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J.R. (Bskying til There's Somewhere Better)
@candidgamera.bsky.social
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Atomic reptile. He/Him.

West Virginian Democrat and terrible movie aficionado. (The movies are terrible! I'm okay.)

For Truth, Justice, and a Better Tomorrow.
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Hey, look, @d20monkey.bsky.social - you're my /first/ favorite streamer!
My Twitch Recap, showing 683 hours watched, 203 days visited, 2000 chats sent, top channels as d20monkey, Rubymadhatter, theglasscannon, demibob7_vs, and brutalmoose. Top categories watched are Clair Obscur : Expedition 33, Stellaris, Rimworld, Dead by Daylight, and Star Wars : The Old Republic.
December 3, 2025 at 2:41 PM
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I am chagrined to discover I posted one - ONE! - image without alt text. I like the social bubble display, though.
Bubble chart visualization showing accounts I interacted with, sized by total interactions across all engagement types in 2025. Top interacted accounts: @rincewind.run, @thatweissguy.bsky.social, @radiodeadair.com, @chrisgeidner.bsky.social, @lithera.bsky.social (from Anisota's Annual Bluesky Harvest)
December 3, 2025 at 5:13 AM
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My stepbrother is sleepy.
A dozing Australian Shepherd with a hand stroking the side of his face.
November 27, 2025 at 2:53 AM
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Kickstarter reward arrived today. #ttrpg #tmnt
The new hardcover redux books of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles rpg; the core book and Transdimensional Adventures.
November 25, 2025 at 4:54 PM
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It's #comics #sketch time! Jude Gallagher's Shrinking Violet, from 3 Rivers Con, in 2017. It's always nice when I can get color in the sketch, affordably. This is Reboot Vi, post-possession by the Emerald Eye.

#losh #legion #lsh
A full-color sketch down with markers of Shrinking Violet, AKA Salu Digby. She is depicted from the shoulders, up, as a dark-haired, light-skinned young woman with pale purple eyes, a wine-colored headband, and a purple and yellow flower on her uniform near the left collarbone. Drawn by Jude Gallagher at 3 Rivers Con in 2017.
November 19, 2025 at 7:15 PM
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@d20monkey.bsky.social I blame you! ;)
November 15, 2025 at 9:15 PM
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Aussies are so smart. And very treat motivated. Mom's Aussie, Dingo, is also very bossy.
A blue merle Australian Shepherd dog on a brown couch, wearing a pirate hat.
November 5, 2025 at 8:44 PM
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Work in Progress.
A protest sign, not yet colored, reading 'America = No Kings, No Fuhrer'
October 17, 2025 at 9:22 PM
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Planning a year of rotating one and two shots. Not pictured : Lancer, Draw Steel. (I only own them digitally.)

Taking a break from Cthulhu by Gaslight for just a bit.

#ttrpg #callofcthulhu
A stack of tabletop role playing game books and box sets. Including (from top to bottom) Fabula Ultima, Outgunned, Call of Cthulhu, Mutants and Masterminds, Traveller, They Came From Beyond The Grave!, Dungeon Crawl Classics, Star Trek Adventures, and Dragonbane.
September 27, 2025 at 6:12 PM
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Unexpected Subgenius references in X-Factor #47. #comics
Two panels from X-Factor #47, showing a television cereal commercial, and two teenage boys in a dorm watching television.
September 9, 2025 at 12:15 AM
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Hey, posting another #comics #sketch - from 3 Rivers Con, in 2017, I got @petergkrause.bsky.social to do a pencil rendering of Element Lad! Love the expressive face on him.

#legion #losh
A pencil sketch of Element Lad, of the Legion of Super-Heroes, by Peter Krause. The sketch is a bust, from the upper chest and shoulders to the head. Jan is depicted with white skin, curly light-colored hair, and wearing his early 1980's uniform, a jumpsuit emblazoned with a prominent symbol - the letter 'E' in the Interlac font.
August 26, 2025 at 11:14 PM
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Now if they will release a Lego Dollansky, my collection will be complete.
The front of the box for Lego's release of the Transformer Soundwave, Decepticon communications specialist.
August 16, 2025 at 1:42 PM
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My protest sign today.
Posterboard with the writing: The EP Files. The truth is in there.
August 2, 2025 at 9:21 PM
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Don't overthink it: what comic book panels/pages live in your head rent-free? Drop four and tag #comicsdna

Well, one comes to mind immediately..
Superman punching Batman, who is wearing a Santa Suit over his costume, as two shocked children look on. 'Season's Greeting!' is emblazoned in text overhead, and in the lower right, the Elseworlds logo appears.
July 31, 2025 at 12:10 AM
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Did I just use an empty MiniBrands container ball to safely eject a large moth from my home? Yes.

Did I say 'Venomoth, I choose you!' as I let it go? Also yes.
A baseball sized white plastic sphere with a seam line running around its circumference.
July 22, 2025 at 2:59 PM
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Oh, and I haven't posted a sketch in a while. Here's Blok, by David Newbold. From WV PopCon 2016. Fantastic colors.

#comics #sketch #losh #legionnaire #legionofsuperheroes
A full-color sketch of Blok, of the Legion of Super-Heroes, by David Newbold. Blok is a humanoid of living, grey stone from the planet Dryad. This is a full-figure picture, and he is posed as if ready for combat. His uniform is yellow and blue.
July 11, 2025 at 1:42 AM
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Post your choice for alternate reality president that isn’t President Whitmore from Independence Day.
A black man tears open a dress shirt to reveal a yellow and gold S symbol. He is President Calvin Ellis, the Superman of his parallel reality.
July 7, 2025 at 3:05 PM
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A crowd gathers as we wait for the dealer hall to open at 10am. #originsgamefair
A crowd of people in the Columbus convention center.
June 20, 2025 at 1:58 PM
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Had a fun Lower Decks adventure this afternoon, but now we are getting ready to start the Smithee Awards! #smithees
A crowd awaits the Smithee Awards, and three of the crew set up at the stage in front.
June 19, 2025 at 11:04 PM
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Trying out a new boardgame at #originsgamefair - Executive Producer.
The Kickstarter promo poster for Executive Producer, a movie making board game.
June 19, 2025 at 2:04 PM
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I met Kevin Maguire at 3 Rivers Con in 2016, and I knew I had to have a sketch. With time and financial constraints, I settled on a head-only, so I picked a Legionnaire who is very identifiable from the neck up - Colossal Boy!

#comics #sketch #losh #legionnaire #legionofsuperheroes
Gim Allon, AKA Colossal Boy, as drawn and colored by Kevin Maguire. Gim is in his classic Legion costume, drawn from the neck up - a red, open-faced cowl, with blue disks over the ears and a small blue gem centered on his forehead. He is white, with brown hair and eyes, and a concerned look on his face.
June 16, 2025 at 9:03 PM
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I mean, A LOT like Mike.
An older white man in a blue scarf and blue toboggan cap smiles creepily as he advances towards a victim, with a hook in his hand.
June 16, 2025 at 3:06 AM
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Tandy Color Computer II. I remember programming in Basic and playing Dungeons of Daggorath.
A picture of the Tandy Color Computer II, a glorified fat keyboard. Picture from https://oldcomputermuseum.com/tandy_coco2.html
June 10, 2025 at 9:16 PM
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I am also currently rereading Chase (1998), and found this in issue #4. #comics
A comics panel from Chase #4, from 1998. Two DEO agents in hazmat suits carry awat Acidia in a tank, reading her a variation on Miranda rights. '.. right to maintain a secret identity until such time as charges are filed against you. You have the right to have an attorney present at the time of your unmasking. If...'
June 9, 2025 at 3:35 AM
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Longbox cat is long.

#comics
One of the shop cats at Comics Paradise Plus in Morgantown, WV - Finn or Artoo. He is laying out on his side in the lid of a comics longbox, filling it perfectly. He is a black and brown tabby cat.
June 4, 2025 at 6:47 PM