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Jon Maki

@jonpaulmaki.com

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Just some guy. He/Him. Trans rights are human rights. I like comics. I write about them here: https://www.opendoor-comics.com/unbagged/2022/11/30/welcome/ Patreon: patreon.com/opendoor

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Jon Maki @jonpaulmaki.com · May 12

Made a minor update to the About page to reflect the addition of the latest feature.

About Comics Unbagged

This site does not use “AI” in any way shape or form There is no direct use of “AI” for generating images or text With that said, what they’re calling “AI”…

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Horror & Coffee @foundfootagefan.bsky.social · 1d

The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984) 🎥
Directed by W.D. Richter

Adventurer, brain surgeon, rock musician Buckaroo Banzai and his crime-fighting team, the Hong Kong Cavaliers, must stop evil alien invaders who are planning to conquer Earth.

#FilmSky

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Jon Maki @jonpaulmaki.com · 9h

10 Comic characters to know me by...

Lois Lane
Superman
She-Hulk
Blue Devil
Ambush Bug
Adam Warlock
Tracy Lawless
Captain America
Brainiac 5
John Constantine

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

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 · 13h

10 Comic characters to know me by...

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

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 15h

Also lying:
- your own eyes
- every bit of video evidence
- the fabric of reality itself

The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 15h

“I … met with the governor, met with the mayor, met with the chief of police, and the superintendent of the highway patrol. They’re all lying, and disingenuous, and dishonest people,” Noem said, because they wouldn’t back up her baseless claims that the streets were overrun with terrorists.

ICE Barbie Says an Entire State’s Worth of Officials Are “Lying”

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is convinced, against all evidence, that Portland is a war zone.

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Graham Platner for Senate @grahamformaine.bsky.social · 19h

We have armed secret police kidnapping people off the street based on the color of their skin.

When we win: we will haul them before a Senate committee. The masks will come off. There will be consequences.

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Tom the Dancing Bug, by Ruben Bolling @rubenbolling.bsky.social · 20h

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fsherman.bsky.social @fsherman.bsky.social · 22h

The Mountain of Judgment! The Hulk in WW! Green Lantern on planet Maltus! And other images from late in 1970

I'd have posted sooner — ⋆ Atomic Junk Shop

But the Plush Dog went on a three-day binge and we had to bail him out of the drunk tank. Actually what happened was that a few weeks ago he …

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cow tools daily @cowtoolsdaily.bsky.social · 2d

it's not FOR us

edited comic panel. Batman is breaking a lump-with-handle cow tool over his knee and saying "this is the tool of the cow. we do not understand it. we will not use it."

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Jon Maki @jonpaulmaki.com · 1d

Smiley face button laying in blood that's dripping into a storm sewer
Rorschach's Journal. October 12, 1985
Dog carcass in ally this morning. Tire tread on burst stomach. This city is afraid of me.

Jon Maki @jonpaulmaki.com · 1d

Happy Dog Carcass in Alley Day!

Alan Moore plays Rorschach

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Jon Maki @jonpaulmaki.com · 1d

Even script-style fonts that aren't fully cursive irritate me.

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Jon Maki @jonpaulmaki.com · 1d

As soon as my butt hits the seat in my car, I think, "I forgot my wallet," because I don't feel it in my back pocket.
It's been at least 10 years since I last carried a wallet in my back pocket.

South Dakota Department of Propaganda @southdakota.bsky.social · 1d

A simple four panel comic with a round character. Top caption reads Before you leave the house, check you have. Panel 1 shows keys with a banana keychain, labeled Keys. Panel 2 shows a green wallet, labeled Wallet. Panel 3 shows a blue phone, labeled Phone. Panel 4 shows the character holding a colorful tangled scribble, labeled The vague sense that you have forgotten something. A playful take on the keys wallet phone routine.

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Old White Nepo Hat @kenwhite.bsky.social · 1d

Also: if you work for ICE, even if you’re not one of the ones arresting citizens or tackling 15-year-olds or zip-tying kids together and segregating them by race, you’re part of the mechanism making it happen, and you should suffer long-term social and post-regime-change consequences.

Ari Cohn @aricohn.com · 1d

Some weirdo on Twitter has been absolutely melting down for like 36 straight hours because I posted:

When this is over, do not forget what ICE did, and what ICE is. And do not make room for them in society. Make sure they know that they are, and will continue to be, reviled and beneath contempt.

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Jon Maki @jonpaulmaki.com · 1d

Anyway, Mystery Packs mentioned and I'm perfectly willing to use my own post as an excuse.

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Jon Maki @jonpaulmaki.com · 1d

Because You Missed It: I wrote a #ShortBox post about a better-than-average #Halloween special from @dc.com with a perfect title.

#comics #Zatanna #BYMI

Short Box: DC’s Zatannic Panic!

DC’s Zatannic Panic! #1A Lee Bermejo Regular Release: Oct 01, 2025Cover: Dec 2025 Creators WriterCallie C. Miller, Artist Writer, Rowan MacColl, Roberto Recchioni, Alex Galer…

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Jon Maki @jonpaulmaki.com · 1d

One of the few issues I still have.

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Sophie Labelle @assignedmale.bsky.social · 1d

How the media are gaslighting trans people

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BOOM! Studios @boom-studios.com · 1d

JUST ANNOUNCED AT #NYCC: Erica Slaughter's heading to the Louisiana swamps in 𝗦𝗪𝗔𝗠𝗣 𝗧𝗛𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗜𝗦 𝗞𝗜𝗟𝗟𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗖𝗛𝗜𝗟𝗗𝗥𝗘𝗡!

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Jon Maki @jonpaulmaki.com · 1d

Anyway, Mystery Packs mentioned and I'm perfectly willing to use my own post as an excuse.

Jon Maki @jonpaulmaki.com · 1d

They were the primary way I got comics for the first few years of my comic reading. Still accounted for a lot of them into my teens.

Jon Maki @jonpaulmaki.com · 1d

One of the few issues I ever had, though my copy, obtained via mystery pack, was missing most of the cover when I got it.

Aaron Meyers @aaronmeyers.bsky.social · 1d

$1 Pick up

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Jon Maki @jonpaulmaki.com · 1d

19 that I've spent any amount of time in. There are more that I've passed through or had layovers in that I didn't count.

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Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 1d

We will need Nuremberg-like trials

LongTime🤓FirstTime👨‍💻 @longtimehistory.bsky.social · 1d

ICE secretly kidnap autistic boy during bathroom break—never notify parents.

Mother reported him missing a week ago—turns out ICE had him detained the whole time.

He was helping sell fruit and asked to go to the restroom—by the time she was done helping a customer he was gone.

Houston, Texas

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Joshua Williamson (NYCC Booth #H-42) @joshuawilliamson.bsky.social · 1d

Surprise! I'm finally writing the Legion of Super-Heroes!
Coming soon...

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