Morning Bluesky

The Amazing Spider-Man #300 Show Poster featuring two Lovebirds flying through a circular window, showcasing a cityscape behind them. The Lovebirds swing on branches, not webs. Surround them is a waterfall of red 300s. In the corner box, a Lovebird dressed in a black Spider-Man costume runs toward camera.

AI Art is Trash. Commissioning art is not as expensive as you might think. Support humanity & get some for your creative pursuits.

Here's a 🧵 of CBCC pieces we've commissioned over the years. Up first, our Episode 300 show poster by @elliotcomicart.bsky.social.

This post reminds me of when I went to look up how much the likes of Franklin Booth and Dana Gibson were paid and I had a melt down.

Charles Dana Gibson was offered a contract in 1904 by Collier's Weekly to produce 100 pictures a year for $1,000 each.

$1k adjusted for inflation is $24k.

Come on, people. Have you no decency? Whose idea was it to glitter bomb ICE?
☠️ 😂

the world right now (background black clouds / roiling smoke) Writers just trying to finish their books (foreground farmer in the field)

Or worse, yer supposed to promote a book. 😬😬😬😬

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LAST DAY for this screaming deal 🌈🌟🎉

On Friday night, we walked the length of Manhattan, from Inwood Hill to Battery Park.

New Yorkers deserve a Mayor they can see, hear, even yell at. The city is in the streets.

Is it too late to give Sacha Baron Cohen an Oscar for this? Not a damn lie told. 🇺🇸

A political cartoon from 1936 by C.D. Batchelor. A seductive skeleton labeled "War" looks down at a boy labeled "Any European Youth" Caption: "Come on in, I'll treat you right. I used to know your daddy."

Thinking about my favorite anti-war cartoon

Real talk, we lost something as a culture when we fell out of love with novelty architecture.

Great idea!

I think it goes without saying but I'll quote myself again "all art is political, the act of trying to be without politics is in of itself a political statement"

This is not a good look by them. Nearly all of ttrpg is about destroying evil

In these times it's important to actually take a stand

NEW POLL SHOWS KAT WITHIN SINGLE DIGITS OF FIRST PLACE WITH THE MOST ROOM TO GROW HER SUPPORT! Daniel Biss: 17% Kat Abughazaleh: 10% Laura Fine: 8% Mike Simmons: 4% Ram Villavalam: 3% Hoan Huynh: 3% Others: 2% Undecided: 53% WE HAVE THE MOMENTUM! A new polls shows Kat gaining ground in this race, ahead of FIVE career politicians — despite this being her first time running for office!

HUGE NEWS!!!!

A new poll has me within single digits of leading in my race, ahead of FIVE other career politicians. This is incredible!

I was a "long shot" in March. Now we’re proving that grassroots campaigns can be viable and win — but I can’t do it without your help.

CHEEHOO!

Battletech Hawaiian Islands

one of 2 projects I finally got crossed off the list this weekend, this for @shakakimo.bsky.social over here, for his local croups out in the lovely Hawaiian Islands.

Not jealous at all, nope, not one bit, (even if we d have a lot les tiger sharks here) 🤙

As much as the news is terrible, please take a moment and breathe. We're not all going to immediately die.

Having a good month still means I'm underwater on Turbo Dreams though. The awesome cover was not cheap (worth it), so if you would like a copy get it on my site and not Drive Thru RPG. Thanks!

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the thing with Mamdani is that he’s obviously an incredible political talent - the campaign he’s run has been extremely impressive even if you don’t like his policies

the party should be delighted, and that they’re instead pulling out all the stops to beat him speaks volumes

Everyone running for public office needs to unequivocally say whether they support Trump’s attacks on Iran — attacks which put hundreds of millions of lives at risk.

My answer is an unequivocal NO and there’s no excuse for a candidate to say anything different.

Trump’s attack against Iran is illegal and immoral. And any leader who tells you otherwise is lying to you.

If you were too young in 2003 here is what Bush told the American people:

1) The Iraq War won’t cost a lot of money
3) We won’t need a lot of troops
4) We’ll bring peace and freedom to Iraq
5) We’ll find WMDs
6) We’ll be welcomed as liberators
7) It will be easy
8) It won’t take long

All lies.

Exhibit #5,947 in "Dems don't want change, don't want to help you, and just want to keep attracting money investments."

The party could read the room and see how much people want change,,, but it might cut into their investment portfolio, so they refuse.

Illustration rates for a print mag from 1992.
$2000 for cover art
$1000 for full-page
$300-500 for spots

Does anyone recognize these numbers?

Perfect choice.

Also, Paxton has so many of these... too many to have been an accident.

Post a movie line that became iconic! 🎥🍿🖤

Oof