Ben Smith
@mrbensmith.bsky.social
Books, Comics, Films, TV. Still stuff for when you're sitting down.
"even before Good's killing, police had already demonstrated their willingness to arrest and attack entirely peaceful protesters as well as journalists observing demonstrations. In that light, you should assume that any digital evidence that you were at or near a protest could be used against you."
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Just days into 2026, the killing of 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good by a federal immigration officer in Minneapolis, Minnesota, has sparked protests around the US.
If you’re planning to protest, here’s how to safeguard your digital security.
If you’re planning to protest, here’s how to safeguard your digital security.
January 9, 2026 at 8:34 AM
"even before Good's killing, police had already demonstrated their willingness to arrest and attack entirely peaceful protesters as well as journalists observing demonstrations. In that light, you should assume that any digital evidence that you were at or near a protest could be used against you."
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For those keeping score, Bellingcat, The New York Times Visual Investigation Team, & Washington Post's Visual Forensic team have all published analysis showing the ICE shooter wasn't in the path of Renee Nicole Good’s vehicle when he shot her, contradicting statements by the President & his cronies
January 8, 2026 at 3:35 PM
For those keeping score, Bellingcat, The New York Times Visual Investigation Team, & Washington Post's Visual Forensic team have all published analysis showing the ICE shooter wasn't in the path of Renee Nicole Good’s vehicle when he shot her, contradicting statements by the President & his cronies
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I know a bunch of people who went to WorldCon this year have read Judge Dredd: A Better World, and I also believe it’s eligible, if you’re looking for a no holds barred political science fiction comic to nominate I would dearly love you to consider it.
www.fromcovertocover.com/review-judge...
www.fromcovertocover.com/review-judge...
January 8, 2026 at 4:44 PM
I know a bunch of people who went to WorldCon this year have read Judge Dredd: A Better World, and I also believe it’s eligible, if you’re looking for a no holds barred political science fiction comic to nominate I would dearly love you to consider it.
www.fromcovertocover.com/review-judge...
www.fromcovertocover.com/review-judge...
I see @jasonstoryteller.bsky.social has added a date on his Sláine the Horned God storytelling tour. This is a fantastic show woven entirely from Jason's performance. His voice can do amazing things. The only question is will he bring the wolf?
jpws.co.uk/event/februa...
jpws.co.uk/event/februa...
January 8, 2026 at 4:45 PM
I see @jasonstoryteller.bsky.social has added a date on his Sláine the Horned God storytelling tour. This is a fantastic show woven entirely from Jason's performance. His voice can do amazing things. The only question is will he bring the wolf?
jpws.co.uk/event/februa...
jpws.co.uk/event/februa...
Timeline synchronicity...
January 8, 2026 at 12:52 PM
Timeline synchronicity...
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There’s a RED DRAGON collection in the works and the JUDGE DREDD: AND TO THE SEA RETURN GN can be preordered now:
bit.ly/4prAW3K
bit.ly/4prAW3K
January 7, 2026 at 8:39 PM
There’s a RED DRAGON collection in the works and the JUDGE DREDD: AND TO THE SEA RETURN GN can be preordered now:
bit.ly/4prAW3K
bit.ly/4prAW3K
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This is Zarjaz news - the readers of @2000ad.bsky.social voted RED DRAGON the top story of 2025 and JUDGE DREDD: AND TO THE SEA RETURN came in second place.
Cc collaborators @paddyg.bsky.social @dylanteague.bsky.social @henryflint.bsky.social & @simonbowland.bsky.social
Cc collaborators @paddyg.bsky.social @dylanteague.bsky.social @henryflint.bsky.social & @simonbowland.bsky.social
January 7, 2026 at 8:31 PM
This is Zarjaz news - the readers of @2000ad.bsky.social voted RED DRAGON the top story of 2025 and JUDGE DREDD: AND TO THE SEA RETURN came in second place.
Cc collaborators @paddyg.bsky.social @dylanteague.bsky.social @henryflint.bsky.social & @simonbowland.bsky.social
Cc collaborators @paddyg.bsky.social @dylanteague.bsky.social @henryflint.bsky.social & @simonbowland.bsky.social
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Total Toy Books latest release 'Star Wars Toys- The Palitoy Saga' has just landed, beautiful books, especially the slipcase edition.
My contribution is a look at the influence of Star Wars and 2000 AD on each other and further afield in British comics. If you have backed this, you are in for a treat
My contribution is a look at the influence of Star Wars and 2000 AD on each other and further afield in British comics. If you have backed this, you are in for a treat
January 8, 2026 at 9:45 AM
Total Toy Books latest release 'Star Wars Toys- The Palitoy Saga' has just landed, beautiful books, especially the slipcase edition.
My contribution is a look at the influence of Star Wars and 2000 AD on each other and further afield in British comics. If you have backed this, you are in for a treat
My contribution is a look at the influence of Star Wars and 2000 AD on each other and further afield in British comics. If you have backed this, you are in for a treat
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The best of 2000 AD in 2025 – as chosen by you! What were the most popular covers and stories from last year? Find out 👉 https://bit.ly/4boouhJ
The best of 2000 AD in 2025 – as chosen by you!
Each year we ask Earthlets to tell us which of Tharg the Generous's offerings from your planet's most recent trip around its puny sun were their favourites – and they've voted in droves! While democracy may be under strain at home and abroad, in the 200...
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January 7, 2026 at 8:12 PM
The best of 2000 AD in 2025 – as chosen by you! What were the most popular covers and stories from last year? Find out 👉 https://bit.ly/4boouhJ
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GET IT BEFORE IT'S GONE!
The Standard edition of the 2000 AD Annual 2026 is now SOLD OUT in our webstore! Only a few copies remain of the Simon Bisley webshop-exclusive edition! https://bit.ly/3UIxnsV
The Standard edition of the 2000 AD Annual 2026 is now SOLD OUT in our webstore! Only a few copies remain of the Simon Bisley webshop-exclusive edition! https://bit.ly/3UIxnsV
January 8, 2026 at 11:00 AM
GET IT BEFORE IT'S GONE!
The Standard edition of the 2000 AD Annual 2026 is now SOLD OUT in our webstore! Only a few copies remain of the Simon Bisley webshop-exclusive edition! https://bit.ly/3UIxnsV
The Standard edition of the 2000 AD Annual 2026 is now SOLD OUT in our webstore! Only a few copies remain of the Simon Bisley webshop-exclusive edition! https://bit.ly/3UIxnsV
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My lord that’s heart-breaking…
"Defunded by Congress and fearing the Trump administration might pervert the organization to further undermine free media, the board members agreed it was better to salt the earth than leave behind a place for Trump to plant his poisonous, choking weeds." — @lizdye.bsky.social
Corporation for Public Broadcasting's patriotic goodbye
Better nothing than a MAGA mouthpiece.
www.publicnotice.co
January 7, 2026 at 4:07 PM
My lord that’s heart-breaking…
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Big interview, featuring me, about Dredd’s upcoming big year.
Somehow I’m on the same page as the director of A Field in England, one of my favorite films.
Somehow I’m on the same page as the director of A Field in England, one of my favorite films.
Adventures in Thrill-Power - DREDD SPECIAL!
@aiptcomics.com are joined by John Wagner and Mike Perkins to discuss "Death of a Judge", Rob Williams, Arthur Wyatt and Henry Flint to tease "The New Future", and film director/writer Ben Wheatley!
Read here: https://bit.ly/49HO6Vt
@aiptcomics.com are joined by John Wagner and Mike Perkins to discuss "Death of a Judge", Rob Williams, Arthur Wyatt and Henry Flint to tease "The New Future", and film director/writer Ben Wheatley!
Read here: https://bit.ly/49HO6Vt
January 6, 2026 at 3:36 PM
Big interview, featuring me, about Dredd’s upcoming big year.
Somehow I’m on the same page as the director of A Field in England, one of my favorite films.
Somehow I’m on the same page as the director of A Field in England, one of my favorite films.
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Finally indulged in the @2000ad.bsky.social Christmas prog and had a thoroughly good time!
Was especially looking forward to the Hawk the Slayer strip by @agentofweird.bsky.social & @stazjohnson.bsky.social, and it delivered in spades! Great fantasy action!
Was especially looking forward to the Hawk the Slayer strip by @agentofweird.bsky.social & @stazjohnson.bsky.social, and it delivered in spades! Great fantasy action!
January 6, 2026 at 11:06 AM
Finally indulged in the @2000ad.bsky.social Christmas prog and had a thoroughly good time!
Was especially looking forward to the Hawk the Slayer strip by @agentofweird.bsky.social & @stazjohnson.bsky.social, and it delivered in spades! Great fantasy action!
Was especially looking forward to the Hawk the Slayer strip by @agentofweird.bsky.social & @stazjohnson.bsky.social, and it delivered in spades! Great fantasy action!
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Essential Rogue Trooper: Genetic Infantryman is a great introduction to the character and world #comics #graphicnovel #roguetrooper @2000ad.bsky.social
Essential Rogue Trooper: Genetic Infantryman is a great introduction to the character and world
Rogue Trooper is the last of the G.I.s – genetically-engineered infantrymen designed to withstand the noxious atmosphere of Nu-Earth.
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January 5, 2026 at 11:01 PM
Essential Rogue Trooper: Genetic Infantryman is a great introduction to the character and world #comics #graphicnovel #roguetrooper @2000ad.bsky.social
www.comicsbeat.com/2000-ad-in-r... The beat round up the year that was for 2000 AD and the Megazine.
2000 AD in Review: Looking Back at 2025
2000 AD in Review: Looking Back at 2025
www.comicsbeat.com
January 5, 2026 at 4:44 PM
www.comicsbeat.com/2000-ad-in-r... The beat round up the year that was for 2000 AD and the Megazine.
Someone urgently needs to reprint Brought to Light. Apparently US intereference in Latin America never gets old.
January 5, 2026 at 4:25 PM
Someone urgently needs to reprint Brought to Light. Apparently US intereference in Latin America never gets old.
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Legendary writer and artist Dave Gibbons dropped by @forbidden-planet.bsky.social for his Annual Christmas Message to the World!
Head over now to watch him in conversation with Andrew Sumner ▶️ https://bit.ly/4ju0PP1
Head over now to watch him in conversation with Andrew Sumner ▶️ https://bit.ly/4ju0PP1
Dave Gibbons' Christmas Day Message 2025
Welcome to another super-jolly, tinsel-decorated and egg-nog-fuelled Christmas Day edition of Forbidden Planet TV! In FP's answer to the annual UK Royal Chri...
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January 5, 2026 at 4:00 PM
Legendary writer and artist Dave Gibbons dropped by @forbidden-planet.bsky.social for his Annual Christmas Message to the World!
Head over now to watch him in conversation with Andrew Sumner ▶️ https://bit.ly/4ju0PP1
Head over now to watch him in conversation with Andrew Sumner ▶️ https://bit.ly/4ju0PP1
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This arrived today. It's a little booklet from the Polish government wth advice about how to prepare for it All Kicking Off, and what to do when it does.
January 5, 2026 at 4:12 PM
This arrived today. It's a little booklet from the Polish government wth advice about how to prepare for it All Kicking Off, and what to do when it does.
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Flipping through @2000ad.bsky.social Art of Sean Phillips book at @thirdeyecomics.bsky.social. A magnificent beauty.
December 20, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Flipping through @2000ad.bsky.social Art of Sean Phillips book at @thirdeyecomics.bsky.social. A magnificent beauty.
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He's a Dino-Cop - from space!
Get ready, because next year Rex Power roars onto shelves: an all-ages adventure to sink your teeth into! https://bit.ly/3KIxfYZ
Get ready, because next year Rex Power roars onto shelves: an all-ages adventure to sink your teeth into! https://bit.ly/3KIxfYZ
December 26, 2025 at 3:00 PM
He's a Dino-Cop - from space!
Get ready, because next year Rex Power roars onto shelves: an all-ages adventure to sink your teeth into! https://bit.ly/3KIxfYZ
Get ready, because next year Rex Power roars onto shelves: an all-ages adventure to sink your teeth into! https://bit.ly/3KIxfYZ
This really is excellent and is exactly as good as this fantastic cover suggests.
Celebrating fifty years of Britain's most controversial comic! They tried to ban it - but now we're collecting the whole series for the first time!
Action: Before The Ban Volume One is available to pre-order today: https://bit.ly/44YIF1F
Action: Before The Ban Volume One is available to pre-order today: https://bit.ly/44YIF1F
January 4, 2026 at 6:10 PM
This really is excellent and is exactly as good as this fantastic cover suggests.
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Bridget's back! Volume Six of the critically-acclaimed Brink is out next year, as Bridget Kurtis takes on a sick serial killer - but will she become their latest victim? https://bit.ly/3KPuLYT
December 30, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Bridget's back! Volume Six of the critically-acclaimed Brink is out next year, as Bridget Kurtis takes on a sick serial killer - but will she become their latest victim? https://bit.ly/3KPuLYT
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The last flight of Johnny Red! With Nina lost and the war almost over, will Johnny make it home from the battlefields of World War II - or will he go down in flames?
From Garth Ennis and Keith Burns, "A Couple of Heroes" is available to pre-order now: https://bit.ly/4rQ7V4g
From Garth Ennis and Keith Burns, "A Couple of Heroes" is available to pre-order now: https://bit.ly/4rQ7V4g
December 31, 2025 at 2:00 PM
The last flight of Johnny Red! With Nina lost and the war almost over, will Johnny make it home from the battlefields of World War II - or will he go down in flames?
From Garth Ennis and Keith Burns, "A Couple of Heroes" is available to pre-order now: https://bit.ly/4rQ7V4g
From Garth Ennis and Keith Burns, "A Couple of Heroes" is available to pre-order now: https://bit.ly/4rQ7V4g