Mark Russell
@manruss.bsky.social
Eisner, GLAAD, and Ringo award winning comic book writer and author. My website is at https://markrussellbooks.com/
Post you from a different era. Teen redneck/Karate Kid villain.
November 7, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Post you from a different era. Teen redneck/Karate Kid villain.
“People don’t appreciate how hard it is to live in a fantasy world.”
November 5, 2025 at 5:15 PM
“People don’t appreciate how hard it is to live in a fantasy world.”
Glorious ribbon-cutting ceremony today at the Northwest Museum of Cartoon Arts in Portland. Open to the public staring 12/5.
November 4, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Glorious ribbon-cutting ceremony today at the Northwest Museum of Cartoon Arts in Portland. Open to the public staring 12/5.
Another self-serving reminder that Thanksgiving is in comic stores now. My horror-tinged metaphor for what has happened to our nation.
October 31, 2025 at 2:53 AM
Another self-serving reminder that Thanksgiving is in comic stores now. My horror-tinged metaphor for what has happened to our nation.
Portland City Commissioner Olivia Clark and NWMOCA Chair Mike Rosen outside the Northwest Museum of Comic Arts’ new space in downtown Portland. Opening night is December 5th!
October 20, 2025 at 3:46 AM
Portland City Commissioner Olivia Clark and NWMOCA Chair Mike Rosen outside the Northwest Museum of Comic Arts’ new space in downtown Portland. Opening night is December 5th!
Portland Pickles have joined the chat.
October 4, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Portland Pickles have joined the chat.
“How can Portland POSSIBLY stand against the might of the federal government?!”
“Let me introduce you to our frog.”
“Let me introduce you to our frog.”
October 4, 2025 at 5:25 AM
“How can Portland POSSIBLY stand against the might of the federal government?!”
“Let me introduce you to our frog.”
“Let me introduce you to our frog.”
Sneak peek at an upcoming project. Art by PJ Holden, colors by JP Jordan.
August 28, 2025 at 12:49 AM
Sneak peek at an upcoming project. Art by PJ Holden, colors by JP Jordan.
Attention people of Canada! I am live on the show floor of Fan Expo Canada in Toronto! Will be in Artist’s Alley today through Sunday afternoon.
August 21, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Attention people of Canada! I am live on the show floor of Fan Expo Canada in Toronto! Will be in Artist’s Alley today through Sunday afternoon.
My brain when I tell it to get back to work.
August 3, 2025 at 12:34 AM
My brain when I tell it to get back to work.
What do you know? Spike really IS a writer!
July 30, 2025 at 2:20 AM
What do you know? Spike really IS a writer!
Attention, Portlanders of Blue Sky! I will be signing copies of our new sci fi series Vanishing Point with the artist, Ryan Alexander-Tanner TOMORROW from 4-6pm. At Cosmic Monkey.
June 24, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Attention, Portlanders of Blue Sky! I will be signing copies of our new sci fi series Vanishing Point with the artist, Ryan Alexander-Tanner TOMORROW from 4-6pm. At Cosmic Monkey.
Here’s my top ten, though I feel like ten is not nearly enough.
June 23, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Here’s my top ten, though I feel like ten is not nearly enough.
When I was a kid, I had a children’s book about a king who summoned cats to get rid of the palace’s mice, then dogs to get rid of the cats, then elephants to scare the dogs away, and then mice to get rid of the elephants. In retrospect, it seems like an apt metaphor for American foreign policy.
June 19, 2025 at 12:29 AM
When I was a kid, I had a children’s book about a king who summoned cats to get rid of the palace’s mice, then dogs to get rid of the cats, then elephants to scare the dogs away, and then mice to get rid of the elephants. In retrospect, it seems like an apt metaphor for American foreign policy.
Vanishing Point Issue 2 comes out today. Very proud of this series of stand-alone science fiction stories. It’s sort of like my Twilight Zone. And this issue features great interior art by Ryan Alexander-Tanner. I hope you will give it a chance.
June 18, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Vanishing Point Issue 2 comes out today. Very proud of this series of stand-alone science fiction stories. It’s sort of like my Twilight Zone. And this issue features great interior art by Ryan Alexander-Tanner. I hope you will give it a chance.
Trump is as dismayed to learn about his actions as anyone else.
June 12, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Trump is as dismayed to learn about his actions as anyone else.
And it don’t stop! This Saturday at Floating World Comics in Portland! And no matter where you live, bug your local LCS for a copy of Vanishing Point #1. Out this Wednesday! It’s like if they let me write the Twilight Zone.
May 5, 2025 at 8:16 PM
And it don’t stop! This Saturday at Floating World Comics in Portland! And no matter where you live, bug your local LCS for a copy of Vanishing Point #1. Out this Wednesday! It’s like if they let me write the Twilight Zone.
Going to be signing comics this Saturday at Things From Another World in Beaverton, OR. Come by and get some free stuff.
May 1, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Going to be signing comics this Saturday at Things From Another World in Beaverton, OR. Come by and get some free stuff.
Lady came to the con cosplaying as the Lonely Goatherd puppet show from Sound of Music.
April 26, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Lady came to the con cosplaying as the Lonely Goatherd puppet show from Sound of Music.
These are the stakes.
April 17, 2025 at 10:52 PM
These are the stakes.
X-Factor Vol 1 is in stores today. Pick up a copy and make an old man happy.
April 9, 2025 at 7:36 PM
X-Factor Vol 1 is in stores today. Pick up a copy and make an old man happy.
For context, here are the ambient tariffs of the U.S. and other countries from 2022 versus the tariffs Trump just dumped onto our laps. No one’s going to want to deal with this insanity. Source: NBC News.
April 9, 2025 at 3:11 AM
For context, here are the ambient tariffs of the U.S. and other countries from 2022 versus the tariffs Trump just dumped onto our laps. No one’s going to want to deal with this insanity. Source: NBC News.
This is the political equivalent of getting AI to write your book report on Catcher in the Rye and then turning in a five page paper on alcoholism in baseball.
April 3, 2025 at 3:12 PM
This is the political equivalent of getting AI to write your book report on Catcher in the Rye and then turning in a five page paper on alcoholism in baseball.
Think I've finally figured out how to sustain a career in the arts.
March 14, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Think I've finally figured out how to sustain a career in the arts.
From the Powell’s event supporting Grimm and Grimmer. Talking about how to best horrify children with Brian Michael Bendis.
March 12, 2025 at 8:36 PM
From the Powell’s event supporting Grimm and Grimmer. Talking about how to best horrify children with Brian Michael Bendis.