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Mike Sterling, Comics Guy

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Owner of sterlingsilvercomics.com, blogger at progressiveruin.com, Mike Sterling-er at http://mikesterling.com 37 years in the comics biz! (I used to work for other stores, now I have my own shop!) Avatar by Daniel Butler Bigots are dumb he/him

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Mike Sterling, Comics Guy @mikester.bsky.social · Aug 14

Just a reminder, in case, say, something untoward happens with Bluesky, you can always find me on progressiveruin.com, see my various online shenanigans at www.mikesterling.com, and I guess you can find me on Threads if all else fails: www.threads.com/@mikesterjr

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Mike Sterling, Comics Guy @mikester.bsky.social · 1h

So the Phantom Blot was created for the Mickey Mouse comic strip by Floyd Gottfredson...and the Air Pirates comics are specifically parodies of the comic strip, so the versions of Mickey, Minnie, etc. that need to be in public domain by the mid-2030s may very well be by then.

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Mike Sterling, Comics Guy @mikester.bsky.social · 1h

NOTE: NOT A COPYRIGHT LAWYER or even really all that bright. My assertions weer based on about 5 minutes of research, so take them as you may.

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Mike Sterling, Comics Guy @mikester.bsky.social · 1h

Just on a whim, looked up the public domain dates of the various Disney characters used in the AIR PIRATES comics, and I *think* maybe this might be reprintable after the Phantom Blot enters PD in the mid-2030s. (Depends if the specific versions of Disney characters being parodied are PD by then.)

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Mike Sterling, Comics Guy @mikester.bsky.social · 2h

Picturing movie posters of the cast, with silhouettes of Mary Ann and the Professor on a single poster with the caption "AND THE REST"

Mike Sterling, Comics Guy @mikester.bsky.social · 2h

FRANK MILLER'S THE GILLIGAN

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Mike Sterling, Comics Guy @mikester.bsky.social · 2h

Yeah, I read bits of Jones' blog when it was being posted...that was my perception, too, that he was trying to intellectualize his way out of ultimately being held responsible for his choices.

Blog's down now, I think he's trying to sell it as a book and, um, good luck.

Mike Sterling, Comics Guy @mikester.bsky.social · 2h

It's my goal to put that Rick Veitch "Swamp Thing as the Cross" pic on my site as often as possible: www.progressiveruin.com/2025/10/15/i...

I mean, any Mike, doesn’t have to be me.

www.progressiveruin.com

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Andrew Otis Wendigo @thatweissguy.bsky.social · 3h

I love how the Young Republicans' bracket for "young" goes up to 40.

Kinda giving the game away, there.

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Mike Sterling, Comics Guy @mikester.bsky.social · 14h

I've listened to so many of these. What a treasure.

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Mike Sterling, Comics Guy @mikester.bsky.social · 14h

I was searching my name and "Frank Miller's The Spirit" on Google because I was trying to track something down (yes, there were a million results, thank you) and there was an A.I. summary that included the phrase "Mike Sterling is a person, not a character." So yes, A.I. is still unreliable.

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Martyn @martynpedler.com · 14h

Why are we always "descending" into madness? I like to think I ascend an elaborate spiral staircase into madness.

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Mike Sterling, Comics Guy @mikester.bsky.social · 14h

Here's another Dr. Demento favorite..."99 Dead Baboons" with some solidly weird jokes.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=kRpc...

Tim Cavanagh--99 Dead Baboons

YouTube video by CrystallineDJ

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Mike Sterling, Comics Guy @mikester.bsky.social · 14h

Anyway, here's the unedited version of "Existential Blues."

www.youtube.com/watch?v=wI4X...

Tom Stankus Existential Blues full version

YouTube video by DNulrammah

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Mike Sterling, Comics Guy @mikester.bsky.social · 14h

I resent these people having eyes that probably function better than mine and are reading comics they're incapable of appreciating.

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Mike Sterling, Comics Guy @mikester.bsky.social · 15h

Giant multi-floored, multi-screened movie theater complex, every screen devoted to the same high-spirited film.

doctober @docseuss.bsky.social · 1d

lets say a wizard has cursed you with a lot of money. you are going to become permanently brain damaged simply by being in possession of so much money. the only way out of it is to spend a lot of money on something ridiculous and not at all useful

what would you buy to break the curse?

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Mike Sterling, Comics Guy @mikester.bsky.social · 20h

young lady looking at the manga shelves: "Oh, uh, I have to leave, I have this...thing I have to go do, it was scheduled way back and I can't miss it"

me: "why are you making yourself sound as suspicious as possible"

Mike Sterling, Comics Guy @mikester.bsky.social · 22h

I have one of these and it's even more gorgeous in person.

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Joe Fourhman @fourhman.com · 22h

In the first issue of DC KO, the Justice League reveals that they can just locate and round up/imprison/incapacitate every major villain on Earth in a day and I’m going to pretend I never read that.

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Mike Sterling, Comics Guy @mikester.bsky.social · 1d

Without saying Frank Miller's THE SPIRIT (2008), name a good movie.

The Spirit mostly silhouetted against a snowy background, his bright red tie fluttering in front of him.

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Mike Sterling, Comics Guy @mikester.bsky.social · 1d

STAR TREK V is [mostly] good, actually

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Mike Sterling, Comics Guy @mikester.bsky.social · 1d

who does she think she is, a comic book publisher

Forbes @forbes.com · 2d

“The Life of a Showgirl” is now Billboard’s biggest album debut since Adele’s “25” in 2015, though some critics have accused Swift of gaming the system by releasing 38 variants of the album between physical copies and digital versions.

Taylor Swift's 'Life Of A Showgirl' Debuts With Record-Breaking 4 Million Album Units On Billboard Chart

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Mike Sterling, Comics Guy @mikester.bsky.social · 1d

enjoy being wrong, mr. kirkman

DC Updates @updates4dc.bsky.social · 4d

Invincible and The Walking Dead creator Robert Kirkman says Omni-Man could easily take down Superman, adding, “Superman sucks.” (via Collider)

#OmniMan #Superman #Invincible #TheWalkingDead

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Andrew Otis Wendigo @thatweissguy.bsky.social · 1d

Flu and COVID vaxxed another year, because RFK Jr can eat shit.

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Mike Sterling, Comics Guy @mikester.bsky.social · 1d

No points for guessing what #1 on the list is, especially if you've ever listened to Dr. Demento at all.

Mike Sterling, Comics Guy @mikester.bsky.social · 1d

Looking at the now-posted list of songs on the Top 40 list, I literally own like 99% of them in one form or another, so I don't really NEED to listen to that last show...but there are lots of extras and tribute messages from Known Folks so it sounds like it might be fun anyway.

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