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Henry Barajas 🔜 NYCC H-6

@henrybarajas.bsky.social

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I write comics among other things. When I was a kid, I wanted to be the Mexican Louis Armstrong. They would've called me: Dirty Satchmo. https://linktr.ee/henrybarajas

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Henry Barajas 🔜 NYCC H-6 @henrybarajas.bsky.social · Jul 17

Op-Ed: Now’s not a good time to be a Mexican, so I wrote Death to Pachuco www.comicsbeat.com/nows-not-a-g...

Op-Ed: Now’s not a good time to be a Mexican, so I wrote Death to Pachuco

A historical Chicano noir comic about the Zoot Suit Riots of 1943, Death to Pachuco has many meanings in today's world

www.comicsbeat.com

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Nola Pfau @ohnola.bsky.social · 2h

Still building it, but: left-handed-wisdom.ghost.io

Left Handed Wisdom

Comics and Life, you know?

left-handed-wisdom.ghost.io

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Collector's Paradise Comics & Graphic Novels @collectorsparadise.bsky.social · 7h

📆Join us TOMORROW 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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Henry Barajas 🔜 NYCC H-6 @henrybarajas.bsky.social · 7h

This almost makes the comic book industry look bad.

Forbes @forbes.com · 1d

“The Life of a Showgirl” is now Billboard’s biggest album debut since Adele’s “25” in 2015, though some critics have accused Swift of gaming the system by releasing 38 variants of the album between physical copies and digital versions.

Taylor Swift's 'Life Of A Showgirl' Debuts With Record-Breaking 4 Million Album Units On Billboard Chart

www.forbes.com

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Marissa Louise @marissadraws.bsky.social · 17h

Fronds, I'm actually going to put effort into being success in 2026. But part of that means I need a brand. I'm bad at branding! I am bad about thinking about myself!

I need your help!

What are three words you associate with me?

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Henry Barajas 🔜 NYCC H-6 @henrybarajas.bsky.social · 16h

Professional, funny, kind.

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Lotusland Comics @lotuslandcomics.bsky.social · 5d

REVIEW: 4/5 Stars
'Death to Pachuco' #1 by Henry Barajas, Rachel Merrill, and Lee Loughridge
@topcowofficial.bsky.social
www.lotuslandcomics.com/2025/10/revi...

REVIEW: 'Death to Pachuco' #1 by Henry Barajas, Rachel Merrill, and Lee Loughridge

Beyond DC and Marvel, Lotusland Comics covers the best in independent comics from Ahoy to Z2

www.lotuslandcomics.com

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The Daily Cartoonist @dailycartoonist.bsky.social · 1d

Gil Thorpe story arc is bringing the trans athlete issue to the comics page. Kudos to @henrybarajas.bsky.social and ohhhaeee.bsky.social for not shying away from difficult themes like divorce, LGBTQ+ and mixed relationships in the comics.

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Chris Condon @christophcondon.bsky.social · 5d

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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Henry Barajas 🔜 NYCC H-6 @henrybarajas.bsky.social · 1d

Thank you for the support, man. Good seeing you.

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Christian Carnouche @christiancarnouche.bsky.social · 1d

Getting stuck into my NYCC reading pile already.

I know what to expect with @henrybarajas.bsky.social’s stories, so no shock that it was a gripping and meaningful book, working perfectly with @ohhhaeee.bsky.social’s striking and unique artistic style. As for the colours, well Lee is a master!

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Kelly Sue DeConnick @kellysue.bsky.social · 1d

FEELING MESSED UP
www.kickstarter.com/projects/dfw...

FEELING MESSED UP

a mini comic about insomnia, donuts, and depression

www.kickstarter.com

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J. Gonzo @jgonzo.bsky.social · 1d

For a decade & a half, Marc Maron’s podcast has kept me company while I went about my workday. I was continually impressed with the insight & unique tack he plotted to connect & reveal his interviewees. In 2018, I got to do this poster for a show in PHX & hang with him a bit - he was great!

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Joe Schmidt @hsglobalhistory.bsky.social · 2d

Many thanks to our panels’ special guests! And, of course, many thanks to the greatest team in the world, the folks behind, Civics For All Comics Group, NYC’s Department of Social Studies & Civics!

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Joe Schmidt @hsglobalhistory.bsky.social · 2d

Many thanks to @henrybarajas.bsky.social Joe Staton, @amychu.bsky.social @gregpak.net Paul Levitz @alexsegura.bsky.social Deirdre Hollman @ryandunlavey.com @fredvanlente.bsky.social @hughryan.bsky.social @peppermint247.bsky.social @julioanta.bsky.social

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Henry Barajas 🔜 NYCC H-6 @henrybarajas.bsky.social · 2d

Bryce Dallas Howard gave me a polite smile days ago and I’m still riding that high.

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John Calvin’s Strongest Soldier @waveturtlejake.bsky.social · 3d

Tim Heidecker putting out an apology for performing at Riyahd (he did not) is such a good bit.

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Marve with an 'E' @justmarvewrites.bsky.social · 2d

You'll be hearing MY voice in MY book along with two very incredible women!

It's giving dream come true.
I love me a book but I live for words I hear and dream about as I close my eyes.
FOTS comes to life in an entirely magical way and I cannot wait for you to listen ☀️🧡

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Kelly Presnell @kellypresnell.bsky.social · 2d

#ArizonaWildcats can't hold the lead, give up tying TD in final seconds, then lose in double overtime to #BYUCougars 33-27. A few more images from a dark and stormy night to be found here > tucne.ws/1t29

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priscilla page @priscillapage.bsky.social · 3d

Diane Keaton in her Manhattan apartment with Buster, an Abyssinian, photographed by Jill Krementz in 1977

black & white photograph of young Diane Keaton smiling and standing next to a white refrigerator in a barren-looking kitchen. her cat Buster is crouched on top of the fridge playing with/swatting her hair in the upper right hand corner. she's wearing a long skinny white scarf with a dot-grid pattern, a high-neck white blouse with an ascot/kerchief around the neck, and a black blazer/skirt or blazer dress over what looks like a vest

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Greg Pak @gregpak.net · 3d

it'd be pretty cool if @govpritzker.illinois.gov did something about this 🤷

unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 3d

Troopers just violently attacked protesters, tackled several, several arrests, shoving activists and press with batons.

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Tiffany Babb @explodingarrow.bsky.social · 6d

Wip wip

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Rachel Merrill at NYCCC Artist Alley-H-6 @ohhhaeee.bsky.social · 3d

Penultimate day of NYCC! Ive sold out a couple of prints, and one comic but PLENTY OF GOODIES LEFT! Stop by and say hi to @henrybarajas.bsky.social and me at H-6!!

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OmegaSlice @iamchimio.com · 4d

This one will be flying under the radar for many, but a Pachuco Sherlock Holmes is exactly what this world needs right now @imagecomics.com @henrybarajas.bsky.social #comicsky

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Dave Holmes @daveholmes88.bsky.social · 4d

936 Death To Pachuco #1

#my500comicgoal

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Joe Schmidt @hsglobalhistory.bsky.social · 4d

A NY Comic Con 2025 Civics for All Comics’ signing with the artist and author of our HISTORIAS DE RESISTENCIA series, Louie Chin and @henrybarajas.bsky.social!

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