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Ben Guilfoy

@bkguilfoy.bsky.social

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Writer, artist, nerd, etc from NYC. Deeply into Star Trek, comics, and other fun things. Find my #comics: https://linktr.ee/bkguilfoy

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Ben Guilfoy @bkguilfoy.bsky.social · Nov 12

Dang we hit 800 followers already? 'spose I should do a real intro post. Thanks for following. I'm not great at promoting my work but you can find my various comics at linktr.ee/bkguilfoy and I enjoy talking about comics, Star Trek, and various other nerdy pursuits.

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Ben Guilfoy @bkguilfoy.bsky.social · 2m

I forgot he's supposed to be in that. Honestly once they said it was going to take place on earth again my interest dissipated

Ben Guilfoy @bkguilfoy.bsky.social · 8m

Nobody likes the guy, and he's not a bankable lead in any way.

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Ben Guilfoy @bkguilfoy.bsky.social · 9m

And that's kinda the thing, right, like he didn't "lead" Suicide Squad or Blade Runner, he was a side character in both. Morbius and now Tron are not successful but are also *single entries*, so you can't even say he led those franchises even if he's the lead in those two movies

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Ben Guilfoy @bkguilfoy.bsky.social · 27m

Oh all of it really (www.patreon.com/collection/1...)

But definitely this one

Single-page comic: A Klingon gives an anti-trans speech and is killed for this dishonor, as there are no TERFs in Sto-Vo-Kor. His body is unceremoniously pitched off a cliff.

Ben Guilfoy @bkguilfoy.bsky.social · 32m

"the end of Jared Leto's franchise-leading days"

Jared Leto has never led a franchise.

The Spaceshipper 🚀 @thespaceshipper.com · 48m

"Some at Disney were always concerned only die-hard fans would show up, which isn’t a Leto issue but an IP problem. They were right; 18- to 24-year-old males, the sweet spot, badly underindexed."

Since the announcement of Tron 3, I don't know who this movie is aimed at. Teens & young adults or...

“No One Asked for This Reboot”: ‘Tron’ May Mark End of Jared Leto’s Franchise-Leading Days

As 'Ares' disappoints, insiders question whether the self-styled boundary-pushing A-lister can still be counted on to carry a franchise vehicle to the bank.

www.hollywoodreporter.com

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Joey Esposito @joeyesposito.bsky.social · 1h

Ready to join her cult?

Check out MADAM on @kickstarter.com — 43% funded on day one. She says we need to make it to at least 50% and... we try to do what she says.

www.kickstarter.com/projects/joe...

MADAM — An Original Horror Graphic Novel

A full-color 164 page supernatural horror comic from Eisner and Ringo-nominated writer Joey Esposito and fan-favorite artist Pandamusk.

www.kickstarter.com

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Ben Guilfoy @bkguilfoy.bsky.social · 44m

Ah, finally some proof this man is human and fallible

Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 1h

#4 👍

Zohran sitting in the corner seat on a subway.

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Greg Pak @gregpak.net · 47m

You know Cuomo straddles #2 and #3.

Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 1h

#4 👍

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Ben Guilfoy @bkguilfoy.bsky.social · 48m

I don't *mind* #4 but it's gonna be #1 if I can

Ben Guilfoy @bkguilfoy.bsky.social · 1h

More recently I have only heard it used to refer to young people who dye their hair, seen as an indicator of being liberal. Last year I heard a guy in a comic shop warning his kid about "the blue-haired Nazis that work at Starbucks."

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TrekMovie.com @trekmovie.bsky.social · 1h

Remembering Mark Lenard, Sarek on the original Star Trek, The Animated Series, Star Treks III, IV, and VI, and #StarTrekTNG. He was also the Romulan Commander in "Balance of Terror" and a Klingon Captain in Star Trek: The Motion Picture.##StarTrek

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Ben Guilfoy @bkguilfoy.bsky.social · 1h

What a way to announce you've decided to throw your legendary legacy right in the trash

Cartoon Brew @cartoonbrew.bsky.social · 2h

Oscar-winning VFX legend Phil Tippett ('Star Wars,' 'Jurassic Park') mastered the blending of practical and digital effects when the latter technology was still new. At View Conference this week, he shared how his studio is now bringing AI into the mix.
www.cartoonbrew.com/vfx/phil-tip...

VFX Icon Phil Tippett On His Studio's Generative AI Use

At Italy’s VIEW Conference, Tippett Studio veterans explore how artificial intelligence could accelerate stop motion and VFX without losing the human touch.

www.cartoonbrew.com

Ben Guilfoy @bkguilfoy.bsky.social · 1h

Something that's really helped me get through this garbage month is putting time limits on various apps on my phone. Wish I'd done that ages ago

Ben Guilfoy @bkguilfoy.bsky.social · 1h

I hope I end up filling a couple boxes with this gorgeous series

Jim Zub @jimzub.bsky.social · 23h

I've received a ton of messages about this issue, so thank you so much to everyone who has helped spread the word.

And don't worry, #25 is not the end. I'm signed on to Conan the Barbarian until at least #50 (end of 2027), so there are many more adventures to come.

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Ahmed Raafat @theahmedraafat.bsky.social · 2h

Champion of the people, #Zorro!

(Kind of had to re-ink this one after I was done because I realized the window rails shadow on Zorro wouldn’t work with a direct flame in front of him, so this is take 2!)

Zorro standing in a barn in front of a child with a flame, signalling to him to stay quiet

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Ben Guilfoy @bkguilfoy.bsky.social · 2h

Hhhhhhhhwhat

Comic Book Club @comicbookclub.bsky.social · 2h

Did Doctor Doom Decapitate A Child In ‘One World Under Doom’ #8???

Did that really just happen? Marvel wouldn't do that, right?

Did Doctor Doom Decapitate A Child In ‘One World Under Doom’ #8???

Did that really just happen? Marvel wouldn't do that, right?

comicbookclublive.com

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Ben Guilfoy @bkguilfoy.bsky.social · 3h

Two new pages (with explosions!) drop at noon.

Ben Guilfoy @bkguilfoy.bsky.social · 5d

New late pages are up! Riker has settled into a new life on Nimbus III but the fragile peace won't last for long...

www.patreon.com/posts/140793...

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PizzaCake @pizzacakecomic.bsky.social · 4h

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Ben Guilfoy @bkguilfoy.bsky.social · 3h

Name sounds like some disgusting 4chan incel trend

Discontinued FOoOoOoOods! 🎃🍫👻🍬 @discontinuedfoods.bsky.social · 4h

Starbucks Frappula (2015-2016): An iced blended drink with a Dracula theme. Made with mocha sauce on the bottom, white chocolate or vanilla sauce blended with milk and ice, all topped with either raspberry or strawberry puree and whipped cream. It saw releases in back-to-back Halloween seasons.

A faceless figure in a classic Dracula outfit holds a Starbucks cup. Their nails are painted a maroon color, and the cup is filled with layers of brown, white, and red substance, with a thick topping of whipped cream

Ben Guilfoy @bkguilfoy.bsky.social · 11h

a man is standing in front of a window in a dark room .

ALT: a man is standing in front of a window in a dark room .

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Ben Guilfoy @bkguilfoy.bsky.social · 11h

(Complimentary)

Ben Guilfoy @bkguilfoy.bsky.social · 11h

The 9-1-1 universe features multiple city-wide disasters per season that are not only magically repaired by the time the next one hits, but are also just never mentioned again. It costs like $10 million an episode but also sometimes has an utterly incomprehensible lack of shot-to-shot continuity.

Jordan Alsaqa @jordanalsaqa.bsky.social · 11h

It's nuts how many times I've seen a commercial for what seems like a wild new high-concept TV series only for it to turn out to just be another episode of 911, a show that seems to exclusively be crazy event episodes.

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Ben Guilfoy @bkguilfoy.bsky.social · 11h

Some good stories in here and some not so good stories. Wolverine as a kinda avenging drifter? Good. Wolverine vs the Vatican? Not so good.

Cover for Wolverine Epic Collection: Law of the Jungle, with a tight close-up of Wolverine's angry face

Ben Guilfoy @bkguilfoy.bsky.social · 12h

How can you say that about someone whose passion is graphic design

Ben Guilfoy @bkguilfoy.bsky.social · 13h

I mean, it's worth noting that Rambo doesn't kill anyone in this movie. He pretty badly injures some folks and inadvertently causes one dude to fall out of a helicopter.