Mark Smylie
@marksmylie.bsky.social
Occasional illustrator, writer, and TTRPG game designer, former comics publisher (founder of Archaia once upon a time) and editor. Feeder of cats, birds, deer, possums, raccoons, and foxes. Not necessarily in that order.
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Mark Smylie
@marksmylie.bsky.social
· Feb 24
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Having to rewrite this pin for 2025 because I'm now off FB.
WIP on my Patreon: www.patreon.com/c/marksmylie
A dusty website that I swear I will update one day: swordandbarrow.com/wp/
Stuff for sale (some of it also on Amazon but I won't link there): www.drivethrurpg.com/en/publisher...
Thanks!
WIP on my Patreon: www.patreon.com/c/marksmylie
A dusty website that I swear I will update one day: swordandbarrow.com/wp/
Stuff for sale (some of it also on Amazon but I won't link there): www.drivethrurpg.com/en/publisher...
Thanks!
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Here is a thing:
There were several years when I was one of VERY few journalists seriously covering harassment and abuse issues in comics (and by extension sometimes video games). During that time, I became the Person People Told Things To.
(cont'd)
There were several years when I was one of VERY few journalists seriously covering harassment and abuse issues in comics (and by extension sometimes video games). During that time, I became the Person People Told Things To.
(cont'd)
February 6, 2026 at 1:15 AM
Here is a thing:
There were several years when I was one of VERY few journalists seriously covering harassment and abuse issues in comics (and by extension sometimes video games). During that time, I became the Person People Told Things To.
(cont'd)
There were several years when I was one of VERY few journalists seriously covering harassment and abuse issues in comics (and by extension sometimes video games). During that time, I became the Person People Told Things To.
(cont'd)
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Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again.
#Pinks #ProudBlue
#Pinks #ProudBlue
February 5, 2026 at 11:50 AM
Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again.
#Pinks #ProudBlue
#Pinks #ProudBlue
Chaosium has released a GM Screen Pack for the AGE OF VIKINGS roleplaying game featuring a piece of mine on the cover of the pack (not the screen itself). The AGE OF VIKINGS game is an excellent primer on the BRP/RuneQuest rules system if you're not familiar.
www.chaosium.com/blogrun-age-...
www.chaosium.com/blogrun-age-...
Run Age of Vikings like a Goði - The Age of Vikings GM Screen is out now
The Age of Vikings Gamemaster Screen Pack is the essential expansion for running Age of Vikings games at your table or online.
www.chaosium.com
February 4, 2026 at 2:54 PM
Chaosium has released a GM Screen Pack for the AGE OF VIKINGS roleplaying game featuring a piece of mine on the cover of the pack (not the screen itself). The AGE OF VIKINGS game is an excellent primer on the BRP/RuneQuest rules system if you're not familiar.
www.chaosium.com/blogrun-age-...
www.chaosium.com/blogrun-age-...
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From Georgia‘s Facebook account — Bluesky is only allowing me to upload a short clip.
January 30, 2026 at 1:46 PM
From Georgia‘s Facebook account — Bluesky is only allowing me to upload a short clip.
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Don Lemon is not the only reporter who was arrested by federal agents overnight — local independent journalist Georgia Fort just went live on FB to say federal agents were also at her door to take her into custody over her protest coverage in Minneapolis.
January 30, 2026 at 1:33 PM
Don Lemon is not the only reporter who was arrested by federal agents overnight — local independent journalist Georgia Fort just went live on FB to say federal agents were also at her door to take her into custody over her protest coverage in Minneapolis.
Timeline cleanse?
January 27, 2026 at 11:51 PM
Timeline cleanse?
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I wrote about my childhood friend Alexi Pretti. Please read it and share it and remember him as a human being. @theverge.com
I grew up with Alex Pretti
The kind-hearted ICU nurse shot by ICE agents was my childhood best friend.
www.theverge.com
January 27, 2026 at 4:45 PM
I wrote about my childhood friend Alexi Pretti. Please read it and share it and remember him as a human being. @theverge.com
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Here is an example of a Dutch call-up paper for Jews to report to labor camps.
The Frank family ignored their call-up, meaning they were officially in Amsterdam illegally from this point on.
The Trump administration is doing Holocaust revisionism to avoid the possibility of empathy for migrants.
The Frank family ignored their call-up, meaning they were officially in Amsterdam illegally from this point on.
The Trump administration is doing Holocaust revisionism to avoid the possibility of empathy for migrants.
January 27, 2026 at 3:30 PM
Here is an example of a Dutch call-up paper for Jews to report to labor camps.
The Frank family ignored their call-up, meaning they were officially in Amsterdam illegally from this point on.
The Trump administration is doing Holocaust revisionism to avoid the possibility of empathy for migrants.
The Frank family ignored their call-up, meaning they were officially in Amsterdam illegally from this point on.
The Trump administration is doing Holocaust revisionism to avoid the possibility of empathy for migrants.
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BILLY BRAGG - CITY OF HEROES
YouTube video by Billy Bragg
www.youtube.com
January 26, 2026 at 10:42 PM
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Greg Ketter walked defiantly through teargas yesterday. He’s always supported me and my books, so please, let’s support him and all of the people standing up to fascism and brutality!
His GoFundMe still live from previous needs, ran by him to still donate.
www.gofundme.com/f/dreamhaven...
www.gofundme.com/f/dreamhaven...
Donate to DreamHaven Restoration, organized by Greg Ketter
DreamHaven Books & Comics has been around in one form or another for 43 years in the Twin Cities ar… Greg Ketter needs your support for DreamHaven Restoration
www.gofundme.com
January 26, 2026 at 8:41 PM
Greg Ketter walked defiantly through teargas yesterday. He’s always supported me and my books, so please, let’s support him and all of the people standing up to fascism and brutality!
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One of the best things I’ve read in a while:
January 25, 2026 at 10:39 PM
One of the best things I’ve read in a while:
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Charles Yang of Time for Three absolutely slaying me. I would lose my mind if I heard this live. Even crappy phone speakers made me scream and cry.
January 25, 2026 at 4:36 PM
Charles Yang of Time for Three absolutely slaying me. I would lose my mind if I heard this live. Even crappy phone speakers made me scream and cry.
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this video probably isn't relevant to anybody!
How to get out of restraints if you’re being abducted. Do NOT use with law enforcement.
YouTube video by GenericArtDad
www.youtube.com
January 25, 2026 at 5:02 AM
this video probably isn't relevant to anybody!
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Alex from our time working together, while he was in nursing school. Later, he moved to ICU, working as a nurse to support critically ill Veterans. He had such a great attitude. We’d chat between patients about trying to get in a mountain bike ride together. Will never happen now
January 24, 2026 at 7:39 PM
Alex from our time working together, while he was in nursing school. Later, he moved to ICU, working as a nurse to support critically ill Veterans. He had such a great attitude. We’d chat between patients about trying to get in a mountain bike ride together. Will never happen now
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Minneapolis TODAY (Jan 24, 2026).
They’re executing people in the streets.
(🎥 ICE of Tik Tok)
They’re executing people in the streets.
(🎥 ICE of Tik Tok)
January 24, 2026 at 4:12 PM
Minneapolis TODAY (Jan 24, 2026).
They’re executing people in the streets.
(🎥 ICE of Tik Tok)
They’re executing people in the streets.
(🎥 ICE of Tik Tok)
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“We have a nice little database, & now you’re considered domestic terrorists” says an ICE agent after photographing a civilian who was videotaping them. Posted today by Brian Allen on X. h/t @allenanalysis.bsky.social
January 23, 2026 at 6:30 PM
“We have a nice little database, & now you’re considered domestic terrorists” says an ICE agent after photographing a civilian who was videotaping them. Posted today by Brian Allen on X. h/t @allenanalysis.bsky.social
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We are gearing up to launch the Kickstarter for Mutant & Masterminds 4th Edition next Tuesday! If some super heroic tabletop role-playing supervillain punching strikes you as fun, give the campaign a follow to be notified when it launches! Reskeets appreciated!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/gre...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/gre...
Coming soon: Mutants & Masterminds 4th Edition RPG
A new edition of our classic superhero TTRPG with updated and streamlined game systems, more options, and a new look!
www.kickstarter.com
January 23, 2026 at 1:45 PM
We are gearing up to launch the Kickstarter for Mutant & Masterminds 4th Edition next Tuesday! If some super heroic tabletop role-playing supervillain punching strikes you as fun, give the campaign a follow to be notified when it launches! Reskeets appreciated!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/gre...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/gre...
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🇺🇸 Take a look at this, even if for no other reason than just for some ideas of how to communicate an idea with power-
Help us make hope normal again.
Join the Green Party now.
Join the Green Party now.
January 22, 2026 at 9:43 PM
🇺🇸 Take a look at this, even if for no other reason than just for some ideas of how to communicate an idea with power-
Five gigs you’ve seen with women lead singers (I’m not including names from my first list of five, which included three such):
Siouxsie & the Banshees
Sinead O’Connor
Missing Persons
10000 Maniacs
Throwing Muses
Siouxsie & the Banshees
Sinead O’Connor
Missing Persons
10000 Maniacs
Throwing Muses
Five gigs I've seen with women lead singers:
Peggy Seeger
Eliza Carthy
Lust For Life (Iggy Pop songs performed by a band with Glen Matlock and Clem Burke, with Katie Puckrick singing lead)
Blondie
P.P. Arnold
Peggy Seeger
Eliza Carthy
Lust For Life (Iggy Pop songs performed by a band with Glen Matlock and Clem Burke, with Katie Puckrick singing lead)
Blondie
P.P. Arnold
Five concerts you’ve seen with women singers:
PJ Harvey
Margo Price
Chvrches
Tori Amos
Ezra Furman
PJ Harvey
Margo Price
Chvrches
Tori Amos
Ezra Furman
January 22, 2026 at 5:09 PM
Five gigs you’ve seen with women lead singers (I’m not including names from my first list of five, which included three such):
Siouxsie & the Banshees
Sinead O’Connor
Missing Persons
10000 Maniacs
Throwing Muses
Siouxsie & the Banshees
Sinead O’Connor
Missing Persons
10000 Maniacs
Throwing Muses
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To celebrate Dawn of the Black Axe’s release, I’ve made a FREE print-and-assemble papercraft of Bardrick, first wielder of the axe:
www.mouseguard.net/s/Bardrick-P...
www.mouseguard.net/s/Bardrick-P...
January 20, 2026 at 9:24 PM
To celebrate Dawn of the Black Axe’s release, I’ve made a FREE print-and-assemble papercraft of Bardrick, first wielder of the axe:
www.mouseguard.net/s/Bardrick-P...
www.mouseguard.net/s/Bardrick-P...
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Everyone who has ever asked me: "do you know a good agent for my graphic novel?" here is the next answer:
www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...
www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...
Andrea Colvin Launches Literary Agency
The veteran children’s editor, best known for having acquired and published Maia Kobabe’s graphic memoir Gender Queer, has founded an eponymous agency specializing in books for young readers.
www.publishersweekly.com
January 20, 2026 at 4:39 PM
Everyone who has ever asked me: "do you know a good agent for my graphic novel?" here is the next answer:
www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...
www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you've seen (and yes I'm totally cheating here):
The Go-Gos (opening for The Police)
The Beastie Boys (opening for Madonna, then later opening for Run DMC)
Rude Buddha (opening for the Butthole Surfers, then later opening for Pussy Galore)
The Sugarcubes
The Fall
The Go-Gos (opening for The Police)
The Beastie Boys (opening for Madonna, then later opening for Run DMC)
Rude Buddha (opening for the Butthole Surfers, then later opening for Pussy Galore)
The Sugarcubes
The Fall
Jeff Buckley
Leonard Cohen
Arthur Lee
Brian Wilson
Michael Nesmith
(Also some people who are still alive)
Leonard Cohen
Arthur Lee
Brian Wilson
Michael Nesmith
(Also some people who are still alive)
Introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen
Leonard Cohen
Wonder Stuff
John Carpenter
U2
Faith No More
Leonard Cohen
Wonder Stuff
John Carpenter
U2
Faith No More
January 20, 2026 at 2:55 PM
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you've seen (and yes I'm totally cheating here):
The Go-Gos (opening for The Police)
The Beastie Boys (opening for Madonna, then later opening for Run DMC)
Rude Buddha (opening for the Butthole Surfers, then later opening for Pussy Galore)
The Sugarcubes
The Fall
The Go-Gos (opening for The Police)
The Beastie Boys (opening for Madonna, then later opening for Run DMC)
Rude Buddha (opening for the Butthole Surfers, then later opening for Pussy Galore)
The Sugarcubes
The Fall
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These are the icy mountains of Pluto. It took 9 years to get these magnificent images… and 4.8 billion kilometers.
January 18, 2026 at 7:39 PM
These are the icy mountains of Pluto. It took 9 years to get these magnificent images… and 4.8 billion kilometers.
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If you are in Seattle, please go patronize this store because this is amazing content/promo 😂 (laughing to keep from crying, and I do kind of low-key want that orange spider plant I have never seen that before)
Source: www.instagram.com/reel/DTQrTqZ...
Source: www.instagram.com/reel/DTQrTqZ...
January 17, 2026 at 1:33 AM
If you are in Seattle, please go patronize this store because this is amazing content/promo 😂 (laughing to keep from crying, and I do kind of low-key want that orange spider plant I have never seen that before)
Source: www.instagram.com/reel/DTQrTqZ...
Source: www.instagram.com/reel/DTQrTqZ...