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January 22, 2026 at 5:28 PM
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🚨 NEW on Shelfdust today! Political Martyrs: Horst Wessel and Berlin #14, by @robcave.bsky.social 🚨
How do fascists create their narratives, their heroes? Let’s head back to read Berlin by Jason Lutes, which captures a moment: shelfdust.com/2026/01/21/p...
How do fascists create their narratives, their heroes? Let’s head back to read Berlin by Jason Lutes, which captures a moment: shelfdust.com/2026/01/21/p...
Political Martyrs: Horst Wessel and Berlin #14
By Rob Cave On September 10, 2025, the right-wing political activist Charlie Kirk was killed at an event at the University of Utah, hosted and organized by his own political organization. In the da…
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January 21, 2026 at 1:23 PM
🚨 NEW on Shelfdust today! Political Martyrs: Horst Wessel and Berlin #14, by @robcave.bsky.social 🚨
How do fascists create their narratives, their heroes? Let’s head back to read Berlin by Jason Lutes, which captures a moment: shelfdust.com/2026/01/21/p...
How do fascists create their narratives, their heroes? Let’s head back to read Berlin by Jason Lutes, which captures a moment: shelfdust.com/2026/01/21/p...
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January 17, 2026 at 10:41 AM
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I really liked Gravity when it dropped. Cool to see a look back at it, especially one that spins up into the vagaries of creating new characters today.
Oh also, Gravity is our comic of the week over on Shelfdust! shelfdust.com/2026/01/14/a...
Big day already, it's not even 11am yet, yeesh
Big day already, it's not even 11am yet, yeesh
Another Law of Gravity: Creating “The Next Spider-Man”
By Tim Stevens I’ve spent considerable time in and around Higher Ed. First, as a high schooler, I was involved in a program that took a group of us to Trinity College about once a month. (It is per…
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January 14, 2026 at 10:49 AM
I really liked Gravity when it dropped. Cool to see a look back at it, especially one that spins up into the vagaries of creating new characters today.
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Got another opportunity to write for @shelfdust.bsky.social ! This time I explored the disillusionment of freshman year and comics' eternal quest for "this generation's Spider-Man," via #Gravity.
🚨 NEW on Shelfdust today! Another Law of Gravity: Creating “The Next Spider-Man”, by @ungajje.bsky.social 🚨
Every few years publishers try to create the new everyman superhero character - but not many of them succeed! Was the new millennium's 'Gravity' any different? shelfdust.com/2026/01/14/a...
Every few years publishers try to create the new everyman superhero character - but not many of them succeed! Was the new millennium's 'Gravity' any different? shelfdust.com/2026/01/14/a...
Another Law of Gravity: Creating “The Next Spider-Man”
By Tim Stevens I’ve spent considerable time in and around Higher Ed. First, as a high schooler, I was involved in a program that took a group of us to Trinity College about once a month. (It is per…
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January 14, 2026 at 6:52 PM
Got another opportunity to write for @shelfdust.bsky.social ! This time I explored the disillusionment of freshman year and comics' eternal quest for "this generation's Spider-Man," via #Gravity.
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🚨 NEW on Shelfdust today! Another Law of Gravity: Creating “The Next Spider-Man”, by @ungajje.bsky.social 🚨
Every few years publishers try to create the new everyman superhero character - but not many of them succeed! Was the new millennium's 'Gravity' any different? shelfdust.com/2026/01/14/a...
Every few years publishers try to create the new everyman superhero character - but not many of them succeed! Was the new millennium's 'Gravity' any different? shelfdust.com/2026/01/14/a...
Another Law of Gravity: Creating “The Next Spider-Man”
By Tim Stevens I’ve spent considerable time in and around Higher Ed. First, as a high schooler, I was involved in a program that took a group of us to Trinity College about once a month. (It is per…
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January 14, 2026 at 10:43 AM
🚨 NEW on Shelfdust today! Another Law of Gravity: Creating “The Next Spider-Man”, by @ungajje.bsky.social 🚨
Every few years publishers try to create the new everyman superhero character - but not many of them succeed! Was the new millennium's 'Gravity' any different? shelfdust.com/2026/01/14/a...
Every few years publishers try to create the new everyman superhero character - but not many of them succeed! Was the new millennium's 'Gravity' any different? shelfdust.com/2026/01/14/a...
🚨 NEW on Shelfdust today! Another Law of Gravity: Creating “The Next Spider-Man”, by @ungajje.bsky.social 🚨
Every few years publishers try to create the new everyman superhero character - but not many of them succeed! Was the new millennium's 'Gravity' any different? shelfdust.com/2026/01/14/a...
Every few years publishers try to create the new everyman superhero character - but not many of them succeed! Was the new millennium's 'Gravity' any different? shelfdust.com/2026/01/14/a...
Another Law of Gravity: Creating “The Next Spider-Man”
By Tim Stevens I’ve spent considerable time in and around Higher Ed. First, as a high schooler, I was involved in a program that took a group of us to Trinity College about once a month. (It is per…
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January 14, 2026 at 10:43 AM
🚨 NEW on Shelfdust today! Another Law of Gravity: Creating “The Next Spider-Man”, by @ungajje.bsky.social 🚨
Every few years publishers try to create the new everyman superhero character - but not many of them succeed! Was the new millennium's 'Gravity' any different? shelfdust.com/2026/01/14/a...
Every few years publishers try to create the new everyman superhero character - but not many of them succeed! Was the new millennium's 'Gravity' any different? shelfdust.com/2026/01/14/a...
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🚨 NEW on Shelfdust today! Shelfdust’s Year of Evil - The Joker 🚨
We look at the first appearance of the Joker to see how much the character has changed over the years! shelfdust.com/2026/01/07/s...
We look at the first appearance of the Joker to see how much the character has changed over the years! shelfdust.com/2026/01/07/s...
Shelfdust’s Year of Evil: The Joker
Is evil what it used to be? The most popular villains in comic book history are almost all characters who debuted half a century ago, their terrifying legacy and merciless reputation continuing onw…
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January 7, 2026 at 12:25 PM
🚨 NEW on Shelfdust today! Shelfdust’s Year of Evil - The Joker 🚨
We look at the first appearance of the Joker to see how much the character has changed over the years! shelfdust.com/2026/01/07/s...
We look at the first appearance of the Joker to see how much the character has changed over the years! shelfdust.com/2026/01/07/s...
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January 8, 2026 at 1:06 PM
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🚨 Plastic Fantastic: A Farewell to Arms in Police Comics #6 🚨
Plastic Man takes over the cover of Police Comics with issue #6 of the series - and fights a pair of evil arms! www.patreon.com/posts/plasti...
Plastic Man takes over the cover of Police Comics with issue #6 of the series - and fights a pair of evil arms! www.patreon.com/posts/plasti...
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January 7, 2026 at 12:36 PM
🚨 Plastic Fantastic: A Farewell to Arms in Police Comics #6 🚨
Plastic Man takes over the cover of Police Comics with issue #6 of the series - and fights a pair of evil arms! www.patreon.com/posts/plasti...
Plastic Man takes over the cover of Police Comics with issue #6 of the series - and fights a pair of evil arms! www.patreon.com/posts/plasti...
🚨 NEW on Shelfdust today! Shelfdust’s Year of Evil - The Joker 🚨
We look at the first appearance of the Joker to see how much the character has changed over the years! shelfdust.com/2026/01/07/s...
We look at the first appearance of the Joker to see how much the character has changed over the years! shelfdust.com/2026/01/07/s...
Shelfdust’s Year of Evil: The Joker
Is evil what it used to be? The most popular villains in comic book history are almost all characters who debuted half a century ago, their terrifying legacy and merciless reputation continuing onw…
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January 7, 2026 at 12:25 PM
🚨 NEW on Shelfdust today! Shelfdust’s Year of Evil - The Joker 🚨
We look at the first appearance of the Joker to see how much the character has changed over the years! shelfdust.com/2026/01/07/s...
We look at the first appearance of the Joker to see how much the character has changed over the years! shelfdust.com/2026/01/07/s...
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a man in a joker costume is laughing in front of a no loafing sign
Alt: The joker has a lol
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January 1, 2026 at 10:13 PM
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“Lizzie Is Having An Awfully Big Adventure”: The Unwritten #17: shelfdust.com/2025/12/31/l...
“Lizzie Is Having An Awfully Big Adventure”: The Unwritten #17: shelfdust.com/2025/12/31/l...
“Lizzie Is Having An Awfully Big Adventure”: The Unwritten #17
“There’s someone in my head, but it’s not me” By Steve Morris Issue #17 of The Unwritten changes things once more, as we get the backstory for Lizzie finally handed to us ac…
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December 31, 2025 at 11:58 AM
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“Lizzie Is Having An Awfully Big Adventure”: The Unwritten #17: shelfdust.com/2025/12/31/l...
“Lizzie Is Having An Awfully Big Adventure”: The Unwritten #17: shelfdust.com/2025/12/31/l...
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December 27, 2025 at 8:52 PM
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a blonde woman is standing in front of a purple background and says `` choose your own destiny '' .
Alt: Britney spears says “choose your own destiny”
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December 26, 2025 at 10:46 PM
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And Steve is right about the two things that never work, by the way. He's a smart one...
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Twas The Scott Lang Before Christmas: Marvel What The?! #16: shelfdust.com/2025/12/24/t...
Twas The Scott Lang Before Christmas: Marvel What The?! #16: shelfdust.com/2025/12/24/t...
Twas The Scott Lang Before Christmas: Marvel What The?! #16
By Steve Morris As I’m sure Wally Wood would say at the pub but never dared write down for fear of being too truthful, there are two things which never work in comics. The first is cursive le…
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December 24, 2025 at 11:41 AM
And Steve is right about the two things that never work, by the way. He's a smart one...
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A Christmas miracle! Steve talking about comics!
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Twas The Scott Lang Before Christmas: Marvel What The?! #16: shelfdust.com/2025/12/24/t...
Twas The Scott Lang Before Christmas: Marvel What The?! #16: shelfdust.com/2025/12/24/t...
Twas The Scott Lang Before Christmas: Marvel What The?! #16
By Steve Morris As I’m sure Wally Wood would say at the pub but never dared write down for fear of being too truthful, there are two things which never work in comics. The first is cursive le…
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December 24, 2025 at 12:28 PM
A Christmas miracle! Steve talking about comics!
🎄 NEW on Shelfdust today! 🎄
Twas The Scott Lang Before Christmas: Marvel What The?! #16: shelfdust.com/2025/12/24/t...
Twas The Scott Lang Before Christmas: Marvel What The?! #16: shelfdust.com/2025/12/24/t...
Twas The Scott Lang Before Christmas: Marvel What The?! #16
By Steve Morris As I’m sure Wally Wood would say at the pub but never dared write down for fear of being too truthful, there are two things which never work in comics. The first is cursive le…
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December 24, 2025 at 10:30 AM
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Twas The Scott Lang Before Christmas: Marvel What The?! #16: shelfdust.com/2025/12/24/t...
Twas The Scott Lang Before Christmas: Marvel What The?! #16: shelfdust.com/2025/12/24/t...
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Wrote about comics, music, and being a son, sparked by a short read from a talented creator. I ended up buying that new Dylan project on record store day recently because of Oshimi’s work.
good art often leads to more art, whether im making it or taking it in.
good art often leads to more art, whether im making it or taking it in.
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Me and Shuzo Oshimi’s “Me and Bob Dylan (And My Father)”, by @iamdavidbrothers.com: shelfdust.com/2025/12/17/m...
Me and Shuzo Oshimi’s “Me and Bob Dylan (And My Father)”, by @iamdavidbrothers.com: shelfdust.com/2025/12/17/m...
Me and Shuzo Oshimi’s “Me and Bob Dylan (And My Father)”
By David Brothers Shuzo Oshimi is a cartoonist who is largely known for works that blend youth and perversion, in the specific sense of a deviation from the norm, but still with all the sexual subt…
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December 17, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Wrote about comics, music, and being a son, sparked by a short read from a talented creator. I ended up buying that new Dylan project on record store day recently because of Oshimi’s work.
good art often leads to more art, whether im making it or taking it in.
good art often leads to more art, whether im making it or taking it in.
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December 18, 2025 at 10:54 AM
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David's writing. Always to die for.
Wrote about comics, music, and being a son, sparked by a short read from a talented creator. I ended up buying that new Dylan project on record store day recently because of Oshimi’s work.
good art often leads to more art, whether im making it or taking it in.
good art often leads to more art, whether im making it or taking it in.
🚨 NEW on Shelfdust today! 🚨
Me and Shuzo Oshimi’s “Me and Bob Dylan (And My Father)”, by @iamdavidbrothers.com: shelfdust.com/2025/12/17/m...
Me and Shuzo Oshimi’s “Me and Bob Dylan (And My Father)”, by @iamdavidbrothers.com: shelfdust.com/2025/12/17/m...
December 17, 2025 at 12:51 PM
David's writing. Always to die for.
🚨 NEW on Shelfdust today! 🚨
Me and Shuzo Oshimi’s “Me and Bob Dylan (And My Father)”, by @iamdavidbrothers.com: shelfdust.com/2025/12/17/m...
Me and Shuzo Oshimi’s “Me and Bob Dylan (And My Father)”, by @iamdavidbrothers.com: shelfdust.com/2025/12/17/m...
Me and Shuzo Oshimi’s “Me and Bob Dylan (And My Father)”
By David Brothers Shuzo Oshimi is a cartoonist who is largely known for works that blend youth and perversion, in the specific sense of a deviation from the norm, but still with all the sexual subt…
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December 17, 2025 at 10:22 AM
🚨 NEW on Shelfdust today! 🚨
Me and Shuzo Oshimi’s “Me and Bob Dylan (And My Father)”, by @iamdavidbrothers.com: shelfdust.com/2025/12/17/m...
Me and Shuzo Oshimi’s “Me and Bob Dylan (And My Father)”, by @iamdavidbrothers.com: shelfdust.com/2025/12/17/m...
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a black and white photo of a man with a microphone in his mouth .
Alt: Bob Dylan
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December 12, 2025 at 11:33 AM
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Listening back to an old episode of @shelfdust.bsky.social's podcast The War Effort, and pleased to discover that apparently I decided to make a passing reference to Matt Lucas on Shooting Stars yelling "Av asked fer soup but thev not brought any"
December 10, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Listening back to an old episode of @shelfdust.bsky.social's podcast The War Effort, and pleased to discover that apparently I decided to make a passing reference to Matt Lucas on Shooting Stars yelling "Av asked fer soup but thev not brought any"
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OK, so! I got off the bench, took my warmups off, and hopped back into the writing-about-comics game to talk about one of my favorite issues of one of my favorite comics runs, the fairly buckwild (and also fairly visionary) Milligan/Allred (/Cooke) X-Force
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Earnest Subversion in Milligan and Cooke’s X-Force #124, by @keithpille.bsky.social: shelfdust.com/2025/12/10/e...
Earnest Subversion in Milligan and Cooke’s X-Force #124, by @keithpille.bsky.social: shelfdust.com/2025/12/10/e...
Earnest Subversion in Milligan and Cooke’s X-Force #124
By Keith Pille To be into comics is to spend years wandering around an old, comfortable mall, buying more or less the same things from the same stores. But, every so often – if you’re lucky &…
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December 10, 2025 at 2:42 PM
OK, so! I got off the bench, took my warmups off, and hopped back into the writing-about-comics game to talk about one of my favorite issues of one of my favorite comics runs, the fairly buckwild (and also fairly visionary) Milligan/Allred (/Cooke) X-Force