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Paul Tobin @paultobin.bsky.social · 11h

Another Ernest Chiriacka original. My two things of note on this one are those fantastic expressions, and the guts it took to just... no illustrate that foreground column in any way. It's nothing but an online. Not colored. Not anything.

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ModMonkey @modmonkey.bsky.social · 2d

Of course, any Legion fan knows this to be truth and in a thousand years there will be a thriving society of telepaths, there.

WIRED @wired.com · 2d

Previously undetected organic compounds have been found in ice ejected into space from Enceladus, making the satellite a prime candidate for further research. www.wired.com/story/more-e...

More Evidence Emerges That One of Saturn’s Moons Could Harbor Life

Previously undetected organic compounds have been found in ice ejected into space from Enceladus, making the satellite a prime candidate for further research.

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ModMonkey @modmonkey.bsky.social · 2d

Today's vibe.

Panel from an old comic book by Steve Ditko. A man with a guitar and a case that reads TV Repair walks down a city street and he is saying "So my humming is no good, Huh! I'll hum for evil!"

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ModMonkey @modmonkey.bsky.social · 2d

Holy shit! I just finished reading Beware the Creeper by Jason Hall & @cliffchiang.bsky.social & I'm just...gah, I loved it. Literally felt made just for me & deals with so many of my interests.

Paris in the '20s, Café Society, sex, art, murder, class conflict, and a dollop of history. Brilliant.

Cover to the Beware the Creeper YPB by Cliff Chiang featuring The Creeper leaping over the rooftops of Paris with the title of the book in large font behind her.

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Merewolf Smith 💀 @evilgalprods.bsky.social · 2d

omg how mad would you be that your secret cinema in the Parisian catacombs had been rumbled

the babahuck @tylerhuckabee.bsky.social · 3d

In 2004, Parisian police were conducting a training exercise in the french catacombs and found, after moving past a desk and a tape playing audio of snarling dogs, a fully functional movie theater and bar. When they returned 3 days later, the equipment was gone, with a note: “Do not try to find us.”

Members of the force's sports squad, responsible
- among other tasks - for policing the 170 miles of tunnels, caves, galleries and catacombs that underlie large parts of Paris, stumbled on the complex while on a training exercise beneath the Palais de Chaillot, across the Seine from the Eiffel Tower.
After entering the network through a drain next to the Trocadero, the officers came across a tarpaulin marked: Building site, No access.
Behind that, a tunnel held a desk and a closed-circuit TV camera set to automatically record images of anyone passing. The mechanism also triggered a tape of dogs barking, "clearly designed to frighten people off," the spokesman said.
Further along, the tunnel opened into a vast 400 sq metre cave some 18m underground, "like an underground amphitheatre, with terraces cut into the rock and chairs".

There the police found a full-sized cinema screen, projection equipment, and tapes of a wide variety of films, including 1950s film noir classics and more recent thrillers. None of the films were banned or even offensive, the spokesman said.
A smaller cave next door had been turned into an informal restaurant and bar. "There were bottles of whisky and other spirits behind a bar, tables and chairs, a pressure-cooker for making couscous," the spokesman said.
"The whole thing ran off a professionally installed electricity system and there were at least three phone lines down there."
Three days later, when the police returned accompanied by experts from the French electricity board to see where the power was coming from, the phone and electricity lines had been cut and a note was lying in the middle of the floor: "Do not," it said, "try to find us."

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ModMonkey @modmonkey.bsky.social · 3d

cat yronwode goes even deeper filling in the blanks from the comic book perspective, with more Claremont details, in this post responding to a question about the author of the previous article, Alan Cabal.

How did I not know any of this? groups.google.com/g/alt.magick...

The Doom that Came to Chelsea

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ModMonkey @modmonkey.bsky.social · 3d

After reading this, the Belasco/Illyana thing and Claremont's brief dalliance writing for Satana makes a whole lot of sense. I didn't realize he had a connection by marriage to the magickal community in NYC, or that all the comic guys hung out at the Magickal Childe. www.nypress.com/news/the-doo...

The Doom that Came to Chelsea

My ex-wife died back in March, after a long and heroic bout with cancer. She walked out on me in 1997, but we remained on good enough terms that I hosted her fi...

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ModMonkey @modmonkey.bsky.social · 4d

Brian Bolland posted this over on Threads. Such a great cover. His Wonder Woman work was absolutely top shelf. I would have loved to see a full-length story drawn by him.

Pencil and ink cover to Wonder Woman #74 (1993). Diana is sitting on a chair in a dive bar next to P.I. Micah Rains and surrounded by his friends all posing for the 'camera.'

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ScoobyDooCast @scoobydoocast.bsky.social · 6d

Question for any Scooby fans out there: If someone was going to produce a couple of new audio commentaries for Be Cool Scooby-Doo episodes, which would you consider to be the top two that you would want to hear people involved with the show talking about?

Asking for a friend.

scooby doo and shaggy are standing next to each other

ALT: scooby doo and shaggy are standing next to each other

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Dan Schkade @danschkade.bsky.social · 7d

All right, just turned in the last strips of my second year on FLASH GORDON. That's 730 installments in the bag -- appearing in a rough average of 1.5 panels per strip, I've drawn Flash about 1,095 times. Still takes me a couple tries to get his hair right. Tomorrow we start on year three ⚡

Flash Gordon and Prince Thun take on a squad of green-skinned Shark Men

And old man looks up at a mural of Flash Gordon crossing swords with Ming the Merciless.

Flash Gordon frees Edda from her locked helmet, and the mechanic can't help herself from laying a smooch on him.

Flash Gordon negotiates with Empress Aura. "Tch. Fine," she sneers, conciliating. "Savior of the Universe..."

He smiles back. "You love it."

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ModMonkey @modmonkey.bsky.social · 7d

Classic Trump playbook: break something that mostly works and then blame someone else for the thing not working, especially if there's pushback. Damn straight Canadians aren't enthusiastic about our relationship with the US. So tired of this shit. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

U.S. ambassador 'disappointed' with anti-American sentiment in Canada | CBC News

The U.S. ambassador to Canada is expressing frustration over the anti-American sentiment he sees in this country, including from politicians, after U.S. President Donald Trump hit most of the world wi...

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Alex Segura @alexsegura.bsky.social · 8d

It doesn't get better than Bruno Premiani's DOOM PATROL, with writer Arnold Drake. Weird, charming, beautifully illustrated, and just fun comics.

Consider this a Random Bruno Premiani Art Appreciation Post.

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Rhianna Pratchett @rhi.bsky.social · 8d

Dad’s books are full of empathy, common sense, and a healthy suspicion of the powerful. But at its heart his work is also about how systems keep people poor while pretending it’s their own fault. So I hope Kemi’s taking notes as well as reading the jokes.

Paul Haine @paulhaine.bsky.social · 8d

Kemi Badenoch claiming Terry Pratchett as her favourite author is wild

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ModMonkey @modmonkey.bsky.social · 8d

Just got a notification that singer/songwriter, Josh Rouse, who has been making music and releasing albums for over thirty years, is now ready to sell you your next home.

I'm hoping this is a legitimate lifestyle choice and not because he can't make money in the music industry anymore.🫤

Screenshot of Josh Rouse's FB post announcing he has joined a real estate company and will be selling homes.

ModMonkey @modmonkey.bsky.social · 8d

This is an interesting watch if you're a Trimpe fan or just interested in bronze age Marvel. youtu.be/vrO52WmwV4U?...

HerbTrimpe,We Love You! Movie 1 1 Format MP4

YouTube video by Jon Michael Riley

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ModMonkey @modmonkey.bsky.social · 13d

While I still prefer the domestic poster/cover art that we have, I feel this Japanese Blu-ray maybe has more of a finger on the actual spirit of Tom & Jerry. If the movie was released by a boutique studio it would be cool to include the Japanese art as an alternate image on a reversible insert.

Japanese Tom and Jerry Blu-ray cover featuring Tom with a firehose in his mouth and inflated with water. The hose is connected to a hydrant and Jerry is opening the hydrant with a wrench.

Domestic Tom and Jerry poster featuring Tom and Jerry screaming on a skateboard speeding down the middle of a busy street.

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ModMonkey @modmonkey.bsky.social · 14d

This is positively delightful. youtu.be/h_9opZTbbv4?...

Lost In Space - The Animated Series

YouTube video by Paul Fernandez

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ModMonkey @modmonkey.bsky.social · 15d

A little birthday gift to myself just arrived in the mail, today. Happy to have finally completed my Jonny Quest collection. I now have all the television shows and films on DVD or Blu-ray (though I'm still not happy with that Cyber Insects transfer that Warner Archive released last year).

Picture of DVD cases for The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest Season One Part Two and the Complete Second Season.

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ModMonkey @modmonkey.bsky.social · 20d

Yeesh.

David Gallaher @davidgallaher.bsky.social · 20d

Should I be concerned that this video game company is using the old DC page flip logo?

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ModMonkey @modmonkey.bsky.social · 20d

Took a sick day off work today. Not feeling so hot. Gonna have to think of things to do to keep myself entertained...when I'm not sleeping, that is.

ModMonkey @modmonkey.bsky.social · 20d

I'll definitely be checking this out.

Steve Darnall @stevedarnall.bsky.social · 20d

Many years ago, I had the pleasure of collaborating with @alexrossart.bsky.social on a story that served as the starting point for what became MARVELS. It was a real pleasure to see what it became and I’m thrilled for the chance to tell that story in a new way.

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Exclusive: Abrams ComicArts and Marvel announce ‘Marvels: The Novelization’

'Marvels: The Novelization' by Steve Darnall and Alex Ross coming May 2026.

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ModMonkey @modmonkey.bsky.social · 20d

Love this.

Marguerite Sauvage @margueritesauvage.bsky.social · 20d

Pencil art Wonder Woman ⭐

#art #illustration #WonderWoman #cartoon #margueritesauvage #cute #comics #heroine

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ModMonkey @modmonkey.bsky.social · 20d

I enjoyed the first installment and am looking forward to seeing more.

Comics Kingdom @comicskingdom.bsky.social · 20d

A new shadow rises! Phantom 2040 is now on Comics Kingdom- read all about the fresh new take on our classic hero... 💀 💜
https://comicskingdom.com/trending/blog/2025/09/24/the-phantom-walks-again-phantom-2040-a-new-shadow

The Phantom Walks Again: Phantom 2040: A New Shadow | Comics Kingdom

The Ghost Who Walks is back, this time, in a future that feels all too close. This week, Comics Kingdom launches Phantom 2040: A New Shadow--a brand-new

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The Compleat Catwoman @compleatcatwoman.bsky.social · 20d

This pretty much sums up my experience of reading H2SH.

Panel from Batman #161 written by Jeph Loeb and drawn by Jim Lee and Scott Williams.

It depicts a close-up of Batman's face and the captions read "I am angry. Not only at this situation. With myself."

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ModMonkey @modmonkey.bsky.social · 21d

Another great conversation from J Alex Morrissey featuring guest, Michael Avon Oeming.

J Alex Morrissey @jalexmorrissey.com · 22d

Mike Oeming stops by to talk about his career, and how reframing what success was for him, led to an artistic breakthrough, and kicked his career into overdrive, with comics like POWERS, THOR, CAVE CARSON, and DICK TRACY.

Now Mike and the team are back with, POWERS 25!

Links in bio
#podcast

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