Rich Douek
@rdouek.com
Writer of comics, graphic novels, and ads. BREATH OF SHADOWS, SEA OF SORROWS, ROAD OF BONES, MAGIC THE GATHERING, WAILING BLADE, and more!
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Rich Douek
@rdouek.com
· Aug 19
Rich's Comics
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Here’s to 25 or so years of great music television!
December 22, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Here’s to 25 or so years of great music television!
“There is no god here. No god but hunger.”
Real world incidents like this inside the Soviet gulag system directly inspired Road of Bones. Sad to see.
www.dailystar.co.uk/news/world-n...
Real world incidents like this inside the Soviet gulag system directly inspired Road of Bones. Sad to see.
www.dailystar.co.uk/news/world-n...
Putin's troops 'turning to cannibalism' as they plead 'I just want to eat'
While Mad Vlad Putin continues to warmonger with the West, his brutal conflict in Ukraine is still going on, and some soldiers even eating each other to get through
www.dailystar.co.uk
December 21, 2025 at 4:22 PM
“There is no god here. No god but hunger.”
Real world incidents like this inside the Soviet gulag system directly inspired Road of Bones. Sad to see.
www.dailystar.co.uk/news/world-n...
Real world incidents like this inside the Soviet gulag system directly inspired Road of Bones. Sad to see.
www.dailystar.co.uk/news/world-n...
TFW the dog tries to convince you nobody fed him dinner yet.
December 18, 2025 at 2:09 AM
TFW the dog tries to convince you nobody fed him dinner yet.
I don’t talk much about my run on Magic: The Gathering, but I think about this opening page a lot.
I thought it was a nice coda to all of Jed’s excellent work in the previous 20 issues, and spoke to the deepest fear of every would-be-conqueror.
Drawn by the incomparable Ig Guara.
I thought it was a nice coda to all of Jed’s excellent work in the previous 20 issues, and spoke to the deepest fear of every would-be-conqueror.
Drawn by the incomparable Ig Guara.
December 16, 2025 at 1:51 PM
I don’t talk much about my run on Magic: The Gathering, but I think about this opening page a lot.
I thought it was a nice coda to all of Jed’s excellent work in the previous 20 issues, and spoke to the deepest fear of every would-be-conqueror.
Drawn by the incomparable Ig Guara.
I thought it was a nice coda to all of Jed’s excellent work in the previous 20 issues, and spoke to the deepest fear of every would-be-conqueror.
Drawn by the incomparable Ig Guara.
Too real, Alan Wake. Too real. 🤣
December 15, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Too real, Alan Wake. Too real. 🤣
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there’s simply no day that owning more knives won’t be emotionally and cognitively therapeutic
December 14, 2025 at 12:40 AM
there’s simply no day that owning more knives won’t be emotionally and cognitively therapeutic
Congrats Michele!
Some news — I work here now.
Excited to share what I’ve been working on (soon…)🖤
Excited to share what I’ve been working on (soon…)🖤
December 11, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Congrats Michele!
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The Beat’s Best Comics of 2025
The Beat staff has come together once again to compile its annual, wide-spanning list of the best comics of 2025.
The Beat staff has come together once again to compile its annual, wide-spanning list of the best comics of 2025.
The Beat’s Best Comics of 2025
The Beat staff has come together once again to compile its annual, wide-spanning list of the best comics of 2025.
www.comicsbeat.com
December 11, 2025 at 4:01 PM
The Beat’s Best Comics of 2025
The Beat staff has come together once again to compile its annual, wide-spanning list of the best comics of 2025.
The Beat staff has come together once again to compile its annual, wide-spanning list of the best comics of 2025.
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Surprise! A new segment called Fave 5 drops on the COMICS FOR YOU feed with writer @alexsegura.bsky.social dishing why Grant Morrison’s “Animal Man” is 1 of his five 5 comics runs of all-time.
Do you agree? What else ranks on Alex’s list? Listen up and find out!
Link in comments
#ncbd #comics
Do you agree? What else ranks on Alex’s list? Listen up and find out!
Link in comments
#ncbd #comics
December 10, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Surprise! A new segment called Fave 5 drops on the COMICS FOR YOU feed with writer @alexsegura.bsky.social dishing why Grant Morrison’s “Animal Man” is 1 of his five 5 comics runs of all-time.
Do you agree? What else ranks on Alex’s list? Listen up and find out!
Link in comments
#ncbd #comics
Do you agree? What else ranks on Alex’s list? Listen up and find out!
Link in comments
#ncbd #comics
Hero.
“I am so bored by AI. One of the things I love about the theatre is AI can’t do it.”
Ethan Hawke is a dude 👌🏻
Ethan Hawke is a dude 👌🏻
December 10, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Hero.
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The way tech companies constantly do stuff that nobody asked for really tells you a lot about their bigger ideology. They tell themselves that you will like it over time. What they mean is you’ll learn to endure it, or you’ll give up. quality of UI is not actually anywhere on their radar
new iOS update is sleek and also defaults in Music to “you must want songs transition as they would on a dance floor.” so many people will wonder why they can’t just listen to an album. Apps > Music > Song Transitions > toggle off.
December 9, 2025 at 7:26 PM
The way tech companies constantly do stuff that nobody asked for really tells you a lot about their bigger ideology. They tell themselves that you will like it over time. What they mean is you’ll learn to endure it, or you’ll give up. quality of UI is not actually anywhere on their radar
🤔
Starting my new project with @rdouek.com and @darkhorse.com today. Very stoked about this one. Stay tuned.
December 9, 2025 at 9:13 PM
🤔
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It's the 5th Anniversary of Commander Rao! 🚀👢
To celebrate Im excited to announce COMMANDER RAO: ANNIVERSARY EDITION - A beefy new reprint collecting the original stories, a cover gallery, and a BRAND NEW 16 page comic titled Old Ghosts!
Launching on my webstore JAN 2026. Link below!
To celebrate Im excited to announce COMMANDER RAO: ANNIVERSARY EDITION - A beefy new reprint collecting the original stories, a cover gallery, and a BRAND NEW 16 page comic titled Old Ghosts!
Launching on my webstore JAN 2026. Link below!
December 8, 2025 at 4:25 PM
It's the 5th Anniversary of Commander Rao! 🚀👢
To celebrate Im excited to announce COMMANDER RAO: ANNIVERSARY EDITION - A beefy new reprint collecting the original stories, a cover gallery, and a BRAND NEW 16 page comic titled Old Ghosts!
Launching on my webstore JAN 2026. Link below!
To celebrate Im excited to announce COMMANDER RAO: ANNIVERSARY EDITION - A beefy new reprint collecting the original stories, a cover gallery, and a BRAND NEW 16 page comic titled Old Ghosts!
Launching on my webstore JAN 2026. Link below!
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Great post by @rdouek.com Specifically on becoming a comics creator but relevant to artists in general.
#writingcomics #indiecomics #amwriting #writingcommunity #writerscommunity
#writingcomics #indiecomics #amwriting #writingcommunity #writerscommunity
If You Want A Career in Comics, Learn to Surf.*
*I don't know how to surf irl, but bear with me, the metaphor works.
richdouek.substack.com
December 6, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Great post by @rdouek.com Specifically on becoming a comics creator but relevant to artists in general.
#writingcomics #indiecomics #amwriting #writingcommunity #writerscommunity
#writingcomics #indiecomics #amwriting #writingcommunity #writerscommunity
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WRITERS! Want to troubleshoot, level up your work or learn a new medium? Bring joy back to your writing practice or come back from burnout?
I have openings for coaching clients! Drop a line to jay.edidin(at)gmail(dot)com with the subject COACHING QUERY for a free consultation!
I have openings for coaching clients! Drop a line to jay.edidin(at)gmail(dot)com with the subject COACHING QUERY for a free consultation!
Coaching for Writers
Want to troubleshoot a sticky project? Level up your work or learn to tell stories in a new medium? Bring joy back to your writing practice, push past a block, or come back from burnout? Establish …
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November 28, 2025 at 9:35 PM
WRITERS! Want to troubleshoot, level up your work or learn a new medium? Bring joy back to your writing practice or come back from burnout?
I have openings for coaching clients! Drop a line to jay.edidin(at)gmail(dot)com with the subject COACHING QUERY for a free consultation!
I have openings for coaching clients! Drop a line to jay.edidin(at)gmail(dot)com with the subject COACHING QUERY for a free consultation!
The world needs more comic shops! Check out Santa Monica Comics Company if you’re in LA, and if not, spread the word and wish them well!
Which LCS are you supporting this Black Friday?
I can't wait to check out Santa Monica Comics Company. Soft opening is today. If you're in Los Angeles, let's help them get off to a fabulous start.
I can't wait to check out Santa Monica Comics Company. Soft opening is today. If you're in Los Angeles, let's help them get off to a fabulous start.
November 28, 2025 at 5:12 PM
The world needs more comic shops! Check out Santa Monica Comics Company if you’re in LA, and if not, spread the word and wish them well!
Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!
November 27, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!
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Today’s the day! If you’re stopping by your local comic shop to pick up something to read over the break, I hope you add Venom: Black White and Blood #4 to your pile!
November 26, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Today’s the day! If you’re stopping by your local comic shop to pick up something to read over the break, I hope you add Venom: Black White and Blood #4 to your pile!
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Women want one thing*, and it’s disgusting.
*An insane sports yuri about a damaged perfectionist and her golden retriever ex gf trying to reconnect through the motorcycle fight club known as the Seismic Ironclash Roulette (S.I.R.)
*An insane sports yuri about a damaged perfectionist and her golden retriever ex gf trying to reconnect through the motorcycle fight club known as the Seismic Ironclash Roulette (S.I.R.)
November 25, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Women want one thing*, and it’s disgusting.
*An insane sports yuri about a damaged perfectionist and her golden retriever ex gf trying to reconnect through the motorcycle fight club known as the Seismic Ironclash Roulette (S.I.R.)
*An insane sports yuri about a damaged perfectionist and her golden retriever ex gf trying to reconnect through the motorcycle fight club known as the Seismic Ironclash Roulette (S.I.R.)
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It's time for the 2026 Comics Criticism Mini Grant!
My family and I are awarding four $250 grants to active comics critics. The application is simple, just your name, email, and two recent clips. Deadline for submissions is January 1st.
forms.gle/Cy8FtCcqVSWa...
My family and I are awarding four $250 grants to active comics critics. The application is simple, just your name, email, and two recent clips. Deadline for submissions is January 1st.
forms.gle/Cy8FtCcqVSWa...
2026 Comics Criticism Mini Grant
This project will be awarding four mini grants of $250 to comics critics.
To apply, please provide 2 links to comics criticism work of at least 500 words published within the last year (blogs and YouT...
forms.gle
November 26, 2025 at 7:03 PM
It's time for the 2026 Comics Criticism Mini Grant!
My family and I are awarding four $250 grants to active comics critics. The application is simple, just your name, email, and two recent clips. Deadline for submissions is January 1st.
forms.gle/Cy8FtCcqVSWa...
My family and I are awarding four $250 grants to active comics critics. The application is simple, just your name, email, and two recent clips. Deadline for submissions is January 1st.
forms.gle/Cy8FtCcqVSWa...
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Damn @rdouek.com, paired with two of my favorites in artist Robert Gill and A Haunted Girl colorist Andres Mossa, has crafted a hell of a story about everyone’s favorite symbiote in VENOM: BLACK, WHITE & RED #4.
Douek has a superpower of distilling what makes a hero great.
Hoping to see more.
Douek has a superpower of distilling what makes a hero great.
Hoping to see more.
November 26, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Damn @rdouek.com, paired with two of my favorites in artist Robert Gill and A Haunted Girl colorist Andres Mossa, has crafted a hell of a story about everyone’s favorite symbiote in VENOM: BLACK, WHITE & RED #4.
Douek has a superpower of distilling what makes a hero great.
Hoping to see more.
Douek has a superpower of distilling what makes a hero great.
Hoping to see more.
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"Venom: Black, White & Blood #4 closes out the latest installment of the #Marvel anthology... and featuring plenty of blood in the process."
@rdouek.com #NCBD #Venom @alewingpromotes.bsky.social #comicsky
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@rdouek.com #NCBD #Venom @alewingpromotes.bsky.social #comicsky
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‘Venom: Black, White & Blood’ #4 chronicles the legacy of the Lethal Protector
Touches on different parts of the Lethal Protector's legacy, featuring plenty of blood in the process.
aiptcomics.com
November 26, 2025 at 5:38 PM
"Venom: Black, White & Blood #4 closes out the latest installment of the #Marvel anthology... and featuring plenty of blood in the process."
@rdouek.com #NCBD #Venom @alewingpromotes.bsky.social #comicsky
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@rdouek.com #NCBD #Venom @alewingpromotes.bsky.social #comicsky
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