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Chris Coplan @chriscoplan.bsky.social · 6h

I worked 12 hours at the day job and then immediately wrote a deep dive.

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Chris Coplan @chriscoplan.bsky.social · 9h

For the evening crowd!

Chris Coplan @chriscoplan.bsky.social · 16h

Another week, another edition of JBTC over at @aiptcomics.com. With decent thoughts and truly great art from @duss005.bsky.social, @jon-lankry.bsky.social, @margueritesauvage.bsky.social, @juandoe.bsky.social , @chrissiezullo.bsky.social, and @joesimko.bsky.social, among other shiny talents.

Judging by the Cover – 10/15/25 new releases

Chris shares his favorite covers from this week’s new comics.

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Chris Coplan @chriscoplan.bsky.social · 9h

If you see this, post the 4 mutants who have always been your favourite since you first got into X-Men.

Chris Coplan @chriscoplan.bsky.social · 16h

Another week, another edition of JBTC over at @aiptcomics.com. With decent thoughts and truly great art from @duss005.bsky.social, @jon-lankry.bsky.social, @margueritesauvage.bsky.social, @juandoe.bsky.social , @chrissiezullo.bsky.social, and @joesimko.bsky.social, among other shiny talents.

Judging by the Cover – 10/15/25 new releases

Chris shares his favorite covers from this week’s new comics.

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Chris Coplan @chriscoplan.bsky.social · 2d

Read and pledge, ya dig?

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Chris Coplan @chriscoplan.bsky.social · 2d

Mysterious boats, drug-running subs — @sispurrier.bsky.social is the reigning king of badass nautical-themed storytelling.

OK Comics @okcomics.bsky.social · 4d

A Walking Shadow by @sispurrier.bsky.social and @aaroncampbellarts.com: 8 strangers wake up chained to a boat in the woods. No memory. No escape. No explanation.
Out next year, email us now at [email protected] to add this series by some of our favourite Hellblazer creators to your pull list!

Chris Coplan @chriscoplan.bsky.social · 2d

A little (not so) light weekend reading with me, your most charming comics critic/writer. (JK, most other people are leagues more endearing than I am.)

Kenny Meyers @kennym.bsky.social · 4d

Talking to Chris was an absolute pleasure.

Chris Coplan @chriscoplan.bsky.social · 4d

A deep dive of another variety. I spoke with @kennym.bsky.social from @sweetdotdev.bsky.social about the company’s products, their #comics partnerships, digital commerce, and much, much more. I really liked how this turned out, so please enjoy!

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Chris Coplan @chriscoplan.bsky.social · 3d

Legitimacy as a critic/reporter/etc. is only maintained through my sustained decency.

Lonnie Nadler @lonnienadler.bsky.social · 3d

While I believe reviewers were important, integral to artistic culture, I loathe critics that use their platform to try to dunk on art with mean spirited wit. Cruelty toward the people who make the things you experience is little more than vanity.

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Chris Coplan @chriscoplan.bsky.social · 3d

You heard ‘em — go read.

Ramonkey Perales @ramonkey.bsky.social · 3d

Look at this!!

Such fun and kind questions by @chriscoplan.bsky.social

Go read!

AIPT @aiptcomics.com · 3d

🚀 Get ready to go Down North Where No One Goes! Writer-artist Ramón Perales (@ramonkey.bsky.social) walks us through his new #scifi adventure. War, mystery, and a journey into the unknown. #comicbooks #comicsky

👉 Read the full Q&A by @chriscoplan.bsky.social:

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Chris Coplan @chriscoplan.bsky.social · 4d

For the evening crowd!

Chris Coplan @chriscoplan.bsky.social · 4d

A deep dive of another variety. I spoke with @kennym.bsky.social from @sweetdotdev.bsky.social about the company’s products, their #comics partnerships, digital commerce, and much, much more. I really liked how this turned out, so please enjoy!

AIPT @aiptcomics.com · 4d

🔧🖼️ Ever wondered what powers your favorite indie #comics? @chriscoplan.bsky.social gives us the inside scoop on @sweetdotdev.bsky.social: how it works, why it matters, and where digital tools are taking the medium. #comicsky
Full interview:

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Chris Coplan @chriscoplan.bsky.social · 4d

I'd read Baltimore Hug Patrol today.

John Allison @badmachinery.com · 4d

Vertigo have just announced ten new titles at #NYCC. Fine. So will I.

COELACANTH FIGHTER #1
LET'S BUY DECKCHAIRS #1
SUPERSTAR COBBLER #1
THERMOSTAT 3000 #1
THE GNOMIC NINE #1
BALTIMORE HUG PATROL #1
EBONY AND USURY #1
FLABÉLOS WARRIORS #1
PORTNOY THE PUNK #1
LINGERIE JONES #1

Collect them all!

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George @hannahtempler.com · 4d

Just announced at NYCC! A new Vertigo series from Grace and I about fandom, obsession... and parasocial chaos :)

the cover for Fanatic, a new series from DC vertigo by Hannah Templer and Grace Ellis. The cover depicts a woman cast half in shadow, looking back over her shoulder in a look of surprise as she is caught holding a shovel and wearing a tattered costume in a wooded area. The colors are in two tones of blue and red

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Chris Coplan @chriscoplan.bsky.social · 4d

Same — thanks again!

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Chris Coplan @chriscoplan.bsky.social · 4d

A deep dive of another variety. I spoke with @kennym.bsky.social from @sweetdotdev.bsky.social about the company’s products, their #comics partnerships, digital commerce, and much, much more. I really liked how this turned out, so please enjoy!

AIPT @aiptcomics.com · 4d

🔧🖼️ Ever wondered what powers your favorite indie #comics? @chriscoplan.bsky.social gives us the inside scoop on @sweetdotdev.bsky.social: how it works, why it matters, and where digital tools are taking the medium. #comicsky
Full interview:

A Sweet new deal: Developers behind ‘Software for Comic Folk’ talk products, commerce, and collaboration

The buzzy little tech company has big plans for comics from here on out.

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AIPT @aiptcomics.com · 6d

"Equal parts crime story, love letter to Chicano heritage, and socio-cultural warning, 'Death to Pachuco' is exactly what we need right now."
@imagecomics.com #comicsky #comics #NCBD
Read @chriscoplan.bsky.social's review:

‘Death to Pachuco’ #1 presents a crime story with layers, heart, and subtext galore

A new kind of noir for your hungered consumption.

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Chris Coplan @chriscoplan.bsky.social · 5d

Damn technology and/or my own ineptitude: aiptcomics.com/2025/03/27/g...

Goats Flying Press prods comics to new heights (and depths)

Like many of us, Sebastian Girner woke up on Wednesday, November 6, 2024 feeling a wee bit despondent. “I’m disheartened by the state of the world,” Girner said during our Election Day-adjacent Zoom c...

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Chris Coplan @chriscoplan.bsky.social · 5d

So glad to see GFP is doing great things. (Also another chance to re-up my interview from this last spring: tinyurl.com/3rkw4seb.)

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Chris Coplan @chriscoplan.bsky.social · 5d

Heidi, thank you for your coverage.

Chris Coplan @chriscoplan.bsky.social · 5d

The cartoon and comic go back-and-forth in my mind as to which I adore the most.

BACK ISSUE! Magazine @backissuemagazine.bsky.social · 5d

"OMG! I remember them!"

Will probably be said by a lot of people scrolling past this post.

It had tons of buzz when it came out and even got a TV show.

Alas, it went the way of The Fish Police; a nearly forgotten comic series and hi-quality cartoon.

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The Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot - YouTube

The episodes in this playlist are arranged by broadcast release dates

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Chris Coplan @chriscoplan.bsky.social · 5d

Be you celebrating #NCBD, or doing it up big at #NYCC, give this one a read for comics and puppies one and all.

AIPT @aiptcomics.com · 7d

🐾🎨 This week’s Judging by the Cover, curated by @chriscoplan.bsky.social, is extra special: A heartfelt goodbye to his beloved dog woven into a showcase of the week’s best covers. Featuring art from @martinsimmonds.bsky.social, @danielwarrenart.bsky.social, @thatjacobphillips.bsky.social & more:

Judging by the Cover – 10/08/25 new releases (The Gorp Edition)

I’ve been doing Judging by the Cover for huge chunks of my adult life. It’s been a weirdly consistent and integral part of my life. (Even if I did leave it for part of 2025.) It was there for me amid ...

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Chris Coplan @chriscoplan.bsky.social · 6d

My best friend is obsessed with those and converted me a few years ago. Overlooked.

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Chris Coplan @chriscoplan.bsky.social · 6d

::Gently slides link into frame::

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Chris Coplan @chriscoplan.bsky.social · 6d

In a case of “I quite liked it but didn’t love it,” you should get this one regardless. @christophcondon.bsky.social continues to be sharp as heck with dialogue/narration and @davechisholmcomics.com is utterly magical every time. Aliens!

AIPT @aiptcomics.com · 6d

‘High Strangeness: Book One: 1967’ #1 won’t make me a Mulder but didn’t leave me as a total Scully, either
@oni-press.bsky.social #comicbooks #NCBD #comics
Read @chriscoplan.bsky.social's review:

‘High Strangeness: Book One: 1967’ #1 won’t make me a Mulder but didn’t leave me as a total Scully, either

Damn, I really, really wanted to believe.

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Chris Coplan @chriscoplan.bsky.social · 6d

You may have already read a B+W version, but be sure to check this one out. Heartfelt, timely, and resolute in its efforts. Bravo.

AIPT @aiptcomics.com · 6d

"Equal parts crime story, love letter to Chicano heritage, and socio-cultural warning, 'Death to Pachuco' is exactly what we need right now."
@imagecomics.com #comicsky #comics #NCBD
Read @chriscoplan.bsky.social's review:

‘Death to Pachuco’ #1 presents a crime story with layers, heart, and subtext galore

A new kind of noir for your hungered consumption.

aiptcomics.com

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