Carmine
@bliterswrock.bsky.social
Tackling writer's block one sentence at a time.
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Kicking off the week with superstars @brianmbendis.bsky.social and @sooleedraws.bsky.social talking about Welcome to Twilight #2! We chat anime influences, signing living creatures, and more! Start your week right with us! @minorthreats.bsky.social @darkhorse.com
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Brian Michael Bendis and Soo Lee Talk Minor Threats
Welcome to Twilight #2 writer and artist Brian Michael Bendis and Soo Lee stop by to talk about the issue and their new character!
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April 21, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Kicking off the week with superstars @brianmbendis.bsky.social and @sooleedraws.bsky.social talking about Welcome to Twilight #2! We chat anime influences, signing living creatures, and more! Start your week right with us! @minorthreats.bsky.social @darkhorse.com
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With Sarah and the girls away in Florida for Easter, this is how I spent my morning, reading these bangers back to back to back. @zacthompson.bsky.social @cleanlined.bsky.social @tonyfleecs.bsky.social @davewachter.bsky.social @davidhazan.bsky.social @sami-kivela.bsky.social @madcavestudios.com
April 20, 2025 at 5:01 PM
With Sarah and the girls away in Florida for Easter, this is how I spent my morning, reading these bangers back to back to back. @zacthompson.bsky.social @cleanlined.bsky.social @tonyfleecs.bsky.social @davewachter.bsky.social @davidhazan.bsky.social @sami-kivela.bsky.social @madcavestudios.com
If there are ANY available comic artists who are looking for a writer, please contact me immediately!
ONLY TWO DAYS LEFT! PAID COMIC BOOK WORK!
You only need a logline and summary to submit, so you are right on time!
Don't miss it!
You only need a logline and summary to submit, so you are right on time!
Don't miss it!
PAID COMIC BOOK WORK:
I'm taking submissions for my upcoming anthology, The Childless.
In a dystopian world, a law has declared that when parents end their relationships, their children will be sacrificed.
Submit only with a logline and summary!
DEADLINE: April 20th.
I'm taking submissions for my upcoming anthology, The Childless.
In a dystopian world, a law has declared that when parents end their relationships, their children will be sacrificed.
Submit only with a logline and summary!
DEADLINE: April 20th.
April 19, 2025 at 7:34 PM
If there are ANY available comic artists who are looking for a writer, please contact me immediately!
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We are proud to bring you the announcement for our very own @nyaliss.bsky.social's first comic which launches on Kickstarter next week! All the info is in the link below, make sure to sign up for all the info you need to help support!
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Introducing FUTILITY SHAPES, debut comic by Edward Kane - GateCrashers
Futility Shapes, a dark sci-fi/horror one-shot comic, is coming to kickstarter from Edward Kane, Dave Fowler, and Rob Jones.
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March 21, 2025 at 4:11 PM
We are proud to bring you the announcement for our very own @nyaliss.bsky.social's first comic which launches on Kickstarter next week! All the info is in the link below, make sure to sign up for all the info you need to help support!
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Just learned from one of his friends that George Lowe, voice of the titular character from Space Ghost: Coast to Coast, has died.
R.I.P., George
R.I.P., George
March 4, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Just learned from one of his friends that George Lowe, voice of the titular character from Space Ghost: Coast to Coast, has died.
R.I.P., George
R.I.P., George
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MATT FRACTION. Jorge Jiménez.
BATMAN #1
September.
DC COMICS
BATMAN #1
September.
DC COMICS
February 21, 2025 at 1:57 AM
MATT FRACTION. Jorge Jiménez.
BATMAN #1
September.
DC COMICS
BATMAN #1
September.
DC COMICS
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Comic Book Club was a success! Thanks to everyone who came out to discuss 20th Century Men. Now I have to look for what book we should read next! I love talking comics.
February 21, 2025 at 2:14 AM
Comic Book Club was a success! Thanks to everyone who came out to discuss 20th Century Men. Now I have to look for what book we should read next! I love talking comics.
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🌒 BUMP IN THE NIGHT 🌖
Our fifth anthology is now open for pitches! Edited by @paulcarroll.bsky.social, Bump in the Night seeks tales of cryptids as eco-horror stories of nature vs society.
Pitches close March 2nd. For full details visit: limitbreakcomics.com/bump-in-the-...
Our fifth anthology is now open for pitches! Edited by @paulcarroll.bsky.social, Bump in the Night seeks tales of cryptids as eco-horror stories of nature vs society.
Pitches close March 2nd. For full details visit: limitbreakcomics.com/bump-in-the-...
February 5, 2025 at 7:56 AM
🌒 BUMP IN THE NIGHT 🌖
Our fifth anthology is now open for pitches! Edited by @paulcarroll.bsky.social, Bump in the Night seeks tales of cryptids as eco-horror stories of nature vs society.
Pitches close March 2nd. For full details visit: limitbreakcomics.com/bump-in-the-...
Our fifth anthology is now open for pitches! Edited by @paulcarroll.bsky.social, Bump in the Night seeks tales of cryptids as eco-horror stories of nature vs society.
Pitches close March 2nd. For full details visit: limitbreakcomics.com/bump-in-the-...
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Big mood this morning
February 4, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Big mood this morning
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Today I was laid off from Dark Horse Comics. While devastating news, I'm so proud of what I helped make there and am grateful to have worked alongside such amazing coworkers and creators.
I'm not quitting comics yet, so if you or someone you know needs a savvy editor please reach out.
I'm not quitting comics yet, so if you or someone you know needs a savvy editor please reach out.
February 4, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Today I was laid off from Dark Horse Comics. While devastating news, I'm so proud of what I helped make there and am grateful to have worked alongside such amazing coworkers and creators.
I'm not quitting comics yet, so if you or someone you know needs a savvy editor please reach out.
I'm not quitting comics yet, so if you or someone you know needs a savvy editor please reach out.
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The Ultimates is the best ongoing comic on the stands right now. Issue #9 is stellar. No spoilers, but this Luke Cage story is superb. Anyone who says political commentary and comics don't mix can take a hike. @denizcamp.bsky.social @comicbookkid.bsky.social #FedericoBlee
February 4, 2025 at 2:33 AM
The Ultimates is the best ongoing comic on the stands right now. Issue #9 is stellar. No spoilers, but this Luke Cage story is superb. Anyone who says political commentary and comics don't mix can take a hike. @denizcamp.bsky.social @comicbookkid.bsky.social #FedericoBlee
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Noir's hard-boiled detectives often get caught in a web of intrigue and lust, but @spaceraygun.bsky.social digs deeper into the role of women in Laura and Singapore Sling.
#Noir #Film #Essay
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#Noir #Film #Essay
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Dreaming of Dead Girls in Laura & Singapore Sling - GateCrashers
Detectives of noir often get caught in a web of intrigue and lust but Rachel digs deeper into the role of women in Laura and Singapore Sling.
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December 10, 2024 at 5:04 PM
Noir's hard-boiled detectives often get caught in a web of intrigue and lust, but @spaceraygun.bsky.social digs deeper into the role of women in Laura and Singapore Sling.
#Noir #Film #Essay
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#Noir #Film #Essay
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idk who needs to hear this, but friendly reminder
December 6, 2024 at 3:00 PM
idk who needs to hear this, but friendly reminder
Reeaaaaaalyyyyy need to get better about using this site. It feels sauceless over here tbh, but I do love the lack of 24/7 hate speech.
December 10, 2024 at 5:07 PM
Reeaaaaaalyyyyy need to get better about using this site. It feels sauceless over here tbh, but I do love the lack of 24/7 hate speech.
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Every comic book retailer will say this to you.
Pre-orders are vital because they show interest and enthusiasm, and that leads to sales.
There are entire companies that we order nothing from because they get no pre-orders.
This is why Pros keep going on about pre-orders so much.
Pre-orders are vital because they show interest and enthusiasm, and that leads to sales.
There are entire companies that we order nothing from because they get no pre-orders.
This is why Pros keep going on about pre-orders so much.
When I was a buyer at a large indie, my rule of thumb was:
1 preorder: huh, let me take a closer look at this one
2 preorders: we need to stock this book
3 preorders: we should order enough to face this out
4+ preorders: this should be on front-of-store display
1 preorder: huh, let me take a closer look at this one
2 preorders: we need to stock this book
3 preorders: we should order enough to face this out
4+ preorders: this should be on front-of-store display
More detail: When booksellers get pre-orders, it's a quantitative and qualitative signal that there is like *something here* about a book. The avalanche of new books out there is hard to communicate if you're not in the industry, and pre-orders are one of vanishingly few signals. It is a real thing!
November 20, 2024 at 10:15 AM
Every comic book retailer will say this to you.
Pre-orders are vital because they show interest and enthusiasm, and that leads to sales.
There are entire companies that we order nothing from because they get no pre-orders.
This is why Pros keep going on about pre-orders so much.
Pre-orders are vital because they show interest and enthusiasm, and that leads to sales.
There are entire companies that we order nothing from because they get no pre-orders.
This is why Pros keep going on about pre-orders so much.
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I made a starter pack for anyone wanting to follow indie publishers!
Let me know if I missed any.
go.bsky.app/Pu7Vfj4
Let me know if I missed any.
go.bsky.app/Pu7Vfj4
November 17, 2024 at 10:16 PM
I made a starter pack for anyone wanting to follow indie publishers!
Let me know if I missed any.
go.bsky.app/Pu7Vfj4
Let me know if I missed any.
go.bsky.app/Pu7Vfj4
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OUT THIS WEEK!
THE QUESTION: ALL ALONG THE WATCHTOWER #1, from me, @ciantormey.bsky.social, Romulo Fajardo Jr., Willie Schubert, and DC Comics! What lurks within the JL Watchtower? Only one person can figure it out: Renee Montoya! Grab it wherever comics are sold! aiptcomics.com/2024/11/15/d...
THE QUESTION: ALL ALONG THE WATCHTOWER #1, from me, @ciantormey.bsky.social, Romulo Fajardo Jr., Willie Schubert, and DC Comics! What lurks within the JL Watchtower? Only one person can figure it out: Renee Montoya! Grab it wherever comics are sold! aiptcomics.com/2024/11/15/d...
DC Preview: The Question: All Along the Watchtower #1 • AIPT
Who watches the Watchtower?
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November 18, 2024 at 2:51 PM
OUT THIS WEEK!
THE QUESTION: ALL ALONG THE WATCHTOWER #1, from me, @ciantormey.bsky.social, Romulo Fajardo Jr., Willie Schubert, and DC Comics! What lurks within the JL Watchtower? Only one person can figure it out: Renee Montoya! Grab it wherever comics are sold! aiptcomics.com/2024/11/15/d...
THE QUESTION: ALL ALONG THE WATCHTOWER #1, from me, @ciantormey.bsky.social, Romulo Fajardo Jr., Willie Schubert, and DC Comics! What lurks within the JL Watchtower? Only one person can figure it out: Renee Montoya! Grab it wherever comics are sold! aiptcomics.com/2024/11/15/d...
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This is how you become a writer: just pick one of the things that is deeply wrong with you. Make it a character. Now send it on a self-help journey or try to kill it. Now call it a book.
November 18, 2024 at 2:40 PM
This is how you become a writer: just pick one of the things that is deeply wrong with you. Make it a character. Now send it on a self-help journey or try to kill it. Now call it a book.
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Worth remembering that a lot of bookstores participate in Small Business Saturday, the day AFTER Black Friday. Go to your local indie bookstore then and load up!
Hard to keep up with replies to this. Direct any outrage toward the incredibly doable action of purchasing physical books by living authors from local bookstores. Bookseller friends tell me Black Friday has totally been devoured by online giants and local shops primarily get last-minute panic buyers
November 18, 2024 at 2:35 PM
Worth remembering that a lot of bookstores participate in Small Business Saturday, the day AFTER Black Friday. Go to your local indie bookstore then and load up!
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“bluesky is an echo chamber” the echo is sanity.
November 18, 2024 at 4:20 AM
“bluesky is an echo chamber” the echo is sanity.
hahahaha hell yeah, ancient 4D chess space nuns absolutely RIPS. The remaining five eps straight into my veins immediately #Dune #DuneProphecy
November 18, 2024 at 3:03 AM
hahahaha hell yeah, ancient 4D chess space nuns absolutely RIPS. The remaining five eps straight into my veins immediately #Dune #DuneProphecy
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RNA viruses mutate so quickly that this is us, as a HUMAN RACE, losing the equivalent of at least century of data and understanding of novel diseases under his rule
RFK Jr.: “Thank you [to the NIH] for public service. We’re going to give infectious disease a break for about eight years.”
Kennedy wants to take a “break” from studying infectious diseases like COVID-19 and measles.
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Kennedy wants to take a “break” from studying infectious diseases like COVID-19 and measles.
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RFK Jr. comes ‘home’ to his anti-vaccine group, commits to ‘a break’ for U.S. infectious disease research
He has suggested without evidence that researchers and pharmaceutical companies are driven by profit to neglect chronic conditions.
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November 18, 2024 at 2:21 AM
RNA viruses mutate so quickly that this is us, as a HUMAN RACE, losing the equivalent of at least century of data and understanding of novel diseases under his rule
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“You’re building an echo chamber” really works as a way to force you to put up with bullshit you wouldn’t put up with on the street or in a pub or in your home.
November 17, 2024 at 7:00 PM
“You’re building an echo chamber” really works as a way to force you to put up with bullshit you wouldn’t put up with on the street or in a pub or in your home.
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I have to say I love it over here. It’s positive, social, supportive, thoughtful, passionate… And the influx of people is amazing. I never gained followers this quick over Twitter.
November 15, 2024 at 5:54 PM
I have to say I love it over here. It’s positive, social, supportive, thoughtful, passionate… And the influx of people is amazing. I never gained followers this quick over Twitter.
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There are currently only 22 films streaming on Netflix made before 1980 and not a single one made before 1960, with the oldest film on the platform currently being PSYCHO. I know I’m a broken record but: buy physical media, support your local library, etc etc
November 16, 2024 at 3:38 AM
There are currently only 22 films streaming on Netflix made before 1980 and not a single one made before 1960, with the oldest film on the platform currently being PSYCHO. I know I’m a broken record but: buy physical media, support your local library, etc etc