Anthony Cardno
@anthonycardno.bsky.social
writer, proofreader, book reviewer, collector of books, movies, music, comic books, and too much other stuff. Gay. He/Him pronouns.
Today's Random Comic Book Back Issue Reread: Action Comics 488 (1978). Main Story Writer: Cary Bates Art: Curt Swan & Frank Chiaramonte. Air Wave Story Writer: Bob Rozakis Art: Alex Saviuk & Frank Chiaramonte. Cover: Jose Luis Garcia Lopez & Dick Giordano.
February 4, 2026 at 2:20 AM
Today's Random Comic Book Back Issue Reread: Action Comics 488 (1978). Main Story Writer: Cary Bates Art: Curt Swan & Frank Chiaramonte. Air Wave Story Writer: Bob Rozakis Art: Alex Saviuk & Frank Chiaramonte. Cover: Jose Luis Garcia Lopez & Dick Giordano.
Today's Random Comic Book Back Issue Reread: Micronauts 1, 1979. Writer: Bill Mantlo Art: Michael Golden & Josef Rubinstein Cover: Dave Cockrum & Al Milgrom.
You knew after ROM & Shogun Warriors posts that I had to get to the third in Marvel's 1970s Licensed Toys Triumvirate eventually, right?
You knew after ROM & Shogun Warriors posts that I had to get to the third in Marvel's 1970s Licensed Toys Triumvirate eventually, right?
February 3, 2026 at 4:14 AM
Today's Random Comic Book Back Issue Reread: Micronauts 1, 1979. Writer: Bill Mantlo Art: Michael Golden & Josef Rubinstein Cover: Dave Cockrum & Al Milgrom.
You knew after ROM & Shogun Warriors posts that I had to get to the third in Marvel's 1970s Licensed Toys Triumvirate eventually, right?
You knew after ROM & Shogun Warriors posts that I had to get to the third in Marvel's 1970s Licensed Toys Triumvirate eventually, right?
Also today on the blog, my first monthly reading/watching roundup of 2026! All the books, short stories, comic books, TV shows, movies, live theater, and podcasts I read/watched/listened to in January!
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Reading RoundUp: January 2026 — ANTHONY R. CARDNO
The first monthly summary of what I’ve been reading, listening to, and watching in 2026! BOOKS I read 11 books in January: 7 in print, 2 in e-book format, and 2 in audio format. They were:...
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February 3, 2026 at 1:37 AM
Also today on the blog, my first monthly reading/watching roundup of 2026! All the books, short stories, comic books, TV shows, movies, live theater, and podcasts I read/watched/listened to in January!
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Yesterday over on the blog, I listed the authors who had birthdays in January who I read at least 1 short story by on or near their birthday.
I'm sure I missed some, especially in genres I don't normally read. So social media hive-minds: tell me who I missed!
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I'm sure I missed some, especially in genres I don't normally read. So social media hive-minds: tell me who I missed!
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Sunday Shorts: January Birthdays — ANTHONY R. CARDNO
I decided to try something new for 2026: when I’m aware of an author’s birthday, I want to celebrate it by reading a short story or two by that author, preferably (although not always practicably) on ...
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February 2, 2026 at 9:00 PM
Yesterday over on the blog, I listed the authors who had birthdays in January who I read at least 1 short story by on or near their birthday.
I'm sure I missed some, especially in genres I don't normally read. So social media hive-minds: tell me who I missed!
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I'm sure I missed some, especially in genres I don't normally read. So social media hive-minds: tell me who I missed!
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Today's Random Comic Book Back Issue Reread is appropriate for my return home to very cold New Jersey, as it takes place during an impending ice age: Arion Lord of Atlantis 1 (1982). Writer: Paul Kupperberg Art and Cover: Jan Duursema.
February 2, 2026 at 2:37 AM
Today's Random Comic Book Back Issue Reread is appropriate for my return home to very cold New Jersey, as it takes place during an impending ice age: Arion Lord of Atlantis 1 (1982). Writer: Paul Kupperberg Art and Cover: Jan Duursema.
Today's Random Comic Book Back Issue Read: Edgar Rice Burroughs' Korak Son of Tarzan 3 (1964). Cover: Morris Golub. Writer: Gaylord Dubois Art: Russ Manning (the 2 Korak stories) and Jesse Marsh (the Jon of the Kalahari story).
February 1, 2026 at 6:14 AM
Today's Random Comic Book Back Issue Read: Edgar Rice Burroughs' Korak Son of Tarzan 3 (1964). Cover: Morris Golub. Writer: Gaylord Dubois Art: Russ Manning (the 2 Korak stories) and Jesse Marsh (the Jon of the Kalahari story).
Today's Random Comic Book Back Issue Reread: The Grim Ghost 2 (1975). Writer: Michael Fleischer Art and Cover: Ernie Colon. Atlas's entry into the "dead criminal gets sent back to Earth by Satan to gather souls" genre. Colon's art is solid and expressive throughout, especially in the close-ups.
January 31, 2026 at 3:24 AM
Today's Random Comic Book Back Issue Reread: The Grim Ghost 2 (1975). Writer: Michael Fleischer Art and Cover: Ernie Colon. Atlas's entry into the "dead criminal gets sent back to Earth by Satan to gather souls" genre. Colon's art is solid and expressive throughout, especially in the close-ups.
Today's Random Comic Book Back Issue Reread: Sea Devils 31 (Sept-Oct 1966, which means this issue and I are the same age!) According to online sources: Writer: Ed Herron. Art: Howard Purcell and Sheldon Moldoff. An absolutely whacky story that is pure Silver Age.
January 30, 2026 at 4:36 AM
Today's Random Comic Book Back Issue Reread: Sea Devils 31 (Sept-Oct 1966, which means this issue and I are the same age!) According to online sources: Writer: Ed Herron. Art: Howard Purcell and Sheldon Moldoff. An absolutely whacky story that is pure Silver Age.
Beacon NY area friends! The next @stanzabooks Mystery Book Club meeting is the fourth Thursday in Feb (aka Februaey 26th) at 7:00 PM. We'll be discussing Yukito Ayatsuji's The Decagon House Murders. I'm really looking forward to digging into this Japanese murder mystery.
January 30, 2026 at 4:20 AM
Beacon NY area friends! The next @stanzabooks Mystery Book Club meeting is the fourth Thursday in Feb (aka Februaey 26th) at 7:00 PM. We'll be discussing Yukito Ayatsuji's The Decagon House Murders. I'm really looking forward to digging into this Japanese murder mystery.
Today's Random Comic Book Back Issue Reread: X-Men 44 (1968). Writer: Gary Freidrich Layouts: Don Heck Pencils: Werner Roth Inks: John Tartaglione.
This might have been one of the first X-Men back issues I bought, likely shortly after the Liberty Legion debut in The Invaders/Marvel Premiere in '76.
This might have been one of the first X-Men back issues I bought, likely shortly after the Liberty Legion debut in The Invaders/Marvel Premiere in '76.
January 29, 2026 at 12:52 AM
Today's Random Comic Book Back Issue Reread: X-Men 44 (1968). Writer: Gary Freidrich Layouts: Don Heck Pencils: Werner Roth Inks: John Tartaglione.
This might have been one of the first X-Men back issues I bought, likely shortly after the Liberty Legion debut in The Invaders/Marvel Premiere in '76.
This might have been one of the first X-Men back issues I bought, likely shortly after the Liberty Legion debut in The Invaders/Marvel Premiere in '76.
Today's Random Comic Book Back Issue Reread: Silver Age: Showcase 1 starring The 7 Soldiers of Victory, part of the Silver Age Event. Writer: Geoff Johns, Art and Cover: Dick Giordano.
I enjoyed the Silver Age Event (orchestrated I believe by Mark Waid and Kurt Busiek) quite a lot.
I enjoyed the Silver Age Event (orchestrated I believe by Mark Waid and Kurt Busiek) quite a lot.
January 28, 2026 at 3:46 AM
Today's Random Comic Book Back Issue Reread: Silver Age: Showcase 1 starring The 7 Soldiers of Victory, part of the Silver Age Event. Writer: Geoff Johns, Art and Cover: Dick Giordano.
I enjoyed the Silver Age Event (orchestrated I believe by Mark Waid and Kurt Busiek) quite a lot.
I enjoyed the Silver Age Event (orchestrated I believe by Mark Waid and Kurt Busiek) quite a lot.
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Did I just back Riotous Ron Randall's TREKKER: THE TIES THAT BIND on @kickstarter.com? You bet I did! www.kickstarter.com/projects/ron...
TREKKER: THE TIES THAT BIND
120+ page sci-fi graphic novel. Mercy St. Clair faces a showdown in the stars with the fate of the galactic rebellion in the balance.
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January 27, 2026 at 10:21 PM
Did I just back Riotous Ron Randall's TREKKER: THE TIES THAT BIND on @kickstarter.com? You bet I did! www.kickstarter.com/projects/ron...
Today's Random Comic Book Back Issue Reread: Kurt Busiek's Astro City 1. Writer: Kurt Busiek Art: Brent Anderson Cover: Alex Ross. Another favorite series w/ an intermittent multi-publisher history. Don't know why it felt right to reread the issue that started it 30-odd years ago, but here we are.
January 27, 2026 at 3:19 AM
Today's Random Comic Book Back Issue Reread: Kurt Busiek's Astro City 1. Writer: Kurt Busiek Art: Brent Anderson Cover: Alex Ross. Another favorite series w/ an intermittent multi-publisher history. Don't know why it felt right to reread the issue that started it 30-odd years ago, but here we are.
Here's a photo of an old comic book I read or reread today and a few skeets worth of rambling about it.
Also "I wrote a book/theater/TV review or other post on my blog."
Also "I wrote a book/theater/TV review or other post on my blog."
Generalize your skeets. What's your most typical, most average skeet?
Christ, these assholes (who might be human or canine) are keeping me from writing books/comics, which are for sale. Please buy them, we are so very broke and tired. Also, butter.
Christ, these assholes (who might be human or canine) are keeping me from writing books/comics, which are for sale. Please buy them, we are so very broke and tired. Also, butter.
Generalize your skeets. What's your most typical, most average skeet?
Just spent five hundred dollars because Shawn did crime/tried to poison himself/had a bizarre health emergency, please dear god buy my books. Follow-up clarification: Shawn is a cat, not my human child or accident-prone roommate.
Just spent five hundred dollars because Shawn did crime/tried to poison himself/had a bizarre health emergency, please dear god buy my books. Follow-up clarification: Shawn is a cat, not my human child or accident-prone roommate.
January 26, 2026 at 7:27 PM
Here's a photo of an old comic book I read or reread today and a few skeets worth of rambling about it.
Also "I wrote a book/theater/TV review or other post on my blog."
Also "I wrote a book/theater/TV review or other post on my blog."
Today's Random Comic Book Back Issue Reread is Marvel Classic Comics 9: Dracula (1976) which was actually a reprint of Pendulum Illustrated Classics 5 from 1973. Writer: Naunerle Farr, Art: Nestor Redondo, Cover: Gil Kane. This is my very beaten up original copy. I actually have at least 3.
January 26, 2026 at 3:25 AM
Today's Random Comic Book Back Issue Reread is Marvel Classic Comics 9: Dracula (1976) which was actually a reprint of Pendulum Illustrated Classics 5 from 1973. Writer: Naunerle Farr, Art: Nestor Redondo, Cover: Gil Kane. This is my very beaten up original copy. I actually have at least 3.
Was supposed to leave for my first work trip of 2026 tomorrow (Sunday). But we're supposed to be getting massive snow in NJ tomorrow, so my company is flying me out a day early. Which is why I'm posting from Newark airport at 5am on a Saturday.
January 24, 2026 at 10:05 AM
Was supposed to leave for my first work trip of 2026 tomorrow (Sunday). But we're supposed to be getting massive snow in NJ tomorrow, so my company is flying me out a day early. Which is why I'm posting from Newark airport at 5am on a Saturday.
Today's Random Comic Book Back Issue Read is Showcase 83 , the 3rd Nightmaster issue. Writer: Denny O'Neil, Art: Bernie Wrightson. This was an impulse buy sometime last year which has sat unread til today. I really enjoyed it. I'm going to have to track down issues 82 and 84 to have the whole story.
January 23, 2026 at 10:11 PM
Today's Random Comic Book Back Issue Read is Showcase 83 , the 3rd Nightmaster issue. Writer: Denny O'Neil, Art: Bernie Wrightson. This was an impulse buy sometime last year which has sat unread til today. I really enjoyed it. I'm going to have to track down issues 82 and 84 to have the whole story.
Today's Random Comic Book Back Issue Reread: Famous First Edition F-8, reprint of 1940's Flash Comics 1. This title gave us the first appearances of THREE future Justice Society of America members (Flash, Hawkman, and Johnny Thunder) along with the less well known The Whip and Cliff Cornwall.
January 23, 2026 at 5:32 AM
Today's Random Comic Book Back Issue Reread: Famous First Edition F-8, reprint of 1940's Flash Comics 1. This title gave us the first appearances of THREE future Justice Society of America members (Flash, Hawkman, and Johnny Thunder) along with the less well known The Whip and Cliff Cornwall.
Agreed! I juat read this story yesterday and man is it good!
You might not know you need a coming-of-age story that's also a reflection on the cult classic film JENNIFER'S BODY, but you should NOT miss "Jennifer's Daughter" by Sara S. Messenger, up for free at Nightmare Mag:
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Jennifer’s Daughter - Nightmare Magazine
My mom was sixteen when a band of boys took her out to the woods and bound her to a tree and tortured her to death, like in Jennifer’s Body, so you see her womb was kinda already out of commish by the...
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January 22, 2026 at 6:16 PM
Agreed! I juat read this story yesterday and man is it good!
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This is one of the Maine Coon breeders I know and trust, and she's dealing with a devastating diagnosis on one of her kittens. It's not a "Maine Coon thing," it's a "sometimes just happens" thing: www.gofundme.com/f/otto-the-v...
Donate to Otto the very special kitten …, organized by Emma Wheelhouse
Hi everyone,
My name is Emma my cattery is Pride of Sandmead, I’m a cat breeder who… Emma Wheelhouse needs your support for Otto the very special kitten …
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January 22, 2026 at 5:57 PM
This is one of the Maine Coon breeders I know and trust, and she's dealing with a devastating diagnosis on one of her kittens. It's not a "Maine Coon thing," it's a "sometimes just happens" thing: www.gofundme.com/f/otto-the-v...
Yesterday on the blog, my final "round up" style post regarding 2025: the Book Title and Author Name Alphabet Challenges.
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2025 Alphabet Reading Challenges — ANTHONY R. CARDNO
In early 2025, someone posted about an “alphabet reading challenge” – that is, read one book with a title that starts with “A”, “B,” etc. Of course, I can’t do anything by halves, so I also decided to...
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January 22, 2026 at 6:07 PM
Yesterday on the blog, my final "round up" style post regarding 2025: the Book Title and Author Name Alphabet Challenges.
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Today's Random Comic Book Back Issue Reread: New Warriors 1. Writer: Fabian Nicieza Art: Mark Bagley & Al Williamson. Another sentimental favorite series still in my collection. I was happy to see Rich Rider get his powers back, and to see Namorita, Firestar & Marvel Boy get a regular book.
January 21, 2026 at 4:23 PM
Today's Random Comic Book Back Issue Reread: New Warriors 1. Writer: Fabian Nicieza Art: Mark Bagley & Al Williamson. Another sentimental favorite series still in my collection. I was happy to see Rich Rider get his powers back, and to see Namorita, Firestar & Marvel Boy get a regular book.
Today's Random Comic Book Back Issue Reread: Atlas Comics' Tales of Evil 1, 1975. Writing: Russ Jones (2 stories), Jack Younger. Art: Jerry Grandenetti (2 stories), Mike Sekowsky. Not my original copy but a recent replacement.
I loved the classic horror anthology comics growing up.
I loved the classic horror anthology comics growing up.
January 21, 2026 at 3:19 AM
Today's Random Comic Book Back Issue Reread: Atlas Comics' Tales of Evil 1, 1975. Writing: Russ Jones (2 stories), Jack Younger. Art: Jerry Grandenetti (2 stories), Mike Sekowsky. Not my original copy but a recent replacement.
I loved the classic horror anthology comics growing up.
I loved the classic horror anthology comics growing up.
In honor of artist Joe Staton's 78th birthday today, Random Comic Book Back Issue Reread is DC Special 29. Writer: Paul Levitz. Art: Joe Staton & Bob Layton, an amazing team. They were doing great work on All-Star Comics but I think this is their best work. Cover Art: the equally great Neal Adams.
January 20, 2026 at 2:03 AM
In honor of artist Joe Staton's 78th birthday today, Random Comic Book Back Issue Reread is DC Special 29. Writer: Paul Levitz. Art: Joe Staton & Bob Layton, an amazing team. They were doing great work on All-Star Comics but I think this is their best work. Cover Art: the equally great Neal Adams.
Today's Random Comic Book Back Issue Read is Nutsy Squirrel 71 from 1956.
A pretty standard "funny animal" issue, where the main character of each story is good-natured & innocent, thus ripe to be taken advantage of by "smarter" friends, whose plans always backfire on them. Cute artwork throughout.
A pretty standard "funny animal" issue, where the main character of each story is good-natured & innocent, thus ripe to be taken advantage of by "smarter" friends, whose plans always backfire on them. Cute artwork throughout.
January 18, 2026 at 10:48 PM
Today's Random Comic Book Back Issue Read is Nutsy Squirrel 71 from 1956.
A pretty standard "funny animal" issue, where the main character of each story is good-natured & innocent, thus ripe to be taken advantage of by "smarter" friends, whose plans always backfire on them. Cute artwork throughout.
A pretty standard "funny animal" issue, where the main character of each story is good-natured & innocent, thus ripe to be taken advantage of by "smarter" friends, whose plans always backfire on them. Cute artwork throughout.