Lightnews — Scholar-powered news

Bess Pallares @besspallares.bsky.social · 2h

Out of Alcatraz picked up another starred review ahead of the hardcover release next week, this time from Publishers Weekly. Congrats to @ifyoucantwell.bsky.social and @mrtylercrook.bsky.social!

(review contains some mild spoilers)

Out of Alcatraz by Christopher Cantwell

Superb hardboiled storytelling and killer mid-century design power this noir from Eisner nominees Cantwell (Plastic Man No More)...

www.publishersweekly.com

2 6

Reposted by Bess Pallares

Dave Chisholm @davechisholmcomics.com · 1d

It’s #portfolioday
Hi, I’m Dave. I love making comics and graphic novels! I’m currently working on my next book (drops early next year) and have the project after that all lined up, but I would be THRILLED to get some more cover work! I am good and fast!

A Bowie portrait consisting of a comic depiction of SPACE ODDITY

A Cobain portrait consisting of lyrics to LITHIUM

A Superman drawing depicting Clark changing to Superman

16 30

Reposted by Bess Pallares

Mr. Tyler Crook @mrtylercrook.bsky.social · 1d

Take a look at the Out of Alcatraz hardcover which comes out October 21st!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQ1Q...

Out of Alcatraz Hardcover Overview | Christopher Cantwell and Tyler Crook escape from Alcatraz!

YouTube video by Near Mint Condition

www.youtube.com

8 20

Reposted by Bess Pallares

Mr. Tyler Crook @mrtylercrook.bsky.social · 22h

Harrow County Month™ Day 14!

The Complete Harrow County Compendium comes out Oct. 28th. You can pre-order it now! Over a thousand pages of southern gothic horror. Along with backup stories, essays and process stuff!

bookshop.org/p/books/the-...

Emmy stands tiny in a desolate field dust clouds blow, making the form of a skull!

6 21

Bess Pallares @besspallares.bsky.social · 1d

A real thing I just said to my husband about the Bad Timeline™️: “No, it wasn’t the Cubs. It was the weasel.”

3

Bess Pallares @besspallares.bsky.social · 3d

This plot twist ruins so many horror movies for me.

1

Reposted by Bess Pallares

Ka-pow! comics @kapow-comics.bsky.social · 5d

#MyComicBooks2025 470, High Strangeness #1. If you vibe of Tynion doing Blue Book and Dept of Truth, you're gonna want this in your life, but more than that, if you see @davechisholmcomics.com on the cover of a book, you should be buying it anyways. The dude's got game!

1 3 5

Reposted by Bess Pallares

Daily Dead @dailydead.bsky.social · 6d

Interview: Oni Press President & Publisher Hunter Gorinson Discusses Teaming Up with SpectreVision to Explore Paranormal Phenomena in New Five-Part Comic Book Series HIGH STRANGENESS

@gorinson.bsky.social @oni-press.bsky.social @spectrevision.bsky.social

Interview: Oni Press President & Publisher Hunter Gorinson Discusses Teaming Up with SpectreVision to Explore Paranormal Phenomena in New Five-Part Comic Book Series HIGH STRANGENESS - Daily Dead

From its resurrection (and expansion) of EC Comics to intriguing creations such as Yuletide and Crownsville, Oni Press has consistently been at the forefront of excitingly innovative stories in the re...

dailydead.com

4 6

Reposted by Bess Pallares

Lukas Schmerse @lukasws.bsky.social · 6d

@christophcondon.bsky.social, Daniel Noah, and @davechisholmcomics.com really take you into the zeitgeist of abduction stories. You’ve got that Condon Dialogue™️, a great story, and brilliant art—in page design and color. Really enjoyed this take on abductions, and the descriptions are gorgeous

1 5 10

Reposted by Bess Pallares

The Two-Headed Nerd Comic Book Podcast! @twoheadednerd.com · 7d

MATT’S PICK: High Strangeness #1 from @oni-press.bsky.social/@spectrevision.bsky.social by @christophcondon.bsky.social & @davechisholmcomics.com!

A brand-new series influenced by real, documented cases of paranormal phenomena, to reveal cosmic wonder and existential terror!

#comics #NCBD

8 16

Reposted by Bess Pallares

Joey Esposito @joeyesposito.bsky.social · 6d

hell yeah #newcomicbookday

fat stack of comic books including MILES MORALES SPIDER-MAN omnibi, SUPERMAN THE KRYPTONITE SPECTRUM, BATMAN DARK PATTERNS, EVENT HORIZON DARK DESCENT, DEATH TO PACHUCO, TMNT JOURNEYS, HIGH STRANGENESS, THE TERMINATOR METAL ashcan

1 5 8

Reposted by Bess Pallares

Zac Thompson @zacthompson.bsky.social · 7d

I’m so damn proud of this series. I really think it occupies a unique space on the shelf. I hope now that it’s all collected more folks give it a shot.

My mean mug holding a copy of INTO THE UNBEING PART TWO.

4 18 96

Reposted by Bess Pallares

TLDR Comic Book Club @tldrcomicbookclub.bsky.social · 7d

. @oni-press.bsky.social has something cooking with its new series, HIGH STRANGENESS 😱

First issue, by @christophcondon.bsky.social, Daniel Noah & @davechisholmcomics.com, hits shelves today⬇️⬇️⬇️

6 7

Reposted by Bess Pallares

David Dayen @ddayen.bsky.social · 7d

So this is funny.
The administration just issued a rule slashing foreign agricultural worker wages. And to justify it, in a public filing, Trump's Labor Department alleges that Trump's immigration enforcement has devastated the Ag workforce and caused a "risk of supply shock-induced food shortages."

Trump Labor Department Says His Immigration Raids Are Causing a Food Crisis

In a filing in the Federal Register, the Labor Department argues there are “immediate dangers to the American food supply” due to a lack of migrant agricultural workers.

prospect.org

110 940 2.3K

Reposted by Bess Pallares

Bess Pallares @besspallares.bsky.social · 7d

I won't be at NYCC, but catch Oni Publisher @gorinson.bsky.social at some great events the whole weekend. Get a High Strangeness Book One secret edition signed by @christophcondon.bsky.social! Congratulate @mattkindt.bsky.social on uniting Flux House with Oni!

aiptcomics.com/2025/10/02/o...

Oni Press brings secrets, surprises, and a star-studded lineup to NYCC 2025

Get ready—Oni promises big announcements, bold stories, and the loudest panel of the weekend.

aiptcomics.com

1 6 11

Reposted by Bess Pallares

Kate Beaton @katebeaton.bsky.social · 7d

I have letter to the editor this week in our local paper.
Our community is, once again, facing a developer who wants to turn public, protected coastal land into a golf course. We've been here before. This time, it's shadier. And God knows it was shady last time. www.invernessoran.ca/top-story/co...

10 130 680

Reposted by Bess Pallares

Brian Michael Bendis @brianmbendis.bsky.social · 7d

Back in ye ol' Tumblr days, I was posting Art Adams art like it was my job. Eventually, he heard about it and he and Joyce started sending me commissions and other pieces he thought I might enjoy posting. I just found the folder. wow.

20 69 310

Bess Pallares @besspallares.bsky.social · 7d

I won't be at NYCC, but catch Oni Publisher @gorinson.bsky.social at some great events the whole weekend. Get a High Strangeness Book One secret edition signed by @christophcondon.bsky.social! Congratulate @mattkindt.bsky.social on uniting Flux House with Oni!

aiptcomics.com/2025/10/02/o...

Oni Press brings secrets, surprises, and a star-studded lineup to NYCC 2025

Get ready—Oni promises big announcements, bold stories, and the loudest panel of the weekend.

aiptcomics.com

1 6 11

Reposted by Bess Pallares

Dave Chisholm @davechisholmcomics.com · 8d

HIGH STRANGENESS out tomorrow!
This book turned out GORGEOUS!

@oni-press.bsky.social
@christophcondon.bsky.social
@spectrevision.bsky.social
@beccacarey.bsky.social

1 11 24

Bess Pallares @besspallares.bsky.social · 7d

I live in a red state that makes you verify your age on websites with "mature content" by uploading your drivers license. I'm not gonna do that, and I'm not gonna use a VPN just to read messages on here. I don't know why I have to do it for messages and not the site as a whole.

1

Reposted by Bess Pallares

Bess Pallares @besspallares.bsky.social · 8d

Look at all these good books coming out this week! @christophcondon.bsky.social @davechisholmcomics.com @oni-press.bsky.social

Comicsbeat @comicsbeat.bsky.social · 8d

Top Comics to Buy for October 8, 2025: These books might make you smarter

This week's list of top comics to buy for October 8 features Ancestral Recall, Death to Pachuco, a little bit of Batman, and more!

Top Comics to Buy for October 8, 2025: These books might make you smarter

This week's list of top comics to buy for October 8 features Ancestral Recall, Death to Pachuco, a little bit of Batman, and more!

www.comicsbeat.com

1 6 11

Bess Pallares @besspallares.bsky.social · 7d

Reminder that I can't receive chats on Bluesky because I won't verify my age (38). Someone sent me a chat and I can't read it. You can email me instead. If you don't have my email... 🤷‍♀️

1 3

Bess Pallares @besspallares.bsky.social · 8d

Look at all these good books coming out this week! @christophcondon.bsky.social @davechisholmcomics.com @oni-press.bsky.social

Comicsbeat @comicsbeat.bsky.social · 8d

Top Comics to Buy for October 8, 2025: These books might make you smarter

This week's list of top comics to buy for October 8 features Ancestral Recall, Death to Pachuco, a little bit of Batman, and more!

Top Comics to Buy for October 8, 2025: These books might make you smarter

This week's list of top comics to buy for October 8 features Ancestral Recall, Death to Pachuco, a little bit of Batman, and more!

www.comicsbeat.com

1 6 11

Reposted by Bess Pallares

Oni Press @oni-press.bsky.social · 9d

10 36

Reposted by Bess Pallares

Chris Schweizer @ NYCC A-28 @schweizercomics.bsky.social · 11d

watercolored drawing of a young Jane Goodall holding a young chimp

15 470 2.4K