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-...

TALES OF MR. RHEE Volume 6 is $228 away from unlocking the last Round One Stretch Goal! www.TalesOfMrRhee.com

We've offered some RHEE-ly fun TALES OF MR. RHEE shirts during the KS campaigns over the years, but this may very well be my favorite one to date. You can get a men or women's fit in any color you want... as long as that color is black: www.TalesOfMrRhee.com

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

If you've yet to dive into TALES OF MR. RHEE and are interested in getting into the series via our new Kickstarter campaign, we've got a special "I'm New Here!" pledge level that offers you all three volumes at a special bundled price with FREE U.S. SHIPPING! Join us at www.TalesOfMrRhee.com

TALES OF MR. RHEE Volume 6: "Blood for Blood" is closing in on its third Stretch Goal at www.TalesOfMrRhee.com right now! Have your pledged for your copy yet?

Stretch Goal #2 on TALES OF MR. RHEE Volume 6: "Blood for Blood" has been unlocked, meaning every hardcover edition of the book now comes with a KS Exclusive double-signed bookplate! Sketch remarques are next! Join the Stretch Goal Party at www.TalesOfMrRhee.com friends!

Happy Monday! We're already closing in on the second Stretch Goal for TALES OF MR. RHEE Volume 6: "Blood for Blood"! Have your reserved your pledge package yet? Doing so well help us unlock the double-signed bookplate! Join us at www.TalesOfMrRhee.com now to join the Stretch Goal Party!

Want to achieve horror and comic immortality? There's only one more "Hey, Look! That's Me!" pledge available at the TALES OF MR. RHEE Volume 6 campaign, so if you want to secure the chance for you or a loved one to be drawn into the next volume, pledge now at www.TalesOfMrRhee.com to make it yours!

Friday night crowd! Have you seen all the awesomeness on the TALES OF MR. RHEE Volume 6 campaign? And have you pledged for what you want yet?

Day One we funded... Day Two we unlocked our first Stretch Goal! Now every KS HC Edition of TALES OF MR. RHEE Volume 6: "Blood for Blood" will include a bookplate signed by me! Join the Stretch Goal Party at www.TalesOfMrRhee.com to get and unlock more free bonuses & upgrades!

My amazing horror-loving friends! Entering its second full day of the campaign TALES OF MR. RHEE Volume 6: "Blood for Blood" is already on the verge of unlocking the first Stretch Goal! The next "I'm New Here" or "Gimme Everything!" will do it at www.TalesOfMrRhee.com so come make an impact pledge!

FUNDED IN ONLY 20 HOURS! Now the Stretch Goal Party for TALES OF MR. RHEE Volume 6: "Blood for Blood" begins, friends! Let's start unlocking signatures... and more at www.TalesOfMrRhee.com so everyone gets even more swag with their Kickstarter Exclusive Hardcovers!

TALES OF MR. RHEE Volume 6: "Blood for Blood" is now live on Kickstarter at www.TalesOfMrRhee.com! This is your only chance to get the gorgeous hardcover edition, the "F**k Vampires" shirt, and more! Go pledge for what you want now to get what your want!

The TALES OF MR. RHEE Volume 6: "Blood for Blood" campaign goes live this Tuesday at Noon EST... and I just want to publicly thank illustrator Austin McKinley for helping me design what may be my favorite KS Exclusive TALES OF MR. RHEE shirt to date. Follow us to get one at www.TalesOfMrRhee.com

How's this for a Halloween treat? I'm elated to publicly reveal the cover to TALES OF MR. RHEE Volume 6: "Blood for Blood" illustrated by modern master @mikekrome.bsky.social and it launches on Kickstarter Tuesday, November 11th at Noon EST at www.TalesOfMrRhee.com! Join us then!

NYCC 2025: Artist Alley interviews @alewingpromotes.bsky.social #ChrisCampana @davebaker.bsky.social @dirkmanning.bsky.social @ethansacks.bsky.social @comicuno.bsky.social @zackkaps.bsky.social @manruss.bsky.social @marcguggenheim.bsky.social #NYCC comic-watch.com/news/new-yor...

@pranadms.bsky.social spoke with @joshuafrantic.bsky.social and I about the rise, fall, and rise again of SOURCE POINT PRESS as we complete our relaunch this month entering the LUNAR catalog. Got questions? Watch this interview about the past and future of the publisher... and what it means to you!

This weekend I'll be returning to @baltimorecomiccon.bsky.social for the first time in a few years, and to celebrate the @ringoawards.bsky.social nomination for HOMESTEAD. I'll have very limited copies available for signing at Booth #1812 Friday from 5:00pm-6:00pm and Saturday from 11:00am-12:00pm!

Did I officially wake-up 26 pounds lighter today as part of my fitness plan? Yes! Did I still stop by the amazing Malley's Chocolates en route to CINEMA WASTELAND to get a giant "pretzelnormous" Pretzel Crunch Bar? Also yes! It's all about balance, friends...

My return to the road begins with an amazing double-header weekend! Tonight and Saturday I'm a guest (and "Legend" as per the promotional announcement) at MONROE COMIC CON, and then Sunday I'm part of the amazing line-up of authors at GATHERING VOLUMES! I look forward to seeing a lot of you soon!

This weekend my "Eight Shows, Four States, Three Months" fall signing tour begins with a double-header weekend: Friday and Saturday I'm a guest at The Monroe Comic Con, and then Sunday I'm heading a little further south to do a special book store signing at Gathering Volumes in Perrysburg, Ohio!