Derek Miron
@derekmiron.bsky.social
Edmontonian, comic nerd, D&D player, and political staffer
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Derek Miron
@derekmiron.bsky.social
· Oct 19
Good morning new followers!
My name is Derek, I live in Edmonton and work for a progressive political party
You won’t see much of politics here though, I mostly use this account as a bit of an escape!
I’ll be posting about the things that bring me joy: comics, D&D, my dog, pop culture
My name is Derek, I live in Edmonton and work for a progressive political party
You won’t see much of politics here though, I mostly use this account as a bit of an escape!
I’ll be posting about the things that bring me joy: comics, D&D, my dog, pop culture
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The fascinating replies to this fine question have taught me how I passionately HATE the word “Literature”. I loathe it. I’ve encountered SO much snobbery tied up with that one word. Into the Mariana Trench with it. Replace it with, say, “stories”: “English Stories”. “World Stories”. That’ll do me.
Tell me your most unhinged literary opinion, as a little treat
October 14, 2025 at 10:07 AM
The fascinating replies to this fine question have taught me how I passionately HATE the word “Literature”. I loathe it. I’ve encountered SO much snobbery tied up with that one word. Into the Mariana Trench with it. Replace it with, say, “stories”: “English Stories”. “World Stories”. That’ll do me.
Third time I’ve bought a trade collection of these Hawkman issues
Showcase was black & white, the middle collection is from 1989 and is colour but just the first handful of issues, and finally the new DC Finest collection
Showcase was black & white, the middle collection is from 1989 and is colour but just the first handful of issues, and finally the new DC Finest collection
August 22, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Third time I’ve bought a trade collection of these Hawkman issues
Showcase was black & white, the middle collection is from 1989 and is colour but just the first handful of issues, and finally the new DC Finest collection
Showcase was black & white, the middle collection is from 1989 and is colour but just the first handful of issues, and finally the new DC Finest collection
So @ryannorth.ca, was the Littlest Hobo theme song playing while you writing Krypto?
August 22, 2025 at 12:21 AM
So @ryannorth.ca, was the Littlest Hobo theme song playing while you writing Krypto?
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Is this ad appearing on every single website for you guys or did I do something wrong
August 20, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Is this ad appearing on every single website for you guys or did I do something wrong
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This is why I play Ellington and Crosby and Fitzgerald etc. during my labs, and make it clear that I neither grew up with this music nor was alive for its release. My hope is that they will internalize this lesson and come to appreciate their generational equivalents, such as The Bloodhound Gang.
Of the many ways to arrange people into “there are two kinds” camps I’ve always found “interested in the world pre-themself” and “not” as a particularly useful split.
August 20, 2025 at 11:17 AM
This is why I play Ellington and Crosby and Fitzgerald etc. during my labs, and make it clear that I neither grew up with this music nor was alive for its release. My hope is that they will internalize this lesson and come to appreciate their generational equivalents, such as The Bloodhound Gang.
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Comics are good, actually
August 7, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Comics are good, actually
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News is out! It’s such a joy and honor to do this short with @gurihiru.bsky.social
Thanks to all of you for making Jeff such a star that he’s the character getting this historic opportunity. 💙
Thanks to all of you for making Jeff such a star that he’s the character getting this historic opportunity. 💙
June 20, 2025 at 4:04 PM
News is out! It’s such a joy and honor to do this short with @gurihiru.bsky.social
Thanks to all of you for making Jeff such a star that he’s the character getting this historic opportunity. 💙
Thanks to all of you for making Jeff such a star that he’s the character getting this historic opportunity. 💙
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steam... fishing........ fest.............
farewell productivity
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farewell productivity
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Fishing
Steam Fishing Fest 2025
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June 16, 2025 at 5:39 PM
steam... fishing........ fest.............
farewell productivity
store.steampowered.com/category/fis...
farewell productivity
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Telling myself that paying down debt is just as satisfying as buying new things is exactly as convincing as telling myself that broccoli tastes as good as candy
But I am telling myself it…
But I am telling myself it…
June 12, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Telling myself that paying down debt is just as satisfying as buying new things is exactly as convincing as telling myself that broccoli tastes as good as candy
But I am telling myself it…
But I am telling myself it…
Marcus drew a little sketch in every trade I brought (and I brought a stack), it was great. Pictured are Gambit, Jubilee, and Betsy Braddock in some Excalibur books, plus Huntress from her New 52 miniseries.
June 12, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Marcus drew a little sketch in every trade I brought (and I brought a stack), it was great. Pictured are Gambit, Jubilee, and Betsy Braddock in some Excalibur books, plus Huntress from her New 52 miniseries.
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Dive into your longboxes fellow nerds, and dig out your
@marcusto.bsky.social comics!
He'll be here tomorrow from 5 till 7 & he's looking forward to meeting you!
#YEGart #ComicBooks #Signing
@marcusto.bsky.social comics!
He'll be here tomorrow from 5 till 7 & he's looking forward to meeting you!
#YEGart #ComicBooks #Signing
June 10, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Dive into your longboxes fellow nerds, and dig out your
@marcusto.bsky.social comics!
He'll be here tomorrow from 5 till 7 & he's looking forward to meeting you!
#YEGart #ComicBooks #Signing
@marcusto.bsky.social comics!
He'll be here tomorrow from 5 till 7 & he's looking forward to meeting you!
#YEGart #ComicBooks #Signing
What if I got really into Star Wars comics?
This is all from the last few months thanks to Bookoutlet deals, I’ve only dabbled a bit before
This is all from the last few months thanks to Bookoutlet deals, I’ve only dabbled a bit before
June 6, 2025 at 11:13 PM
What if I got really into Star Wars comics?
This is all from the last few months thanks to Bookoutlet deals, I’ve only dabbled a bit before
This is all from the last few months thanks to Bookoutlet deals, I’ve only dabbled a bit before
It’s just a random line from an ad I get on my podcasts, but “the BBQ is lit but there’s no meat to grill” is my new favourite folksy metaphor
June 6, 2025 at 8:35 PM
It’s just a random line from an ad I get on my podcasts, but “the BBQ is lit but there’s no meat to grill” is my new favourite folksy metaphor
I had happened to collect the trades of Dan Jurgens run on Thor just as @warrocketajax.com started their “Jurgies into Mystery” and decided to read along with them
This run is the epitome of “everyone’s got ideas, it’s the writing that matters”. One interesting idea after another, poorly executed
This run is the epitome of “everyone’s got ideas, it’s the writing that matters”. One interesting idea after another, poorly executed
June 6, 2025 at 1:47 PM
I had happened to collect the trades of Dan Jurgens run on Thor just as @warrocketajax.com started their “Jurgies into Mystery” and decided to read along with them
This run is the epitome of “everyone’s got ideas, it’s the writing that matters”. One interesting idea after another, poorly executed
This run is the epitome of “everyone’s got ideas, it’s the writing that matters”. One interesting idea after another, poorly executed
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I'll never get over how the best line in all of noir – "I've got eight slugs in me. One's lead, and the rest are bourbon" – doesn't come from Raymond Chandler or Dashiell Hammett, but Calvin and Hobbes
March 4, 2024 at 9:09 PM
I'll never get over how the best line in all of noir – "I've got eight slugs in me. One's lead, and the rest are bourbon" – doesn't come from Raymond Chandler or Dashiell Hammett, but Calvin and Hobbes
Failed at mushroom hunting but the dog found an exciting patch of “deer” fur to roll in. I thought it was as so cute! Must be a bedding spot for them!!
My dad: that’s not deer, thats from a moose rolling all the ticks off. Check your dog for ticks now
😱
My dad: that’s not deer, thats from a moose rolling all the ticks off. Check your dog for ticks now
😱
June 1, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Failed at mushroom hunting but the dog found an exciting patch of “deer” fur to roll in. I thought it was as so cute! Must be a bedding spot for them!!
My dad: that’s not deer, thats from a moose rolling all the ticks off. Check your dog for ticks now
😱
My dad: that’s not deer, thats from a moose rolling all the ticks off. Check your dog for ticks now
😱
Oh, the Boys are Back in Town?
Well I’m happy for you, and I don’t mean to one up you, but where I live
Well I’m happy for you, and I don’t mean to one up you, but where I live
April 27, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Oh, the Boys are Back in Town?
Well I’m happy for you, and I don’t mean to one up you, but where I live
Well I’m happy for you, and I don’t mean to one up you, but where I live
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While I'm talking TV shows with long seasons -- 'My Name is Earl' holds up surprisingly well. It's so funny, and the music is MIND-BLOWING. Jaime Pressly gives a Lucille Ball-level performance.
April 21, 2025 at 6:30 PM
While I'm talking TV shows with long seasons -- 'My Name is Earl' holds up surprisingly well. It's so funny, and the music is MIND-BLOWING. Jaime Pressly gives a Lucille Ball-level performance.
If you play #DnD or any other fantasy #ttprg, I can't recommend these Fantasy minis enough. The original series, from Blacklist games, were indestructible, had amazing variety, and were cheap as dirt.
WildSpire is producing series 2 now, and you can get the original series too, again for dirt cheap
WildSpire is producing series 2 now, and you can get the original series too, again for dirt cheap
April 15, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Next work in progress is to get this amazing DM screen painted.
It’s got 2 built in dice towers, and the hex grid on the back allows you to attach all kinds of accessories like mini holders, pen trays, and a bunch more
It’s got 2 built in dice towers, and the hex grid on the back allows you to attach all kinds of accessories like mini holders, pen trays, and a bunch more
April 15, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Next work in progress is to get this amazing DM screen painted.
It’s got 2 built in dice towers, and the hex grid on the back allows you to attach all kinds of accessories like mini holders, pen trays, and a bunch more
It’s got 2 built in dice towers, and the hex grid on the back allows you to attach all kinds of accessories like mini holders, pen trays, and a bunch more
Red Claw Gaming in north side Edmonton is such a great little business.
I got an airbrush kit for Christmas to paint minis, and I went in to buy supplies.. and they actually sent me elsewhere! They recommended a different shop that they're friendly with and told me they do air brush stuff better
I got an airbrush kit for Christmas to paint minis, and I went in to buy supplies.. and they actually sent me elsewhere! They recommended a different shop that they're friendly with and told me they do air brush stuff better
April 13, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Red Claw Gaming in north side Edmonton is such a great little business.
I got an airbrush kit for Christmas to paint minis, and I went in to buy supplies.. and they actually sent me elsewhere! They recommended a different shop that they're friendly with and told me they do air brush stuff better
I got an airbrush kit for Christmas to paint minis, and I went in to buy supplies.. and they actually sent me elsewhere! They recommended a different shop that they're friendly with and told me they do air brush stuff better
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Tell me something any of the Ghostbusters have done that's cooler than this kind of thing
April 4, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Tell me something any of the Ghostbusters have done that's cooler than this kind of thing
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I always knew the Punisher liked to kill, but no one told me he likes *slay* 💎 💅
March 26, 2025 at 12:56 PM
I always knew the Punisher liked to kill, but no one told me he likes *slay* 💎 💅
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when people say this they imagine, like, artisanal carpentry or baking, not eight hours on the manufacturing line adjusting a thousand widgets because you're marginally cheaper than a machine
Making stuff with your hands is objectively good. Not many people can make a living doing in our current world.
April 4, 2025 at 2:20 PM
when people say this they imagine, like, artisanal carpentry or baking, not eight hours on the manufacturing line adjusting a thousand widgets because you're marginally cheaper than a machine