Yeah.

Okay. That's good. I'll just have to make sure it still works.

Ah, okay. Back in the day, I know the shop might ring up your sales through the register for you if you didn't have a card reader but it's been a minute. I have Square but I haven't used it recently.

People who do signings at comic stores, how do people pay? Cash, Square, Venmo, something else? It's been a minute since I've done one and I want to make sure I have all my bases covered.

And just in case someone asks, my book with Alterna was over ten years ago and I ended my contract before things went south.

Free Comic Book Day promo that reads FREE COMIC BOOK DAY May 2, 2026. Underneath that are the covers to Clusterf@#k, Secrets & Shadows #1, Mega Centurions #1, and the 4th Tales from the Cryptic Closet anthology. On the right of the covers is a picture of me looking at the camera sternly. Under the picture it reads, JON PARRISH with the publishers I've worked with under that: Alterna Comics, Scout Comics, Guerrilla Publishing. Underneath that is the logo for The Tenth Planet Comic Shop with the address: 1686 US-41 STE C SCHEREVILLE, IN 46375

I'll be doing FCBD at a local comic book shop next month.

Charity for Comic Book Creators | Hero Initiative Hero Initiative is a charity for comic book creators providing medical, financial, and career support when artists and writers face hardship.

The Hero Initiative overhauled their site-- a great excuse to send a few bucks if you can spare it! www.heroinitiative.org

"JUST to take care of ONGOING needs such as food, medicine & nursing home care, Hero Initiative provides $10,883 monthly to comic creators in need." Not incl 1-time emergency $

I wonder how many of the 16k people who liked that feed are also on that anti AI list. I'd take that like back if it was me.

If you use the Quiet Posters feed and are also on that ANTI AI blocklist, you're now blocked from using it because why is the one who made it.

Welp, guess I can't look at the Quiet Posters feed anymore. RIP.

I believe people can block whoever they want on social media for whatever reason they choose but I also believe that if said reason is embarrassing that people can rightfully clown you for it.

At the same time, I appreciate being added to those lists because it saves me the headache of having to interact with people that incredibly soft.

Realizing that this Anti AI list is actually the SECOND 'anti ai' blocklist I've been put on which is hilarious because I don't think I've even gone that hard regarding it. Between this and being on the Anti Platner Hysterics list, I'm just embarrassed for how thin skinned people can be.

I've been on that one for awhile. It feels like they just added everyone who isn't all in on it.

I don’t have children and one of my top 3 red button issues is that children should get free, substantial food at school

Like John brown is a symbol of rebellion to them but stripped of any controversy. They’ve turned John brown into Santa or spiderman. “I’m not racist” confederate flag guys are the same. “It’s a symbol of rebellion” no that’s not what that means. It’s what they think it means because they’re stupid.

Imo many Americans enjoy the trappings or imagery of our history while stripping it of any meaning. The OG Johnbrownstan said some shit like “I love John browns message but not his methods” and that explained it to me. Very little daylight between John brown in pfp and “mlk wouldn’t support this…”

Honorable Mention:
Shadow of Mordor/War - I'd want to do a story about the Orcs post-Sauron.

I just think it's neat.

I often find myself balancing wanting to prove myself by working too hard and protecting myself from being a John Henry figure who despite proving the human was more powerful than the machine, died while the railroad owners got their tracks built at record speed…

Like, I expect a random Twitter account with a check mark to say dumb shit. That's what thrives there. It's as natural as a dog shitting at this point. What I don't understand is why you would scoop it out up with your hands and bring it to me.

I look at social media the same way I look at being in a park. If you run up to me with a dog turd, I'm not going to be mad at the dog for shitting because that's what it does. However, I am going to be mad at you for bringing it to me when you could have left that shit where you found it.

One of the Sandy Hook families lives in hiding 1500 mi away from their baby’s grave due to people stalking them.

The graves of multiple children have been defaced.

One of the fathers had to submit DNA evidence to prove his son was a REAL HUMAN BEING after Alex Jones’ book said he never existed.

Darby Allin's Ascent of the AEW Mountain YouTube video by Tranquilo Club

Opening Youtube and having this pop up was the biggest surprise return of WM weekend even if it was a one-off.

Darby's win was so big that it made Tranquilo Club come out of retirement to drop a new video.

Rugged individualism is one of the biggest lies.

“That’s all anybody can do right now. Live. Hold out. Survive. I don’t know whether good times are coming back again. But I know that won’t matter if we don’t survive these times.”

― Octavia E. Butler, Parable of the Sower

A picture of the Gunpunch TPB on a red placemat. The cover to the book depicts a man in a shirt and tie blowing on a cup of coffee to cool it while his other arm is a massive gun. The bloodied, clawed arm of an alien is seen coming from the left. Above the man, it says GUNPUNCH by Fernando Pinto.

My copy of Gunpunch showed up in the mail today! Great looking book, @nandopintoart.bsky.social

I do not want to create an account or open a subscription I just want to buy a thing and never hear from you again why is this so hard.