IT IS REVEALED!

Singing along with my late Uncle Jim's 1974 album this past month has improved my vocals. I'm not saying I'm a good singer, but I'm a better singer than I was a month ago. 😃

This makes us so happy. It's part of the Port of Portland's retail residency program program. The airport partners with *local* businesses to create pop-up shops! www.thepopverse.com/comics-books...

'Supergirl' rocks! Go see it! I might've gotten a lil misty once or twice... and I definitely ate too much popcorn and Swedish Fish.

Fuck the reflecting pool. This has not gotten nearly enough coverage or generated the proper outrage. People thrown in prison for 30-50 years for the "crime" ofmaking zines and belonging to a book club!! This is straight-up totalitarian atrocity. Political prisoners thrown in a gulag to rot.

On good days, I believe the clean energy renaissance is too far along for the oiligarchs to stop.

Just messing around... Silver Surfer. #SilverSurfer #NorrinRadd #DigitalArt #MarvelComics #JackKirby #ThePowerCosmic

The world is in shambles, thanks in large part to the modern GOP fascists and Trump. Time marches on too fast it seems, and I struggle through exhaustion to figure out the point of it all… if I’m good at anything, it’s finding a li'l solace in minutiae. ‘Spider-Noir’ is pretty great. Some finale!

I really hate seeing/hearing all this ______maxxing talk everywhere, particularly given that it started wth incel-manosphere douchebags and their "looks-maxxing" (if I understand the origins correctly).

I just backed WHILE WE BURN #1: A Dark Fantasy Comic Anthology on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/whi...

New logo (designed a while back) for the upcoming 'Violence Against Violence' comicbook by Lee Loughridge (writer/colorist) and Danijel Zezelj (artist), with lettering by me. A dark story about struggling siblings set against the backdrop of the early '90s hardcore/straight edge scene in NY/NJ.

'Masters of the Universe' is a lot of fun! Similar vibe to 'Guardians of the Galaxy' / 'Thor: Ragnarok' -- Lotsa heart, doesn't take itself too seriously, plus Idris Elba! I like how they handled the silly names of the characters, too. I wish Skeletor's skull was more yellow, but I'm being nitpicky.

One thing about “breaking into comics” is that unless you mean “I want to be so famous I never need to look for a gif and/or have full autonomy to do whatever I want and be paid for it,” you can do it right now. Just draw a comic and print it out. Get a table at a small local comic fest.

Wishing all my friends and colleagues in the LGBTQIA+ community a Happy Pride Month!

Look at us. The Black comic pros. Iconic, every one. Are you a Black comic creator, business person or community organizer. Should you be in here with us? Go to comicbooked.org now and add yourself to the Icons! directory — your community is waiting for you.

Nowadays, anyone w/ a computer can record/produce an album, but 50 yrs ago, not so easy. My late Uncle Jim crushed it in '74 w/ his album 'Perplextions Reflections & Dreams' (now on YouTube). He changed his name to Wooten cuz he was tired of ppl misspelling it. 😀

Did you know, I've lettered four YA graphic novels for Disney? Three Twisted Tale books: 'Part of Your World', 'Straight on Till Morning', and 'Almost There', and most recently, 'The Owl House: The Ling-Lived King'.

Three related documentaries I highly recommend... 'Art & Copy' (Advertising & Design) 'Helvetica' (Typography) 'Rams' (Industrial/Product Design)

I just signed a @theactionnetwork.bsky.social petition: Dark Horse Workers United . Sign here: actionnetwork.org/petitions/da...

Variant cover for the Main Man! Lobo issue #5 Pre-order NOW!

Broke my neck in a surfing accident a few months after I turned 20, "paralyzed for life". I was in college full time, working full-time (two PT jobs), living at home but itching to move out...

A government of shallow, glib sociopaths striving to get an "Attaboy" from other shallow, glib sociopaths.

Not only did we write 10 pg papers, we went to a library to looked up sources. Many of us used EBSCO. We handwrote loose outlines, then detailed outlines, then the rough draft on loose leaf. And we wrote out the bibliography. In HS, they even taught us how to organize our research on index cards

Tomorrow is designer Dieter Rams's birthday, so Gary Hustwit's documentary RAMS is available to watch for free! Good stuff (link in next post).

The Trump regime is delaying work permit renewals for thousands of DACA recipients, putting their incomes and immigration protections at risk. Many report they were terminated because of the delays. It was never about legal immigration. It was always about cruelty. www.cnn.com/2026/05/16/b...

I say without hyperbole that this is the most brazenly corrupt action in US Presidential history. That it does not immediately lead to impeachment is a dangerous sign of how far the rule of law has declined.

This is where superhero comics probably peaked honestly

The University of Chicago will provide free tuition to students of families earning less than $250,000 a year.

I recently rewatched one of my favorites, STILL BREATHING, a melancholy mystical romance w/Brendan Frasier & Joanna Going. It's a slow burn of a story, but I love it. I own it, but I just saw that you can watch free on YouTube.

Favorite non-Trek performance by a Star Trek star? Leonard Nimoy as Dr. William Bell in FRINGE, or Kate Mulgrew as Red in ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK.

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I wish we lived in a world where this isn't necessary, but I need to run a subscription drive this month. I'm turning 56 at the end of the month, and it would be absolutely jaw on the floor amazing if I could add that many new subscribers before I get there. "Subscribe to what?" you ask. Well...

Support human art. Support the plurality of voices. Trans rights are human rights. We are all in this together. Resist what you know is wrong.

Our friend The Fanboy Fighter sits down with creator and co-showrunner Robert Kirkman to discuss Invincible. Check it out and let her know we sent you! https://youtu.be/bA0ruCN1eJk?si=ZOszF3xnuIOgg3Y-

The man-child in the Oval Office threatened "A whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again..." regarding Iran, a country of over 90 million people, so I never want to hear about the so-called "violent rhetoric on the left".

Some of my favorite comicbook logo designs I've done.

If you want to support your local indy bookstore but want the convenience of ordering online, try bookshop .org for physical books and libro .fm for audiobooks (no spaces on either, duh). You choose the store they share profits with, and the Libro audiobooks are DRM-free.

I need a vacation... and a good cry. Not necessarily in that order. 😃

Tonight at 8 PM EST "Manga 101 - What #ComicBook Creators Need to Know" Guest: @kris10simon.bsky.social of @nakamapress.bsky.social by @madcavestudios.com youtube.com/live/x6QpYpu... #Manga #anime #comicbookschool #nakamapress #madcave @mikefasolo.bsky.social @deannadestito.bsky.social

My curent favorite podcast...

Brothers Sid & Marty Krofft entertained, frightened, and delighted countless Gen X kids on Saturday morning TV. We lost Marty in 2023, and we've just lost Sid. Rest in peace, sirs! Thank you for the fun-scary stories (especially LAND OF THE LOST)!

I haven't had a chance to try them out, but I will definitely let you know! :)

I just paid off my student loans. Looking forward to my credit score drop (so asinine), esp since they're my oldest credit accounts. "But, Rus? Aren't you old?" Well, my student loans were in default for years, until I was able to rehab them in 2014 or so. Anyway, glad to be done with all that.

The story of our age is billionaire narcissist men who are widely known to be frauds or creeps within their industries but are allowed to destroy the world in plain sight because American media & business view rich confidently-speaking white men through an infinitely-forgiving lens of merit.

This Wed, release of Blood&Thunder 12 marks the first full year in publication. Be there for the epic showdown! By @robertkirkman.bsky.social @benitocereno.bsky.social (W) @ejsu28.bsky.social (A) Michele Assarasakorn (C) @ruswooton.bsky.social (L) #Comic #Skybound #Image

At what point do we admit that this is WWIII, and the USA, Isreal, and Russia are the bad guys? I think my fellow Gen X kids equate WWIII with nukes, but that's not how a world war is defined. Of course, Trump wants to use nukes in Iran, so

They’re making this woman pay $500 a month to talk to her husband.

I don't get sick often, but that's when I feel most alone. And when I miss my Mom more. Is it really so bad for a grown-ass man to want someone to bring him chicken noodle soup and ginger ale in bed, and check his forehead temp? Excuse me while I look up old clips of 'The Price Is Right'...

This is the kind of shit we’ve all been disgusted with Israel over. Cut from the same putrid cloth.

After 10 years and 60 issues, I am passing lettering duties for MONSTRESS off to Jackie Marzan (@daifukumochi82.bsky.social)! You may have seen her lettering in 'Dust to Dust', 'The Tin Can Society' (Image), or 'Anito' (Kid Heroes). Her first issue of MONSTRESS is 61, available April 22!