Today, 20 September, is Batman Day. You’d think there would be a signal or something but
Anyway, here’s “Batman’s Aff His Nut”, by Robert Florence
#Scottish #literature #poem #poetry #Glasgow #comics #comicbooks #Batman #BatmanDay
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“Frank Quitely is widely celebrated in the comics world, but far less attention has been paid to how deeply his work engages with the cultural, historical, & visual identity of Glasgow & Scotland”
Drs David John Boys & Julie Briand-Boyd, on the University of Leuven Press blog
https://lup.be/2025/06/david-john-boyd-and-julie-briand-boyd-superhero-comics-and-scottish-identity/
#Scottish #literature #identity #comics #comicbooks #illustration #FrankQuitely #Glasgow #Scotland
Deep Ellum graffitit artist Frank Campagna deserves a credit on this!
Who would win in a fight — Godzilla or Big Tex? You can find out in a new comic book 🐲 🤠
Godzilla vs. Texas is being released this Wednesday, and features Godzilla wreaking havoc across the Lone Star State.
#Godzilla #Texas #BigTex #ComicBooks #BigTex #TexMech #FrankCampagna #WFAA #Dallas #HEB
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I caught myself reminiscing today. I’ve been a comic book devotee since I was a kid. That’s three and a half decades of storytelling right there. Looking at the depth of what I’m reading now, I’m incredibly grateful that this passion has stayed with me all these years.
Just found out about the passing of Marjane Satrapi at only 56. An exceptionally talented woman, and 'Persepolis', arguably her most celebrated work, is proof of why. In those graphic novels she depicted her childhood and early adulthood in Iran and later in Europe, during the Islamic Revolution and its aftermath. A very personal story that stands among the most important works in modern literature, not just within the comic book medium. A masterpiece on the level of Art Spiegelman's 'Maus'.
It shattered stereotypes and introduced western readers to a version of Iran they had never seen, humanising its people without sugarcoating the politics or the systemic oppression, and particularly how it affected the everyday lives of women. An honest, feminist story told through the eyes of a young girl who loved punk rock, who dreamed, and who refused to conform.
If you've never read her work, do yourself a favour and pick up 'Persepolis', or watch the brilliant animated film adaptation, which she co-directed and which took home the Jury Prize at Cannes in 2007.
RIP to an absolute legend. 🤘
#MarjaneSatrapi #Persepolis #Comics #Comic #ComicBooks #Feminism #Iran
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#QuestionOfTheDay what's a speech/line in fiction that is meaningful to you and you still think about a lot?
#writing #fiction #books #poetry #music #musicals #comics #comicbooks #movies #film #anime #manga #television #TV #videogames #CCGs #TTRPG #gaming #boardgames #scifi #fantasy
Weird #QuestionOfTheDay who is in your Holy Trinity of Catgirls?
#fiction #fantasy #scifi #anime #manga #comics #comicbooks #superheroes #books #ttrpg #ccgs
#QuestionOfTheDay what's a scorching hot take you have about a hobby/genre/piece of fiction/work/etc that you're into?
This has to be an actually hot take, bonus points if it's unique to you (as far as you know) or fairly weird/idiosyncratic
#sports #fiction #anime #manga #writing #coding #videogames #gaming #ttrpg #ccgs #boardgames #comics #comicbooks #webcomic #music #musicals #books #tv #television #movies #film #art
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Scotland has a rich history of comics (The Beano, first published in 1938, has now sold 2 billion copies – more than any comic outside Japan). Glasgow’s comic-book duo metaphrog share 10 great Scottish comics for kids & YAs
@bookstodon
https://www.booktrust.org.uk/book-recommendations/booklists/10-favourite-scottish-comic-books/
#Scottish #literature #comic #comics #comicbooks #graphicnovel #kidlit #YA
I've finished: The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay by Michael Shabon
I didn't grow up with comics and don't have any nostalgia for them.
I do have an interest in history, culture, art and speculative fiction.
I'm also Jewish and Kavalier & Clay spoke to me on so many levels.
It is the story of Jewish refugees behind the golden age of comic books, about their experiences and motivations. It is the story of the comic book as an art form and cultural phenomena.
It is not speculative fiction, but it contains descriptions of the comics the characters create, as part of their journey and emotional development. Breaking the fourth wall Chabon gives us a glimpse into the creative process and the sociology behind the super hero comic book as a story telling art form.
There are points where the lines between the comic story lines and the characters reality seem to blend.
It is a very Jewish novel, but a secular Jewish novel, involving Jewish culture, history and oppression, but without involving belief in god and religious practices.
I really cared about the trio of characters, their successes, failures and distress, as they live through this terrible historical period .
https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/dd9685a5-0499-46f4-8ee0-3e3de6d4b057
@bookstodon @audiofiction
#Comics #HistoricalFiction #Jewish #ComicBooks #amReading #bookstodon #AudioBooks
BLOG: I dabbled in comics over the years, but not since 2015 or so. Here is how I started doing them again! https://thejogolandgroup.wordpress.com/2026/08/10/my-comics/
#XMen #art 2- #painting set, painted by myself, the 1st is on wooden board; the 2nd on canvas; msg me if interested
#comicbooks #comicbook #marvel #marvelcomics #geek #nerd #handmade #illustration #paintings #artmarket #artist #artists #artistsonmastodon #mastoart #artstodon #supportthearts #fantasy #fantasyart #artgallery #artgalleries #comicbookart #supportlivingartists
#QuestionOfTheDay what's a fictional character trope/archetype in a genre/medium you like that you can't stand?
#fiction #writing #books #anime #manga #videogames #comics #comicbooks #superheroes #TV #television #film #movies #fantasy #scifi #romance #ttrpg #CCGs #boardgames #musicals
#QuestionOfTheDay What is simultaneously the best and worst thing you've ever played/watched/read/etc and why?
#fiction #videogames #gaming #comics #comicbooks #TV #television #film #movies #anime #manga #webcomics #ttrpg #ccgs #music #musicals #books #writing
#QuestionOfTheDay speculate about what would have happened to a hobby/genre/medium you like if a popular/influential creator/work/game/etc never happened
#books #scifi #fantasy #videogames #gaming #superheroes #boardgames #ttrpg #CCGs #TV #television #books #romance #movies #film #comics #comicbooks #manga #anime #music #musicals #webcomics
#QuestionOfTheDay what's a canonical thing and/or "word of god" in a fictional work/franchise/etc you enjoy that you reject?
Use spoiler warnings as needed
Word of God for those are unfamiliar means something stated by the creator(s) as canon/fact/correct interpretation/intention/etc and not necessarily stated in the actual work
#fiction #art #comics #comicbooks #videogames #gaming #musicals #books #anime #manga #TV #television #movies #film #ttrpg #ccgs #scifi #fantasy
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