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Read a few comics as a kid, but the bug didn’t kick in until avoiding studying for college finals—& there was the spinner rack. Eventually burned out by X-Men crossovers and New 52. Dipped a toe in again a few years ago and am feeling the joy again! 🏳️‍🌈

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I Read Comics! @ireadcomics.bsky.social · 29m

As usual with these books, Zatannic Panic! (great name) is a mixed bag of short stories.

My favorites were Zatanna & Ambush Bug. The Swamp Thing, Raven, & Plastic Man were solid reads. Batman was very meta (with gorgeous art). Less successful for me were Warlord and Demon. But overall, a good book.

Cover to DC’s Zatannic Panic! shows Zatanna, eyes closed, posed like she is casting a spell. Around her in flame forms are John Constantine, Etrigan the Demon, and Swamp Thing. art by Lee Bermejo.

I Read Comics! @ireadcomics.bsky.social · 2h

Day 13: Yuko Shimizu

#comicskycoverartists #comicsky #comicbooksky

The Highest House #1, Second Printing, Cover D. Art by Yuko Shimizu. The picture is of a boulder with chains that come down and encircle (but not bind) a person floating on air with their arms outstretched, one leg bent behind them. Below is a castle with a narrow road up to it, surrounded by water.

I Read Comics! @ireadcomics.bsky.social · 10h

three older women are standing next to each other and the word same is on the bottom

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I Read Comics! @ireadcomics.bsky.social · 10h

Share a TV show you love from the 1970's. 📺

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I Read Comics! @ireadcomics.bsky.social · 10h

Really looks good!

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I Read Comics! @ireadcomics.bsky.social · 10h

Thanks for that. I didn’t buy it, and unless they explain the particulars, it’s a weak point in the story for me.

I think they should have picked Wildcat. Or Alan Scott, if they were blackmailing him about his sexuality.

I Read Comics! @ireadcomics.bsky.social · 11h

Do you agree that Hawkman would have assisted the HUAC inquiries like he did in Absolute Evil? Why or why not?

I Read Comics! @ireadcomics.bsky.social · 11h

I really enjoy the series, and I’m not always a fan of high-school age protagonists. The kids are interesting, and there is an evil organization out to get them, and some really good subplots.

But I have a few series I collect that I haven’t read yet, too.

I Read Comics! @ireadcomics.bsky.social · 11h

He’s from the Oddly Pedestrian Life of Christopher Chaos.

Drawings of Adam Frankenstein with a yellow umbrella. Art by Isaac Goodhart.

Christopher Chaos and Adam Frankenstein playing chess. Art by Nick Robles.

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I Read Comics! @ireadcomics.bsky.social · 13h

Introduce yourself using only one food you refuse to eat, one movie you’ll never watch again and one song you can’t stand.

Blue Cheese

Hereditary (2018)

Almost any novelty song, like Disco Duck by Rick Dees

#NegativeSky

Jason @thirdseason.bsky.social · 14h

Introduce yourself using only one food you refuse to eat, one movie you’ll never watch again and one song you can’t stand.

Olives (all kinds)

Midsommar (2019)

Old School Hollywood by System of a Down

#NegativeSky

The Gringo (he/him) @elgringofeo.bsky.social · 15h

Introduce yourself using only one food you refuse to eat, one movie you’ll never watch again, and one song you can’t stand:

Brussels sprouts (No, you don't know a place that "makes them kinda good")

KISS Meets the Phantom of the Park

Stairway to Heaven, regardless of cover

#NegativeSky

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I Read Comics! @ireadcomics.bsky.social · 13h

Drop something DEVILISH 😈 🖤 👿

Evil from The Conjuring cinematic universe: Annabelle, Valak the Nun, and The Bride.

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I Read Comics! @ireadcomics.bsky.social · 13h

This still gets to me.

At least his story is known. There are so many LGBTQ people targeted out there we never hear about.

Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 14h

On this date, Matthew Shephard died 27 years ago. He was beaten, tortured, and left for dead on fence for being gay. Please keep him and his wonderful mother Judy in your thoughts. And let's all work for a world where such horrific things do not happen to anyone. ❤️🏳️‍🌈

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I Read Comics! @ireadcomics.bsky.social · 13h

I’d read it!

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I Read Comics! @ireadcomics.bsky.social · 13h

We saw you from across the (pool) bar and we really dig your vibe

Wolverine and Cyclops in skimp swimsuits. Art by Zach Brunner.

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I Read Comics! @ireadcomics.bsky.social · 13h

the word congratulations is surrounded by confetti and fireworks

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I Read Comics! @ireadcomics.bsky.social · 13h

donald duck is wearing a blue shirt and a bow tie

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I Read Comics! @ireadcomics.bsky.social · 14h

Finally read Absolute Evil #1.

The title says it all.

Very well written with solid art.

Did not like the story. At all. It was chilling. And that speech by The Joker? Disgusting, because somehow they really do believe they deserve to be on top by any means necessary, including murder.

Cover to Absolute Evil #1 shows Ra’s al Ghul holding Superman up y the throat. Art by Fabrizio De Tommaso.

I Read Comics! @ireadcomics.bsky.social · 15h

10 Comic characters to know me by...

Superman
Nightwing
Wonder Woman
Adam Frankenstein
Kid Juggernaut
Ms. Marvel (Kamala)
Monica Rambeau
Black Flamingo
Scarlet Witch
Ms. Tree

I always have a difficult time with lists, because I invariably omit an entry I should have thought of.

Monarch☘️Dafey @monarchdafey.bsky.social · 16h

10 Comic characters to know me by...

Longshot
Deadpool
Lobo
Harley Quinn
Wolverine
Spider-Girl
Spawn
Lady Death
Savage Dragon
Witchblade

Zach Rust @zach-rust.bsky.social · 16h

10 Comic characters to know me by...

Superman
Gwenpool
Big Barda
Clayface
Atomic Robo
Captain Cold
She-Hulk
Wesley Dodds
John Blacksad
Blink

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I Read Comics! @ireadcomics.bsky.social · 16h

That sounds like an excellent idea! A bit late today, but perhaps tomorrow.

I Read Comics! @ireadcomics.bsky.social · 16h

Wayne Family Adventures is my favorite Bat-title!

Great mix of fun and seriousness.

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I Read Comics! @ireadcomics.bsky.social · 16h

Kylie is Supreme!

I Read Comics! @ireadcomics.bsky.social · 16h

This is pretty cool!

Comic Book Couples Counseling @cbccpodcast.bsky.social · 16h

The Jack Kirby Jacket!?! We've now worshiped it in person, no longer needing to settle for worship from afar. Kris is King.

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I Read Comics! @ireadcomics.bsky.social · 18h

…will all connect in the end, but I’m not sure I’m going to stick around. At $7.99 for one issue and not really knowing where this is going, it might be better to wait for the TPB, if they collect the series.

I plan to look at Book Two (1975) when it comes out to see if I’ll buy it or not.

I Read Comics! @ireadcomics.bsky.social · 18h

…boyfriend, Jake, had subdued them—with a baseball bat—some alleged aliens appear. When Jake wakes up, Daniele is gone.

Harry has his own visions/encounters with the men in black, but returns to Chicago and writes the story of the hoax.

They say each issue tells a separate story but that they…

Jake tells his story about the men in black and aliens to Harry. Art by Dave Chisholm, writing by Daniel Noach and Chris Condon.

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I Read Comics! @ireadcomics.bsky.social · 18h

I don’t know what to think of High Strangeness Book One.

It’s a weird story of a Chicago writer (Harry Kean) sent to cover the story of a woman who saw a UFO and then disappeared. It turns out that she faked the photo, but it was bait to get the men in black to appear. Just when she and her…

The cover to High Strangeness Book One (1967) shows the head of one of the two strange men in black coats and hats. To his left are Jake (swinging a bat) and Daniele in her house. To his right is Harry Kean, running with a red UFO lit from below over him. Art by Dave Chisholm.

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