Iain
@iainmspillane.com
Comicbook reader and procrastinator.
Prone to info dumping about German music from the 70’s if you get me started.
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Prone to info dumping about German music from the 70’s if you get me started.
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It's just science.
November 13, 2025 at 3:55 PM
It's just science.
Just finished @liamsharp.bsky.social first full length Conan story in Savage Sword of Conan #11 and I hope there’s more to come, Liam.
It’s beautiful.
It’s beautiful.
November 16, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Just finished @liamsharp.bsky.social first full length Conan story in Savage Sword of Conan #11 and I hope there’s more to come, Liam.
It’s beautiful.
It’s beautiful.
If you see this, post a comics cover you love.
November 16, 2025 at 1:55 PM
If you see this, post a comics cover you love.
Confirmation that I am old and out of touch:- just read 3 news stories about various YouTube personalities and I haven’t the foggiest who they are.
November 16, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Confirmation that I am old and out of touch:- just read 3 news stories about various YouTube personalities and I haven’t the foggiest who they are.
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The reviews are in! What do you think? Have you got a copy yet? linktr.ee/warringtonru...
(Apologies for a ghastly brag of a post, but I've got records to sell.)
(Apologies for a ghastly brag of a post, but I've got records to sell.)
November 16, 2025 at 11:56 AM
The reviews are in! What do you think? Have you got a copy yet? linktr.ee/warringtonru...
(Apologies for a ghastly brag of a post, but I've got records to sell.)
(Apologies for a ghastly brag of a post, but I've got records to sell.)
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No, I'd say it's racists and those pandering to them.
November 15, 2025 at 9:58 PM
No, I'd say it's racists and those pandering to them.
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The Past is a Grotesque Animal! Dogtangle! Liquidator! Space Scouts! Wonder Woman! The City Beneath Her Feet! And that’s not all!
November 15, 2025 at 10:05 PM
The Past is a Grotesque Animal! Dogtangle! Liquidator! Space Scouts! Wonder Woman! The City Beneath Her Feet! And that’s not all!
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What, exactly, does this string of words mean? Why does everyone who stands to profit from selling "AI" love to repeat it? And what's the value of slogans that masquerade as history?
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"The Printing Press Democratized Knowledge": When Slogans Masquerade as History — Sonja Drimmer
The phrase is said so frequently it seems, like the mechanism it celebrates, to mechanically replicate itself. It's become a favorite catchphrase among tech boosters of any sort (see my post on...
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September 10, 2025 at 7:51 PM
What, exactly, does this string of words mean? Why does everyone who stands to profit from selling "AI" love to repeat it? And what's the value of slogans that masquerade as history?
sonjadrimmer.com/blog-1/2025/...
sonjadrimmer.com/blog-1/2025/...
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Putting a *blind* bag on the new Daredevil #1. Seems kind of rude.
November 15, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Putting a *blind* bag on the new Daredevil #1. Seems kind of rude.
Post your favourite Star Trek character, wrong answers only.
November 15, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Post your favourite Star Trek character, wrong answers only.
How good is this book?
Really, really fucking good.
Excuse my language but the creative team behind this blow my mind every time.
Superman: The Kryptonite Spectrum #4 by W. Maxwell Prince, Martín Morazzo and Chris O’Halloran.
Top of the stack, every issue.
Really, really fucking good.
Excuse my language but the creative team behind this blow my mind every time.
Superman: The Kryptonite Spectrum #4 by W. Maxwell Prince, Martín Morazzo and Chris O’Halloran.
Top of the stack, every issue.
November 15, 2025 at 2:44 PM
How good is this book?
Really, really fucking good.
Excuse my language but the creative team behind this blow my mind every time.
Superman: The Kryptonite Spectrum #4 by W. Maxwell Prince, Martín Morazzo and Chris O’Halloran.
Top of the stack, every issue.
Really, really fucking good.
Excuse my language but the creative team behind this blow my mind every time.
Superman: The Kryptonite Spectrum #4 by W. Maxwell Prince, Martín Morazzo and Chris O’Halloran.
Top of the stack, every issue.
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Good morning! Have a marvelous #SienkiewiczSaturday
November 15, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Good morning! Have a marvelous #SienkiewiczSaturday
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Reminder: Every time you shop at an independent bookstore, Jeff Bezos loses a little bit of power.
November 12, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Reminder: Every time you shop at an independent bookstore, Jeff Bezos loses a little bit of power.
Conversation topics at my LCS today 15/11/2025:- Eclipse comics, cyclical trends, Wildstorm, Silver Age funnies, Junji Ito, Kieron Gillen (my voice was loudest) and why it’s taken so long for Batman #162 to come out and does anyone care?
November 15, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Conversation topics at my LCS today 15/11/2025:- Eclipse comics, cyclical trends, Wildstorm, Silver Age funnies, Junji Ito, Kieron Gillen (my voice was loudest) and why it’s taken so long for Batman #162 to come out and does anyone care?
Yes, I do like @kierongillen.bsky.social books.
November 15, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Yes, I do like @kierongillen.bsky.social books.
Jona Lewie’s accountant must love this time of the year.
November 13, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Jona Lewie’s accountant must love this time of the year.
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Superman: The Kryptonite Spectrum Book 4 out now!
5th dimensional sequential madness abound.
@martinmorazzo.bsky.social
5th dimensional sequential madness abound.
@martinmorazzo.bsky.social
November 13, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Superman: The Kryptonite Spectrum Book 4 out now!
5th dimensional sequential madness abound.
@martinmorazzo.bsky.social
5th dimensional sequential madness abound.
@martinmorazzo.bsky.social
Big shout out to Darren at Splat Comics for today’s delivery.
I just bought a few comics to fill some gaps and they came wrapped in this fun paper with some stickers, as well as a lovely letter with details of his sale and loyalty points scheme.
Highly recommended!
www.splatcomics.com
I just bought a few comics to fill some gaps and they came wrapped in this fun paper with some stickers, as well as a lovely letter with details of his sale and loyalty points scheme.
Highly recommended!
www.splatcomics.com
November 13, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Big shout out to Darren at Splat Comics for today’s delivery.
I just bought a few comics to fill some gaps and they came wrapped in this fun paper with some stickers, as well as a lovely letter with details of his sale and loyalty points scheme.
Highly recommended!
www.splatcomics.com
I just bought a few comics to fill some gaps and they came wrapped in this fun paper with some stickers, as well as a lovely letter with details of his sale and loyalty points scheme.
Highly recommended!
www.splatcomics.com
Today is the day I get Happy Birthday emails from American companies.
November 12, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Today is the day I get Happy Birthday emails from American companies.
Christmas has come early for me.
It’s hard to explain what this show means to me.
It’s hard to explain what this show means to me.
November 10, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Christmas has come early for me.
It’s hard to explain what this show means to me.
It’s hard to explain what this show means to me.
If you see this, post an album cover with a motor vehicle on it.
November 9, 2025 at 9:52 AM
If you see this, post an album cover with a motor vehicle on it.
Watched the Frankenstein movie on Netflix last night.
2 things: I honestly thought it was Con O'Neill, not Oscar Isaac for the first 20 minutes and I really liked his hat.
2 things: I honestly thought it was Con O'Neill, not Oscar Isaac for the first 20 minutes and I really liked his hat.
November 9, 2025 at 8:41 AM
Watched the Frankenstein movie on Netflix last night.
2 things: I honestly thought it was Con O'Neill, not Oscar Isaac for the first 20 minutes and I really liked his hat.
2 things: I honestly thought it was Con O'Neill, not Oscar Isaac for the first 20 minutes and I really liked his hat.
Now listening: Nuggets II: Original Artyfacts from the British Empire and Beyond, 1964–1969
Saturday is a freakbeat day.
Saturday is a freakbeat day.
November 8, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Now listening: Nuggets II: Original Artyfacts from the British Empire and Beyond, 1964–1969
Saturday is a freakbeat day.
Saturday is a freakbeat day.
Conversation topics at my LCS today 08/11/2025:- Diamond Uk, selling at cons, 80’s Marvel, foil variants, Heavy Metal magazine, Fantagraphics, Godzilla movies, youngsters coming in to the hobby, eBay auctions and YouTube comicbook channels.
November 8, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Conversation topics at my LCS today 08/11/2025:- Diamond Uk, selling at cons, 80’s Marvel, foil variants, Heavy Metal magazine, Fantagraphics, Godzilla movies, youngsters coming in to the hobby, eBay auctions and YouTube comicbook channels.
This article from White Dwarf #90 was the reason I wanted to be a Paranoia Gamesmaster.
I miss playing that game.
I miss playing that game.
November 6, 2025 at 6:07 PM
This article from White Dwarf #90 was the reason I wanted to be a Paranoia Gamesmaster.
I miss playing that game.
I miss playing that game.