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Posts by Bryan Stratton
17-year old Frank Brunner fan art in CREEPY #10 (May 1966).
What better time to off some royalty than the Ides of March?
(Not “ancient” as in “elder god,” just the typical slow march of decrepitude.)
My ancient eyes are grateful.
Challenge accepted. Calling my realtor now.
Please support if you are so inclined. With the gutting of Dept of Education there seems to be a lower priority on comics every time, even though they are not only enrichment but have educational value, Scott McCloud in particular.
Well now I have one million *and one* reasons to hate this stupid fucking war.
Paul Grist is criminally under appreciated. One of my very favorite comics creators of all time.
CREEPY #7 (Nov 1965): Todd McFarlane’s first appearance in comics.
Pretty good goddamn night.
IT’S SO GOOD
Hey friends - please consider supporting @davidfwalker.bsky.social 's Kickstarter for THE MONSTER OF BLACKENSTYNE (not to be confused with Blackenstein), because I *really* want to read this thing!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/dfw...
The Avengers are such complete fucking nerds, I love it
One Water Cooler Under Doom
AWESOME ❤️
It me!
I saw this was coming out and was interested (love Grell and have never read more than a few issues of WARLORD), but Omnibii are not my favorite format. Still, if it’s <800 pages and printed on newsprint…
So excited to be able to share our conversation with @geneluenyang.bsky.social, one of the nicest and most talented creators in comicdom!
Finally, I'm glad to see that perennial punching bag Don Heck is finally getting his due. Treat yourself to his westerns and romance comics. His greatest sin was being part of Marvel's birth and not being named Kirby, Lee, or Ditko. Sad that he's not inducted under his birth name, "Don Hell" tho. 😢
Milestone Media was such an extraordinary achievement, especially for its era. A Black-owned company doing unapologetically BIPOC superheroes and getting distribution from DC is a hell of a trick. Denys Cowan is a comics revolutionary. milestone.media/legacy-histo...
Dave Sim is wrong about nearly everything outside of the art and business of comics, but he's an absolute genius of the medium and a lifelong champion of creators' rights. Image might not exist without him; that's not an exaggeration. He deserves to be in the Hall. www.comicsbeat.com/the-one-abou...
Gerry Conway accomplished more in comics before his 20th birthday than most writers achieve in a lifetime. He's also a kind and generous soul, fully endorsing @kellysue.bsky.social's CAPTAIN MARVEL and working with Black Lives Matter to reclaim the Punisher logo: www.comicsbeat.com/gerry-conway...
I posted about THE ETERNAUT a couple of days ago, so you already know how I feel about Hector German Osterheld. Any excuse to keep saying his name and talking about what he did is good for our souls. www.fantagraphics.com/products/the...
(He also was kind enough not to sue me ~25 years ago when I stole concepts and imagery from BRAT PACK for a band I was in.)
Rick Veitch had the unenviable job of following Alan Moore on SWAMP THING and crushed it. So glad we're finally getting the rest of his run. His King Hell Press stuff is legitimately mindblowing. The platonic ideal of an indie cartoonist. www.comicsbeat.com/swamp-thing-...
Tom Palmer is legit legend who improved everything he touched. He was usually credited as an inker, but "embellisher" is closer to the truth. He brought out hidden details that others missed. The Comic Book Historians podcast has a great interview: comicbookhistorians.buzzsprout.com/140033/episo...
18 new inductees into the 2026 Eisner Hall of Fame, and I think this is one of the strongest classes in years. A few who I am particularly excited about: (🧵) www.comicsbeat.com/eisner-award...
@thecomicscanon.bsky.social If you guys ever want to do an episode on this, SIGN ME UP.
(Even if it does have a big dumb Netflix sticker on it, which is hopefully removable.)