I have started listening to the last recorded episode of THE CRISIS TAPES (#28) on this morning's bike ride by @thedailyrios.bsky.social and Adam Murdough. My thanks for the shoutout to my dad and his XUM'S WHO project in the feedback section related to the slighted E-1 Superman entry in WHO'S WHO.

35 years ago, the final episode of #TheFlash1990 aired. And @johnwesleyshipp.bsky.social shared a brief behind-the-scenes story regarding the final scene shot... www.fwpodcasts.com/xy/misc/JWS-...

Happy #GreenLanternDay ! Art by Xum Yukinori.

Holy cow! An Alex Ross Firestorm?! Attn @onceuponageek.bsky.social !

This is amazing - @kevinolearytv 🤡 is fearmongering about Chinese agents opposing his giant Utah data center… but it’s 2 young local girls in Utah who hilariously call him (and his “dumbass hat”) out👇🏽 Full: www.instagram.com/reel/DYU074V...

@satmornpod.bsky.social, I had never heard of Crystal Pepsi, and when I Googled it I saw photos of unopened bottles (for sale as "collectors' items"), and the drink is not clear anymore. The high fructose corn syrup and "natural flavours" had oxidized over the years to an "ice tea" shade of brown...

My dad was a comic collector who was also a fan of British popstar Samantha Fox (and he had produced podcasts on both subjects for @fwpodcasts.bsky.social, just search for Xum Yukinori), so it's no surprise that he had received these two gifts from friends of his during "the naughties" (2000s)...

Happy Mother's Day to my mom, and to all moms -- with great admiration for putting up with their children's nonsense... (Pencil art by Namiko Hideaki-Yukinori)

A week ago, I noted that @fwpodcasts.bsky.social didn't have any April Fools Day content... But an Interspatial Time Conveyor fixed that... for about 47 seconds... fireandwaterpodcast.com/podcast/apri...

I have almost caught up with @themonitortapes.com podcast, and I thought I would address a comment Uncle @dta.bsky.social had brought up about the quality of George Pérez's art, and the use of color holds , white-on-black text and special effects like the anti-matter shadows on Alexander Luthor...

@themonitortapes.com THE SOUND OF BRICKS promo was so BLEEPing funny that it made me tear up so much I couldn’t see. I had to brake my bike immediately because I did NOT want to go down another steep dropoff these rural mountain roads are known for…

I plugged in one of my dad's old corrupted hard drives into my new computer to see if it could be reformatted, and was surprised to see the computer actually read and open the files! Some of those files have the potential makings of another "lost" podcast episode...

This was on the BACK ISSUE on my Mom's Facebook feed, and I remember hearing my Dad musing about his Uncle Kenzo attending this event in one of his podcasts... carlcafarelli.blogspot.com/2026/02/comi...

Dad planned to do a Xum's Who entry on MM, but he didn't find the time to write it...

Step 1. (18 more steps to go...)

Art reconstruction in progress... #PraisedBeHisName...

Ah, @fobpodcasts.bsky.social , so there IS a comic book with a reference to Kryptonian skin cells... #ItAllComesBackToSuperman...

My dad's eidetic memory was not 100% perfect, but then, what is...?

35 years ago... #TheFlash90 We remember @johnwesleyshipp.bsky.social ...

Well, technically, Mr. Freberg's one line was cut (in length), so he wasn't lying when he kept telling people that all his lines in the film had been cut... www.newsfromme.com/2025/12/10/a...

Interested in the #Supergirl character? I've been writing about her for 17 years over at comicboxcommentary.blogspot.com Covered her comics, shows, movie appearances, and just about everything else! @jamesgunn.bsky.social

Tried an alcoholic beverage for the first time today. I completely understand why my Dad wouldn't touch the stuff...

To serve: UNMAKE THE PIE...

Also on Sunday, expect a bonus XUM'S WHO entry featuring art by Jack Kirby...!!!

🎼🎶...You know we've got a mystery to solve/ so Scooby Doo, you get up off of your ass...🎶 (What do you mean, "That isn't how the song goes"...?)

I enjoy this type of physical therapy...

Very cool! A print of my Dad's old #GLTAS fan art featuring my sister's own fan art (she was 6 when she drew it) signed by the voice of Aya herself, greydelisle.bsky.social ! Thanks to Uncle Neil for arranging this.

One of the "specialists" I went to see last year about my Long COVID symptoms told me these "medbeds" were coming and would "erase" my body's COVID damage. He then went on about how well they work, saying that the current President has been using it for years. I hadn't made an appt with him since.

35 years ago, this was the day of THE FLASH...

Regarding the mental health conditions exception, the nearest Walgreens pharmacist didn't believe it was true (though it was was stated on their online form) and had me wait 45 minutes as they tried to look it up and told me to come back the next day... 1/2

This must had taken place in one of those first comic book stores, because my Dad said that THE AMAZING WORLD OF DC COMICS was only available by mail order in 1976... (Thanks to @theearth2podcast.bsky.social for the photo.)

We were glad to back this. One of my mom's favorite books, illustrated by one of her favorite artists... ...but adapted by what used to be one of our favorite writers. Although Gaiman would not receive any proceeds, we're still a bit... ambivalent about reading it. At least we can enjoy the art.

Hey, @satmornpod.bsky.social ... Check out Spotify A.I.'s attempt to add subtitles to the Zips shoes commercial from your recent "Meatballs and Spaghetti" episode... [Audio: You really need... Zips (shoes)]

QT this post with someone you wish was still alive:

Outside the Japanese American Museum, one of the few places chronicling the internment of Japanese American citizens in WW2, and threatening internment again. There are no words for how disgusting that is.

I am still in recovery and watching an old super-hero cartoon on Blu-Ray... when I suddenly had an idea for creating a board game around it. Does anyone know any recommended online vendors for creating a one-off (unauthorized) game prototype to help me scratch this creative itch...?

Speaking of good horsey boys...

I didn't realize before how many people on social media were Galactus intolerant...

@fwpodcasts.bsky.social Imagine8 Design's... design... is better...

Having my third watch this afternoon...

Should I stitch together a new promo for my late Dad's old podcast?

From nostalgic superhero comics, to beloved sitcoms, to legendary films, to timeless literature, and more… the Fire and Water Podcast Network celebrates it all with passion, humor, and heart! Find Your Joy at fireandwaterpodcast.com

@theearth2podcast.bsky.social , would the battle cry in this edition be "FAUC-CAAAAA!"? And can you yell that out loud without getting in trouble?

From the stories I heard about notable names from Julius Schwartz to Neil Gaiman, it's much harder for me to reread many a beloved comic from my Dad's collection...

The Twit-site's new method of archiving data is awful. My private messages are arranged by DATE, and no longer by person. And the message data does not even include the other person's info, so unless I addressed the other person by name in a message, I cannot even search for their message thread...

An uncle sent me a copy of COMIC BOOK CREATOR issue 36 by ‪@twomorrows.bsky.social‬, which features my dad's artwork from his XUM'S WHO fan project on page 23... #XumYukinori #XumsWho

I honestly don't remember why I was mad at him... xum-yukinori.blogspot.com/2014/06/fath...

A thread from the other site I made almost a year ago, about an episode from the 1990 series of THE FLASH starring @johnwesleyshipp.bsky.social.... with an update. #THEFLASH

Note to @theearth2podcast.bsky.social for when you plan to cover this STRANGE ADVENTURES comic...

Scones Daisuki! Just like my dad used to make... Nice work, Aika...