Subtly indicating my Counter Monkey picks for comics of the week! Harley & Ivy: Life & Crimes #1 by @ericafails.bsky.social and Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou; Crownsville #1 by @bishop1888.bsky.social and Elia Bonetti; and (1/2)

#MyComicBooks2025 Crownsville #1. Seriously good horror writing from @bishop1888.bsky.social, but it's the art from Elia Bonetti that has blown my mind!

🔦CROWNSVILLE #1 is OUT NOW!🔦 SINS OF THE PAST DON’T STAY BURIED...THEY ALWAYS FIND A WAY OF RISING FROM THE GRAVE! Enter a century-spanning tale of suspense and sorrow inside an infamous asylum with a tortured past in this double-sized, 48-page debut. ✍️: @bishop1888.bsky.social 🎨: Elia Bonetti

🔴 𝗣𝗔𝗥𝗔𝗗𝗜𝗦𝗘 𝗣𝗜𝗖𝗞𝗦 | 𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗜𝗖𝗦 | 𝟭𝟭.𝟱.𝟮𝟱 🔴 🙌 HAPPY NEW COMIC BOOK DAY! Check out our STAFF PICKS OF THE WEEK for some new comic recommendations! @oni-press.bsky.social @bishop1888.bsky.social

It's time for a #PanelDiscussion on our #NCBD picks! What books are you pulling this week? #comics #newcomics #comicbooks #books @bishop1888.bsky.social @mattkindt.bsky.social @davidrubin.bsky.social @stephsmash.bsky.social @aaronkuder.bsky.social @fantagraphics.bsky.social @oni-press.bsky.social

To me jumpscares are nearly impossible to achieve in comic books. Not a literal jump, but rather a surprise shock. Nice House on the Lake could do it, Locke & Key could do it. Crownsville, the new @bishop1888.bsky.social comic, can do it. The Bonetti art & color hit disturbing notes.

💥 Check out our new COMIC BOOK Picks of the Week coming out this Wednesday, November 5th! ✍️ 𝑪𝑹𝑶𝑾𝑵𝑺𝑽𝑰𝑳𝑳𝑬 𝑺𝑰𝑮𝑵𝑨𝑻𝑼𝑹𝑬 𝑺𝑬𝑹𝑰𝑬𝑺 You can pre-order @oni-press.bsky.social CROWNSVILLE #1-5 signed by creator & writer RODNEY BARNES at comicsandcards.net

👻 Join us TOMORROW at Collector's Paradise NoHo for a thrilling HALLOWEEN COSTUME PARTY & SIGNING featuring: 🕷️ @chrisrobinson.info 🕷️ @bishop1888.bsky.social 🕷️ 𝙍𝙅 𝘽𝙖𝙧𝙣𝙚𝙨 🕷️ @corinnabechko.bsky.social 🕷️ @aidancasserly.bsky.social 🕷️ @joshmaikisart.bsky.social 🔗 bit.ly/cphalloween2025

👻 Join us TODAY at Collector's Paradise NoHo for an epic HALLOWEEN COSTUME PARTY & SIGNING featuring: 🕷️ @chrisrobinson.info 🕷️ @bishop1888.bsky.social 🕷️ 𝙍𝙅 𝘽𝙖𝙧𝙣𝙚𝙨 🕷️ @corinnabechko.bsky.social 🕷️ @aidancasserly.bsky.social 🕷️@joshmaikisart.bsky.social 🔗 bit.ly/cphalloween2025

🩸Exclusive editor @jamesaquilone.bsky.social speaks on Killadelphia’s Rodney Barnes team up with Count Crowley artist Lukas Ketner for a brand-new Lovecraft-inspired #horror story in the upcoming Weird Tales graphic novel from Monstrous!👁️ Get all the details:

👻 Join us this Friday, October 31 at Collector's Paradise NoHo for a thrilling HALLOWEEN COSTUME PARTY & SIGNING featuring: ✍️ @chrisrobinson.info ✍️ @bishop1888.bsky.social ✍️ 𝙍𝙅 𝘽𝙖𝙧𝙣𝙚𝙨 ✍️ @corinnabechko.bsky.social ✍️ @aidancasserly.bsky.social ✍️ @joshmaikisart.bsky.social 🔗 bit.ly/cphalloween2025

👻 Join us this Friday, October 31 at Collector's Paradise NoHo for a thrilling HALLOWEEN COSTUME PARTY & SIGNING featuring: ✍️ @chrisrobinson.info ✍️ @bishop1888.bsky.social ✍️ 𝙍𝙅 𝘽𝙖𝙧𝙣𝙚𝙨 ✍️ @corinnabechko.bsky.social ✍️ @aidancasserly.bsky.social ✍️ @joshmaikisart.bsky.social 🔗 bit.ly/cphalloween2025

✍️🎃 𝙍𝙊𝘿𝙉𝙀𝙔 𝘽𝘼𝙍𝙉𝙀𝙎 𝙃𝘼𝙇𝙇𝙊𝙒𝙀𝙀𝙉 𝙎𝙄𝙂𝙉𝙄𝙉𝙂 🎃✍️ 💥 Join us next 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟯𝟭 at Collector’s Paradise 𝗡𝗼𝗛𝗼 as we welcome back Eisner-nominated writer @bishop1888.bsky.social for a thrilling 𝗛𝗔𝗟𝗟𝗢𝗪𝗘𝗘𝗡 𝗦𝗜𝗚𝗡𝗜𝗡𝗚 celebrating his acclaimed horror comics! ✔️ RSVP: bit.ly/cphalloween2025 @oni-press.bsky.social

"Worship that which is greater than themselves." ... from 30 Days of Night: Falling Sun #1 (2025), written by Rodney Barnes, story consultation by Steve Niles, art by Chris Shehan, colors by Xenon Honchar #Comics #Vampires @bishop1888.bsky.social @steveniles.bsky.social @chrisshehanart.bsky.social

👻 Join us on Friday, October 31 at Collector's Paradise NoHo for a thrilling HALLOWEEN PARTY featuring superstar creators: ✍️ @chrisrobinson.info ✍️ @bishop1888.bsky.social ✍️ 𝙍𝙅 𝘽𝙖𝙧𝙣𝙚𝙨 ✍️ @corinnabechko.bsky.social ✍️ @aidancasserly.bsky.social ✍️ @joshmaikisart.bsky.social 🔗 bit.ly/cphalloween2025

🔴 𝗣𝗔𝗥𝗔𝗗𝗜𝗦𝗘 𝗣𝗜𝗖𝗞𝗦 | 𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗜𝗖𝗦 | 𝟭𝟬.𝟭𝟱.𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 🔴 🙌 HAPPY NEW COMIC BOOK DAY! @bishop1888.bsky.social @gailsimone.bsky.social @idwpublishing.com @chrisshehanart.bsky.social @badideahello.bsky.social @mattkindt.bsky.social

Be sure to check out my review of Star Wars: Han Solo: Hunt for the Falcon #2 from @bishop1888.bsky.social & Marvel Comics for @nerdinitiative.bsky.social! @odphpodcast.bsky.social nerdinitiative.com/2025/10/08/s...

Star Wars: Han Solo - Hunt for the Falcon #2 exclusive preview. DUCAIN is in for a beating when Han and Chewie find him! And how are the IRVING BOYS wrapped up in this intergalactic chase?! #starwars #comics #comicbooks @bishop1888.bsky.social

from Falcon #1 (2017), written by Rodney Barnes, art by Joshua Cassara, colors by Rachelle Rosenberg #Comics #FredHampton #LaquanMcDonald @bishop1888.bsky.social

📣 Crownsville #1 is dropping this Fall from @oni-press.bsky.social and @keepingitgeekly.bsky.social has a sneak peek for you ⏬ W @bishop1888.bsky.social A Elia Bonetti www.comicbookyeti.com/post/a-sneak...

Inspired by the real-life horrors of a notorious Maryland psychiatric hospital that preyed upon Black communities for decades, CROWNSVILLE debuts on November 5. @bloody-disgusting.com has a preview of issue 1 by @bishop1888.bsky.social and artist Elia Bonetti. bloody-disgusting.com/exclusives/3...

Congrats to the team of the @spfanpodcast.bsky.social on their first-ever podcast release with special guest @bishop1888.bsky.social discussing his love of @stephenking.bsky.social's storytelling! Be sure to subscribe! CC: @superfanpr.bsky.social @kris10simon.bsky.social @gossettopia.bsky.social

Be sure to check out my review of Star Wars: Han Solo - Hunt For The Falcon #1 from @bishop1888.bsky.social & Marvel for @nerdinitiative.bsky.social! @odphpodcast.bsky.social nerdinitiative.com/2025/09/03/s...

In episode 1 of the Superfan Podcast Peabody Award-winning writer @bishop1888.bsky.social (Killadelphia, Crowsnville) talks about what makes for a seminal @stephenking.bsky.social story and what the King of Horror’s novels reveal about American life. spfanpodcast.substack.com/p/superfan-p...

Our conversation with @bishop1888.bsky.social about @stephenking.bsky.social has inspired my fall reading. It was a heck of a conversation. Join us, won't you?

🌑CROWNSVILLE #1🌑 🔦THIS NOVEMBER🔦 BY RODNEY BARNES - @bishop1888.bsky.social Inspired by the real-life horrors of the notorious Maryland psychiatric hospital that preyed upon the Black communities of Jim Crow-era Annapolis for decades... @ign.com has the first look⤵️ www.ign.com/articles/cro...

My latest "Negromancer" blog to "I Reads You" blog #comics #review repost focuses on a James Bond title I read years ago. It is written by one of my favorite comics writer, @bishop1888.bsky.social. So here is ireadsyou.blogspot.com/2025/06/jame...

Batman full moon was a fun read. @bishop1888.bsky.social is telling a Batman story that earns the black label title. The art by @stevansubic.bsky.social is so perfect for a dark horror tale. I wish it had been a few issues longer for a bigger ending. #Batman #FullMoon #DC #DCComics #Comics #Comicsky

It’s a Batman book, sure, but it’s the werewolf that steals the show. Read my review! #batman #werewolf #horrorcomics @bishop1888.bsky.social @stevansubic.bsky.social www.comicsbeat.com/horror-beat-...

Got to meet Killadelphia author @bishop1888.bsky.social at #FanExpoPhilly! #BlackSky #HorrorSky. Even gave him a #WhiteMeatAppetizer card!

Spoiler: we're excited to talk to @bishop1888.bsky.social on the Superfan Podcast. spfanpodcast.substack.com/p/preparing-...

Welcome to the Superfan Podcast. Coming soon in season 1: @bishop1888.bsky.social @kellysue.bsky.social @marcguggenheim.bsky.social @mattkindt.bsky.social Patrick McDonnell of @muttscomics.bsky.social Marjorie Liu

This week's anticipated book is Batman: Full Moon #4 by @bishop1888.bsky.social & @stevansubic.bsky.social from DC Comics In order to lift the curse of lycanthropy, Bruce will have to wrestle with his defining moral convictions. #Batman #FullMoon #DCComics www.previewsworld.com/Catalog/NOV2...

HOW FAR WILL BATMAN GO TO LIFT THE CURSE? On sale this week! buff.ly/GcuzRWi @bishop1888.bsky.social @stevansubic.bsky.social

#Marvel Star Wars Ahsoka issue 8 written by @bishop1888.bsky.social and covers by #TakashiOkazaki #RodReis @ernandasouza.bsky.social @davidnakayama.bsky.social

My review of the fantastic Blacula: Return of the King by @bishop1888.bsky.social (Rodney Barnes) and @jasonshawnalex.bsky.social. Don't forget subscribe to my substack and share if you enjoy! #creators #comics #horror #vampires #dracula @imagecomics.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/stepheng...

Happy Birthday to WILLIAM PETER BLATTY, author of the novel THE EXORCIST. He won an Oscar for the screenplay of the book's iconic film adaptation and ended up writing and directing THE EXORCIST III

Finally got a chance to sit down and read #Blacula: Return of the King by @bishop1888.bsky.social (Rodney Barnes) and @jasonshawnalex.bsky.social. I really hope they do more stand alone graphic novels for Mamuwalde. Such a great character handled well by such a great team. #vampires #addtoblacksky

Up next from #Marvel was #StarWars #Ahsoka issue 7 written by the talented @bishop1888.bsky.social and covers by #RodReis and @philnoto.bsky.social

The Excitement Continues in Marvel's STAR WARS: Ahsoka #7 by @bishop1888.bsky.social, Steven Cummings, Wayne Faucher, Rachelle Rosenberg & @joecaramagna.bsky.social ft. covers by @philnoto.bsky.social, @brianmatyas.bsky.social, Rod Reis, and @muaadib.bsky.social popculthq-comics.com/the-exciteme...

Batman Versus a Werewolf by @bishop1888.bsky.social, this is going to be bloody fun! #Horror #Comics 🦇🌕🐺 aiptcomics.com/2024/07/03/r...

Be sure to check out my review of Ahsoka #3 from @bishop1888.bsky.social & @marvelstudios.bsky.social for @nerdinitiative.bsky.social! @odphpodcast.bsky.social #StarWars #StarWarsComics #StarWarsAhsoka #Ahsoka nerdinitiative.com/2024/09/25/s...

Be sure to check out my review of Star Wars: Inquisitors #4 from @bishop1888.bsky.social & @marvelstudios.bsky.social for @nerdinitiative.bsky.social! @odphpodcast.bsky.social #StarWars #StarWarsComics #StarWarsInquisitors #Inquisitors nerdinitiative.com/2024/10/02/s...

Picked up Batman: Full Moon by @bishop1888.bsky.social and Steven Subic a couple days ago. This cover by @ffrancavilla.bsky.social is phenomenal; I couldn't pass it up.

Staying in a Galaxy Far Far Away and also from #MarvelComics is #Ahsoka issue 6 written by @bishop1888.bsky.social and covers by @muaadib.bsky.social and the other cover was unknown and listed as AKA on #CLZ.

EVERYONE -- SOME GOOD NEWS TODAY! Please welcome Rodney Barnes to the site - bishop1888.bsky.social He's a screenwriter and producer who also writes comics (KILLADELPHIA). Most recently he's an EP on Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty. You know what to do.