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
staring at the jukebox, about to make your move
November 26, 2025 at 11:00 PM
staring at the jukebox, about to make your move
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
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!
and now for something entirely different
November 25, 2025 at 3:07 AM
and now for something entirely different
this was so good, kudos to @danmembiela.bsky.social on this excellent silent comic, a forlorn tale of power dynamics and revenge…the visual storytelling in this book is so good, and its story feels stark and haunting, loved it
November 25, 2025 at 3:05 AM
this was so good, kudos to @danmembiela.bsky.social on this excellent silent comic, a forlorn tale of power dynamics and revenge…the visual storytelling in this book is so good, and its story feels stark and haunting, loved it
my pal from the college newspaper who also went on to work for small and mid-sized papers, totally getting what we were trying to do with Macabre Valley
November 24, 2025 at 10:39 PM
my pal from the college newspaper who also went on to work for small and mid-sized papers, totally getting what we were trying to do with Macabre Valley
A movie that takes place where you're from.
(literally filmed in my high school and the suburb around it)
(literally filmed in my high school and the suburb around it)
November 24, 2025 at 3:12 PM
A movie that takes place where you're from.
(literally filmed in my high school and the suburb around it)
(literally filmed in my high school and the suburb around it)
meanwhile this one is getting framed and going up on my wall as a pure distillation of how it felt working night cops at a failing newspaper far from home right out of college
November 24, 2025 at 3:05 PM
meanwhile this one is getting framed and going up on my wall as a pure distillation of how it felt working night cops at a failing newspaper far from home right out of college
Brought these original Anna Readman pages back from Thought Bubble and while I’m excited for the Art Tier backers to get them, going to hurt to part with these beauties
November 24, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Brought these original Anna Readman pages back from Thought Bubble and while I’m excited for the Art Tier backers to get them, going to hurt to part with these beauties
had a chance to read The Peril of the Brutal Dark #1 this weekend by @christophcondon.bsky.social @thatjacobphillips.bsky.social & Hassan Ostmane-Elhaou…and THIS is a perfect #1, powered by fun noir subject matter, a great lead character, and a compelling mystery that lands on a chilling last panel
November 24, 2025 at 1:21 PM
had a chance to read The Peril of the Brutal Dark #1 this weekend by @christophcondon.bsky.social @thatjacobphillips.bsky.social & Hassan Ostmane-Elhaou…and THIS is a perfect #1, powered by fun noir subject matter, a great lead character, and a compelling mystery that lands on a chilling last panel
🎶 Finally someone let me out of my cage
Now time for me is nothin', 'cause I'm countin' no age
Now I couldn't be there, now you shouldn't be scared
I'm good at repairs, and I'm under each snare 🎶
Now time for me is nothin', 'cause I'm countin' no age
Now I couldn't be there, now you shouldn't be scared
I'm good at repairs, and I'm under each snare 🎶
November 23, 2025 at 3:12 PM
🎶 Finally someone let me out of my cage
Now time for me is nothin', 'cause I'm countin' no age
Now I couldn't be there, now you shouldn't be scared
I'm good at repairs, and I'm under each snare 🎶
Now time for me is nothin', 'cause I'm countin' no age
Now I couldn't be there, now you shouldn't be scared
I'm good at repairs, and I'm under each snare 🎶
Best comics panels.
November 23, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Best comics panels.
just bought the Image Comics in the 90s humble bundle while being absolutely buried in prestige best of 2025 reading
November 23, 2025 at 1:48 PM
just bought the Image Comics in the 90s humble bundle while being absolutely buried in prestige best of 2025 reading
a crazy thing about going to plays in New York is sometimes you’re in line for peanut m&ms (share size) at concessions and you’re just like oh hey that’s margaret qualley and jack antonoff right ahead of me…wish they’d hurry up so I can get my m&ms smh
November 23, 2025 at 1:10 PM
a crazy thing about going to plays in New York is sometimes you’re in line for peanut m&ms (share size) at concessions and you’re just like oh hey that’s margaret qualley and jack antonoff right ahead of me…wish they’d hurry up so I can get my m&ms smh
had a chance to visit @thegeekerynj.bsky.social today … what a great shop!
also dropped off a stack of Macabre Valley #1s and met a true comics celebrity, Bruce the Muppet
also dropped off a stack of Macabre Valley #1s and met a true comics celebrity, Bruce the Muppet
November 22, 2025 at 6:25 PM
had a chance to visit @thegeekerynj.bsky.social today … what a great shop!
also dropped off a stack of Macabre Valley #1s and met a true comics celebrity, Bruce the Muppet
also dropped off a stack of Macabre Valley #1s and met a true comics celebrity, Bruce the Muppet
you are absolutely right...it was basically sweetened chex with marshmallow turtle chunks mixed in, apparently
November 21, 2025 at 4:50 PM
you are absolutely right...it was basically sweetened chex with marshmallow turtle chunks mixed in, apparently
these bad boys have survived from Chicago -> Texas -> California -> D.C. -> Brooklyn
November 21, 2025 at 2:58 PM
these bad boys have survived from Chicago -> Texas -> California -> D.C. -> Brooklyn
listening this morning to the Smashing Pumpkins’ Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness 30th Anniversary Edition like I’m back in fifth grade, wearing a baggy plaid flannel from Kohls unbuttoned over a mossimo tshirt
November 21, 2025 at 2:30 PM
listening this morning to the Smashing Pumpkins’ Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness 30th Anniversary Edition like I’m back in fifth grade, wearing a baggy plaid flannel from Kohls unbuttoned over a mossimo tshirt
ha ha yes sickos etc
November 20, 2025 at 10:40 PM
ha ha yes sickos etc
big shoutout to my friend @danmembiela.bsky.social … who not only sent me the rewards from his excellent Kickstarter when I was out of town but also included the phenomenal original art from the piece he did of our werewolf priest
what a nice thing to find in the mailbox after a long trip
what a nice thing to find in the mailbox after a long trip
November 20, 2025 at 1:54 PM
big shoutout to my friend @danmembiela.bsky.social … who not only sent me the rewards from his excellent Kickstarter when I was out of town but also included the phenomenal original art from the piece he did of our werewolf priest
what a nice thing to find in the mailbox after a long trip
what a nice thing to find in the mailbox after a long trip