It’s Christmas Tim(e) again
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Superheroes and Phillies. Freelance comics critic for hire. Seen in Eisner Award winners PanelxPanel & The ComicsBeat. Also ComicsXF and CBR. Action figure enthusiast. M.A, Theology. Nonprofit guy. Husband. Dad. (He/Him)
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Writer.Artist.Creative.
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I'm a freelance comics critic & writer. I run urbaneturtle.com, where I post regular reviews & in depth criticism and analysis of comics old and new. I've written for The Comics Beat, ComicsXF, CBR, and the Eisner Award winning PanelxPanel. You can peruse the archive or this thread for highlights 🧷🧵
Tell em, Bryce
Bryce Harper working out wearing a shirt that says not elite. Lol!!!!
December 27, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Tell em, Bryce
December 27, 2025 at 2:24 PM
I’m going to find and destroy the manatee who stole my daughter
December 27, 2025 at 4:05 AM
I’m going to find and destroy the manatee who stole my daughter
There’s a theme park land with a ride that never has a line under three hours
December 27, 2025 at 3:16 AM
There’s a theme park land with a ride that never has a line under three hours
Sixers giving it away
December 27, 2025 at 3:02 AM
Sixers giving it away
It’s Friday night and the day after Christmas you know what that means
a turtle is holding a pizza with pepperoni
ALT: a turtle is holding a pizza with pepperoni
media.tenor.com
December 26, 2025 at 11:37 PM
It’s Friday night and the day after Christmas you know what that means
Still narrowing down my picks for my final best of top 10 and my pick for best comic of the year, but in the meantime, read my celebration of some of the best artists and titles in a whole bunch of categories, from best single issue, to artist, to colorist, to best page
The Urbane Turtle Year in Review 2025 part 1: The Golden Turtle Awards
The Urbane Turtle Year in Review 2025 part 1: The Golden Turtle Awards
Awarding the coveted Golden Turtle prize to the best comics and comic creators of 2025!
urbaneturtle.com
December 26, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Still narrowing down my picks for my final best of top 10 and my pick for best comic of the year, but in the meantime, read my celebration of some of the best artists and titles in a whole bunch of categories, from best single issue, to artist, to colorist, to best page
Biblically evil
ICE detain father shopping on Christmas Eve—then steal his family's groceries.
Then 3 agents divvy up his paid for food—taking what they want for themselves.
"Can I just get the wife's number to call and let her know?" woman asks.
"No, guess he should've complied," agent says.
Yakima, Washington
Then 3 agents divvy up his paid for food—taking what they want for themselves.
"Can I just get the wife's number to call and let her know?" woman asks.
"No, guess he should've complied," agent says.
Yakima, Washington
December 26, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Biblically evil
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I think one of the defining things about our era and about conservativism, is an inability to distinguish between like, the actual government, and mid-level marketing managers at Target (who choose "happy holidays" to avoid leaving out non-Christian customers)
In retrospect the Bush-era War On Christmas stuff seems more ominous than it did at the time. It was just cable news guys crying about dumb/fake shit, then and now; I mean the campaign to turn Christmas, which most everyone likes and feels warmly about, into just another thing to get mad about.
December 25, 2025 at 5:49 PM
I think one of the defining things about our era and about conservativism, is an inability to distinguish between like, the actual government, and mid-level marketing managers at Target (who choose "happy holidays" to avoid leaving out non-Christian customers)
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I drew this Christmas Transformers cover 40 years ago. Doesn't feel long away until I realised in cold panic that 40 years before *that* was... WW2...
December 26, 2025 at 8:14 AM
I drew this Christmas Transformers cover 40 years ago. Doesn't feel long away until I realised in cold panic that 40 years before *that* was... WW2...
Can I just buy the dog in the eagles jersey instead
Hiya Toys Rocky II 1/12 Scale Rocky Balboa & Butkus, preorders coming soon.
December 26, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Can I just buy the dog in the eagles jersey instead
Elvis Presley 🤝 Wham!
Artists whose only songs I listen
to are at Christmas time
Artists whose only songs I listen
to are at Christmas time
December 26, 2025 at 5:58 AM
Elvis Presley 🤝 Wham!
Artists whose only songs I listen
to are at Christmas time
Artists whose only songs I listen
to are at Christmas time
I don’t know who to choose as my starter for Pokémon Z A
December 26, 2025 at 4:01 AM
I don’t know who to choose as my starter for Pokémon Z A
Some of our Christmas tree ornaments
December 26, 2025 at 4:01 AM
Some of our Christmas tree ornaments
Going to post about religion for a second atheists dni
December 26, 2025 at 3:12 AM
Going to post about religion for a second atheists dni
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Hohoho! I drew this year's holiday card for my art rep, Felix Comic Art. I wanted the recipients to get something that looked like a piece of vintage original art, but also couldn't help poking some fun at Felix's love for Dark Knight Returns.
December 26, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Hohoho! I drew this year's holiday card for my art rep, Felix Comic Art. I wanted the recipients to get something that looked like a piece of vintage original art, but also couldn't help poking some fun at Felix's love for Dark Knight Returns.
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Kind of wild how the take that some of Trump's supporters were "deplorable" was some huge scandal, but regularly screaming about "radical left scum" is just a thing he'll say with no media backlash.
December 25, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Kind of wild how the take that some of Trump's supporters were "deplorable" was some huge scandal, but regularly screaming about "radical left scum" is just a thing he'll say with no media backlash.
Christmas morning laugh courtesy @kelly-knox.com
December 25, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Christmas morning laugh courtesy @kelly-knox.com
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Extremely funny to call the pope “holier-than-thou”
December 25, 2025 at 4:05 AM
Extremely funny to call the pope “holier-than-thou”
The kids in a Christmas Story are such good actors. “I can’t put my arms down!” perfect delivery
December 25, 2025 at 5:03 AM
The kids in a Christmas Story are such good actors. “I can’t put my arms down!” perfect delivery
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Pope Leo said in a Christmas Eve sermon that the story of Jesus being born in a stable because there was no room at an inn should remind Christians that refusing to help the poor and strangers today is tantamount to rejecting God himself. For @reuters.com
Pope Leo, on Christmas Eve, says denying help to poor is rejecting God
Pope Leo said in a Christmas Eve sermon on Wednesday that the story of Jesus being born in a stable because there was no room at an inn should remind Christians that refusing to help the poor and stra...
www.reuters.com
December 24, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Pope Leo said in a Christmas Eve sermon that the story of Jesus being born in a stable because there was no room at an inn should remind Christians that refusing to help the poor and strangers today is tantamount to rejecting God himself. For @reuters.com
Santa duties
December 25, 2025 at 3:33 AM
Santa duties
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Controversial YouTube star Ms. Rachel: "I don't think children anywhere should be bombed or starved to death."
Regular YouTube star Mr. Beast: "I unleashed a pack of rabid dogs into a convent. The last nun to be infected will win $19,000!"
Regular YouTube star Mr. Beast: "I unleashed a pack of rabid dogs into a convent. The last nun to be infected will win $19,000!"
December 25, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Controversial YouTube star Ms. Rachel: "I don't think children anywhere should be bombed or starved to death."
Regular YouTube star Mr. Beast: "I unleashed a pack of rabid dogs into a convent. The last nun to be infected will win $19,000!"
Regular YouTube star Mr. Beast: "I unleashed a pack of rabid dogs into a convent. The last nun to be infected will win $19,000!"
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It's unfortunate that our funniest president is also our Hitler
Trump: We track Santa. We want to make sure that Santa is being good. We want to make sure that he's not infiltrated, that we're not infiltrating into our country a bad Santa. Santa loves Oklahoma like I do. You know, Oklahoma was very good to me in the election
December 25, 2025 at 3:01 AM
It's unfortunate that our funniest president is also our Hitler