Patch Zircher
@patrickzircher.bsky.social
Writer. Artist. Colorist. Making new Solomon Kane adventures and Savage Sword of Conan stories for Heroic Signature & Titan Comics!
Drawn hundreds of comics for 'the other guys'.
Drawn hundreds of comics for 'the other guys'.
The Seth Compton verse is relevant as ever (-- all of the verses are).
November 26, 2025 at 5:12 PM
The Seth Compton verse is relevant as ever (-- all of the verses are).
Examples from The Spoon River Anthology; a fragment from the Willie Metcalf verse, and Dorcas Gustine verse:
November 26, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Examples from The Spoon River Anthology; a fragment from the Willie Metcalf verse, and Dorcas Gustine verse:
Latest read, Spoon River Anthology (1915) by Edgar Lee Masters; those buried in Spoon River, Illinois each have a story to tell. And, through these free verses, various aspects of life are explored.
This was the first book of poetry I ever bought-- and it was a great choice. Still wonderful
#BookSky
This was the first book of poetry I ever bought-- and it was a great choice. Still wonderful
#BookSky
November 26, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Latest read, Spoon River Anthology (1915) by Edgar Lee Masters; those buried in Spoon River, Illinois each have a story to tell. And, through these free verses, various aspects of life are explored.
This was the first book of poetry I ever bought-- and it was a great choice. Still wonderful
#BookSky
This was the first book of poetry I ever bought-- and it was a great choice. Still wonderful
#BookSky
November 26, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Latest read (audio), Uprooted (2015) by Naomi Novik; a village girl, Agniezska, is chosen by the solitary wizard, the Dragon, to be his apprentice--and together they battle a magic-corrupted monarchy.
A pleasant mainstream high fantasy.
#BookSky
A pleasant mainstream high fantasy.
#BookSky
November 26, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Latest read (audio), Uprooted (2015) by Naomi Novik; a village girl, Agniezska, is chosen by the solitary wizard, the Dragon, to be his apprentice--and together they battle a magic-corrupted monarchy.
A pleasant mainstream high fantasy.
#BookSky
A pleasant mainstream high fantasy.
#BookSky
My pick for the Perfect Album:
Linda Ronstadt - Heart Like a Wheel
Linda Ronstadt - Heart Like a Wheel
November 25, 2025 at 1:57 PM
My pick for the Perfect Album:
Linda Ronstadt - Heart Like a Wheel
Linda Ronstadt - Heart Like a Wheel
November 25, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Latest read, Zuleika Dobson (1911) by Max Beerbohm; lampoons class, honor, and youthful passion as Zuleika, the wayward granddaughter of a warden at Oxford, elicits a vow from the undergraduates (and a Duke) that they will not live without her love. A kind of screwball comedy for academia.
#BookSky
#BookSky
November 25, 2025 at 3:06 AM
Latest read, Zuleika Dobson (1911) by Max Beerbohm; lampoons class, honor, and youthful passion as Zuleika, the wayward granddaughter of a warden at Oxford, elicits a vow from the undergraduates (and a Duke) that they will not live without her love. A kind of screwball comedy for academia.
#BookSky
#BookSky
November 24, 2025 at 9:11 PM
November 24, 2025 at 8:52 PM
November 24, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Latest read, Agnes Grey by Anne Bronte; a young governess endures brats & vain mistresses in this romantic, satisfying novel.
All three Bronte sisters debuted novels in 1847. Agnes Grey, the least famous compared to Wuthering Heights & Jane Eyre, is very charming with an endearing heroine.
#BookSky
All three Bronte sisters debuted novels in 1847. Agnes Grey, the least famous compared to Wuthering Heights & Jane Eyre, is very charming with an endearing heroine.
#BookSky
November 24, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Latest read, Agnes Grey by Anne Bronte; a young governess endures brats & vain mistresses in this romantic, satisfying novel.
All three Bronte sisters debuted novels in 1847. Agnes Grey, the least famous compared to Wuthering Heights & Jane Eyre, is very charming with an endearing heroine.
#BookSky
All three Bronte sisters debuted novels in 1847. Agnes Grey, the least famous compared to Wuthering Heights & Jane Eyre, is very charming with an endearing heroine.
#BookSky
Our kitten has no boundaries. Loves our dog's belly.
November 24, 2025 at 2:05 AM
Our kitten has no boundaries. Loves our dog's belly.
Latest read, The Labyrinth Makers (1970) by Anthony Price; the recovery of a lost R.A.F. plane and Russian agents sniffing around, draws a reluctant spy and the daughter of the R.A.F. pilot into a mystery.
Akin to Len Deighton w/ a touch of LeCarre and Ambler, this is a strong spy thriller.
#BookSpy
Akin to Len Deighton w/ a touch of LeCarre and Ambler, this is a strong spy thriller.
#BookSpy
November 23, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Latest read, The Labyrinth Makers (1970) by Anthony Price; the recovery of a lost R.A.F. plane and Russian agents sniffing around, draws a reluctant spy and the daughter of the R.A.F. pilot into a mystery.
Akin to Len Deighton w/ a touch of LeCarre and Ambler, this is a strong spy thriller.
#BookSpy
Akin to Len Deighton w/ a touch of LeCarre and Ambler, this is a strong spy thriller.
#BookSpy
"The band in Heaven, they play my favorite song
Play it one more time, play it all night long"
Play it one more time, play it all night long"
November 23, 2025 at 5:16 AM
"The band in Heaven, they play my favorite song
Play it one more time, play it all night long"
Play it one more time, play it all night long"
Latest read (audio), The Hot Rock (1970) by Donald Westlake; an African Major hires Dortmunder and his accomplices to steal a national jewel, a great emerald, and because of a series of double-crosses, Dortmunder must steal the 'hot rock' again and again.
Fast and funny, a... gem.
#BookSky
Fast and funny, a... gem.
#BookSky
November 22, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Latest read (audio), The Hot Rock (1970) by Donald Westlake; an African Major hires Dortmunder and his accomplices to steal a national jewel, a great emerald, and because of a series of double-crosses, Dortmunder must steal the 'hot rock' again and again.
Fast and funny, a... gem.
#BookSky
Fast and funny, a... gem.
#BookSky
Latest read, Trust (2022) by Hernan Diaz; told in 4 narratives until it arrives at the disturbing truth about the relationship between a powerful Wall Street tycoon & his wife. A Pulitzer-winner about arrogance, shame, the corruptibility of power, and the disenfranchisement of women.
Great.
#BookSky
Great.
#BookSky
November 22, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Latest read, Trust (2022) by Hernan Diaz; told in 4 narratives until it arrives at the disturbing truth about the relationship between a powerful Wall Street tycoon & his wife. A Pulitzer-winner about arrogance, shame, the corruptibility of power, and the disenfranchisement of women.
Great.
#BookSky
Great.
#BookSky
Latest read, History of the American Frontier (1925) by Frederic Paxson; this Pulitzer winner covers the political, geographic, & economic growth of the US after the 13 colonies. A vast subject handled deftly with a willingness to acknowledge, if concisely, corruption & exploitation.
#BookSky
#BookSky
November 21, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Latest read, History of the American Frontier (1925) by Frederic Paxson; this Pulitzer winner covers the political, geographic, & economic growth of the US after the 13 colonies. A vast subject handled deftly with a willingness to acknowledge, if concisely, corruption & exploitation.
#BookSky
#BookSky
They have food, water, clean litter, they just don't have Mom.
November 21, 2025 at 3:31 PM
They have food, water, clean litter, they just don't have Mom.
"He grunted at us. The audacity."
November 21, 2025 at 3:04 PM
"He grunted at us. The audacity."
I've always liked it too. Used to buy sheets of it. It's painstaking work, laying it over art boards, cutting it with a blade, pressing it down.
You can do it digitally now. Lot of dot zips on the Iron Man and line zips on the Elektra:
You can do it digitally now. Lot of dot zips on the Iron Man and line zips on the Elektra:
November 21, 2025 at 1:00 PM
I've always liked it too. Used to buy sheets of it. It's painstaking work, laying it over art boards, cutting it with a blade, pressing it down.
You can do it digitally now. Lot of dot zips on the Iron Man and line zips on the Elektra:
You can do it digitally now. Lot of dot zips on the Iron Man and line zips on the Elektra:
In that hour between Dunkin Donuts being open and the even better coffee shop opening. It's a "can I hold on" situation.
November 21, 2025 at 11:09 AM
In that hour between Dunkin Donuts being open and the even better coffee shop opening. It's a "can I hold on" situation.
Don Newton's pencils were sumptuous, lots of varying value. But he died young before his work was well-catalogued and pencil examples are pretty much non-existent. But a page like this suggests how much pencil work he was doing.
November 21, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Don Newton's pencils were sumptuous, lots of varying value. But he died young before his work was well-catalogued and pencil examples are pretty much non-existent. But a page like this suggests how much pencil work he was doing.