Bess Pallares
@besspallares.bsky.social
Senior Editrix at Oni Press // High Strangeness, Out of Alcatraz, Plague House, The Autumn Kingdom, Cult of the Lamb, Hobtown Mystery Stories, I Feel Awful, Thanks, and MORE // Not accepting pitches. Views are my own, obviously.
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If you told 8-year-old me that I'd be editing this book, I'd point to the piles and piles of Archie digests littering my floor and say "That sounds right!"
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OH ALSO happy birthday Miyazaki, creator of many great things, sort of including my favorite meme
January 5, 2026 at 9:01 PM
OH ALSO happy birthday Miyazaki, creator of many great things, sort of including my favorite meme
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Featured on @ircbpodcast.com 's 💥BEST OF 2025💥...
MEAT EATERS
✍️: @iniquitousfish.bsky.social
"...keeps you glued to the pages..."
OUT OF ALCATRAZ
✍️: @ifyoucantwell.bsky.social
🎨: @mrtylercrook.bsky.social
"...gorgeously-rendered thriller..."
ircbpodcast.com/best-comic-b...
MEAT EATERS
✍️: @iniquitousfish.bsky.social
"...keeps you glued to the pages..."
OUT OF ALCATRAZ
✍️: @ifyoucantwell.bsky.social
🎨: @mrtylercrook.bsky.social
"...gorgeously-rendered thriller..."
ircbpodcast.com/best-comic-b...
Best Comic Books of 2025 — I Read Comic Books Podcast
Thousands of comic books were published in 2025 and these are our top picks.
ircbpodcast.com
January 5, 2026 at 5:10 PM
Featured on @ircbpodcast.com 's 💥BEST OF 2025💥...
MEAT EATERS
✍️: @iniquitousfish.bsky.social
"...keeps you glued to the pages..."
OUT OF ALCATRAZ
✍️: @ifyoucantwell.bsky.social
🎨: @mrtylercrook.bsky.social
"...gorgeously-rendered thriller..."
ircbpodcast.com/best-comic-b...
MEAT EATERS
✍️: @iniquitousfish.bsky.social
"...keeps you glued to the pages..."
OUT OF ALCATRAZ
✍️: @ifyoucantwell.bsky.social
🎨: @mrtylercrook.bsky.social
"...gorgeously-rendered thriller..."
ircbpodcast.com/best-comic-b...
Devastated I can't be there to hear this amazing conversation. Please attend on my behalf!!
HI! If you are in the Portland OR area join me and David Walker for a conversation about historical fiction in comics. Specifically Out of Alcatraz and Big Jim. Friday, Jan. 16 , 7PM at Powell's Books
January 5, 2026 at 9:53 PM
Devastated I can't be there to hear this amazing conversation. Please attend on my behalf!!
Everyone feels calm and fine and normal being back on their regular schedules today, right?
January 5, 2026 at 4:09 PM
Everyone feels calm and fine and normal being back on their regular schedules today, right?
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You *need* to read OUT OF ALCATRAZ by @ifyoucantwell.bsky.social and @mrtylercrook.bsky.social from @oni-press.bsky.social.
You know who agrees? @patrickhorvath.bsky.social. Listen to the best of the year rundown over at @cbccpodcast.bsky.social.
www.comicbookcouplescounseling.com/post/the-sta...
You know who agrees? @patrickhorvath.bsky.social. Listen to the best of the year rundown over at @cbccpodcast.bsky.social.
www.comicbookcouplescounseling.com/post/the-sta...
January 4, 2026 at 11:32 PM
You *need* to read OUT OF ALCATRAZ by @ifyoucantwell.bsky.social and @mrtylercrook.bsky.social from @oni-press.bsky.social.
You know who agrees? @patrickhorvath.bsky.social. Listen to the best of the year rundown over at @cbccpodcast.bsky.social.
www.comicbookcouplescounseling.com/post/the-sta...
You know who agrees? @patrickhorvath.bsky.social. Listen to the best of the year rundown over at @cbccpodcast.bsky.social.
www.comicbookcouplescounseling.com/post/the-sta...
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What were the best comic books of 2025? IRCB's list is LIVE.
Best Comic Books of 2025 — I Read Comic Books Podcast
Thousands of comic books were published in 2025 and these are our top picks.
buff.ly
January 1, 2026 at 9:50 PM
What were the best comic books of 2025? IRCB's list is LIVE.
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Baby elephants!
January 4, 2026 at 4:01 AM
Baby elephants!
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The Hollywood Reporter: Heat Vision’s Top Comics and Graphic Novels of 2025: ABSOLUTE BATMAN, BUG WARS, LUCAS WARS, OUT OF ALCATRAZ and More
Heat Vision’s Top Comics and Graphic Novels of 2025: ‘Absolute Batman,’ ‘Bug Wars,’ ‘Lucas Wars,’ ‘Out of Alcatraz’ and More
The annual list of books that packed a punch — from reinventing classic characters to shedding light on elusive icons to taking us on epic journeys to ... our backyards?
www.hollywoodreporter.com
January 1, 2026 at 1:01 AM
The Hollywood Reporter: Heat Vision’s Top Comics and Graphic Novels of 2025: ABSOLUTE BATMAN, BUG WARS, LUCAS WARS, OUT OF ALCATRAZ and More
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The year is 2003. I’m 17 years old. I’m watching Democrats fail to appropriately oppose an illegal war for oil.
The year is 2026. I’m 40 years old. I’m watching Democrats fail to appropriately oppose an illegal war for oil.
The year is 2026. I’m 40 years old. I’m watching Democrats fail to appropriately oppose an illegal war for oil.
January 3, 2026 at 9:32 PM
The year is 2003. I’m 17 years old. I’m watching Democrats fail to appropriately oppose an illegal war for oil.
The year is 2026. I’m 40 years old. I’m watching Democrats fail to appropriately oppose an illegal war for oil.
The year is 2026. I’m 40 years old. I’m watching Democrats fail to appropriately oppose an illegal war for oil.
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Just straight up looting. Absolutely disgusting.
And there ya have it…
Officials from top Wall Street firms will be traveling to Venezuela to investigate “investment prospects” of the country. “The trip will feature about 20 officials from the finance, energy and defense sectors.”
Officials from top Wall Street firms will be traveling to Venezuela to investigate “investment prospects” of the country. “The trip will feature about 20 officials from the finance, energy and defense sectors.”
Finance Industry Eyes Investment Opportunities in Venezuela
Some on Wall Street are already considering possible investment opportunities in Venezuela following the capture of Nicolás Maduro, according to Charles Myers, chairman of consulting firm Signum Globa...
www.wsj.com
January 3, 2026 at 11:41 PM
Just straight up looting. Absolutely disgusting.
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The aging pedophile who wants to be a king has kidnapped the leader of a sovereign nation without congressional approval.
If the United States had an opposition party, they would treat this as an illegitimate act and start impeachment proceedings immediately.
If the United States had an opposition party, they would treat this as an illegitimate act and start impeachment proceedings immediately.
January 3, 2026 at 2:33 PM
The aging pedophile who wants to be a king has kidnapped the leader of a sovereign nation without congressional approval.
If the United States had an opposition party, they would treat this as an illegitimate act and start impeachment proceedings immediately.
If the United States had an opposition party, they would treat this as an illegitimate act and start impeachment proceedings immediately.
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Truth. I've started giving copies of OUT OF ALCATRAZ as a gift to people who know that I've gotten back into comics the last few years but aren't quite sure why (since they know I don't do superhero stuff).
Out of Alcatraz "One of the best comics of the year, regardless of genre."
@oni-press.bsky.social @ifyoucantwell.bsky.social
@oni-press.bsky.social @ifyoucantwell.bsky.social
Heat Vision’s Top Comics and Graphic Novels of 2025: ‘Absolute Batman,’ ‘Bug Wars,’ ‘Lucas Wars,’ ‘Out of Alcatraz’ and More
The annual list of books that packed a punch — from reinventing classic characters to shedding light on elusive icons to taking us on epic journeys to ... our backyards?
www.hollywoodreporter.com
December 30, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Truth. I've started giving copies of OUT OF ALCATRAZ as a gift to people who know that I've gotten back into comics the last few years but aren't quite sure why (since they know I don't do superhero stuff).
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Out of Alcatraz "One of the best comics of the year, regardless of genre."
@oni-press.bsky.social @ifyoucantwell.bsky.social
@oni-press.bsky.social @ifyoucantwell.bsky.social
Heat Vision’s Top Comics and Graphic Novels of 2025: ‘Absolute Batman,’ ‘Bug Wars,’ ‘Lucas Wars,’ ‘Out of Alcatraz’ and More
The annual list of books that packed a punch — from reinventing classic characters to shedding light on elusive icons to taking us on epic journeys to ... our backyards?
www.hollywoodreporter.com
December 30, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Out of Alcatraz "One of the best comics of the year, regardless of genre."
@oni-press.bsky.social @ifyoucantwell.bsky.social
@oni-press.bsky.social @ifyoucantwell.bsky.social
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Our graphic novel Out of Alcatraz just made Hollywood Reporter’s Best of Year list!
Congrats to @mrtylercrook.bsky.social, @besspallares.bsky.social, @gorinson.bsky.social, & @oni-press.bsky.social!
Congrats to @mrtylercrook.bsky.social, @besspallares.bsky.social, @gorinson.bsky.social, & @oni-press.bsky.social!
Heat Vision’s Top Comics and Graphic Novels of 2025: ‘Absolute Batman,’ ‘Bug Wars,’ ‘Lucas Wars,’ ‘Out of Alcatraz’ and More
The annual list of books that packed a punch — from reinventing classic characters to shedding light on elusive icons to taking us on epic journeys to ... our backyards?
www.hollywoodreporter.com
December 30, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Our graphic novel Out of Alcatraz just made Hollywood Reporter’s Best of Year list!
Congrats to @mrtylercrook.bsky.social, @besspallares.bsky.social, @gorinson.bsky.social, & @oni-press.bsky.social!
Congrats to @mrtylercrook.bsky.social, @besspallares.bsky.social, @gorinson.bsky.social, & @oni-press.bsky.social!
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Hobtown Mystery Stories Vol. 3: The Secret of the Saucer by @hobtown.bsky.social and Alexander Forbes
December 26, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Hobtown Mystery Stories Vol. 3: The Secret of the Saucer by @hobtown.bsky.social and Alexander Forbes
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Deeply touched by reviews like this. That our audacious choice to make a Backwards Hobtown was rewarded by readers, noticed and understood by the likes of The New York Times, or that our readership is tolerant of our mysterious and ever-shifting release dates.
Thank you for coming back to Hobtown!
Thank you for coming back to Hobtown!
December 27, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Deeply touched by reviews like this. That our audacious choice to make a Backwards Hobtown was rewarded by readers, noticed and understood by the likes of The New York Times, or that our readership is tolerant of our mysterious and ever-shifting release dates.
Thank you for coming back to Hobtown!
Thank you for coming back to Hobtown!
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I got vol. 3 of @hobtown.bsky.social’s HOBTOWN MYSTERY STORIES for Christmas, and … it’s kind of a masterpiece? Has an incredible formalist trick to it that I dare not spoil — worth experiencing blind for yourself — but which works phenomenally well.
Hello! Today I wrote about one of my very favorite series, Kris Bertin and Alexander Forbes’ “Hobtown Mystery Stories,” a perfect soup of detective fiction, weird horror, and small-town social realism. The new one is out now.
In This Offbeat Canadian Town, Stranger Things Lurk
www.nytimes.com
December 26, 2025 at 3:14 AM
I got vol. 3 of @hobtown.bsky.social’s HOBTOWN MYSTERY STORIES for Christmas, and … it’s kind of a masterpiece? Has an incredible formalist trick to it that I dare not spoil — worth experiencing blind for yourself — but which works phenomenally well.
This inside baseball gift is a major win.
December 25, 2025 at 6:39 PM
This inside baseball gift is a major win.
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Would anyone… read a novel by me?
Vulnerable Christmas Eve question brought to you by lonely LA rain.
Vulnerable Christmas Eve question brought to you by lonely LA rain.
December 24, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Would anyone… read a novel by me?
Vulnerable Christmas Eve question brought to you by lonely LA rain.
Vulnerable Christmas Eve question brought to you by lonely LA rain.
Tamales on the stove, about to drink some wine and read the book my husband gave me for Christmas Eve, which he proudly described as “really fucked up.” (The Starving Saints by Caitlin Starling)
December 24, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Tamales on the stove, about to drink some wine and read the book my husband gave me for Christmas Eve, which he proudly described as “really fucked up.” (The Starving Saints by Caitlin Starling)
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A bit of clarity here, from the article itself: the instructor was a graduate TA, not a full professor; it was a 650-word response that was worth 3% of her grade, getting a 0 on it should not have been failing for the course. These points are important to see how politically motivated this was.
The University of Oklahoma has removed an instructor who was accused by a student of religious discrimination over a failing grade on a psychology paper in which she cited the Bible and argued that promoting a “belief in multiple genders” was “demonic.” https://cnn.it/4b6g3rd
Oklahoma instructor removed from teaching for failing a Bible-based gender essay | CNN
The University of Oklahoma has removed an instructor who was accused by a student of religious discrimination over a failing grade on a psychology paper in which she cited the Bible and argued that promoting a “belief in multiple genders” was “demonic.”
cnn.it
December 24, 2025 at 11:01 PM
A bit of clarity here, from the article itself: the instructor was a graduate TA, not a full professor; it was a 650-word response that was worth 3% of her grade, getting a 0 on it should not have been failing for the course. These points are important to see how politically motivated this was.
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The “hoping to finish by the end of the year” shelf.
December 24, 2025 at 6:50 PM
The “hoping to finish by the end of the year” shelf.
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In the past week, I've seen stories of AI:
- being used by middle schoolers to make porn of other students
- calling innocent people sex offenders
- shutting down highways with busted-ass self-driving cars
- emitting more CO2 than New York City
What the fuck are we even doing?
- being used by middle schoolers to make porn of other students
- calling innocent people sex offenders
- shutting down highways with busted-ass self-driving cars
- emitting more CO2 than New York City
What the fuck are we even doing?
New from me: The storied fiddler Ashley MacIsaac wanted to play a show at a Nova Scotia First Nation. It got cancelled because Google's AI search summary incorrectly called him a sex offender. Now he's worried for his safety www.theglobeandmail.com/culture/arti...
Fiddler Ashley MacIsaac has show cancelled over Google AI-generated misinformation
Cape Breton musician was set to perform in Nova Scotia before a search summary incorrectly described him as a sex offender
www.theglobeandmail.com
December 23, 2025 at 5:55 PM
In the past week, I've seen stories of AI:
- being used by middle schoolers to make porn of other students
- calling innocent people sex offenders
- shutting down highways with busted-ass self-driving cars
- emitting more CO2 than New York City
What the fuck are we even doing?
- being used by middle schoolers to make porn of other students
- calling innocent people sex offenders
- shutting down highways with busted-ass self-driving cars
- emitting more CO2 than New York City
What the fuck are we even doing?