Martin Stiff
@martinstiff.bsky.social
Designer, writer, illustrator, husband, father, tired.
I love a gritty crime drama and I LOVED The Rip on Netflix! All corrupt cops and angry FBI agents and drug cartels and twists and turns and sweaty machismo. It’s like a Don Winslow novel on screen. Damon and Affleck make a really great double-act too!
February 7, 2026 at 9:49 PM
I love a gritty crime drama and I LOVED The Rip on Netflix! All corrupt cops and angry FBI agents and drug cartels and twists and turns and sweaty machismo. It’s like a Don Winslow novel on screen. Damon and Affleck make a really great double-act too!
I’ve cooked up a neat plot for a new Jurassic World film that feels like a much needed departure from the previous movies but still in keeping with the spirit of them. How do I get it in front of Gareth Edwards?!
February 7, 2026 at 9:37 PM
I’ve cooked up a neat plot for a new Jurassic World film that feels like a much needed departure from the previous movies but still in keeping with the spirit of them. How do I get it in front of Gareth Edwards?!
If there’s anything less interesting to buy that dust cover caps for car tyres do let me know as I felt my soul leave making that purchase just now.
February 7, 2026 at 11:31 AM
If there’s anything less interesting to buy that dust cover caps for car tyres do let me know as I felt my soul leave making that purchase just now.
As a resident of Croydon it boggles my mind that some of the video of Taylor Swift’s new single Opalite was filmed in our much-maligned (and very run down) shopping mall - The Whitgift Centre! Absolutely bonkers.
February 6, 2026 at 1:45 PM
As a resident of Croydon it boggles my mind that some of the video of Taylor Swift’s new single Opalite was filmed in our much-maligned (and very run down) shopping mall - The Whitgift Centre! Absolutely bonkers.
I’ve been doing a mammoth rewatch of Scrubs while I’ve been drawing my new comic, and let me tell you: it’s an absolute joy. It doesn’t get enough love but it really should be thought of as one of the great all-time sitcoms.
February 4, 2026 at 8:38 PM
I’ve been doing a mammoth rewatch of Scrubs while I’ve been drawing my new comic, and let me tell you: it’s an absolute joy. It doesn’t get enough love but it really should be thought of as one of the great all-time sitcoms.
If you have a spare 20 minutes this is a brilliant, powerful and necessary retort to AI ‘art’. youtu.be/mb3uK-_QkOo?...
We Are The Art | Brandon Sanderson’s Keynote Speech
YouTube video by Brandon Sanderson
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February 2, 2026 at 7:07 PM
If you have a spare 20 minutes this is a brilliant, powerful and necessary retort to AI ‘art’. youtu.be/mb3uK-_QkOo?...
Something something, “police are looking into it.”
These fraught times call for a show with what is either an intentionally or unintentionally hilarious title, and which I will be talking about for the rest of the year
January 29, 2026 at 6:40 PM
Something something, “police are looking into it.”
Who’s got two thumbs and has bought tickets to see Wolf Alice in July?! Well, I mean: several thousand people - it’s a big gig and most of the attendees will have both thumbs, but also THIS GUY!
January 28, 2026 at 9:00 PM
Who’s got two thumbs and has bought tickets to see Wolf Alice in July?! Well, I mean: several thousand people - it’s a big gig and most of the attendees will have both thumbs, but also THIS GUY!
Weird, we were told there could only be one. THEY LIED.
First look at Henry Cavill in Chad Stahelski’s ‘Highlander’ remake
January 28, 2026 at 7:05 PM
Weird, we were told there could only be one. THEY LIED.
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Generate podcast??? Why the fuck is Adobe even giving me this option?? The document I have open is a receipt from the printers
January 27, 2026 at 10:05 AM
Generate podcast??? Why the fuck is Adobe even giving me this option?? The document I have open is a receipt from the printers
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Two-tier public services on display once again, as Tory HQ gets its rubbish collected once a week
New: Nigel Farage unveils Suella Braverman, former Home Secretary, as his latest defector
January 26, 2026 at 12:51 PM
Two-tier public services on display once again, as Tory HQ gets its rubbish collected once a week
Because railway companies, electricity companies, water companies, gas companies and the Royal Mail are all much more efficient now…
Reform MP Backs Privatising the NHS to Make It More 'Efficient'
www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/reform-mp-...
www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/reform-mp-...
Reform MP Backs Privatising the NHS to Make It More 'Efficient'
Andrew Rosindell, who defected last week from the Conservatives, says he "would not object" to replacing free healthcare with a private insurance system
www.adambienkov.co.uk
January 25, 2026 at 4:21 PM
Because railway companies, electricity companies, water companies, gas companies and the Royal Mail are all much more efficient now…
She got things on her mind…
#makingcomics
#makingcomics
January 24, 2026 at 4:25 PM
She got things on her mind…
#makingcomics
#makingcomics
From next week I have to start injecting myself with methotrexate for my psoriatic arthritis, so that’s a fun new development. My dad’s been diabetic since the 80s so I’ve grown up around people using needles but still not much looking forward to it!
January 24, 2026 at 12:35 PM
From next week I have to start injecting myself with methotrexate for my psoriatic arthritis, so that’s a fun new development. My dad’s been diabetic since the 80s so I’ve grown up around people using needles but still not much looking forward to it!
I mean, I know there’s far bigger things going on at the moment to be annoyed about, but it’s grating that there’s no UHD release of Keeper on disc next month, and only a BluRay.
January 22, 2026 at 8:08 PM
I mean, I know there’s far bigger things going on at the moment to be annoyed about, but it’s grating that there’s no UHD release of Keeper on disc next month, and only a BluRay.
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Isn't this a telling aspiration? To want robots to look after your kids, so you can do stuff, rather than robots to do stuff, so you can spend time with your kids?
The darkness inside these shrivelled men must be like a gaping unfillable void.
The darkness inside these shrivelled men must be like a gaping unfillable void.
January 22, 2026 at 5:39 PM
Isn't this a telling aspiration? To want robots to look after your kids, so you can do stuff, rather than robots to do stuff, so you can spend time with your kids?
The darkness inside these shrivelled men must be like a gaping unfillable void.
The darkness inside these shrivelled men must be like a gaping unfillable void.
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Think you'd be a good comic editor? Here's your 'choose your own adventure' chance. We announced our new creator-owned series HIDDEN SPRINGS this week. Here's all the different roughs @nilvendrell.bsky.social sent through as possible covers for #1. Which one would you choose?
January 22, 2026 at 7:06 PM
Think you'd be a good comic editor? Here's your 'choose your own adventure' chance. We announced our new creator-owned series HIDDEN SPRINGS this week. Here's all the different roughs @nilvendrell.bsky.social sent through as possible covers for #1. Which one would you choose?
Today I went to the Brand Museum in London to check out the @gerryanderson.bsky.social exhibition. If you’re a fan of retro TV shows it’s a lot of fun!
January 21, 2026 at 9:22 PM
Today I went to the Brand Museum in London to check out the @gerryanderson.bsky.social exhibition. If you’re a fan of retro TV shows it’s a lot of fun!
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The Trump disbelief that the Norwegian govt doesn't control the Nobel process is deeply indicative of his thinking. He can't conceive that an institution could (or should) be genuinely independent of coercion or political power. That's the change he represents.
Trump: "I should have gotten the Nobel prize for each war...I saved millions and millions of people...and don't let anyone tell you that Norway doesn't control the shots. It's in Norway. Norway controls the shots. It's a joke. They've lost such prestige.“
January 20, 2026 at 8:02 PM
The Trump disbelief that the Norwegian govt doesn't control the Nobel process is deeply indicative of his thinking. He can't conceive that an institution could (or should) be genuinely independent of coercion or political power. That's the change he represents.
“Can’t be arsed to count your friends? Just upload photos of everyone.” Fuuuuuuuuuck offfffff.
at last we will be free from the backbreaking drudgery of ordering pizza from a menu and even counting how many people the pizza is for www.theverge.com/tech/863365/...
January 17, 2026 at 3:02 PM
“Can’t be arsed to count your friends? Just upload photos of everyone.” Fuuuuuuuuuck offfffff.
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pretty sure he meant the other thing, grok, but very cool that those are your two things
January 16, 2026 at 4:55 PM
pretty sure he meant the other thing, grok, but very cool that those are your two things
I’m going to keep reposting this until one of you fuckers does.
*coughs, pull microphone closer*
“So, I gather they’re making a series of TV spin-offs of 28 Years Later starring a bunch of grunge rockers from the 90s. The Bone Temple pilots will air next year.”
“So, I gather they’re making a series of TV spin-offs of 28 Years Later starring a bunch of grunge rockers from the 90s. The Bone Temple pilots will air next year.”
January 17, 2026 at 11:50 AM
I’m going to keep reposting this until one of you fuckers does.
*coughs, pull microphone closer*
“So, I gather they’re making a series of TV spin-offs of 28 Years Later starring a bunch of grunge rockers from the 90s. The Bone Temple pilots will air next year.”
“So, I gather they’re making a series of TV spin-offs of 28 Years Later starring a bunch of grunge rockers from the 90s. The Bone Temple pilots will air next year.”
January 17, 2026 at 10:31 AM
*coughs, pull microphone closer*
“So, I gather they’re making a series of TV spin-offs of 28 Years Later starring a bunch of grunge rockers from the 90s. The Bone Temple pilots will air next year.”
“So, I gather they’re making a series of TV spin-offs of 28 Years Later starring a bunch of grunge rockers from the 90s. The Bone Temple pilots will air next year.”
“So we just need one photo of Tony Blair not looking like a fucking psychopath for this article.”
“No problem, boss - on it!”
“No problem, boss - on it!”
January 17, 2026 at 10:28 AM
“So we just need one photo of Tony Blair not looking like a fucking psychopath for this article.”
“No problem, boss - on it!”
“No problem, boss - on it!”
I loved 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple. It’s a brilliantly made horror with some real flashes of originality. Plus, Ralph Fiennes is having the absolute time of his life!
January 15, 2026 at 9:27 PM
I loved 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple. It’s a brilliantly made horror with some real flashes of originality. Plus, Ralph Fiennes is having the absolute time of his life!