Tim
@urbaneturtle.com
Superheroes and Phillies. Freelance comics critic for hire. Seen in Eisner Award winners PanelxPanel & The ComicsBeat. Also ComicsXF and CBR. M.A, Theology. Nonprofit guy. Sometimes artist. Husband. Dad. (He/Him)
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Tim
@urbaneturtle.com
· Dec 12
Urbane Turtle
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 🧷🧵
Evil man targets teens
MrBeast has acquired Step, a teen-focused financial app valued at $900 million, in a deal reportedly worth over $1 billion
February 10, 2026 at 10:40 PM
Evil man targets teens
I don’t feel too bad. Their products are crap and they never kept up with where the industry was moving. Lots of niche and high end collectors brands have slowly chipped away at the Playmates monopoly. If anything this likely unshackles a lot of those collectors market lines from an archaic deal
February 10, 2026 at 10:39 PM
I don’t feel too bad. Their products are crap and they never kept up with where the industry was moving. Lots of niche and high end collectors brands have slowly chipped away at the Playmates monopoly. If anything this likely unshackles a lot of those collectors market lines from an archaic deal
I can’t really articulate to people who don’t collect toys or pay attention to this industry how seismic it is Playmates lost the Turtles license. Playmates is why anyone knows the Turtles still. They originated the license. Without the Turtles that company is going to die
Mattel acquires the coveted #TMNT toy license
Mattel acquires the coveted TMNT toy license
The toy company adds a new franchise
www.comicsbeat.com
February 10, 2026 at 10:39 PM
I can’t really articulate to people who don’t collect toys or pay attention to this industry how seismic it is Playmates lost the Turtles license. Playmates is why anyone knows the Turtles still. They originated the license. Without the Turtles that company is going to die
I’m joking I have recently read two good manga featuring adults.
February 10, 2026 at 9:36 PM
I’m joking I have recently read two good manga featuring adults.
Are there any manga about adults or is it all precocious children.
February 10, 2026 at 9:34 PM
Are there any manga about adults or is it all precocious children.
I’m nodding solemnly
Francisco Lindor will be evaluated for a stress reaction in his left hamate bone, David Stearns said. Surgery is possible and would include a six-week recovery. Stearns said he’s confident Lindor could be ready for opening day if he undergoes the surgery.
February 10, 2026 at 9:23 PM
I’m nodding solemnly
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again they are doing this because they feel bad, because they have done a bad thing. they should feel worse, and they should be aided in the project of feeling worse by every decent person.
Lyons says ICE agents actually "took care" of 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos when they detained him, before shipping him off to a horrific Texas ICE facility.
He says ICE officers "comforted him" as they chased his dad, put him in their car to play "his favorite music, then took him to McDonalds."
He says ICE officers "comforted him" as they chased his dad, put him in their car to play "his favorite music, then took him to McDonalds."
February 10, 2026 at 8:45 PM
again they are doing this because they feel bad, because they have done a bad thing. they should feel worse, and they should be aided in the project of feeling worse by every decent person.
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we need to talk about that Ring Super Bowl ad
February 10, 2026 at 8:18 PM
we need to talk about that Ring Super Bowl ad
I feel my bones thawing already
February 10, 2026 at 8:10 PM
I feel my bones thawing already
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hey quick question how do we fix whatever cultural circumstances made this sentence possible
February 10, 2026 at 6:43 AM
hey quick question how do we fix whatever cultural circumstances made this sentence possible
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#InTheStacks Season Two is a Go!
Jim Rugg (Street Angel, Hulk: Grand Design) picks his favorite comics off the shelves of @thirdeyecomics.bsky.social.
New Episodes Every Tuesday. Watch the rest of Rugg's video & subscribe to The Stacks---> youtu.be/reXDykzGLEI?...
Jim Rugg (Street Angel, Hulk: Grand Design) picks his favorite comics off the shelves of @thirdeyecomics.bsky.social.
New Episodes Every Tuesday. Watch the rest of Rugg's video & subscribe to The Stacks---> youtu.be/reXDykzGLEI?...
February 10, 2026 at 1:36 PM
#InTheStacks Season Two is a Go!
Jim Rugg (Street Angel, Hulk: Grand Design) picks his favorite comics off the shelves of @thirdeyecomics.bsky.social.
New Episodes Every Tuesday. Watch the rest of Rugg's video & subscribe to The Stacks---> youtu.be/reXDykzGLEI?...
Jim Rugg (Street Angel, Hulk: Grand Design) picks his favorite comics off the shelves of @thirdeyecomics.bsky.social.
New Episodes Every Tuesday. Watch the rest of Rugg's video & subscribe to The Stacks---> youtu.be/reXDykzGLEI?...
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A quick note: if u find yourself face-to-face with a Mattress Firm ad starring my lovable memepooch, know that it was a legit licensing agreement and it's all on the up and up. Thank you!
February 10, 2026 at 4:46 PM
A quick note: if u find yourself face-to-face with a Mattress Firm ad starring my lovable memepooch, know that it was a legit licensing agreement and it's all on the up and up. Thank you!
Imagine the kinds of hearings we'll get when they have the majority.
Goldman to Lyons: "You said in your opening statement that references to ICE as 'the Gestapo' or 'secret police' encourages threats against ICE agents. The problem is you have it backwards. People are simply making valid observations about your tactics, which are un-American and outright fascist."
February 10, 2026 at 7:27 PM
Imagine the kinds of hearings we'll get when they have the majority.
These photos of the Spider-Man Noir show, I must unfortunately admit, look sick
February 10, 2026 at 7:19 PM
These photos of the Spider-Man Noir show, I must unfortunately admit, look sick
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Read the letters referenced by Rep. James Walkinshaw here:
February 10, 2026 at 6:44 PM
Read the letters referenced by Rep. James Walkinshaw here:
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NEW: Trump is in the unredacted Epstein files "more than a million times," Raskin tells Axios in an interview.
www.axios.com/2026/02/10/t...
www.axios.com/2026/02/10/t...
Trump is in the unredacted Epstein files "more than a million times," Raskin alleges
One document recounts that Trump said he "never" asked Epstein to leave Mar-a-Lago.
www.axios.com
February 10, 2026 at 5:12 PM
NEW: Trump is in the unredacted Epstein files "more than a million times," Raskin tells Axios in an interview.
www.axios.com/2026/02/10/t...
www.axios.com/2026/02/10/t...
Video is awful. The woman is pleading with the guy while her little brother cries. “Do you think this is ok? Don’t you have families? I know you feel something.”
February 10, 2026 at 6:25 PM
Video is awful. The woman is pleading with the guy while her little brother cries. “Do you think this is ok? Don’t you have families? I know you feel something.”
Local news instagram account
February 10, 2026 at 6:22 PM
Local news instagram account
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Yeah man I'm sure all the Main Line normie lib wine moms in one of the most expensive counties in the country are going to be elated at this development. Surely there will be no significant backlash
February 10, 2026 at 6:09 PM
Yeah man I'm sure all the Main Line normie lib wine moms in one of the most expensive counties in the country are going to be elated at this development. Surely there will be no significant backlash
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You know what else is really close to Berwyn?
February 10, 2026 at 6:06 PM
You know what else is really close to Berwyn?
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McIVER: Do you consider yourself a religious man?
LYONS: Yes mam
McIVER: How do you think judgment day will work for you with so much blood on your hands?
LYONS: I'm not going to entertain that question
McIVER: Do you think you're going to hell, Mr Lyons?
LYONS: Yes mam
McIVER: How do you think judgment day will work for you with so much blood on your hands?
LYONS: I'm not going to entertain that question
McIVER: Do you think you're going to hell, Mr Lyons?
February 10, 2026 at 5:34 PM
McIVER: Do you consider yourself a religious man?
LYONS: Yes mam
McIVER: How do you think judgment day will work for you with so much blood on your hands?
LYONS: I'm not going to entertain that question
McIVER: Do you think you're going to hell, Mr Lyons?
LYONS: Yes mam
McIVER: How do you think judgment day will work for you with so much blood on your hands?
LYONS: I'm not going to entertain that question
McIVER: Do you think you're going to hell, Mr Lyons?
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I finally watched that Bad Bunny show you've all been talking about. You were right, it's really moving
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bI3J...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bI3J...
Please Don't Destroy - Bad Bunny Is Shrek - SNL
YouTube video by Saturday Night Live
www.youtube.com
February 10, 2026 at 5:32 PM
I finally watched that Bad Bunny show you've all been talking about. You were right, it's really moving
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bI3J...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bI3J...
What the heck man just bite the medal like a normal person.
new most bizarre moment of the Olympics just dropped
Norwegian biathlete wins bronze medal, then, totally unprompted, reveal he cheated on his GF, she left him, and he wants to apologize publicly hoping she takes him back
www.vg.no/sport/i/vr5g...
Norwegian biathlete wins bronze medal, then, totally unprompted, reveal he cheated on his GF, she left him, and he wants to apologize publicly hoping she takes him back
www.vg.no/sport/i/vr5g...
February 10, 2026 at 5:27 PM
What the heck man just bite the medal like a normal person.
Don't be fooled by the headline, Marcus Hayes's latest column about Embiid is almost as demeaning and condescending as the one that got him almost punched by a giant
The #Philadelphia Daily News (@PhillyDailyNews) back page for Feb. 11, 2026
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February 10, 2026 at 5:23 PM
Don't be fooled by the headline, Marcus Hayes's latest column about Embiid is almost as demeaning and condescending as the one that got him almost punched by a giant