Zack Quaintance
@zackquaintance.bsky.social
Comic Book Writer.
Editor at Eisner-winning comics site, The Beat. Formerly ran Comics Bookcase. Wrote about comics for NPR Books. Once had a short story published by Tin House.
https://linktr.ee/zackquaintance
Editor at Eisner-winning comics site, The Beat. Formerly ran Comics Bookcase. Wrote about comics for NPR Books. Once had a short story published by Tin House.
https://linktr.ee/zackquaintance
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had just the best time debuting Macabre Valley at Thought Bubble this weekend!
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Audience culture is the worst it's ever been, I swear to god. People forgot how to act. I'm at the theater, trying to enjoy my show, which I've paid GOOD MONEY for, and these two old assholes are in the balcony heckling the life out of the poor bear onstage. Not letting him finish a single joke.
November 26, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Audience culture is the worst it's ever been, I swear to god. People forgot how to act. I'm at the theater, trying to enjoy my show, which I've paid GOOD MONEY for, and these two old assholes are in the balcony heckling the life out of the poor bear onstage. Not letting him finish a single joke.
my personal holiday power ranking is basically Halloween, Thanksgiving, and then the field
November 27, 2025 at 8:43 PM
my personal holiday power ranking is basically Halloween, Thanksgiving, and then the field
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Simply must post a screenshot of my favorite joke on this day
November 27, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Simply must post a screenshot of my favorite joke on this day
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i liked the Batman/Green Arrow/The Question team-up comic quite a bit
www.comicsbeat.com/dc-round-up-...
www.comicsbeat.com/dc-round-up-...
DC Round-Up: Batman/Green Arrow/The Question walk in to ARCADIA #1
Batman/Green Arrow/The Question: Arcadia #1 is a new Black Label series from writer/artist Gabriel Hardman, and we have a full review.
www.comicsbeat.com
November 26, 2025 at 8:09 PM
i liked the Batman/Green Arrow/The Question team-up comic quite a bit
www.comicsbeat.com/dc-round-up-...
www.comicsbeat.com/dc-round-up-...
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dachshunds are the exact right size for their personalities, any bigger and the world would burn
November 26, 2025 at 3:57 PM
dachshunds are the exact right size for their personalities, any bigger and the world would burn
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The time has come to post the ceremonial pre-thanksgiving cooking screencap
November 26, 2025 at 4:38 PM
The time has come to post the ceremonial pre-thanksgiving cooking screencap
i don't drink anymore but if you do please have a little extra for me tonight, or at least enough to put seger on the jukebox over and over until your high school friends at the hometown bar ask you to stop
November 26, 2025 at 10:50 PM
i don't drink anymore but if you do please have a little extra for me tonight, or at least enough to put seger on the jukebox over and over until your high school friends at the hometown bar ask you to stop
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Cover art I did for Adventure Time #10, out in February 2026 from Oni Press
November 26, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Cover art I did for Adventure Time #10, out in February 2026 from Oni Press
i have a theory that every time you make a new comic, it chips a fraction of power away from your attention span and ability to concentrate
November 26, 2025 at 9:26 PM
i have a theory that every time you make a new comic, it chips a fraction of power away from your attention span and ability to concentrate
i liked the Batman/Green Arrow/The Question team-up comic quite a bit
www.comicsbeat.com/dc-round-up-...
www.comicsbeat.com/dc-round-up-...
DC Round-Up: Batman/Green Arrow/The Question walk in to ARCADIA #1
Batman/Green Arrow/The Question: Arcadia #1 is a new Black Label series from writer/artist Gabriel Hardman, and we have a full review.
www.comicsbeat.com
November 26, 2025 at 8:09 PM
i liked the Batman/Green Arrow/The Question team-up comic quite a bit
www.comicsbeat.com/dc-round-up-...
www.comicsbeat.com/dc-round-up-...
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It's time for the 2026 Comics Criticism Mini Grant!
My family and I are awarding four $250 grants to active comics critics. The application is simple, just your name, email, and two recent clips. Deadline for submissions is January 1st.
forms.gle/Cy8FtCcqVSWa...
My family and I are awarding four $250 grants to active comics critics. The application is simple, just your name, email, and two recent clips. Deadline for submissions is January 1st.
forms.gle/Cy8FtCcqVSWa...
2026 Comics Criticism Mini Grant
This project will be awarding four mini grants of $250 to comics critics.
To apply, please provide 2 links to comics criticism work of at least 500 words published within the last year (blogs and YouT...
forms.gle
November 26, 2025 at 7:03 PM
It's time for the 2026 Comics Criticism Mini Grant!
My family and I are awarding four $250 grants to active comics critics. The application is simple, just your name, email, and two recent clips. Deadline for submissions is January 1st.
forms.gle/Cy8FtCcqVSWa...
My family and I are awarding four $250 grants to active comics critics. The application is simple, just your name, email, and two recent clips. Deadline for submissions is January 1st.
forms.gle/Cy8FtCcqVSWa...
The time has come to post the ceremonial pre-thanksgiving cooking screencap
November 26, 2025 at 4:38 PM
The time has come to post the ceremonial pre-thanksgiving cooking screencap
dachshunds are the exact right size for their personalities, any bigger and the world would burn
November 26, 2025 at 3:57 PM
dachshunds are the exact right size for their personalities, any bigger and the world would burn
also, if you are in or near central New Jersey, you can snag a copy of Macabre Valley #1 today EXCLUSIVELY at @thegeekerynj.bsky.social … along with some of the other goodies from the campaign!
November 26, 2025 at 3:42 PM
also, if you are in or near central New Jersey, you can snag a copy of Macabre Valley #1 today EXCLUSIVELY at @thegeekerynj.bsky.social … along with some of the other goodies from the campaign!
it's one of those wild direct market coincidence weeks...there are somehow two comics out today called Arcadia despite no other direct market comic being called Arcadia any other time this year
November 26, 2025 at 3:02 PM
it's one of those wild direct market coincidence weeks...there are somehow two comics out today called Arcadia despite no other direct market comic being called Arcadia any other time this year
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Meet THE DOOMS! ALL CAPS!
Tribute art of the four coolest Dooms pop culture's gotta offer!
Tribute art of the four coolest Dooms pop culture's gotta offer!
November 25, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Meet THE DOOMS! ALL CAPS!
Tribute art of the four coolest Dooms pop culture's gotta offer!
Tribute art of the four coolest Dooms pop culture's gotta offer!
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ORLA! #4 gets featured in this week’s @comicsbeat.bsky.social Top Comics to Buy, with our penultimate chapter called “comics making of the highest order.” Thanks so much for including us in such good company!
www.comicsbeat.com/top-comics-t...
www.comicsbeat.com/top-comics-t...
Top Comics to Buy for November 26, 2025: Grateful for these books
This week's top comics to buy for November 26 features a range of books, including Absolute Batman, Orla!, and much more!
www.comicsbeat.com
November 25, 2025 at 6:49 PM
ORLA! #4 gets featured in this week’s @comicsbeat.bsky.social Top Comics to Buy, with our penultimate chapter called “comics making of the highest order.” Thanks so much for including us in such good company!
www.comicsbeat.com/top-comics-t...
www.comicsbeat.com/top-comics-t...
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November 25, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Jewel/Osco
Best Buy
…and then it was off to restaurants for the rest of high school and part of college
Best Buy
…and then it was off to restaurants for the rest of high school and part of college
What Retail store yall worked at? (Feel like that was everyone’s first job)
November 26, 2025 at 3:16 AM
Jewel/Osco
Best Buy
…and then it was off to restaurants for the rest of high school and part of college
Best Buy
…and then it was off to restaurants for the rest of high school and part of college
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For the month of November & December, we'll be donating all proceeds from our Patreon & TeePublic shop to the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network in honor of Lisa's father. Grab a cool T-shirt or enjoy ad-free & bonus episodes & help fight this awful disease.
November 26, 2025 at 12:03 AM
For the month of November & December, we'll be donating all proceeds from our Patreon & TeePublic shop to the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network in honor of Lisa's father. Grab a cool T-shirt or enjoy ad-free & bonus episodes & help fight this awful disease.
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Iron Man commission from a while back.
November 26, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Iron Man commission from a while back.
I had an absolute blast with Family Matters by @jmichaeldonohue.bsky.social @alexcormack.bsky.social and co.
It’s a family dramedy comic but also it’s a torture comic but also it’s a werewolf comic … and it balances it all so well
Kudos to the whole team on this one!
It’s a family dramedy comic but also it’s a torture comic but also it’s a werewolf comic … and it balances it all so well
Kudos to the whole team on this one!
November 26, 2025 at 2:40 AM
I had an absolute blast with Family Matters by @jmichaeldonohue.bsky.social @alexcormack.bsky.social and co.
It’s a family dramedy comic but also it’s a torture comic but also it’s a werewolf comic … and it balances it all so well
Kudos to the whole team on this one!
It’s a family dramedy comic but also it’s a torture comic but also it’s a werewolf comic … and it balances it all so well
Kudos to the whole team on this one!
i really ought to print this out and have it on my desk
November 26, 2025 at 12:17 AM
i really ought to print this out and have it on my desk