David Marshall
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UX designer and developer by day, comic book creator at night. Honest miracles at reasonable prices.
Praying this update to watchOS 26 isn't a complete derailment.
www.apple.com/os/watchos/
www.apple.com/os/watchos/
November 25, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Praying this update to watchOS 26 isn't a complete derailment.
www.apple.com/os/watchos/
www.apple.com/os/watchos/
Buscema's note to Lee on the original art (bottom of the final page): "Near Earth, still in the future."
November 25, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Buscema's note to Lee on the original art (bottom of the final page): "Near Earth, still in the future."
Original art of the cover, in all its paste-up glory
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November 25, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Original art of the cover, in all its paste-up glory
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The comments on Nicola Scott's tweet are enlightening.
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November 25, 2025 at 1:40 PM
The comments on Nicola Scott's tweet are enlightening.
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Nicola Scott: "Graphic novels are called GRAPHIC novels for a fucking reason. This bullshit is exhausting. I've worked on scripts that barely explain what's happening, sometimes with no dialogue. I have to work out what the hell’s going on, make it make sense, emotional & visually interesting."
November 25, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Nicola Scott: "Graphic novels are called GRAPHIC novels for a fucking reason. This bullshit is exhausting. I've worked on scripts that barely explain what's happening, sometimes with no dialogue. I have to work out what the hell’s going on, make it make sense, emotional & visually interesting."
Alan Moore wrote a novella to describe just the first PANEL of Watchmen. Dave Gibbons had to break out the highlighters just to figure out what to draw. #writethefuckingnovel already.
November 25, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Alan Moore wrote a novella to describe just the first PANEL of Watchmen. Dave Gibbons had to break out the highlighters just to figure out what to draw. #writethefuckingnovel already.
November 25, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Typically complicated word balloon placement in silver age Marvel comics. Isolated panel from The Avengers #16, 1966. "The Old Order Changeth!" plot and layouts by Jack Kirby, illustrated by Dick Ayers, Stan Lee script lettered by Artie Simek.
www.comics.org/issue/19164
www.comics.org/issue/19164
November 25, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Typically complicated word balloon placement in silver age Marvel comics. Isolated panel from The Avengers #16, 1966. "The Old Order Changeth!" plot and layouts by Jack Kirby, illustrated by Dick Ayers, Stan Lee script lettered by Artie Simek.
www.comics.org/issue/19164
www.comics.org/issue/19164
In the fine print: "This suit protects you from getting screwed out of your check by Martin Goodman."
November 25, 2025 at 10:43 AM
In the fine print: "This suit protects you from getting screwed out of your check by Martin Goodman."
When "keeping it real" goes wrong
November 25, 2025 at 10:34 AM
When "keeping it real" goes wrong
That's alright, MJ. Rock Hudson made other plans. Panel from original art of The Amazing Spider-Man #43, 1966.
www.comics.org/issue/20595
www.comics.org/issue/20595
November 25, 2025 at 10:29 AM
That's alright, MJ. Rock Hudson made other plans. Panel from original art of The Amazing Spider-Man #43, 1966.
www.comics.org/issue/20595
www.comics.org/issue/20595
In the dumbest ending of a time travel story ever written, the Surfer gets to future by flying past the speed of light in Silver Surfer #6, 1969.
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November 25, 2025 at 10:14 AM
In the dumbest ending of a time travel story ever written, the Surfer gets to future by flying past the speed of light in Silver Surfer #6, 1969.
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"The Living Statues" by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko (lettered by Artie Simek) for Amazing Adult Fantasy #12, 1962
November 25, 2025 at 9:49 AM
"The Living Statues" by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko (lettered by Artie Simek) for Amazing Adult Fantasy #12, 1962
"The Secret of the Universe" by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko (lettered by Artie Simek) for Amazing Adult Fantasy #11, 1962
November 25, 2025 at 9:49 AM
"The Secret of the Universe" by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko (lettered by Artie Simek) for Amazing Adult Fantasy #11, 1962
Jack Kirby citing Einstein's Theory of Relativity to show time moving slower in space in Sky Masters Sunday strip for March 1, 1959
November 25, 2025 at 9:33 AM
Jack Kirby citing Einstein's Theory of Relativity to show time moving slower in space in Sky Masters Sunday strip for March 1, 1959
John Workman lettered John Byrne's exposition dump quite nicely. #wordycomics #writethefuckingnovel #handlettering #comicbooklettering
November 25, 2025 at 9:12 AM
John Workman lettered John Byrne's exposition dump quite nicely. #wordycomics #writethefuckingnovel #handlettering #comicbooklettering
Hashtags! Here are some more pages that should've been a novel:
#wordycomics #writethefuckingnovel #handlettering #comicbooklettering #artofthecomicbook
#wordycomics #writethefuckingnovel #handlettering #comicbooklettering #artofthecomicbook
November 25, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Hashtags! Here are some more pages that should've been a novel:
#wordycomics #writethefuckingnovel #handlettering #comicbooklettering #artofthecomicbook
#wordycomics #writethefuckingnovel #handlettering #comicbooklettering #artofthecomicbook
This 1937 Slim and Tubby strip by John J. Welsh is so wordy, Bernie Krigstein could stretch it out for at least eight pages. #wordycomics #writethefuckingnovel #handlettering #comicbooklettering
November 25, 2025 at 5:04 AM
This 1937 Slim and Tubby strip by John J. Welsh is so wordy, Bernie Krigstein could stretch it out for at least eight pages. #wordycomics #writethefuckingnovel #handlettering #comicbooklettering
Tina Weymouth and Grandmaster Flash in New York City, 1981. Photo by Laura Levine for NY Rocker magazine.
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www.instagram.com/p/DRaarztEuYZ
November 25, 2025 at 4:45 AM
Tina Weymouth and Grandmaster Flash in New York City, 1981. Photo by Laura Levine for NY Rocker magazine.
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Superman story "Powerstone" by writer Jerry Siegel and artist John Sikela for Action Comics #47, 1942. The superheroic letterer is uncredited. #wordycomics #writethefuckingnovel #handlettering #comicbooklettering
www.comics.org/issue/2093
www.comics.org/issue/2093
November 25, 2025 at 4:37 AM
Superman story "Powerstone" by writer Jerry Siegel and artist John Sikela for Action Comics #47, 1942. The superheroic letterer is uncredited. #wordycomics #writethefuckingnovel #handlettering #comicbooklettering
www.comics.org/issue/2093
www.comics.org/issue/2093
Creatively subversive bumper stickers
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www.instagram.com/p/DRN8cArgQRC
November 24, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Creatively subversive bumper stickers
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