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AugieDB
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Pipeline Comics writer, programmer, and all around swell guy.
Don Rosa’s tribute upon Rene Goscinny’s death. (Recently dig up on Rosa’s Facebook page.)
November 21, 2025 at 8:42 PM
I see people still conflate following an account with agreeing with everything that account says.

But, hey, it’s social media and people love being mad at something. (And Bluesky is no better than X at that….)
September 15, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Asterix: House Hunters Edition

Yes, you read that right. I could have gone further with this, but maybe sometime in the future. I’ve already made the logo. 😎

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Asterix: House Hunters Edition | Page by Page by Toutatis 11
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August 15, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Flip through this Asterix homage book with me. It’s even available in English now!

European Greats Take on Asterix
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European Greats Take on Asterix
YouTube video by Pipeline Comics
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August 4, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Quick reminder.
July 13, 2025 at 5:58 PM
How my puppy feels when there are fireworks in the air.
July 5, 2025 at 11:08 PM
I missed it by a couple days, but June 8th was the 28th anniversary of the first edition of Pipeline Commentary and Review. It may not be weekly like it was for its first 25 years or so, but it continues to grind on….

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June 10, 2025 at 4:00 PM
I ran across my first YouTube channel in another language where YouTube automatically translated the voices into English. It’s still rough, but extremely useful.
June 7, 2025 at 1:25 AM
The one in which I link Asterix to David Michelinie and Todd McFarlane’s Spider-Man.

#mcspidey
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Asterix and Todd McFarlane’s Spider-Man?!? It’s the thought balloons. #mcspidey
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June 3, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Asterix began life serialized in the weekly Pilote Journal in France. Let me show you what that looked like in the early 1960s and how collections were made back then.

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How To Read Asterix in the 60s
YouTube video by Pipeline Comics
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May 29, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Page by Page By Toutatis is up to Page 5 of Asterix and the Big Fight today. It contains the best dad joke of the book. I love this page.

Watch now:

The best Dad Joke of The Big Fight: Rome's Camouflage Army Assembles! | Page 5
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The best Dad Joke of The Big Fight: Rome's Camouflage Army Assembles! | Page 5
YouTube video by Pipeline Comics
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May 22, 2025 at 2:21 AM
I like round numbers. 😎
May 20, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Every time a different Marvel comics character appears in a tv show or movie, another comics creator gets to write an open letter admitting (in not so many words) that the Robert Kirkman Manifesto was right — 17 years ago.
May 19, 2025 at 1:51 AM
Watercolor painters always impress me. I have no idea how this guy sees the painting until it’s almost finished. The whole thing looks like an utter mess before it all comes together.

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Watercolor on COLORED PAPER! Is it Even Possible?
YouTube video by Niaz Hannan Watercolors
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May 18, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Definitely going to reach 1000 subscribers on YouTube before BlueSky. 😎
May 14, 2025 at 2:46 PM
For when you need a good cheese pun, may I recommend Tim Minchin? youtu.be/bVKCHZqax84?... @bradguigar.com @davekellett.bsky.social

Don’t worry, on the show this week you still did a Gouda job.
Cheese by Tim Minchin
YouTube video by Tim Minchin
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May 10, 2025 at 1:59 PM
It is established in « Asterix the Gaul » that lobster is one of the ingredients in the magic potion. Thank goodness Asterix’s village is so close to the ocean!

Strawberries are not a part of the Magic Potion recipe, but they are a plot point in the same album. I shall spoil you no further.
May 1, 2025 at 4:45 AM
With the new Asterix series starting on @netflix.com next week, I’m here to show you how you can read “Asterix and the Big Fight” here in America. It can be a bit tricky, so I’ll lay it all out for you:

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Where to Read Asterix and the Big FIght
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April 25, 2025 at 1:01 PM
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Current $9825! Goal $10k! Final days for April fundraising theme for MS Society of Canada; Don Martin Caricatures! To get yours, just donate at least $50 tinyurl.com/mscure2025. Donations are tax deductible! See jpg for more info!
April 24, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Once again, lots of people are proving they don’t actually listen to Rob Liefeld’s podcast while attacking it while missing the point. I seriously saw someone laugh at the thought that Liefeld would produce new Youngblood material — a week after he published new Youngblood material.
April 24, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Coming soon to YouTube at @PipelineComics
April 21, 2025 at 10:56 PM
I have the amazing ability to take something simple and small and turn it into a large scale project that becomes overwhelming. Why can't anything stay small and manageable?!?
April 21, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Netflix’s Asterix series due out in April is based on the seventh album in the series, “The Big Fight,” which is included in Papercutz’s Omnibus v3. Guess which Asterix Omnibus is currently unavailable on Comixology?

Can’t make this stuff up.
March 28, 2025 at 1:26 AM
I feel like I have passed a Bluesky rite of passage — I’ve been blocked by someone! I’m dangerous!
March 19, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Gary Groth wrote an amazing essay “celebrating” Superman’s 50th anniversary and I just had to read the whole thing out loud.

Spoiler: “platitudinous banalities”

You’re welcome.

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The Greatest Superman Tribute Ever | Amazing Heroes #136
YouTube video by Pipeline Comics
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March 19, 2025 at 2:05 AM