Ben Smith
@mrbensmith.bsky.social
Books, Comics, Films, TV. Still stuff for when you're sitting down.
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I’ll be signing copies of THE ART OF JUDGE DREDD and ABSOLUTE BATMAN at the @ForbiddenPlanet Megastore in London, Dec 13th👇
November 28, 2025 at 6:52 PM
I’ll be signing copies of THE ART OF JUDGE DREDD and ABSOLUTE BATMAN at the @ForbiddenPlanet Megastore in London, Dec 13th👇
This will be an essential Christmas buy.
Out soon. Does not contain artificial intelligence. Or much intelligence of any kind.
The Essence, Dave Hutchinson - Books - The Essence
NewCon Press is a multiple award-winning independent publisher specialising in science fiction, fantasy, dark fantasy and horror.
www.newconpress.co.uk
November 28, 2025 at 5:32 PM
This will be an essential Christmas buy.
John kn0ws his business, but I feel he missed the headline here: THREE INTO FOUR DOES GO AT TENSPEED
Ten Speed Graphic, an imprint of publisher Ten Speed Press, has announced a four-volume adaptation of Revolution Trilogy, the bestselling three-volume history of the Revolutionary War by…
https://downthetubes.net/rick-atkinsons-best-selling-revolution-trilogy-novels-to-get-graphic-novel-adaptation/
https://downthetubes.net/rick-atkinsons-best-selling-revolution-trilogy-novels-to-get-graphic-novel-adaptation/
November 28, 2025 at 4:59 PM
John kn0ws his business, but I feel he missed the headline here: THREE INTO FOUR DOES GO AT TENSPEED
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“My favorite 2000AD story of 2025… the fact that there is so much to process I think speaks to just how excellent this comic was start to finish.”
@comicsbeat.bsky.social reviews RED DRAGON
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@comicsbeat.bsky.social reviews RED DRAGON
www.comicsbeat.com/wednesday-co...
Wednesday Comics Reviews: INVISIBLE MAN #4 is horror at its most poetic, and more
This week's Wednesday Comics Reviews include Universal Monsters - The Invisible Man #4, Galactic #1, 2000AD, and much more!
www.comicsbeat.com
November 28, 2025 at 2:45 PM
“My favorite 2000AD story of 2025… the fact that there is so much to process I think speaks to just how excellent this comic was start to finish.”
@comicsbeat.bsky.social reviews RED DRAGON
www.comicsbeat.com/wednesday-co...
@comicsbeat.bsky.social reviews RED DRAGON
www.comicsbeat.com/wednesday-co...
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🚨ALERT, SPECIAL EDITION SALE!🚨
Did you know that, for a limited time, you can snap up @thebrokenbinding.bsky.social's STUNNING edition of @edashtonwriting.bsky.social's MICKEY 7 (now adapted as major motion picture MICKEY17)...
for ONLY £10?
thebrokenbindingsub.com/products/mic...
Did you know that, for a limited time, you can snap up @thebrokenbinding.bsky.social's STUNNING edition of @edashtonwriting.bsky.social's MICKEY 7 (now adapted as major motion picture MICKEY17)...
for ONLY £10?
thebrokenbindingsub.com/products/mic...
Mickey7 – Deluxe Collector’s Edition | The Broken Binding SE
Own Mickey7 in a premium hardcover—signed limited and designed for sci-fi collectors via The Broken Binding SE.
thebrokenbindingsub.com
November 24, 2025 at 1:22 PM
🚨ALERT, SPECIAL EDITION SALE!🚨
Did you know that, for a limited time, you can snap up @thebrokenbinding.bsky.social's STUNNING edition of @edashtonwriting.bsky.social's MICKEY 7 (now adapted as major motion picture MICKEY17)...
for ONLY £10?
thebrokenbindingsub.com/products/mic...
Did you know that, for a limited time, you can snap up @thebrokenbinding.bsky.social's STUNNING edition of @edashtonwriting.bsky.social's MICKEY 7 (now adapted as major motion picture MICKEY17)...
for ONLY £10?
thebrokenbindingsub.com/products/mic...
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Would you like a SIGNED hardback copy of RAGWORT by @samkhorton.bsky.social?
Would you like said copy to be 30% RRP in @thebrokenbinding.bsky.social's Black Friday Sale?
Of course you would!
https://www.thebrokenbinding.co.uk/product-page/ragwort-hb-sam-k-horton
Would you like said copy to be 30% RRP in @thebrokenbinding.bsky.social's Black Friday Sale?
Of course you would!
https://www.thebrokenbinding.co.uk/product-page/ragwort-hb-sam-k-horton
Ragwort (HB) Sam K. Horton | The Broken Binding
A year on from the loss of Lord Pelagius Hunt of Mirecoombe, new Keeper Nancy Bligh is still struggling. She can banish the spirits and keep peace between the spriggans and piskies, but every time Nan...
www.thebrokenbinding.co.uk
November 24, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Would you like a SIGNED hardback copy of RAGWORT by @samkhorton.bsky.social?
Would you like said copy to be 30% RRP in @thebrokenbinding.bsky.social's Black Friday Sale?
Of course you would!
https://www.thebrokenbinding.co.uk/product-page/ragwort-hb-sam-k-horton
Would you like said copy to be 30% RRP in @thebrokenbinding.bsky.social's Black Friday Sale?
Of course you would!
https://www.thebrokenbinding.co.uk/product-page/ragwort-hb-sam-k-horton
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We have two - count that, TWO - Solaris books on @NPR's Best Books of 2025 list!
Pinch us, we must be dreaming
🌊 THE DOOR ON THE SEA, epic fantasy by Caskey Russell https://geni.us/doorsea
🖤 THE POSSESSION OF ALBA DÍAZ, standalone horroromance by @isabelcanas.bsky.social https://geni.us/palbad
Pinch us, we must be dreaming
🌊 THE DOOR ON THE SEA, epic fantasy by Caskey Russell https://geni.us/doorsea
🖤 THE POSSESSION OF ALBA DÍAZ, standalone horroromance by @isabelcanas.bsky.social https://geni.us/palbad
November 25, 2025 at 3:49 PM
We have two - count that, TWO - Solaris books on @NPR's Best Books of 2025 list!
Pinch us, we must be dreaming
🌊 THE DOOR ON THE SEA, epic fantasy by Caskey Russell https://geni.us/doorsea
🖤 THE POSSESSION OF ALBA DÍAZ, standalone horroromance by @isabelcanas.bsky.social https://geni.us/palbad
Pinch us, we must be dreaming
🌊 THE DOOR ON THE SEA, epic fantasy by Caskey Russell https://geni.us/doorsea
🖤 THE POSSESSION OF ALBA DÍAZ, standalone horroromance by @isabelcanas.bsky.social https://geni.us/palbad
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@isabelcanas.bsky.social 's THE POSSESSION OF ALBA DÍAZ has made it to the final round of the GoodReads Choice Awards, now's your chance to vote for your favourite Horror book of the year!
Vote: https://www.goodreads.com/choiceawards/readers-favorite-horror-books-2025
Buy: https://geni.us/palbad
Vote: https://www.goodreads.com/choiceawards/readers-favorite-horror-books-2025
Buy: https://geni.us/palbad
Final Round: Vote for the Readers' Favorite Horror of 2025!
Discover the Readers' Favorite Horror in the 2025 Goodreads Choice Awards.
www.goodreads.com
November 25, 2025 at 6:06 PM
@isabelcanas.bsky.social 's THE POSSESSION OF ALBA DÍAZ has made it to the final round of the GoodReads Choice Awards, now's your chance to vote for your favourite Horror book of the year!
Vote: https://www.goodreads.com/choiceawards/readers-favorite-horror-books-2025
Buy: https://geni.us/palbad
Vote: https://www.goodreads.com/choiceawards/readers-favorite-horror-books-2025
Buy: https://geni.us/palbad
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This #thanksgiving, snap up 3 of Solaris' Indigenous Fantasy Books from @rebeccaroanhorse.bsky.social Caskey Russell & @karinlow.bsky.social for just 0.99 each, (website exclusive) geni.us/Solarissale
And they're all series starters, so there's a lot more indigenous fantasy in your future!
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And they're all series starters, so there's a lot more indigenous fantasy in your future!
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November 27, 2025 at 5:15 PM
This #thanksgiving, snap up 3 of Solaris' Indigenous Fantasy Books from @rebeccaroanhorse.bsky.social Caskey Russell & @karinlow.bsky.social for just 0.99 each, (website exclusive) geni.us/Solarissale
And they're all series starters, so there's a lot more indigenous fantasy in your future!
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And they're all series starters, so there's a lot more indigenous fantasy in your future!
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This is HUGE. Hard to overstate the importance to this event to the town and region. The international comics publishing will also take a hit but they have many other ways to promote and sell. The comics festival IS Angoulême.
BREAKING: Organiser 9e Art+ puts ANGOULÊME FESTIVAL 2026 on hold
Embattled Angoulême Festival organiser 9e Art+ has officially put production of the 2026 event on indefinite hold. This news was broken this afternoon in an email circulated to publishers. While not an official cancellation, it is a…
Embattled Angoulême Festival organiser 9e Art+ has officially put production of the 2026 event on indefinite hold. This news was broken this afternoon in an email circulated to publishers. While not an official cancellation, it is a…
BREAKING: Organiser 9e Art+ puts ANGOULÊME FESTIVAL 2026 on hold
Embattled Angoulême Festival organiser 9e Art+ has officially put production of the 2026 event on indefinite hold. This news was broken this afternoon in an email circulated to publishers. While not an official cancellation, it is a further sign that the event, scheduled for January 29 to February 1, 2026, will not go ahead. In the email, which was shared with most French news outlets, …
www.comicsbeat.com
November 27, 2025 at 5:17 PM
This is HUGE. Hard to overstate the importance to this event to the town and region. The international comics publishing will also take a hit but they have many other ways to promote and sell. The comics festival IS Angoulême.
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This year has been our busiest year yet- we published three very different books.
Stock of The Editors Cut and The Running Man is now less than thirty of each left, and Lost Treasures is less than 90.
Get these now while you can, because they will sell out. Buy them here now- hiberniacomics.com
Stock of The Editors Cut and The Running Man is now less than thirty of each left, and Lost Treasures is less than 90.
Get these now while you can, because they will sell out. Buy them here now- hiberniacomics.com
November 26, 2025 at 11:22 AM
This year has been our busiest year yet- we published three very different books.
Stock of The Editors Cut and The Running Man is now less than thirty of each left, and Lost Treasures is less than 90.
Get these now while you can, because they will sell out. Buy them here now- hiberniacomics.com
Stock of The Editors Cut and The Running Man is now less than thirty of each left, and Lost Treasures is less than 90.
Get these now while you can, because they will sell out. Buy them here now- hiberniacomics.com
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Out today. Double-sized final episode. Both artists have done amazing work on this series throughout.
Final episode of RED DRAGON in tomorrow's @2000ad.bsky.social 2460. A double-sized ep. Me, Steve Yeowell, @dylanteague.bsky.social @paddyg.bsky.social & @simonbowland.bsky.social
November 26, 2025 at 10:17 AM
Out today. Double-sized final episode. Both artists have done amazing work on this series throughout.
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And @paddyg.bsky.social finally gets to draw Red Dragon in this final episode.
November 26, 2025 at 10:38 AM
And @paddyg.bsky.social finally gets to draw Red Dragon in this final episode.
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Rooted in Tlingit folklore, The Door on the Sea is a really well thought out, particularly designed and beautifully fresh piece of fantasy fiction. Very much worth your time, especially if you’re in the mood for something different.
@solarisbooks.bsky.social
#CaskeyRussell #BookSky
@solarisbooks.bsky.social
#CaskeyRussell #BookSky
November 26, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Rooted in Tlingit folklore, The Door on the Sea is a really well thought out, particularly designed and beautifully fresh piece of fantasy fiction. Very much worth your time, especially if you’re in the mood for something different.
@solarisbooks.bsky.social
#CaskeyRussell #BookSky
@solarisbooks.bsky.social
#CaskeyRussell #BookSky
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On this week's live show, we're welcoming guests Alex de Campi and Neil Edwards (2000 AD's "Ghost Patrol")!
Comic Book Club: Alex De Campi And Neil Edwards
On this week's live show, we're welcoming guests Alex de Campi and Neil Edwards (2000 AD's "Ghost Patrol")!
comicbookclublive.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:30 AM
On this week's live show, we're welcoming guests Alex de Campi and Neil Edwards (2000 AD's "Ghost Patrol")!
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Shirley Bellwood’s cover for the edition of Misty dated this very day in 1978.
November 25, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Shirley Bellwood’s cover for the edition of Misty dated this very day in 1978.
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2000 AD Prog 2460 is out on 26th November - featuring BRASS SUN: PAVANE, Part Eleven by:
📝 Script: Ian Edginton
✏️ Art: @injculbard.bsky.social
💬 Letters: @simonbowland.bsky.social
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📝 Script: Ian Edginton
✏️ Art: @injculbard.bsky.social
💬 Letters: @simonbowland.bsky.social
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November 25, 2025 at 10:00 AM
2000 AD Prog 2460 is out on 26th November - featuring BRASS SUN: PAVANE, Part Eleven by:
📝 Script: Ian Edginton
✏️ Art: @injculbard.bsky.social
💬 Letters: @simonbowland.bsky.social
Subscribe now and get zarjaz free gifts ➡️ bit.ly/2Ws04uc
📝 Script: Ian Edginton
✏️ Art: @injculbard.bsky.social
💬 Letters: @simonbowland.bsky.social
Subscribe now and get zarjaz free gifts ➡️ bit.ly/2Ws04uc
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The Judge Death 2025 Mega Special is an entertaining dive into the world of Judge Dredd #comics #comicbooks #judgedredd @2000ad.bsky.social
The Judge Death 2025 Mega Special is an entertaining dive into the world of Judge Dredd
The Mega Special is back for the first time since 1996, and it’s a Judge Death takeover! Marking 45 years since the Dark Judge’s debut appearance!
graphicpolicy.com
November 24, 2025 at 11:05 PM
The Judge Death 2025 Mega Special is an entertaining dive into the world of Judge Dredd #comics #comicbooks #judgedredd @2000ad.bsky.social
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Canada is releasing a set of stamps celebrating the nation's graphic novelists.
These stamps feature Kate Beaton, Jimmy Beaulieu, Guy Delisle, Julie Doucet, Bryan Lee O’Malley and Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas, alongside some of their famous works.
These stamps feature Kate Beaton, Jimmy Beaulieu, Guy Delisle, Julie Doucet, Bryan Lee O’Malley and Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas, alongside some of their famous works.
November 21, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Canada is releasing a set of stamps celebrating the nation's graphic novelists.
These stamps feature Kate Beaton, Jimmy Beaulieu, Guy Delisle, Julie Doucet, Bryan Lee O’Malley and Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas, alongside some of their famous works.
These stamps feature Kate Beaton, Jimmy Beaulieu, Guy Delisle, Julie Doucet, Bryan Lee O’Malley and Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas, alongside some of their famous works.
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Final part, isn’t it?
A good few people told me at Thought Bubble how much they’ve enjoyed Red Dragon. Nice to hear as it felt a bit of a risky swing going in.
A good few people told me at Thought Bubble how much they’ve enjoyed Red Dragon. Nice to hear as it felt a bit of a risky swing going in.
2000 AD Prog 2460 is out on 26th November - concluding RED DRAGON with Part Ten by:
📝 Script: @robwilliams71.bsky.social
✏️ Art: Steve Yeowell & @paddyg.bsky.social
🎨 Colours: @dylanteague.bsky.social
💬 Letters: @simonbowland.bsky.social
Subscribe now ➡️ https://bit.ly/2Ws04uc
📝 Script: @robwilliams71.bsky.social
✏️ Art: Steve Yeowell & @paddyg.bsky.social
🎨 Colours: @dylanteague.bsky.social
💬 Letters: @simonbowland.bsky.social
Subscribe now ➡️ https://bit.ly/2Ws04uc
November 22, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Final part, isn’t it?
A good few people told me at Thought Bubble how much they’ve enjoyed Red Dragon. Nice to hear as it felt a bit of a risky swing going in.
A good few people told me at Thought Bubble how much they’ve enjoyed Red Dragon. Nice to hear as it felt a bit of a risky swing going in.
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Sssave big with Black Friday deals on 2000 AD merch – from tees and Xmas sweaters to mugs, prints and more! Don't misss out, sinnersss! https://rebl.click/Black-Friday
November 24, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Sssave big with Black Friday deals on 2000 AD merch – from tees and Xmas sweaters to mugs, prints and more! Don't misss out, sinnersss! https://rebl.click/Black-Friday
“You’ll be visited by three spirits.”
The three spirits:
The three spirits:
November 24, 2025 at 8:12 PM
“You’ll be visited by three spirits.”
The three spirits:
The three spirits:
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SALE ENDS TONIGHT!
People of #booksky , this is your summons to peruse our Still Spooky, DRM Free, website exclusive sale where 36 titles await you for only 0.99 each!
Including these titles from @rainewilson.bsky.social @mkhardywrites.com & @samkhorton.bsky.social
https://geni.us/Solarissale
People of #booksky , this is your summons to peruse our Still Spooky, DRM Free, website exclusive sale where 36 titles await you for only 0.99 each!
Including these titles from @rainewilson.bsky.social @mkhardywrites.com & @samkhorton.bsky.social
https://geni.us/Solarissale
November 24, 2025 at 4:10 PM
SALE ENDS TONIGHT!
People of #booksky , this is your summons to peruse our Still Spooky, DRM Free, website exclusive sale where 36 titles await you for only 0.99 each!
Including these titles from @rainewilson.bsky.social @mkhardywrites.com & @samkhorton.bsky.social
https://geni.us/Solarissale
People of #booksky , this is your summons to peruse our Still Spooky, DRM Free, website exclusive sale where 36 titles await you for only 0.99 each!
Including these titles from @rainewilson.bsky.social @mkhardywrites.com & @samkhorton.bsky.social
https://geni.us/Solarissale
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If you're unable to find these locally, we can mail them out!
2000 AD 2026 Annual
okcomics.co.uk/products/200...
Treasury of British Comics 2026 Annual
okcomics.co.uk/products/tre...
2000 AD 2026 Annual
okcomics.co.uk/products/200...
Treasury of British Comics 2026 Annual
okcomics.co.uk/products/tre...
November 24, 2025 at 10:25 AM
If you're unable to find these locally, we can mail them out!
2000 AD 2026 Annual
okcomics.co.uk/products/200...
Treasury of British Comics 2026 Annual
okcomics.co.uk/products/tre...
2000 AD 2026 Annual
okcomics.co.uk/products/200...
Treasury of British Comics 2026 Annual
okcomics.co.uk/products/tre...
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2000 AD Prog 2460 is out on 26th November - featuring ROGUE TROOPER: GHOST PATROL, Part Eleven by:
📝 Script: @alexdecampi.bsky.social
✏️ Art: @thebristolboard.bsky.social
🎨 Colours: Matt Soffe
💬 Letters: Jim Campbell
Subscribe now and get zarjaz free gifts ➡️ bit.ly/2Ws04uc
📝 Script: @alexdecampi.bsky.social
✏️ Art: @thebristolboard.bsky.social
🎨 Colours: Matt Soffe
💬 Letters: Jim Campbell
Subscribe now and get zarjaz free gifts ➡️ bit.ly/2Ws04uc
November 24, 2025 at 10:00 AM
2000 AD Prog 2460 is out on 26th November - featuring ROGUE TROOPER: GHOST PATROL, Part Eleven by:
📝 Script: @alexdecampi.bsky.social
✏️ Art: @thebristolboard.bsky.social
🎨 Colours: Matt Soffe
💬 Letters: Jim Campbell
Subscribe now and get zarjaz free gifts ➡️ bit.ly/2Ws04uc
📝 Script: @alexdecampi.bsky.social
✏️ Art: @thebristolboard.bsky.social
🎨 Colours: Matt Soffe
💬 Letters: Jim Campbell
Subscribe now and get zarjaz free gifts ➡️ bit.ly/2Ws04uc