BRIDE(S) 1979semifinalist.substack.com/p/brides art/colors below by @mattiadeiulis.bsky.social lettering by @beccasee.bsky.social And a big thanks to everyone at @skybound.bsky.social

My variant for @kellythompson.bsky.social and @mattiadeiulis.bsky.social Universal Monsters: The Bride of Frankenstein Lives #1! Coming soon from @skybound.bsky.social

⚡️🖤 The Bride finally gets her story. @kellythompson.bsky.social and @mattiadeiulis.bsky.social are reuniting for Universal Monsters: The Bride of Frankenstein Lives, a new four-issue horror series arriving just in time for Halloween. 🧵⚡️💀 #comicsky @skybound.bsky.social Details and preview:

Kelly Thompson and Mattia De Iulis, the team from the excellent The Cull, are back again with Skybound's Universal Monsters: The Bride of Frankenstein Lives.

I talked pretty in depth with @briancronin.bsky.social on CBR about my upcoming Buffy and Angel books: www.cbr.com/kelly-thomps...

🖤 Some lovely words about Absolute Wonder Woman as we head toward “award season” — light spoilers for vol 1.

Where the Hell Is Superman?! - Top 10 Most Anticipated Comics for July 2026! youtu.be/9-ZEhq4a0Nk

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Call your Reps, even if they're not there right now you can leave a message, trust me, they do see those. You don't have to be eloquent, you don't have to make a good argument, this isn't debate club, just say "Vote No on this bill," and that's all you need.

Agree.

I’m building a team.

Boats & Rising Tides (you get it) Art below by @tokitokoro.bsky.social, colors by @jimcampbellart.bsky.social 💙💙 1979semifinalist.substack.com/p/boats-and-...

Writer Kelly Thompson gives us a peek inside BUFFY #1 and tells us what we can expect from the upcoming BUFFY and ANGEL comics. Read our full interview and check out the sneak peek right here.

My latest piece for Fangoria is live! It's a chat with @kellythompson.bsky.social about her Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel comics for @dynamitecomicshq.bsky.social www.fangoria.com/new-buffy-an...

Massive win for data privacy this morning

With San Diego Comic-Con fast approaching, the Eisner-nominated writer of Absolute Wonder Woman is gearing up to take on a new heroine—Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

ABSOLUTE BATMAN is going to be an animated series! Can’t even begin to tell you guys how excited Nick and I are to be working on this - so grateful to Warner Brothers animation and DC Studios!

Did a talk about all things Buffy and Angel with Blerd Without Fear! FOC is June 29th! Don't wait -- call your shops! 🖤🖤 www.youtube.com/watch?v=mt80...

Liz Soto and Savanna Batten are 2 of those sentenced to 50 years in prison for Prairieland. I visited them in a north Texas jail—11 months into their incarceration over a July 4 noise demo—to meet the Trump admin’s “Antifa terrorists”. from behind glass, Soto said, “They didn’t like my book club.”

First to MS NOW: Senate Democrats are calling on the Postal Service not to move ahead with new mail-in ballot regulations that, they say, will "establish President Trump's control over federal elections." Democrats fear the USPS could be transformed "into a federal election administration agency."

I don't know ... kind of seems to me like the Democratic leader might want to patch things up with the popular mayor and his growing slate of House allies?

DC Round-Up: ABSOLUTE WONDER WOMAN #21 finds humanity in hell Absolute Wonder Woman #21 leads a strong week from DC Comics, which also includes a very fun new issue of Superman, and more!

Happy Wednesday folks! We've got a wall full of comics all ready for you. So why not stop by, enjoy the sunshine and grab a few comics for a little bit of Cal Anderson reading? We've got a variety of books out this week, including Universal Monsters Wolf-Man, Absolute Wonder Woman and so much more!

My first issue on Absolute Wonder Woman is out today, I hope anyone who picks it up enjoys it! It’s a pretty sad issue, lol

Buffys, Angels, Jeffs, & Dianas 1979semifinalist.substack.com/p/buffys-ang... Image below -- crop of an Angel #1 cover by @iniquitousfish.bsky.social

Got the most effective fraud/phishing email I've ever gotten -- the ONLY thing that tipped me off was double-checking the email address, which was sus as hell. Those of you trying to contact writers to scam them for having dreams...well, this atheist hopes hell is real after all. Assholes.

@kellythompson.bsky.social swung thru and chats about the upcoming Buffy and Angel series from @dynamitecomicshq.bsky.social FOC for Buffy is June 29! YouTube: youtu.be/O4HrGkz5kWE Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/i... Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/3oOn...

Trump's chaos is structured so we see the attempts but not the backstop. As the ACLU indicated, the DOJ's attempts to seize voter data has been blocked 9 out of 9 times. They rely on the us seeing the "shock and awe" and not the outcome — WHEN WE FIGHT, WE WIN. None of this is inevitable.

Publishers Weekly Talks with Kelly Thompson

The DOJ says it released “every document required” by the Epstein Files Transparency Act. A CBS News investigation found the archive is riddled with gaps.The DOJ collected over 6 million pages but released only half. Nearly all the emails come from one Gmail account Epstein created around 2008.

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This is incredible. So satisfying. I was going to say it’s “cutting” but it’s more a knifing to the gut or maybe a beheading. www.theguardian.com/football/202...

ICYMI (looking at you #Buffy AND #comics fans): I spoke w/ @kellythompson.bsky.social this week about the Slayer's new book. Plus, the best episodes, Oz supremacy, wish fulfillment, and (ugh) Kennedy. Enjoy! (CC @dynamitecomicshq.bsky.social)

Don’t miss Geek Hard LATER TODAY! You’ll hear our interview with comic writer @kellythompson.bsky.social! You’ll also hear Andrew’s interview with director Jay Silverman about his latest film, Yale, and the guys’ll give their review of The Death of Robin Hood! 7 PM EST on www.realityradio101.com.

(Also I’m still drawing ABSOLUTE WONDER WOMAN. I’ve been drawing both for months now 🍻)

I’M SORRY. 😭

A HARSH REALITY COMES TO LIGHT! @kellythompson.bsky.social #comicsky #WonderWoman Read the Absolute Wonder Woman #21 preview here:

Announcing: LEGION OF SUPERHEROES A new ongoing series and fresh start for the future’s star-spanning super-teens. Catch the first issue when it launches this September. Coming to you from myself, @joshuawilliamson.bsky.social , @tamrabonvillain.bsky.social , and Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou!

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In case you guys missed it over the weekend…the cover to Absolute Wonder Woman #24 has been revealed. One of my favorites. Art by @cleanlined.bsky.social colors by Jordie Bellaire.

ABSOLUTE WONDER WOMAN 21 Variant Cover Rachel Dodson Inks Pencils/Colors Me Out now from @dcoffical.bsky.social @kellythompson.bsky.social & @cleanlined.bsky.social

Me knotting the sleeve of saltines to preserve the the last 1/3 of the package: Elegant, brilliant. Me trying to un-knot the sleeve to eat the rest of the crackers a day later: What fucking idiot did this?

The gang at the @comicsxf.com pod, @danielpgrote.bsky.social and @mattlaz1013.bsky.social, chat up the amazing @kellythompson.bsky.social about BUFFY and ANGEL - two books I cannot wait for! comicsxf.com/2026/06/16/t... @dynamitecomicshq.bsky.social

🧛 Stakes are higher than ever for Buffy. @chriscoplan.bsky.social sat down with @kellythompson.bsky.social to talk about her new Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel comics, carrying this idea around for years, and the "atom bomb" event that changes everything. Read the interview:

www.ajc.com/opinion/2026... This merger would decimate the Atlanta economy.

I know this an obvious and unnecessary observation but being terribly sick in a heatwave fucking blows.

If you talk about Michelle Obama today, please make it about this video

My outfit for the world premiere is a red carpet interpretation of “Absolute Wonder Woman,” my favourite comic! 🥰 I wanted to send love to the creators and wish them GOOD LUCK with their Eisner and Hugo nominations!

Listen. I’m tired. So if you’re a writer and I see you posting an Ai book cover/art that’s just — at best — an instant mute, if not a block. If you’re not supporting other creative industries you don’t deserve my support. And if you support Ai in art, I assume you didn’t write your book/comic/etc.