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Covering comic books one issue at a time www.shelfdust.com

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a woman with a crown on her head is dancing Alt: BAD ROMANCE

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05.03.2026 12:02 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Shelfdustโ€™s Year of Evil: Judge Death Is evil what it used to be? The most popular villains in comic book history are almost all characters who debuted half a century ago, their terrifying legacy and merciless reputation continuing onwโ€ฆ

๐Ÿšจ NEW on Shelfdust today! The Year of Evil: Judge Death, by @stevewmorris.bsky.social ๐Ÿšจ

Judge Death debuted in 2000 AD Prog 149 - but how have the years since treated him? And what's his relevance as a villain now we're living in the future world of 2026? shelfdust.com/2026/03/04/s...

04.03.2026 10:52 ๐Ÿ‘ 14 ๐Ÿ” 5 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Shelfdustโ€™s Year of Evil: Judge Death Is evil what it used to be? The most popular villains in comic book history are almost all characters who debuted half a century ago, their terrifying legacy and merciless reputation continuing onwโ€ฆ

๐Ÿšจ NEW on Shelfdust today! The Year of Evil: Judge Death, by @stevewmorris.bsky.social ๐Ÿšจ

Judge Death debuted in 2000 AD Prog 149 - but how have the years since treated him? And what's his relevance as a villain now we're living in the future world of 2026? shelfdust.com/2026/03/04/s...

04.03.2026 10:52 ๐Ÿ‘ 14 ๐Ÿ” 5 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
a cartoon of a robot talking to a man with a hat Alt: Judge Death says GREETINGSSSS

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28.02.2026 17:12 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Great article on the way Hamaโ€™s Joe run was solid even on an โ€œunremarkableโ€ issue.

One thing not noted that I love is that the sheriff and the deputy are Laurel & Hardy caricatures. I wonder if that was a Severin decision or if Hama suggested it.

27.02.2026 23:41 ๐Ÿ‘ 9 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

This is a great piece that really captures a lot about why Larry Hama rules

27.02.2026 23:31 ๐Ÿ‘ 11 ๐Ÿ” 6 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

ICYMI: I wrote an article about the Marvel's White Tiger and how the character should another chance at a long, on-going run

#ComicBooks #Marvel #Writing #Article

24.02.2026 15:01 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Donโ€™t Take G.I. Joe For Granted! By Tom Shapira Thereโ€™s nothing remarkable about G.I.Joe #28. Itโ€™s not an anniversary issue; itโ€™s not an extra-long issue; it doesnโ€™t start or end a new storyline. The creative team is composed of tโ€ฆ

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For @shelfdust.bsky.social I wrote about G.I.Joe #28 - the comics that has everything: clueless deputies, robot-smashing action and battles on land, air and sea
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25.02.2026 10:20 ๐Ÿ‘ 6 ๐Ÿ” 7 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Donโ€™t Take G.I. Joe For Granted! By Tom Shapira Thereโ€™s nothing remarkable about G.I.Joe #28. Itโ€™s not an anniversary issue; itโ€™s not an extra-long issue; it doesnโ€™t start or end a new storyline. The creative team is composed of tโ€ฆ

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Donโ€™t Take G.I. Joe For Granted, by @tomshaps.bsky.social: shelfdust.com/2026/02/25/d...

27.02.2026 18:19 ๐Ÿ‘ 16 ๐Ÿ” 6 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 5
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Resurrecting The Spirit of White Tiger By Angel Ortiz Jr. As a Puerto Rican, I always get excited when I see any representation of Puerto Rico in comics โ€“ itโ€™s a media I rarely see my people represented in. Everyone else has a supโ€ฆ

๐Ÿšจ NEW on Shelfdust today! Resurrecting The Spirit of White Tiger, by @randomortizjr.bsky.social ๐Ÿšจ

Angel explores the recent approach Marvel have taken to White Tiger, their most prominent Puerto Rican hero: shelfdust.com/2026/02/18/r...

18.02.2026 15:01 ๐Ÿ‘ 10 ๐Ÿ” 7 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Political Dinosaurs: Rocking The Vote in Flintstones #5 Meet: The Flintstones. Theyโ€™re the โ€œmodernโ€ stone-age family. From the town of Bedrock, they seem like a page right out of history. But when we ride with the family down the street, courtesy of Freโ€ฆ

๐Ÿšจ NEW on Shelfdust today! Political Dinosaurs: Rocking The Vote in Flintstones #5 ๐Ÿšจ

@stevebaxi.bsky.social heads back in time to look at the specific political environment in 2016 that led to The Flintstones participating in, um, genocide: shelfdust.com/2026/02/11/p...

11.02.2026 13:47 ๐Ÿ‘ 14 ๐Ÿ” 7 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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a cartoon of flintstone driving a car with the caption made with mematic Alt: Fred flintstone in his car

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06.02.2026 18:43 ๐Ÿ‘ 5 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Plastic Fantastic: Plastic Man Plays Both Sides in Police Comics #7 | Shelfdust Get more from Shelfdust on Patreon

๐Ÿšจ NEW on Shelfdust today! Plastic Fantastic: Plastic Man Plays Both Sides in Police Comics #7 ๐Ÿšจ

He's the superhero whose secret identity is a wanted criminal! How is he going to stay one step ahead of the Law AND the criminals?
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04.02.2026 11:29 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Shelfdustโ€™s Year of Evil: Magneto Is evil what it used to be? The most popular villains in comic book history are almost all characters who debuted half a century ago, their terrifying legacy and merciless reputation continuing onwโ€ฆ

๐Ÿšจ NEW on Shelfdust today! Shelfdustโ€™s Year of Evil: Magneto๐Ÿšจ

How does the original version of Magneto, as seen in X-Men #1 from 1963, compare to the modern idea of the character? Let's take a look! shelfdust.com/2026/02/04/s...

04.02.2026 11:27 ๐Ÿ‘ 6 ๐Ÿ” 3 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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a cartoon character with a red helmet is holding his head Alt: Magneto

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29.01.2026 17:50 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Returning with the Tide: Stephen Kingโ€™s Creepshow By Andy Tuttle In October of 2024 I decided to do something crazy, something mad, something downright foolish; I was going to read every Stephen King book, from the oldest to the latest. Yes, from โ€ฆ

๐Ÿšจ NEW on Shelfdust today! Returning with the Tide: Stephen Kingโ€™s Creepshow ๐Ÿšจ

King super-reader @atuttle81.bsky.social dives into the dark waters of the 1982 Creepshow graphic novel, illustrated by the great Bernie Wrightson: shelfdust.com/2026/01/28/r...

28.01.2026 13:39 ๐Ÿ‘ 9 ๐Ÿ” 4 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
Stephen Kingโ€™s Creepshow!

Stephen Kingโ€™s Creepshow!

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22.01.2026 17:27 ๐Ÿ‘ 6 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

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Political Martyrs: Horst Wessel and Berlin #14 By Rob Cave On September 10, 2025, the right-wing political activist Charlie Kirk was killed at an event at the University of Utah, hosted and organized by his own political organization. In the daโ€ฆ

๐Ÿšจ NEW on Shelfdust today! Political Martyrs: Horst Wessel and Berlin #14, by @robcave.bsky.social ๐Ÿšจ

How do fascists create their narratives, their heroes? Letโ€™s head back to read Berlin by Jason Lutes, which captures a moment: shelfdust.com/2026/01/21/p...

21.01.2026 13:23 ๐Ÿ‘ 7 ๐Ÿ” 7 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Berlin, by Jason Lutes

Berlin, by Jason Lutes

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17.01.2026 10:41 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I really liked Gravity when it dropped. Cool to see a look back at it, especially one that spins up into the vagaries of creating new characters today.

14.01.2026 10:49 ๐Ÿ‘ 17 ๐Ÿ” 5 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Got another opportunity to write for @shelfdust.bsky.social ! This time I explored the disillusionment of freshman year and comics' eternal quest for "this generation's Spider-Man," via #Gravity.

14.01.2026 18:52 ๐Ÿ‘ 7 ๐Ÿ” 4 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Another Law of Gravity: Creating โ€œThe Next Spider-Manโ€ By Tim Stevens Iโ€™ve spent considerable time in and around Higher Ed. First, as a high schooler, I was involved in a program that took a group of us to Trinity College about once a month. (It is perโ€ฆ

๐Ÿšจ NEW on Shelfdust today! Another Law of Gravity: Creating โ€œThe Next Spider-Manโ€, by @ungajje.bsky.social ๐Ÿšจ

Every few years publishers try to create the new everyman superhero character - but not many of them succeed! Was the new millennium's 'Gravity' any different? shelfdust.com/2026/01/14/a...

14.01.2026 10:43 ๐Ÿ‘ 7 ๐Ÿ” 7 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Another Law of Gravity: Creating โ€œThe Next Spider-Manโ€ By Tim Stevens Iโ€™ve spent considerable time in and around Higher Ed. First, as a high schooler, I was involved in a program that took a group of us to Trinity College about once a month. (It is perโ€ฆ

๐Ÿšจ NEW on Shelfdust today! Another Law of Gravity: Creating โ€œThe Next Spider-Manโ€, by @ungajje.bsky.social ๐Ÿšจ

Every few years publishers try to create the new everyman superhero character - but not many of them succeed! Was the new millennium's 'Gravity' any different? shelfdust.com/2026/01/14/a...

14.01.2026 10:43 ๐Ÿ‘ 7 ๐Ÿ” 7 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Shelfdustโ€™s Year of Evil: The Joker Is evil what it used to be? The most popular villains in comic book history are almost all characters who debuted half a century ago, their terrifying legacy and merciless reputation continuing onwโ€ฆ

๐Ÿšจ NEW on Shelfdust today! Shelfdustโ€™s Year of Evil - The Joker ๐Ÿšจ

We look at the first appearance of the Joker to see how much the character has changed over the years! shelfdust.com/2026/01/07/s...

07.01.2026 12:25 ๐Ÿ‘ 7 ๐Ÿ” 4 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A sad hero says โ€œit was all a mistakeโ€

A sad hero says โ€œit was all a mistakeโ€

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08.01.2026 13:06 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Plastic Fantastic: A Farewell to Arms in Police Comics #6 | Shelfdust Get more from Shelfdust on Patreon

๐Ÿšจ Plastic Fantastic: A Farewell to Arms in Police Comics #6 ๐Ÿšจ

Plastic Man takes over the cover of Police Comics with issue #6 of the series - and fights a pair of evil arms! www.patreon.com/posts/plasti...

07.01.2026 12:36 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Shelfdustโ€™s Year of Evil: The Joker Is evil what it used to be? The most popular villains in comic book history are almost all characters who debuted half a century ago, their terrifying legacy and merciless reputation continuing onwโ€ฆ

๐Ÿšจ NEW on Shelfdust today! Shelfdustโ€™s Year of Evil - The Joker ๐Ÿšจ

We look at the first appearance of the Joker to see how much the character has changed over the years! shelfdust.com/2026/01/07/s...

07.01.2026 12:25 ๐Ÿ‘ 7 ๐Ÿ” 4 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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a man in a joker costume is laughing in front of a no loafing sign Alt: The joker has a lol

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01.01.2026 22:13 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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โ€œLizzie Is Having An Awfully Big Adventureโ€: The Unwritten #17 โ€œThereโ€™s someone in my head, but itโ€™s not meโ€ By Steve Morris Issue #17 of The Unwritten changes things once more, as we get the backstory for Lizzie finally handed to us acโ€ฆ

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โ€œLizzie Is Having An Awfully Big Adventureโ€: The Unwritten #17: shelfdust.com/2025/12/31/l...

31.12.2025 11:57 ๐Ÿ‘ 5 ๐Ÿ” 4 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1