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David Brooke
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AIPT owner, podcast host, manager, and writer
- AIPT Comics Podcast: http://bit.ly/ComicsPodcast
- Creative Dev & Digital Marketing Manager by day!
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David Brooke @davidbrooke.bsky.social · Mar 11
The shape of stories.
- Kurt Vonnegut
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cleanlined.bsky.social
so much thanks to @aiptcomics.com for shouting out BATMAN: DARK PATTERNS for best Maxi-Series, and selecting me as their artist of the year.

Really appreciate it, y’all 🎄🎄🎄
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🏆 AIPT’s Best #Comics of 2025 — Part 2 is live!

From @boom-studios.com 's & @luanavecchio.bsky.social's #horror to @cleanlined.bsky.social's career-defining art, Mike Spicer’s unforgettable colors, to @imagecomics.com blowing us away — this is a full-on celebration of the craft.

👏 Read them:
AIPT’s Best Comics of 2025: Part 2
Our annual celebration of the best comics of 2025 continues in part 2.
aiptcomics.com
December 26, 2025 at 10:09 PM
davidbrooke.bsky.social
Anyone else write while in the passenger seat?
#xmen #comicsky
December 26, 2025 at 7:28 PM
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🎯 ICYMI: Marvel’s March 2026 solicitations are here — packed with new titles including #Daredevil #1, The Sentry #1, Alias: Red Band #1, #XMen United #1, and #Avengers #36.

👉 #Comicsky, get the full breakdown of titles, creative teams, and story teases here:
Full March 2026 Marvel Comics solicitations: Armageddon, new #1s, and line-shaking finales
Marvel’s March 2026 lineup is a pressure-cooker month: the road to Armageddon ignites, major #1s launch, Avengers ends in explosive fashion, and the line takes bold, risky swings.
aiptcomics.com
December 26, 2025 at 3:42 PM
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You can always count on @davidbrooke.bsky.social to give creative gifts. This year's theme: Cyclops... in duck form! #Ducklops
December 26, 2025 at 5:05 PM
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Roast beast!
#merrychristmas
December 25, 2025 at 10:26 PM
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aiptcomics.com
"Detective Comics #1104 excels at exploring Batman’s psychology and relationships while reinforcing the danger of stripping fear from a hero built on it..."
@mikeljanin.bsky.social @tomtaylormade.bsky.social #NCBD #comicbooks #comicsky #batman
Read @davidbrooke.bsky.social's review:
‘Detective Comics’ #1104 explores Batman’s relationships as the virus kicks in
By taking fear away from Batman, 'Detective Comics' #1104 proves just how dangerous courage can be.
aiptcomics.com
December 24, 2025 at 7:25 PM
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aiptcomics.com
"Absolute Superman #14 delivers the kind of high-stakes, no-holds-barred showdown this series has been building toward, pairing raw physical punishment with moments that reaffirm Superman’s unwavering goodness."
@rafasandoval.bsky.social #Superman #comicsky
Read @davidbrooke.bsky.social's review:
‘Absolute Superman’ #14 is a nonstop battle to the (near) death
A fever-dream showdown that reaffirms Superman’s unbreakable moral core.
aiptcomics.com
December 24, 2025 at 8:15 PM
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aiptcomics.com
The final chapter drops soon! 👀💥 Exclusive preview of X-Men: Age of Revelation Finale #1 up now — mutant history ends here. 🧬
By @jedmackay.bsky.social @ryanstegman.bsky.social @nethodiaz.bsky.social @jpmayer-inker.bsky.social #XMen @tombrevoort.bsky.social #comicsky
Read it:
EXCLUSIVE Marvel Preview: X-Men: Age of Revelation Finale #1
The end of Age of Revelation is here!
aiptcomics.com
December 24, 2025 at 7:04 PM
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aiptcomics.com
"Amazing Spider-Man #18 continues @thatjoekelly.bsky.social's steady, character-driven run... It’s patient, thoughtful Spider-Man storytelling that rewards readers paying attention."
#SpiderMan #NCBD #comicsky
Read @davidbrooke.bsky.social's review:
‘Amazing Spider-Man’ #18 is a steady, character-driven run
Norman Osborn bleeds, bonds, and barely holds it together.
aiptcomics.com
December 24, 2025 at 6:49 PM
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🎙️ ICYMI: On the latest AIPT Comics Podcast, @gronbekk.bsky.social breaks down writing The Nightmare Before Christmas: The Shiver of Christmas Town — how she balances spooky fun, honors Burton’s vision, and brings fresh twists to this beloved world. 👻❄️
aiptcomics.com/2025/12/21/a...
AIPT Comics Podcast Episode 358: “A new Shiver for Christmas Town”: Torunn Grønbekk on writing in Tim Burton’s iconic world
Torunn Grønbekk joins the AIPT Comics Podcast to unpack the joy, pressure, and creative thrill of returning to The Nightmare Before Christmas.
aiptcomics.com
December 24, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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lucianovecchio.bsky.social
My covers in Marvel’s March Solicitations:
December 23, 2025 at 9:13 PM
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christophcondon.bsky.social
"Green Arrow #31 is a perfect series finale as well as a perfect standalone story about how much of a difference we all can make in other people’s lives."

Check out this excellent review by @michaelg24.bsky.social for @aiptcomics.com, then make sure to grab a copy at your LCS!
December 24, 2025 at 3:44 PM
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idwpublishing.com
"With dazzling art, witty writing, and a sense of pure Saturday-morning fun, it’s a love letter to every incarnation of the #Turtles, one that promises bigger clashes and even bigger surprises as the series unfolds." AIPT

#TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles: #BattleNexus #1 is at LCS!

#TMNT #TMNTComic
December 24, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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aiptcomics.com
"...With sharper jokes, better framing, and genuinely strong art, this one-shot delivers silly, sexy, PG-13 fun without apology..."
@tonyfleecs.bsky.social @hackintimseeley.bsky.social @nkwbradshaw.bsky.social #comicsky
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‘Marvel Winter Break Special’ #1 ups the sexiness
A shameless, self-aware fanservice done right, and a surprisingly fun seasonal win for Marvel.
aiptcomics.com
December 24, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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aiptcomics.com
‘Sonic the Hedgehog’ #83 is fast and fun
#SonicTheHedgehog @idwpublishing.com @spiritsonic.bsky.social #NCBD #comicbooks #comicsky
Read @davidbrooke.bsky.social's review:
‘Sonic the Hedgehog’ #83 is fast and fun
A pure all-ages joyride that proves sometimes fun really is enough.
aiptcomics.com
December 23, 2025 at 3:54 PM
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aiptcomics.com
Full March 2026 #MarvelComics solicitations: Armageddon, new 1s, & finales
@benjaminpercy.bsky.social @gerryduggan.bsky.social @jedmackay.bsky.social @stephsmash.bsky.social @alexpaknadel.bsky.social @gailsimone.bsky.social @alewingpromotes.bsky.social @thatjoekelly.bsky.social #comicsky
Read them:
Full March 2026 Marvel Comics solicitations: Armageddon, new #1s, and line-shaking finales
Marvel’s March 2026 lineup is a pressure-cooker month: the road to Armageddon ignites, major #1s launch, Avengers ends in explosive fashion, and the line takes bold, risky swings.
aiptcomics.com
December 23, 2025 at 6:59 PM
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aiptcomics.com
🚨 Heads up, #MarvelComics fans! 🚨
The March 2026 Marvel Comics solicitations drop today at 2 PM ET—new #1s, Armageddon fallout, Ultimate chaos, and some wild surprises. Clear your pull lists!
🕷️⚡📚 #comicsky
December 23, 2025 at 3:23 PM
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aiptcomics.com
"Event Horizon: Dark Descent #4 is a merciless plunge into despair, using trauma, repetition, and grotesque spectacle to underline that escape is no longer possible. ..."
@idwpublishing.com @tristansbones.bsky.social #horror #comicsky #NCBD @cjward.bsky.social
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‘Event Horizon: Dark Descent’ #4 is grotesque, and emotionally punishing
One of the bleakest and most unsettling chapters of the year.
aiptcomics.com
December 23, 2025 at 3:39 PM
davidbrooke.bsky.social
40 editions this year, let’s go!
#tmnt #comicbooks #comicsky
December 23, 2025 at 3:08 PM
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aiptcomics.com
🎄🎁 A very Thrill-Powered Christmas is here!
We go deep into the @2000ad.bsky.social holiday prog with Ken Niemand, Nick Percival, and Stref, talking #Dredd #horror, festive chaos, and the seeds of a massive 2026 mega-epic. @chriscoplan.bsky.social #comicsky
Read it here:
Adventures in Thrill-Power #2: A most festive Christmas in the ‘2000 AD verse’!
Truly the present that keeps on giving and giving.
aiptcomics.com
December 23, 2025 at 2:30 PM
davidbrooke.bsky.social
Just crossed 500 comic book reviews for the year!
#comicsky
December 23, 2025 at 2:06 AM
davidbrooke.bsky.social
This is a big big preview edition, #TMNT fans!
#comicsky
aiptcomics.com AIPT @aiptcomics.com · 4d
🐢 #TMNTTuesday is coming… 🐢

Battle Nexus launches this week, and we’ve got multiple exclusives lined up tomorrow, including a first look at Mirage Shredder vs. @idwpublishing.com Leonardo, plus more Turtle #TMNT goodness dropping alongside it.
Stay tuned 👀🔥
December 22, 2025 at 6:19 PM
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aiptcomics.com
In today's #XMenMonday, @christophcondon.bsky.social reflects on 'Ultimate #Wolverine' so far, discusses Ultimate #JeanGrey and the Opposition, and teases what's next. Plus, an eXclusive look at 'Ultimate Wolverine' #13! @alecappuccio.bsky.social @wilmoss.bsky.social #XMen
X-Men Monday #324 – Chris Condon Talks ‘Ultimate Wolverine’
Plus, an eXclusive look at 'Ultimate Wolverine' #13!
aiptcomics.com
December 22, 2025 at 1:24 PM
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Gimme!
December 22, 2025 at 5:46 PM
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lucianovecchio.bsky.social
December 22, 2025 at 4:27 PM