This fall Dr. Opal Lee will turn 100 years old. Meanwhile this week FIRST FREEDOM: THE STORY OF OPAL LEE AND JUNETEENTH comes out from @oni-press.bsky.social and I got to interview @angeliqueroche.bsky.social about her graphic novel on the activist: comicon.com/2026/02/10/a...

This is quite something...

MEGA-INTERVIEW! Herne & Shuck are on a mission in their latest series in 2000 AD - and creators @davidmbarnett.bsky.social and @drawninthemargins.bsky.social joined @thecomicon.bsky.social to explain how it's going (not well!) https://bit.ly/4r15Wt6

Move over Neil Armstrong. It's Archie's turn to launch into space in ARCHIE & FRIENDS: SPACE ADVENTURES. For more on the upcoming one-shot from @archiecomics.bsky.social, check out this interview with @danparent.bsky.social here: comicon.com/2026/02/09/t...

& in part 2 of my review of the 🇫🇷 NOIR COLLECTION II from @kinolorber.com, TRAPPED BY FEAR is better in theory than execution but still worthwhile for Belmondo fans. THE PASSION OF SLOW FIRE is existential gold — a Kafkaesque noir that won't disappoint but might depress: comicon.com/2026/02/04/b...

For part 1 of my my breakdown of @kinolorber.com's FRENCH NOIR COLLECTION II, Jean Gabin is absolutely gripping in RHINE VIRGIN while THE BEAST IS LOOSE makes for a confusing vehicle for Lino Ventura. FULL REVIEW: comicon.com/2026/02/05/g...

Arriving later this month in the UK from @selfmadehero.bsky.social, the circus is coming to town curtesy of ROMO THE WOLFBOY and I got to ask @ilyagraphic.bsky.social about his latest graphic novel: comicon.com/2026/02/05/a...

Pals @trippburton13.bsky.social + @rbratin.bsky.social return as we discuss films from the legendary Frank Capra to officially welcome the new format of Director's Club. I chose one film (AMERICAN MADNESS) while the guest(s) do the same (ARSENIC & OLD LACE). Enjoy! www.jimlaczkowski.net/frankcapra

HIS GIRL FRIDAY landed differently this time around, but THE FRONT PAGE is better than a bonus feature on Criterion's new release/upgrade. FULL REVIEW: comicon.com/2026/02/03/e...

Went from being turned off by the title MURDERBOT to realizing I am MURDERBOT. Really, really enjoyed season 1 of the Apple TV series. From the costumes to the cast to the relatability of just wanting to be left alone to watch your favorite shows, hope to find time to read the original books someday

Liam was taken from Columbia Heights, the town just south of my high school in Fridley and just north of the Arts district in NE Minneapolis. I spent a lot of time with friends there after extracurriculars. News of his abduction completely broke my heart. I’m glad he’s home. #Comics4Liam

#Interview I conducted with writer Ricardo Delgado about his book 'Vampyre: A Costa Rican Fairytale' and the related #kickstarter for it. Interview published by @thecomicon.bsky.social & #book publisher will be @cloverpress.bsky.social tinyurl.com/2rnyhsdm #Vampires #Dracula #Writing

If you haven't been keeping up with HERNE & SHUCK in @2000ad.bsky.social's Prog, I can't recommend this strip enough and got to catch up with @davidmbarnett.bsky.social and Lee Milmore about the latest arc: comicon.com/2026/01/30/a...

The fine folks at Miskatonic have put together a letterboxd list of the films I'm going to be discussing in my lecture if you'd like to seek them out prior to the event. I wouldn't recommend rewatching a couple of these fwiw! lmao letterboxd.com/miskatonic_i...

I missed FLIP when it was released last fall but luckily realised my mistake when it appeared on a number of Best Of lists for 2025. FLIP is available now from @01firstsecond.bsky.social and you can check out my interview with @ngoziu.com here: comicon.com/2026/01/28/a...

If you're a nail polish person, the MN-based small polish maker Atomic Polish is selling Ice Out, and 100% of the proceeds of it are going to the Immigrant Rapid Response Fund

I put my new comic up on itch! $8 for a 34-page horror story! On Halloween night in 1994, two teenagers and their bully walk into a stranger's basement, and discover an uncomfortable secret about a girl they know. You can read it here: keezyyoung.itch.io/its-bitter

Again it appears ICE has murdered a US citizen. And while no one, regardless of immigration status, should be kidnapped, harmed, killed, this is more proof that it is NOT ABOUT IMMIGRATION AT ALL. It is not about holding “dangerous criminals” accountable. Fuck this nazi trash.

So I loathe having to do this with everyone else hurting right now but the repairs are going to be costly and I would rather earn if I can. I’ve already had to pay for parts today but labor is going to be more so if you have any work, I’m real good at that. A share would be rad as well.

KING AND COUNTRY reminded me a lot of THEY SHOOT HORSES DON'T THEY. Would definitely recommend @kinolorber.com's Blu-ray which I reviewed here: comicon.com/2026/01/20/k...

Correction: BOOK OF MURMURS' release date has been pushed to May, but it's extremely worth the wait

Jim wrote a theme song for the episode. Seriously.

"The British Elvis Presley" Haven't pre-ordered your CLIFF IN COLOR! yet? Check out this review of the three-film fun factory coming to the US this February: tinyurl.com/4v7433mh And pre-order your copy: bit.ly/3YNRwzT

All three Cliff Richard musicals in @indicator.bsky.social's upcoming box set are spoiled by bloat but all three also have individual numbers that are out of this world. Full review: comicon.com/2026/01/19/t...

Reading Candice Purwin's BOOK OF MURMURS made me feel like how I felt when I read Clive Barker's Abarat as a kid. Be sure to check out BOOK OF MURMURS in March from @fantagraphics.bsky.social & in the meantime you can check out my interview with Purwin here: comicon.com/2026/01/19/p...

Meanwhile, compliments of the actual writer who brought you Sinners;

What's Up With COVID and What We Can Do About It: 2026 Edition I've thoroughly updated this public health propaganda zine! With new information about: Adjusting mask fit CO2 monitoring Improving ventilation for infection control Read at newlevant.com/COVIDzine or in the thread below 👇

Like Robert Altman, teen movies aren't usually my thing but a teen movie by Robert Altman is a much more intriguing concoction. My review of @filmsradiance.bsky.social's Blu-ray of O.C. AND STIGGS: comicon.com/2026/01/14/r...

I got to talk to @ziggystarlog.bsky.social about my new Frankie Fairy book, missing pets, cozy clutter, metamorphosis, and the importance of letting the kids know they're alright 🐛

A new Frankie Fairy book is coming out in March from @oni-press.bsky.social which means I got to interview @caitlinroseboyle.com again about FRANKIE AND THE CURIOUS COCOON QUEST, the latest in her wonderland of a series: comicon.com/2026/01/14/a...

***REMINDER*** Time is ticking on the voting period for #ShelfShockRewind 2025! What is the best video presentation of the year? Who will win best region B label? What was the best new cover art this last year? Vote here to make your opinion heard: freeonlinesurveys.com/s/QHMfG0JP

Would love to see more actor memoirs brought back into print like Sammy Davis Jr.'s, which was recently re-released for what would've been the entertainer's 100th birthday in December. FULL REVIEW: comicon.com/2026/01/13/m...

We remember Silverio Villegas-Gonzalez

I just think it's wild that the armed professionals who wander our streets are allowed to act in fear, but the untrained normal citizens are supposed to know exactly what to do under terrifying circumstances or die

In the past I would've said JEZEBEL was my favorite Davis film but PRIVATE LIVES OF ELIZABETH AND ESSEX (especially the ending) stood out more this viewing. Regardless, Warner Archive's BETTE DAVIS COLLECTION is the ideal Davis primer. FULL REVIEW: comicon.com/2026/01/06/r...

Couldn't have been more jazzed to talk Edward Dymytrk's WARLOCK with Hunter. One of my all-time favorite Westerns.

ART DETECTIVES is an A+ case-of-the-week show and I got to review Acorn's DVD for season one: comicon.com/2026/01/02/d...

Random thought for the night: wonder if the Sarah Jane Adventures could ever get the same Blu-ray treatment as the Classic Who seasons? None of the series ever came out on Blu-ray in the US. Blu-rays of the show with some Behind the Sofa featurettes. An Elisabeth Sladen tribute or documentary...

If you want to see poor Debbie Reynolds get tossed around as a human football, I LOVE MELVIN is available on Blu-ray from Warner Archive. FULL REVIEW: comicon.com/2026/01/01/d...

In memory of the unsung Theresa Harris, groundbreaking classic film/TV actress, singer, and dancer, on her 119th birthday. The most in-demand Black actress working in classic Hollywood during her time at every major studio and with some of the biggest stars of the Golden Age of cinema.

Rounding out @thecomicon.bsky.social's Most Progressive Comics of 2025 list, no book overwhelmed and registered with me more this year than @keezyyoung.bsky.social's HELLO SUNSHINE and I got to write about it here: comicon.com/2025/12/31/c...

The lone non-fiction book on @thecomicon.bsky.social's Most Progressive Comics of 2025 list, with TRANS HISTORY: THE GRAPHIC NOVEL @alexlcombs.bsky.social and Andrew Eakett have created a necessary and accessible resource book for all-ages and you can read about it here: comicon.com/2025/12/31/c...

As someone who's always been fascinated by history, @jrsosa18.bsky.social and Atagun Ílhan's ANCESTRAL RECALL was pure gold and I got to write about the @ahoycomicmags.bsky.social's series for @thecomicon.bsky.social's Most Progressive Comics of 2025 list: comicon.com/2025/12/31/c...

A few more blurbs to round out 2025: I got to write about HEY, MARY! for @thecomicon.bsky.social's Best OGN (comicon.com/2025/12/26/c...) & Most Progressive Comics of 2025 lists (comicon.com/2025/12/31/c...). By @andrewwheeler.bsky.social & @ryehickman.bsky.social published by @oni-press.bsky.social

Thanks so much for the kind words, Rachel! Honored to be on your list!

It is an honor to be on a list with so many talented people. Thank you!

This made my day. 🥲❤️

If you haven't yet taken in the surreal imagery of ABSOLUTE MARTIAN MANHUNTER, I got to write about @javierrodriguez.bsky.social for @thecomicon.bsky.social's Best Artists of 2025 list: comicon.com/2025/12/29/c...

Seems like @dynamitecomicshq.bsky.social may have moved on from Powerpuff Girls but hopefully not. @thecomicon.bsky.social's Best Writers list for 2025 just dropped & I got to write about @paulinaganucheau.bsky.social, whose work on Powerpuff Girls made me smile so much: comicon.com/2025/12/29/c...