John Jakala
@jjakala.bsky.social
Reader and enjoyer of comics. You may remember me from such blogs as Grotesque Anatomy and Sporadic Sequential.
(Profile sketch by the great Gene Ha.)
(Profile sketch by the great Gene Ha.)
If Garfield has managed to be popular for so long just imagine what a hit a comic strip focused on cute li'l Hanako could be.
November 14, 2025 at 12:35 AM
If Garfield has managed to be popular for so long just imagine what a hit a comic strip focused on cute li'l Hanako could be.
A devoted pet owner.
November 14, 2025 at 12:33 AM
A devoted pet owner.
Kitten Thinks Of Nothing But Murder All Day
November 14, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Kitten Thinks Of Nothing But Murder All Day
Cabbage chopping techniques.
November 14, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Cabbage chopping techniques.
The smell of a fire bringing back pleasant memories.
November 13, 2025 at 11:56 PM
The smell of a fire bringing back pleasant memories.
Housewives hit hard.
November 13, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Housewives hit hard.
Fourteen volumes in and still one of my favorite funnybooks.
November 13, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Fourteen volumes in and still one of my favorite funnybooks.
"Mermaid Man in Love" from SpongeBob Comics No. 31, with art by Ramona Fradon.
November 13, 2025 at 10:48 PM
"Mermaid Man in Love" from SpongeBob Comics No. 31, with art by Ramona Fradon.
FWIW, Marvel's infinity comic works much better, with word balloons in the appropriate "panel" & the ability to see more context b/w panels as you scroll. The DC GO formatting is awful with word balloons just floating disconnected in white space. Maybe Marvel's has longer to figure out the format?
November 12, 2025 at 10:39 PM
FWIW, Marvel's infinity comic works much better, with word balloons in the appropriate "panel" & the ability to see more context b/w panels as you scroll. The DC GO formatting is awful with word balloons just floating disconnected in white space. Maybe Marvel's has longer to figure out the format?
Yeah, it sucks. Whatever this is, it ain't comics. (Sorry, Scott McCloud.)
November 12, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Yeah, it sucks. Whatever this is, it ain't comics. (Sorry, Scott McCloud.)
Interesting, I had no idea that we'd be getting more DC/Marvel crossovers digitally. The only downside is that they're both in their respective platform's dumb scrolling format.
November 12, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Interesting, I had no idea that we'd be getting more DC/Marvel crossovers digitally. The only downside is that they're both in their respective platform's dumb scrolling format.
Just noticed that the image on the back cover of the Dave Cockrum's X-Men Artifact Edition is a closeup of Cyclops' crotch.
November 12, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Just noticed that the image on the back cover of the Dave Cockrum's X-Men Artifact Edition is a closeup of Cyclops' crotch.
What a handsome fella.
November 12, 2025 at 7:21 PM
What a handsome fella.
Different sources I've read say Cockrum first proposed Nightcrawler as a new Legionnaire and later as a member of a new team named the Outsiders set in the Legion's era but the end result was DC rejected Cockrum's ideas so he brought them to Marvel. legionofsuperbloggers.blogspot.com/2017/11/from...
November 12, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Different sources I've read say Cockrum first proposed Nightcrawler as a new Legionnaire and later as a member of a new team named the Outsiders set in the Legion's era but the end result was DC rejected Cockrum's ideas so he brought them to Marvel. legionofsuperbloggers.blogspot.com/2017/11/from...
What If... Nightcrawler Had Joined The Legion of Super-Heroes Rather Than The X-Men?
November 12, 2025 at 6:59 PM
What If... Nightcrawler Had Joined The Legion of Super-Heroes Rather Than The X-Men?
Rule 63 Nightcrawler confirmed.
November 12, 2025 at 5:52 AM
Rule 63 Nightcrawler confirmed.
Nightcrawler and Vanisher tumble through alternate realities in this splash page from Bizarre Adventures #27.
November 12, 2025 at 5:49 AM
Nightcrawler and Vanisher tumble through alternate realities in this splash page from Bizarre Adventures #27.
Dave Cockrum's comedic cover to The Comic Reader #145.
November 12, 2025 at 5:46 AM
Dave Cockrum's comedic cover to The Comic Reader #145.
Gorgeous pencil sketch of Nightcrawler and Storm by Cockrum. And the kicker is that this was done on the back of X-Men #96, page 15, so the lucky recipient got two comic art treasures in one!
November 12, 2025 at 5:39 AM
Gorgeous pencil sketch of Nightcrawler and Storm by Cockrum. And the kicker is that this was done on the back of X-Men #96, page 15, so the lucky recipient got two comic art treasures in one!
Cockrum's pencils were pretty dang tight.
[Giant-Size X-Men #2, pages 15 & 16. Two pencil pages from the aborted sequel to Giant-Size X-Men #1, scrapped when the series was relaunched with X-Men #94.]
[Giant-Size X-Men #2, pages 15 & 16. Two pencil pages from the aborted sequel to Giant-Size X-Men #1, scrapped when the series was relaunched with X-Men #94.]
November 12, 2025 at 5:35 AM
Cockrum's pencils were pretty dang tight.
[Giant-Size X-Men #2, pages 15 & 16. Two pencil pages from the aborted sequel to Giant-Size X-Men #1, scrapped when the series was relaunched with X-Men #94.]
[Giant-Size X-Men #2, pages 15 & 16. Two pencil pages from the aborted sequel to Giant-Size X-Men #1, scrapped when the series was relaunched with X-Men #94.]
Time to crack open some Cockrum.
November 12, 2025 at 5:29 AM
Time to crack open some Cockrum.
I may never go to sleep.
November 12, 2025 at 4:57 AM
I may never go to sleep.
