Hagai Palevsky (he/him)
@dialhforhagai.bsky.social
Writer, critic, translator. Street cat photographer. President of the Great Clown Pagliacci fan club. Enjoyer of posts and content.
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HORTUS SANITATIS, Frédéric Coché (Fréon, 2000). I’ve remarked in the past that Coché is what all other ‘spiritual’ wordless comics want to be but can’t manage — beguiling, opaque, expansive. I can’t say I understand it, but I do find myself wanting to — more than I can say for a lot of other comics…
November 25, 2025 at 10:29 PM
HORTUS SANITATIS, Frédéric Coché (Fréon, 2000). I’ve remarked in the past that Coché is what all other ‘spiritual’ wordless comics want to be but can’t manage — beguiling, opaque, expansive. I can’t say I understand it, but I do find myself wanting to — more than I can say for a lot of other comics…
CELEBRATED SUMMER by Charles Forsman (Fantagraphics, 2013): just about the perfect comic for Where I’m At right now — a really sharp bit of emotional avoidance. Quite taken with this one; between this and TEOTFW, Forsman has a special way of making books that read super fast without feeling slight.
November 24, 2025 at 10:16 PM
CELEBRATED SUMMER by Charles Forsman (Fantagraphics, 2013): just about the perfect comic for Where I’m At right now — a really sharp bit of emotional avoidance. Quite taken with this one; between this and TEOTFW, Forsman has a special way of making books that read super fast without feeling slight.
First time I’m hearing this term, but it was great. Mostly great to see a lot of people, which to me is what these trips are all about.
November 23, 2025 at 11:26 PM
First time I’m hearing this term, but it was great. Mostly great to see a lot of people, which to me is what these trips are all about.
Hmm… oddly drawing a blank. I need to think about this.
November 23, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Hmm… oddly drawing a blank. I need to think about this.
Continued my tradition of song-based commissions at Thought Bubble this year, with this gorgeous piece by @jennacha.bsky.social, based on “‘Til I Die” by the Beach Boys:
November 23, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Continued my tradition of song-based commissions at Thought Bubble this year, with this gorgeous piece by @jennacha.bsky.social, based on “‘Til I Die” by the Beach Boys:
Turner: sketch (“The Arrival of Louis-Philippe: Shipping in Portsmouth Harbour”) versus reimagined, if incomplete, painting (“The Arrival of Louis-Philippe at the Royal Clarence Yard, Gosport, 8 October 1844”)
November 22, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Turner: sketch (“The Arrival of Louis-Philippe: Shipping in Portsmouth Harbour”) versus reimagined, if incomplete, painting (“The Arrival of Louis-Philippe at the Royal Clarence Yard, Gosport, 8 October 1844”)
“Hagai you have three more days left on your trip why are you posting book haul photos now” because I’m hoping if I post these then I can resist the compulsion to buy more. “Wow Hagai that really is a lot of books that you bought on this trip” thanks I have a shopping problem
November 19, 2025 at 11:32 PM
“Hagai you have three more days left on your trip why are you posting book haul photos now” because I’m hoping if I post these then I can resist the compulsion to buy more. “Wow Hagai that really is a lot of books that you bought on this trip” thanks I have a shopping problem
Kensington Gardens after sunset
November 19, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Kensington Gardens after sunset
One of the Frémok comics I bought when I was in Rome was ÉN SERIE by Aude Semama. Buying a book I’d fully never heard of is—admittedly—a fairly rare occasion for me, but Semama’s art just immediately entranced me. Immediately inspiring and energizing.
November 18, 2025 at 11:31 PM
One of the Frémok comics I bought when I was in Rome was ÉN SERIE by Aude Semama. Buying a book I’d fully never heard of is—admittedly—a fairly rare occasion for me, but Semama’s art just immediately entranced me. Immediately inspiring and energizing.
If you’re going to Thought Bubble, you can get two comics I wrote in print:
ZOOT #5, including “A Load Off” — at @hotelfred.bsky.social’s table (Redshirt Hall E8)
SOLACE COUNTY #3, including “Going Up” — at @jmarshallsmith.bsky.social’s table (ComiXology C24)
ZOOT #5, including “A Load Off” — at @hotelfred.bsky.social’s table (Redshirt Hall E8)
SOLACE COUNTY #3, including “Going Up” — at @jmarshallsmith.bsky.social’s table (ComiXology C24)
November 13, 2025 at 1:47 PM
If you’re going to Thought Bubble, you can get two comics I wrote in print:
ZOOT #5, including “A Load Off” — at @hotelfred.bsky.social’s table (Redshirt Hall E8)
SOLACE COUNTY #3, including “Going Up” — at @jmarshallsmith.bsky.social’s table (ComiXology C24)
ZOOT #5, including “A Load Off” — at @hotelfred.bsky.social’s table (Redshirt Hall E8)
SOLACE COUNTY #3, including “Going Up” — at @jmarshallsmith.bsky.social’s table (ComiXology C24)
Well then where the fuck do they lead
November 10, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Well then where the fuck do they lead
hey boss! got the logo you wanted me to design. hope it doesn’t look like anything else lol
November 10, 2025 at 9:43 AM
hey boss! got the logo you wanted me to design. hope it doesn’t look like anything else lol
had never noticed this in the pro-shot pictures but there were very clearly two figures drawn on the canvas of “Present and Past” that de Chirico painted over, which is really cool to see and a reminder that there really is no replacement for seeing the work in person
November 8, 2025 at 11:18 PM
had never noticed this in the pro-shot pictures but there were very clearly two figures drawn on the canvas of “Present and Past” that de Chirico painted over, which is really cool to see and a reminder that there really is no replacement for seeing the work in person
saw some de Chirico today… that’s my guy right there
November 8, 2025 at 11:14 PM
saw some de Chirico today… that’s my guy right there
Brian Wilson? From DUCK DODGERS?
November 3, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Brian Wilson? From DUCK DODGERS?
And the cover…
November 3, 2025 at 5:41 PM
And the cover…
For six dollars, we are also offering a process edition. This comic was written more loosely than my usual and, so this process edition is honestly highly recommended as well, to see Justin bring it to life over time. Again, you can find it here:
hagaipalevsky.itch.io/thoughtiheard
(2/2)
hagaipalevsky.itch.io/thoughtiheard
(2/2)
November 3, 2025 at 3:53 PM
For six dollars, we are also offering a process edition. This comic was written more loosely than my usual and, so this process edition is honestly highly recommended as well, to see Justin bring it to life over time. Again, you can find it here:
hagaipalevsky.itch.io/thoughtiheard
(2/2)
hagaipalevsky.itch.io/thoughtiheard
(2/2)
“I Thought I Heard Your Voice Just Then” is a new eight-page comic drawn by @jlaguff.bsky.social and written by myself. You can read it below or purchase it on a pay-what-you-want basis on Itch.io (which I recommend, Bluesky compression being what it is):
hagaipalevsky.itch.io/thoughtiheard
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hagaipalevsky.itch.io/thoughtiheard
(1/2)
November 3, 2025 at 3:53 PM
“I Thought I Heard Your Voice Just Then” is a new eight-page comic drawn by @jlaguff.bsky.social and written by myself. You can read it below or purchase it on a pay-what-you-want basis on Itch.io (which I recommend, Bluesky compression being what it is):
hagaipalevsky.itch.io/thoughtiheard
(1/2)
hagaipalevsky.itch.io/thoughtiheard
(1/2)
I’ve never watched any.
November 1, 2025 at 9:51 PM
I’ve never watched any.
While I’m out here meeting Paddington Bear, our PRESIDENT cannot BEAR to be in a meeting to save our country. RT if you agree
November 1, 2025 at 8:35 PM
While I’m out here meeting Paddington Bear, our PRESIDENT cannot BEAR to be in a meeting to save our country. RT if you agree
a late-night tease from my one and for the foreseeable future only autobio comic
October 31, 2025 at 12:24 AM
a late-night tease from my one and for the foreseeable future only autobio comic
Today’s mail, courtesy of Mexico City’s Máquina de Aplausos — a collection of Seth’s writing on comics, plus a fun repro of an excerpt from GREAT NORTHERN BROTHERHOOD OF CANADIAN CARTOONISTS. (Seth made a tiny gumball comic to go with it but my package came torn — must’ve fallen out. Womp womp!)
October 27, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Today’s mail, courtesy of Mexico City’s Máquina de Aplausos — a collection of Seth’s writing on comics, plus a fun repro of an excerpt from GREAT NORTHERN BROTHERHOOD OF CANADIAN CARTOONISTS. (Seth made a tiny gumball comic to go with it but my package came torn — must’ve fallen out. Womp womp!)
maybe the single funniest “we can’t use the actual name” bit I’ve ever seen
October 26, 2025 at 8:46 PM
maybe the single funniest “we can’t use the actual name” bit I’ve ever seen
Jonathan Oates, the soldier who killed Bin Laden // comics writer Tom King
October 25, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Jonathan Oates, the soldier who killed Bin Laden // comics writer Tom King