Chris Coplan
@chriscoplan.bsky.social
Comics Editor/Deep Dive Guru, @AIPTcomics.com. Senior Editor, @consequence.bsky.social. Writer, @mgrmagazine.bsky.social. Comics Journalism Andy Rooney: https://linktr.ee/Chris8615
New year, same old Judging goodness.
🎨 This week’s Judging by the Cover highlights some killer art — from Absolute Batman: Ark M Special #1 by @joshixson.bsky.social, to The Amazing Spider-Man #19 by @pepelarraz.bsky.social & Marte Gracia, and more! 🖼️🔥
@philhester.bsky.social @deadredfred.bsky.social #comicsky
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@philhester.bsky.social @deadredfred.bsky.social #comicsky
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Judging by the Cover – 01/07/26 new releases
Chris shares his favorite covers from this week’s new comics.
aiptcomics.com
January 5, 2026 at 5:12 PM
New year, same old Judging goodness.
I’m proud of us for getting, like, 40 minutes out of this extra slow week.
New show is up as @chriscoplan.bsky.social and I unpack a quiet week in comics news. @ajoustra.bsky.social joins the show to talk his upcoming TMNT story arc AND his work on the animation side of TMNT, including the short attached to SpongeBob: Search for SquarePants!
Don’t miss this!
Don’t miss this!
🎙️ New!
We're joined by Andrew Joustra (@ajoustra.bsky.social), diving into his comics debut on Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #4, his journey from animation/film to #comics, and why reimagining Fugitoid is the perfect first slice of the #TMNT world!
Listen wherever you get your #podcasts!
We're joined by Andrew Joustra (@ajoustra.bsky.social), diving into his comics debut on Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #4, his journey from animation/film to #comics, and why reimagining Fugitoid is the perfect first slice of the #TMNT world!
Listen wherever you get your #podcasts!
January 4, 2026 at 4:31 PM
I’m proud of us for getting, like, 40 minutes out of this extra slow week.
I got Saga Legends recently, and they’re all self-contained little wonders.
January 3, 2026 at 4:04 AM
I got Saga Legends recently, and they’re all self-contained little wonders.
I got the entirety of the Morrison-penned JLA run for $35ish. (Can post pic.) A proud moment in collecting.
Do you remember Old Comic Book Day ™? Well today is the first Old Comic Book Day ™ of 2026! Show me some of the back issues you’ve come across recently!
January 3, 2026 at 4:03 AM
I got the entirety of the Morrison-penned JLA run for $35ish. (Can post pic.) A proud moment in collecting.
A perfect Toxie. Need to read that Team Up again.
Hello, I’m Sandy Jarrell and I draw and color. Here’s some sequential work! On this #portfolioday, unlike most, I’m actively seeking gigs.
Full portfolio here: sandyjarrell.myportfolio.com
Full portfolio here: sandyjarrell.myportfolio.com
January 3, 2026 at 4:00 AM
A perfect Toxie. Need to read that Team Up again.
That’s brilliant.
January 3, 2026 at 3:41 AM
That’s brilliant.
Charlie (aka Charles aka Chuck Diesel aka Chucky D aka Charlatan aka Charles Barkley aka Chuckles aka…)
January 1, 2026 at 2:09 AM
Charlie (aka Charles aka Chuck Diesel aka Chucky D aka Charlatan aka Charles Barkley aka Chuckles aka…)
The last @aiptcomics.com Deep Dive for 2025! I think @denizcamp.bsky.social has a tough task with #Endgame, but the first issue feels like a proper achievement in this kooky little universe. Enjoy!
🔥 New interview up! @chriscoplan.bsky.social sits down with @denizcamp.bsky.social to talk Ultimate Endgame — the multiverse-spanning stakes, emotional beats, and what it’s like crafting the finale of this era. 🕷️💥
#MarvelComics #UltimateEndgame #comicsky @terrydodsonart.bsky.social
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#MarvelComics #UltimateEndgame #comicsky @terrydodsonart.bsky.social
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Welcome to the ‘Ultimate Endgame’: Deniz Camp talks character arcs, finales, and upgrades
Marvel's Ultimate Universe is going out with a proper bang.
aiptcomics.com
December 31, 2025 at 3:38 PM
The last @aiptcomics.com Deep Dive for 2025! I think @denizcamp.bsky.social has a tough task with #Endgame, but the first issue feels like a proper achievement in this kooky little universe. Enjoy!
For the evening crowd: Mines! Generational trauma! Horror! Family dynamics!
🎙️ @chriscoplan.bsky.social sits down with Pig Wife creator Abbey Luck for a fascinating feature on her haunting new @topshelfcomix.bsky.social #horror comic — inspirations, creative process, and what makes Pig Wife stand out. 👀🐷
#comicsky
#comicsky
“It came from a family story”: Abbey Luck on trauma and growth in ‘Pig Wife’
One young girl's story of familial woes speaks volume about the human condition.
aiptcomics.com
December 31, 2025 at 1:43 AM
For the evening crowd: Mines! Generational trauma! Horror! Family dynamics!
One more '25 fave for today. @zacthompson.bsky.social was def. one of my faves this year (see the @aiptcomics.com best-of podcast!), and it was great to talk to him earlier this year. Inventive but poignant storytelling, and everything he does is building this rich, beguiling tapestry.
Death as a form of living: Zac Thompson talks ‘Cemetery Kids,’ ‘Into the Unbeing,’ and more
The writer has hit a stride as of late, and we investigate his robust, often intense bibliography.
aiptcomics.com
December 30, 2025 at 8:51 PM
One more '25 fave for today. @zacthompson.bsky.social was def. one of my faves this year (see the @aiptcomics.com best-of podcast!), and it was great to talk to him earlier this year. Inventive but poignant storytelling, and everything he does is building this rich, beguiling tapestry.
And speaking of other @christophcondon.bsky.social projects, 'News From The Fallout" with Jeffrey Alan Love was a proper gem from 2025. I feel like this deep dive is exactly what I hope to get out of these long-form efforts -- enjoy!
Chris Condon and Jeffrey Alan Love dispatch ‘News From The Fallout’
'News From The Fallout' asks the question,
aiptcomics.com
December 30, 2025 at 6:26 PM
And speaking of other @christophcondon.bsky.social projects, 'News From The Fallout" with Jeffrey Alan Love was a proper gem from 2025. I feel like this deep dive is exactly what I hope to get out of these long-form efforts -- enjoy!
Fred Harper on 'TAC' and Tristan Wright on 'Crusaders' feels like this generational convergence of weird, gross, wonderful magic.
Check out how Fred Harper is doing motion on those polka dot tights. From our upcoming story "Toxie Goes to Washington" beginning next month in Toxic Avenger Comics #6.
December 30, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Fred Harper on 'TAC' and Tristan Wright on 'Crusaders' feels like this generational convergence of weird, gross, wonderful magic.
'Ultimate Wolverine' is a gem among the truly solid Ultimates "stuff." To me, it feels in dialogue with Condon's equally beloved 'Green Arrow' work. That's just more proof there's still so, so much to do with these heroes at this moment in time (with the right creative teams, of course).
Good talk!
🐺🔪 Ultimate Wolverine takes center stage.
@chriscoplan.bsky.social sat down with @christophcondon.bsky.social to talk all things Ultimate #Wolverine! From shaping this feral new take on Logan to the character’s place in Endgame and what’s coming next. This is a must-read, #comicsky:
@chriscoplan.bsky.social sat down with @christophcondon.bsky.social to talk all things Ultimate #Wolverine! From shaping this feral new take on Logan to the character’s place in Endgame and what’s coming next. This is a must-read, #comicsky:
December 30, 2025 at 5:06 PM
'Ultimate Wolverine' is a gem among the truly solid Ultimates "stuff." To me, it feels in dialogue with Condon's equally beloved 'Green Arrow' work. That's just more proof there's still so, so much to do with these heroes at this moment in time (with the right creative teams, of course).
One of 2025’s last Deep Dives. (But not THE last…) ‘Pig Wife’ is an intense but affirming and hugely poignant books about parenting, trauma, and how we survive ourselves and the world. I think it has the legs to be a solid entry across all of 2026.
🎙️ @chriscoplan.bsky.social sits down with Pig Wife creator Abbey Luck for a fascinating feature on her haunting new @topshelfcomix.bsky.social #horror comic — inspirations, creative process, and what makes Pig Wife stand out. 👀🐷
#comicsky
#comicsky
“It came from a family story”: Abbey Luck on trauma and growth in ‘Pig Wife’
One young girl's story of familial woes speaks volume about the human condition.
aiptcomics.com
December 30, 2025 at 4:53 PM
One of 2025’s last Deep Dives. (But not THE last…) ‘Pig Wife’ is an intense but affirming and hugely poignant books about parenting, trauma, and how we survive ourselves and the world. I think it has the legs to be a solid entry across all of 2026.
Another @aiptcomics.com piece I’m proud of from this year. Again, essays are dope, and this one came together pretty organically.
Comics Against Trump: How modern stories explore/satirize The Donald
This ain't your daddy's social and political satire.
aiptcomics.com
December 29, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Another @aiptcomics.com piece I’m proud of from this year. Again, essays are dope, and this one came together pretty organically.
A final, slightly shorter edition for 2025. Onto 2026!
🔥 New week, new eye-catching comic covers!
Check out @chriscoplan.bsky.social picks in Judging by the Cover – 12/31/25 and see what’s standing out this week 👀🖼️
@panelsyndicate.bsky.social @imagecomics.com #marvelcomics @oni-press.bsky.social #comicsky
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Check out @chriscoplan.bsky.social picks in Judging by the Cover – 12/31/25 and see what’s standing out this week 👀🖼️
@panelsyndicate.bsky.social @imagecomics.com #marvelcomics @oni-press.bsky.social #comicsky
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Judging by the Cover – 12/31/25 new releases
Chris shares his favorite covers from this week’s new comics.
aiptcomics.com
December 29, 2025 at 5:11 PM
A final, slightly shorter edition for 2025. Onto 2026!
I admired all of our coverage this year, but this stuff is something I’m extra proud of. Shoutout to the cohosts with the mostes!
Last episode of the year! We had 51 episodes this year, making our #BestOf episode today a must-listen since we kinda know a lil something about all the comics that came out in 2025! Props to @chriscoplan.bsky.social & @alexcomics.bsky.social for their ongoing good vibes and insights!
#comicsky
#comicsky
🧵 THREAD: BEST COMICS OF 2025 (AIPT Comics Podcast #359) 🎙️
#comicbooks #Bestof #Bestof2025 #comicsky
#comicbooks #Bestof #Bestof2025 #comicsky
December 29, 2025 at 4:23 AM
I admired all of our coverage this year, but this stuff is something I’m extra proud of. Shoutout to the cohosts with the mostes!
What a year!
Last episode of the year! We had 51 episodes this year, making our #BestOf episode today a must-listen since we kinda know a lil something about all the comics that came out in 2025! Props to @chriscoplan.bsky.social & @alexcomics.bsky.social for their ongoing good vibes and insights!
#comicsky
#comicsky
🧵 THREAD: BEST COMICS OF 2025 (AIPT Comics Podcast #359) 🎙️
#comicbooks #Bestof #Bestof2025 #comicsky
#comicbooks #Bestof #Bestof2025 #comicsky
December 28, 2025 at 4:02 PM
What a year!
Another standout from this year. I wish I did more #comics essays cause they always garner some interest and seem to strike at something interesting. Enjoy! (CC @aiptcomics.com):
Unmasking comics: How an existential realignment can unstuck the industry
The industry at-large has big questions to face about identity, supporting creators, telling certain stories, and much, much more.
aiptcomics.com
December 26, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Another standout from this year. I wish I did more #comics essays cause they always garner some interest and seem to strike at something interesting. Enjoy! (CC @aiptcomics.com):
My second favorite of Costner’s “Terrible Dystopias” series.
‘The Postman’ was released on this day 28 years ago! (December 25, 1997)
Directed by Kevin Costner.
Cast: Costner, Will Patton, Larenz Tate, Olivia Williams, James Russo, Tom Petty, and more.
[📽 via Warner Bros. Pictures]
#OTD #OnThisDay #ThePostman
Directed by Kevin Costner.
Cast: Costner, Will Patton, Larenz Tate, Olivia Williams, James Russo, Tom Petty, and more.
[📽 via Warner Bros. Pictures]
#OTD #OnThisDay #ThePostman
December 26, 2025 at 3:47 AM
My second favorite of Costner’s “Terrible Dystopias” series.
Oni announcements always like those darn Apple events.
It's Dead Teenagers and more for Oni Press in March 2026 #comics #comicbooks
It’s Dead Teenagers and more for Oni Press in March 2026
See what's coming from Oni Press, EC Comics, and Magnetic Press in March 2026.
graphicpolicy.com
December 26, 2025 at 2:55 AM
Oni announcements always like those darn Apple events.
Two eyes for Cyclops is top tier genius.
Walter Simonson drawing Cyclops finally letting loose and obliterating Sinister with an optic blast in X-Factor #39 is still some of the sickest shit ever drawn in a superhero comic.
December 26, 2025 at 2:53 AM
Two eyes for Cyclops is top tier genius.
When theaters closed amid COVID, my movie watching dried up. This year, I roared back with 50 movies. Quite proud of myself for coming back to something that brings me so much joy.
December 26, 2025 at 2:45 AM
When theaters closed amid COVID, my movie watching dried up. This year, I roared back with 50 movies. Quite proud of myself for coming back to something that brings me so much joy.
I can see every criticism about this film, but Love Actually is my favorite Xmas slop.
People who say "Love Actually" is a good rom com are the equivalent of couples who thought "Lips of an Angel" was an ideal love song in 2006
a close up of a woman 's face with her hand on her head
ALT: a close up of a woman 's face with her hand on her head
media.tenor.com
December 25, 2025 at 5:20 AM
I can see every criticism about this film, but Love Actually is my favorite Xmas slop.
2025 was weird personally and professionally. So I'm looking back at things I did that I really liked. And I roared back to @aiptcomics.com in mid-March with what I think is a truly great profile of @goatsflyingpress.com. Sebastian does great #comics work, and I think this piece captures that depth.
Goats Flying Press prods comics to new heights (and depths)
Like many of us, Sebastian Girner woke up on Wednesday, November 6, 2024 feeling a wee bit despondent. “I’m disheartened by the state of the world,” Girner said during our Election Day-adjacent Zoom c...
aiptcomics.com
December 24, 2025 at 4:55 PM
2025 was weird personally and professionally. So I'm looking back at things I did that I really liked. And I roared back to @aiptcomics.com in mid-March with what I think is a truly great profile of @goatsflyingpress.com. Sebastian does great #comics work, and I think this piece captures that depth.