Circus Maximus is a bit of a departure for me. I didn’t pre-order it, but picked it from my LCS shelf to try something different. Turns out it is a heist story with a guard close to earning his freedom (Sergius), a vestal virgin (Hippolyta) in love with him, and a “disgraced” architect. They plot…

Just received an email that Madam is fully funded on Kickstarter! Woohoo! www.kickstarter.com/projects/joe...

Crownsville #1 is a creepy, compelling start to this limited series. Mix ghosts with a psychiatric hospital tainted by horrible rumors, and three interesting leads—Paul, a soon-to-be-forcibly-retired reports; Mike, a long-time police officer who has watched the streets of his youth become…

Just finished Hello Sunshine by Keezy Young, & it is every bit as good as people have said. Better, even, because words cannot do it justice. I have never read a gook that combined horror, supernatural elements, mental health, & family/friend drama before, much less with such warmth, humor, & love.

November character covers/panels/commissions. Day 7: Multiple Man Jamie has never been one of my favorite characters, though his concept is pretty cool. Triplicate Girl to the nth degree. #Novcharactercover #comicsky

Day 7 of the #comicskycoverartists November Challenge! Today’s artist is Alexander Lozano. Two of his Namor covers are in my collection because they are so different than how Namor is usually portrayed. Very cool. #comicsky #comicbooks

Drop something BLUE 👖🦋🖤🧞‍♂️🫐

Time for a midweek mood check! Using a GIF, vid, or pic share how you’re you feeling today 🖤

November character covers/panels/commissions. Day 6: Storm Storm is one of the best comic book characters ever created. #Novcharactercover #comicsky

Day 6 of the #comicskycoverartists November Challenge! Today’s artist is Jim Cheung. Have a few of Jim’s covers in my collection. He has a great way of making the characters appear strong and regal that I like. #comicsky #comicbooks

Drop something GREEN 🍀🐍🖤🐉🦖

November character covers/panels/commissions. Day 5: Squirrel Girl Have to ’fess up. Don’t think I’ve ever read a story about her, so I found a graphic on GeekDad with a bit about her. #Novcharactercover #comicsky

Day 5 of the #comicskycoverartists November Challenge! Today’s artist is Jenny Frison. Jenny’s art is gorgeous, and I have quite a few of her covers in my collection. I particularly like her horror renditions, and the Boom! 20th Anniversary celebration. #comicsky #comicbooks

InStockTrades is featuring the DC Finest edition of Super Friends as a deal of the week. The cover is $39.99, but you can buy the volume for only $17.99! It went in my cart pretty quickly. 😀 www.instocktrades.com/products/jul...

"I could smell the onions and the mustard."

Sorry, if you’re not T.M. Maple, we don’t want t hear from you. 😂

Drop something YELLOW 🌻🐝🖤🚖🌽

November character covers/panels/commissions. Day 4: Silver Surfer #Novcharactercover #comicsky

Day 4 of the #comicskycoverartists November Challenge! Today’s artist is Chris Burnham. I only have 7 of his covers in my collection—per my database—and 6 of them are Unstoppable Doom Patrol. The other is Road to Dark Crisis; I love a comic book cover about comic books! #comicsky #comicbooks

“Hold the presses! We’re endorsing Cuomo!”

November character covers/ panels/ commissions. Day 3: Psylocke #Novcharactercover #comicsky

Day 2 of the #comicskycoverartists November Challenge! Today’s artist is Colleen Doran. I remember coming upon her A Distant Soil and being enchanted by the artwork. But she doesn’t only do beautiful, ethereal art; it can be dramatic and bold, too. #comicsky #comicbooks #comicsky

Post a film you've seen more than 7 times with a gif.

If you read Absolute Batman Annual #1 & would like to hear Daniel Warren Johnson talk about it, listen to Comic Book Couples Counseling's *excellent* podcast. He discusses the origin of the issue, negotiating with DC on the subject matter, & other interesting topics. tinyurl.com/st3yx3a5

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JSA! JSA! JSA!

These are the panels of the Absolute Batman Annual for me. So applicable to today’s environment. People who mistreat others suddenly have a different viewpoint when the tables are turned.

I have always liked a peek behind the curtain for things I enjoy. It provides a bigger picture of the industry that can bring a greater appreciation from me as a customer. Comic book shops sharing their hits and misses is one such peek I enjoy. icv2.com/articles/new...

Two ‘90s movies that I have watched many, many times are Four Weddings and a Funeral and Sense & Sensibility.

November character covers/ panels/ commissions. Day 2: Wolverine The first X-Men comic I read was #172, which featured Logan with Marika, so the Asian aspects of his story have always appealed most to me. #Novcharactercover #comicsky

This is how I'm gonna look every time someone hits the dislike button on one of my posts.

Day 2 of the #comicskycoverartists November Challenge! Today’s artist is Jonboy Meyer. There are at least three Jonboy covers in my collection, and he brings powers and motion to all of them, even the deceptively “static” one. Well done. #comicsky #comicbooks #comicsky

After finding Tales from the Road (one-shot) a satisfying read, I came upon Racer X #1 and #2 also by Mark Russell. They’re good!! Lots of drama, the mob, racing, and protecting Speed—as expected. Will be buying #3. Now if my Speed Racer issues by David Pepose would arrive…

Finally found Far Down Below #3! Missed it when it came out, and none of the local comic book stores had it. Didn’t want to order it online and pay shipping and couldn’t find it with other issues I needed. Today we had a family event about a hour away, not far from a comic book store. Bingo!

Thanks to today‘S #comicskycoverartists November challenge, I recognized the name of #MarcosMartin when compiling my FOC list today! This is Justice League Unlimited #13.

We watched Weapons for our Halloween movie. From a cinematic experience, it was great. Like movies that tell events from different POVs, the acting was fantastic, & teaming up Justine & Archer to solve the puzzle—👏. Not so satisfying was: no backstory for Aunt Gladys, the over-the-top violence…

Today is Day 1 of the #comicskycoverartists November challange! Today's artist is #MarcosMartín. Two covers in my collection are Zatanna: Bring the House Down #5 (so creative!) and Amazing Spider-Man #46 (Legacy #940). #comicbooksky #comicsky #comicbooks

Day 1: Magneto Magneto is one of the most interesting, complex characters in comics because of his evolution over 62 years. When he took over for Charles after the trial, what a moment! #Novcharactercover #comicsky #SienkiewiczSaturday

And Happy Halloween from the not-so-nice kids!

Happy Halloween! If you don’t already follow Yale Stewart’s JL8, check it out. It’s a fun, sweet, heartfelt strip with excellent characterizations & stories. It’s currently dealing with Bruce’s feelings about his parents’ deaths, and the Kents are providing support. jl8comic.tumblr.com

Day 31: Arthur Suydam Nothing turned up in my recent database, & doing a search online shows that he does a lot of zombie covers, which may explain it. 🙂 I liked this one from Army of Darkness 1979 because there humor for a zombie chase/race. #comicskycoverartists #comicsky #comicbooksky

If you like horror comics, there are two on the stands that you should check out. First up is Thanksgiving, a one-shot from Ahoy Comics. A family gathers around the table for the holiday and indulges in the tradition of confessing a secret. This year, there’s one especially troubling reveal that…

X-Men as Little People Figurines from Mattel creations.mattel.com/pages/little...

Day 30: Brian Stelfreeze This is a cover challenge, but when I looked at his Insta, it was his portraits that really drew me in. It’s like they were going to jump off the page. #comicskycoverartists #comicsky #comicbooksky

If you see this, post four female characters you love — DC Edition. (Although I would be hard pressed to choose between Wonder Woman and Absolute Wonder Woman, the picture is of AbWW just because she is my fascination right now.)

If you see this, post four female characters you love — Marvel Edition.

Day 29: Juan Ferreyra I really like Juan’s style, which can range from the quiet, arresting to the motion-filled action poses. #comicskycoverartists #comicsky #comicbooksky

I’ve just found my new doctor.

The protagonist of Save Now by Matt Kindt & Tomas Giorello is a man who can rewind time to specific points. No one else remembers what happens, but he does—and he ages in normal time. So while he has only been a member of the Integrity International team for six years, he is now in his 40s, not 26…

Post something random or you’ll have an AWFUL November!