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Jeff Holland, Thanksgiving Prepper @jkholland.bsky.social · 3h

Yes

Jeff Holland, Thanksgiving Prepper @jkholland.bsky.social · 5h

The bat-office insisted on a sparing use in Morrison’s JLA, which *definitely* helped him not overshadowing those early issues - and it sells the Hyperclan dismissing him as merely a human with weapons, right until the “ready when you are” moment

a cartoon of a man in a blue suit with a blue bird on his chest

Jeff Holland, Thanksgiving Prepper @jkholland.bsky.social · 6h

It’s only after Azrael is installed as Batman and everything’s gone to hell that Nightwing enters the story (and by this point Titans as a comic was struggling), a neat example of editorial in-fighting actually making the story better in retrospect

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Jeff Holland, Thanksgiving Prepper @jkholland.bsky.social · 6h

Only Tim is around and as the new Robin he can’t pull rank, he and Alfred can just share worried glances as Batman runs himself ragged

And even after Bane breaks his back he doesn’t call Nightwing in - textually bc they’re still not great but mostly bc the Titans editors didn’t want to lose him

Jeff Holland, Thanksgiving Prepper @jkholland.bsky.social · 6h

But what’s glaring as a reader is noticing who’s missing

At the time neither Nightwing nor Oracle were *Batman comics cast members* - Dick was starting in Titans, Barbara in Suicide Squad - but looking back that works great bc if either of them had been around, this story would not happen

Jeff Holland, Thanksgiving Prepper @jkholland.bsky.social · 6h

KNIGHTFALL is an amazing story bc it’s set up all the dominoes so far in advance - over a year of Batman’s slow rolling burnout, Bane, Azrael’s training even though that ALSO doesn’t look great, Tim and Bruce’s fraying relationship - that there’s a great inevitability to the actual 12-part arc

Retailers Dealing With Increasing Levels of Theft and Violence

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Dave Infante @dinfontay.com · 1d

can't believe outlets are running moral-panic headlines again based on flimsy anecdata from the *same* trade group (the national retailer federation) and sponsored by the *same* anti-theft company (sensormatic) that had to retract this *same* "study" just two years ago for being bogus.

Report emphasizes importance of preventive measures, coordination with law enforcement

progressivegrocer.com

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Jeff Holland, Thanksgiving Prepper @jkholland.bsky.social · 2d

Elvira’s Haunted Hills is just a 90 minute Bugs Bunny sketch and a great way to wrap up Halloween

a woman in a black dress is standing in front of a bookshelf that says success

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theonion.com/ice-agent-7-...

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cow tools daily @cowtoolsdaily.bsky.social · 2d

happy halloween i am ready to confuse some trick-or-treaters

photo of six pumpkins carved into glowing jack-o'-lanterns, in front of a brick wall. a large pumpkin has the cow tools cow carved into it and another large pumpkin has the barn. in front of them are 4 small pumpkins, each carved with one of the cow tools on them. the lump pumpkin has no stem and the prongler pumpkin is laid sideways so that the stem lines up and forms the bottom half of the prongler, it's top half carved into the pumpkin.

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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 2d

The Onion: ICE Agent, 7-Year-Old Both Wearing Same ‘Military Commando’ Halloween Costume

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Dan Larson @danlarson.bsky.social · 2d

Hasbro's GIJoe Classified Series Legacy Action Police Officer is an incredibly versatile figure that you can plug in to just about any action figure display.

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Jeff Holland, Thanksgiving Prepper @jkholland.bsky.social · 2d

His Ghost Rider is all burning rubber and engine grease and hot goth magic chicks and leather pants and creepy bugs and drinking coffee in late night diners, and if Marvel hadn't made an editorial decision against it there'd be so much cigarette smoking, dude, and probably porno mags in the woods

a close up of a ghost rider with flames coming out of his face

Jeff Holland, Thanksgiving Prepper @jkholland.bsky.social · 2d

A pure comics skeet: Ben Percy has written Ghost Rider, Wolverine, and Punisher, and on each title it feels like he is writing the version he most would have liked when he was 12, completely straight faced, and even if I don't like the work I have to admire that this is the exact right instinct

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Max the comics guy who does comics about comics @waitingforthetrade.bsky.social · 2d

Zatanna: What the spell is going on here?
John Constantine: Lucifer‘s fucking taint, is that seriously how you talk when you’re with the cape and codpiece crowd?
Zatanna: shit why do I keep forgetting they mainstreamed you

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Z. Mann Zilla, Semi-Pro Goofball @pandangit.com · 3d

It's too long for Bluesky & I refuse to compromise. So here's a screenshot with the words in the alt-text.

A parody of "All-Star" by Smashmouth written as a tribute to the poem "Ozymandias" by Percy B. Shelley. It reads" Some TRAVELER once told me of 2 legs tall & stony
That stood beside a face in the sand
It was lookin sunken down with its lip a wrinkled frown
And a sneer of contempt and cold command

Well
The sand started comin' & it didn't stop comin'
The torso's all gone & the legs are still crumblin'
The passion of the sculptor, quite well read
The hand that mocked 'em & the heart that fed
So many dunes, so much decay
Bare & boundless, stretching every which way
And if you look by the stone toes
You can read how the pedestal goes:

Hey yes
I'm Ozymandias
Look at my works
Despair
Bite me
O ye mighty
Does your pride hurt?
Don't care

All that used to be there
Is just a desert boundless & bare"

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Jeff Holland, Thanksgiving Prepper @jkholland.bsky.social · 3d

Hey is Facebook trying to diagnose anyone else as autistic

I mean, entirely possible? But getting a true diagnosis is expensive and time consuming and at the end of the day I’m not sure it actually gets me anything besides confirming the FB algorithm was right, and also telling my family to eat it

a man in a suit and tie stands behind a wooden podium

Jeff Holland, Thanksgiving Prepper @jkholland.bsky.social · 3d

Granted, the only cast member of NewsRadio who seemed to get out unscathed was Stephen Root

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Jeff Holland, Thanksgiving Prepper @jkholland.bsky.social · 3d

Somewhere Paul Dini just passed out

Jeff Holland, Thanksgiving Prepper @jkholland.bsky.social · 3d

Joe Rogan's whole deal finally made sense to me when I saw the entire cast of NewsRadio together and realized he's the shortest one, and it is a *pretty short cast to start with*

Dumb goon's got Khandi Alexander towering over him for five seasons, how's he gonna fix this problem

Jeff Holland, Thanksgiving Prepper @jkholland.bsky.social · 3d

Not that I was ever gonna start doing this but one reason I definitely won't is, short muscular guys are inherently hilarious to look at

Like, huge veiny abs aren't going to make me 5 inches taller

L @banalplay.bsky.social · 3d

I love how one of the first things a guy does when he realizes he's unappealing to women is to get jacked. Congrats, now you're unappealing and scary.

a cartoon character is looking at himself in a mirror and saying yes .

Jeff Holland, Thanksgiving Prepper @jkholland.bsky.social · 3d

Never gonna get over how Kash Patel dresses like a 12yo

Jeff Holland, Thanksgiving Prepper @jkholland.bsky.social · 4d

The best/worst part of OVER THE GARDEN WALL for adults is flashing back to high school and realizing your chief romantic competition was probably a Jason Funderberger

Or worse YOU were the Funderberger in someone else’s life!

(I was a zine writer and tape maker, I’m pretty sure I was a Wirt)

ALT: a cartoon character is looking at himself in a mirror and saying yes .

a man in a white shirt and tie is sitting at a table .

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J. Elvis Weinstein @jelvisweinstein.bsky.social · 4d

OK, I'm all stocked up. No matter how many trick or treaters we get, we are not going to run out of oysters this year.

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Jeff Holland, Thanksgiving Prepper @jkholland.bsky.social · 4d

This needless rant brought to you by the season 2 return of St. Denis Medical, a solid sitcom, and I'm waiting on other people at work to finish up a task so I can check something off [Jim eyeroll]

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