Justin Aclin
@justinaclin.com
Graphic novel writer/novelist. New book coming soon from @papercutzgn.bsky.social! Video game PR at Golin. Former ToyFare editor. Husband & father to wonderful people. He/Him. justinaclin.com | newsletter.justinaclin.com
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Justin Aclin
@justinaclin.com
· Nov 27
Hi, new Bluesky followers! Three things to know about me:
1) I'm working on a MG graphic novel for @madcavestudios.bsky.social/Papercutz with @maxbare.bsky.social that's going to be fantastic, in several ways.
2) In 2013 I wrote the hottest Star Wars comic of Dec. 2020.
3) Also, I do PR for Nintendo
1) I'm working on a MG graphic novel for @madcavestudios.bsky.social/Papercutz with @maxbare.bsky.social that's going to be fantastic, in several ways.
2) In 2013 I wrote the hottest Star Wars comic of Dec. 2020.
3) Also, I do PR for Nintendo
If your radio station didn't just transition from Lauryn Hill to TMBG, what are you even doing? @wfuv.bsky.social
February 6, 2026 at 2:02 PM
If your radio station didn't just transition from Lauryn Hill to TMBG, what are you even doing? @wfuv.bsky.social
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They’re trying to run the Kilmar Abrego Garcia playbook with a five year old boy in a bunny hat because nobody can find peace if they embarrass the Trump administration publicly. Normal people didn’t like it with Garcia and they really aren’t going to like it for Liam.
BREAKING: The federal government has filed a motion seeking to end asylum claims for the family of Liam Conejo Ramos, according to the lawyer representing the family.
DHS has requested expedited deportation proceedings against family of Liam Conejo Ramos
The federal government has filed a motion seeking to end asylum claims for the family of Liam Conejo Ramos, according to the lawyer representing the family.
www.mprnews.org
February 6, 2026 at 2:51 AM
They’re trying to run the Kilmar Abrego Garcia playbook with a five year old boy in a bunny hat because nobody can find peace if they embarrass the Trump administration publicly. Normal people didn’t like it with Garcia and they really aren’t going to like it for Liam.
How do I explain to people that this was my job?
As explained by former ToyFare Editor, @justinaclin.com on The Wizard Files this week, covering the International Toy Fair each year was the BIG issue for the staff. Here's a look at the fun from the 2006 event.
February 5, 2026 at 3:41 PM
How do I explain to people that this was my job?
My whole body cringes when I see that cover, but please do check out the "lost" Twisted ToyFare strip on my website.
And check out the @wizardscomics.bsky.social podcast for the inside story of the dire last days of Wizard. I'm pretty sure it's the first time someone's spoken about it publicly.
And check out the @wizardscomics.bsky.social podcast for the inside story of the dire last days of Wizard. I'm pretty sure it's the first time someone's spoken about it publicly.
As discussed on the podcast, @justinaclin.com was Editor of ToyFare through its failed, forced transition into a digital publication called WizardWorld and preserved the final “lost” Twisted ToyFare Theatre strip on his website here www.justinaclin.com/post/the-las...
February 5, 2026 at 2:15 AM
My whole body cringes when I see that cover, but please do check out the "lost" Twisted ToyFare strip on my website.
And check out the @wizardscomics.bsky.social podcast for the inside story of the dire last days of Wizard. I'm pretty sure it's the first time someone's spoken about it publicly.
And check out the @wizardscomics.bsky.social podcast for the inside story of the dire last days of Wizard. I'm pretty sure it's the first time someone's spoken about it publicly.
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If you are like me and maybe, possibly looking for anything to distract you from thinking about something outside your control, you could do a lot worse than Justin spilling the beans on ToyFare history.
(Also scroll down for his newsletter!)
(Also scroll down for his newsletter!)
If you have any interest or curiosity about Wizard or ToyFare, this should be a fun one for you. I had fun recording it!
NEW INTERVIEW! Final ToyFare Editor, @justinaclin.com tells us about his early days at Wizard, his rise through the editorial ranks at ToyFare and writing Twisted ToyFare Theatre. Plus, his experience watching the fall of Wizard magazine in real time and more. www.wizardscomics.com/episodes/the...
February 4, 2026 at 7:38 PM
If you are like me and maybe, possibly looking for anything to distract you from thinking about something outside your control, you could do a lot worse than Justin spilling the beans on ToyFare history.
(Also scroll down for his newsletter!)
(Also scroll down for his newsletter!)
A rare appearance by my short-packed chase figure, Ponytail Justin.
Here is the introduction letter from our recent guest on The Wizard Files, @justinaclin.com when he became Associate Editor of ToyFare in 2002. He makes his mission very clear: to write Twisted ToyFare Theatre...by any means necessary 😄
February 4, 2026 at 7:32 PM
A rare appearance by my short-packed chase figure, Ponytail Justin.
If you have any interest or curiosity about Wizard or ToyFare, this should be a fun one for you. I had fun recording it!
NEW INTERVIEW! Final ToyFare Editor, @justinaclin.com tells us about his early days at Wizard, his rise through the editorial ranks at ToyFare and writing Twisted ToyFare Theatre. Plus, his experience watching the fall of Wizard magazine in real time and more. www.wizardscomics.com/episodes/the...
February 4, 2026 at 5:19 PM
If you have any interest or curiosity about Wizard or ToyFare, this should be a fun one for you. I had fun recording it!
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Tonight 2/3/26 - 8 PM EST
Crime writer @alexsegura.com discusses the return of #DickTracy to comics by @madcavestudios.com!
First look at the Dick Tracy Valentine's Day Special!
#crimecomics #comicbookschool
www.youtube.com/live/ektknqU...
@mikefasolo.bsky.social @deannadestito.bsky.social
Crime writer @alexsegura.com discusses the return of #DickTracy to comics by @madcavestudios.com!
First look at the Dick Tracy Valentine's Day Special!
#crimecomics #comicbookschool
www.youtube.com/live/ektknqU...
@mikefasolo.bsky.social @deannadestito.bsky.social
February 3, 2026 at 10:17 PM
Tonight 2/3/26 - 8 PM EST
Crime writer @alexsegura.com discusses the return of #DickTracy to comics by @madcavestudios.com!
First look at the Dick Tracy Valentine's Day Special!
#crimecomics #comicbookschool
www.youtube.com/live/ektknqU...
@mikefasolo.bsky.social @deannadestito.bsky.social
Crime writer @alexsegura.com discusses the return of #DickTracy to comics by @madcavestudios.com!
First look at the Dick Tracy Valentine's Day Special!
#crimecomics #comicbookschool
www.youtube.com/live/ektknqU...
@mikefasolo.bsky.social @deannadestito.bsky.social
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I read thousands of pages of Epstein files this weekend trying to understand what he wanted out of his meeting with 4chan's Christopher Poole. Here's everything we know about Epstein's plans to dismantle the internet and, eventually, democracy.
www.garbageday.email/p/here-s-how...
www.garbageday.email/p/here-s-how...
February 2, 2026 at 11:39 PM
I read thousands of pages of Epstein files this weekend trying to understand what he wanted out of his meeting with 4chan's Christopher Poole. Here's everything we know about Epstein's plans to dismantle the internet and, eventually, democracy.
www.garbageday.email/p/here-s-how...
www.garbageday.email/p/here-s-how...
The bitter, bitter end...
This week on an all new episode of The Wizard Files, we're bringing you an interview with former Editor of ToyFare magazine, Justin Aclin who was with the magazine until the end. Stay tuned, Geeks...
February 2, 2026 at 4:45 PM
The bitter, bitter end...
I started as an intern at a well-known comic book magazine 25 years ago this year...and there may be a podcast appearance about that very thing coming later this week.
Comic people are posting how long they've been in comics. I'm at 37 years. Crazy.
February 2, 2026 at 2:56 PM
I started as an intern at a well-known comic book magazine 25 years ago this year...and there may be a podcast appearance about that very thing coming later this week.
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found an alternative to TikTok called Reading A GD Comic Book
January 28, 2026 at 6:55 AM
found an alternative to TikTok called Reading A GD Comic Book
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Elon: “I’d like to pay one of the 4% of writers with career stability to torch their career and join me in a boondoggle to put everyone below them out of business. How much should I offer?”
Sycophant: “Twice what a Midwestern babysitter makes an hour?”
Elon: “Excellent.”
Sycophant: “Twice what a Midwestern babysitter makes an hour?”
Elon: “Excellent.”
X is hiring a creative writing specialist at $40 an hour to make Grok better at writing and a true LOL at the qualifications
January 30, 2026 at 10:21 PM
Elon: “I’d like to pay one of the 4% of writers with career stability to torch their career and join me in a boondoggle to put everyone below them out of business. How much should I offer?”
Sycophant: “Twice what a Midwestern babysitter makes an hour?”
Elon: “Excellent.”
Sycophant: “Twice what a Midwestern babysitter makes an hour?”
Elon: “Excellent.”
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RIP Catherine O'Hara. First saw her back in the day on SCTV. Incredible in everything. Committed without every going over the top. Could do it all & make it look easy. Hall of Famer in comedy. Schitt's Creek was just the latest project to show her masterful versatility. We lost her way too young 💔 💐
January 30, 2026 at 6:38 PM
RIP Catherine O'Hara. First saw her back in the day on SCTV. Incredible in everything. Committed without every going over the top. Could do it all & make it look easy. Hall of Famer in comedy. Schitt's Creek was just the latest project to show her masterful versatility. We lost her way too young 💔 💐
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Catherine O'Hara is as much of a "good in absolutely everything, no matter how good the thing itself was" actor as Philip Seymour Hoffman.
January 30, 2026 at 6:31 PM
Catherine O'Hara is as much of a "good in absolutely everything, no matter how good the thing itself was" actor as Philip Seymour Hoffman.
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DETECTIVE HARRY HOLE: Its me, norways famous detective, Harry Hole. in Norway it's a normal name.
POLICE CHIEF: Hole, I'm glad you're here, and that your name is normal, in our culture. this is a hell of a murder
POLICE CHIEF: Hole, I'm glad you're here, and that your name is normal, in our culture. this is a hell of a murder
April 11, 2024 at 2:16 AM
DETECTIVE HARRY HOLE: Its me, norways famous detective, Harry Hole. in Norway it's a normal name.
POLICE CHIEF: Hole, I'm glad you're here, and that your name is normal, in our culture. this is a hell of a murder
POLICE CHIEF: Hole, I'm glad you're here, and that your name is normal, in our culture. this is a hell of a murder
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All of these senators pushing "reforms" need to explain how they will enforce them given the fact that ICE is a lawless band of Klansmen that breaks the law constantly.
An extraordinary document. Read it.
“Attached to this order is an appendix that identifies 96 court orders that ICE has violated in 74 cases. … ICE has likely violated more court orders in January 2026 than some federal agencies have violated in their entire existence.”
“Attached to this order is an appendix that identifies 96 court orders that ICE has violated in 74 cases. … ICE has likely violated more court orders in January 2026 than some federal agencies have violated in their entire existence.”
January 29, 2026 at 2:21 AM
All of these senators pushing "reforms" need to explain how they will enforce them given the fact that ICE is a lawless band of Klansmen that breaks the law constantly.
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Middle aged white men (and I’m 49, so I’m in the demographic) absolutely need ridiculous Dad Hobbies or they get squirrely. I think if you’re can’t prove you have a preexisting Dad Hobby or 2 by age 45, you get entered into a national hobby draft and get assigned one. It would solve so many things.
every time i see a white guy in their fifties radicalized by the twitter algorithm into racism and extremism i think about how it's a total failure of the youtube algorithm to instead radicalize him into home brewing, elaborate A/V setups, or DIY solar
January 28, 2026 at 10:37 PM
Middle aged white men (and I’m 49, so I’m in the demographic) absolutely need ridiculous Dad Hobbies or they get squirrely. I think if you’re can’t prove you have a preexisting Dad Hobby or 2 by age 45, you get entered into a national hobby draft and get assigned one. It would solve so many things.
IMMEDIATELY stole this meme.
January 28, 2026 at 1:33 PM
IMMEDIATELY stole this meme.
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Bye forever, WeTransfer.
July 14, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Bye forever, WeTransfer.
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INBOX: Schumer announces Senate Democrats Will Not Advance Appropriations Bill If DHS Funding Is Included.
"Senate Democrats will not provide the votes to proceed to the appropriations bill if the DHS funding bill is included"
"Senate Democrats will not provide the votes to proceed to the appropriations bill if the DHS funding bill is included"
January 24, 2026 at 11:54 PM
INBOX: Schumer announces Senate Democrats Will Not Advance Appropriations Bill If DHS Funding Is Included.
"Senate Democrats will not provide the votes to proceed to the appropriations bill if the DHS funding bill is included"
"Senate Democrats will not provide the votes to proceed to the appropriations bill if the DHS funding bill is included"
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they're executing moms and nurses in the street. they're using preschoolers as bait. they're stealing people's dads and grandmas and children. they're tear gassing babies. they're staking out schools. there is no remedy but abolition. any proposal that doesn't start there is an act of violence.
January 24, 2026 at 7:48 PM
they're executing moms and nurses in the street. they're using preschoolers as bait. they're stealing people's dads and grandmas and children. they're tear gassing babies. they're staking out schools. there is no remedy but abolition. any proposal that doesn't start there is an act of violence.
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We have an entire class of Democratic "leadership" that has been told that it's dangerous and extreme to say this, and that does not understand that what Democrats want is for their leaders to articulate what they believe and why they believe it. That should not be as big an ask as it apparently is.
Mamdani: "I am in support of abolishing ICE. What we see is an entity that has no interest in fulfilling its stated reason to exist. We're seeing a government agency that is supposed to be enforcing some kind of immigration law, but instead what it's doing is terrorizing people."
January 20, 2026 at 5:04 PM
We have an entire class of Democratic "leadership" that has been told that it's dangerous and extreme to say this, and that does not understand that what Democrats want is for their leaders to articulate what they believe and why they believe it. That should not be as big an ask as it apparently is.
Can't wait to dig into this. Beatles Rock Band is one of my Top 3 video games of all time.
"Directing The Beatles: Rock Band is the hardest thing I've ever done in my life."
"That looks stupid." How Harmonix made The Beatles: Rock Band
A new book excerpt reveals how Harmonix, MTV Games, and Electronic Arts teamed up with The Beatles for a rare video game collaboration.
www.designroom.site
January 15, 2026 at 7:25 PM
Can't wait to dig into this. Beatles Rock Band is one of my Top 3 video games of all time.
As far as I'm concerned, Norm's Batman IS Batman.
A wonderful profile of the late, great Norm Breyfogle by @leekeeler.bsky.social - an artist who deserves more acclaim and remains underrated. But he's definitely on my Batman artistic Mount Rushmore. littlevillagemag.com/peak-iowa-no...
Born to draw Batman, Iowa City kid Norm Breyfogle sketched his way into pop culture history - Little Village
From the shadows, Iowa City has played a quiet role in the mythology of the Batman, all thanks to the co-creations of Norm Breyfogle. When we saw Ratcatcher save the […]
littlevillagemag.com
January 15, 2026 at 2:35 PM
As far as I'm concerned, Norm's Batman IS Batman.