Jonah Maple
@jo-maple.bsky.social
Indianapolis native, nerd, lefty, non-binary, and Cardinal. I mostly talk about politics and comics. (they/them) (21)
My vote is for MONSTERS by Barry Windsor-Smith.
November 2, 2025 at 10:04 PM
My vote is for MONSTERS by Barry Windsor-Smith.
James Tynion IV is one of my favorite writers, and this book is so many things he's great at: complex and relatable characters, ensemble casts, and otherworldly horror. It's incredibly consistent in character, story and art across three years, a feat aided by the moving art from Dialynas and co.
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November 2, 2025 at 3:03 AM
James Tynion IV is one of my favorite writers, and this book is so many things he's great at: complex and relatable characters, ensemble casts, and otherworldly horror. It's incredibly consistent in character, story and art across three years, a feat aided by the moving art from Dialynas and co.
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Creator-Owned Comics Day 22: Up today is THE WOODS, written by @jamesthefourth.bsky.social with art by @thewoodenking.bsky.social, colors by Josan Gonzales, and letters by @eduke.bsky.social. The only way to describe this would be a horror/sci-fi combination of Lost meets The Breakfast Club.
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November 2, 2025 at 3:03 AM
Creator-Owned Comics Day 22: Up today is THE WOODS, written by @jamesthefourth.bsky.social with art by @thewoodenking.bsky.social, colors by Josan Gonzales, and letters by @eduke.bsky.social. The only way to describe this would be a horror/sci-fi combination of Lost meets The Breakfast Club.
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pt. 3: Oops, all James Tynion IV
October 31, 2025 at 7:23 PM
pt. 3: Oops, all James Tynion IV
Spooky and/or scary comics for Halloween
October 31, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Spooky and/or scary comics for Halloween
You can tell Windsor-Smith has been working with this Hulk-meets-Operation Paperclip plot for a while, and it's definitely paid off. I'd recommend getting your hands on a physical copy of the prestige @fantagraphics.bsky.social packaging, this art deserves to be poured over.
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October 25, 2025 at 3:28 PM
You can tell Windsor-Smith has been working with this Hulk-meets-Operation Paperclip plot for a while, and it's definitely paid off. I'd recommend getting your hands on a physical copy of the prestige @fantagraphics.bsky.social packaging, this art deserves to be poured over.
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Creator-Owned Comics Day 21: up today is something I'm currently reading through, MONSTERS by Barry Windsor-Smith (Weapon X, Lifedeath, Conan). Windsor-Smith is one of my favorite artists of all time, a true auteur who is given space to write and draw a devastatingly beautiful story here.
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October 25, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Creator-Owned Comics Day 21: up today is something I'm currently reading through, MONSTERS by Barry Windsor-Smith (Weapon X, Lifedeath, Conan). Windsor-Smith is one of my favorite artists of all time, a true auteur who is given space to write and draw a devastatingly beautiful story here.
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Tom Mandrake. I especially love his work on Martian Manhunter and The Spectre with John Ostrander.
October 23, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Tom Mandrake. I especially love his work on Martian Manhunter and The Spectre with John Ostrander.
Creator-Owned Comics Day 20: up today is CANOPUS written, drawn, lettered, and colored by @davechisholmcomics.com (Spectrum, Plague House) with color flats by Dustyn Payette. This four-issue miniseries beautifully explores abandonment and memory through this fantastic sci-fi vehicle.
October 21, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Creator-Owned Comics Day 20: up today is CANOPUS written, drawn, lettered, and colored by @davechisholmcomics.com (Spectrum, Plague House) with color flats by Dustyn Payette. This four-issue miniseries beautifully explores abandonment and memory through this fantastic sci-fi vehicle.
Happy birthday Wonder Woman!
October 21, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Happy birthday Wonder Woman!
that with fantastical elements that feel just as absurd as the day-to-day craziness of growing up in the 21st century. I'm told the mom is also very relatable to parents of teens, but I'm not one.
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October 20, 2025 at 2:41 PM
that with fantastical elements that feel just as absurd as the day-to-day craziness of growing up in the 21st century. I'm told the mom is also very relatable to parents of teens, but I'm not one.
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Creator-Owned Comics Day 19: up today is FML written by @kellysue.bsky.social, with art by @davidlopez.bsky.social, colors by Cris Peter, and letters by @claytoncowles.bsky.social. This book captures what it feels like to be a young person in today's world using hyperreal situations and mixing
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October 20, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Creator-Owned Comics Day 19: up today is FML written by @kellysue.bsky.social, with art by @davidlopez.bsky.social, colors by Cris Peter, and letters by @claytoncowles.bsky.social. This book captures what it feels like to be a young person in today's world using hyperreal situations and mixing
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No Kings - Indianapolis
October 18, 2025 at 8:40 PM
No Kings - Indianapolis
Creator-Owned Comics Day 18: up today from Mad Ghost comes GEIGER written by Geoff Johns, art by @1moregaryfrank.bsky.social, colors by Brad Anderson, and letters by Rob Leigh. This legendary team of top talent is the same that brought you Superman: Braniac, Batman: Earth One, and Doomsday Clock.
October 14, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Creator-Owned Comics Day 18: up today from Mad Ghost comes GEIGER written by Geoff Johns, art by @1moregaryfrank.bsky.social, colors by Brad Anderson, and letters by Rob Leigh. This legendary team of top talent is the same that brought you Superman: Braniac, Batman: Earth One, and Doomsday Clock.
while the rest of the crew are just having a normal breakfast. They're just ignoring him and then making fun of him but he doesn't get it because he's used to people always telling him how brilliant he is all the time.
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October 13, 2025 at 6:35 AM
while the rest of the crew are just having a normal breakfast. They're just ignoring him and then making fun of him but he doesn't get it because he's used to people always telling him how brilliant he is all the time.
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with mysteries, mastery of horror, and knack for tying in historical narratives to make a deeply compelling story. The characters are fresh and engaging, aided by Panosian's aptitude for illustrating human emotion. Panosian's great art and colors also help elevate the old west setting and horror
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October 10, 2025 at 8:00 PM
with mysteries, mastery of horror, and knack for tying in historical narratives to make a deeply compelling story. The characters are fresh and engaging, aided by Panosian's aptitude for illustrating human emotion. Panosian's great art and colors also help elevate the old west setting and horror
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Creator-Owned Comics Day 17: Missed another day but up today is Canary, a horror western written by @ssnyder1835.bsky.social, with art/colors by @urbanbarbarian.bsky.social, and letters by @richstarkings.bsky.social. This is one of my favorite Scott Snyder books. He combines his experience with
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October 10, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Creator-Owned Comics Day 17: Missed another day but up today is Canary, a horror western written by @ssnyder1835.bsky.social, with art/colors by @urbanbarbarian.bsky.social, and letters by @richstarkings.bsky.social. This is one of my favorite Scott Snyder books. He combines his experience with
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“the girlfriend of one of the founders of antifa”
October 9, 2025 at 4:00 AM
“the girlfriend of one of the founders of antifa”
Creator-Owned Comics Day 16: I missed a day, but we're keeping it going and up today is Blade Maidens by @zoewithasword.bsky.social and @valentinemsmith.bsky.social. You can read this fantastically fun web comic at www.blademaidens.com or an upcoming Dark Horse trade paperback.
October 8, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Creator-Owned Comics Day 16: I missed a day, but we're keeping it going and up today is Blade Maidens by @zoewithasword.bsky.social and @valentinemsmith.bsky.social. You can read this fantastically fun web comic at www.blademaidens.com or an upcoming Dark Horse trade paperback.
depiction of both fantastical elements and the city of Mumbai. The more simplistic but vibrant colors work with the sketchy, diverse character design to give a unique, surreal feel to this comic. This is definitely worth a read.
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October 6, 2025 at 7:31 PM
depiction of both fantastical elements and the city of Mumbai. The more simplistic but vibrant colors work with the sketchy, diverse character design to give a unique, surreal feel to this comic. This is definitely worth a read.
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This is a recent read for me, and one of the reasons Ram V is quickly becoming one of my favorite writers in the business. With Laila Starr, V shows of his proficiency in tackling high concepts grounded in deeply real humanity. The art from Andrade and Amaro is great too, beautiful in its
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October 6, 2025 at 7:31 PM
This is a recent read for me, and one of the reasons Ram V is quickly becoming one of my favorite writers in the business. With Laila Starr, V shows of his proficiency in tackling high concepts grounded in deeply real humanity. The art from Andrade and Amaro is great too, beautiful in its
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Creator-Owned Comics Day 15: Up today is The Many Deaths of Laila Starr written by @therightram.bsky.social (New Gods, Dawnrunner, Detective Comics, Justice League Dark) with art by Filipe Andrade (Captain Marvel, Fantastic Four), colors by Inês Amaro, and Letters by AndWorld Design.
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October 6, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Creator-Owned Comics Day 15: Up today is The Many Deaths of Laila Starr written by @therightram.bsky.social (New Gods, Dawnrunner, Detective Comics, Justice League Dark) with art by Filipe Andrade (Captain Marvel, Fantastic Four), colors by Inês Amaro, and Letters by AndWorld Design.
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