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John Cullen
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John Cullen @nellucnhoj.bsky.social · Oct 17
Helloooooo, new followers!

I suppose I should do an intro post.

I john. I comics. Also patreon.

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4 panel comic P1: A little one-eyed robot lies in a bed, tucked under a floral pattern quilt. Two scientists stand in the background, looking confused. The older one on the left, holding a tablet device in his left hand, says "I... I don't understand..." P2: Close up on the scientists, as the older one says "I didn't program them to be capable of sleep, see?" as he hands the tablet over to the younger scientist. The latter looks down at the tablet with a look of bemusement, as he says "HUH. And they even..." P3: The older interjects with "INDEED. I switched them on, and they immediately constructed a bed..." The younger guy raises the tablet for a closer look, with obvious shock on his face. P4: Closeup on the robot, looking utterly snug and content. The older scientist finishes with "...then they just crawled right in. That was two weeks ago." A four panel comic, with each panel being narrow, while filling the height of the page. Each panel shows a serene looking scene, with fluffy clouds filling the skies in each. The first panel starts with a caption box which reads "This too--," while the fourth panel ends on "--shall pass." 16 panel comic, laid out --depending on how you look at it-- either on the outer or inner surface of a cube. I'm doing my best impression of Scott McCloud A page from my comic "Land of NOJ," which was published in The Phoenix. Way too much to describe here. It's basically a kind of choose your own adventure comic, where the reader makes their way along either a red or blue path to try and make it to a good ending. The setup is that a character called Suze is obsessed with games, so she uses a six-sided die to make a decision. The reader also requires a die to make their way through the comic.
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publicdomainrev.bsky.social
Final day to get your orders in for T-shirts and mugs if you need them delivered before December 25th. All proceeds go to support to the PDR!

T-shirts: https://publicdomainreview.org/shop/t-shirts/
Mugs: https://publicdomainreview.org/shop/mugs/
December 1, 2025 at 8:46 PM
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jessbradley.bsky.social
Our Cacodemon! Considering we kind of winged it, it turned out pretty good!
December 1, 2025 at 7:41 PM
nellucnhoj.bsky.social
Hanks' comic work is a particularly uncomfortable series of fever dreams, even by Golden Age standards.

If you have not inflicted Stardust the Super Wizard on your psyche, you owe it to yourself to do so.
comicsinthega.bsky.social Comics in the Festive Age @comicsinthega.bsky.social · 14h
Today is the birthday of writer & artist Fletcher Hanks (Dec. 1, 1889-Jan. 22, 1976). He was only active in the comic industry for three years but is remembered for his unique style & unusual creations such as Stardust the Super Wizard & Fantomah.
Two of three panels showing the transformation of Fantomah from a beautiful woman to a blue woman with more skull like features in her face. An unattached head flying through the air and shouting "have mercy." Destructo’s head retreating back into his gigantic body as he screams for help. Stardust is holding a man by one hand, squeezing his torso so tight there is no way he could be alive. Stardust is saying "I told you to get your gang together!"
December 1, 2025 at 7:44 PM
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karlkerschl.bsky.social
Hey, all! Marvel Cosmic Invasion came out today, made by my pals at Tribute Games. I had the pleasure of drawing all the cutscene art for it and I can’t wait to play the finished game.
Annihilus from Marvel Cosmic Invasion The X-Men
December 1, 2025 at 7:10 PM
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aaronlosty.bsky.social
Best Dog ever committed to the page.

Art by: Fletcher Hanks
December 1, 2025 at 7:15 PM
nellucnhoj.bsky.social
it's the holiday pal
6 panel comic P1: We are behind a bar, upon which sits a lone pint of ale on a beer mat. P2: "Yay." Imagine a depressed golfball wearing a Santa hat. That has suddenly appeared in a flash of light. "It's the Holiday Pal." P3: The Holiday Pal lands on an unseen stool on the other side of that bar, in front of the pint. "Here for their annual pint." P4: Holiday Pal sits there in silence. P5: Closing his eyes, HP inhales deeply through his nose... P6: ...before letting the breath out through his mouth in an audible sigh. "No punchlines. No jokes. Just a physical manifestation of this silly time, having what little respite they can before ceasing to exist."
December 1, 2025 at 7:12 PM
nellucnhoj.bsky.social
Aaaaand done.

When the device is powered up, it goes straight to this list. No chaff whatsoever, such as recently played, settings, etc.
December 1, 2025 at 6:10 PM
nellucnhoj.bsky.social
Here's an excellent idea if you're ever setting up an emulation device, and want to figure out which games to put on there.
ernekid.bsky.social Conor @ernekid.bsky.social · 18h
A fun idea would be to find old PC Gamer or Games Master magazines with their end of year ‘best games of the year’ lists and just play the 10 best games of a certain year.
December 1, 2025 at 2:24 PM
nellucnhoj.bsky.social
Now that I know how to set up a minimal UI on these devices, I asked my brother to give me his so I could do that for him and my nephews.

Pop just a few games right on the home screen (no need to deal with going into submenus), and remove access to the system settings.
A photo of a white Gameboy style device (the Miyoo Mini+), stood up on a green cutting mat.
December 1, 2025 at 2:07 PM
nellucnhoj.bsky.social
Whoever's behind this restaurant's Insta account keeps deleting all the negative comments, but appears to not be aware they can just block people?
rocketgal.bsky.social Claire D @rocketgal.bsky.social · 2d
Hey if anyone wants to drop a comment on Chez Max here to let them know they fucked up, I’d appreciate it.

www.instagram.com/chezmax_pala...
December 1, 2025 at 1:26 PM
nellucnhoj.bsky.social
One of the things Fortnite had going for it was the high quality of the art created for it, and now even that isn't a guarantee any more.
mapleqb.bsky.social Maple Hatenashi 🥕🕹️ @mapleqb.bsky.social · 1d
SO... I'm pretty much done with Fortnite. There were statements made by Tim Sweeney saying that AI usage doesn't need to be disclosed, and then AI usage was found all over this current season- from art to sprays to in-game songs. Between that, and the upcoming shitty wizard collab... Yeah, I'm done.
An image of a poster in the current Fortnite map. It shows a Yeti relaxing in a hammock. Notably, the Yeti has 4 toes on one foot and 5 on the other, indicating AI usage. An image of a poster on the current Fortnite map. The image shows a Tomato-headed character wearing a suit as if he was in a talk show. The art has strange proportions and odd details, along with many other markers of generative AI usage. A screenshot of a spray included in the current Fortnite battlepass. The spray depicts Marty McFly from Back to the Future, but it is using a filter that gives him the appearance of Studio Ghibli art. That, combined with other details in the background like improperly sized clock hands, are markers of generative AI usage. A screenshot of an album cover for a song called Latata by a group called Mic Drop. Mic Drop is a generative AI-using song library, and Fortnite has included an emote that uses this AI-generated song as a music track.
December 1, 2025 at 12:55 PM
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kim-hu.com
Well, it’s been virtually the only game I played for the last 5 years, but this means fuck you and bye, Fortnite.
mapleqb.bsky.social Maple Hatenashi 🥕🕹️ @mapleqb.bsky.social · 1d
SO... I'm pretty much done with Fortnite. There were statements made by Tim Sweeney saying that AI usage doesn't need to be disclosed, and then AI usage was found all over this current season- from art to sprays to in-game songs. Between that, and the upcoming shitty wizard collab... Yeah, I'm done.
An image of a poster in the current Fortnite map. It shows a Yeti relaxing in a hammock. Notably, the Yeti has 4 toes on one foot and 5 on the other, indicating AI usage. An image of a poster on the current Fortnite map. The image shows a Tomato-headed character wearing a suit as if he was in a talk show. The art has strange proportions and odd details, along with many other markers of generative AI usage. A screenshot of a spray included in the current Fortnite battlepass. The spray depicts Marty McFly from Back to the Future, but it is using a filter that gives him the appearance of Studio Ghibli art. That, combined with other details in the background like improperly sized clock hands, are markers of generative AI usage. A screenshot of an album cover for a song called Latata by a group called Mic Drop. Mic Drop is a generative AI-using song library, and Fortnite has included an emote that uses this AI-generated song as a music track.
December 1, 2025 at 12:24 AM
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danmcdaid.bsky.social
Fucking idiot
December 1, 2025 at 1:59 AM
nellucnhoj.bsky.social
A hons with very fucked up looking eye placemant
December 1, 2025 at 6:42 AM
nellucnhoj.bsky.social
I'm reading Peter Watts' Blindsight for the third (possibly fourth?) time, and it is one of the few sci-fi novels to really nail a properly *alien* extra-terrestrial lifeform.

It is also incredibly bleak.
November 30, 2025 at 9:22 PM
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gotyoureyes.bsky.social
November 30, 2025 at 3:54 PM
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efernst.bsky.social
Pretty soon you won't be able to Google image search Odysseus without Matt Damon's fucking face showing up in half the results.

Savor this moment
November 30, 2025 at 5:59 PM
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davidbcooper.bsky.social
Moevember 2025 is complete! I hope you enjoyed what has, once again, been a really stupid Moe-nth. Thank you to anyone who has took a Moe-ment to appreciate Springfield’s favourite bartender. Keep the Moe spirit in your heart all year round.
November 30, 2025 at 7:00 AM
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kimjustice.bsky.social
I've just put out a big old ZX Spectrum-centric compilation as something of a winter warmer, featuring classic games for the system that are both old and new. Enjoy :) youtu.be/k7UQn4xR_aA
ZX Spectrum OLD and NEW Compilation | Kim Justice
YouTube video by Kim Justice
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November 30, 2025 at 4:12 PM
nellucnhoj.bsky.social
I'm an excavator
I'm An Excavator
I'M AN EXCAVATOR
𝗜'𝗠 𝗔𝗡 𝗘𝗫𝗖𝗔𝗩𝗔𝗧𝗢𝗥
November 30, 2025 at 4:03 PM
nellucnhoj.bsky.social
The DnD "controversy" reminds me of when a family member told me the Batgirl movie getting cancelled for being "too woke" was good, because how dare they force diversity on us by making Batman a woman.

People like that haven't a clue what they're talking about. They just want an excuse to be mad.
November 30, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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docshaner.bsky.social
AQUAMAN.
Drawing of DC Comics character Aquaman swimming at the viewer at dangerous speeds. Why so fast? Slow down, Sea King. Detail of a drawing of DC Comics character Aquaman. I don't care if he doesn't have the beard in the comics right now, let me have my fun.
November 30, 2025 at 3:38 PM
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nellucnhoj.bsky.social
another day
6 panel comic P1: Cartoon me, sat at a table, drawing a comic on a sheet of paper. My character is thinking to himself "another day, another comic... Do I do this because I actually enjoy it? Or, do I do this because it is a means for me to avoid having to think about the late-stage capitalist hell we are all drowning in? P2: a beat, as cartoon me lifts the page to see what he's drawn P3: first person POV of the comic. It's titled "Freddy Fart Face." P4: close up of cartoon me as he stares silently at the page, with an uncertain look on his face P5: same POV, except now cartoon me has a big smile on his face P6: POV pans back to reveal the room cartoon me is sat in, which is shrouded in darkness. Out the window, a city is but jng in the distance, while the door to the room is barred shit with a plank of wood wedged under the doorknob. Cartoon me remains blissfully oblivious, as he stares smiling at his creation.
May 17, 2024 at 4:55 PM
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vghistory.bsky.social
soko-ban, commodore 64 (1988) www.mobygames.com/game/1715/so...
a man in a hard hat pushes a wooden create toward other wooden crate within a multiple story maze with lots of crates (there is a level above and below).
November 30, 2025 at 5:52 AM