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Ian Nathaniel Cohen
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Author of THE BROTHERHOOD OF THE BLACK FLAG | Current WIP: THE SHERWOOD GAMBIT | former (?) film/comic review blogger | unrepentant punster | he/his/him

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Baby shark, doo doo doo doo doo
Baby shark, doo doo doo doo doo
Baby shark, doo doo doo doo doo
Baby shark
The pope holding a microphone like he’s singing
November 23, 2025 at 3:15 AM
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To life, to life, l'chaim!
L'chaim, l'chaim, to life!
Life has a way of confusing us,
Blessing and bruising us
Drink, l'chaim, to life!
Pope Leo either singing or talking into a microphone in a way that looks like he’s singing
November 23, 2025 at 2:58 AM
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Is this a Thanksgiving movie?
Poster for the 1985 Marc Didden film “Istanbul,” starring Brad Dourif
November 22, 2025 at 8:38 PM
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Free freshly-baked pizza just lying around? Yes please!
November 16, 2025 at 9:48 PM
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Who ended up on a whole bunch of Christmas stuff…
Christmas stocking depicting Fievel from An American Tail…even though he’s explicitly Jewish.
November 6, 2025 at 12:02 AM
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I’ve actually sent this reply to a couple of them, just to see how (or if) they’d respond, and the results have been hilarious.
Screenshot of email sent to spammers: “Thank you so much for your interest in my book! Before we proceed any further, can you do me a huge favor, please? Can you please provide me with an order number from where you purchased my book so I can follow up with them on this, and a date of purchase? I’ve been having issues with sales of my book being undercounted, costing me royalty revenue, and I’d like to have this info so I can make sure sales are being counted accurately. Looking forward to hearing back from you!” Regards,
November 4, 2025 at 1:17 PM
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Another job for DUCK LA DODGERS IN THE 21st 1/4 CENTURY!!!
Daffy Duck as Duck Dodgers, his uniform made to look like an LA Dodgers uniform
November 2, 2025 at 4:22 AM
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My facsimile comic wish list - DC edition:

Action Comics #242 (1st Brainiac)
All-American Comics #61 (1st Solomon Grundy)
All-Star Comics #37 (1st Injustice Society)
Flash #110 (1st Kid Flash, Weather Wizard)
Green Lantern #10 (1st Vandal Savage)
Wonder Woman #5 & 6 (1st Dr. Psycho and Cheetah)
All-Star Comics #37 - a group of superheroes chained to a wall while a group of supervillains carve up a map of the United States Flash #110 - a hero in a red costume waves his arms super-fast to break up a green cloud Green Lantern #10 - a hero in a multi-colored costume faces a giant green face with pointed ears and a beard Wonder Woman #6 - a dark haired woman in a red, white, blue, and yellow costume wrestles with a woman in a full-body Cheetah costume
November 1, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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William Shatner as Kirk shouting BRUH
October 29, 2025 at 12:28 AM
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Something fun (hopefully) for my fellow film buffs…

Cody Jarrett (James Cagney) from “White Heat” takes on Tommy DeVito (Joe Pesci) from “Goodfellas.”

Who, if anyone, is walking away alive?

#filmsky 🎬 #movies 🎬 #cinema 🎬📽🎥🎞
James Cagney as Cody Jarrett in “White Heat” Joe Pesci as Tommy DeVito in “Goodfellas”
October 22, 2025 at 9:27 PM
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I believe Kermit the Frog came up with it after a bad break-up.
Kermit the Frog making pork chops and bacon with a happy expression on his face. A caption reads “IF I CAN’T HAVE HER, NO ONE CAN.”
October 22, 2025 at 2:43 AM
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I believe you, but I still need to reflexively ask…
Thor from Marvel Super-Heroes asking Is Thou Fucking With Me
October 16, 2025 at 5:36 PM
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Go Cubs Go
Go Cubs Gooooo…
October 10, 2025 at 4:15 AM
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One of those AI “I loved your book and want you to give me your life savings so I can pretend to market it” folks just sent me a follow-up email.

I finally decided I couldn’t help myself and sent this reply.

I don’t expect anything to come of it, but I’m curious to see what reaction I get, if any.
Screenshot of email sent to spammer: Thank you so much for your interest in my book! Before we proceed any further, can you do me a huge favor? My sales throughout 2025 across all platforms have been abysmal, and I'm wondering if they're all being counted properly. Can you please provide me with an order number from where you purchased my book so l can follow up with them on this, and a date of purchase? Looking forward to hearing back from you! Regards, lan
October 6, 2025 at 9:07 PM
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Form for submitting storm names with the following values: Ganon Kefka Bowser Ghaleon Lavos
October 4, 2025 at 5:34 PM
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What about this Kirk?
Kirk Alyn as Superman
September 12, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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I've been chomping at the bit to reveal my side-hustle here to Bluesky, and Florida's latest insanity seems like a good occassion.

(I make these for fun and share them with a MUGEN community - although I've been using them to make MUGEN loading screens.)

Sprite credits in ALT text.
Sprite comic cover of a Captain America comic showing Cap facing off against Florida Man. Sprites used came from the following MUGEN characters: Captain America by MystikBlaze Florida Man - repalette by me of Soldier76, by VHS&DVDReview & TheHunterDrake Background - Raccoon City, by Flavio Camarao,Leon72 Title logo by https://logocomics.fandom.com/wiki/LOGO_Comics_Wiki
September 9, 2025 at 1:19 PM
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Five second later…
The USS Voyager explodes - screencap from the episode “Year of Hell”
September 5, 2025 at 9:08 PM
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Nicolas Cage as Johnny Blaze in Ghost Rider after he’s pulled off his big stunt.
September 1, 2025 at 1:13 PM
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Post a meme made by you:
Lt. Commander Worf scowling with the words “today is a good day…for a Gungan to die.”
August 30, 2025 at 4:19 PM
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William Shatner as Kirk saying BRUH
August 30, 2025 at 3:43 AM
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I’m recommending @laylamaeve.bsky.social, my cover artist for my upcoming second novel, The Sherwood Gambit - Layla is not only a talented artist, but was a pleasure to work with.
Cover for The Sherwood Gambit
August 21, 2025 at 6:57 PM
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I’ve been getting a ton of messages from book marketers telling me how they found my book on Amazon and loved it so much, they want to help it find more readers.

Just one little problem that calls their credibility into question…

(Obviously they’re spammers, most likely AI-generated, but still…)
A sales chart showing I’ve only sold one book in 2025.
August 12, 2025 at 10:57 PM
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William Shatner as Kirk saying “Bruh”
August 5, 2025 at 8:47 PM
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Thirty-plus years as a comic collector/reader, and I finally bought an Archie comic for the first time. This was the one I couldn't pass up. (Pretty fun read, too.)

Well played...Smith. @thatkevinsmith.bsky.social
Cover to Archie Meets Jay & Silent Bob
July 30, 2025 at 1:46 PM