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(Day 272) #comics #indie #books #comicsky #promosky "American Christmas" despite feeling out of place in this trade manages to still invoke the feelings of it's holiday subject matter on par with it's Halloween equivalent. It just puts me in that festive mood despite is not being quite there yet 🧵

#ocsky #tarantulateeth

(Day 271) Wanted to share today a generous donation made by user Michael Rookard on Discord. This is apparently a bookplate included in select copies of The Complete Concrete collection. It's said to be signed but I can't seem to find it on this copy. If that's the case, I hope Paul does conventions

So that was Friday Sept 26th 2025. Crikey. Another day done, another (more or less) here. So it goes. (Released this very month in 1988, a mere 37 years ago, the ninth -and characteristically excellent- issue of Paul Chadwick’s Concrete.) & so to bed. Sleep well, fellow citizens of Planet Earth.

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I really tried to avoid this, but I'm in need of help. I'm a year and a half out of full time work, and my retail gig alone can't keep me afloat. My October expenses are going to be much higher than normal. I'm offering sketch comms over on my ko-fi for donations. thank you ko-fi.com/hanoodles

(Day 269) #comics #indie #books #comicsky #promosky Yesterday was a lot busier than I'd be hoping for so I unfortunately didn't get to post, but "Family Night" is pretty good. In terms of tone and subject matter, I find it very appropriate this was packed in with the Killer Smile trade.🧵

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(Day 267) #comics #indie #books #comicsky #promosky This, four page insert doesn't really have a title and honestly feels the most like an advertisement rather than a short story so I'll keep it brief. It succinctly condenses Concrete's origin and hints towards it's storytelling potential 🧵

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(Day 265) #comics #indie #books #comicsky #promosky King of the Early Evening is another fun romp with Ron, Larry and a girlfriend of his going to a Halloween party. It feels super festive and invoking the spirit of the holiday despite us being a month away from it.🧵

Guy always gave 110%. As great a tragedy as Joe Maneely.

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News! @evandorkin.bsky.social's dairy duo, the worst fans that ever lived, and the rest of his absurdities conjoin in Nerd Inferno: The Essential Evan Dorkin, coming next April. Details: bit.ly/47QcST2 A new omnibus collecting Milk and Cheese, The Eltingville Club, and Dork for the first time

NERD INFERNO IS COMING! LOCK YOUR DOORS! BOLT YOUR WINDOWS! AND PREORDER THE FUCK OUT OF IT! 4/21/26 From @darkhorse.com Read about it on The Comics Beat here: tinyurl.com/3yj9zvdw

YES, GOD YES

(Day 263) #comics #indie #books #comicsky #promosky "The Four Wheeled Sleeping Pill" starts off with some more dialogue from the cancelled film workprint. I'd like to discuss it at some point later on, but back on topic. We get a story where Maureen takes the lead.🧵

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(Day 261) #comics #indie #books #comicsky #promosky Back to the depressingly relatable lol. I like "Visible Breath" though, it's a pretty layered exploration of the physical and social limitations of Concrete framed through the basic premise of the gang looking for a place to stay for the night. 🧵

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(Day 259) #comics #indie #books #comicsky #promosky I'll try to keep it brisk but "Under the Desert Stars" is a good and welcome change of tone after the frankly very depressing and kind of gutwrenching story "Killer Smile." Now instead we're back at it with thinly veiled specific power fantasy.🧵

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Guys, it's very possible we will get evicted soon sone we are still unable to pay rent So please help us

(Day 257) #comics #indie #books #comicsky #promosky The conclusion to Killer Smile has quite a bit to unpack. I almost don’t know where to start, but I’ll try. To start on a softer note, the photograph collage-esque bits helped to give part four a distinctive look from the prior chapters.🧵

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(Day 255) #comics #indie #books #comicsky #promosky Back. We resume with Part Three and stakes and tension reach an all-time high for the series. While scale isn't as powerful here as the everest issues of the original ongoing, the focus orbiting around the main three makes things very compelling. 🧵

Sardonicus is back, gang. Great account.

(Day 254) #comics #indie #books #comicsky #promosky No proper post today except for a watercolor piece by Paul himself. Though I suspect this to be his work, I ask anyone who definitively knows otherwise to step up and correct me so that proper credit may be given.

(Day 253) #comics #indie #books #comicsky #promosky To be honest I probably wasn't in the best mental state reading this comic yesterday. I'm doing better now but I can't say that may not have had an affect on my judgement. But yeah, I found part two of "Killer Smile" to be a great follow-up.🧵

(Day 252) #comics #indie #books #comicsky #promosky Alright then, part one of "Killer Smile" is great! What it lacks in the density of writing from Fragile Creature, it makes up for with a laser focus. There's a briskness and immediately arresting quality to the setup that helps it stand on its own🧵

(Day 31)

(Day 251) #comics #indie #books #comicsky #promosky Wrapping up my coverage of Fragile Creature is the inclusion of back copy art I've posted before but would like to include here for the sake of completion. I've already started reading Killer Smile and am ready to start writing about it soon.

(Day 250) #comics #indie #books #comicsky #promosky "The Artistic Impulse" is just a little uneven for my tastes unfortunately. I like the setup and think there's some moments in it that are interesting and funny, and I guess from a technical storytelling perspective it all works quite well.🧵

(Day 249) #comics #indie #books #comicsky #promosky No proper post today, I had to fight with time today to do the things I usually want to and time won. That being said, I will share that my copy of Killer Smile came in and I'll be posting about that with time when I finish with Fragile Creature.

(Day 248) #comics #indie #books #comicsky #promosky The first major thing that stood out to me reading "Byrdland's Secret" was the art. Not that the merit of the story and contents were nothing to write home about per se, but man. There's a lot to talk about regarding the art.🧵

(Day 247) #comics #indie #books #comicsky #promosky Good Christ, "Fire At Twilight" was an unexpectedly brief but frightening story featuring Maureen and Larry. Really wasn't expecting the sort of horrific direction it took to be, tonally arresting if that makes any sense.🧵

(Day 246) #comics #indie #books #comicsky #promosky "Next Best" has a surprising lot to talk about. It's funny and tragic, and has some real ambition in the art and storytelling department. The whole opening dream sequence is hilarious and leaves you wondering from panel one: "where's this going?"🧵

(Day 245) #comics #indie #books #comicsky #promosky "Little Pushes" follows up the previous Fragile Creature arc with some nice closure and a first page spread featuring nice art and downright beautiful writing. It's also an interesting look at a particular quality to Ron's characterization.🧵

(Day 244) #comics #indie #books #comicsky #promosky Starting a bit later than usual. "Burning Brightly, Brightly" explores an interesting facet of Concrete being an in-universe celebrity: obsessive fandom. concrete's number 1 fan being a bit of a stalker artist is an interesting idea.🧵

Ditko having one of those days (I can feel it)

(Day 243) #comics #indie #books #comicsky #promosky "The Gray Embrace" was actually the first Concrete related anything I've ever read. I had a copy of "Best of DHP" that featured it. While I found it quite charming there, and still like it, some different feelings have resonated with me.🧵

This is so wonderful. Saving frogs from a fungus with low tech. Yay alert, thoughtful biologists. www.nature.com/articles/d41... via @kottke.org

(Day 242) #comics #indie #books #comicsky #promosky Cami here is a good friend of mine, I sort of gave her license as usual to do whatever she wanted. This is actually a take on an original piece by Paul Chadwick with an original character of hers.

(Day 241) #comics #indie #books #comicsky #promosky Should've shared this a long time ago. Comics Rot Your Brain's episode on Concrete is a lengthy but comprehensive discussion on the comic worth your time. Very detailed, charming and informative! www.comicsrotyourbrain.com/episodes/26-...

Artists, quote with your yellow art

(Day 240) #comics #indie #books #comicsky #promosky I have finished reading Fragile Creature and I must say that it was a great read all around, and I'm not going to hold back on SPOILERS when I sing it's praises, though I'll mostly be showing content from the final issue so..🧵

Comic commission for @adahnflorence.bsky.social (1/2)

(Day 239) #comics #indie #books #comicsky #promosky No proper post today, it's going to be a stressful one. Instead I impart a screen cap from Rainmaker (formerly Mainframe) Animation's attempt to make a Concrete movie. I may go into it some other time with more detail.