There's six days left to get this fantastic horror graphic novel over the finish line. If you're a fan of Junji Ito or Charles Burns, THE WORMHOLE CLUB TRAGEDY will have a valued place on your bookshelf! Show it some love, horror comic friends! www.kickstarter.com/projects/the...

Thank you to everyone who came out to see me for FREE COMIC BOOK DAY at Packrat Comics! I didn't get all the photos, but here's a peek!

My "Can't Stop, Won't Stop!" Spring Signing Tour continues this Saturday for my annual pilgrimage to Packrat Comics in Hilliard, Ohio (just outside Columbus) for FCBD! This is my only scheduled appearance in the area for 2026, so c'mon out, say hello, and get some good Spring/Summer reading!

TONIGHT IS BOOK CLUB NIGHT! Come join me and @joshmalerman.bsky.social as we discuss our new graphic novel RSVP: E.S.P. from Source Point Press with the NOVEL NIGHTMARES Book club! Not a member of the NOVEL NIGHTMARES Book Club yet? Sign-up here to join us: bookclubs.com/novel-nightm...

We got a new review for you of Homestead, where high concept meets old West from @dirkmanning.bsky.social, Les Garner, Colin Johnson, and @davedoescomics.bsky.social ✍️ @luisgodoyii.com www.comicbookyeti.com/post/homeste...

CONFIRMED: I'll be a guest with @thecomicspals.bsky.social live this Saturday at 10:15 EST! If you're not yet subscribed to their YouTube Channel, fix that now and I'll see you there!

The always amazing ASTRONOMICON starts today, and I've brought some super rare swag to the show. Plan accordingly if you want some REALLY rare books from deep in the vault!

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I can't wait to officially announce the new all-ages feel-good comic I'm working on about family members who mercilessly kill each other and then desecrate the dead bodies.

This weekend I'm honored to be returning to ANIMARATHON at Bowling Green State University as a guest of the show! C'mon out and get some great new books!

Thank you, Fantasticon Toledo! As always, you honored and humbled me with your incredible support!

FantastiCon was a hit Finally got a chance to meet @chadperk.bsky.social & @neilmohermancomics.bsky.social in person and reunited with @dirkmanning.bsky.social after 3 years 🔥

This weekend I return once again to Fantasticon Toledo among an array of amazing guests, celebrities, and vendors! This is always a two-day convention jam-packed with great times and great people... so plan on coming out and picking-up some new books, ya' hear?

A final reminder from me and @joshmalerman.bsky.social regarding tomorrow's signing that we needed to reschedule. We very much look forward to seeing you all in April for INDEPENDENT BOOK STORE DAY!

CHICAGO-PEEPS! Join me and @joshmalerman.bsky.social this Sunday at BUCKET O' BLOOD BOOKS AND RECORDS for the Book Release Party of our new graphic novel RSVP: E.S.P. from Source Point Press! (This is also one of your last chances to get the Limited Edition Lenticular Hardcover Edition, too!)

This is my @frankmillerink.bsky.social story in celebration of the 40th Anniversary of THE DARK KNIGHT RETURNS.

ACHIEVEMENT UNLOCKED: Signed a contract for what may be my highest profile comic work yet. Happy Friday the 13th, indeed!

My sole February signing event is as a guest at AKRONOMICON tomorrow. This is also my only Cleveland-area event in 2026 as well... so if you're in the area, c'mon out!

This Monday is the last day you can order RSVP: E.S.P. by me, @joshmalerman.bsky.social, and @artronin9.bsky.social from your local comic shop! After that, it won't be available in book stores and Amazon until the Spring... so make sure they're ordering it for you!

ACHIEVEMENT UNLOCKED: "Version 51.0"

Come celebrate my birthday weekend with me this Saturday and Sunday at THE MICHIGAN ODDITIES AND HORROR FEST!

ACHIEVEMENT UNLOCKED: @c2e2.bsky.social 2026

Comix 4 All Library reading recommendation- Homestead by Dirk Manning, illustrated by Les Lindon Garner, colored by Colin John, lettered and designed by Dave Lentz and Lakota consulting by Rau Redsky Blackhawk. Published by Source Point Press on July 8, 2025 #comix4all @dirkmanning.bsky.social

Two Geeks Talking starts off 2026 releasing its first interview of the year. Source Point Press is a comics publisher of Horror & Pulp comics based out of Michigan. @dirkmanning.bsky.social is the Publisher and we talk about changes, the amazing stable of creators & more! youtu.be/xn5bZ7Wf3fw

Two Geeks Talking in 2026 starts with two of the longest running returning guests: @dirkmanning.bsky.social returns 11th time talking about Source Point Press & role as a Publisher. @trevoramueller.bsky.social returns 13th time talking about Secreat Steam Society: Horses & Music for YA audiences.

My January newsletter goes out today around 3:00 EST... and it previews my new books scheduled for 2026! Are you on the list? If not, you can join it here: www.DirkManning.com

Retailer friends! There's only a few days left to secure your preorders for LOVE STORIES ABOUT DEATH, a collection of seven full-length stories that will tug at your heartstrings... and then rip them right out of your chest!

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ACHIEVEMENT UNLOCKED: RSVP: E.S.P. with @joshmalerman.bsky.social, @artronin9.bsky.social, and friends. If you missed the Kickstarter, the graphic novel will be available for preorder via SOURCE POINT PRESS and @pranadms.bsky.social in comic shops everywhere next month!

Look at this beauty! @joshmalerman.bsky.social, @dirkmanning.bsky.social and Joshua Ross absolutely slayed this thing. I can’t get over how amazing it is.

If anyone needs me, I'll be cheering -- then bawling -- in front of my TV tonight... so don't need me. #ThankYouCena

ACHIEVEMENT UNLOCKED: Graphic Novel #24. Thank you, friends This is something we did together, and I sincerely can't wait for you all to see TALES OF MR. RHEE Volume 6: "Blood for Blood." Tonight I pause to reflect in gratitude and appreciation. Tomorrow... we get back to work prepping for print.

"A divine 'punishment’ is also a divine 'gift', if accepted..." -- J. R. R. Tolkien The Kickstarter campaign for the new volume OF TALES OF MR. RHEE ends today at 5PM. Get your KS Exclusive HC with all SIX Stretch Goals HERE: www.TalesOfMrRhee.com

The Whalebacker team is hard at work fulfilling the Source Point Press graphic novel "RSVP: E.S.P" @joshmalerman.bsky.social and @dirkmanning.bsky.social!

What started in NIGHTMARE WORLD continues in TALES OF MR. RHEE, and tomorrow is your last chance to get the Kickstarter Exclusive Hardcover Edition of the newest volume with all the unlocked Stretch Goal upgrades! Join us now at www.TalesOfMrRhee.com before the campaign ends tomorrow!

If you backed the RSVP: E.S.P. Kickstarter campaign by me, @joshmalerman.bsky.social, and @artronin9.bsky.social... we've got some good news for you, friends!

UPDATE TIME: One week left, we show off a preview of our next stretch goal, and shout out Tales of Mr. Rhee by @dirkmanning.bsky.social www.kickstarter.com/projects/wel...

We rolled right through the FIFTH Stretch Goal yesterday, unlocking the second free TALES OF MR. RHEE digital bonus comic with every KS Exclusive HC: "RHEE-ly FUNNY Comix." We're now only a handful of pledges away from upgrading the bonus digital comics to print, too! Join us: www.TalesOfMrRhee.com

On "Stretch Goal Sunday" on TALES OF MR. RHEE Volume 6, and y'all rallied, unlocking the first digital bonus story! Every KS Exclusive HC will now get a fully remastered digital edition of "Long in the Tooth"! Let's unlock the digital "Rhee-ly Funnies" bonus comic next at www.TalesOfMrRhee.com!

The next "Original Art Collectors" or "Hey, Look! That's Me!" pledge level unlocks the first RHEEv6 Bonus Story! Let's make it a Stretch Goal Sunday at www.TalesOfMrRhee.com friends, especially as the campaign ends in five days!

I don't think it's any secret to anyone that knows me personally or professionally that I really don't like being in front of the camera very much. That being said, this video for the new Kickstarter was A LOT of fun. Six days left at www.TalesOfMrRhee.com!

There's no better day than New Comic Day to share the news that the amazing Dr. Christina Blanch is not only one of the cameo appearances in TALES OF MR. RHEE Volume 6: "Blood for Blood"... but that she's also writing the foreword to the book! Pledge for your copy on KS at www.TalesOfMrRhee.com now!

There's only 9 DAYS LEFT to pledge for your copy of TALES OF MR. RHEE Volume 6... and one of the pledge levels I'm most excited about is the always infamous "Gimme Everything!" which gets you... everything... including the bonus sunglasses at @mikekrome.bsky.social print at www.TalesOfMrRhee.com!

With 10 days left in the campaign, now's a good time to revisit this interview from New York Comic Con with Sean Bartley of The Comics Pals about TALES OF MR. RHEE Volume 6! Have you secured your copy yet and helped us move towards Stretch Goal #4?

I always enjoy chatting with Words, Images, & Worlds so very much... and to share the experience with Austin McKinley this time made it extra special! Check out the interview... and see how we did in our spontaneous "psychic connection" test too!

Krowdfunder Korner: @wearezoop.bsky.social @udonentertainment.bsky.social #SchwartzArt @GrimmcoreHorror @raheight.bsky.social @Immortal_Global @comicuno.bsky.social @wellsthomp.bsky.social @lagunastudios.bsky.social _ @hackintimseeley.bsky.social comic-watch.com/news/comic-w...

You asked... we've listened! In honor of Small Business Saturday we've added three more "Hey, Look! That's Me!" pledge levels that will allow you, a loved one, or even a pet to be drawn into the next volume of TALES OF MR. RHEE in a cameo role at www.TalesOfMrRhee.com! Get it while you can, friends!

The Round Two Stretch Goals have been unleashed! Join us to help get yourself and everyone else two TALES OF MR. RHEE bonus comic stories, first digitally and then in print, at www.TalesOfMrRhee.com now!

All Round One Stretch Goals have been unlocked and the Round Two Stretch Goals are now posted! We're very thankful for your continued support of TALES OF MR. RHEE on Kickstarter at www.TalesOfMrRhee.com! Escape any family awkwardness by checking out the campaign!

It's rare that a written interview almost makes me cry, but my longtime friend and fellow comic writer, journalist, and martial artist Chris Massari did just that. Give third multi-media piece a read. Thanks Chris! chrismassari.substack.com/p/interview-...