Folks make the This Will Fix Me joke all the time but I’m not kidding

Today is the birthday of prolific comics letterer Ben Oda (Dec. 21, 1915-Nov. 18, 1984). Of Japanese-American ancestory, he was a paratrooper in the Army in World War II. He is most remembered today for his work with Simon & Kirby, with Harvey Kurtzman at EC Comics, & his many years at DC Comics.

Your Sunday summary of the past week in FLASH GORDON — this one narrated by Wolfang, the Eddie Guerrero of Planet Mongo

the way people talk about AI is like it's a stalker you ought to be nicer to

Rock ‘n Roll with “Scat-Man”!

An (almost) end of year thought --

My insanely rudimentary concept drawings for the SuperCyclopdia entries in Jimmy Olsen’s SuperCyclopedia that I gave to @sandyjarrell.com for reference. AI is for suckers, cowards, losers and schmucks.

Plus there’s cosmic cupcake foil on the cover!

I’m biased, but to heck with it: but Jimmy Olsen’s SuperCyclopedia by @sandyjarrell.com and m’self was the best kids comic of the year and everybody should have a copy of this wild cosmic roadtrip adventure that also serves as a fun primer on the DC Multiverse. It’s like Who’s Who meets…everything!

Group portrait on the Do Nothing/Maggie’s Farm 7” sleeve, 1980

I know a lot of people are starting to log out for the holidays, so while we're all still here, I just want to share an important annual reminder from Comic Book Dad that you are awesome --

lol dumb guys

These are the "good and decent people" who didn't survive the Reagan presidency.

@marissadraws.bsky.social Just swiped through MTY1 issue 6 and my eyeballs *really* enjoyed that!

Might I suggest for your consideration: The perfect stocking-sized gift for kids aged one to ninety-two

Seriously, Patreon, put in a Bluesky option on your SHARE menu. Hello! $1 gets you early access to the 3-page conclusion of Slavic fairy tale adaptation KID BROTHER! There's also 39 pages of a comic called SETTLERS OF THE STORM WORLDS, already free to read! www.patreon.com/posts/kid-br...

happy bday Tom, sorely missed

Today is Tom Spurgeon's birthday. Read some Little Orphan Annie or Cul de Sac, write a friend you miss, call your mom, gossip about comics with friends, get a group together for dinner, give a book you love a review, see a play, talk for hours with someone who means the world to you. Remember Tom.

Just un-decorated and tossed small tree one, bought and decorated small tree 2, which is much less of a fire hazard.

"These sugarplums ain't shit." *twenty minutes later*

god what a loathsome human being

It was so nice seeing Rob Reiner on The Bear.

In stores this Wednesday ENDEAVOUR #2 from @dstlry.bsky.social by writing wizard @stephsmash.bsky.social lettering legend @tenapolitano.bsky.social colourist beyond compare Lee Loughridge and me at the drawing board. Sorry to flood your feeds but I worked my ass off to bring you this book :)

A little color on a Kirby/Shores Cap

and, by the way, Ahmed el Ahmed is a hero at another fucking level but stop letting the Christian Right convince you Muslims and Jews are enemies, we are cousins and we naturally love each other, that’s why it takes a dictatorial level of control to radicalize either group against the other

Funnybooks!

Thank you so much to everybody who has gotten a copy of BRAINS already or shared the comic, I really appreciate it! For 2 more days it will be pay what you wish on itch, so you can get it for FREE right now! BRAINS is my love letter to the brain + the joy of thinking and perceiving and being human.

11x17 popeye commission from 2021

I drew a giant robot! It’s big!

It’s like I raided @craigrousseau.bsky.social’s fridge

Jughead Veronica do you like alternative rock

Mort Meskin #comics

Colored a @soengery.bsky.social

Comics are the best thing. The culmination of hundreds of thousands of years of advances and mental leaps. A strange and wonderful technology of informational/emotional storage and retrieval. It took mankind so long to think of it and it's so GOOD.

Matttt did a long form video on Darwyn, I’m about 25% through and it’s really good so far, thank you for this hard work Matttt youtu.be/HvrjSumxtg4?...

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Your Saturday FLASH GORDON 

I’m keeping 6 and nobody can stop me

Colored a @soengery.bsky.social

The World’s Greatest Toaster Pastries

"You have to use AI." ...why?

Byrd at the Half Note v2 Blue Note 84061

Ten years ago.

Who’s hungry

"Little Lulu" creator Marge Buell was born on December 11, 1904. Marge, as she was known to readers, was also a shrewd businesswoman who took control of her empire when few cartoonists--male or female--did. This article from Hogan's Alley #16 examines how she did it: www.hoganmag.com/blog/marge-a...