Sometimes when I write down what the characters say, they get a laugh out of me. This was one of them.

Synthetics issue 3 cover! Such an amazing series to play in. J Michael Straczynski, Carrie Strachan, and Steve Dutro are all wonderful to work with, and Dark Horse is amazing. Issue 3 is available for preorder now, so talk to your friendly local comic shop!

I wondered the same thing when I saw the finished issue. Didn't even occur to me until then. But I haven't asked. There are some things Joe was not meant to know.

Four page preview of issue two of The Amazing Spider-Man: Torn, hitting stores this coming Wednesday.

Great to see, thank you. Given those elements, I think issue 2 will come across even stronger.

That sounds about right. I ran into the earliest BBS systems probably around the same time as Captain Power was in production, so our long national nightmare began somewhere around 1987.

Not really, all around...I was online long before B5 and I didn't see any reason to change that, along with wanting to create a living document on how a TV show was made. Didn't really think more broadly, despite the Warners execs who kept saying "Why the hell are you online, these people are mean."

Out of nowhere, a lovely new review of my autobiography, BECOMING SUPERMAN which came out a bit ago. www.firstcomicsnews.com/fantastic-co...

I just learned that the first issue of The Amazing Spider-Man: Torn debuted at #15 out of the top 200 in sales (just 6 spots behind the main ASM line) and at #14 in sales (just 3 spots behind ASM). And issue 2 is even better. Still time for new readers to jump on board.

Did not disappoint. Pretty cool future-tech thriller that's got a movie-like feel. Great job by the creative team and looking forward to the next one! Synthetics Vol. 1 Issue 1 ✍️ J. Michael Straczynski 👨🏻‍🎨 Tony Parker 🎨 Carrie Strachan 🔠 Steve Dutro

Jaclyn at b5books.com got so many last minute orders before the store closes down that the system crashed. So it will be held open one more day to make up the difference so folks can get in under the wire.

‘Synthetics Volume 1 #1’ (@darkhorse.com @straczynski.bsky.social): Comic Book Review by Fanbase Press Contributor @steveprice.bsky.social

A lovely review.

Synthetics Volume One begins today with issue #1, now available in comic shops! Details: https://bit.ly/3Js29nQ Dive into a new post-apocalyptic sci-fi epic! From the team of J. Michael @straczynski.bsky.social, @tonyparkerart.bsky.social, Carrie Strachan, and Steve Dutro

Synthetics is a slow build to sharp scifi with great dialogue from @straczynski.bsky.social. Earth is rapidly becoming uninhabitable & those still living try their best to survive. But those who knew it would be this way are working on something forbidden. There's some Evangelion-esque themes here.

This is some early concept art that artist Peter Ledger did for Babylon 5. Show creator J. Michael Straczynski used the art to shop the show around to potential buyers. It’s interesting to note that Delenn was originally going to be a “he”. #dailynerdpic #babylon5

Yes, I misspoke.

And lest one forget, in all the SYNTHETICS news, that the trade paperback containing my recent mini-even of one shots, collected under the MARVEL TALES banner, hits comic shops this Wednesday.

It's Captain Jaclyn's company, and her call.

Final reminder: if you want any of the @Babylon5 books published by B5books.com this is your last chance before the company goes away in five days. You may also want to spread the word to any B5 fan groups that might not have already heard it so everyone has a chance.

Advance review (5/5 ⭐) in spanish/english of #SYNTHETICS #1 of 4 A powerful narrative blend of dystopian science fiction and social psychology! uncomicmas.blogspot.com/2025/10/rese... Writer @straczynski.bsky.social Arti #Tonyparker Available on October 29th from @darkhorse.com

Synthetics Volume One issue #2 from the star-studded team of J. Michael @straczynski.bsky.social, @tonyparkerart.bsky.social, Carrie Strachan, and Steve Dutro: bit.ly/41U3dXO

"Straczynski delivers with all the sci-fi excellence and craftsmanship he’s known for. It’s a comic that makes you think; it will come at you from different angles...magnificent world building, exploring the moral and ethical impacts of synthetic beings." Out 10/29 comicsbulletin.com/review-synth...

No more so than Shirley Jackson owed a lot to JM Barrie for Peter Pan, or to the story of Narcissus. Theme is not story. Story is story. So basically: no.

Yes, happened at Blackpool.

Holy smokes...I just read over the final pre-print copy of THE AMAZING SPIDER MAN: TORN, issue 2 and it came out even better than issue 1. Hitting stores November 12. Buckle up....

Five page preview of the first issue of SYNTHETICS from me (words) and Tony Parker (art). On sale October 29th. If you like the work I've done in science fiction and related genres (Babylon 5, Sense8, WWZ), I think you will like this one. aiptcomics.com/2025/10/21/e...

Thanks...I kind of wish it wasn't as timely as it ended up being, but maybe that makes it more the book that needs to show up right about now....

A reminder: as well as doing AMAZING SPIDER-MAN: TORN for Marvel I have a new creator-owned series coming from Dark Horse October 29th. SYNTHETICS is about what happens when we create synthetic humans to save a poisoned earth. Will we let them save us or revert to our worst selves?

A very cool review of issue one of THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN: TORN. www.cbr.com/amazing-spid...

Well, it ain't round, that's for sure....

Thank you most kindly.

Not once I get done with it.

I haven't even left my freaking flat since it came out....

Just learned that, just shy of a week after it came out, the first issue of THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN: TORN by me and Pere Pérez has already gone back for a second printing with two variant covers, so it looks like we did something right.

There isn't a core set in the traditional way...I think the best choice would be to look for books that cover the aspects of the production that would interest you. (None of these are novels or the like.)

Reposting this since the subject is a bit time critical: after 20 years of publishing, the next 16 days are the last chance for folks to pick up any of the 70 exclusive Babylon 5 books from Jaclyn Easton's www.b5books.com before the doors close forevermore.

It certainly is, thank you.

Too bad they're the wrong five words. Everyone knows the right five words to make someone happy are, "I saved you some cake."

Not really, no, I just kind of carry it around in my head.

No, because it would probably black out most of the Eastern Seaboard.

PART TWO Once B5 Books closes at the end of this month the only copies of those books that will ever be available are the ones that were published during those 20 years and whatever’s left on the site. Once the company is wrapped up, there will be no more reprints and no new titles. (There’s the --

PART ONE Twenty years ago, publishing entrepreneur Jaclyn Easton came to me with a risky but innovative idea: b5books.com, a publishing entity built around one show, Babylon 5, its participants and fans. This wouldn’t be what was usually done, aftermarket making-of books --

For those who missed it at the various comics sites, here's a four-page preview (from about the one-third mark) of my first issue of THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN: TORN. Art by Pere Pérez. Hitting shelves next Wednesday.

You seem to consider reacting with horror at something or simply acknowledging its existence as promoting it. I didn't say it was good, or "go thou and do likewise." It was a parody of my show, and that kind of put a burden on me for a reply. So I made light of it. No promotion anywhere in that.

Actually, no, nor does the linked text indicate otherwise. Coming from five generations of felons, fools, madmen and drunks, at 13 I made a choice to never drink, a vow that still applies. I have no issues with others drinking, I just don't do it myself, and have never urged anyone else to drink.

Amazing Spider-Man: Torn #1 preview: @straczynski.bsky.social is teaming up with fan-favorite artist Pere Pérez to tell a story that takes readers back to Peter Parker’s college days at Empire State University. #SpiderMan #MarvelComics #comicbooks #comicsky Read the preview:

Just when you think it's safe to go online.... www.youtube.com/watch?v=GI0K...

For now it's a 5-issue run, but that could change if it does well. And thank you.

A four-page lettered preview of my first issue of THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN: TORN. This scene takes place about one-third of the way into the issue. monkeysfightingrobots.co/marvel-comic...