Thought Bubble 2025 haul. Credits as I get through them (hopefully finished by November 2026 !)

From the #Kickstarter pile - a fine end to the (current) series from @matthew-hardy.bsky.social @robjoneswrites.bsky.social (two of the nicest chaps in Indie Comics circles) & Co. All 3 issues have been superb.

All set up and ready to go. Go see @benjaminaefilby.bsky.social at #thoughtbubble (Bubble Boy Hall,Table C2) and say hello. Lots of quality books to peruse and buy !

Stunning visuals and gripping story as per usual from @simoart.bsky.social A brilliantly realised dystopian world. Really fascinated to see where this goes...

Mmm. Looks like Blackwood Enterprises have either sowed some pretty dodgy seeds or are about to need some pretty strong weedkiller. Plant-centric antics from @robjoneswrites.bsky.social @rapiaghi.bsky.social @matthew-hardy.bsky.social & Co.

Lets get this over the line. 92%funded. You won't regret it. TOMB OF THE PALE HORSE - Final Issue & Collected Series, via @Kickstarter www.kickstarter.com/projects/ian...

Been playing around with new layouts and adding new stuff to my website benjaminaefilby.com

The strangest acquisition from Thought Bubble 2024. And one of the strangest books I've ever read. The newspaper stories are by turns weird and horrifying. The illustrations by @jwebstersharp.bsky.social are mind-blowing. Truly unique.

A welcome delivery from the pen of @russellmarkolson.bsky.social. Super stuff. And a great, simple back cover that paints a perfect picture.

Revisited this rather excellent gritty crime story by @jordanthomas.bsky.social Chris Matthews and @letteringbear.bsky.social. Just as good as when I first delved into the Mugshots world.

And yet more from the TBub24 stack. This fine horror/ere collection from @rapiaghi.bsky.social, @robjoneswrites.bsky.social and various others was fine (gruesome) entertainment. The two tales with the guy oblivious to, and inadvertently killing, a couple of eldritch threats were standouts for me.

A real favourite from my TBub24 haul. A great (if slightly skewed) take on my favourite comic book character by Ed Pinsent. Y'know sometimes when you stumble across something really special. Well...

A couple of slices of oddness (and a touch of nightmareishness from"Insomnia") from the pen/brush of @danwhite.bsky.social. And looking forward to more Cindy & Biscuit...

Another great episode of Wind in he Willows with added chemicals and firepower by @chrisaldhous.bsky.social and Oliver Harud. Yes, from the TBub24 stack.

Another one from the TBub24 backlog. The King is dead (well, nabbed through a portal actually), long live The King (to sort those pesky aliens).

From the TBub24 pile. A fine visceral (and funny) tale in here from @davecook.bsky.social and @davidcousens.bsky.social

More TBub24 catching up. This time a stack of goodies from @theahmedraafat.bsky.social and Co. I particularly like the Halftones collection and the Jerry Robinson hommage.

TBub24 / Patreon catch-up. Another super instalment to the Gateway City saga from @russellmarkolson.bsky.social - and just take a look at that cover ! The prose story in this volume wasn't too shabby either.

Last TBub24 catch up for now. A nice little Flash Gordon yarn in here by @jordanthomas.bsky.social and @russellmarkolson.bsky.social

And again with the TBub24 back catalogue. Great (vicious) ending to the Hardboiled Heart arc. It really did what it said on the tin. Kudos as always to @dftaylor.bsky.social

More Tbub24 catching up. Great to get reacquainted with Mr Automatic. The usual high standard, high concept spy-jinks from @fraserc69.bsky.social @jamescorcoran78.bsky.social and Colin Bell

Catching up on TBub24 haul (at long last). This book collecting some of the late Chris Reynolds' work is superb. Impossible to categorise. Extremely odd and slightly disturbing but beautifully, sparsely illustrated. Nicely done @darkandgolden.bsky.social

Super who & why dunnit with a twist by Messrs @rdouek.com and @russellmarkolson.bsky.social. From TBub24 no less !

Rock n' Roll silliness from Mat Greaves

Another Kickstarter delivery. More gruesome tales from Sinkhill by @johnlees.bsky.social and Co. Important life lessons- eat healthily and walk more...

Catching up on Kickstarter goodies. Double whammy from @mattgarvey1981.bsky.social and Co. Great stuff as always (x2)

My favourite writer since my early teens. So glad this is in print as I can revisit some old friends and meet a couple of new ones. As powerful and uniquely voiced as ever. Sadly missed.

To one and all...

Tried really hard to get into this but it just didn't work for me. Any attempt at tension was undermined by appalingly slow pace. Oh well....

Look what he (@benjaminaefilby.bsky.social) done did.

Anyone know how to delete an X account (permanently). Asking for a friend....

Star of the show ?

Roll on July !

Rewatched. Really rather good (for that, read "excellent"). Dark Knight an obvious favourite. Some issues with the way it all ended but that's just the purist in me.

The moon. That's "what's up" Bluesky.

First up from the @thoughtbubbleuk.bsky.social pile (well, it had to be really). Delighted to have #75, and also the bonus "one sheet" (thanks @chrismole.bsky.social). A brilliant anthology that captures the mystery of those "facilities" perfectly. Kudos to all involved. Number twos maybe ?

More catching up on Kickstarter rewards. These jams are sick ! (I think that's what the kids say nowadays). An excellent anthology compiled by @davecook.bsky.social. Yes - it can be done !

Catching up on Kickstarter rewards before diving into the Thought Bubble pile. This being another super little book from @undergroundkingdom.bsky.social. Loved "The Wizard".

I just backed COMIXERY MONSTERS: FOLIATE #1 & FANGWILD #1 on @Kickstarter ?ref=android_thanks_share

Back from his weekend away. And back on guard...

Last chrimbo day ( for me) at Centre Parcs

At centre Parcs with the fam for ome early Chrimbo fun

Day 2 haul from @thoughtbubbleuk.bsky.social Not as bad as it looks Mr Bank Manager ! Credits as I get through 'em. Great festival as always.

Had to be done.

Day 2 of Thought Bubble begins shortly - if you wanna pick up this one of a kind gouache painting of ol' Oz, pop down to DSTLRY Hall C48a and say eyyyyyyyy!

Day 1 goodies from @thoughtbubbleuk.bsky.social (credits to be given as I get through 'em)

Could it be?? The debut of the final issue of LAD: THE HOMECOMING available at my table, DSTLRY Hall C48a!

A @thoughtbubbleuk.bsky.social Month review! Secrets of the Majestic – Eerie Toiletary Hijinks Abound in this Comics Anthology Featuring Kieron Gillen, Cecil Castelluci, Sammy Ward, Asa Wheatley and More. www.brokenfrontier.com/secrets-of-t... #TBatBF24