Nat Gertler: comicsy guy
@nat.gertler.com
Eisner-winning Peanuts nerd. Writer, publisher (About Comics), founder of 24 Hour Comics Day, sperm donor (retired). "Is he the guy who did that thing?" Yeah, prob'ly.
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Nat Gertler: comicsy guy
@nat.gertler.com
· Nov 12
Just some of the dozens of books I've written, co-written, annotated, or compiled, as an introduction.
After 7 years as an MLB pitcher, Al Demaree ended up becoming a syndicated sports cartoonist, in the papers for over a decade.
February 11, 2026 at 2:24 AM
After 7 years as an MLB pitcher, Al Demaree ended up becoming a syndicated sports cartoonist, in the papers for over a decade.
That second strip is a pure Doonesbury masterpiece.
In “Doonesbury," Andy Lippincott came out as gay 50 years ago, on February 10, 1976. (At the time, it was a revolutionary move.) Here’s that strip and the ensuing dailies:
February 10, 2026 at 6:00 PM
That second strip is a pure Doonesbury masterpiece.
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In “Doonesbury," Andy Lippincott came out as gay 50 years ago, on February 10, 1976. (At the time, it was a revolutionary move.) Here’s that strip and the ensuing dailies:
February 10, 2026 at 2:47 PM
In “Doonesbury," Andy Lippincott came out as gay 50 years ago, on February 10, 1976. (At the time, it was a revolutionary move.) Here’s that strip and the ensuing dailies:
For weeks before the Super Bowl, the mobile game I play was laden with offensive ads for gambling apps.
Today? It wants me to pay to hablo with sexy Latinas. I guess they're counting on the halftime show to have scared up interest!
Today? It wants me to pay to hablo with sexy Latinas. I guess they're counting on the halftime show to have scared up interest!
February 10, 2026 at 1:59 AM
For weeks before the Super Bowl, the mobile game I play was laden with offensive ads for gambling apps.
Today? It wants me to pay to hablo with sexy Latinas. I guess they're counting on the halftime show to have scared up interest!
Today? It wants me to pay to hablo with sexy Latinas. I guess they're counting on the halftime show to have scared up interest!
So he wants them to be Panican'ts instead?
February 10, 2026 at 12:54 AM
So he wants them to be Panican'ts instead?
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Folks, if we work real hard we may be able to figure out what mysterious figure the Epstein files are telling us was in Men In Black!
![PDF slide of information about the movie Men In Black, with the cast listed as Tommy Lee Jones, Will Smith, Linda Fiorentino, Vincent [Redacted], and Rip Torn.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:hzkwkcvqq2qfho4pv37vclre/bafkreifanj7u6n5mf4objc7x7vx2j4hnyl4jkwt7mfj47okxnymgbqblai@jpeg)
February 9, 2026 at 6:56 AM
Folks, if we work real hard we may be able to figure out what mysterious figure the Epstein files are telling us was in Men In Black!
Seeing some Black History Month comics discussion which posits Lion Man from 1947's All-Negro Comics #1 as the first Black superhero... which it may be if you're looking only at comic books; comic strips in Black weeklies had several before that.
I did a couple videos last year on this.
I did a couple videos last year on this.
Comics Show and Tell with Nat Gertler, Episode 1: Sergeant Joe
YouTube video by About Comics
youtu.be
February 9, 2026 at 4:06 PM
Seeing some Black History Month comics discussion which posits Lion Man from 1947's All-Negro Comics #1 as the first Black superhero... which it may be if you're looking only at comic books; comic strips in Black weeklies had several before that.
I did a couple videos last year on this.
I did a couple videos last year on this.
Folks, if we work real hard we may be able to figure out what mysterious figure the Epstein files are telling us was in Men In Black!
February 9, 2026 at 6:56 AM
Folks, if we work real hard we may be able to figure out what mysterious figure the Epstein files are telling us was in Men In Black!
What languages have Billboard Hot 100 hits been in (full songs, not just a phrase.)
Spanish (Mia, for example)
German (99 Luftballoons)
Japanese (Sukiyaki)
French (Dominique)
Italian (Nel blu, dipinto di blu)
Korean (Gangnam Style)
What else?
The album Chant, in Latin, was a hit, but no singles.
Spanish (Mia, for example)
German (99 Luftballoons)
Japanese (Sukiyaki)
French (Dominique)
Italian (Nel blu, dipinto di blu)
Korean (Gangnam Style)
What else?
The album Chant, in Latin, was a hit, but no singles.
February 9, 2026 at 3:45 AM
What languages have Billboard Hot 100 hits been in (full songs, not just a phrase.)
Spanish (Mia, for example)
German (99 Luftballoons)
Japanese (Sukiyaki)
French (Dominique)
Italian (Nel blu, dipinto di blu)
Korean (Gangnam Style)
What else?
The album Chant, in Latin, was a hit, but no singles.
Spanish (Mia, for example)
German (99 Luftballoons)
Japanese (Sukiyaki)
French (Dominique)
Italian (Nel blu, dipinto di blu)
Korean (Gangnam Style)
What else?
The album Chant, in Latin, was a hit, but no singles.
I bet a million “I can’t watch the halftime show. I mean, I won’t be able to understand the language” men just discovered the power of 100 sexy dancing gals,,,
February 9, 2026 at 1:26 AM
I bet a million “I can’t watch the halftime show. I mean, I won’t be able to understand the language” men just discovered the power of 100 sexy dancing gals,,,
We need to start building up the reputation of cartoonists, getting them seen as intense and respectable folks, rather than their normal reputation as a bunch of seedy bachelors.
For example, there's this winner of the 1937 Pulitzer for editorial cartooning, the one and only.... C.D. Batchelor.
For example, there's this winner of the 1937 Pulitzer for editorial cartooning, the one and only.... C.D. Batchelor.
February 9, 2026 at 12:16 AM
We need to start building up the reputation of cartoonists, getting them seen as intense and respectable folks, rather than their normal reputation as a bunch of seedy bachelors.
For example, there's this winner of the 1937 Pulitzer for editorial cartooning, the one and only.... C.D. Batchelor.
For example, there's this winner of the 1937 Pulitzer for editorial cartooning, the one and only.... C.D. Batchelor.
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February 8, 2026 at 10:11 AM
If you feel the urge to gamble on this big sports day, I beg you to remember this one fact:
The Puppy Bowl is filmed months in advance.
The Puppy Bowl is filmed months in advance.
February 8, 2026 at 5:28 PM
If you feel the urge to gamble on this big sports day, I beg you to remember this one fact:
The Puppy Bowl is filmed months in advance.
The Puppy Bowl is filmed months in advance.
So far, two members of the Freaks and Geeks cast have had their stab at Muppets, with Jason Siegel co-writing The Muppets and Seth Rogen an exec producer on the The Muppet Show revival. And while I hope for more of that, I bet John Francis Daley (co-writer, D&D) would also do a really good job.
February 8, 2026 at 4:33 PM
So far, two members of the Freaks and Geeks cast have had their stab at Muppets, with Jason Siegel co-writing The Muppets and Seth Rogen an exec producer on the The Muppet Show revival. And while I hope for more of that, I bet John Francis Daley (co-writer, D&D) would also do a really good job.
DO NOT FALL FOR THIS.
Here is Gail appearing on Sesame Street as her character, the writer Flo Bear.
Here is Gail appearing on Sesame Street as her character, the writer Flo Bear.
February 7, 2026 at 9:35 PM
DO NOT FALL FOR THIS.
Here is Gail appearing on Sesame Street as her character, the writer Flo Bear.
Here is Gail appearing on Sesame Street as her character, the writer Flo Bear.
My last appearance on video, the one with me meeting my sperm-donation-daughter, has gotten viewed 1.2 million times.
This one of my explaining the hows and especially the whys of my About Comics publishing will, I expect, see fewer. But you could prove me wrong!
This one of my explaining the hows and especially the whys of my About Comics publishing will, I expect, see fewer. But you could prove me wrong!
About Comics' Offbeat Comic Shelf: Our Interview With Nat Gertler
YouTube video by Panels & Prose
www.youtube.com
February 7, 2026 at 9:23 PM
My last appearance on video, the one with me meeting my sperm-donation-daughter, has gotten viewed 1.2 million times.
This one of my explaining the hows and especially the whys of my About Comics publishing will, I expect, see fewer. But you could prove me wrong!
This one of my explaining the hows and especially the whys of my About Comics publishing will, I expect, see fewer. But you could prove me wrong!
THE PITT watchers: I'm officially putting in my bet on the board for what is going on at the other hospital that's making them route all emergency traffic to Pittsburgh Trauma Medical Center:
It's under quarantine.
Something bad is going to come into the ER, that'll be the tail end of the season.
It's under quarantine.
Something bad is going to come into the ER, that'll be the tail end of the season.
February 6, 2026 at 3:10 PM
THE PITT watchers: I'm officially putting in my bet on the board for what is going on at the other hospital that's making them route all emergency traffic to Pittsburgh Trauma Medical Center:
It's under quarantine.
Something bad is going to come into the ER, that'll be the tail end of the season.
It's under quarantine.
Something bad is going to come into the ER, that'll be the tail end of the season.
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The Wright Museums Instagram page is HILARIOUS. Think The Office but it's the staff at a Museum for Black History. Better believe this is on my list of places to visit.
Gentle Spades
"I'm a veteran"
Gentle Spades
"I'm a veteran"
February 6, 2026 at 8:23 AM
The Wright Museums Instagram page is HILARIOUS. Think The Office but it's the staff at a Museum for Black History. Better believe this is on my list of places to visit.
Gentle Spades
"I'm a veteran"
Gentle Spades
"I'm a veteran"
As an Asimov fan in the '80s, I never met him (I generally went to comic cons rather than SF cons), I heard descriptors of his interactions, but they were phrased as if he were flirty (or at least I heard them that way at the time), which has some appropriate situations, rather than handsy.
To everyone just now finding out Isaac Asimov was rather famously a sex pest: He's been gone 34 years now, you can handle this truth, I believe in you
February 6, 2026 at 2:40 AM
As an Asimov fan in the '80s, I never met him (I generally went to comic cons rather than SF cons), I heard descriptors of his interactions, but they were phrased as if he were flirty (or at least I heard them that way at the time), which has some appropriate situations, rather than handsy.
If I recall my bartending lingo correctly, the correct term for "not with ice" would be "straight".
For many on the proper side of the matter, this is a rare chance to be considered straight people.
For many on the proper side of the matter, this is a rare chance to be considered straight people.
February 5, 2026 at 11:29 PM
If I recall my bartending lingo correctly, the correct term for "not with ice" would be "straight".
For many on the proper side of the matter, this is a rare chance to be considered straight people.
For many on the proper side of the matter, this is a rare chance to be considered straight people.
It was when the USS Lollipop was on maneuvers around North Korea, I reckon.
I talked to Shirley Temple. On a secure phone from the Pentagon
February 5, 2026 at 9:20 PM
It was when the USS Lollipop was on maneuvers around North Korea, I reckon.
Decades ago , I went by a closed gold mine in Alaska decades ago. There was still gold there, but the price of gold was too low to make it worth getting. Left me wondering how you valued a site that would be profitable if a price rose.
Computers are not famous for holding their value.
Computers are not famous for holding their value.
The average cost to mine a single Bitcoin is now over $90,000. The price of Bitcoin has collapsed to $67,000. Everyone mining Bitcoin at the moment is losing a fortune.
February 5, 2026 at 9:00 PM
Decades ago , I went by a closed gold mine in Alaska decades ago. There was still gold there, but the price of gold was too low to make it worth getting. Left me wondering how you valued a site that would be profitable if a price rose.
Computers are not famous for holding their value.
Computers are not famous for holding their value.
No, Costco, I don’t want to save on a select appliance. I want to give you $50 and have you just give me any appliance at random. I need the thrill of the unknown!
February 5, 2026 at 8:47 PM
No, Costco, I don’t want to save on a select appliance. I want to give you $50 and have you just give me any appliance at random. I need the thrill of the unknown!
Common Wikipedia dliemma:
"Hey, the article of this subject just died! It says so on Bluesky!"
"Sorry, the only Bluesky claims we accept about the living or recently dead are if the person posts it themselves."
"But it's on their own account!"
"If they're dead, they couldn't be the one who posted."
"Hey, the article of this subject just died! It says so on Bluesky!"
"Sorry, the only Bluesky claims we accept about the living or recently dead are if the person posts it themselves."
"But it's on their own account!"
"If they're dead, they couldn't be the one who posted."
February 5, 2026 at 8:40 PM
Common Wikipedia dliemma:
"Hey, the article of this subject just died! It says so on Bluesky!"
"Sorry, the only Bluesky claims we accept about the living or recently dead are if the person posts it themselves."
"But it's on their own account!"
"If they're dead, they couldn't be the one who posted."
"Hey, the article of this subject just died! It says so on Bluesky!"
"Sorry, the only Bluesky claims we accept about the living or recently dead are if the person posts it themselves."
"But it's on their own account!"
"If they're dead, they couldn't be the one who posted."
The new Muppet Show was enjoyed here.
Our list of requested hosts for a new series:
John Hamm
Natasha Lyonne
Daniel Radcliffe
They Might Be Giants
Selena Gomez
Lin Manuel Miranda
Chris Evans
Amy Poehler
Neil Patrick Harris
Yours?
Our list of requested hosts for a new series:
John Hamm
Natasha Lyonne
Daniel Radcliffe
They Might Be Giants
Selena Gomez
Lin Manuel Miranda
Chris Evans
Amy Poehler
Neil Patrick Harris
Yours?
February 5, 2026 at 4:03 AM
The new Muppet Show was enjoyed here.
Our list of requested hosts for a new series:
John Hamm
Natasha Lyonne
Daniel Radcliffe
They Might Be Giants
Selena Gomez
Lin Manuel Miranda
Chris Evans
Amy Poehler
Neil Patrick Harris
Yours?
Our list of requested hosts for a new series:
John Hamm
Natasha Lyonne
Daniel Radcliffe
They Might Be Giants
Selena Gomez
Lin Manuel Miranda
Chris Evans
Amy Poehler
Neil Patrick Harris
Yours?