Robert Mackenzie
@robertmackenzie.bsky.social
Was @RobertRambles on the ol' bird site. Co-creator of Compass for Image Comics. I write things from time to time! It turns out, you *CAN* go home again.
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So, given the boom around here, I thought it might be useful to have an easy access guide to who I am and what I'm about. If you're like me and you see a good post or get a follow, you do a quick timeline scan to see whom you've come across.
Hi!
I'm Robert Mackenzie.
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Hi!
I'm Robert Mackenzie.
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Lizard Period
Lizard Period Again
Lizard Period Questionnaire
Lizard Period Curtain Watchers
Heckpaddlers
Lizard Period
Lizard Period Again
Lizard Period Questionnaire
Lizard Period Curtain Watchers
Heckpaddlers
Chrono Switch
A Bit Later Fantasy
The Anecdote of Zelda
Firelisten
Forgetfulness: The Dim Decline
A Bit Later Fantasy
The Anecdote of Zelda
Firelisten
Forgetfulness: The Dim Decline
Slightly Diminish a Game
BioSurprise
BioSurprise
January 11, 2026 at 11:19 PM
Partial Spat
Lizard Period
Lizard Period Again
Lizard Period Questionnaire
Lizard Period Curtain Watchers
Heckpaddlers
Lizard Period
Lizard Period Again
Lizard Period Questionnaire
Lizard Period Curtain Watchers
Heckpaddlers
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Holy shit, I'm so excited that Zack is covering Babylon 5.
January 11, 2026 at 12:15 AM
Holy shit, I'm so excited that Zack is covering Babylon 5.
Spent all my time buying health potions when I should have been concentrating on
January 11, 2026 at 12:14 AM
Spent all my time buying health potions when I should have been concentrating on
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The Thing (1982, John Carpenter)
December 9, 2025 at 2:27 AM
The Thing (1982, John Carpenter)
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Cheetah & Cheshire Rob the Justice League #5 is out tomorrow! WITNESS THE GLORY OF @nicolascottart.bsky.social and Annette Kwok and Troy Peteri! Variants by Gerald Parel and Elizabeth Torque!
December 3, 2025 at 5:52 AM
Cheetah & Cheshire Rob the Justice League #5 is out tomorrow! WITNESS THE GLORY OF @nicolascottart.bsky.social and Annette Kwok and Troy Peteri! Variants by Gerald Parel and Elizabeth Torque!
Motherfuckers, we basically beat *cigarettes*. Young people may not remember the total ubiquity of cigarettes in public life, but it was there. People still smoke, but it's *worlds apart*. Never cede ground on hating. We might not be able to destroy AI, but we can shame it back to obscurity.
“AI is clearly sticking around so you have to get used to it” wrong. I don’t have to get used to shit. I am a practiced hater and I can keep this going for decades if I am required to
December 2, 2025 at 8:44 AM
Motherfuckers, we basically beat *cigarettes*. Young people may not remember the total ubiquity of cigarettes in public life, but it was there. People still smoke, but it's *worlds apart*. Never cede ground on hating. We might not be able to destroy AI, but we can shame it back to obscurity.
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ℑ𝔫 𝔱𝔥𝔢 𝔊𝔯𝔦𝔪 𝔇𝔞𝔯𝔨𝔫𝔢𝔰𝔰 𝔬𝔣 𝔱𝔥𝔢 𝔉𝔞𝔯 𝔉𝔲𝔱𝔲𝔯𝔢, 𝔱𝔥𝔢𝔯𝔢 𝔦𝔰 𝔒𝔫𝔩𝔶 𝔐𝔬𝔦
November 30, 2025 at 7:29 PM
ℑ𝔫 𝔱𝔥𝔢 𝔊𝔯𝔦𝔪 𝔇𝔞𝔯𝔨𝔫𝔢𝔰𝔰 𝔬𝔣 𝔱𝔥𝔢 𝔉𝔞𝔯 𝔉𝔲𝔱𝔲𝔯𝔢, 𝔱𝔥𝔢𝔯𝔢 𝔦𝔰 𝔒𝔫𝔩𝔶 𝔐𝔬𝔦
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I am going to be thinking of this as the Quintessential LA Joke for years now.
November 26, 2025 at 3:31 AM
I am going to be thinking of this as the Quintessential LA Joke for years now.
I said what about Geralt of Rivia
She said I think I remember him well
I said as I recall he looked kind of different
She said well that's who we could afford
She said I think I remember him well
I said as I recall he looked kind of different
She said well that's who we could afford
November 20, 2025 at 5:33 AM
I said what about Geralt of Rivia
She said I think I remember him well
I said as I recall he looked kind of different
She said well that's who we could afford
She said I think I remember him well
I said as I recall he looked kind of different
She said well that's who we could afford
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every generation loves Rumours. it’s fucking Rumours
November 9, 2025 at 2:55 AM
every generation loves Rumours. it’s fucking Rumours
Inside you there are two Wolfes. (This is a compliment.)
November 8, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Inside you there are two Wolfes. (This is a compliment.)
Post a book you love from the 80s. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#BookSky #bookchallenge #readingchallenge #readingcommunity #booktok #bookish #books
#BookSky #bookchallenge #readingchallenge #readingcommunity #booktok #bookish #books
November 4, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Post a book you love from the 80s. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#BookSky #bookchallenge #readingchallenge #readingcommunity #booktok #bookish #books
#BookSky #bookchallenge #readingchallenge #readingcommunity #booktok #bookish #books
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#4 of ‘Cheetah & Cheshire Rob The Justice League’ is out this week!!!
The heist BEGINS!
@gregrucka.com
The heist BEGINS!
@gregrucka.com
November 3, 2025 at 2:06 AM
#4 of ‘Cheetah & Cheshire Rob The Justice League’ is out this week!!!
The heist BEGINS!
@gregrucka.com
The heist BEGINS!
@gregrucka.com
Really enjoyed Christopher Buelhman's The Daughters' War, a beautifully crafted meditation on loss, grace and survival (that also happens to be a fantasy book). I described it to some friends as "A Farewell To Arms, but with lesbian crow knights" and I stand by this assessment as a high compliment.
November 3, 2025 at 3:18 AM
Really enjoyed Christopher Buelhman's The Daughters' War, a beautifully crafted meditation on loss, grace and survival (that also happens to be a fantasy book). I described it to some friends as "A Farewell To Arms, but with lesbian crow knights" and I stand by this assessment as a high compliment.
HE COMES ACROSS *EXACTLY* THIS CASE. IT'S THE MUSGRAVE RITUAL! AND IT'S SET DURING SHERLOCK: THE COLLEGE YEARS, SO IT PREDATES HIM SAYING THIS TO WATSON IN A STUDY IN SCARLET. THE 'HE WAS TROLLING WATSON' EXPLANATION IS THE ONLY THING THAT MAKES SENSE.
Ahem.
Please go about your business.
Ahem.
Please go about your business.
It's times like this I remember Sherlock didn't consider the Copernican model of the solar system "important."
He's lucky he never came across "The Case of the Very Pertinent Shadow Placement in Midmorning."
He's lucky he never came across "The Case of the Very Pertinent Shadow Placement in Midmorning."
October 29, 2025 at 11:55 AM
HE COMES ACROSS *EXACTLY* THIS CASE. IT'S THE MUSGRAVE RITUAL! AND IT'S SET DURING SHERLOCK: THE COLLEGE YEARS, SO IT PREDATES HIM SAYING THIS TO WATSON IN A STUDY IN SCARLET. THE 'HE WAS TROLLING WATSON' EXPLANATION IS THE ONLY THING THAT MAKES SENSE.
Ahem.
Please go about your business.
Ahem.
Please go about your business.
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been a while since I went hard on patina
October 28, 2025 at 11:10 AM
been a while since I went hard on patina
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It's time to pledge your fealty to MADAM MCQUILLEN!
MADAM is a full-color 164-page supernatural horror comic that picks away at the false faces we wear and reveals the dark thoughts lurking within.
Feast thine eyes on this KILLER exclusive cover by @cotronis.bsky.social!!
Link below!
MADAM is a full-color 164-page supernatural horror comic that picks away at the false faces we wear and reveals the dark thoughts lurking within.
Feast thine eyes on this KILLER exclusive cover by @cotronis.bsky.social!!
Link below!
October 14, 2025 at 4:01 PM
It's time to pledge your fealty to MADAM MCQUILLEN!
MADAM is a full-color 164-page supernatural horror comic that picks away at the false faces we wear and reveals the dark thoughts lurking within.
Feast thine eyes on this KILLER exclusive cover by @cotronis.bsky.social!!
Link below!
MADAM is a full-color 164-page supernatural horror comic that picks away at the false faces we wear and reveals the dark thoughts lurking within.
Feast thine eyes on this KILLER exclusive cover by @cotronis.bsky.social!!
Link below!
A friend prompted a discussion, and a discussion rapidly metastasized into a miniature project.
I present:
TABLETOP! The TTRPG of Musicals.
A fast-paced frenetic experience of pure showbiz and artistic sincerity.
I present:
TABLETOP! The TTRPG of Musicals.
A fast-paced frenetic experience of pure showbiz and artistic sincerity.
October 29, 2025 at 3:14 AM
A friend prompted a discussion, and a discussion rapidly metastasized into a miniature project.
I present:
TABLETOP! The TTRPG of Musicals.
A fast-paced frenetic experience of pure showbiz and artistic sincerity.
I present:
TABLETOP! The TTRPG of Musicals.
A fast-paced frenetic experience of pure showbiz and artistic sincerity.
Weirdly I was talking about this in the context of The Muppets just this morning, how a failure to understand Muppet kayfabe dooms the product. There are rules both subtle and glaring, but they have to be followed. Other eras understood that quite well, but I don't think they've crossed over.
the 80s had a high density of celebrities whose authenticity was hard to figure out, as a kid. like, was Mr. T a real guy? he was like that in shows/movies but also in interviews? or pee wee, elvira, max headroom, various wrestlers. even alf was on celebrity squares. it was a confusing time.
October 22, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Weirdly I was talking about this in the context of The Muppets just this morning, how a failure to understand Muppet kayfabe dooms the product. There are rules both subtle and glaring, but they have to be followed. Other eras understood that quite well, but I don't think they've crossed over.
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Matt came by my PSU class today. Updating my presentation I found this. We didn't know it was online. its one of Matt's favorite things & SO interesting cuz there was no #batfraction in his future then. FROM THE TCJ ARCHIVES:
A DENNY O’NEIL AND MATT FRACTION CONVERSATION www.tcj.com/a-denny-onei...
A DENNY O’NEIL AND MATT FRACTION CONVERSATION www.tcj.com/a-denny-onei...
A Denny O'Neil and Matt Fraction Conversation - The Comics Journal
This conversation from The Comics Journal #300 (November 2009) is a snapshot of a moment just before smartphones became ubiquitous and before the MCU/Batman/superhero movies would glut cinemas. Matt F...
www.tcj.com
October 22, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Matt came by my PSU class today. Updating my presentation I found this. We didn't know it was online. its one of Matt's favorite things & SO interesting cuz there was no #batfraction in his future then. FROM THE TCJ ARCHIVES:
A DENNY O’NEIL AND MATT FRACTION CONVERSATION www.tcj.com/a-denny-onei...
A DENNY O’NEIL AND MATT FRACTION CONVERSATION www.tcj.com/a-denny-onei...
So since this doesn't *exclude* Tabletop, it counts, my primary principle is called "Loosely Held" which holds that much should be implied or gestured towards but only coalesce into focus off player stimulus. World building, narrative, characters. GMing is a series of prompts and responses.
What's your number one personal game design principle? And even better - does it have a cool name?
October 21, 2025 at 9:00 PM
So since this doesn't *exclude* Tabletop, it counts, my primary principle is called "Loosely Held" which holds that much should be implied or gestured towards but only coalesce into focus off player stimulus. World building, narrative, characters. GMing is a series of prompts and responses.
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Celebrating Ursula K. Le Guin's birthday at The Word for World exhibition at Architectural Association, with an edible landscape by artist Rain Wu.
October 21, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Celebrating Ursula K. Le Guin's birthday at The Word for World exhibition at Architectural Association, with an edible landscape by artist Rain Wu.
It's true, but it also places the obligation on current werewolves to take solid action on lunar change mitigation plans, so future generations of werewolves aren't prejudiced by the excess of this time of unparalleled werewolf opportunity.
October 21, 2025 at 10:59 AM
It's true, but it also places the obligation on current werewolves to take solid action on lunar change mitigation plans, so future generations of werewolves aren't prejudiced by the excess of this time of unparalleled werewolf opportunity.
This is my one
people playing music/videos on their phone speakers in public is more than just mildly annoying and is instead a leading indicator of the decline of community and empath
Do you have any extremely niche, but serious, ethical stances?
October 20, 2025 at 12:30 PM
This is my one
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Learned that an anonymous outside expert on submersibles did an interview with the OceanGate Titan investigation, and they released a transcript, with all the names redacted. The first line of his first answer? "I'm sure you're familiar with my film Titanic."
October 16, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Learned that an anonymous outside expert on submersibles did an interview with the OceanGate Titan investigation, and they released a transcript, with all the names redacted. The first line of his first answer? "I'm sure you're familiar with my film Titanic."