Brian Schirmer
@brianschirmer.bsky.social
Writer. QUESTS ASIDE, FAIRLADY, BLACK JACK KETCHUM, ULTRASYLVANIA. Pub’d by Vault, Image, Ahoy. WB Writers Workshop Semifinalist. He/Him.
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Tonight’s Beyond Fest at @amcinematheque.bsky.social’s Aero?
It’s Grabbin’ Time, with @crobertcargill.bsky.social!
Eh. We’ll workshop it.
It’s Grabbin’ Time, with @crobertcargill.bsky.social!
Eh. We’ll workshop it.
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From the studio that broke ground in hand-drawn animation comes
Bob Iger says Disney+ will soon have AI-generated short form content from users
(via THR)
(via THR)
November 13, 2025 at 5:17 PM
From the studio that broke ground in hand-drawn animation comes
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What's from Chicago, hates Illinois Nazis, and is holy as fuck?
It's the Pope in 1982.
It's the Pope in 1982.
November 13, 2025 at 1:37 AM
What's from Chicago, hates Illinois Nazis, and is holy as fuck?
It's the Pope in 1982.
It's the Pope in 1982.
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I've been hearing from a lot of creators of late that the non-licensed space for comics has been painful to operate in, and today on SKTCHD, I finally wrote about it with insight from a bevy of creators.
It is, as one creator put it, "a lot."
It is, as one creator put it, "a lot."
It's a high time for the direct market, but non-licensed comics — i.e. creator-owned + other original comics — are going through a "wildly unpredictable" period.
In this week's feature, I talked to creators about navigating this uncertain time, what's fueling it, and how it's affecting their plans.
In this week's feature, I talked to creators about navigating this uncertain time, what's fueling it, and how it's affecting their plans.
“It's Wildly Unpredictable”: Creators on Navigating an Uncertain Time for Non-Licensed Comics - SKTCHD
It’s a great time for the direct market. 1 Comic shops are thriving, new readers are getting onboard, and veteran fans are excited as well. More than that, the comics themselves are good, which genera...
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November 12, 2025 at 6:54 PM
I've been hearing from a lot of creators of late that the non-licensed space for comics has been painful to operate in, and today on SKTCHD, I finally wrote about it with insight from a bevy of creators.
It is, as one creator put it, "a lot."
It is, as one creator put it, "a lot."
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I have book news!! Where We Stand, Where We Fall is now available to preorder from Herne Books:
New books for 2026:
@lizbethmyles.bsky.social Where We Stand, Where We Fall: The Politics of Doctor Who (March) tinyurl.com/2fjt279x
@lillcrawf.co.uk The Mind of the Doctor: Across the Neurodiverse Universe of Doctor Who (May) tinyurl.com/w5wcph68
Covers by Daryl Joyce.
#DoctorWho
@lizbethmyles.bsky.social Where We Stand, Where We Fall: The Politics of Doctor Who (March) tinyurl.com/2fjt279x
@lillcrawf.co.uk The Mind of the Doctor: Across the Neurodiverse Universe of Doctor Who (May) tinyurl.com/w5wcph68
Covers by Daryl Joyce.
#DoctorWho
November 12, 2025 at 2:40 PM
I have book news!! Where We Stand, Where We Fall is now available to preorder from Herne Books:
Two birds with one stone. Last night, @richardhowe.bsky.social & I finally met IRL, and I finally got to see LOCAL HERO, one of those films that slipped through the cracks for me. Not what I expected, and absolutely delightful. (I’m talking about the film, but you could say the same of Richard. 😉)
Can't wait to see my all-time favorite film, LOCAL HERO, at the @newbeverly.bsky.social with @brianschirmer.bsky.social tonight. If you haven't seen it & are in LA, do yourself a favor and check it out tonight or tomorrow night.
November 12, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Two birds with one stone. Last night, @richardhowe.bsky.social & I finally met IRL, and I finally got to see LOCAL HERO, one of those films that slipped through the cracks for me. Not what I expected, and absolutely delightful. (I’m talking about the film, but you could say the same of Richard. 😉)
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Adrian Tchaikovsky's acclaimed sci-fi series The Final Architecture is getting a graphic novel prequel, and Whovians may recognize the face of its clone soldiers, the Partheni.
First look at Doctor Who star Sophie Aldred in Adrian Tchaikovsky's graphic novel Salvation's Child (Exclusive)
Adrian Tchaikovsky's The Final Architecture sci-fi series is taking a leap to the past with the upcoming prequel graphic novel Salvation's Child, and for fans o
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November 12, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Adrian Tchaikovsky's acclaimed sci-fi series The Final Architecture is getting a graphic novel prequel, and Whovians may recognize the face of its clone soldiers, the Partheni.
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34 hours to go!!!
WITCHING SEASON has about $5k to go to reach our goal, we are 90% there! Please share and support if you can🌙
A 150+ page horror comic anthology with 28 original stories from so many incredible creators!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/phi...
WITCHING SEASON has about $5k to go to reach our goal, we are 90% there! Please share and support if you can🌙
A 150+ page horror comic anthology with 28 original stories from so many incredible creators!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/phi...
November 12, 2025 at 4:18 PM
34 hours to go!!!
WITCHING SEASON has about $5k to go to reach our goal, we are 90% there! Please share and support if you can🌙
A 150+ page horror comic anthology with 28 original stories from so many incredible creators!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/phi...
WITCHING SEASON has about $5k to go to reach our goal, we are 90% there! Please share and support if you can🌙
A 150+ page horror comic anthology with 28 original stories from so many incredible creators!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/phi...
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81 years ago, FDR proposed a second Bill of Rights to guarantee every American the right to employment, healthcare, education, housing, and a living income. His words are as relevant now as they were then. Watch.
November 12, 2025 at 2:31 AM
81 years ago, FDR proposed a second Bill of Rights to guarantee every American the right to employment, healthcare, education, housing, and a living income. His words are as relevant now as they were then. Watch.
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That’s some @realgdt.bsky.social levels of horror right there.
November 12, 2025 at 1:45 AM
That’s some @realgdt.bsky.social levels of horror right there.
That’s some @realgdt.bsky.social levels of horror right there.
November 12, 2025 at 1:45 AM
That’s some @realgdt.bsky.social levels of horror right there.
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Not overly keen on living in a dystopian movie plot, on the whole.
Rewatching "Children of Men" for the 1st time in almost 20 years and OMG, the opening lines.
"Day 1,000 of the Siege of Seattle. The Muslim community demands an end to the Army's occupation of mosques...the deportation of illegal immigrants will continue."
The movie takes place in 2027.
"Day 1,000 of the Siege of Seattle. The Muslim community demands an end to the Army's occupation of mosques...the deportation of illegal immigrants will continue."
The movie takes place in 2027.
November 11, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Not overly keen on living in a dystopian movie plot, on the whole.
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The new Bond should be one were we bring back every Bond actor (note:probably cgi) and when confronted by Smersh they form a giant Bond Kaiju each arm and leg a different bond (again:probably cgi) then it makes love to giant Bond girl made up of all the Bond girls in a giant kaiju orgy.
November 11, 2025 at 6:19 PM
The new Bond should be one were we bring back every Bond actor (note:probably cgi) and when confronted by Smersh they form a giant Bond Kaiju each arm and leg a different bond (again:probably cgi) then it makes love to giant Bond girl made up of all the Bond girls in a giant kaiju orgy.
So stellar to listen to director Philip Kaufman before a screening of his INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS last night at the Egyptian. By the time they had to wrap up, he was keen to keep talking for another two hours! I love the film — but I would happily have just listened to him for the runtime.
November 11, 2025 at 6:33 PM
So stellar to listen to director Philip Kaufman before a screening of his INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS last night at the Egyptian. By the time they had to wrap up, he was keen to keep talking for another two hours! I love the film — but I would happily have just listened to him for the runtime.
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Just sent off a batch of commissions - so my list is OPEN! First up, here's a piece I did for @bbad777.bsky.social of my love Elsa Bloodstone!
And I'm opening up a few slots for new commissions. Get them in time for the holidays! Email in the graphic!
And I'm opening up a few slots for new commissions. Get them in time for the holidays! Email in the graphic!
November 11, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Just sent off a batch of commissions - so my list is OPEN! First up, here's a piece I did for @bbad777.bsky.social of my love Elsa Bloodstone!
And I'm opening up a few slots for new commissions. Get them in time for the holidays! Email in the graphic!
And I'm opening up a few slots for new commissions. Get them in time for the holidays! Email in the graphic!
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In The Pull, I highlight my buys, recommendations, and curiosities from the week of comics, with this week's edition led by Die: Loaded #1 as my Comic of the Week and the Deluxe Edition hardcover of Friday as my Trade/Graphic Novel of the Week.
The Pull: A Look at the Comics Dropping the Week of November 12th - SKTCHD
It’s a monster week in The Pull, so let’s get straight to it, as I look at my buys, recommendations, and curiosities from the week of comics, led by Die, being back! Comic of the Week: Die: Loaded #1 ...
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November 11, 2025 at 5:42 PM
In The Pull, I highlight my buys, recommendations, and curiosities from the week of comics, with this week's edition led by Die: Loaded #1 as my Comic of the Week and the Deluxe Edition hardcover of Friday as my Trade/Graphic Novel of the Week.
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This seems like the most straightforward and also basically accurate message.
instead of saying this was good strategy, maybe senate dems should say: "the republicans were going to kill people by starving them to death, and because we aren't monsters, we decided to let this fight go. We'll keep fighting. Stop electing monsters."
November 11, 2025 at 2:50 PM
This seems like the most straightforward and also basically accurate message.
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No, YOU'RE crying. 😭😭😭
Another species no longer on the global Endangered list:
Humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae).
A few decades after a Star Trek movie where the central conflict was the total extinction of the humpback, their numbers are rising fast enough to put them at "Least Concern" on the IUCN Red List.
Humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae).
A few decades after a Star Trek movie where the central conflict was the total extinction of the humpback, their numbers are rising fast enough to put them at "Least Concern" on the IUCN Red List.
a man with a mustache says there be whales here in a dark room
Alt: Scotty from Star Trek Original Series (played by Jimmy Doohan) says there be whales here in a Klingon vessel's cargo hold.
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November 11, 2025 at 3:33 PM
No, YOU'RE crying. 😭😭😭
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Okay, whatever, but he's definitely going to play jack Kirby at some point, right?
November 11, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Okay, whatever, but he's definitely going to play jack Kirby at some point, right?
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Anytime I mention this story theres a few dozen people who never heard about it, so for those unaware
Tesla engineer was concerned about known thermal runaway problems in the batteries, elon and his head of security concoted a mass shooter threat pretending to be him, leaked it to the press and got a bolo issued to tried to get him swatted, Elon then stiffed his head of security
November 11, 2025 at 4:07 AM
Anytime I mention this story theres a few dozen people who never heard about it, so for those unaware
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3 DAYS LEFT and it's so close y'all!!
WITCHING SEASON - A Witch Horror Comic Anthology officially has 1 week left on Kickstarter 🙊😮
I highly encourage everyone to share & back the campaign! The goal is SO close. Eveyone has done an amazing job on this book and they deserve it ❤️
www.kickstarter.com/projects/phi...
I highly encourage everyone to share & back the campaign! The goal is SO close. Eveyone has done an amazing job on this book and they deserve it ❤️
www.kickstarter.com/projects/phi...
November 10, 2025 at 9:35 PM
3 DAYS LEFT and it's so close y'all!!
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Big ol’ week!
It's (deep breath) DIE: LOADED #1, DIE RPG QUICKSTART and THE POWER FANTASY #13 week! #comics @imagecomics.com
November 10, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Big ol’ week!
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We pay for the government. Every time they're evil or callous, that's your money going to fuck with people.
I don't want them to be careful or slow or cowardly, I want them to sell tickets to the trials.
I don't want them to be careful or slow or cowardly, I want them to sell tickets to the trials.
November 10, 2025 at 7:07 PM
We pay for the government. Every time they're evil or callous, that's your money going to fuck with people.
I don't want them to be careful or slow or cowardly, I want them to sell tickets to the trials.
I don't want them to be careful or slow or cowardly, I want them to sell tickets to the trials.
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Morning, y'all! :D
DARTH VADER
I love Star Wars. I also love Star Trek. Not everything is a competition. ;)
Another fun piece. :)
Reminder that empires and fascim are evil. Disappearing people is evil. Sending in troops against peaceful protests is evil. #starwars #darthvader #sith #marvel
DARTH VADER
I love Star Wars. I also love Star Trek. Not everything is a competition. ;)
Another fun piece. :)
Reminder that empires and fascim are evil. Disappearing people is evil. Sending in troops against peaceful protests is evil. #starwars #darthvader #sith #marvel
November 10, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Morning, y'all! :D
DARTH VADER
I love Star Wars. I also love Star Trek. Not everything is a competition. ;)
Another fun piece. :)
Reminder that empires and fascim are evil. Disappearing people is evil. Sending in troops against peaceful protests is evil. #starwars #darthvader #sith #marvel
DARTH VADER
I love Star Wars. I also love Star Trek. Not everything is a competition. ;)
Another fun piece. :)
Reminder that empires and fascim are evil. Disappearing people is evil. Sending in troops against peaceful protests is evil. #starwars #darthvader #sith #marvel
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We wish a very happy Circulatory System Walking Through The Kitchen Day to all those who observe.
November 10, 2025 at 2:30 PM
We wish a very happy Circulatory System Walking Through The Kitchen Day to all those who observe.