Justin Aclin
@justinaclin.com
Graphic novel writer/novelist. New book coming soon from @papercutzgn.bsky.social! Video game PR at Golin. Former ToyFare editor. Husband & father to wonderful people. He/Him. justinaclin.com | newsletter.justinaclin.com
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Justin Aclin
@justinaclin.com
· Nov 27
Hi, new Bluesky followers! Three things to know about me:
1) I'm working on a MG graphic novel for @madcavestudios.bsky.social/Papercutz with @maxbare.bsky.social that's going to be fantastic, in several ways.
2) In 2013 I wrote the hottest Star Wars comic of Dec. 2020.
3) Also, I do PR for Nintendo
1) I'm working on a MG graphic novel for @madcavestudios.bsky.social/Papercutz with @maxbare.bsky.social that's going to be fantastic, in several ways.
2) In 2013 I wrote the hottest Star Wars comic of Dec. 2020.
3) Also, I do PR for Nintendo
I've seen art from this and it looks [redacted]*
*(great)
*(great)
Signed my contract today for a creator-owned graphic novel!! It's called [redacted] being published by [redacted] in spring 2027 with art by my friend and collaborator [redacted]
December 20, 2025 at 2:25 PM
I've seen art from this and it looks [redacted]*
*(great)
*(great)
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The former Wizard employee group chat has been on this all afternoon, and personally I'm at the stage where I'm trying to figure out if this is more or less embarrassing than the time he went on the Tyra Banks talk show.
BREAKING NEWS:
Gareb Shamus was on the latest episode of Real Housewives of Beverly Hills. Here he is on a speed date with Rachel Zoe, claiming he started Comic Con.
Gareb Shamus was on the latest episode of Real Housewives of Beverly Hills. Here he is on a speed date with Rachel Zoe, claiming he started Comic Con.
December 19, 2025 at 10:05 PM
The former Wizard employee group chat has been on this all afternoon, and personally I'm at the stage where I'm trying to figure out if this is more or less embarrassing than the time he went on the Tyra Banks talk show.
Reserving judgment until I see it with mine own eyes, but this could be A Holiday Miracle.
GAREB SHAMUS WAS ON A REAL HOUSEWIVES?!?!?!?!?
December 19, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Reserving judgment until I see it with mine own eyes, but this could be A Holiday Miracle.
If she really remembered them she wouldn't be rushing to show her children.
A mom buying TWISTED TOYFARE THEATER books from me because she remembered the strips from TOYFARE Magazine as a kid and wanted to show her children. Anyway, in conclusion, I'm old.
December 19, 2025 at 2:51 AM
If she really remembered them she wouldn't be rushing to show her children.
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December 18, 2025 at 10:43 PM
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When I see an ad boasting of all that A.I. can create for me
December 13, 2025 at 4:12 AM
When I see an ad boasting of all that A.I. can create for me
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I am mindful as ever that pop-culture people’s politics takes can be ill-informed but they cannot remotely compete with politics people’s bad culture takes
I was asked what I thought now that #pluribus has reached seven episodes.
I’m not seeing any of the liberal subtext some folks are seeing. But I’ve learned to watch the show by fast forwarding through the long, artsy stretches where no one speaks.
There were exactly 2 lines of interesting dialogue.
I’m not seeing any of the liberal subtext some folks are seeing. But I’ve learned to watch the show by fast forwarding through the long, artsy stretches where no one speaks.
There were exactly 2 lines of interesting dialogue.
December 13, 2025 at 5:27 PM
I am mindful as ever that pop-culture people’s politics takes can be ill-informed but they cannot remotely compete with politics people’s bad culture takes
Sliding down the wrong timeline ever since.
25 years ago today, SCOTUS elected George W Bush president of the United States by blocking completion of a voting canvass in Florida. A subsequent canvass by the Associated Press showed that Bush's rival, Al Gore, had won the race in Florida—and thus the contest for the presidency—by 700 votes.
December 12, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Sliding down the wrong timeline ever since.
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Can't even describe the Proust's Madeleine moment I had when I recently saw footage from Tonic Trouble, a game I used to have kids play when I was a camp "computer counselor" and which I had completely forgotten about.
#client
#client
Rayman 2: The Great Escape and Tonic Trouble coming to Nintendo 64 Classics for Switch Online Expansion Pack members on Dec 17th
December 10, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Can't even describe the Proust's Madeleine moment I had when I recently saw footage from Tonic Trouble, a game I used to have kids play when I was a camp "computer counselor" and which I had completely forgotten about.
#client
#client
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for too long, the left wing in this nation has put forward only candidates who represent the "young and cool" or "curmudgeonly" identity groups
finally, lame middle-aged left-wing parents have a candidate we can see ourselves in
finally, lame middle-aged left-wing parents have a candidate we can see ourselves in
I’m running for Congress because we need leaders who will fight, not fold. I recognize this moment, and I’m ready to meet it. #FightDontFold #LanderForNYC #LanderForCongress
December 10, 2025 at 1:37 PM
for too long, the left wing in this nation has put forward only candidates who represent the "young and cool" or "curmudgeonly" identity groups
finally, lame middle-aged left-wing parents have a candidate we can see ourselves in
finally, lame middle-aged left-wing parents have a candidate we can see ourselves in
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Look my comic doesn’t have a Spider-Man in it or a Superman in it, and it’s not by what I’d call a “comics luminary” and it doesn’t have dozens of variant covers, and it’s not technically even a physical object (yet) BUT
It’s got an iron baseball bat and it’s pretty great
amzn.to/48cSXMK
It’s got an iron baseball bat and it’s pretty great
amzn.to/48cSXMK
December 10, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Look my comic doesn’t have a Spider-Man in it or a Superman in it, and it’s not by what I’d call a “comics luminary” and it doesn’t have dozens of variant covers, and it’s not technically even a physical object (yet) BUT
It’s got an iron baseball bat and it’s pretty great
amzn.to/48cSXMK
It’s got an iron baseball bat and it’s pretty great
amzn.to/48cSXMK
Gosh, remember when every other Saturday morning cartoon was based on a comedian for some reason? This one, Camp Candy, Ed Grimley, Howie Mandel's Bobby's World (which was actually pretty good?)...
Sometimes I wonder “why in God’s name did the Louis Anderson Saturday morning cartoon LIFE WITH LOUIE get made?” but then I remember the blockbuster sales of the Louis Anderson action figure line, and it makes more sense
December 8, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Gosh, remember when every other Saturday morning cartoon was based on a comedian for some reason? This one, Camp Candy, Ed Grimley, Howie Mandel's Bobby's World (which was actually pretty good?)...
I thought I had a joke about Prometheus. It's really gnawing at me.
I had a joke about Sisyphus but I’m struggling to reach the punchline.
I had a joke about Narcissus but I got distracted by something I saw.
December 8, 2025 at 4:22 PM
I thought I had a joke about Prometheus. It's really gnawing at me.
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Finally modern audiences will get to experience what Star Wars was like before they got an Englishman to dub over Alec Guinness’s New Jersey accent
"Part of Lucasfilm’s yearlong 50th anniversary celebration, a newly restored version of the classic Star Wars (1977) theatrical release — later renamed Star Wars: A New Hope — will play in theaters for a limited time." www.starwars.com/news/star-wa...
I AM SAT
I AM SAT
December 5, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Finally modern audiences will get to experience what Star Wars was like before they got an Englishman to dub over Alec Guinness’s New Jersey accent
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Congratulations, David Zaslav, on being the most destructive force in US entertainment in the entire history of show business
December 5, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Congratulations, David Zaslav, on being the most destructive force in US entertainment in the entire history of show business
Yet another pop culture reference I never experienced but knew through the elder Gen X writers of Twisted ToyFare Theatre. (We'd go on to include Space Lincoln in strips I wrote, as references became self-referential.)
December 4, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Yet another pop culture reference I never experienced but knew through the elder Gen X writers of Twisted ToyFare Theatre. (We'd go on to include Space Lincoln in strips I wrote, as references became self-referential.)
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Can't think of a single perverse incentive here. Sounds great! Should definitely be partnering with news organizations!
The co-founder of Kalshi says: " The long-term vision is to financialize everything and create a tradable asset out of any difference in opinion."
December 3, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Can't think of a single perverse incentive here. Sounds great! Should definitely be partnering with news organizations!
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🪵 ALERT 🪵
@seantcollins.com's PRESTIGE PREHISTORY continues with recaps of TWIN PEAKS. 🍩
No show has pulled off this balancing act between the sacred, the silly, the scary, and the sad quite so well. 🔥
New recaps drop Mondays at 12 AM ET for subscribers 🔓 $7/mo, $70/year ✉️
@seantcollins.com's PRESTIGE PREHISTORY continues with recaps of TWIN PEAKS. 🍩
No show has pulled off this balancing act between the sacred, the silly, the scary, and the sad quite so well. 🔥
New recaps drop Mondays at 12 AM ET for subscribers 🔓 $7/mo, $70/year ✉️
'Twin Peaks' 1x04 Recap: Dancing at the Funeral Party - Pop Heist
In the history of television, no show has pulled off this balancing act between the sacred, the silly, the scary, and the sad quite so well.
buff.ly
December 2, 2025 at 2:00 PM
🪵 ALERT 🪵
@seantcollins.com's PRESTIGE PREHISTORY continues with recaps of TWIN PEAKS. 🍩
No show has pulled off this balancing act between the sacred, the silly, the scary, and the sad quite so well. 🔥
New recaps drop Mondays at 12 AM ET for subscribers 🔓 $7/mo, $70/year ✉️
@seantcollins.com's PRESTIGE PREHISTORY continues with recaps of TWIN PEAKS. 🍩
No show has pulled off this balancing act between the sacred, the silly, the scary, and the sad quite so well. 🔥
New recaps drop Mondays at 12 AM ET for subscribers 🔓 $7/mo, $70/year ✉️
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If ever there was a time to use this meme, it's now:
December 2, 2025 at 1:21 PM
If ever there was a time to use this meme, it's now:
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I can't think of two songs that capture the current moment better than "Life During Wartime" and "Nothing But Flowers"
David Byrne saw the future
David Byrne saw the future
Woke up to a new De La Soul album and a David Byrne Tiny Desk (including "Nothing but Flowers"). All right.
David Byrne: Tiny Desk Concert
In matching, brilliant blue suits, David Byrne and his band squeeze behind the Desk to perform four songs, including Talking Heads' "Life During Wartime."
www.npr.org
December 1, 2025 at 1:32 PM
I can't think of two songs that capture the current moment better than "Life During Wartime" and "Nothing But Flowers"
David Byrne saw the future
David Byrne saw the future
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I'm doing first-timer-friendly reviews of Twin Peaks in its entirety for @popheist.com — nothing that spoils anything that's coming. If you've never experienced the best show of all time I'd love for you to watch and read along
'Twin Peaks' Series Premiere Recap: The Departed - Pop Heist
In these 94 minutes, the best pilot in TV history, Lynch and Frost create a world, a liminal place that is singular and inimitable.
popheist.com
November 29, 2025 at 6:20 PM
I'm doing first-timer-friendly reviews of Twin Peaks in its entirety for @popheist.com — nothing that spoils anything that's coming. If you've never experienced the best show of all time I'd love for you to watch and read along
The only hashtag you need for this morning's festivities. Follow along!
The joy of modern living: It only took us 10 minutes to figure out how to turn on the TV and put it on the parade at the brother-in-law's house! #Heistgiving
November 27, 2025 at 2:28 PM
The only hashtag you need for this morning's festivities. Follow along!
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thinking about her today…
November 27, 2025 at 2:23 PM
thinking about her today…
Such a fun book, and a terrific gift for comic book, super hero and mystery fans!
So thrilled to see ALTER EGO out in paperback today!
Eternally proud of this standalone sequel to SECRET IDENTITY, which was an immediate USA TODAY-bestseller, Anthony Award-nominee, and got rave reviews from all over.
us.macmillan.com/books/978125...
Eternally proud of this standalone sequel to SECRET IDENTITY, which was an immediate USA TODAY-bestseller, Anthony Award-nominee, and got rave reviews from all over.
us.macmillan.com/books/978125...
November 25, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Such a fun book, and a terrific gift for comic book, super hero and mystery fans!