The publisher of Spider-Man can't figure out how to make comics for children. They leave that to Disney or license it out to other publishers. Even DC's been doing good YA stuff for 10+ years but Marvel can't figure out how to copy them. Ooh it makes me so furious
This is not specific to yesterday's layoffs, which came from Disney, but Marvel's razor-thin margins shrink constantly, they can't hire new editors, they slash rates, they let people go…but a little long-term strategy could build a profitable YA division. They laid off their one YA editor yesterday.
Every year the data shows middle grade/YA comics are bigger than ever. Virtually every comics publisher that turns a profit does it with their MG/YA line. But Marvel, they can't be bothered. It's negligence and I'd even call it a failure of leadership. Every laid-off editor could still have a job.
this is, unironically, one of the major explainer points I hit when I talk about how Krakoa Resurrection works
COPD is what killed my father. It is a devastating disease, and it was difficult enough for someone living in relative comfort - I can’t even fathom what Tom and his family are going through. Please consider donating; they deserve a roof over their head and enough money for medical care.
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Donated. I remember being 11, a friend stopping at the comic shop on the way over for the weekend buying me the first two issues of Force Works. It looked so weird and probably helped push me to indie comics years later.
Guys like Tom shouldn't need help like this, but give if you can, because he needs it.
Force Works (1994) #1, cover pencils by Tom Tenney
Force Works (1994) #1 interior of Scarlet Witch speaking with Iron Man in her private apartment, pencils by Tom Tenney
Force Works (1994) #1 pin-up of Wonder Man, pencils by Tom Tenney
Force Works (1994) #2 interior of Century and Iron Man, pencils by Tom Tenney
Y'all, re-posts are great, but $5 donations are better!
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Here is some of Tom Tenney's work from Force Works (1994) #1-2
the cover of hello sunshine with the ala award sticker on it
a drawn photo of Alex facing Daisy eyes, a red monster with Daisy eyes, on the ceiling
Alex and Noah kissing
the kids from hello sunshine looking uneasy with daisy eyes' hands in the back ground and an inset panel showing a cassette tape
Hello Sunshine is a horror mystery GN about a boy who comes back from bible camp to find out that his secret boyfriend, Alex, is missing after a very public mental breakdown. #comics
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One of my most-wanted Marvel omnis is Force Works, a 90s Avengers comic that launched with unusual, striking artwork by Tom Tenney that stuck in my brain for 30yrs.
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One of my fav fellow X-Men fans, @onewheelchairx.bsky.social, shared HIS Top 10 most-wanted Marvel omnis (complete with favorite covers and panels!)
🚨NEW VIDEO🚨
MY MOST WANTED MARVEL OMNIBUSES!
As the 14th Annual Tigereyes Most Wanted Marvel Omnibus Poll is officially live, join me as I go through my top 10 picks of the Omnibuses I would love to see released next year!
Watch Here: ⬇️
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We're into the final 24 hours to vote for your most-wanted Marvel omnis for 2027!
I'm so excited to present the Top 60 results next Monday. It's my favorite thing to do ALL YEAR.
I have a soft-spot for Apocalypse, but just because it classic crossover nonsense in the exact mode of a real comic book
Why doesn’t Batman throw the Joker into more vats of chemicals until he finds one that chemically alters him into someone who has their shit together?
Not ready to vote or want to browse your options?
The titles and maps of EVERY book on the poll are posted on Crushing Krisis, as meticulously researched by a team of Mapping Minties!
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Have you voted in this year's Tigereyes Marvel Most-Wanted Omnibus poll?
You only have two more days to pick the Top 10 omnibuses you would most love to own out of ALL of Marvel's unreleased material, ever.
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Rewatching X-Men: Days of Future Past for the first time in a long while, and it's... amazing actually?
A legitimately fascinating re-imagination and expansion of the original Claremont story.
Get ready!
It is time for the 2026 Most Wanted Marvel Omnibus Tigereyes Poll!
We’ll be going LIVE! at 2:30PM EST to kick it off!
Who is “we?”
Omar, @crushingcomics.bsky.social, @taylortalkscomics.bsky.social, & Tigereyes, himself!
How do you vote?
Join the chat:
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A pen and marker drawing of Garfield staring in the mirror covered in lasagna sauce, recreating Bob Layton's Demon in a Bottle Iron Man cover.
A pen and marker drawing of modern Garfiels sadly walking away from a giant 1978 Garfield. It is a recreation of John Romita's Spider-Man No More cover.
I headed to Seoul as a special guest for Dice Comics Cafe's drink and draw for charity!
The theme was famous comic covers. Luckily, they had my @boom-studios.com Garfield sketch covers in stock to draw on.
Can you tell what famous covers Garf is recreating?
This is so important to articulate loudly and clearly.
Anna Peppard continues to never miss! A brilliant summation of the recent return of cheesecake! As someone who was put off from Marvel for decades due specifically to Carol’s depiction, I couldn’t agree more!
New 52 was a line-wide reboot and some fanbases never forgave what they lost in the relaunch. The Absolute characters are relieved of the burden of honoring the “true” versions of the icons, and it makes the readers more open-minded about the vast differences
Get ready, Minties!
Omar and @crushingcomics.bsky.social are going LIVE! at 5PM EST!
They’ll be recapping ALL the announcements for the New Marvel Omnibus coming in July 2026 - December 2026!
Join the chat:
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Streaming LIVE right now with @nearmintcon.bsky.social to review all of Marvel's omnibus volumes announced for the back half of 2026
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pswj...
This video is exactly why streaming media platforms ought to exist.
76 seconds of absolute superhero camp.
(He also reviews comics on his channel! But this video is perfection.)
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Love this answer @jeremywhitley.bsky.social gave in this interview! Help us make The Girlfriend Survives/SLAY! Zoop.gg/c/slay
I've been waiting literal DECADES for the original Chaos Comics characters to be collected coherently.
It's finally happening.
I have a guide to Lady Death that explains EVERY SINGLE APPEARANCE she makes in these comics. Can't wait to own them all in one format!
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Coming Friday @6p on @nearmintcon.bsky.social:
How to collect X-Men omnibuses! Every. Single. One.
Omar and I will attempt to replicate my entire site AND his video reading guides in a single live stream covering 61yrs of flagship X-Men titles.
It will be epic or an epic disaster. Don't miss it.