Greg Carpenter
@gregcarpenter.bsky.social
Author of The British Invasion, an analysis of Alan Moore, Neil Gaiman, and Grant Morrison. Have written for Sequart, PopMatters, rogerebert. Also have a Ph.D. in English, but don't hold that against me.
Given Caligula’s most recent outburst, I’ve a sudden impulse to revisit I, Claudius.
January 19, 2026 at 7:08 PM
Given Caligula’s most recent outburst, I’ve a sudden impulse to revisit I, Claudius.
This piece by Chuck Klosterman is absolutely brilliant. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/04/o...
Opinion | Tom Brady Is Not the GOAT
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January 4, 2026 at 3:11 PM
This piece by Chuck Klosterman is absolutely brilliant. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/04/o...
Hanging out with the star of The Andersonville Trial.
October 11, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Hanging out with the star of The Andersonville Trial.
I have a student who referred to a comics creator as a "comicist."
Not sure that I've ever seen that before, but I kinda like it.
Not sure that I've ever seen that before, but I kinda like it.
September 7, 2025 at 12:13 AM
I have a student who referred to a comics creator as a "comicist."
Not sure that I've ever seen that before, but I kinda like it.
Not sure that I've ever seen that before, but I kinda like it.
Looking forward to hearing Peter Guralnick tonight at Parnassus Books. My son asked to come as well and I’m pretty sure he’s the only one in the room who was born after Jimmy Carter was President.
August 20, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Looking forward to hearing Peter Guralnick tonight at Parnassus Books. My son asked to come as well and I’m pretty sure he’s the only one in the room who was born after Jimmy Carter was President.
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my statement on Ai from the mini-comic I'm making as syllabus for a new class I'm teaching this fall. It's simple, but I pretty much said all I have to say on it - it robs you of decisions and struggle - and the joy of being surprised. It robs you of learning...
August 12, 2025 at 7:37 PM
my statement on Ai from the mini-comic I'm making as syllabus for a new class I'm teaching this fall. It's simple, but I pretty much said all I have to say on it - it robs you of decisions and struggle - and the joy of being surprised. It robs you of learning...
Reading an article in the Times about Peanuts and the writer keeps referring to Charlie Brown as “Charlie.” I can’t stand it.
August 14, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Reading an article in the Times about Peanuts and the writer keeps referring to Charlie Brown as “Charlie.” I can’t stand it.
Saw the FF movie tonight. I liked it. Didn't totally love it, but definitely liked it.
July 30, 2025 at 3:47 AM
Saw the FF movie tonight. I liked it. Didn't totally love it, but definitely liked it.
The new documentary has led me to take a deep dive into Billy Joel’s music. It’s not a bad place to be.
July 28, 2025 at 2:42 AM
The new documentary has led me to take a deep dive into Billy Joel’s music. It’s not a bad place to be.
I’ve never really listened to Billy Joel’s first album, Cold Spring Harbor, but I put it on repeat tonight and got obsessed. There’s an old saying that you should try to be the person your dog thinks you are. Well, along those lines, I want to be the person I am when I’m lost in an album like that.
July 23, 2025 at 5:32 AM
I’ve never really listened to Billy Joel’s first album, Cold Spring Harbor, but I put it on repeat tonight and got obsessed. There’s an old saying that you should try to be the person your dog thinks you are. Well, along those lines, I want to be the person I am when I’m lost in an album like that.
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/17/o...
Opinion | Students Want the Liberal Arts. Administrators, Not So Much.
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July 17, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/17/o...
Well, that was better than the one with Richard Pryor.
I guess?
I guess?
July 12, 2025 at 1:06 AM
Well, that was better than the one with Richard Pryor.
I guess?
I guess?
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This piece of him with Dizzy Gillespie was our main inspiration for our Hawkeye series and, in our minds, it was the opening credits theme for each issue. Thanks for all your great music, Lalo.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=AiU0...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=AiU0...
Fire Dance
YouTube video by Dizzy Gillespie - Topic
www.youtube.com
June 27, 2025 at 5:59 AM
This piece of him with Dizzy Gillespie was our main inspiration for our Hawkeye series and, in our minds, it was the opening credits theme for each issue. Thanks for all your great music, Lalo.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=AiU0...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=AiU0...
At the Elvis Barbershop Museum … because of course I am.
June 26, 2025 at 10:26 PM
At the Elvis Barbershop Museum … because of course I am.
I suddenly have ten times more optimism about the next Bond film than I did before.
June 26, 2025 at 4:02 AM
I suddenly have ten times more optimism about the next Bond film than I did before.
When you’re in Point Pleasant, WV, I figure ya gotta eat a Mothman burrito.
June 21, 2025 at 1:53 AM
When you’re in Point Pleasant, WV, I figure ya gotta eat a Mothman burrito.
Rule of Thumb: If you need two weeks to mull over whether or not you should go to war ... you probably should not go to war.
June 19, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Rule of Thumb: If you need two weeks to mull over whether or not you should go to war ... you probably should not go to war.
I played the Father's Day card and made everyone watch something they otherwise never would've picked. 🙂
June 16, 2025 at 12:56 AM
I played the Father's Day card and made everyone watch something they otherwise never would've picked. 🙂
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If useful to anyone for tomorrow or whenever, all printable off of my site spinweaveandcut.com/due-process/
June 13, 2025 at 7:45 PM
If useful to anyone for tomorrow or whenever, all printable off of my site spinweaveandcut.com/due-process/
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Senator Alex Padilla of California was removed by force from Kristi Noem’s presser and handcuffed for his free speech. This is what a fascist regime does that rejects the laws of the US. It should horrify every American. Let’s stop pretending we are approaching authoritarian rule. We are there.
June 12, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Senator Alex Padilla of California was removed by force from Kristi Noem’s presser and handcuffed for his free speech. This is what a fascist regime does that rejects the laws of the US. It should horrify every American. Let’s stop pretending we are approaching authoritarian rule. We are there.
American brownshirts
Despicable. Trump’s goons are roughing up and handcuffing
@padilla.senate.gov as he tries to ask a simple question.
This is what dictatorship looks like. Watch:
@padilla.senate.gov as he tries to ask a simple question.
This is what dictatorship looks like. Watch:
June 12, 2025 at 7:42 PM
American brownshirts
First time I tuned in to a cable news channel in over half a year. #GoodNightAndGoodLuck
June 8, 2025 at 1:54 AM
First time I tuned in to a cable news channel in over half a year. #GoodNightAndGoodLuck