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Crushing Comics (aka @krisis)
@crushingcomics.bsky.social
Reading all the comics and figuring out how to best collect them so you don't have to. Fan of everything except that one thing you like. Everything else is cool.

Always writing at crushingkrisis.com

Often appearing on Near Mint Condition

In NZ 🥝
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Did you know: The animated "Age of Apocalypse" two parter that aired after the comic book event actually inspired the comic book event?

I break down the mechanics of how that's possible for @comicsxf.com (sadly it doesn't involve any actual time travel) #XMen #XMen97

comicsxf.com/2025/11/25/o...
November 25, 2025 at 8:43 PM
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My even more unpopular opinion is unless you have personally experienced the thing, you should probably refrain from having an opinion on it.

We need to return to shaming people for parroting YouTube/TikTok with stuff like "When I want your opinion, I'll just find the YouTuber who gave it to you."
November 24, 2025 at 9:27 AM
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Whenever I say this, people get Really Mad, but it's true. Same of any other art, too. You have to read the book, watch the film, see the painting, listen to the song, whatever.

I'm sorry, but watching a video about it on YouTube is not enough. You have not experience the art.
"you have not played the game unless you've played the game" is one of my more annoying but unshakable opinions
the whole "don't play the game, just watch a video on youtube that will explain its story to you" is so disheartening because the issue of accessibility is genuinely really important but it's always just people who want to be spoon-fed nicely quantifiable information
November 23, 2025 at 3:58 AM
I've been out of commission for videos all this month, and that will likely continue another few weeks.

This is made doubly annoying because I have *such* a huge haul stack right now!

(And I even got a new laptop, for those of you following the lure lore!)

BUT: CK has new guides for Patrons 👀
November 23, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Well, that sucks: Marvel is shuttering their amazing API.

Everyone wants a damn walled garden of data.
November 12, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Launched two new guides that are potentially only interesting to an audience of me, but happy to be back to work in the comic mines.

(Not coincidentally, I'm unable to stream at the moment.)

Hoping to knock out some smaller and more esoteric titles/characters before tackling bigger guides in 2026.
November 10, 2025 at 1:32 PM
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November 8, 2025 at 10:40 PM
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Finally got to Patrick Horvath’s Beneath The Trees Where Nobody Sees, which was as good as everyone says. Cute animal art filter over territorial serial killer story. Turns out shitting is the least concerning thing bears do in the woods.
November 4, 2025 at 6:47 AM
Fourteen hours into my first new reading order for Patrons since earlier this year.

The finish line is almost in sight, but... whew. I picked a hell of a guide to finish for Halloween. It might be the death of me.
October 28, 2025 at 8:53 AM
Always annoyed when I'm working on a new comic guide and take a peek at other reading orders to discover they are all FLAT OUT WRONG and only based on release dates or on incorrect readings of solicit text.

Lotta fakers out there putting in minor effort and leading people astray for the SEO rewards
October 26, 2025 at 8:09 PM
RUN to Humble Bundle to pay an absurdly low price for complete runs of some of the best indie comics of the past 20 years by Kieron Gillen: Phonogram, The Wicked + The Divine, DIE, Power Fantasy (which is still ongoing!), AND We Called Them Giants OGN.

www.humblebundle.com/books/roll-f...
Humble Comic Bundle: Roll for Initiative with Kieron Gillen by Image Comics
Dive into one of comics’ most creative minds with our Kieron Gillen bundle, featuring The Wicked + The Divine, and more! Pay what you want and support BINC!
www.humblebundle.com
October 16, 2025 at 6:31 PM
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Bandwagoning this to comment on how Rhodey and John Stewart became G.I. Joes during Bush's two wars and it's a devolution of their 'Nam-vet origins and how past comic writers understood Black veteran experiences.
The Blaxploitation characters deserve to grow and be fleshed out. They deserve more than to be set dressing for Frank, Matt, Peter and Jess (or Bruce and Clark across the way).
October 16, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Kitty Pryde has such "Chappell Roan recovering from comphet" vibes.

I will not be taking further questions. Stream "Subway."
October 13, 2025 at 4:02 AM
Imagine booking Carmen Carnero and then having whatever this ugly-ass nonsense is as your promo cover.

And your big announcement is the guy who steers a ton of DC and half the Energon Universe deigning to slum it on your most-recently-flopped core Avenger?

Marvel taking unlimited Ls at NYCC.
October 12, 2025 at 1:00 AM
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I'll relaunch Moon Knight #1 a thousand times before I let X-Men be fun again
October 11, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Marvel holds "Next Big Thing" and forgets to bring any things.
October 11, 2025 at 8:43 PM
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once Jesus Christ is firmly established as a DC character we can at last start having some important power level conversations
October 11, 2025 at 6:50 PM
The contrast on the @nearmintcon.bsky.social Discord as we react to the NYCC DC Announcements vs. the Marvel Announcements has thus far been quite stark.
October 11, 2025 at 7:59 PM
A few of the new X-Men book announcements feel like a parody about what they could do to keep people away from reading more X-Men comics.

Never fun to see my favorite line in comics struggling though a creative and editorial disaster for multiple years.
October 11, 2025 at 12:07 AM
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NYCC '25: Jim Lee's Retailer Day speech - "DC Comics will not support AI-generated storytelling or artwork."
NYCC ’25: Jim Lee’s Retailer Day speech – “DC Comics will not support AI-generated storytelling or artwork.”
Jim Lee delivered a fiery speech about the power of human art and DC's ongoing storytelling in the Retailer's Day keynote speech
www.comicsbeat.com
October 8, 2025 at 7:40 PM
one of my all-time favorite covers

ALAN DAVIS!!!
Excalibur vol 1 48
October 6, 2025 at 6:21 PM
It's absolutely wild to finally own the contents of Sandman Mystery Theatre Compendium Two.

For a long time it really felt like the back half of Mystery Theatre would NEVER be collected!
September 26, 2025 at 1:06 PM
I totally forgot that I digitally pre-ordered this but I just looked and POOF now I have it ready to read!
HELLO SUNSHINE IN HAWAI‘I
@keezyyoung.bsky.social
September 26, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Coming your way in 6 hours (assuming I get some sleep between now and then): The Top 100 Comic Runs & OGNs in my To-Be-Read Pile!

No matter how well you think you know my taste in comics, I promise there will be some surprises in here for you.

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Krisis's Top 100 Runs to Read! My To-Be-Read Pile | Crushing Comics Live
YouTube video by CrushingKrisis
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September 21, 2025 at 2:48 PM
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DC's creator standards: "Posts or public comments that can be viewed as promoting hostility or violence are inconsistent with DC’s standards of conduct"

DC's publishing standards:
September 12, 2025 at 3:45 PM