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Neale Barnholden @nealebarnholden.bsky.social · 17h

I’m not going to lie, reading this my first thought at the end was “great, ProgRuin? Now there’s some OTHER dang social media site I’m supposed to visit?”

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Neale Barnholden @nealebarnholden.bsky.social · 2d

Oh! or what about “Suddenly Last Summer“ by the Motels?

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Neale Barnholden @nealebarnholden.bsky.social · 2d

Lawyers in Love - Jackson Browne

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Neale Barnholden @nealebarnholden.bsky.social · 20d

Motherland: Fort Salem?

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Neale Barnholden @nealebarnholden.bsky.social · 28d

Part of my secret origins as a comics scholar was a paper I wrote in late grad school about medievalism in this abortive Swamp Thing arc, so it's pretty neat to find out that it will be published. Very sad that Michael Zulli didn't live to see it.

After 36 Years, DC Comics To Publish Rick Veitch's Final Swamp Thing

After 36 years, DC Comics has confirmed that they will publish Rick Veitch's final four issues of Swamp Thing in 2026

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Isabel J. Kim @isabel.kim · Oct 1

ive been on-and-off trying to write a story about AI for a couple of years, and I think i finally cracked it with WIRE MOTHER, which is out in @clarkesworldmagazine.com (tw in the post below).

also hey, this issue is stacked??

clarkesworldmagazine.com/kim_10_25/

Wire Mother by Isabel J. Kim

Clarkesworld Science Fiction and Fantasy Magazine and Podcast.

clarkesworldmagazine.com

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Neale Barnholden @nealebarnholden.bsky.social · Oct 4

Hey thanks for the compliment! If my book has any real effect I hope it's this, even more than the case studies.

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Neale Barnholden @nealebarnholden.bsky.social · Aug 29

My forthcoming television course (Broadcasting to Screen Cultures) got a lovely write-up in the university newsletter!

www.ualberta.ca/en/folio/202...

Six unconventional courses for curious minds

From K-pop and comedy to climate change policy and cancer-fighting nutrition, these six cool courses at the U of A offer something for everyone.

www.ualberta.ca

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Neale Barnholden @nealebarnholden.bsky.social · Aug 26

IIRC Joel found the master tapes for K01 and K02 and released them digitally during the first Kickstarter campaign—so it's likely all existing copies are descended from those!

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Neale Barnholden @nealebarnholden.bsky.social · Aug 26

I wish I'd had this when I wrote my book—transcript of a Korean War-era Soviet news article. It's very sensationalistic but they do have a point about the weirdly violent chewing gum cards (later to culminate in, of course, MARS ATTACKS).

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Neale Barnholden @nealebarnholden.bsky.social · Aug 26

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Neale Barnholden @nealebarnholden.bsky.social · Aug 5

I've got a title already! "Let Those Laugh Who Win"

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Neale Barnholden @nealebarnholden.bsky.social · Jul 28

I didn't win but the nomination was an honour and it was lovely to attend the Eisners in San Diego! Where else am I gonna hear Eddie Campbell read my name?!

Phil LaMarr and Bill Morrison announcing the 2025 Eisner Awards in San Diego

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Neale Barnholden @nealebarnholden.bsky.social · Jul 7

got a new bookstand for convenient perusal of key texts

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Neale Barnholden @nealebarnholden.bsky.social · May 23

I am (accurately) named as a Canadian finalist for an Eisner! Great company on this list as this nomination continues to blow my mind.

Jeff Lemire, Mariko Tamaki and Sarah Leavitt among Canadian finalists for 2025 Eisner Awards | CBC Books

The U.S.-based awards celebrate comic book and graphic novel creators worldwide.

www.cbc.ca

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Neale Barnholden @nealebarnholden.bsky.social · May 15

My book FROM GUM WRAPPERS TO RICHIE RICH has been nominated for an Eisner Award! What an honour!

The 2025 Eisner Awards Nominations Have Been Announced

The 2025 Eisner Awards Nominations Have Been Announced...

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Neale Barnholden @nealebarnholden.bsky.social · May 13

I just noticed that the DC Universe Infinite app version of MAD Magazine #122 uses the "RFK" version of the cover—the one that was never circulated due to Kennedy's murder. I believe the original cover was only recovered later. This couldn't possibly be by accident. But... why?

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Neale Barnholden @nealebarnholden.bsky.social · Apr 11

I've always had a soft spot for this song, from the megaflop West End Robin Hood musical TWANG!!—both because it's way better than Long John Baldry's biggest hit "Let The Heartaches Begin" but also because at the end he does a laugh which foreshadows his performance as Dr Robotnik in the 90s.

The record label for Long John Baldry's 1966 single "Unseen Hands".

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Neale Barnholden @nealebarnholden.bsky.social · Feb 23

Today at 7 PM GMT, I'm guesting on the excellent Centuries of Sound radio/podcast, talking with the great James Errington about the music, popular and otherwise, of 1942!

Cambridge Radio - Radioplayer

Radioplayer web player

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Neale Barnholden @nealebarnholden.bsky.social · Feb 6

I imagine her as saying "We've got work to do" to Coffee Crisp

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Neale Barnholden @nealebarnholden.bsky.social · Feb 4

ICMYI! I returned to Hannah and Marcelle's podcast to talk memes, comics, and Richie Rich!

www.ohwitchplease.ca/all-episodes...

Comics & Memes x Culture Text with Neale Barnholden — Witch, Please

www.ohwitchplease.ca

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Neale Barnholden @nealebarnholden.bsky.social · Jan 30

There's a scene in the live-action 1964 Tintin movie TINTIN ET LES ORANGES BLEUES where Captain Haddock is sitting in front of a portrait of Sir Francis Haddock, and it's painted to look like an Hergé drawing—I wonder if this inspired the caricature gag at the beginning of Spielberg's TINTIN.

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Neale Barnholden @nealebarnholden.bsky.social · Jan 25

I finally got to see Y2K (2024)—I quite like Kyle Mooney’s work but this felt like a huge misfire. The big picture problem is that the premise (Y2K… uh, happens) is so goofy that the movie’s attempts to be serious don’t even reach I.e. The World’s End. Much preferred the silly, stupid, gory moments.

Neale Barnholden @nealebarnholden.bsky.social · Jan 25

Hey that's great to hear! Not sure if I mentioned in the episode but all credit to Dr. Pamela Dalziel for introducing me to the concept. I've found it really useful, and I hope it's insightful for you as well!

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Neale Barnholden @nealebarnholden.bsky.social · Jan 21

After years away, I return to the world of Marcelle and Hannah podcasting as a guest! *mumble mumble* current events, surprisingly, come up but the episode is mostly about my book chapter on Richie Rich and What It All Means!

pod.link/979059619/ep...

Material Girls

A scholarly podcast about pop culture hosted by Hannah McGregor and Marcelle Kosman, produced by Witch, Please Productions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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