Brad Brooks 💬
@ninthart.bsky.social
Graphic Designer/ #cartoonist ✏️, #comics obsessive and omnivore 💭, #Apple freak , #Arsenal fan #afc, and #typography geek 🅰️. I also hate nazis and billionaires.
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Jonny’s thoughts on the great comic artists are always a treat. He looks carefully and manages to bring new insights and connections to work I’ve known for years. Sharing enthusiasm and knowledge like this is what fandoms are built on
The latest edition of my free comics newsletter looks again at the work of Alex Toth
open.substack.com/pub/cannonhi...
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November 16, 2025 at 8:51 AM
Jonny’s thoughts on the great comic artists are always a treat. He looks carefully and manages to bring new insights and connections to work I’ve known for years. Sharing enthusiasm and knowledge like this is what fandoms are built on
So Sweet Shop (a new digital comics reading app/storefront) has gone into beta… Sign up now!
sweetshop.app/join/YLpK0J
sweetshop.app/join/YLpK0J
Join the Sweet Shop waitlist!
sweetshop.app
November 15, 2025 at 4:58 PM
So Sweet Shop (a new digital comics reading app/storefront) has gone into beta… Sign up now!
sweetshop.app/join/YLpK0J
sweetshop.app/join/YLpK0J
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The Solitary Gourmet by Jirō Taniguchi and Masayuki Kusumi, translated by Kumar Sivasubramanian with Chitoku Teshima (Fanfare/Ponent Mon, 2025)
reviewed by TCJ first-timer Joe McCulloch! www.tcj.com/reviews/the-...
reviewed by TCJ first-timer Joe McCulloch! www.tcj.com/reviews/the-...
The Solitary Gourmet - The Comics Journal
Joe McCulloch offers his thoughts on the latest Jiro Taniguchi offering from Fanfare/Ponent Mon.
www.tcj.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:25 PM
The Solitary Gourmet by Jirō Taniguchi and Masayuki Kusumi, translated by Kumar Sivasubramanian with Chitoku Teshima (Fanfare/Ponent Mon, 2025)
reviewed by TCJ first-timer Joe McCulloch! www.tcj.com/reviews/the-...
reviewed by TCJ first-timer Joe McCulloch! www.tcj.com/reviews/the-...
I just backed A1 DEADLINE SPECIAL on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/dee...
A1 DEADLINE SPECIAL
A1 and DEADLINE, two landmark UK comic book publications ARE BACK! The heart of UK counterculture returns to print.
www.kickstarter.com
October 21, 2025 at 11:53 AM
I just backed A1 DEADLINE SPECIAL on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/dee...
A must buy!!!
Announcing the title and presenting the cover of mine and Angela Watson’s forthcoming book, #MyBelovedOther
#comics #graphicnovels #BookSky #book #books #book2026 #antiracism #BlackSky
More info and links:
www.nickabadzis.com/blog/2025/10...
#comics #graphicnovels #BookSky #book #books #book2026 #antiracism #BlackSky
More info and links:
www.nickabadzis.com/blog/2025/10...
October 13, 2025 at 4:40 PM
A must buy!!!
October 13, 2025 at 4:38 PM
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The thing I'm "stunned" about is why this isn't the biggest domestic news item on every flipping platform
bylinetimes.com/2025/10/11/s...
bylinetimes.com/2025/10/11/s...
'Stunned?' Farage's Admission He Knew Nathan Gill but Not His Kremlin Associates Does Not Stand Up to Scrutiny
Insiders have told Byline Times it is 'inconceivable' the Reform Leader did not know about his close aide's pro Russian statements
bylinetimes.com
October 11, 2025 at 6:45 PM
The thing I'm "stunned" about is why this isn't the biggest domestic news item on every flipping platform
bylinetimes.com/2025/10/11/s...
bylinetimes.com/2025/10/11/s...
The ECHR was Britain’s response to WW2 fascist regimes. With authoritarianism on the rise again, we’d be mad to give up the protections it provides. Tell your MP we won’t let that happen! actionstorm.org/petitions/pr...
actionstorm.org
October 11, 2025 at 6:45 PM
The ECHR was Britain’s response to WW2 fascist regimes. With authoritarianism on the rise again, we’d be mad to give up the protections it provides. Tell your MP we won’t let that happen! actionstorm.org/petitions/pr...
@dylanhorrocks.bsky.social happy birthday old chum! Many happy returns! 🎉
October 6, 2025 at 12:53 PM
@dylanhorrocks.bsky.social happy birthday old chum! Many happy returns! 🎉
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Final Days to fill out the survey!
Help them understand comic creators work/finances & help grow their case for supporting comics.
DO IT ASAP! Please!
(UK based creators only)
Help them understand comic creators work/finances & help grow their case for supporting comics.
DO IT ASAP! Please!
(UK based creators only)
🚨FINAL FEW DAYS!🚨
The UK Comics Creator Survey will close forever at midnight on Monday 6th! Have you submitted your response yet? Or were you, like me*, waiting for the last minute? The last minute is now, lads! Get in there!
ukcomicscreators.org.uk
*I thrive** on pressure
**Exist painfully
The UK Comics Creator Survey will close forever at midnight on Monday 6th! Have you submitted your response yet? Or were you, like me*, waiting for the last minute? The last minute is now, lads! Get in there!
ukcomicscreators.org.uk
*I thrive** on pressure
**Exist painfully
October 5, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Final Days to fill out the survey!
Help them understand comic creators work/finances & help grow their case for supporting comics.
DO IT ASAP! Please!
(UK based creators only)
Help them understand comic creators work/finances & help grow their case for supporting comics.
DO IT ASAP! Please!
(UK based creators only)
So tell me--who's the ref for today's game?
Jarred Gillett, you say? The same Jarred Gillett, who's a Liverpool supporter?
The same Liverpool that lost yesterday?
Hmm.
#arsenal
Jarred Gillett, you say? The same Jarred Gillett, who's a Liverpool supporter?
The same Liverpool that lost yesterday?
Hmm.
#arsenal
September 28, 2025 at 4:59 PM
So tell me--who's the ref for today's game?
Jarred Gillett, you say? The same Jarred Gillett, who's a Liverpool supporter?
The same Liverpool that lost yesterday?
Hmm.
#arsenal
Jarred Gillett, you say? The same Jarred Gillett, who's a Liverpool supporter?
The same Liverpool that lost yesterday?
Hmm.
#arsenal
Not only do I dream about this condition, I suffer from it in reality. It really messes with my head… #occasionalcomix #comics #strips
September 27, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Not only do I dream about this condition, I suffer from it in reality. It really messes with my head… #occasionalcomix #comics #strips
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I do wonder if this following fact will ever change: people continue to make incredible works of art in comics with essentially zero support
September 27, 2025 at 3:30 AM
I do wonder if this following fact will ever change: people continue to make incredible works of art in comics with essentially zero support
September 22, 2025 at 12:06 PM
I've completed the UK Comics Creators survey, and if you're involved in comics in the UK, you should too!
UKComicsCreators.org.uk
UKComicsCreators.org.uk
September 16, 2025 at 1:07 PM
I've completed the UK Comics Creators survey, and if you're involved in comics in the UK, you should too!
UKComicsCreators.org.uk
UKComicsCreators.org.uk
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NEW IDSG News Brief: Alleged Kirk Shooter, etc. Who is Tyler Robinson? And, again, who was Charlie Kirk? idontspeakgerman.libsyn.com/news-brief-a...
I Don't Speak German: News Brief: Alleged Kirk Shooter
What do we know about Tyler Robinson? What don't we know? What are people saying? Why are they saying what they're saying? And again, who was Charlie Kirk really? Content Warni...
idontspeakgerman.libsyn.com
September 15, 2025 at 2:57 PM
NEW IDSG News Brief: Alleged Kirk Shooter, etc. Who is Tyler Robinson? And, again, who was Charlie Kirk? idontspeakgerman.libsyn.com/news-brief-a...
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Why are they still banning books in 2025? Graphic novels are seen as a threat because they are so effective. LGBTQ+ is seen as a threat because it undermines the Patriarchy. The Patriarchy has been oppressing women and minorities for centuries, and it needs to be gotten rid of.
Comics are under attack in Canada. We cannot stay silent.
Read and share TCAF’s statement on censorship in Alberta’s public schools, then join us in taking action! www.torontocomics.com/post/comics-...
Read and share TCAF’s statement on censorship in Alberta’s public schools, then join us in taking action! www.torontocomics.com/post/comics-...
September 15, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Why are they still banning books in 2025? Graphic novels are seen as a threat because they are so effective. LGBTQ+ is seen as a threat because it undermines the Patriarchy. The Patriarchy has been oppressing women and minorities for centuries, and it needs to be gotten rid of.
I wondered why I was feeling so awful…
September 15, 2025 at 9:22 AM
I wondered why I was feeling so awful…
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A true story of #AI gone wild (specifically the "PhD-level" #ChatGPT5) in a #digitalhumanities project focused on #comics. Hallucinations? ✔ Inability to count? ✔ Mis-attribution of data from one area of a text to another? ✔ Read it to laugh at the specifics and to weep for its wider implications.
Can ChatGPT replace our Research Assistants? — What Were Comics?
I’m not much of a science fiction reader, but a story that I read in middle school has always stuck with me. A. E. van Vogt’s 1944 short story “Far Centaurus” tells the story of a group of interstell...
www.whatwerecomics.com
September 12, 2025 at 1:46 PM
A true story of #AI gone wild (specifically the "PhD-level" #ChatGPT5) in a #digitalhumanities project focused on #comics. Hallucinations? ✔ Inability to count? ✔ Mis-attribution of data from one area of a text to another? ✔ Read it to laugh at the specifics and to weep for its wider implications.
This is brilliant:
youtu.be/CIj847pfyTU...
youtu.be/CIj847pfyTU...
What are you celebrating?
youtu.be
September 11, 2025 at 2:26 PM
This is brilliant:
youtu.be/CIj847pfyTU...
youtu.be/CIj847pfyTU...
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: everything really went to shit when Bowie passed.
September 9, 2025 at 10:38 AM
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: everything really went to shit when Bowie passed.
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Yeah no: Alberta gov't claims to allay school book ban concerns by revising order to clarify that won't apply to a "written passage", just a "visual depiction" – in other words, only graphic novels and manga are targeted.
Targeted books for removal include Gender Queer and Fun Home.
Targeted books for removal include Gender Queer and Fun Home.
September 8, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Yeah no: Alberta gov't claims to allay school book ban concerns by revising order to clarify that won't apply to a "written passage", just a "visual depiction" – in other words, only graphic novels and manga are targeted.
Targeted books for removal include Gender Queer and Fun Home.
Targeted books for removal include Gender Queer and Fun Home.
Holy shit 😳
An easy story for reporters in tech and extremism right now might be to ask major music streaming platforms why they quietly let Skrewdriver back on some time this year
September 8, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Holy shit 😳
Lads, Milan is really, really humid.
August 29, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Lads, Milan is really, really humid.