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Ram V @therightram.bsky.social · 1d

You realize Moore was absolutely right about the infantile nature of the exercise of trying to distil life-lessons from Superhero stuff. Even worse when people do it with his stuff and utter despair when it's Thiel.

Sharon @sharonk.bsky.social · 2d

thiel, man, what the fuck are you talking about

He describes the plot of Watchmen, a 1986 graphic novel involving superheroes grappling with moral questions about humanity against the backdrop of impending nuclear war:

The antihero Ozymandias, the antichrist-type figure, is sort of an early-modern person. He believes this will be a timeless and eternal solution – eternal world peace. Moore is sort of a late-modern. In early modernity, you have ideal solutions, ‘perfect’ solutions to calculus. In late modernity, things are sort of probabilistic. And at some point, he asks Dr Manhattan whether the world government is going to last. And he says that ‘nothing lasts forever.’ So you embrace the antichrist and it still doesn’t work.

Thiel later finds biblical meaning in the manga One Piece, discussing how he believes it represents a future where an antichrist-like one-world government has repressed science. He believes that the hero, Monkey D Luffy, represents a Christlike figure.

In One Piece, you are set in a fantasy world, again sort of an alternate earth, but it’s 800 years into the reign of this one-world state. Which, as the story unfolds, gradually gets darker and darker. You sort of realize, in my interpretation, who runs the world and it’s something like the antichrist. There’s Luffy, a pirate who wears a red straw hat, sort of like Christ’s crown of thorns. And then towards the end of the story, transforms into a figure who resembles Christ in Revelation.

Thiel, along with a researcher and writer at Thiel Capital, explored these ideas at greater length in an essay for the religious journal First Things earlier this month.

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Panini Cómics España @paninicomicsespana.bsky.social · 4d

En el lado fantástico de Vertigo, BLACK TOWER: THE RAVEN CONSPIRACY (Ram V/Mike Perkins) nos traerá una guerra fría mágica, en THE PERIL OF BRUTAL DARK: AN EZRA CAIN MYSTERY (Chris Condon/Jacob Phillips) un detective se las verá con fascistas y antiguos artefactos...

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Ram V @therightram.bsky.social · 4d

Thanks pal!

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OK Comics @okcomics.bsky.social · 4d

Black Tower: The Raven Conspiracy by @therightram.bsky.social and @mikeperkinsart.bsky.social: Wizard spies in the UK navigate a global cold war over sorcery, revealing a hidden world of occult power.

Email us at [email protected] to add this to your pull list! Out next year! We can't wait!!

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Deniz Camp @denizcamp.bsky.social · 4d

Just announced!

𝗦𝗧𝗜𝗣𝗔𝗡 𝗠𝗢𝗥𝗜𝗔𝗡 @stipanmorian.bsky.social · 4d

BLEEDING HEARTS! @denizcamp.bsky.social on a typewriter, @matthollingsworth.com with a paint roller and me with chikin' leg voodoo pencils, almost like grabbing a live wire!

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Ram V @therightram.bsky.social · 4d

Just announced at NYCC, my new book with the incredible Mike Perkins at DC Vertigo. Black Tower!

Spies, Spells, London, Magic and Espionage!

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AIPT @aiptcomics.com · 4d

🖼️👁️ DC just revealed the official art for 10 new Vertigo series launching in 2026, from @jamesthefourth.bsky.social's Nice House by the Sea return to bold new titles by @therightram.bsky.social, @tomtaylormade.bsky.social, Mariko Tamaki & more. Full lineup + covers:

DC unveils official art for 10 new vertigo series launching in 2026

The DC Vertigo rollout begins February 4, 2026

aiptcomics.com

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Comicsbeat @comicsbeat.bsky.social · 4d

NYCC ’25: DC Comics announces 10 new titles for Vertigo revival

DC Comics has announced a list of titles and creators for the revival of the publisher's legendary Vertigo imprint.

NYCC ’25: DC Comics announces 10 new titles for Vertigo revival

DC Comics has announced a list of titles and creators for the revival of the publisher's legendary Vertigo imprint.

www.comicsbeat.com

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Samantha Puc 🍉 @theverbalthing.com · 4d

THIS LINEUP IS SO GOOD. New book by @hannahtempler.com & Grace Ellis? New book by @hirosemary.bsky.social & Mariko Tamaki? New books written by @thekylestarks.bsky.social and @therightram.bsky.social? DAMN!

Comicsbeat @comicsbeat.bsky.social · 4d

NYCC ’25: DC Comics announces 10 new titles for Vertigo revival

DC Comics has announced a list of titles and creators for the revival of the publisher's legendary Vertigo imprint.

NYCC ’25: DC Comics announces 10 new titles for Vertigo revival

DC Comics has announced a list of titles and creators for the revival of the publisher's legendary Vertigo imprint.

www.comicsbeat.com

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Ram V @therightram.bsky.social · 7d

My favourite of Alex’s routinely stellar works.

I loved seeing this come together.

Comicsbeat @comicsbeat.bsky.social · 7d

Classic Comic Compendium: In REDFORK, a quick fix that might just cost your humanity

Redfork reminds you that a quick fix might help in the short term, but it could well be deleterious in the long run.

Classic Comic Compendium: In REDFORK, a quick fix that might just cost your humanity

Redfork reminds you that a quick fix might help in the short term, but it could well be deleterious in the long run.

www.comicsbeat.com

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Ram V @therightram.bsky.social · 9d

I keep telling people You can’t argue human rights for vacuum cleaners.

The transposition of humanity on generative ai is a false base assumption.

Eddie Robson @eddierobson.bsky.social · 9d

This is like saying "hey guys can we stop being racist about cars please"

evil matt @windows98support.bsky.social · 9d

Is there a carbon monoxide leak in Bsky HQ or something?

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Edward Kane (he/him) @nyaliss.bsky.social · 9d

Just finished Resurrection Man: Quantum Karma and the only proper response is this:

a man with glasses is surrounded by a glowing circle and the website pmitf.com is displayed below him

Alt: a man with glasses is surrounded by a glowing circle and the website pmitf.com is displayed below him

media.tenor.com

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Kate @makemiskates.bsky.social · 16d

#10 already?! How have ten months flown by so quickly? As always, our friendly group of New Gods fans got together to read through and share our reactions.

@therightram.bsky.social @pye.bsky.social @francescosegala.bsky.social

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Ram V @therightram.bsky.social · 19d

Thank you!

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I Support People Protesting in Support of Palestinian Action @srdfrench.bsky.social · 19d

This is what comics are all about! Amazing artwork from Anand RK and a compelling story from @therightram.bsky.social

Panel from Resurrection Man comic of a man made of clockwork holding a globe in his hand containing various figures and images

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ComicsXF @comicsxf.com · 20d

Check out this week's CXF Staff Picks, ft. comics by @hivemindactual.bsky.social @danpgwatters.bsky.social @stephwilliams.bsky.social @alewingpromotes.bsky.social @markwaid.bsky.social @jedmackay.bsky.social @sispurrier.bsky.social @therightram.bsky.social & more!
comicsxf.com/2025/09/24/s...

3 IDW #1s - Star Trek, Twilight Zone and Street Sharks - top this week's CXF Staff Picks - COMICSXF

The Federation has fallen. One last starship remains to fight for the future, unless a resurrected James T. Kirk dooms it first.

comicsxf.com

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Ram V @therightram.bsky.social · 20d

Will be guesting!

Thought Bubble Festival @thoughtbubbleuk.bsky.social · 20d

With under two months to go we've got even *more* incredible guests to share for Thought Bubble Comic Convention 2025!

These guests will all be at Harrogate Convention Centre, England, on 15 & 16 November 2025!

Get your tickets: thoughtbubblefestival.com/tickets

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Ram V @therightram.bsky.social · 21d

I am, Len! Hope you are too. Thoughtbubble catch up?

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Ram V @therightram.bsky.social · 21d

Newletter drop! Where I talk-

Career moves
Resetting
Upcoming work
Reading / Listening

👉 www.flybysoul.com/mind-killer/

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Sequential Scholars @sequentialscholars.bsky.social · Aug 30

“The Many Deaths of Laila Starr” by Ram V and Filipe Andrade makes ample use of wide panels that take up the entire width of the comics page. This is not an unusual technique, but this story uses it more than most. How does this affect our interactions with the story? 1/11

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CHAOS AND COMICS @chaosandcomics.bsky.social · 21d

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Ram V @therightram.bsky.social · 21d

Newletter drop! Where I talk-

Career moves
Resetting
Upcoming work
Reading / Listening

👉 www.flybysoul.com/mind-killer/

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Isaac Swindle @iswindle.bsky.social · 23d

Here are a few of my current displays for Powell’s at Cedar Hills Crossing! I’m always working to highlight some of the biggest titles and names in comics while encouraging readers to support local bookstores! First up: Batman Day featuring @therightram.bsky.social @tomking.bsky.social and more!

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Knightbreak! 🦹🏼‍♂️ @iamknightbreak.bsky.social · 23d

“I looked into the abyss and found myself there.”

Spent the first part of #BatmanDay rereading Gotham Nocturne by @therightram.bsky.social!

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Ram V @therightram.bsky.social · 25d

Thank you!

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