Erik Missio
@erikmissio.bsky.social
A real piece of work in progress. Comics and music and wrestling and soccer and nature and, look, probably family stuff. Almost Toronto. (he, him)
Diving into the Booker winner. Pretty sure it’s going to be uplifting and feel-good.
November 30, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Diving into the Booker winner. Pretty sure it’s going to be uplifting and feel-good.
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this week inventor burt meyer died at age 99. he invented lite brite, rock ‘em sock ‘em robots, and mouse trap, a trifecta of my favorite childhood toys
November 30, 2025 at 2:49 PM
this week inventor burt meyer died at age 99. he invented lite brite, rock ‘em sock ‘em robots, and mouse trap, a trifecta of my favorite childhood toys
I don’t think I interact with many Toronto FC people here (which is probably healthier for my sanity tbh), but heads up that @tfcrepublic.bsky.social is having a Black Friday sale. Finally pulled the trigger on a subscription—great writing and reporting on all things #tfclive. ⚽️
TFC Republic Subscription Holiday Special
TFC Republic is running a Black Friday special discount on the price of monthly and yearly subscriptions!
www.tfcrepublic.ca
November 30, 2025 at 2:59 PM
I don’t think I interact with many Toronto FC people here (which is probably healthier for my sanity tbh), but heads up that @tfcrepublic.bsky.social is having a Black Friday sale. Finally pulled the trigger on a subscription—great writing and reporting on all things #tfclive. ⚽️
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Drawn & Quarterly's Holiday Flash Sale starts NOW!
What are you waiting for? Head over to drawnandquarterly.com to get up to 50% OFF on your favorite D&Q books til tomorrow night, Monday December 1st at 11:59 PM EST
What are you waiting for? Head over to drawnandquarterly.com to get up to 50% OFF on your favorite D&Q books til tomorrow night, Monday December 1st at 11:59 PM EST
November 30, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Drawn & Quarterly's Holiday Flash Sale starts NOW!
What are you waiting for? Head over to drawnandquarterly.com to get up to 50% OFF on your favorite D&Q books til tomorrow night, Monday December 1st at 11:59 PM EST
What are you waiting for? Head over to drawnandquarterly.com to get up to 50% OFF on your favorite D&Q books til tomorrow night, Monday December 1st at 11:59 PM EST
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Another cool find at Emerald Arch in Ecuador was this membracid treehopper (Anchistrotus sp.) with its enormous helmet. While much more sluggish compared to other treehoppers, this species is quick to break off and drop its helmet when disturbed, allowing it to take off swiftly to escape danger.
November 28, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Another cool find at Emerald Arch in Ecuador was this membracid treehopper (Anchistrotus sp.) with its enormous helmet. While much more sluggish compared to other treehoppers, this species is quick to break off and drop its helmet when disturbed, allowing it to take off swiftly to escape danger.
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For #NationalIllustrationDay, we're spoilt for choice by the illustrations we could post!
We've settled on this hand-coloured lithograph of Strelitzia reginae by Francis Bauer who was employed as first resident botanical at Kew in 1790 with the grand title of ‘Botanick Painter to His Majesty’.
We've settled on this hand-coloured lithograph of Strelitzia reginae by Francis Bauer who was employed as first resident botanical at Kew in 1790 with the grand title of ‘Botanick Painter to His Majesty’.
November 28, 2025 at 2:02 PM
For #NationalIllustrationDay, we're spoilt for choice by the illustrations we could post!
We've settled on this hand-coloured lithograph of Strelitzia reginae by Francis Bauer who was employed as first resident botanical at Kew in 1790 with the grand title of ‘Botanick Painter to His Majesty’.
We've settled on this hand-coloured lithograph of Strelitzia reginae by Francis Bauer who was employed as first resident botanical at Kew in 1790 with the grand title of ‘Botanick Painter to His Majesty’.
It’s the most wonderful time of the year!
(Happy kickoff day of Shawn’s thoughtful critiques on Every Corporate Christmas Tree in Toronto thread to all those who celebrate this joyous season.)
(Happy kickoff day of Shawn’s thoughtful critiques on Every Corporate Christmas Tree in Toronto thread to all those who celebrate this joyous season.)
Shops at Aura tree. Snow dusted wonderland under (for now) Canada’s tallest residential bldn. Formal skirt transitions to snow fam exploding w uncontainable joy in witnessing drive-by action Santa. A perfect scene to visit & revisit, each time seeing more. 11/10
#EveryCorporateChristmasTreeInToronto
#EveryCorporateChristmasTreeInToronto
November 28, 2025 at 12:50 PM
It’s the most wonderful time of the year!
(Happy kickoff day of Shawn’s thoughtful critiques on Every Corporate Christmas Tree in Toronto thread to all those who celebrate this joyous season.)
(Happy kickoff day of Shawn’s thoughtful critiques on Every Corporate Christmas Tree in Toronto thread to all those who celebrate this joyous season.)
🤘🏼DANKO JONES ALWAYS🤘🏼
"They move with purpose, say what they need to say, and keep the amps humming. Energized but unhurried. Confident but not complacent."
Our review of the new album from Danko Jones
montrealrocks.ca/album-review...
Our review of the new album from Danko Jones
montrealrocks.ca/album-review...
Album Review: Danko Jones - Leo Rising
Danko Jones, three decades into their career, sound like a band that knows exactly what it’s doing. Leo Rising, their twelfth album, doubles down on…
montrealrocks.ca
November 26, 2025 at 8:28 PM
🤘🏼DANKO JONES ALWAYS🤘🏼
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Handing back student work that’s been written by ChatGPT with a 0 followed by the comment “This essay will never stand in authentic wonder before the Beauty of God’s creation.”
Pope Leo XIV told students not to use artificial intelligence for homework, saying that AI ‘won’t stand in authentic wonder before the beauty of God’s creation.’
Even God Is Worried About ChatGPT
Pope Leo XIV told students not to use artificial intelligence for homework, saying that AI ‘won’t stand in authentic wonder before the beauty of God’s creation.’
www.vulture.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Handing back student work that’s been written by ChatGPT with a 0 followed by the comment “This essay will never stand in authentic wonder before the Beauty of God’s creation.”
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The Joker vs The Skipper Thanksgiving Dinner Showdown! Their fight over Anton is probably the most tragic aspect of what undoubtedly was a bitter feud, as I’m sure Anton used to play concertina at the Lobster Barrel before Cesar worked his charms to lure him away… “For you, my dear Anton - A PIANO!”
November 2, 2025 at 3:20 AM
The Joker vs The Skipper Thanksgiving Dinner Showdown! Their fight over Anton is probably the most tragic aspect of what undoubtedly was a bitter feud, as I’m sure Anton used to play concertina at the Lobster Barrel before Cesar worked his charms to lure him away… “For you, my dear Anton - A PIANO!”
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Here are 30 seconds of calm: pancake ice drifting down river, from the perspective of the N. Saskatchewan River’s north bank in Edmonton.
November 25, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Here are 30 seconds of calm: pancake ice drifting down river, from the perspective of the N. Saskatchewan River’s north bank in Edmonton.
Great review in which many of the reasons I love Ben Sears’ work are better articulated than I could have attempted.
He’s a singular cartoonist who makes me think of greats in other fields like animation and picture book illustration, but is also unmistakably Comics.
He’s a singular cartoonist who makes me think of greats in other fields like animation and picture book illustration, but is also unmistakably Comics.
the new shortbox comic from @bensears.bsky.social is getting a riso-printed physical edition, check it out and then pick it up:
Ben Sears does a biff bam pow with Young Shadow: Tunnel Vision
The cartoonist explores the expanses of hero comics.
doomrocket.substack.com
November 26, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Great review in which many of the reasons I love Ben Sears’ work are better articulated than I could have attempted.
He’s a singular cartoonist who makes me think of greats in other fields like animation and picture book illustration, but is also unmistakably Comics.
He’s a singular cartoonist who makes me think of greats in other fields like animation and picture book illustration, but is also unmistakably Comics.
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I once asked a bookseller at a large indie store how many people would have to buy a book for it to get the attention of the store buyer and cause an additional order and they said: Three.
I see some book piracy discourse, and, to make a positive argument in favor of buying books, your marginal ability to influence what books get published and support the careers of writers you like is massive compared to most other forms of media.
November 25, 2025 at 11:07 PM
I once asked a bookseller at a large indie store how many people would have to buy a book for it to get the attention of the store buyer and cause an additional order and they said: Three.
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Canada is releasing a set of stamps celebrating the nation's graphic novelists.
These stamps feature Kate Beaton, Jimmy Beaulieu, Guy Delisle, Julie Doucet, Bryan Lee O’Malley and Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas, alongside some of their famous works.
These stamps feature Kate Beaton, Jimmy Beaulieu, Guy Delisle, Julie Doucet, Bryan Lee O’Malley and Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas, alongside some of their famous works.
November 21, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Canada is releasing a set of stamps celebrating the nation's graphic novelists.
These stamps feature Kate Beaton, Jimmy Beaulieu, Guy Delisle, Julie Doucet, Bryan Lee O’Malley and Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas, alongside some of their famous works.
These stamps feature Kate Beaton, Jimmy Beaulieu, Guy Delisle, Julie Doucet, Bryan Lee O’Malley and Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas, alongside some of their famous works.
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Hi everybody I'm making a new comic called God's Bastards and I would love to know your thoughts. You can read it for free rn on my Patreon! No membership needed. link below.
November 23, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Hi everybody I'm making a new comic called God's Bastards and I would love to know your thoughts. You can read it for free rn on my Patreon! No membership needed. link below.
It’s always 3 am somewhere.
1990s house artists the KLF went into the funeral business 23 years after they burned a million quid and disappeared from the music industry and today is their annual Day of the Dead where they add more bricks containing human ashes to a pyramid that they plan to complete in 2323.
Man, everything is so bleak, anyone got a fun fact or little bit of trivia they want to share
November 23, 2025 at 9:46 PM
It’s always 3 am somewhere.
Libraries are the best. 🪲
November 23, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Libraries are the best. 🪲
Not an AEW guy, but saw some clips on Instagram and anyone who puts a belt on Samoa Joe is a-ok with me. Also: Swerve looks like the coolest guy to ever live.
November 23, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Not an AEW guy, but saw some clips on Instagram and anyone who puts a belt on Samoa Joe is a-ok with me. Also: Swerve looks like the coolest guy to ever live.
Do I… do I now love Vancouver Whitecaps?
November 23, 2025 at 5:44 AM
Do I… do I now love Vancouver Whitecaps?
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NEW comic debuting at the Massachusetts Independent Comics Exposition (MICE) in two weeks! December 6-7 at the Fuller Building at Boston University, 808 Commonwealth Avenue, Brookline, Massachusetts 02446!
November 21, 2025 at 7:58 PM
NEW comic debuting at the Massachusetts Independent Comics Exposition (MICE) in two weeks! December 6-7 at the Fuller Building at Boston University, 808 Commonwealth Avenue, Brookline, Massachusetts 02446!
This story has a lot of sentences that made my jaw drop progressively further and further.
The Fugees' Pras Michel Sentenced to 14 Years in Prison
The Fugees' Pras Michel Sentenced to 14 Years in Prison
Pras Michel of Fugees fame has been sentenced to 14 years in prison following his 2023 conviction on charges of political conspiracy and
dlvr.it
November 21, 2025 at 4:27 PM
This story has a lot of sentences that made my jaw drop progressively further and further.
IMPORTANT!
(I am just so so so so tired of all this, but I guess jumping through hoops to stop the anti-life machine is part of the deal when you use free, but also paid, software programs.)
(I am just so so so so tired of all this, but I guess jumping through hoops to stop the anti-life machine is part of the deal when you use free, but also paid, software programs.)
If you use GMail, AI (Gemini) was turned on yesterday by default and now scans all of your content for machine learning. To turn off, go to Settings>General and scroll down. Uncheck the box for "Smart features."
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
November 20, 2025 at 6:58 PM
IMPORTANT!
(I am just so so so so tired of all this, but I guess jumping through hoops to stop the anti-life machine is part of the deal when you use free, but also paid, software programs.)
(I am just so so so so tired of all this, but I guess jumping through hoops to stop the anti-life machine is part of the deal when you use free, but also paid, software programs.)