Joel "Gaider-Abdul" Soto. ➡️ t.ly/NI9mx

The thing about comics criticism is that most places don't actually pay for your contributions. For a lot of us, we purely do it for the love of writing. Tiffany doing this over the last couple years is huge for people who want to write while everything gets more and more expensive

One of the best interviews I've had so far.

Hot reminder that applications for the 2026 Comics Criticism Mini Grant are OPEN! If you're a comics critic, please apply! forms.gle/Cy8FtCcqVSWa...

¿Zombis y piratas? Reseñamos Before we sail, de Carlos Yacolca y Michelle Lino para Aces Weekly, y entrevistamos a su guionista. www.zonanegativa.com/before-we-sa...

Feed: "Pullbox Previews Before We Sail- A post-apocalyptic story told in seven parts, as part of a digital anthology available through Aces Weekly" By: Paul on Saturday, June 28, 2025

Comic Review: ‘Before We Sail’ by Yacolca and Lino "A poignant portrayal not just of an apocalypse and the people surviving it, but also of their struggle with the mental weight of meaning in a crumbling world." Jeff Provine has our full #graphicnovel review: blogcritics.org/comic-review...

I had a couple of interviews today with potential Beat/KCB contributors. Both women. Both mentioned that they have had problems with stalkers. It's been a constant thing I've heard during this process. THIS IS SO FUCKING UNCOOL WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU PEOPLE?!???!??!???!?

We gotta bump those Manga Lettering rates up big-time, give em the time and incentive to really craft this shit properly. I can't keep dealing with official lettering that looks like it's from 2013 Mangafox scans.

Only 1 dollar for a great story? Maybe more if you stick on? That sounds great! @acesweekly.bsky.social

It was so cool watching this strip come in and getting it prepped each week. You’ll have an even cooler experience reading it in one sitting

As heard about on Pint O' Comics (still available in the archive through the 15th... CHECK IT OUT!

Fantastic story in a fantastic publication! Check it out!

📌 How to buy and read BEFORE WE SAIL? Here's the steps! - Go to "ACESWEEKLY.CO.UK" - Select "Buy" - Then select "Previous Volumes & Collections" - And buy us! We are on the Volume 75! 📜 BEFORE WE SAIL, along with other 6 great comics, all curated by DAVID LLOYD!

"...(Carlos Yacolca) creates anything but a safe read, showcasing a maturity that belies this being his debut story." Wow! Thank you! 🙌

October's Art

On the same day we had: - The return of the best comic journalist of our times. - A really well written and argument tweet about a mainstream comic. Both make noise and also show to more people what Comic Journalism SHOULD be like. It's was a good day.

The good stuff

Readings of September!

You realize Moore was absolutely right about the infantile nature of the exercise of trying to distil life-lessons from Superhero stuff. Even worse when people do it with his stuff and utter despair when it's Thiel.

As DC Vertigo is coming with his classic logo, let's all praise its designer, the great RICHARD BRUNING. He was DC art director for years and thanks to him we have Watchmen, The Dark Knight or The Killing Joke designs...

Some weeks ago, I talked with @giannilmao.bsky.social in an interview where I felt relaxed and free, but also energetic and with some speed to be able discuss all the various topics I had in mind for only 30 minutes. It make an interesting result Jej Listen to it! open.spotify.com/episode/0YFt...

Muchas gracias a Marco Sifuentes y todo al equipo de La Encerrona por la mención de "BEFORE WE SAIL!" 🤍

Probably the funniest thing I did after learning Grant Morrison was a big fan of my work is going 'Oh lmao' and then ignoring it to go onto write multiple essays dissecting the many failings and limitations of their work. Outer validation does nothing for me I fear.

A critic said once "Morrison's Batman Run" was so impactfull that all the following runs are influenced by him and tried to answer it. So, is curious that the perfect answer is made (V's), and then just after that the first run out of Morrison vibes starts (Fraction's).

I am going to gift this to so many people.

This is lowkey me after I've written anything. I do the best I can, get as much as I can out of the experience. Then after, my brain's like 'I've failed' and can only really see the flaws/limits, and just obsesses over all the ways it could've been better. 😂 No validation etc does anything.

Nothing worse than a 'talking scene' in a comic that's visualized like a 'staring at the screen' youtuber apology video. Therapy Talk comics if you will, you know the sort.

Comic journalism pals, please check your mail. ------- Compas del periódismo de cómic, por favor chequen su correo.

A thing I wish I saw more of is people who are not pros/creators, just regular folks, discussing craft of the comics they're reading just for themselves, casually, like in film or anything else, so all I know to do is just do that which I would like to see more of lol.

Ok... Here's what I read/listen on June/July/August

Our cluster of content on Ram V and Filipe Andrade's "The Many Deaths of Laila Starr" is over but not forgotten! Here's a recap of what we covered, starting with “An Introduction to ‘The Many Deaths of Laila Starr.’” 1/6 #ComicsStudies bsky.app/profile/sequ...

👋 Are you a comics podcaster or journalist? Are you proud of something you've written or produced in the last few months? Want more people to see it? We'd love to share it in our feed & spread the good word.

"Con «Before We Sail», Aces Weekly confirma que el cómic digital sigue siendo un terreno fértil para la innovación." Yeah! 🤘

Estrenada en Aces Weekly, "Before we sail", de Carlos Yacolca y Michelle Lino no es el apocalipsis que esperas, sino el que temes. #comicsaroundtheworld #HemerotecaCuantica cuanticagrafica.com/2025/07/22/b... @carlosyacolcaaa.bsky.social @acesweekly.bsky.social @cuanticagrafica.bsky.social

A mis amigos de barranco les va a dar un paro cardiaco cuando eso suceda.

The mantra of the enterprise is 'The Artist Is Disposable, Da Writer Is King, We Always Gotta Pump Out On Time', now combine that with its labor-history which continues to this day, and it all just tracks for me lol. A.I just slots into that ethos pretty comfortably. Content-Pumping, not Art.

But then again-the key to cracking the code is realizing that the figure both writers are essentially writing in reaction to, one way or another, is basically embodied by Morrison's own father. The Principled Soldier Of War in an unjust war, who spends his life haunted by it.

There has so far been no AI generated bestselling book. No AI generated hit record. No AI generated blockbuster film or TV show. No evidence yet in fact that there is any commercial demand at all for individual AI generated artworks. But there HAVE been 1,000 pieces about how inevitable they are

If one of the themes that someone can take from BWS is "the intent to stop making zombies and the need to move on to new genres," then my 2nd/3rd work will be a DIRECT attempt to KILL one genre. No more talking. I'm fucking tired. I'll pull the trigger. Better get to work.

El resfriado ya se fue... YA PUEDO VOLVER A LEER COMICS!!!!!!

My two mantras @robwilliams71.bsky.social @denizcamp.bsky.social

I have seen a peruvian comicgater creator. Shit, now I have seen it all... Now that we are on topic, FUCK COMICSGATE

A las 3pm iba a twittear: "Acaba de pasar la cosa mas Cgue de risa del año." Pero no lo hice. Bueno, ahora viendo lo que paso, si lo twitteo: "Acaban de pasar LAS DOS cosas mas Cgue de risa del año"

Hey comics journalists, can someone could make a note about the relations about Ram V's Resurrection Man and @toolmusic.bsky.social's lyrics? I want to see what can be found there.