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David Marshall
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UX designer and developer by day, comic book creator at night. Honest miracles at reasonable prices.
Time lady
November 25, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Praying this update to watchOS 26 isn't a complete derailment.
www.apple.com/os/watchos/
November 25, 2025 at 6:19 PM
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
Original art of the cover, in all its paste-up glory
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November 25, 2025 at 4:35 PM
No idea.
November 25, 2025 at 1:47 PM
The comments on Nicola Scott's tweet are enlightening.
twitter.com/nicolascotta...
November 25, 2025 at 1:40 PM
The first PANEL.
November 25, 2025 at 1:38 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."
November 25, 2025 at 1:37 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 1:36 PM
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
November 25, 2025 at 10:54 AM
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
When "keeping it real" goes wrong
November 25, 2025 at 10:34 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
November 25, 2025 at 10:29 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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November 25, 2025 at 10:14 AM
Splash page
November 25, 2025 at 9:50 AM
"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 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
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
John Workman lettered John Byrne's exposition dump quite nicely. #wordycomics #writethefuckingnovel #handlettering #comicbooklettering
November 25, 2025 at 9:12 AM
Hashtags! Here are some more pages that should've been a novel:
#wordycomics #writethefuckingnovel #handlettering #comicbooklettering #artofthecomicbook
November 25, 2025 at 9:05 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
November 25, 2025 at 5:04 AM
Tina Weymouth and Grandmaster Flash in New York City, 1981. Photo by Laura Levine for NY Rocker magazine.
www.instagram.com/p/DRaarztEuYZ
November 25, 2025 at 4:45 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
November 25, 2025 at 4:37 AM
Creatively subversive bumper stickers
www.instagram.com/p/DRN8cArgQRC
November 24, 2025 at 8:26 PM