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Writer (film/TV/comics), pop-culture obsessive, semi-cool nerd, entertainment industry professional, Nice Jewish Boy. HALLOWEEN TEAM comic book series - new graphic novel edition is out now! https://a.co/d/7MB3MlV
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With this week’s final issue of JENNY SPARKS - I will praise this series once again and declare it to be one of the best comics Tom King has written to date. Some of the best comics art of the last year too from Jeff Spokes. One of the must-reads of 2024/25.

Watched the new French adaptation of THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO. Much darker than the 2002 movie. Really well made though, with sweeping visuals and a number of excellent performances. Occasionally muddled storytelling, but worth a watch if you’re in the mood for a good old fashioned historical epic.

This administration is going to completely suck for a lot of people, including those of us desperately hoping for better treatments for Long COVID. Trump’s overall failure on COVID is one of the worst derelictions of duty in presidential history.

Ta-dah!!! New macabre meet cute comic I drew, written by the very excellent @dannybaram.bsky.social! Part of the “It’s a Horror Show: The Found Footage Anthology” with a few days left to back! @apollocitycomics.bsky.social @comixwellspring.bsky.social • #indiecomics #indiecomicsart #horrorcomic

A fun afternoon accompanying my gf to Romantasy BookCon, at the historic Biltmore Hotel in LA. My friend Sarah Register Entin and her team did an amazing job organizing the event! If you’re in LA, check it out! Also, Hollywood, high time to take note: this genre is huge and fans want more of it.

Also, The Monkey made me curious: where did the trope of an organ grinder monkey toy as a super creepy object of horror originate from? I assume it predates the Stephen King story?

THE MONKEY was a ton of fun - major old-school Sam Raimi vibes from director Osgood Perkins, with a lot of dark, absurdist humor and over-the-top violence (and Theo James has a bit of a Bruce Campbell thing going on as well). James, Tatiana Maslaney, and the rest of the cast all nail the tone, too.

Obviously I am not a politician and not an expert. But some thoughts on what Democratic leadership should be doing right now to combat the existential threat of Trump and Musk (THREAD incoming):

John Noble!!! #Severance

Hopefully no one who attended the special and related events gets severe COVID or Long COVID. But I wish we could all take the risks a little more seriously.

Watched more episodes of SUGAR tonight. This show absolutely rules. It's a tough one though because I think the best way to recommend it is to simply say "I don't want to tell you anything about this show, except it's good and Collin Ferrell and Amy Ryan are in it."

If you're not familiar with @comix.bsky.social - they're well worth checking out if you're in the market for a new, alternative digital comic book storefront. They place an emphasis on spotlighting indie comics, and have been a great partner for Comicker and specifically for HALLOWEEN TEAM.

Hot take as I continue to rewatch JUSTIFIED: this show had maybe the greatest world-building of any TV series ever. In S1 alone, interesting new characters and new facets of Raylan’s universe just continuously and seamlessly get added to the sandbox.

Lots of cool stuff happening from Comicker Press. If you like fun, original comic books and graphic novels - give them a follow. #ComicsSky

In less disturbing news: it's #NewComicBookDay - a great day to pick up our HALLOWEEN TEAM graphic novel along with your other weekly comics purchases! Halloween Team - a fun, spooky adventure - is available now on Amazon/Kindle, GlobalComix, Comix.One, and via the Comicker site! a.co/d/5CnPEf7

Every ten minutes here is like: - Trump doubles student debt - Musk now has keys to your house and is in your bathroom doing plumbing drugs - Three planes just crashed - Trump signs EO making women illegal - Face-melted Nazi from Indiana Jones now in charge of CIA - Meteor not arriving fast enough

This what you want, America? Because it’s 100% what Trump wants.

Absolutely sickening to see Trump openly side with Putin and Russia - and in turn make an enemy of Ukraine, whom Russia invaded unprovoked. And you know that a lot of Republicans are internally fuming about this - but will say and do nothing because they are spineless cowards. Shameful.

How did we get to the point where the laughing and cry-laughing emojis are now associated with the absolute worst people in the world? I feel like there is some greater socio-cultural meaning here that demands exploration.