Meet GLORIA MONDAY: doomsaying photojournalist, star of MINOTAUR, the new ongoing techno-folk horror comic from @ignitionpress.bsky.social by me and Mike Dowling. Issue #1 drops July; final orders are due June 9th. Let your LCS know you need a copy! youtu.be/DebTytzrGnE

Meet GLORIA MONDAY: doomsaying photojournalist, star of MINOTAUR, the new ongoing techno-folk horror comic from @ignitionpress.bsky.social by me and Mike Dowling. Issue #1 drops July; final orders are due June 9th. Let your LCS know you need a copy! youtu.be/DebTytzrGnE

Apropos of nothing, this is probably the thing I mutter to myself, out loud, usually at my desk, more than any other.

When @screenrant.bsky.social spoke to @matiasbergara.bsky.social & me about A MISCHIEF OF MAGPIES it turned into such an embarassingly wonderful review (screenrant.com/a-mischief-o...) only a fraction of the interview got used. So here's the whole thing: www.simonspurrier.com/blog/amomscr...

"The story feels like a childhood classic while the art is hauntingly beautiful."... "A Mischief of Magpies is one of the best reads of 2026." We're all a bit blushy over here at team Spurgara. Our new book with @dstlry.bsky.social is getting a LOT of love. www.simonspurrier.com/blog/amomcov...

Writer @sispurrier.bsky.social returned to Off Panel for a lovely chat about his departure from The Flash, the arrival of The Voice Said Kill, and the mental, emotional, and professional challenges of making comics for a living.

Apropos of nothing, this is probably the thing I mutter to myself, out loud, usually at my desk, more than any other.

"The story feels like a childhood classic while the art is hauntingly beautiful."... "A Mischief of Magpies is one of the best reads of 2026." We're all a bit blushy over here at team Spurgara. Our new book with @dstlry.bsky.social is getting a LOT of love. www.simonspurrier.com/blog/amomcov...

When @screenrant.bsky.social spoke to @matiasbergara.bsky.social & me about A MISCHIEF OF MAGPIES it turned into such an embarassingly wonderful review (screenrant.com/a-mischief-o...) only a fraction of the interview got used. So here's the whole thing: www.simonspurrier.com/blog/amomscr...

Computah, make sure everyone gets their pre-orders in for A Mischief of Magpies #1 today! A Mischief of Magpies #1 by @sispurrier.bsky.social & @matiasbergara.bsky.social is on FOC (Final Order Cut-off) TODAY! Contact your local Comic Shop to secure one of these amazing covers!

“4.9/5 — one of the most impressive debut comics of the year… an incredible work of comics creativity.” — Monkeys Fighting Robots A Mischief of Magpies #1 by @sispurrier.bsky.social & @matiasbergara.bsky.social is coming! Contact your local comic shop to secure your copy before the end of TODAY!

I’ve had the very special privilege to read this book & saying it’s something special undersells it. It’s challenging ret rewarding. Sadly beautiful yet full of fun & invention & quite simply unlike anything else you’ve ever read. @sispurrier.bsky.social & @matiasbergara.bsky.social at their peak.

I think this might be my favourite early review yet. It's very appreciated.

“Spurrier and Bergara… might just have delivered their magnum opus.” — @screenrant.bsky.social A Mischief of Magpies #1 by @sispurrier.bsky.social & @matiasbergara.bsky.social is coming soon. Contact your local comic shop and secure your copy before FOC this Monday, May 25th.

“A Mischief of Magpies Scratches at the Limits of Comics and Fantasy” - @weirdcitymedia.com A Mischief of Magpies #1 by @sispurrier.bsky.social & @matiasbergara.bsky.social is coming!⁠ ⁠ Contact your local comic shop today and secure your copy before FOC this Monday May 25th. On shelves in July.

“A Mischief Of Magpies #1 is perfection...” - @graphicpolicy.com A Mischief of Magpies #1 by @sispurrier.bsky.social & @matiasbergara.bsky.social is coming!⁠ ⁠ Contact your local comic shop today and secure your copy before FOC this Monday May 25th. On shelves in July

"Mischief of Magpies #1 is a bold, inventive comic that fully embraces the strengths of the medium... A fearless swing that proves comics can still surprise you." @sispurrier.bsky.social @dstlry.bsky.social @matiasbergara.bsky.social #comicsky Read @davidbrooke.bsky.social's review:

Hares, voting for foxes, blaming rabbits when they get eaten.

So that's nice.

Hares, voting for foxes, blaming rabbits when they get eaten.

@sispurrier.bsky.social Reveals DSTLRY’s Stunning New Fantasy Epic - A Mischief of Magpies - FOC clipping - Order by May 25th at your local comic shop. On sale July 15. Watch the full video here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=KCTG...

Shorter splices of this en route in the coming days, but if you like a 4-minute splat of a creator talking about their comic, this is for you: A MISCHIEF OF MAGPIES drops July 15, with final orders due at your LCS by May 25. youtu.be/KCTG3tN7aZ4?...

"A haunting and beautiful fantasy. It will break your heart—and might be one of the best books to come out this year. ☆☆☆☆☆" @comicbook.com with a scorching early review of A MISCHIEF OF MAGPIES, by @matiasbergara.bsky.social and me, dropping July 15th. comicbook.com/comics/revie...

"...imaginative, heartfelt, oddball, emotionally sharp. A beautiful reminder that sometimes the wildest worlds are not built to help us run away. Sometimes they exist to show us what we are really running from." Another panegyric of A MISCHIEF OF MAGPIES #1. comiccrusaders.com/comic-books/...

"...imaginative, heartfelt, oddball, emotionally sharp. A beautiful reminder that sometimes the wildest worlds are not built to help us run away. Sometimes they exist to show us what we are really running from." Another panegyric of A MISCHIEF OF MAGPIES #1. comiccrusaders.com/comic-books/...

Shorter splices of this en route in the coming days, but if you like a 4-minute splat of a creator talking about their comic, this is for you: A MISCHIEF OF MAGPIES drops July 15, with final orders due at your LCS by May 25. youtu.be/KCTG3tN7aZ4?...

I've also had the pleasure of reading this, and it was lyrical, passionate and delightful, as one has come to expect from @sispurrier.bsky.social and @matiasbergara.bsky.social

"The voice said kill" by @sispurrier.bsky.social & @vanesadelrey.bsky.social An amazing "Fargo in the Bayou". Overworked, heavily pregnant park ranger has to deal with a drug-crazed gun-nut, his brutal clan of poachers and ruthless gangsters. Nice story, great art. I absolutely recommend it.

Read all of A Mischief of Magpies over the weekend, the new fantasy jam from @sispurrier.bsky.social & @matiasbergara.bsky.social. Fans of this pair's work are going to absolutely love this. A combo of the deeply personal/emotional with high fantasy world building, which really sticks the landing.

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Advance review 5/5 ⭐ in spanish/english of HIDDEN SPRINGS #1 of 4 uncomicmas.blogspot.com/2026/05/rese... Writer @robwilliams71.bsky.social Art and Cover @nilvendrell.bsky.social Colors Berta Sas Forrelland Letterer @simonbowland.bsky.social Available on May 13th from @darkhorse.com

Plus this cover from @danielwarrenart.bsky.social, and a sketch cover for any artist of your choosing, even you! Yes, you!

FOC is coming up on May 25th! Contact your local Comic Shop to ensure your order is in. With so many amazing covers to choose from, we won't judge if you buy multiple copies <3 @matiasbergara.bsky.social @fabiomoon.bsky.social @bilquis.bsky.social @sispurrier.bsky.social

Some much-deserved kudos for @tinymaster.bsky.social. She's been the unsung hero of all my creator owned books. Designers do far, far more than just logos, but -- since that's the puppy in the window -- here are three of her latest and greatest. @dstlry.bsky.social @ignitionpress.bsky.social

So very proud to have worked on this with Si, Matías and Eric. It's absolutely stunning and their best collaboration yet! Amazing work from Hass and Kike, it's an incredible package.

"A haunting and beautiful fantasy. It will break your heart—and might be one of the best books to come out this year. ☆☆☆☆☆" @comicbook.com with a scorching early review of A MISCHIEF OF MAGPIES, by @matiasbergara.bsky.social and me, dropping July 15th. comicbook.com/comics/revie...

This year's Free Comic Book Day has already worked its magic on me. Got me to order the deluxe edition of Nice House on the Lake, and add two upcoming books to my pull list (Minotaur and Deicidium)

I’ve said before that I’m skeptical of Free Comic Book Day’s ability to bring in new, regular readers for monthly comics. @ignitionpress.bsky.social Minotaur does a great job of making that easier, though, by devoting a page to comics-buying process, including release schedules. Very cool.

24. THE VOICE SAID KILL by si spurrier, vanesa del rey, john starr and hassan otsmane-elhaou. kept surprising me from page to page both with where the story was headed and with the astonishing imagery the art team of del rey and starr were cooking up. one of the best comics i've read this year

This Comics Giveaway Day - Saturday 2nd May - grab yourself a free blood-encrusted nugget of futuretech indistinguishable from magic. MINOTAUR, an ongoing folk-techno horror, begins here...

MINOTAUR!!! A new ongoing techno-folk horror comic by me and Mike Dowling, from @ignitionpress.bsky.social, with a free self-contained oneshot dropping this COMICS GIVEAWAY DAY, May 2. Get your butt down to your best LCS on Saturday and come walk the labyrinth with us. youtu.be/EmQ1jIMctCY

MINOTAUR!!! A new ongoing techno-folk horror comic by me and Mike Dowling, from @ignitionpress.bsky.social, with a free self-contained oneshot dropping this COMICS GIVEAWAY DAY, May 2. Get your butt down to your best LCS on Saturday and come walk the labyrinth with us. youtu.be/EmQ1jIMctCY

On today's Digest, Patrick Kindlon has a new, Dracula-inspired series, REGICIDE; Si Spurrier and Mike Dowling are teaming up for MINOTAUR; and a movie of DJANGO/ZORRO is in the works again.

Ignition Press officially announced 'Minotaur' by Si Spurrier + Mike Dowling, which will get a preview on Comics Giveaway Day this Saturday: smashpages.net/2026/04/29/i...

Aaaaand we are live. BEHOLD THE NEW FOLKLORE.

Aaaaand we are live. BEHOLD THE NEW FOLKLORE.

I’m a few years behind the curve, but I just finished CODA by @sispurrier.bsky.social and @matiasbergara.bsky.social , and it was a revelation. Come for the imaginative “post-fantasy“ setting, but stay for an unflinching meditation about human nature.

This is a fascinating, and potentially very exciting, idea.

Also for @publisherswkly.bsky.social, I did a Q&A with @julesscheele.bsky.social about his upcoming graphic novel adaptation of Virginia Woolf's ORLANDO, including the absurdity of gender, his use of color as a storytelling tool, and his personal connection to the text.

BEHOLD! For I am announcéd!