Smash Pages Q&A | Matt Kindt talks to us about Flux House and 'Mind MGMT: New & Improved'
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PBS Was a ‘Cultural Life Vest’ for Kids Like Me Before the Internet. The Fight to Keep Public Media Alive Feels Personal. From late-night “Doctor Who” to “Monty Python,” PBS beamed in the wider world to kids in Texas.

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My favorite comics of 2025 And some graphic novels, too.

One of my favorite people, @jkparkin.bsky.social, posted his favorite comics of 2025 and i agree with just about all of them. While I'm not writing for Smash Pages much lately. I'm happy i have them as friends. I can't imagine not having the crew at @smashpages.bsky.social to talk to about comics.

Can money pay for all the days I lived awake but half asleep?

Nice haul of graphic novels arrived today by creators I like, but also by people I like:

'Don’t blame me, I voted for Lex': A quick history of a billionaire's brief presidency, by @tombondurant.bsky.social:

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“Just give me the f***ing links!”—Cursing disables Google’s AI overviews The latest trick to stop those annoying AI answers is also the most cathartic.

I haven't tested this yet, but I look forward to doing so: arstechnica.com/google/2025/...

Smash Pages' @jkparkin.bsky.social shares his favorite comics and graphic novels of 2024: smashpages.net/2025/01/08/m...

Everyone Hates This Christmas Song. Except Texans. - The Barbed Wire Of course Texas always has to do its own thing — even when it comes to Christmas music.  Apparently, our favorite holiday anthem is none other than “Feliz Navidad,” José Feliciano’s 1970 bilingual ban...

As a matter of fact, I do like this song: thebarbedwire.com/2024/12/16/e...

I haven't been playing the game but my son has, and I walked in on him watching a YouTube video that talked about how Jeff the Land Shark is the strongest character in the game. "He's my new favorite character," my son told me, so he's getting some Jeff the Land Shark comics for Christmas.

New Warriors

New Warriors

Congrats! Ken Paxton Celebrates 100th Stupid Lawsuit Against Nation - The Barbed Wire Say what you will about Ken Paxton, but he keeps himself busy. The Texas attorney general cranks out lawsuits (and press releases about those lawsuits) in a truly impressive fashion, as he continues t...

If you're interested in the crazy shit that happens in Texas, the Barbed Wire is a great indie news outlet.

Have you ever seen Klute?

The Onion Buys Alex Jones’s Infowars Out of Bankruptcy The satirical news site planned to turn Infowars into a parody of itself, mocking “weird internet personalities” who peddle conspiracy theories and health supplements.

WHAT!

Doom recruits Thunderbolt Ross as his secretary of defense, kind of. Not the worst choice made this week ...

I also read the first issue and hopefully did a good job not spoiling anything in my questions, because there's a lot of fun stuff in the first issue, esp. the last few pages. You'll want to get it the day of release so as to avoid any spoilers!

Jamie McKelvie Q&A: Mystery, Murder, and Gothic Victorian Splendor of Acclaimed British comic book artist Jamie McKelvie returns to both writing and illustrating with One for Sorrow, his first DSTLRY series and his first creator-owned series in over a decade. Set agains...

I did a Q&A with @mckelvie.bsky.social that's up on the @dstlry.bsky.social website, talking about his new comic 'One for Sorrow,' which he wrote and drew:

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Thanks Kiel! (He said belatedly, because he's always logged into the Smash Pages account!)

10 Questions with The Big Burn's Joe Henderson & Lee Garbett All hell breaks loose today with the launch of The Big Burn #1—Joe Henderson, Lee Garbett, and Simon Bowland's slick heist-in-hell thriller. These pages smolder with chemistry as they follow Carlie an...

I did this interview with Joe Henderson and Lee Garbett for the @dstlry.bsky.social blog on their new comic, 'The Big Burn,' the first issue of which came out today. Pick it up; it's hella fun!

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Did you read the first issue of book 2 yet? I’m so glad we got a second mini.

Bloodhunting 3 | The Smash Pages crew, including @shanembailey.bsky.social, Tom Bondurant + @jkparkin.bsky.social, talk about Blood Hunt #3 and #4: smashpages.net/2024/07/12/b...

Calvin and Hobbes.

Some Usagi supporting characters I've drawn for folks over the last few years

And now he’s sick again, and we risk having to go to summer school if we miss school today. But hey, maybe they’ll play some good movies in class this summer, so I guess there’s that.

So he went to school early and sat in a classroom and read. Meanwhile in his technology class they were watching Moana and Wall-E the first week we had to make up time. And since STAR tests have ended, the TX state mandated tests, they have done nothing. More movies or “free time” periods.

Let me rant here … all his absences were excused and had doctor notes. He made up all his work. Yet the principal still had to call, apologetically, and tell us he had to have his butt in a seat at school for a certain number of hours.

Last day of school for my son. He went to school sick the first week, then spent most of Jan at home because of flu and bronchitis. Had to make up time before and after school because Texas is stupid. Has had all A’s all year. Wouldn’t you know it … woke up sick today.

“Batkids eating dinner” is my favorite sub genre on Tumblr

That’s exactly what I did! I think we are now owed an Atari Force action figure …

Smash Pages Q&A | 'Harsh Prospect' creator Will Tempest talks to @jkparkin.bsky.social about the horror/science fiction webcomic-turned-graphic novel: smashpages.net/2024/05/14/s...