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Frank J. Barbiere 🔜 NYCC AA J-14 @fjbarb.bsky.social · 10h

Thanks, Mark!

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Mark died 10 years ago this very night @markpaglia.bsky.social · 13h

Just read the first issue of The Author Immortal, and it is the latest entry in my sporadic series "Comics You Should Read Because They Rule."

Frank J. Barbiere 🔜 NYCC AA J-14 @fjbarb.bsky.social · Jul 18

The Author Immortal.
A new ongoing series from me & @morganbeem.bsky.social starting this October at @imagecomics.com. Logo by @sievish.bsky.social and some fantastic variants from @yukoart.bsky.social & Jorge Corona.

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Ethan Sacks @ethansacks.bsky.social · 12h

Want to have a spell cast over you? Pick up DUNGEONS & DRAGONS: THE FALLBACKS #1 from @darkhorse.com this Wednesday.

The creative team of @gregpak.net, Wilton Santos, and co. are fantastic bards when it comes to storytelling.

It's a treasure that's worth the quest to your local comic shop.

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Charles Soule @charlessoule.bsky.social · 13h

OUT NEXT WEEK AT LONG LAST - The Lucky Devils #5!!!

Comics Bodega @comicsbodega.com · 15h

Morally Ambiguous Mayhem Continues in @imagecomics.com's THE LUCKY DEVILS #5 by @charlessoule.bsky.social, @ryanbrowne.bsky.social, Kevin Knipstein, and Crank! ft. covers by Ryan Browne and Jonski #NCBD #TheLuckyDevils #ImageComics

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Morally Ambiguous Mayhem Continues in THE LUCKY DEVILS #5

Cam and Starr realize that becoming influential and powerful will let them settle some old scores.

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Jesse Lonergan @jesselonergan.bsky.social · 13h

Speed Racer pre-show commission form NYCC!

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Collector's Paradise Comics & Graphic Novels @collectorsparadise.bsky.social · 16h

📆Join us this 𝗪𝗲𝗱𝗻𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆 10/15 at Collector’s Paradise 𝗡𝗼𝗛𝗼 for your chance to meet this amazing lineup of creators:

✍️ @urbanbarbarian.bsky.social
✍️ Tini Howard
✍️ @henrybarajas.bsky.social
✍️ @shannondenton.bsky.social
✍️ @davidhartmanart.bsky.social

Details: bit.ly/nohosigning101525

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JP Jordan @jpjordan.bsky.social · 18h

Make sure you're contacting your local comic shop to pre-order your copy

The Author Immortal is a killer new series and it's an honor to have gotten to be a part of it.

Frank J. Barbiere 🔜 NYCC AA J-14 @fjbarb.bsky.social · 18h

Was wonderful to celebrate The Author Immortal #1 with @morganbeem.bsky.social at NYCC this week! Our FOC for #2 is coming up next Monday, and we'd love if you'd join us for more along with fantastic artists @ryehickman.bsky.social Jim Towe @jpjordan.bsky.social and design by @sievish.bsky.social!

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Frank J. Barbiere 🔜 NYCC AA J-14 @fjbarb.bsky.social · 18h

Was wonderful to celebrate The Author Immortal #1 with @morganbeem.bsky.social at NYCC this week! Our FOC for #2 is coming up next Monday, and we'd love if you'd join us for more along with fantastic artists @ryehickman.bsky.social Jim Towe @jpjordan.bsky.social and design by @sievish.bsky.social!

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𝕄𝕒𝕥𝕥𝕙𝕖𝕨 ℝ𝕠𝕤𝕖𝕟𝕓𝕖𝕣𝕘 @ashcanpress.com · 1d

One of my favorite recent comics, DIE, is rolling back onto shelves. DIE: LOADED from @kierongillen.bsky.social & @stephaniehans.bsky.social is the intersection of Pet Sematary, The Sisters Of Mercy, and the most harrowing D&D game you ever played.

Tell your local comic shop you need it.

DIE: Loaded

The sequel to the three-times Hugo-nominated, award winning dark fantasy comic, DIE.

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Frank J. Barbiere 🔜 NYCC AA J-14 @fjbarb.bsky.social · 19h

You all, too! Such a pleasure!

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Aysha 🔜 Cancon @ayshaufarah.bsky.social · 20h

So incredibly pumped for everybody to be able to play this demo

Ice-Pick Lodge @icepicklodge.bsky.social · 20h

Pathologic 3 launches on January 9, 2026.

A new free demo — an introduction to the full game — is out now on Steam!

We’re also unveiling the first of three trailers, each offering a different perspective on Pathologic 3.

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Pathologic 3: Release Date Announcement

YouTube video by IcePickLodge

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Frank J. Barbiere 🔜 NYCC AA J-14 @fjbarb.bsky.social · 20h

So hype for ya’ll! Congrats and can’t wait to check it out!

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Chris Condon @christophcondon.bsky.social · 4d

PERIL OF THE BRUTAL DARK: AN EZRA CAIN MYSTERY is out in February. A VERTIGO book by @thatjacobphillips.bsky.social, Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou, and yours truly.

Ezra Cain leaps from a fire escape into a spray of bullets

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Narf16 @narf16.bsky.social · 1d

#comicskycoverartists

Day 13. Yuko Shimizu

I will go with this beautiful variant cover to just released The Author Immortal #1
#Comicsky

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Frank J. Barbiere 🔜 NYCC AA J-14 @fjbarb.bsky.social · 20h

Thanks so much! We can’t wait for you to see where it goes.

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I Read Comics! @ireadcomics.bsky.social · 21h

I just read what seems to be a perfect first issue.

The Author Immortal begins in 1953 with what appears to be E.L. Vossler—the author of the 12-book YA series that began with The Mage’s Apprentice—committing suicide before a depiction of his daughter, Alethea. It’s a touching sequence.

The story…

The cover of The Author Immortal #1 shows Hector Ramirez in a suit (no tie) next to his daughter (who seems to be trans male and uses they/them pronouns) Alethea (goes by Al) in front of an open tome that is dripping with some black material. Between them is a knife with a feathered handle, like a quill. It’s the one author E.L. Vossler used to commit suicide early in the issue. Behind them is a gaping maw with white teeth. Art by Morgan Breem.

Author E.L. Vossler touches a portrait (?) or depiction of his daughter, Alethea. He thinks, “This was about you. Forgive me, Alethea. Wherever your souls has gone, I hope you never forget my love.” Art by Morgan Breem, words by Frank J. Barbiere.

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Frank J. Barbiere 🔜 NYCC AA J-14 @fjbarb.bsky.social · 20h

Happy birthday!!! I’m 10/15 for more Libra dominance!

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SON M. @bogboogie.bsky.social · 21h

Born today. 😔✨

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Kieron Gillen @kierongillen.bsky.social · 3d

October 20th is the order cut off for DIE: LOADED, sequel to the three-time Hugo-nominated DIE. I've pulled together a short primer it with all the info you need on it - what it is, previews, full cover details (check out our sketch variant!) and more. Go nose! Join our party. It's an experience.

DIE: Loaded

The sequel to the three-times Hugo-nominated, award winning dark fantasy comic, DIE.

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thePullbox @paul-pullbox.bsky.social · 1d

Pullbox Reviews The Author Immortal- When Literature lives, breathes, and comes to full-blown terrifying life…

@imagecomics.com #fantasy #horror #ComicSky

www.thepullbox.com/2025/10/92338/

The cover art for The Author Immortal features main characters Hector Ramirez & his transgender son, Al, as they explore the mystery presented by an open book, with black ink oozing and dripping from its pages.

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Greg Pak @gregpak.net · 9d

it's not a race. i was 36 when my first mainstream comic was published. just find ways to keep learning and doing stuff.

essencesimmone.blacksky.app @essencesimmone.blacksky.app · 10d

Those who are 35+, what advice do you have for people just entering their 30s?

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Frank J. Barbiere 🔜 NYCC AA J-14 @fjbarb.bsky.social · 3d

Our Author Immortal #2 Youngblood variant by Jim Towe and @jpjordan.bsky.social with amazing logo and design work by @sievish.bsky.social! In stores November from @imagecomics.com!

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JP Jordan @jpjordan.bsky.social · 3d

Four recent pieces I coloured that I'm really proud of:

Author Immortal #2 Youngblood Variant Inks by the wonderful Jim Towe

Magik, Moon Knight and Winter Soldier inks by the amazing @ikadraws.bsky.social

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Jess O'Thomson @jessothomson.co.uk · 5d

It cannot be made clearer.

If you continue to support the Harry Potter franchise in any way, you are directly funding the removal of trans people's human rights in the UK.

JK Rowling pledges to keep up fight against SNP trans policies

Author vows to bankroll campaigners after Scottish government fails to pay group's legal fees in Supreme Court equality case

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Ibrahim Moustafa @ibrahimmoustafa.bsky.social · 5d

#Comics folks, I need you to pull up to this one.

The world sucks right now, and we have the opportunity to do a little bit of good for a displaced and marginalized member of our community. Please join me in supporting this KS campaign!

www.kickstarter.com/projects/den...

If you're somebody who values supporting marginalized voices in comics, here's your chance to put your money where your values are!

The writer of this RINGO NOM’D INDIE COMIC (and a very dear friend of mine) is a Syrian Refugee who has been through more continuous hardships than I have space to list here; constantly navigating visa applications, unstable living conditions, predatory landlords (limited options as a refugee).

Anas just wants to make comics and live a normal life like what so many of us take for granted. Backing this campaign will help Anas to take the next step toward freedom and autonomy, helping to fund a move to another country with more stable employment options. This is truly one of the most important comics purchases you will ever make.

Middle Eastern and North African comics creators are some of the most underrepresented in the comics industry of the western world. Anas isn’t running a GoFundMe to support this move, and is not asking for charity. Simply, Anas is using their talent for storytelling, along with Dennis’ gorgeous art, to offer you a beautiful experience in the comics medium, that also goes toward funding a better life for Anas.

I’m so proud of Anas, and humbled by their experiences and perseverance. I would like to see Anas’ Dream realized, and I’d love to see this community help to make that happen. Please join me in pledging to the Etheres Kickstarter campaign! (link below).

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