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

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Shelfdust’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 onw…

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

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...

Shelfdust’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 onw…

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

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...

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Great article on the way Hama’s Joe run was solid even on an “unremarkable” 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.

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

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

A Real American Issue.
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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Don’t Take G.I. Joe For Granted! By Tom Shapira There’s nothing remarkable about G.I.Joe #28. It’s not an anniversary issue; it’s not an extra-long issue; it doesn’t start or end a new storyline. The creative team is composed of t…

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Don’t Take G.I. Joe For Granted, by @tomshaps.bsky.social: shelfdust.com/2026/02/25/d...

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 – it’s a media I rarely see my people represented in. Everyone else has a sup…

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

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

Political Dinosaurs: Rocking The Vote in Flintstones #5 Meet: The Flintstones. They’re the “modern” 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 Fre…

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

@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...

a cartoon of flintstone driving a car with the caption made with mematic Alt: Fred flintstone in his car

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Plastic Fantastic: Plastic Man Plays Both Sides in Police Comics #7 | Shelfdust Get more from Shelfdust on Patreon

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

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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Shelfdust’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 onw…

🚨 NEW on Shelfdust today! Shelfdust’s Year of Evil: Magneto🚨

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...

a cartoon character with a red helmet is holding his head Alt: Magneto

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Returning with the Tide: Stephen King’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 …

🚨 NEW on Shelfdust today! Returning with the Tide: Stephen King’s Creepshow 🚨

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...

Stephen King’s Creepshow!

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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 da…

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

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

Berlin, by Jason Lutes

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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.

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.

Another Law of Gravity: Creating “The Next Spider-Man” By Tim Stevens I’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 per…

🚨 NEW on Shelfdust today! Another Law of Gravity: Creating “The Next Spider-Man”, by @ungajje.bsky.social 🚨

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...

Another Law of Gravity: Creating “The Next Spider-Man” By Tim Stevens I’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 per…

🚨 NEW on Shelfdust today! Another Law of Gravity: Creating “The Next Spider-Man”, by @ungajje.bsky.social 🚨

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...

Shelfdust’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 onw…

🚨 NEW on Shelfdust today! Shelfdust’s Year of Evil - The Joker 🚨

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...

A sad hero says “it was all a mistake”

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Plastic Fantastic: A Farewell to Arms in Police Comics #6 | Shelfdust Get more from Shelfdust on Patreon

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

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...

Shelfdust’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 onw…

🚨 NEW on Shelfdust today! Shelfdust’s Year of Evil - The Joker 🚨

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...

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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“Lizzie Is Having An Awfully Big Adventure”: The Unwritten #17 “There’s someone in my head, but it’s not me” By Steve Morris Issue #17 of The Unwritten changes things once more, as we get the backstory for Lizzie finally handed to us ac…

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“Lizzie Is Having An Awfully Big Adventure”: The Unwritten #17: shelfdust.com/2025/12/31/l...