Working on my CV and giving @alexgrand.bsky.social some good credit.

Thanks to @hackintimseeley.bsky.social and party for all the warmth and good attention this Indy weekend. I couldn’t put this down today and it reminded me that I picked up the book at issue 3, missed 1&2 and got hooked then. Such talent beyond talent. Pleasure to meet you. Fan for life.

I’m always pleased when a bookstore I shop has @mcapriglioneart.bsky.social on their shelves.

#camgirl one of the most riveting and real comics in stores, out from Sarah Cho and C.P. Smith

This @markwaid.bsky.social and Dan Mora scene is so reminiscent of that incredible All-Star Squadron scene in #31 (and a little bit Crisis). #justiceleague

I was drawn-in by the cover, but am staying for the strong everything in the read. So much good #storytelling in this #howl classic by @alisakwitney.bsky.social & @mauricet34.bsky.social from @ahoycomicmags.bsky.social. This may be the surprise of the week.

Morning read (part 2 of 2 comics): ASM 61 is so busy from Joe Kelly & Ed McGuiness that I thought they left off the credits. Still among all the magic, death, and more death was this magic leadership moment where Spidey discovers that he is doing everything and none of it well….

Morning read (part 2 of 2 comics): sometimes you just need a solid historical read and as always, @dc.com & Geoff Johns dishes it up with this #jsa 9. Whatever decade, these stories operate across the years to make smiles in a true Roy Thomas fashion.

Morning read (part 2 of 2 comics): #frankenstein 1 from @michaelwalsh.bsky.social @imagecomics.bsky.social @skybound.bsky.social. This story has been told a million times, but not like this. Bravo on a job beyond amazing and into the actual legend of the #story.

Morning read (part 1 of 2 comics): #justiceleague #atomproject 1 from @thatryanparrott.bsky.social & John Ridley with @mikeperkinsart.bsky.social Art. I so appreciate these characters getting @dc.com attention. The Captain alone is a #story worth telling. This team gave that right good fidelity.

Morning read: (part 2 of 2 comics): maybe it’s the classic figures or honesty to them, but #thor 16-18 gave me all the feels. Thanks to the great @al-ewing.bsky.social for moments where Mr. Hyde & Cobra argue like they’ve been renting in a smoke-stale apartment that reeks of burnt salmon patties.

Morning read (part 1 of 2 comics): this character development between #avengers and #xmen was phenomenal. I’ve been looking for this traditional and strong storytelling moment for what feels like centuries. You made my day @jedmackay.bsky.social & @valerioschiti.bsky.social. This is a good comic.

Morning read (part 2 of 2 comics): I was really moved by this #creepshow holiday special by @jamesasmus.bsky.social writing and art by Letizia Cadonici. Good way to close out the season. Package thieves bite (and get bitten).

Morning read (part 1 of 2 comics): #underheist out from Maria and David Lapham. I’m late to the intrigue- but want to know more from this #boomstudios reincarnation beauty.

It was a pleasure to take an oath of office today for my community.

Morning read (part 2 of 2 comics): #scarlettwitch & #quicksilver 1 was a fun gem from @thesteveorlando.bsky.social & Lorenzo Tammetta. The writing gets the tapestry of these #twins beyond the usual fuming of QS and appeasing of SW. This was a lot of fun as I get through my stacks delayed by life.

Morning read (part 1 of 2 comics): I am sorry to see this short run end for #captainamerica from @straczynski.bsky.social & Carlos Magno. This one had all the classic Cap feels: something troubling him, morality, big quest, and interaction with a revolving group of friends not just named sidekick.

This is so me right now at home on semester break. Thanks @straczynski.bsky.social & Carlos Magno for the real in comics and showing characters as they truly would be.

Morning read (part 2 of 2 comics): #batman 234 by titans Denny O’Neil, Neal Adams, & Dick Giordano. Marks silver age return of #two-face and beyond being collectible, is just the kind of good storytelling that readers enjoy. Precisely why people get hooked. Creative team has passed, not this.

Morning read (part 1 of 2 comics): Iron Man relaunch with @attackerman.bsky.social & Julius Ohta. Best run in some time. Every issue packs a punch in character interaction and (punches). This feels real, and to that we can credit a journalist and good art to boot. The IM franchise needs this #marvel

I am positive there will be many good posts about President Carter. He marched to a different drum than most, making him one of the smartest men to ever occupy the office. I think he cared about something larger than the political end notes or roaring crowd and there is wisdom there beyond our own.

Morning read (part 2 of 2 comics): couldn’t see any way other than being drawn in by @ekstrom.bsky.social & @marcofod.bsky.social Fog #1 by Sumerian Comics. Hadn’t heard of the movie, but got caught up quickly in this suspense foreshadowing beauty. Late to the game, but will look for more…

Morning read (part 1 of 2 comics): #batman Dark Age Book One. Primo writing by @manruss.bsky.social and the amazing duo of @allredmd.bsky.social @ Laura Allred complete the book. Everything about this book so unique as to make it exquisite. Such a good read, so well done with the art.

Morning read (part 2 of 2 comics): #superman #saturday with this brilliant @joshuawilliamson.bsky.social and Rafa Sandoval #actioncomics 1064. The #superfamily is huge, add in guests to make for a complicated #story. Yet, creative team is painstakingly Perez in making clarity, good story. Plus Lois!

Morning Read (part 1 of 2 comics): #superman #saturday #doubleheader featuring @jason-aaron.bsky.social 1063 with art by John Timms. I always struggle with #bizzarro, but here the pounding is big and the #joker bigger. What’s not to like?

Morning read (part 2 of 2 comics): #greenlantern #kylerayner ending featuring #majorforce by @ronmarz.bsky.social & Luke Ross with Rodney Ramos art. I always wanted to see how it ended and was too broke to buy at the time. Glad to close the loop 20 years on…

Morning read (part 1 of 2 comics): DC Who’s Who Update ‘88 (September). Maybe I should have said “morning reference.” These are insightful for the comic history lover and character development chaser. Always cool to see Joker get a one-pager akin to KGBeast. In the pre-Internet age, this was source.

Morning read (part 2 of 2 comics): this @phillipkjohnson.bsky.social & Max Raynor Action Annual gets to me late - but was a good blend of Al Ghul and #superfamily delight. Nice to see #bloodwynd return. Sorry to have missed this from @dccomicsreal.bsky.social earlier. Need to pick up other issues.

Morning read (part 1 of 2 comics): this 1956 Mystical Tales 2 by Dave Berg & Joe Orlando provided short story lessons for the whole family. #atlas #marvel The short story used to be a comic book mainstay, but not these days. These hold up with powerful lessons on ethics in good reading. #atomicage

My nephew’s art. Austin Clark Deckard. Kids meet comic books and meet them well in many different ways. (It’s good to be a kid.) @toddindiana.bsky.social

Me!

Morning read (part 2 of 2 comics): #ant-man classic #marvelpremiere 47. Beautifully good. Movies made this timeless important long after readers knew it… David Michelinie, script, John Bryne and Bob Layton art. @jimshooter.bsky.social editor and era. This comic was so good I once had a copy stolen.

Morning read (part 1 of 2 comics): #superman78 series by @robertvenditti.bsky.social & @gavinguidry.bsky.social. This was a quick read that rhymed well with 78 franchise. There are so many ways to do #superman. This one was appealing for so many reasons, including this art. I needed this. #xmas

Morning read (part 2 of 2 comics): big congratulations to @gerryduggan.bsky.social Danny Kim @arthurhds.bsky.social @joecaramagna.bsky.social @benharveyart.bsky.social for this blockbuster. I heard the hype (and it read well). Storytelling like this should have a permanent place at #marvel

Morning read (part 1 of 2 comics): Damned from Eric Havens for @fantagraphics.bsky.social. This was a nice and different read, with one part funny, another retro character development, and #ham. Homage to #micronauts and #shogunwarriors told me I had a fellow traveler among the #storytelling

You’re the US Marines band at the White House and Mavis Staples 👑 walks into the room so you start playing "I’ll Take You There" and this happens👇

Always worth a post

@jimshooter.bsky.social glad to see you on here. I enjoyed our discussion on storytelling in Indy.

My store owner gave me Morning Read (part 2 of 2 comics) highlight the changing art of @bryanhitch.bsky.social. Amazingly, I like him all ways and this #superman classic by Louise Simonson gave me the feels. I think I will use this in my comic book class to show change. Guest lecture Bryan? #zoom

Morning read (part 1 of 2 comics): my daughter grabbed me #blackwidow #hawkeye gem. Gorgeous writing among the complexity of storytelling. It had a bit for the continuity dads and the reading daughters. Bringing in Snapdragon? Bravo @stephsmash.bsky.social #covercool #mattiacono

Waiting in line for #santa and #mrsclaus found Edgar Winters photobomb instead. #edgarwinters #frankenstein #oohyeah

Morning read (part 2 of 2 comics): back to @robertkirkman.bsky.social redeluxe of #walkingdead. Art by Charlie Adlard is likely how we’ll associate zombie years out. Franchise has now replaced #nightoflivingdead in Zombie genre firmament, which was hard to do. Things change, time passes well.

Morning read (part 1 of 2 comics): #uncanny #avengers 4 by @gerryduggan.bsky.social & impeccable art by @javiergarron.bsky.social. Captain Krakoa revealed as… (see for yourself). Duggan writes the Blob well as an homage to continuity and storytelling development. Made me happy.

Morning read (part 2 of 2 comics): I finished with #whisperqueen from Chip Zdarsky & @kristaferanka.bsky.social. I got to this story mid-way, to my regret, but it strikes me as one part #blacklantern and two parts #elfquest by way of sword & sandal. I should have caught this train sooner.

Morning read (part 1 of 2 comics): this is beautiful work by the @ronmarz.bsky.social & Ron Lim in #silversurfer 3. This is such a tribute to steady storytelling by smart hands and minds. That cover conveys it all and at my age of 47, happier #marvel reading. Glad to get caught up with this.

Morning read (part 2 of 2 comics): #redcoat by Johns and magnificent art by @bryanhitch.bsky.social. The layout of this book keeps me wanting more and I look forward to catching up. If Hitch drew every history textbook into graphic novels, we’d have a better informed set of students. Exquisite.

A late morning read (part 1 of 2 comics): it’s #uncannyavengers 3 by @gerryduggan.bsky.social & Emilio Laiso. I’m late to this, but the wait was worth it. The #captainamerica speech was vintage and welcome. More of an #xmen book, but it’s a better X-men book than most. Oh, better tag #deadpool too

Morning read (part 2 of 2 comics): I missed the #janefoster #thor craze the first time. Trying to relive with this @gronbekk.bsky.social tribute to the complex tapestry. This is pure Thor genre. Art by Michael Dowling. Makes me want more. #marvel #comics #norse #gods

Morning read (part 1 of 2 comics): boy, did I need this #shadow read from @scottmbeatty.bsky.social. I’ve not read a lot with this character, but this sold me on this book from #dynamite Impeccable art by Ronan Cliquet. Timeless cover by Alex Ross. Proof that good, CLEAR story still works.