Mark Truesdale
@marktweedale.bsky.social
Animator. Loves film scores, books, and dark chocolate. I adore comics and tend to talk about them far often. He/him. (Header image is by Bryan Konietzko)
It saddens me that the Australian and New Zealand spelling of "mandarine" (the fruit) is being replaced by the American and UK spelling "mandarin". And I think spellcheck is a big part of the problem, because it still marks mandarine as incorrect, even with the Australian English dictionary.
January 28, 2026 at 12:23 AM
It saddens me that the Australian and New Zealand spelling of "mandarine" (the fruit) is being replaced by the American and UK spelling "mandarin". And I think spellcheck is a big part of the problem, because it still marks mandarine as incorrect, even with the Australian English dictionary.
I love this kind of fantasy character. I dunno, I just love high fantasy that doesn't have any humans in it.
New free art process post for a Drakona Daggerheart RPG character: www.patreon.com/posts/143836...
January 28, 2026 at 12:04 AM
I love this kind of fantasy character. I dunno, I just love high fantasy that doesn't have any humans in it.
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Out now from @DarkHorseComics William of Newbury "This deserves a place on every fantasy reader’s shelf."- @publisherswkly - based on the true writings of an #medieval monk come for the spooky fun #Fantasy #comics #comicbooks ordering links in bio
January 27, 2026 at 10:40 PM
Out now from @DarkHorseComics William of Newbury "This deserves a place on every fantasy reader’s shelf."- @publisherswkly - based on the true writings of an #medieval monk come for the spooky fun #Fantasy #comics #comicbooks ordering links in bio
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The hit co-op deduction game Corps of Discovery is back with an improved Ultimate 2nd Edition, with better tray design and quality of life enhancements!! Launching Feb 17!!
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mindmgmt/corps-of-discovery-2nd-ed-duo?ref=6np6cw
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mindmgmt/corps-of-discovery-2nd-ed-duo?ref=6np6cw
January 27, 2026 at 11:04 PM
The hit co-op deduction game Corps of Discovery is back with an improved Ultimate 2nd Edition, with better tray design and quality of life enhancements!! Launching Feb 17!!
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mindmgmt/corps-of-discovery-2nd-ed-duo?ref=6np6cw
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mindmgmt/corps-of-discovery-2nd-ed-duo?ref=6np6cw
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This is very good advice. I’ll add that at least some of the scenes in a story should take place on a hill. Especially if the scene takes place in a city, adding a little slope that the architecture needs to contend with can add a lot of believable interest to the environment.
Oh also don't forget to put kids and old people in your comic. I always forget the kids, but even as a background element they create a sense of history that extends before and after the present story, which is important for stakes as well as verisimilitude
January 27, 2026 at 5:04 AM
This is very good advice. I’ll add that at least some of the scenes in a story should take place on a hill. Especially if the scene takes place in a city, adding a little slope that the architecture needs to contend with can add a lot of believable interest to the environment.
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This was a lovely chat. Adam is a good dude. Excited to be out here promoting #InTheStacks Season Two finally.
Hey friends! Two episodes this week.
Wednesday Ultimate Spider-Man issue 1 review.
Friday, a very special episode with @cbccpodcast.bsky.social go give them a follow and a listen and be sure to check out their YT page for their wonderful and funderful series #InTheStacks.
Wednesday Ultimate Spider-Man issue 1 review.
Friday, a very special episode with @cbccpodcast.bsky.social go give them a follow and a listen and be sure to check out their YT page for their wonderful and funderful series #InTheStacks.
January 26, 2026 at 8:05 PM
This was a lovely chat. Adam is a good dude. Excited to be out here promoting #InTheStacks Season Two finally.
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I always love chatting with @susanapolo.bsky.social, and this year's episode where we talk about things we didn't get a chance to write about and/or talk about as much as we wanted to is a good time. I get us very in the weeds — low res comic art???? — but it's a delight, as per usual. Listen up!
Journalist @susanapolo.bsky.social joined Off Panel to discuss post-Polygon living and comic topics we wished we could have written about/seen more discussion of, like: Reversed comic movie energies! The muted comics conversation! Worldcon! Crossover mania! Expanding genres! More!
Off Panel #536: Damned If You Doom with Susana Polo - SKTCHD
Journalist Susana Polo joins the show to talk about her interesting year and a bevy of subjects we didn’t get to highlight from the wider world of comics in 2025. Polo discusses post-Polygon living, t...
sktchd.com
January 26, 2026 at 9:29 PM
I always love chatting with @susanapolo.bsky.social, and this year's episode where we talk about things we didn't get a chance to write about and/or talk about as much as we wanted to is a good time. I get us very in the weeds — low res comic art???? — but it's a delight, as per usual. Listen up!
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Some of you will remember my posts raving about Sal Buscema.
He's gone now.
He did some unforgettable work with @jmdematteis.bsky.social and his run on The Incredible Hulk was an indelible part of my childhood.
He had a good run. To be appreciated in your own time is the best thing for artists.
He's gone now.
He did some unforgettable work with @jmdematteis.bsky.social and his run on The Incredible Hulk was an indelible part of my childhood.
He had a good run. To be appreciated in your own time is the best thing for artists.
Sal Buscema, Comic Book Legend, Dead At 89 | Comic Book Club
Sal Buscema, a comic artist best known for legendary runs on Marvel's Incredible Hulk and Spectacular Spider-Man, passed away last Friday, just short of his 90th birthday.
comicbookclublive.com
January 26, 2026 at 11:15 PM
Some of you will remember my posts raving about Sal Buscema.
He's gone now.
He did some unforgettable work with @jmdematteis.bsky.social and his run on The Incredible Hulk was an indelible part of my childhood.
He had a good run. To be appreciated in your own time is the best thing for artists.
He's gone now.
He did some unforgettable work with @jmdematteis.bsky.social and his run on The Incredible Hulk was an indelible part of my childhood.
He had a good run. To be appreciated in your own time is the best thing for artists.
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Shout out to @ashcanpress.com and Stefano Landini for making us look so good!
You have no idea how exciting it is to have a digital comics store where the search is good and actually works. Kudos to @sweetshop.app because I know how much refining metadata goes into making a functional search feature.
January 26, 2026 at 6:34 PM
Shout out to @ashcanpress.com and Stefano Landini for making us look so good!
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Well
This sucks
This sucks
January 26, 2026 at 12:31 PM
Well
This sucks
This sucks
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Characters from Lucy Maud Montgomery's ANNE OF GREEN GABLES
January 26, 2026 at 3:51 PM
Characters from Lucy Maud Montgomery's ANNE OF GREEN GABLES
So, I caught up with Chip Zdarsky's Public Domain (sublime) and the comic within the comic, The Domain. And now I can't stop thinking about another comic that goes the other direction... A comic about Chip Zdarsky creating Public Domain and The Domain.
January 26, 2026 at 4:29 PM
So, I caught up with Chip Zdarsky's Public Domain (sublime) and the comic within the comic, The Domain. And now I can't stop thinking about another comic that goes the other direction... A comic about Chip Zdarsky creating Public Domain and The Domain.
The collaborator panel is also another great way to explore comics. I’m really enjoying this.
I mean just look at the care here, from the badges with the issue numbers, indicators where you are in the series, to creator profiles. This isn’t “content” this is comics.
The @sweetshop.app team have managed to create the feeling you get when visiting the best comic shops.
The @sweetshop.app team have managed to create the feeling you get when visiting the best comic shops.
January 26, 2026 at 12:27 PM
The collaborator panel is also another great way to explore comics. I’m really enjoying this.
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Testing @sweetshop.app and folks, it's a gem. Even on my 2018 iPad it's smooth and responsive. Those page turns feel just right, the interactions intuitive, and the care put into the categorisation for discovery of comics is exceptional. This is the comic book app we need
sweetshop.app/join/GgQcpi
sweetshop.app/join/GgQcpi
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January 26, 2026 at 11:14 AM
Testing @sweetshop.app and folks, it's a gem. Even on my 2018 iPad it's smooth and responsive. Those page turns feel just right, the interactions intuitive, and the care put into the categorisation for discovery of comics is exceptional. This is the comic book app we need
sweetshop.app/join/GgQcpi
sweetshop.app/join/GgQcpi
One of the most reliable ways I find new comics is by following editors who work on books I love and seeing what else they’ve worked on.
Guess what? @sweetshop.app lets me do exactly that!
Guess what? @sweetshop.app lets me do exactly that!
January 26, 2026 at 11:27 AM
One of the most reliable ways I find new comics is by following editors who work on books I love and seeing what else they’ve worked on.
Guess what? @sweetshop.app lets me do exactly that!
Guess what? @sweetshop.app lets me do exactly that!
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I ADORE the film adaptation of Doctor Sleep.
Watching the Shining and this back to back over the weekend is such a dizzying, operatic experience.
Watching the Shining and this back to back over the weekend is such a dizzying, operatic experience.
January 26, 2026 at 2:01 AM
I ADORE the film adaptation of Doctor Sleep.
Watching the Shining and this back to back over the weekend is such a dizzying, operatic experience.
Watching the Shining and this back to back over the weekend is such a dizzying, operatic experience.
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I think it's important to balance the doom-talk of making a living doing comics (especially exclusively the comics that you WANT to do) by pointing out that while it is very hard and takes a few years and a lot of output to get there, plenty of folks make their living from comics.
January 26, 2026 at 3:58 AM
I think it's important to balance the doom-talk of making a living doing comics (especially exclusively the comics that you WANT to do) by pointing out that while it is very hard and takes a few years and a lot of output to get there, plenty of folks make their living from comics.
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To delete your TikTok account without agreeing to the new TOS:
1) put your phone in airplane mode
2) open TikTok and go to your profile
3) go to settings and scroll down to delete account
4) turn airplane mode off
5) delete your account
Credit to @ kimsaira on instagram for this
1) put your phone in airplane mode
2) open TikTok and go to your profile
3) go to settings and scroll down to delete account
4) turn airplane mode off
5) delete your account
Credit to @ kimsaira on instagram for this
According to its new privacy policy, TikTok now collects more data on its users, including their precise location, after majority ownership officially switched to a group based in the US. www.wired.com/story/tiktok...
TikTok Is Now Collecting Even More Data About Its Users. Here Are the 3 Biggest Changes
According to its new privacy policy, TikTok now collects more data on its users, including their precise location, after majority ownership officially switched to a group based in the US.
www.wired.com
January 24, 2026 at 5:59 AM
To delete your TikTok account without agreeing to the new TOS:
1) put your phone in airplane mode
2) open TikTok and go to your profile
3) go to settings and scroll down to delete account
4) turn airplane mode off
5) delete your account
Credit to @ kimsaira on instagram for this
1) put your phone in airplane mode
2) open TikTok and go to your profile
3) go to settings and scroll down to delete account
4) turn airplane mode off
5) delete your account
Credit to @ kimsaira on instagram for this
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TikTok is under right wing billionaire control now. Plan your exit strategy.
This morning, I recorded a video on TikTok about why DHS’s arguments for the power to enter homes without judicial warrants in immigration cases are bunk.
Nine hours later, TikTok still says my video is “under review,” and can’t be shared.
Well, here’s a link:
georgetown.box.com/v/Vladeck-IC...
Nine hours later, TikTok still says my video is “under review,” and can’t be shared.
Well, here’s a link:
georgetown.box.com/v/Vladeck-IC...
January 26, 2026 at 2:15 AM
TikTok is under right wing billionaire control now. Plan your exit strategy.
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Make friends. Real ones.
Maybe they’ll be your collaborators and maybe they won’t. Maybe your careers will grow together, maybe they won’t. That part doesn’t matter as much as real honest connection.
Develop real friendships in the space with people you can trust.
Maybe they’ll be your collaborators and maybe they won’t. Maybe your careers will grow together, maybe they won’t. That part doesn’t matter as much as real honest connection.
Develop real friendships in the space with people you can trust.
What advice would you give an aspiring comic creator? - 🦝
January 26, 2026 at 1:25 AM
Make friends. Real ones.
Maybe they’ll be your collaborators and maybe they won’t. Maybe your careers will grow together, maybe they won’t. That part doesn’t matter as much as real honest connection.
Develop real friendships in the space with people you can trust.
Maybe they’ll be your collaborators and maybe they won’t. Maybe your careers will grow together, maybe they won’t. That part doesn’t matter as much as real honest connection.
Develop real friendships in the space with people you can trust.
Whenever you see someone wearing an Australian flag t-shirt, you’re looking at a huge fucking racist.
January 26, 2026 at 1:35 AM
Whenever you see someone wearing an Australian flag t-shirt, you’re looking at a huge fucking racist.
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these right wing clowns continuing to express absolute shock over the organizing of the left also reflects a deeply sexist ignorance of the fact that EXPERIENCED, INCREDIBLY EFFICIENT AND HARDWORKING VOLUNTEERS, PRIMARILY WOMEN, RUN THE FUCKING SHOW WITH ALMOST EVERYTHING GOOD IN THIS COUNTRY
I mostly just stay off Twitter altogether but after double checking that the Walter Hudson post was still up I ran across this and just had to share so the Romancelandians who bought hand warmers could hear about the PROFESSIONAL GRADE LOGISTICS.
January 26, 2026 at 12:44 AM
these right wing clowns continuing to express absolute shock over the organizing of the left also reflects a deeply sexist ignorance of the fact that EXPERIENCED, INCREDIBLY EFFICIENT AND HARDWORKING VOLUNTEERS, PRIMARILY WOMEN, RUN THE FUCKING SHOW WITH ALMOST EVERYTHING GOOD IN THIS COUNTRY