Sal Buscema produced hundreds of comics throughout his career and each show a bit of his brilliance. After his passing, I dug out Spectacular Spider-Man #202 because I wanted to highlight one particularly memorable sequence. But flipping through it I was rediscovered just how clever this issue is.

Whenever our power goes out, as it did last night, our ISP texts and emails me immediately. Meanwhile, I have to alert our power company and then request text message updates that they never send. Great system. Glad someone is paying attention.

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Sal Buscema, beloved comics artist, passes away Sal Buscema, a veteran comics artist and part of the famed Buscema family of Marvel artists, has passed away. He was 89 years old when he died on Friday, and the news broke today, on what would have been his 90th birthday.

First, Joe Bennett on Immortal Hulk. Now, Carlos Gomez on Venom. For some reason, Marvel keeps pairing Al Ewing with artists who are fascist-supporting bigots.

Sal Buscema turns 90 today. There's hardly a Marvel character Sal hasn't left his mark on, from Cap to the Hulk, Avengers to Thor. Working with Sal for two years on Spectacular Spider-Man remains a highlight of my career. And the best part? He's not just a great artist, he's a truly good guy.

Not "famous" or a "Marvel artist" but ok.

So they made two mistakes.

In solidarity with today's ICE OUT OF MINNESOTA blackout, MinnMax is donating $1 to the Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota for every share of this Bluesky post for the next hour.

Muppet a rated R (or worse) movie: Se7en, ah ah ah!

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze With Big Naturals

Pick up the nearest book, turn to page 42, post the second sentence. Pray to me and perhaps you need not drown in blood in the great hall, when all is done. Claire North's Ithaca

For years part of the delay would be that the nets would be ugly. They're so unobtrusive I forget they're there. And even if they were ugly, who gives a shit? It saves lives.

Checking the news every morning: Worst case Best case

Gene Luen Yang writing Jubilee sounds like a great match. I'm excited to see Michael YG's art. I wish Marvel had bothered to share that rather that these two covers that don't reveal anything about the tone or story. And Marvel announces the rare X-book I'll buy but it's a one-shot. Ah well!

Newsom is the epitome of a politician without a principle. When he was coming up in SF, he took on progressive ideas to win people over. Now that he's aiming national, he's taking on Conservative ideas thinking that will win people over.

I don't know about this, Woody. Maybe the guitar could say 'This machine gives fascists better training'?

What’s an obscure/less talked about comics run that you find is a marker of exquisite taste and instant friendship in someone else who likes it? A few options!

Boops of Wrath

This was a defining moment in the forum. Wiener won't call a genocide a genocide but he also won't even take a stand to defend it. If he's not a "yes," he should have the conviction to say "no." Maybe Wiener hoped his co-authored AB 715 would have prevented the question from being asked.

Run on the big ideas even if the pundits say it’s “impossible.”

Tonight's forum reinforced why I support @saikatforcongress.bsky.social. Saikat is the candidate with the clearest vision of the country's struggles, the most thought-out solutions and the most fight and determination to meet the moment. www.youtube.com/live/Reo0e38...

Agents Coopersmith and Kirby will return in AVENGERS: DOOMSDAY

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad Mothra

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is reducing the number of children

Wow, is it that time already? Unrivaled 2026 starts TODAY! www.unrivaled.basketball/schedule

An email: "Your order is estimated to ship January 5." GMail: Your package is expected tomorrow [January 5]."

Politicians are going to try to justify Trump's invasion of Venezuela. But let's be clear: this was an illegal war act to steal another country's oil. If Congress lets this slide, it will give Trump the justification to invade more countries.

Inspector Fizz

Oof.

Outlook for the new year ...

Ah. SARS-CoV-2. It took six years but you've finally got me. I was the last person in my family to have avoided you and now, here we are.

Why does J. Jonah Jameson have the proportions of a bobblehead?

Just heard my first New Year's fireworks. Oh, joy. Our new pup heard them too and didn't like them but wasn't very reactive.

I donated platelets today for the 19th time in 2025, surpassing my goal of 18. But I start back at 0 next weekend, hoping for another 18. I watched "Caught Stealing" and really enjoyed it. It's maybe Darren Aronofsky's most accessible movie. A good crime story that zigs when cliche is a zag.

Incredible news! Oasis is the kind of cultural institution that makes San Francisco San Francisco. So glad they were able to buy the building and remain here forever!!

Jesus also "said" that.

Finally, Roberts decided something. He said, "All right, Tiny Tim, I've never had a valet. You can try it for tonight. I'll most likely kill you in the morning." Three years he said that. "Good night, Tiny Tim, good work. Sleep well. I'll most likely kill you in the morning."

Hey all, just rolled out some updates to our policy page to align with the latest federal guidelines!

Power is STILL out in many parts of the city. Completely unacceptable. Grateful to the PG&E workers who are working overtime to fix this, but they shouldn’t be having to. We pay some of the highest utility bills in the country. We shouldn’t be having substations burning down.

I'm fine with Trump putting his name on the Kennedy Center because he's already ruined it. To perform, attend or whatever with that place is an endorsement either of or from Trump. Let him own it. Let the people associated with it own him. Everyone else knows to stay away.

Back in the '90s he rejected accusations of using multiple uncredited artists to draw for him. But it was true. So those 5(+?) people started being credited as "Deodato Studios" for another year and a half. Then he moved on to tracing 3D models.

This has been a big week! Saturday, we adopted a new dog, Ollie. Monday, I reached my goal of donating platelets 18 times this year. Wednesday, work publicly announced my promotion.

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