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Desmond Reed @desmondreed.bsky.social · 5d

Thank you so much!!!

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Stergios Botzakis @stergbot.bsky.social · Jul 10

Next up on my great comics-reading catch-up list: The Cola Pop Creemees: Opening Act by @desmondreed.bsky.social. It’s an extraordinary set of character portraits , where fictional band members come across as real people. It’s a bittersweet, frequently funny book that can make you cringe and cry.

The Cola Pop Creemees: Opening Act

This book I got as part of Birdcage Bottom Books' 2023(!) Kickstarter campaign. The Cola Pop Creemees: Opening Act is on its surface a fun...

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Rachel @ziggystarlog.bsky.social · Jun 3

The latest Cola Pop Creemees book from @desmondreed.bsky.social, THE HORRORS OF BEING A HUMAN is available from @microcosm.bsky.social. The title says it all but if you need more reasons to become a groupie for this fictional band, here's a link to my interview w/Desmond: comicon.com/2025/06/03/t...

Cover Art by Desmond Reed for THE HORRORS OF BEING A HUMAN - A Cola Pop Creemees Comic, featuring the members of the fictional band

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Desmond Reed @desmondreed.bsky.social · Jun 3

Thank you so much!!!

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Microcosm Publishing @microcosm.bsky.social · Apr 29

return to the snake pit: microcosmpublishing.com/catalog/book...

horrors of being a human by @desmondreed.bsky.social : microcosmpublishing.com/catalog/book...

ufy communication: microcosmpublishing.com/catalog/book...

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Desmond Reed @desmondreed.bsky.social · Apr 2

NOTEBOOKS (Part 31)

Over the course of my time as a residential scholar at MIT, I kept a series of notebooks where I freehanded improvised comics, eventually creating one long story. I never showed anyone these notebooks… until now.

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Desmond Reed @desmondreed.bsky.social · Apr 1

NOTEBOOKS (Part 31)

Over the course of my time as a residential scholar at MIT, I kept a series of notebooks where I freehanded improvised comics, eventually creating one long story. I never showed anyone these notebooks… until now.

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Desmond Reed @desmondreed.bsky.social · Mar 31

NOTEBOOKS (Part 30)

Over the course of my time as a residential scholar at MIT, I kept a series of notebooks where I freehanded improvised comics, eventually creating one long story. I never showed anyone these notebooks… until now.

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Desmond Reed @desmondreed.bsky.social · Mar 30

NOTEBOOKS (Part 29)

Over the course of my time as a residential scholar at MIT, I kept a series of notebooks where I freehanded improvised comics, eventually creating one long story. I never showed anyone these notebooks… until now.

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Desmond Reed @desmondreed.bsky.social · Mar 29

NOTEBOOKS (Part 28)

Over the course of my time as a residential scholar at MIT, I kept a series of notebooks where I freehanded improvised comics, eventually creating one long story. I never showed anyone these notebooks… until now.

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Desmond Reed @desmondreed.bsky.social · Mar 28

NOTEBOOKS (Part 28)

Over the course of my time as a residential scholar at MIT, I kept a series of notebooks where I freehanded improvised comics, eventually creating one long story. I never showed anyone these notebooks… until now.

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Desmond Reed @desmondreed.bsky.social · Mar 27

NOTEBOOKS (Part 27)

Over the course of my time as a residential scholar at MIT, I kept a series of notebooks where I freehanded improvised comics, eventually creating one long story. I never showed anyone these notebooks… until now.

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Desmond Reed @desmondreed.bsky.social · Mar 26

NOTEBOOKS (Part 26)

Over the course of my time as a residential scholar at MIT, I kept a series of notebooks where I freehanded improvised comics, eventually creating one long story. I never showed anyone these notebooks… until now.

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Desmond Reed @desmondreed.bsky.social · Mar 25

NOTEBOOKS (Part 25)

Over the course of my time as a residential scholar at MIT, I kept a series of notebooks where I freehanded improvised comics, eventually creating one long story. I never showed anyone these notebooks… until now.

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Desmond Reed @desmondreed.bsky.social · Mar 24

NOTEBOOKS (Part 24)

Over the course of my time as a residential scholar at MIT, I kept a series of notebooks where I freehanded improvised comics, eventually creating one long story. I never showed anyone these notebooks… until now.

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Desmond Reed @desmondreed.bsky.social · Mar 23

NOTEBOOKS (Part 23)

Over the course of my time as a residential scholar at MIT, I kept a series of notebooks where I freehanded improvised comics, eventually creating one long story. I never showed anyone these notebooks… until now.

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Desmond Reed @desmondreed.bsky.social · Mar 21

NOTEBOOKS (Part 22)

Over the course of my time as a residential scholar at MIT, I kept a series of notebooks where I freehanded improvised comics, eventually creating one long story. I never showed anyone these notebooks… until now.

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Desmond Reed @desmondreed.bsky.social · Mar 20

NOTEBOOKS (Part 21)

Over the course of my time as a residential scholar at MIT, I kept a series of notebooks where I freehanded improvised comics, eventually creating one long story. I never showed anyone these notebooks… until now.

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Desmond Reed @desmondreed.bsky.social · Mar 19

NOTEBOOKS (Part 20)

Over the course of my time as a residential scholar at MIT, I kept a series of notebooks where I freehanded improvised comics, eventually creating one long story. I never showed anyone these notebooks… until now.

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Desmond Reed @desmondreed.bsky.social · Mar 18

NOTEBOOKS (Part 19)

Over the course of my time as a residential scholar at MIT, I kept a series of notebooks where I freehanded improvised comics, eventually creating one long story. I never showed anyone these notebooks… until now.

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Desmond Reed @desmondreed.bsky.social · Mar 17

NOTEBOOKS (Part 18)

Over the course of my time as a residential scholar at MIT, I kept a series of notebooks where I freehanded improvised comics, eventually creating one long story. I never showed anyone these notebooks… until now.

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Desmond Reed @desmondreed.bsky.social · Mar 13

NOTEBOOKS (Part 16)

Over the course of my time as a residential scholar at MIT, I kept a series of notebooks where I freehanded improvised comics, eventually creating one long story. I never showed anyone these notebooks… until now.

#comic #comics #comix #altcomix #altcomic #altcomics

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Desmond Reed @desmondreed.bsky.social · Mar 12

NOTEBOOKS (Part 16)

Over the course of my time as a residential scholar at MIT, I kept a series of notebooks where I freehanded improvised comics, eventually creating one long story. I never showed anyone these notebooks… until now.

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Desmond Reed @desmondreed.bsky.social · Mar 11

NOTEBOOKS (Part 15)

Over the course of my time as a residential scholar at MIT, I kept a series of notebooks where I freehanded improvised comics, eventually creating one long story. I never showed anyone these notebooks… until now.

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Desmond Reed @desmondreed.bsky.social · Mar 9

NOTEBOOKS (Part 14)

Over the course of my time as a residential scholar at MIT, I kept a series of notebooks where I freehanded improvised comics, eventually creating one long story. I never showed anyone these notebooks… until now.

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