Fred Van Lente
@fredvanlente.bsky.social
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Fred Van Lente
Greg Pak
about 20 hours ago
Massive high five to everyone who came to the
@handsoffnyc.bsky.social
/
@bkindivisible.bsky.social
event at
@anyonecomics.bsky.social
today! Incredible turnout - filled the inside of the store and two tables outside! Folded about 800 zines and gave out loads of whistles and buttons and stickers!
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Fred Van Lente
Anthony Iannaccio
about 8 hours ago
Great times and a great crew over at
@anyonecomics.bsky.social
yesterday! Shoutout to
@handsoffnyc.bsky.social
@bkindivisible.bsky.social
@gregpak.net
@josephpillidge.bsky.social
@fredvanlente.bsky.social
@attackerman.bsky.social
@ethansacks.bsky.social
@rpdub.bsky.social
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Looking forward to doing this
@handsoffnyc.bsky.social
event with
@gregpak.net
and friends in a couple hours at
@anyonecomics.bsky.social
! C'mon out, fold zines with us, and pick up cool swag!
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1 day ago
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Fred Van Lente
Greg Pak
1 day ago
DO NOT MISS THIS AWESOME CHANCE TO SCORE SOME COOL STUFF (and fold zines and make posters to push back against ICE in NYC)! 1-4 pm at
@anyonecomics.bsky.social
TODAY, friends in NYC!
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Thanks to the guys at the AVENGERS FOREVER podcast for a great talk about my career, past and present! Check it out:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=PBX1...
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Fred Van Lente stops by the show to talk comics as we begin countdown to 800 issues of Avengers!!!
YouTube video by Avengers Forever Podcast
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PBX1ocA1Ikk
3 days ago
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Fred Van Lente
Comics Experience
4 days ago
Write comics like a pro! In our Comics Writing: Story Arcs & Ongoing Series course,
@fredvanlente.bsky.social
teaches you how to craft gripping story arcs and killer cliffhangers. Enroll today
bit.ly/3YaIldk
#ComicsWriting
#FredVanLente
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Fred Van Lente
Anyone Comics
4 days ago
The most valuable thing we have in the store is not Spawn # 1; it's our community! Join
@gregpak.net
,
@fredvanlente.bsky.social
,
@wendyxu.bsky.social
,
@julioanta.bsky.social
,
@attackerman.bsky.social
@benkahncomics.bsky.social
@josephpillidge.bsky.social
in this Hands Off NYC Zine event!
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Hands Off NYC Zine and Poster Fun in Brooklyn with local comics creators! Ā· Indivisible Brooklyn
Join New York comic creators to fold zines and make posters to push back against ICE in our city! Stay to fold and color a while or just swing by to pick up zines and posters to distribute in your nei...
https://www.mobilize.us/indivisiblenationbk/event/868946/?rname=Dimitrios%20&share_context=event_details&share_medium=copy_link
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Christopher Farnsworth
4 days ago
Always up for a new Peter Cannon story, especially if itās from
@fredvanlente.bsky.social
.
www.amazon.com/Peter-Cannon...
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Peter Cannon Thunderbolt #1
Peter Cannon Thunderbolt #1 - Kindle edition by Van Lente, Fred, Lau, Jonathan. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading Peter Cannon Thunderbolt #1.
https://www.amazon.com/Peter-Cannon-Thunderbolt-Fred-Lente-ebook/dp/B0FXXZ5GLH/ref=_79?_encoding=UTF8&pf_rd_p=53139217-40b8-46ea-b971-35fc37ef50c0&pf_rd_r=S14W9ZKD7NPY714J1ZP8
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Out today on
#NCBD
: THE FUTURE IS ****** #7 (of 60*) with our amazing MICHAEL ALLRED cover! The Black Mountain team's first op against sinister Reign Security Systems may be their last! * yes that's six-zero
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A very fun oral history of the "Webhead" era of AMAZING SPIDER-MAN I had a fun time participating in with (most!) the other writers. Paywalled, but check it out if you can:
www.thepopverse.com/comics-spide...
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The oral history of Marvel's Amazing Spider-Man 'Brand New Day' era [Marvel Matters]
In 2008, Marvel turned its flagship book Amazing Spider-Man into a TV-style experiment, with rotating writers, weekly issues, and the creative chaos that defined a new era of Marvel storytelling
https://www.thepopverse.com/comics-spider-man-brand-new-day-oral-history-marvel-matters-comics
4 days ago
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Fred Van Lente
Geeky Brummie
4 days ago
Our final Essential Read is Peter Cannon: Thunderbolt #1 from
@dynamitecomicshq.bsky.social
by
@fredvanlente.bsky.social
and Jonathan Lau - Packed with martial arts mayhem, mysticism, and high-stakes intrigue, this series blends New Age philosophy with superhero spectacle. ^KB
wp.me/p8WCuG-3Po
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š¦š· Taylor Esposito, multi award winning pro letterer & educator
4 days ago
Out today from your favorite lettering studio
#NCBD
, The Future Is ****** 7 --
shop.thirdeyecomics.com/products/sep...
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FUTURE IS ****** #7 (MR)
THE REIGN WARS COME TO A FIERY CONCLUSION!Everything has built to this!BLACK MOUNTAIN VS. REIGN in the ultimate battle for tomorrow!Will Black Mountain survive when they learn just who Wheeler is and ...
https://shop.thirdeyecomics.com/products/sep25cat-0925rc0937-future-is-7-mr?_pos=1&_psq=future+is+&_ss=e&_v=1.0
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Fred Van Lente
AIPT
5 days ago
"Peter Cannon: Thunderbolt #1 confidently reclaims the characterās place in modern comics with sharp writing, slick visuals, and a fresh sense of mystery..."
@dynamitecomics.bsky.social
@fredvanlente.bsky.social
#comicbooks
#comics
#NCBD
Out tomorrow, read
@davidbrooke.bsky.social
's review:
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āPeter Cannon: Thunderboltā #1 has a stylish swagger
Cannonās blend of intellect, arrogance, and superhero bravado still makes for a captivating read.
https://aiptcomics.com/2025/11/11/peter-cannon-thunderbolt-1-review/
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Fred Van Lente
Greg Pak
5 days ago
We're gonna be folding
@meganpiont.bsky.social
's amazing zines! Distributing awesome posters from
@mags.colvett.online
! And you can hang out with me and
@julioanta.bsky.social
@josephpillidge.bsky.social
@benkahncomics.bsky.social
@fredvanlente.bsky.social
@wendyxu.bsky.social
!
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If you've been curious about my 60-issue sci-fi epic THE FUTURE IS ******, FOC for the first trade, collecting the first seven issues for $9.99, and #8, the beginning of the next arc, is today! The perfect jumping on point!
6 days ago
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Marco Finnegan
6 days ago
I may have done too much here
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If you've been curious about my 60-issue sci-fi epic THE FUTURE IS ******, FOC for the first trade, collecting the first seven issues for $9.99, and #8, the beginning of the next arc, is today! The perfect jumping on point!
6 days ago
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BFD my circulatory system walks through the kitchen practically every day
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Fred Van Lente
AIPT
6 days ago
ā” Heās back ā and more dangerous than ever. Peter Cannon returns in THUNDERBOLT #1, bringing mystery, swagger, and psychic super-science to a new generation of heroics!
#comicsky
š„ From
@dynamitecomicshq.bsky.social
, written by
@fredvanlente.bsky.social
, art by Jonathan Lau:
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Dynamite Preview: Peter Cannon Thunderbolt #1
PETER CANNON IS BACK ā AND FISTS AND FEET WILL FLY!
https://aiptcomics.com/2025/11/10/dynamite-preview-peter-cannon-thunderbolt-1/
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Fred Van Lente
Rocketship Entertainment
8 days ago
Did you miss the Kickstarter for
@crystalskillman.bsky.social
,
@fredvanlente.bsky.social
, and
@nandopintoart.bsky.social
ās EAT FIGHTER: THE COLLECTED EDITION? Donāt fret! You still have time to get in on the gastronomic fun with this late backer link!
rocketship.pledgemanager.com/projects/eat...
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Fred Van Lente
Spider-Man
8 days ago
The Amazing Spider-Man #589 (Mar 2009). Story: Fred Van Lente (
@fredvanlente.bsky.social
), pencils: Paulo Siqueira, inks: Amilton Santos, colors: Jeromy Cox (
@jeromycox.bsky.social
)
#Spider-Man
#TheSpot
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Fred Van Lente
Greg Pak
9 days ago
Hang out with incredible comix folks
@attackerman.bsky.social
@julioanta.bsky.social
@benkahncomics.bsky.social
@fredvanlente.bsky.social
@wendyxu.bsky.social
and me on 11/15 in Brooklyn! Fold zines! Have fun! NO ICE IN NYC!
www.mobilize.us/indivisiblen...
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Impulse Creations Comics & Collectibles
9 days ago
Folks, itās about to get real as the Black Mountain crew faces a threat unlike anything theyāve confronted before. Preorder by Friday 11-7 to save 25%!
impulsecreations.com/collections/...
@fredvanlente.bsky.social
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Fred Van Lente
Marco Finnegan
10 days ago
Having fun over here with
@fredvanlente.bsky.social
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The definition of a fake relationship is one where one of the parties can't dump you
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Fred Van Lente
Greg Pak
10 days ago
Hey, friends in NYC! Please do sign up and save the day for the 11/15 Hands Off NYC Day of Community Action to push back against ICE in our city! (I'm gonna be helping organize something - it's gonna be fun!)
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November 15 Community Day of Action Ā· Indivisible Brooklyn
We marched, now we organize! On November 15th (date updated!), organizations across NYC are planning concrete actions you can take to continue to say NO KINGS and HANDS OFF NYC! Together we will share...
https://www.mobilize.us/indivisiblenationbk/event/861038/?rname=Greg&share_context=signup-form-modal&share_medium=copy_link×lot=5584905
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I just backed Dreamhouse: An Existential Suspense Graphic Novella on
@kickstarter.com
from
@robertwilsoniv.bsky.social
www.kickstarter.com/projects/rob...
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Dreamhouse: An Existential Suspense Graphic Novella
A couple is challenged with a test of their relationship and survival in the form of a mid century modern house.
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/robertwilsoniv/dreamhouse-an-existential-suspense-graphic-novella?ref=thanks-tweet
12 days ago
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Marcelo Córdova
13 days ago
HOT PICKS! On Sale This Week!
13thdimension.com/hot-picks-on...
@jorgejimenezart.bsky.social
@mattfraction.bsky.social
@gavinguidry.bsky.social
@jefflemire171.bsky.social
@marcofinnegan.bsky.social
@fredvanlente.bsky.social
@franktieri.bsky.social
@ericafails.bsky.social
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HOT PICKS! On Sale This Week!
Scott and Dan pick the comics theyāre most looking forward toā¦
https://13thdimension.com/hot-picks-on-sale-this-week-586/
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Happy National Cat Day
18 days ago
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Fred Van Lente
Geeky Brummie
18 days ago
Our next Essential Read is the wonderfully titled Die!Namite: Blood Red #1 from
@dynamitecomicshq.bsky.social
by
@fredvanlente.bsky.social
and
@marcofinnegan.bsky.social
- With femme fatales, sci-fi horror, and pulp noir vibes, this delivers blood-soaked action and intrigue ^KB
wp.me/p8WCuG-3OO
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Inside me are two wolves. They are both named Skippy. It is confusing
19 days ago
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reposted by
Fred Van Lente
Comics Experience
23 days ago
Ready to take your comic writing to the next level? Learn from acclaimed writer
@fredvanlente.bsky.social
in our Comics Writing: Story Arcs & Ongoing Series course! Build epic story arcs. Master serialized storytelling. Sign up now:
bit.ly/3YaIldk
#ComicsWriting
#ComicsExperience
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Fred Van Lente
Craig Engler
24 days ago
Designing a Halloween puzzle that would change as you built it, along with an integrated podcast, was a challenge. But
@ryandunlavey.com
nailed it. Here's a glimpse at his process. You can get a puzzle for yourself here:
www.kickstarter.com/projects/448...
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Zach
25 days ago
Currently reading: All New Harbinger #2 by
@fredvanlente.bsky.social
, Eric Tomayo, Exequiel Fernandez Roel Really enjoying the start to the series and wasn't familiar with the art team but think they're doing great work and find the new characters pretty interesting .
#valiant
#comicsky
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Fred Van Lente
Alison Sampson at Thought Bubbs B-4 Comixology Hall
26 days ago
www.kickstarter.com/projects/dee...
Delighted and honoured to be in the new A1 Deadline, alongside most excellent and very funny writer
@fredvanlente.bsky.social
and genius colourist
@wordie.bsky.social
with our story The Beard (originally published by
@brokenfrontier.bsky.social
ten years ago).1/2
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A1 DEADLINE SPECIAL
A1 and DEADLINE, two landmark UK comic book publications ARE BACK! The heart of UK counterculture returns to print.
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/deevelliott/a1-deadline-special
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Fred Van Lente
AIPT
26 days ago
"Black Sheep is a fascinating and brutal villain and the book does a great job giving you the feeling the heroes may not be able to stop them."
@alienbooks.bsky.social
@fredvanlente.bsky.social
#comicsky
#NCBD
Read
@noroomforgloom.bsky.social
's review:
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āValiant Beyond: All-New Harbingerā #2 review
Can new Harbinger recruit Chung-Cha Kwan stop Black Sheep when the rest of the team couldn't?
https://aiptcomics.com/2025/10/21/valiant-beyond-all-new-harbinger-2-review/
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Very proud to be a stray Yank in the A1 DEADLINE SPECIAL w/a story w/my pal
@alisonsampson.bsky.social
! Check out their Kickstarter, which is already well on its way to its goal:
www.kickstarter.com/projects/dee...
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A1 DEADLINE SPECIAL
A1 and DEADLINE, two landmark UK comic book publications ARE BACK! The heart of UK counterculture returns to print.
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/deevelliott/a1-deadline-special
26 days ago
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Fred Van Lente
Marco Finnegan
about 1 month ago
I just got to take a minute and pint out there
@fredvanlente.bsky.social
writes a badass Ms Fury
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Fred Van Lente
Ryan Dunlavey
about 1 month ago
Really looking forward to returning to
@baltimorecomiccon.bsky.social
this weekend - mostly so I can catch up with everyone I missed in the the utter chaos of NYCC!
@fredvanlente.bsky.social
and I will be set up at table 118 - see you there!
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Fred Van Lente
Ryan Dunlavey
about 1 month ago
NYCC was pretty great (even though it took me two whole days to recover), especially Sunday when I got to hang out with this knucklehead all day. Comic-con just isn't the same without
@fredvanlente.bsky.social
.
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Fred Van Lente
Lotusland Comics
about 1 month ago
The ravening undead return to resume their feasting upon the living in the newest bloodcurdling chapter PREVIEW 'DIE!NAMITE: BLOOD RED #1 by Fred Van Lente and Marco Finnegan
@dynamitecomicshq.bsky.social
@marcofinnegan.bsky.social
@fredvanlente.bsky.social
www.lotuslandcomics.com/2025/10/prev...
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Fred Van Lente
Ryan Dunlavey
about 1 month ago
See you this weekend at
@baltimorecomiccon.bsky.social
! I'll be at table 118 with
@fredvanlente.bsky.social
and copies of ACTION PHILOSOPHERS, THE COMIC BOOK HISTORY OF COMICS, BAD GUY, original art and more. See you soon!
baltimorecomiccon.com/guest/ryan-d...
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Ryan Dunlavey - Baltimore Comic-Con
Ryan Dunlavey is a cartoonist best known for drawing multiple non-fiction graphic novels, including the ALA and Xeric award-winning Action Philosophers, the best-selling The Comic Book History of Comi...
https://baltimorecomiccon.com/guest/ryan-dunlavey/
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Fred Van Lente
Ryan Dunlavey
about 1 month ago
and I will be bringing⦠'Ringo nominated ACTION PHILOSOPHERS OMNIPOTENCE FOR DUMMIES tpbs! 'Ringo loser COMIC BOOK HISTORY OF ANIMATION tpbs! My self-published comix! Weird artist stuff that takes up too much table space! See ya soon!
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Steve Bannister aka ComicDeepDive now reading Iron Man
about 1 month ago
Love these Death Matches... another great read! Since you were talking about Frank Miller's Spider-Man, I highly recommend Amazing Spider-Man annual #14. It features one of my favourite Spider-Man images ever, by Miller with Tom Palmer inks.
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I will be at BALTIMORE COMIC CON all weekend tabling with partner-in-comics-crime
@ryandunlavey.com
at Table 118! I'lll have: GAMEMASTERS HCs! THE FUTURE IS HCs! MURDER KINGDOM tpbs! and of course I'll sign whatever you stick under my nose. See you there!
baltimorecomiccon.com/guest/fred-v...
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Fred Van Lente - Baltimore Comic-Con
Fred Van LenteĀ burst onto the scene with his first collaboration with cartoonist Ryan Dunlavey, Action Philosophers, which the NYT called āintensely goofy but intellectually rigorousā and has been nom...
https://baltimorecomiccon.com/guest/fred-van-lente/
about 1 month ago
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Fred Van Lente
I'm back with an all-new COMIC BOOK DEATH MATCH: Part Two of the MARVEL TEAM-UP vs BRAVE AND THE BOLD bout! Haney & Aparo vs Claremont & Byrne! One will drink the sweet ambrosia of victory, the other will taste the bitter ashes of defeat. All for your pleasure:
13thdimension.com/comic-book-d...
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COMIC BOOK DEATH MATCH: Brave and the Bold vs. Marvel Team-Up, 1976-1980
Fred Van Lenteās back with another not-at-all facetious clash of the titansā¦
https://13thdimension.com/comic-book-death-match-brave-and-the-bold-vs-marvel-team-up-1976-1980/
about 1 month ago
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Fred Van Lente
Ryan Dunlavey
about 1 month ago
4 mini-series. 4 genres. 1 creator -
@ryandunlavey.com
16 single issue comic books. MONTHLY. Serialized weekly on Patreon with single issues available for direct purchase (print & digital) as they're published. Full details here:
www.patreon.com/posts/im-mak...
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Fred Van Lente
Ryan Dunlavey
about 1 month ago
The Civics For All Comics Group are the UNDEFEATED COMIC BOOK CHAMPIONS of every NYCC they've been at. They run the best panels, they love making great comics and they give them all away for free! They're the absolute best.
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I'm back with an all-new COMIC BOOK DEATH MATCH: Part Two of the MARVEL TEAM-UP vs BRAVE AND THE BOLD bout! Haney & Aparo vs Claremont & Byrne! One will drink the sweet ambrosia of victory, the other will taste the bitter ashes of defeat. All for your pleasure:
13thdimension.com/comic-book-d...
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COMIC BOOK DEATH MATCH: Brave and the Bold vs. Marvel Team-Up, 1976-1980
Fred Van Lenteās back with another not-at-all facetious clash of the titansā¦
https://13thdimension.com/comic-book-death-match-brave-and-the-bold-vs-marvel-team-up-1976-1980/
about 1 month ago
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Fred Van Lente
BuzzComics
about 1 month ago
Preview de Die!namite: Blood Red #1 par
@fredvanlente.bsky.social
et Marco Finnegan chez
@dynamitecomics.bsky.social
#DynamiteComics
#Dienamite
#BloodRed
#Vampirella
www.buzzcomics.net/showpost.php...
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