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Ryan North
@ryannorth.ca
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You know, the @qwantz.com guy! The How To [Invent Everything | Take Over The World] guy? The Fantastic Four / Flash / Squirrel Girl / Star Trek comics guy? The non-linear Shakespeare guy? The "stuck in a hole with his dog" guy?

Look... I'm a lot of guys
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I’d forgotten how heartwarming this Christmas story from @ryannorth.ca is. The perfect story to read today. ( @adamreck.bsky.social - this is one of the rare X-Men Christmas stories you haven’t covered yet!)

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Mighty Marvel Holiday Special - Happy Holidays, Mr. Howlett Infinity Comic
It’s the holiday season, and the X-Men are throwing a party to celebrate! But one X-Man isn’t feeling very festive… what will it take to get Wolverine into the holiday spirit?
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December 26, 2025 at 3:13 AM
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happy Christmas Eve Eve Evening
December 23, 2025 at 9:49 PM
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and yes, i WAS reading the wikipedia page on colophons after mentioning colophons in my previous post and wondering what else there was to know about them. this is because i am extremely cool and know how to party on a Christmas Eve Eve evening
December 23, 2025 at 9:49 PM
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I think it's sweet that the oldest surviving printed book in the world - the Diamond Sutra - is also the oldest creative work explicitly released into the public domain, with a colophon at the end that says it was created for universal free distribution.

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Diamond Sutra - Wikipedia
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December 23, 2025 at 9:48 PM
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Pile and Ren
December 23, 2025 at 9:43 PM
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You'd think with its name it would cover all sorts of stuff, but I've looked into it and Variety Magazine is basically just movie-industry things. Literally 99% of all it is about the movies, and the 1% that isn't is a colophon. Not much of a variety at all if you ask me
December 23, 2025 at 9:39 PM
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Mark told me this story in person last year, and I was so pleased that a line like "the sound bullets make when they bounce off living flesh" came from a vintage Krypto comic. And it just happens to be the comics page that made him a writer!

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Superman explaining why he connected to Krypto so much <3
December 22, 2025 at 5:35 PM
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POV: You just read a book on the history of Liverpool.
December 21, 2025 at 8:21 PM
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angrily and repeatedly turning up the volume on this calming music playlist so it'll work faster
December 22, 2025 at 1:26 AM
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Inspired by and on the recommendation of @ryannorth.ca , the experiment begins… 👀
A picture of a jug of Natrel brand Egg Nog, being held up in front of a silver and black Gourmia cold drink machine which is running to turn the egg nog into soft serve ice cream.
December 20, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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I heard there was a secret code,
that David knew to unlock god mode,
but you don't really care for cheating, do yah?
It goes like this, up up down down left right lef
December 20, 2025 at 4:21 PM
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You might think that eggnog ice cream would be perfect, given that eggnog is already a milk-and-sugar-based beverage. Well, you'd be right. It's freaking GREAT and my only regret is I made it decades on this earth without trying it before
December 20, 2025 at 1:10 AM
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you can't spell "sexagesimal" without "ages"! and i have NO IDEA what that implies

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T-Rex: Clocks are in base 24 for hours (0-23) but sometimes they're base 12 with an "am" or "pm" added for clarity! T-Rex: RIDICULOUS. T-Rex: And it gets worse, because MINUTES and SECONDS are base 60! We REPRESENT them in base 10, but come on, we are mixing anywhere from two to four bases here for TIME ITSELF. That is MADNESS! Utahraptor: See, I would've thought you'd be into something called "sexagesimal". T-Rex: NORMALLY, I would be! T-Rex: But some things are even more important than numeral systems with really erotic names. Utahraptor: And now you're going to propose decimal time, and I'm going to say let's get metric done worldwide before we try to REDEFINE TIME ITSELF, and you're going to admit I'm right. T-Rex: Huh! Utahraptor, your summary there saved us minutes of time! Off panel: NORMAL minutes or decimal minutes, T-Rex? T-Rex: *sigh* T-Rex: ... T-Rex: ...Normal minutes
December 19, 2025 at 2:11 PM
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gavinguidry.bsky.social
The news is out!

Can’t share any more details just yet, but I’m super excited to be working on The Flash and I can’t wait to show all of you what @ryannorth.ca and I have in store for The Fastest Man Alive!

Stay tuned!
December 18, 2025 at 10:33 PM
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Secret's out - me and @gavinguidry.bsky.social are creating some SHENANIGAN-FILLED FLASH comics for you in 2026!! Our run begins with Flash #31 :0

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THE FLASH #31 Written by RYAN NORTH Art and cover by GAVIN GUIDRY Variant covers by BRIAN BOLLAND and GERALD PAREL Foil variant cover by BRIAN BOLLAND Corner Box variant by GAVIN GUIDRY Symbol variant cover $3.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $4.99 US (card stock) ON SALE 3/25/26 Wally West: father, husband, and fastest man alive. And now with DC K.O. in the rearview mirror, Wally can finally relax and live his best life. Or can he? Because an awful lot of people are suddenly relying on the Flash to save them— and intentionally putting themselves in danger to ensure that he does! Something sinister is happening behind the scenes…and Wally is right in the crosshairs. Also in this issue: shenanigans! Science! And the debut of an all-new all-star creative team for the Scarlet Speedster!
December 19, 2025 at 1:26 PM
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how can i be REsponsible if i haven't been sponsible yet even once

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T-Rex: Okay, let's try this again. T-Rex: *ahem* T-Rex: Responsibilities! Most of us got 'em. T-Rex: ... T-Rex: ...Okay phew! Anyway, AS I WAS GOING TO SAY - most of us have responsibilities, so... we must LIKE them, right? There's no sense in a bunch of us having something we don't like. Dromiceiomimus: I don't know about that, bud! A bunch of us have debt, but don't find it to be a thrill a minute! T-Rex: Wait, can we treat responsibilities LIKE debt? Utahraptor: Explain! T-Rex: Debt can be forgiven, right? All it takes is the creditor saying "actually nevermind lol" and the debt goes away. Could all my dang responsibilities be forgiven too? Utahraptor: T-Rex, I think that's called "being fired". Off panel: Yeah - I think if you got fired, and all your friends and family and pets abandoned you, AND you lost your home, you MIGHT be responsibility free for a little while. T-Rex: Yesss Off panel: Excepting, of course, all the responsibilities you owe yourself. T-Rex: Noooooooo
December 17, 2025 at 1:56 PM
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ashleycooper.bsky.social
"Inevitable" is a marketing term, not a certainty.
nicholaskole.bsky.social Nicholas Kole @nicholaskole.bsky.social · 9d
just a collection of "inevitable" multi-billion dollar tech that was going to be the future of everything until everyone in the audience who was supposed to just get on board said "lol no"
December 17, 2025 at 1:55 PM
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Retro gamers are winning the long battle. They don't have to ask if their 1994 blorbo is made with gen AI. That's all natural babe
December 16, 2025 at 6:10 PM
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Your second wave of comic guests is soaring into #FANEXPOVancouver2026. This is your chance to celebrate the comics that shaped pop culture with legendary creators who gave you Wonder Woman, Fantastic Four, and beyond. Get your tickets: spr.ly/6001CMDbJ

#FANEXPOVancouver #ComicCreators
Meet legendary Comic Creators Joelle Jones, Ryan North, and Eric Zawadzki. Meet legendary Comic Creators Melissa Flores, Bailie Rosenlund, and Darcy Van Poelgeest. Meet legendary Comic Creators Amit Tishler, Pierre-Alexandre Comtois, and Stephen Sadowski.
December 16, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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If you're looking for something to put you in the holiday spirit, this Marvel "spectacular" is in stores now, written by me and drawn by four incredible artists.

I honestly think this is one of the best comics I've written. If you like Spider-Man and 🎄 and 🕎 cheer!!!!
comicuno.bsky.social Kat Calamia @comicuno.bsky.social · Nov 20
My Pick of the Week is Spider-Man: Holiday Spectacular #1!

The Marvel Universe can sometimes feel very large, but
@rainbowrowell.bsky.social and the rest of the team reminds us just how close these heroes really are.

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December 16, 2025 at 7:09 PM
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GOOD NEWS EVERYONE, it's New Bird Day!!
ryannorth.ca Ryan North @ryannorth.ca · Dec 16
*walking in a winter wonderland*
ME: where's bluebird?
BIRD: gone
ME: w... who are you?
*bird looks around shiftily*
BIRD: I'm new bird
December 16, 2025 at 1:21 PM
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aiptcomics.com
🏆 AIPT’s Best #Comics of 2025 – Part 1 is LIVE!
From Matt Fraction & @JorgeJimenezArt's #Batman rehooking lapsed readers, to @denizcamp.bsky.social's genre-defining year, jaw-dropping #XMen twists, & more!
#Bestof @jesselonergan.bsky.social @ryannorth.ca @jorgejimenezart.bsky.social
Dig into Part 1:
AIPT’s Best Comics of 2025: Part 1
The AIPT staff joins forces to pick their best comics of 2025.
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December 16, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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Retweeting this is my favorite social-media Christmas tradition
ryannorth.ca Ryan North @ryannorth.ca · Dec 16
*walking in a winter wonderland*
ME: where's bluebird?
BIRD: gone
ME: w... who are you?
*bird looks around shiftily*
BIRD: I'm new bird
December 21, 2024 at 12:39 AM
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GOOD NEWS EVERYONE, it's New Bird Day!!
ryannorth.ca Ryan North @ryannorth.ca · Dec 16
*walking in a winter wonderland*
ME: where's bluebird?
BIRD: gone
ME: w... who are you?
*bird looks around shiftily*
BIRD: I'm new bird
December 16, 2025 at 1:21 PM
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ryannorth.ca
*walking in a winter wonderland*
ME: where's bluebird?
BIRD: gone
ME: w... who are you?
*bird looks around shiftily*
BIRD: I'm new bird
December 16, 2023 at 4:33 PM