His name is Faken and he looks like he’s cooked at least two children in a bubbling cauldron already today. I think it’s safe to assume he’s not very nice.

People might think it's silly the Sinister 6 split up to fight Spider-Man separately in their first appearance but I think it was worth it for these pages alone. Don't let anyone tell you Ditko was only good at drawing horror or weird stuff ever again

Still waiting for this to make comeback.

One of my favorite quotes...

The great thing about The Forever People is that Jack Kirby was coming from a place of genuine respect for the youth culture and anti-war movement.

Newsom's favorite thing in this world is platforming and promoting antiblack racists. Please get out of my face with this "Vote blue no matter who" nonsense. They aren't even trying to hide their true colors anymore. These blue candidates are blood red.

Fun fact: The Handbook of the Marvel Universe gave Kraven the Hunter his full name and Russian backstory.

The visual gag with the alien sitting across from Guy Gardner is perfection

It’s so good ! Read it

Gang, four issues in and Sophie Campbell’s Supergirl is fun, sweet, sexy, cute, and heartfelt. It’s a nice change of pace for Kara and it has a really neat tonal shift that keeps it feeling so fresh when compared to the rest of the DC line. Definitely worth a read if you haven’t checked it yet!

Edgar Wright's The Running Man is worth a watch for the satirical tv bits and commercials reminiscent of Robocop. Colman Domingo is a delight. The action is at its best early on and by the conclusion it's somehow more ridiculous and less fun than the Schwarzenegger vehicle.

Perfect tagline

Ha!

I love it

The famously tearjerking story of "The Kid Who Collects #SpiderMan". From The #Amazing #Spider-Man V1 #248. Written by #RogerStern, art by #RonFrenz.

Ha

Also literally lots of towns don't have movie theaters, tons of people drive to the next town or a couple towns over to go to the movies.

I love how the Kent home is preserved as a historical site in the 30th century but they also plopped a giant robot factory next to it

Ben Bong has definitely spent a lot of time wandering college dorm hallways contemplating whether or not he’s more monster than man.

So I have not read the issue (or any of the run) but apparently latest ASM has JJJ and Norman Osborn opining to one another how great Peter Parker is, truly the best of us, yadda yadda

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Was this the first brutally tragic FF pastiche? I wonder if this comic inspired Batman Beyond's Terrific Trio...

Hush is a pretty great entry level Batman story with consistently cool action beats. It also teased/tested Jason Todd's return so its impact is significant.

I actually liked HUSH when it came out. It was the fist Batman in-continuity comics I ever read. It had a big push to non-comics readers back then. People just starting to dip their toes in comics found it everywhere. The story is weak after Bats/Selina hook up, but it did its job.

Hey @mattbegins.bsky.social I found that Thing helmet design improvement you were looking for. Make way for Ben "Bong" Grimm, the Ring!

He doesn't even need the money, he's just happy

This thread is exactly what i needed this morning.

One of the best Batman artists of all time. Enormously talented.

These collections are great, I have all three

Oh my god I love this scene SO MUCH.

This is Elliott S! Maggin's take, which Mark Waid and Grant Morrison both took inspiration from

I think Clark allows Superman a bit of relief. He likes being Clark, putting on a suit and glasses and walking on the ground. Its like artistic expression almost. He needs to do this out of self expression.

So that was Thursday January 25th 2026. Crikey. Another day done, another day already here. So it goes. (Out this very month in 1958, Superman’s Girl-Friend Lois Lane #1, with its cover by Curt Swan, Stan Kaye & Ira Schnapp.) And so to bed. Sleep well, rest immaculately, gentle sentients.

One of the developing threads I enjoyed most throughout the conversation is how Jeff and Ian strongly disliked portrayals where Sue is framed as resentful of Reed's attention to science, and how they developed Reed & Sue's differences as one of perspective rather than neglect/obsession

Lovely!

I don't know who needs to hear this (apparently Marvel) but Norman Osborn is the worst, the absolute worst, and there's something unbelievably tone deaf about continuing his redemption arc in 2026.

With great power...

The Cranberries are one of the only bands I've ever seen perform live

Adding garlic to tomato sauce at the end of the cooking process as the Inception spinning top, brilliant!

When she asked her third question and again only we raised our hands, she said “I’d like to see some different hands, please!” Simultaneously, without looking at each other, we both lowered our right hands and raised our left. I knew right then I liked him

When the teacher asked her first question the only people to raise their hands were me and Simon. He answered. When she asked her second question, again only Simon and I raised our hands. This time I answered.

Today would have been Simon's 49th birthday. I met Simon on the first day of high school, when I was 13 We both had the same first class and the room was set up with an odd but symmetrical seating arrangement. Simon was sitting on the other side of the room, in the seat mirroring my own.

Jeff and Ian's "stolen valor" Robin Hood film pitch would clearly be the freshest spin on the character and the best take since Errol Flynn. Read the room, Hollywood!

The only podcast that consistently slams evil and out-pulps Pulp Fiction! I think my favorite thing about this ep is @mattbegins.bsky.social dogs having strong opinions on OMD. They are clearly Pete/MJ fans (Impeccable taste, pups)!

Hey everyone the legend @jmdematteis.bsky.social's Dark Future ebook is on sale for 99 cents.

Like the novel's surreal cover art, J.M. DeMatteis' Dark Future evokes the sci-fi of the 1970s, where the idealism of the space age converges with the cynicism of the Watergate era to chilling (and often lovely) effect. As elegant as it is psychologically complex, as thoughtful as it is emotional.

Best shared universe of them all!