Justin Peniston
@hunterblackcomx.bsky.social
Writer of comics, cartoons, and cool stuff - Partner, Massive Chaos - Writer/Co-Creator, Hunter Black - Co-Host, POPSKL Podcast - Repped by Venture Entertainment Partners - He/Him
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Who am I as a writer?
I love GENRE. Fantasy, horror, superheroes, SF -- every story seems to filter through my brain with one of these attached.
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I love GENRE. Fantasy, horror, superheroes, SF -- every story seems to filter through my brain with one of these attached.
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For just a few short weeks, the #webcomic known as #HunterBlack will be played by a #SUPERHERO #COMIC. We will get back to your favorite #hardboiled #fantasy goodness soon enough.
www.HunterBlackComics.com
www.HunterBlackComics.com
January 9, 2026 at 7:41 PM
For just a few short weeks, the #webcomic known as #HunterBlack will be played by a #SUPERHERO #COMIC. We will get back to your favorite #hardboiled #fantasy goodness soon enough.
www.HunterBlackComics.com
www.HunterBlackComics.com
Sundays are when the #HunterBlack Big Spenders (Patrons donating a mere five bucks a month) are treated to the upcoming week's pages and our thoughts on them.
www.patreon.com/HunterBlack
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www.patreon.com/HunterBlack
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January 5, 2026 at 1:06 AM
Sundays are when the #HunterBlack Big Spenders (Patrons donating a mere five bucks a month) are treated to the upcoming week's pages and our thoughts on them.
www.patreon.com/HunterBlack
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www.patreon.com/HunterBlack
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It's time to start talking about the #StrangerThings finale! There was lots of good...and a wee-bit that wasn't as good...but most of all, there was just the reminder that since the very first frames of this show, this has felt like a show FOR ME.
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January 4, 2026 at 5:50 PM
It's time to start talking about the #StrangerThings finale! There was lots of good...and a wee-bit that wasn't as good...but most of all, there was just the reminder that since the very first frames of this show, this has felt like a show FOR ME.
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What's she so happy about? The world is going to sh--OH...this is a flashback. Hopefully this is a reminder of last year and not what this one has in store for us...or your favorite #hardboiled #fantasy #webcomic!
www.HunterBlackComics.com
www.HunterBlackComics.com
January 3, 2026 at 1:28 AM
What's she so happy about? The world is going to sh--OH...this is a flashback. Hopefully this is a reminder of last year and not what this one has in store for us...or your favorite #hardboiled #fantasy #webcomic!
www.HunterBlackComics.com
www.HunterBlackComics.com
Happy New Year from Jacob, Will, and me -- not to mention our friends and partners in Massive Chaos. Let's hope 2026 is nicer to us than 2025 was...but let's expect to have to continue to fight, because the bad guys haven't gone anywhere.
See you next year!
See you next year!
January 1, 2026 at 2:07 AM
Happy New Year from Jacob, Will, and me -- not to mention our friends and partners in Massive Chaos. Let's hope 2026 is nicer to us than 2025 was...but let's expect to have to continue to fight, because the bad guys haven't gone anywhere.
See you next year!
See you next year!
When the voices in your head start speaking in unison, you might hear something new...and that's what's happening to #HunterBlack RIGHT NOW.
We're not your favorite #hardboiled #fantasy #webcomic for nothing! Come back and catch up!
www.HunterBlackComics.com
We're not your favorite #hardboiled #fantasy #webcomic for nothing! Come back and catch up!
www.HunterBlackComics.com
December 30, 2025 at 7:37 PM
When the voices in your head start speaking in unison, you might hear something new...and that's what's happening to #HunterBlack RIGHT NOW.
We're not your favorite #hardboiled #fantasy #webcomic for nothing! Come back and catch up!
www.HunterBlackComics.com
We're not your favorite #hardboiled #fantasy #webcomic for nothing! Come back and catch up!
www.HunterBlackComics.com
The New Year is almost upon us and we're sure that you're thinking about what to do differently in 2026. Well, may we suggest supporting more independent creators? Can we suggest availing yourself of the opportunity to help small businesses and creator-driven works of art?
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December 30, 2025 at 1:06 AM
The New Year is almost upon us and we're sure that you're thinking about what to do differently in 2026. Well, may we suggest supporting more independent creators? Can we suggest availing yourself of the opportunity to help small businesses and creator-driven works of art?
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The Pluribus season finale on new Pod ep!
From peer pressure, grief, picture perfect moments, Manousos' point of view, and Carol's picture perfect reality, there's SO MUCH TO DISCUSS!
Full episode here
tinyurl.com/POP-UP-48-Pl...
#pluribus @hunterblackcomx.bsky.social @phillipcreates.bsky.social
From peer pressure, grief, picture perfect moments, Manousos' point of view, and Carol's picture perfect reality, there's SO MUCH TO DISCUSS!
Full episode here
tinyurl.com/POP-UP-48-Pl...
#pluribus @hunterblackcomx.bsky.social @phillipcreates.bsky.social
December 24, 2025 at 10:50 PM
The Pluribus season finale on new Pod ep!
From peer pressure, grief, picture perfect moments, Manousos' point of view, and Carol's picture perfect reality, there's SO MUCH TO DISCUSS!
Full episode here
tinyurl.com/POP-UP-48-Pl...
#pluribus @hunterblackcomx.bsky.social @phillipcreates.bsky.social
From peer pressure, grief, picture perfect moments, Manousos' point of view, and Carol's picture perfect reality, there's SO MUCH TO DISCUSS!
Full episode here
tinyurl.com/POP-UP-48-Pl...
#pluribus @hunterblackcomx.bsky.social @phillipcreates.bsky.social
Every once in a blue moon, we'll have a flashback where Will can't reuse old artwork -- and tonight the moon is blue. In today's page, Hunter gets to see what he missed before because he was busy running for his life -- and maybe that was just as well, because he didn't miss anything good!
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December 27, 2025 at 2:58 AM
Every once in a blue moon, we'll have a flashback where Will can't reuse old artwork -- and tonight the moon is blue. In today's page, Hunter gets to see what he missed before because he was busy running for his life -- and maybe that was just as well, because he didn't miss anything good!
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Wanna watch me #podcast by the seat of my pants? When the POPSKL crew starts discussing Will Byers and his feelings for Mike Wheeler, people start getting in their feelings and losing the ability to speak...and so I ramble on to the rescue!
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December 23, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Wanna watch me #podcast by the seat of my pants? When the POPSKL crew starts discussing Will Byers and his feelings for Mike Wheeler, people start getting in their feelings and losing the ability to speak...and so I ramble on to the rescue!
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Flashing back to one of the more intense moments in the comic. #HunterBlack Volume 6 is building up to its titanic conclusion, so of course we call upon the classics to help get us there!
It's never a bad time to catch up with your favorite hardboiled fantasy #webcomic!
www.HunterBlackComics.com
It's never a bad time to catch up with your favorite hardboiled fantasy #webcomic!
www.HunterBlackComics.com
December 23, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Flashing back to one of the more intense moments in the comic. #HunterBlack Volume 6 is building up to its titanic conclusion, so of course we call upon the classics to help get us there!
It's never a bad time to catch up with your favorite hardboiled fantasy #webcomic!
www.HunterBlackComics.com
It's never a bad time to catch up with your favorite hardboiled fantasy #webcomic!
www.HunterBlackComics.com
I'll say this...after 8 episodes of #Plur1bus, I don't think that anything is an accident or a throwaway decision. I think that everything is intentional -- even the small things.
Trust but verify, as we said during the Cold War.
Trust but verify, as we said during the Cold War.
December 23, 2025 at 6:48 PM
I'll say this...after 8 episodes of #Plur1bus, I don't think that anything is an accident or a throwaway decision. I think that everything is intentional -- even the small things.
Trust but verify, as we said during the Cold War.
Trust but verify, as we said during the Cold War.
If I'm being honest, Will puts a ton more work into each page of Hunter Black than I do...so every once in a while I like to throw him an easy page if I can. I was able to do that this week, but only on one page. The other page forced him to reimagine one of the comic's craziest moments.
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December 21, 2025 at 5:50 PM
If I'm being honest, Will puts a ton more work into each page of Hunter Black than I do...so every once in a while I like to throw him an easy page if I can. I was able to do that this week, but only on one page. The other page forced him to reimagine one of the comic's craziest moments.
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In the world of Hunter Black, if you drowned and came back as a zombie, this is probably what you look like. They're not really that similar, but they make me think of Alice the Goon from Popeye anyway.
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December 19, 2025 at 7:15 PM
In the world of Hunter Black, if you drowned and came back as a zombie, this is probably what you look like. They're not really that similar, but they make me think of Alice the Goon from Popeye anyway.
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A new episode of #Plur1bus drops tonight on AppleTV...and @phillipcreates.bsky.social and I will recording our reactions and analysis on Saturday. Expect a new @popsklpod.bsky.social Pop-Up Sunday or Monday (depending on Phil's editing schedule), wherever you get your podcasts!
December 18, 2025 at 10:32 PM
A new episode of #Plur1bus drops tonight on AppleTV...and @phillipcreates.bsky.social and I will recording our reactions and analysis on Saturday. Expect a new @popsklpod.bsky.social Pop-Up Sunday or Monday (depending on Phil's editing schedule), wherever you get your podcasts!
The first wave of Marvel For Dummies books is now available for purchase -- and to celebrate, MY book (pictured here) is now ten bucks off on Amazon.
December 18, 2025 at 7:41 PM
The first wave of Marvel For Dummies books is now available for purchase -- and to celebrate, MY book (pictured here) is now ten bucks off on Amazon.
You know why you should listen to @POPSKLPOD? We try to talk only about things we actually like. We're not interested in tearing anybody or anything down.
December 17, 2025 at 7:18 PM
You know why you should listen to @POPSKLPOD? We try to talk only about things we actually like. We're not interested in tearing anybody or anything down.
Don't ever think that just because our undead necromancer's magic manifests as cute little cartoon skulls -- that he isn't capable of HORRORS. He's still the worst. (Is he? He's not our only villain...) It's the villains' turn to shine in your favorite #hardboiled #fantasy #webcomic... #HunterBlack!
December 17, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Don't ever think that just because our undead necromancer's magic manifests as cute little cartoon skulls -- that he isn't capable of HORRORS. He's still the worst. (Is he? He's not our only villain...) It's the villains' turn to shine in your favorite #hardboiled #fantasy #webcomic... #HunterBlack!
December 17, 2025 at 5:40 PM
...does #Vecna know that his name is Vecna? If someone calls him that to his face, will he respond or be confused? #StrangerThings
December 15, 2025 at 10:16 PM
...does #Vecna know that his name is Vecna? If someone calls him that to his face, will he respond or be confused? #StrangerThings
You knew it was coming, the part where the villain's master plan is revealed. (Of course...we have more than one villain.)
Five bucks a week gets you access to what Will and I are thinking as we create pages and craft stories. (A bargain at twice the price!)
www.patreon.com/HunterBlack
Five bucks a week gets you access to what Will and I are thinking as we create pages and craft stories. (A bargain at twice the price!)
www.patreon.com/HunterBlack
December 14, 2025 at 10:32 PM
You knew it was coming, the part where the villain's master plan is revealed. (Of course...we have more than one villain.)
Five bucks a week gets you access to what Will and I are thinking as we create pages and craft stories. (A bargain at twice the price!)
www.patreon.com/HunterBlack
Five bucks a week gets you access to what Will and I are thinking as we create pages and craft stories. (A bargain at twice the price!)
www.patreon.com/HunterBlack
You know, the point that @phillipcreates.bsky.social makes here about Pluribus' Carol Sturka is one that I TOTALLY relate to. Literally no one in my family is into the kinds of things that I write -- and while my stuff isn't written FOR them, it still hurts a little.
December 13, 2025 at 4:41 PM
You know, the point that @phillipcreates.bsky.social makes here about Pluribus' Carol Sturka is one that I TOTALLY relate to. Literally no one in my family is into the kinds of things that I write -- and while my stuff isn't written FOR them, it still hurts a little.
You know, the villain having a bad day doesn't necessarily mean the hero's having a good one. This is a great time to catch up on your favorite hardboiled fantasy webcomic! Link's in the bio!
www.HunterBlackComics.com
www.HunterBlackComics.com
December 12, 2025 at 10:46 PM
You know, the villain having a bad day doesn't necessarily mean the hero's having a good one. This is a great time to catch up on your favorite hardboiled fantasy webcomic! Link's in the bio!
www.HunterBlackComics.com
www.HunterBlackComics.com
This past year saw me getting a chance to do something that ended up being one of the most fun experiences of my writing career so far -- I was invited to write Fantastic Four For Dummies (thanks to kind recommendations by @troybrownfield.bsky.social and @geneselassie.bsky.social).
December 11, 2025 at 4:07 AM
This past year saw me getting a chance to do something that ended up being one of the most fun experiences of my writing career so far -- I was invited to write Fantastic Four For Dummies (thanks to kind recommendations by @troybrownfield.bsky.social and @geneselassie.bsky.social).