Brian Thomer
@pacomicexaminer.bsky.social
Reviews, unboxing and commentary on comics and toys!
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Between his Ragman mini and his runs on #GreenLantern Vol. 3 and DOOM 2099, Pat Broderick was one of the first #comics artists whose style I recognized and enjoyed. Still do.
#Comicsky #90sComics #comicbooks #DCComics #MarvelComics
#Comicsky #90sComics #comicbooks #DCComics #MarvelComics
Happy Birthday, Pat Broderick!
His four-issue run with Paul Levitz on the Legion of Super-Heroes (284-287) revitalized the series which reached even greater heights with his successor, Keith Giffen.
He also did wonderful work on the Fury of Firestorm relaunch with Gerry Conway.
His four-issue run with Paul Levitz on the Legion of Super-Heroes (284-287) revitalized the series which reached even greater heights with his successor, Keith Giffen.
He also did wonderful work on the Fury of Firestorm relaunch with Gerry Conway.
Happy 72nd birthday to comics artist Pat Broderick, who collaborated with me to unmask Captain Marvel back in 1978 for the final issue of my run on that title. I wish we'd had more chances to work together, but alas, that was the only one. Hoping your day is fantastic!
November 27, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Between his Ragman mini and his runs on #GreenLantern Vol. 3 and DOOM 2099, Pat Broderick was one of the first #comics artists whose style I recognized and enjoyed. Still do.
#Comicsky #90sComics #comicbooks #DCComics #MarvelComics
#Comicsky #90sComics #comicbooks #DCComics #MarvelComics
The 'Blood is Back!
YOUNGBLOOD #1 Cover by @robertliefeld.bsky.social & Juan Ma
SPAWN #370 (Youngblood variant) Cover by @brettbooth.bsky.social with Adelso Corona & Robert Nugent
#Comicsky #NCBD #comicbooks #comics #ImageComics #ExtremeUniverse #SpawnUniverse #McFarlaneComics
YOUNGBLOOD #1 Cover by @robertliefeld.bsky.social & Juan Ma
SPAWN #370 (Youngblood variant) Cover by @brettbooth.bsky.social with Adelso Corona & Robert Nugent
#Comicsky #NCBD #comicbooks #comics #ImageComics #ExtremeUniverse #SpawnUniverse #McFarlaneComics
November 27, 2025 at 1:55 AM
The 'Blood is Back!
YOUNGBLOOD #1 Cover by @robertliefeld.bsky.social & Juan Ma
SPAWN #370 (Youngblood variant) Cover by @brettbooth.bsky.social with Adelso Corona & Robert Nugent
#Comicsky #NCBD #comicbooks #comics #ImageComics #ExtremeUniverse #SpawnUniverse #McFarlaneComics
YOUNGBLOOD #1 Cover by @robertliefeld.bsky.social & Juan Ma
SPAWN #370 (Youngblood variant) Cover by @brettbooth.bsky.social with Adelso Corona & Robert Nugent
#Comicsky #NCBD #comicbooks #comics #ImageComics #ExtremeUniverse #SpawnUniverse #McFarlaneComics
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When Oa was destroyed (GL#0) it opened a dimension rift into a MARVEL-ous new universe.
In one universe, Parallax befriends the Silver Surfer; in the other, Thanos befriends Kyle Raynor.
Hal wants to recreate reality and Thanos wants to steal Parallax's power to kill every living being in the DCU.
In one universe, Parallax befriends the Silver Surfer; in the other, Thanos befriends Kyle Raynor.
Hal wants to recreate reality and Thanos wants to steal Parallax's power to kill every living being in the DCU.
November 26, 2025 at 5:18 PM
When Oa was destroyed (GL#0) it opened a dimension rift into a MARVEL-ous new universe.
In one universe, Parallax befriends the Silver Surfer; in the other, Thanos befriends Kyle Raynor.
Hal wants to recreate reality and Thanos wants to steal Parallax's power to kill every living being in the DCU.
In one universe, Parallax befriends the Silver Surfer; in the other, Thanos befriends Kyle Raynor.
Hal wants to recreate reality and Thanos wants to steal Parallax's power to kill every living being in the DCU.
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🎨 John Cassaday & Ken Wolak. #thephantom #comicbook
November 26, 2025 at 7:33 PM
🎨 John Cassaday & Ken Wolak. #thephantom #comicbook
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A man with amnesia realizes he possesses the ability to gain a different "power" every time he dies.
He discovers his name is Mitch Shelley and that he has been dead for two years.
Mitch begins to piece together what has happened to him unaware that two female assassins are hunting him.
He discovers his name is Mitch Shelley and that he has been dead for two years.
Mitch begins to piece together what has happened to him unaware that two female assassins are hunting him.
November 26, 2025 at 8:53 PM
A man with amnesia realizes he possesses the ability to gain a different "power" every time he dies.
He discovers his name is Mitch Shelley and that he has been dead for two years.
Mitch begins to piece together what has happened to him unaware that two female assassins are hunting him.
He discovers his name is Mitch Shelley and that he has been dead for two years.
Mitch begins to piece together what has happened to him unaware that two female assassins are hunting him.
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Hourman is an android from the 853rd century embedded with the genetic software of Rex Tyler, the first Hourman.
To help him learn how to be human, he is teamed up with a blast from the JLA's past: their slick, and much too clever for his own good, former mascot, Lucas "Snapper" Carr.
🫰 SNAP!!
To help him learn how to be human, he is teamed up with a blast from the JLA's past: their slick, and much too clever for his own good, former mascot, Lucas "Snapper" Carr.
🫰 SNAP!!
November 26, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Hourman is an android from the 853rd century embedded with the genetic software of Rex Tyler, the first Hourman.
To help him learn how to be human, he is teamed up with a blast from the JLA's past: their slick, and much too clever for his own good, former mascot, Lucas "Snapper" Carr.
🫰 SNAP!!
To help him learn how to be human, he is teamed up with a blast from the JLA's past: their slick, and much too clever for his own good, former mascot, Lucas "Snapper" Carr.
🫰 SNAP!!
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Another Liefeld project that sadly never materialized.....
-Venkman007
#Image #ImageComics #Youngblood #RobLiefeld #KurtBusiek #90s #90scomics #comicbooks #comicsky #superheroes #extreme
-Venkman007
#Image #ImageComics #Youngblood #RobLiefeld #KurtBusiek #90s #90scomics #comicbooks #comicsky #superheroes #extreme
November 26, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Another Liefeld project that sadly never materialized.....
-Venkman007
#Image #ImageComics #Youngblood #RobLiefeld #KurtBusiek #90s #90scomics #comicbooks #comicsky #superheroes #extreme
-Venkman007
#Image #ImageComics #Youngblood #RobLiefeld #KurtBusiek #90s #90scomics #comicbooks #comicsky #superheroes #extreme
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2 of 2 my inks over Jack Kirby, Phantom Force. Image folks got Kirby a decent royalty in his later years. We all donated our time for this, a fun project.
November 24, 2025 at 10:20 PM
2 of 2 my inks over Jack Kirby, Phantom Force. Image folks got Kirby a decent royalty in his later years. We all donated our time for this, a fun project.
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Kirby pencils for a Bruce Lee comic that never happened, repurposed for Phantom Force.
1 of 2
1 of 2
November 24, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Kirby pencils for a Bruce Lee comic that never happened, repurposed for Phantom Force.
1 of 2
1 of 2
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Quesada and Palmiotti were a force to be reckoned with in the 90s! I LOVE this Ninjak cover so much!
-Venkman007
#JoeQuesada #JimmyPalmiotti #Valiant #valiantCOmics #Ninjak #90s #90scomics #comics #comicbooks #comicsky #superheroes
-Venkman007
#JoeQuesada #JimmyPalmiotti #Valiant #valiantCOmics #Ninjak #90s #90scomics #comics #comicbooks #comicsky #superheroes
November 25, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Quesada and Palmiotti were a force to be reckoned with in the 90s! I LOVE this Ninjak cover so much!
-Venkman007
#JoeQuesada #JimmyPalmiotti #Valiant #valiantCOmics #Ninjak #90s #90scomics #comics #comicbooks #comicsky #superheroes
-Venkman007
#JoeQuesada #JimmyPalmiotti #Valiant #valiantCOmics #Ninjak #90s #90scomics #comics #comicbooks #comicsky #superheroes
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One of my favourite one-shots of the 90s! Howard Mackie and John Romita JR crushed it!
-Venkman007
#HowardMackie #JohnRomitaJR #Marvel #MarvelComics #comics #comicsky #comicbooks #GhostRider #Punisher #Wolverine #Blackheart #horror #Marvel #MarvelComics #superheroes
-Venkman007
#HowardMackie #JohnRomitaJR #Marvel #MarvelComics #comics #comicsky #comicbooks #GhostRider #Punisher #Wolverine #Blackheart #horror #Marvel #MarvelComics #superheroes
November 22, 2025 at 11:33 PM
One of my favourite one-shots of the 90s! Howard Mackie and John Romita JR crushed it!
-Venkman007
#HowardMackie #JohnRomitaJR #Marvel #MarvelComics #comics #comicsky #comicbooks #GhostRider #Punisher #Wolverine #Blackheart #horror #Marvel #MarvelComics #superheroes
-Venkman007
#HowardMackie #JohnRomitaJR #Marvel #MarvelComics #comics #comicsky #comicbooks #GhostRider #Punisher #Wolverine #Blackheart #horror #Marvel #MarvelComics #superheroes
What?! I'm in! Larry Hama and M.D. Bright doing #superheroes!! Yes!
#Comicsky #comics #comicbooks #NCBD #BoomStudios
#Comicsky #comics #comicbooks #NCBD #BoomStudios
November 22, 2025 at 4:53 AM
What?! I'm in! Larry Hama and M.D. Bright doing #superheroes!! Yes!
#Comicsky #comics #comicbooks #NCBD #BoomStudios
#Comicsky #comics #comicbooks #NCBD #BoomStudios
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A tragic story - literally a series of unfortunate events has Mike W. Barr in need of some assistance. If you feel compelled, please help him out.
Hero Initiative is helping writer Mike W. Barr through a series of health problems. If you'd like to contribute directly to Mike as well, go HERE: www.gofundme.com/f/rally-for-...
Donate to Rally for Mike W. Barr's Medical Care, organized by Dave Kellogg
Mike W. Barr has been a writer of comics, science fiction novels and mystery novels… Dave Kellogg needs your support for Rally for Mike W. Barr's Medical Care
www.gofundme.com
November 22, 2025 at 1:31 AM
A tragic story - literally a series of unfortunate events has Mike W. Barr in need of some assistance. If you feel compelled, please help him out.
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Gotham City 1961.
The Mayor is frustrated that Batgirl and Robin's crusade against the corrupt police department is scaring off potential real estate investors.
The pressure is on for Commissioner Gordon to bring the vigilantes in, so Gordon puts his most honest man on the job -- Det. Bruce Wayne.
The Mayor is frustrated that Batgirl and Robin's crusade against the corrupt police department is scaring off potential real estate investors.
The pressure is on for Commissioner Gordon to bring the vigilantes in, so Gordon puts his most honest man on the job -- Det. Bruce Wayne.
November 21, 2025 at 2:49 AM
Gotham City 1961.
The Mayor is frustrated that Batgirl and Robin's crusade against the corrupt police department is scaring off potential real estate investors.
The pressure is on for Commissioner Gordon to bring the vigilantes in, so Gordon puts his most honest man on the job -- Det. Bruce Wayne.
The Mayor is frustrated that Batgirl and Robin's crusade against the corrupt police department is scaring off potential real estate investors.
The pressure is on for Commissioner Gordon to bring the vigilantes in, so Gordon puts his most honest man on the job -- Det. Bruce Wayne.
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Jim Harper learns that his great nephew, his last living relative, has been placed in an orphanage.
As Jim works to get custody of the boy, the Newsboy Legion decides they are going to bust him loose, unaware that the orphanage is a front to steal children and force them to be slaves in Apokolips!
As Jim works to get custody of the boy, the Newsboy Legion decides they are going to bust him loose, unaware that the orphanage is a front to steal children and force them to be slaves in Apokolips!
November 20, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Jim Harper learns that his great nephew, his last living relative, has been placed in an orphanage.
As Jim works to get custody of the boy, the Newsboy Legion decides they are going to bust him loose, unaware that the orphanage is a front to steal children and force them to be slaves in Apokolips!
As Jim works to get custody of the boy, the Newsboy Legion decides they are going to bust him loose, unaware that the orphanage is a front to steal children and force them to be slaves in Apokolips!
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No lawmaker in Congress should be able to buy, own, and sell individual stocks. Period. Let's make Congressional stock trading illegal.
November 19, 2025 at 4:01 PM
No lawmaker in Congress should be able to buy, own, and sell individual stocks. Period. Let's make Congressional stock trading illegal.
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Portland's beloved books With Pictures comics shop has launched a fundraiser to pay off debts, and the community is rallying around it.
Portland’s Books With Pictures starts IndieGoGo campaign
Portland's beloved books With Pictures comics shop has launched a fundraiser to pay off debts, and the community is rallying around it
www.comicsbeat.com
November 19, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Portland's beloved books With Pictures comics shop has launched a fundraiser to pay off debts, and the community is rallying around it.
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Hey authors! Check to see if Anthropic stole your book to train their slop generator on. You’re entitled to $1500 per stolen Work.
Look up your work, and if you’re in the database, file a claim
secure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com/lookup/
Look up your work, and if you’re in the database, file a claim
secure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com/lookup/
Submit a Claim
secure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com
November 18, 2025 at 7:39 AM
Hey authors! Check to see if Anthropic stole your book to train their slop generator on. You’re entitled to $1500 per stolen Work.
Look up your work, and if you’re in the database, file a claim
secure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com/lookup/
Look up your work, and if you’re in the database, file a claim
secure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com/lookup/
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Hey, you can help out this amazing shop that goes above and beyond for me (and all it's customers) -
gofund.me/2ed555201
gofund.me/2ed555201
Keep Books with Pictures Alive: Donate Now, organized by Katie Pryde
Dear friends: I need your help.
I’m proud of everything Books with Pictures… Katie Pryde needs your support for Keep Books with Pictures Alive: Donate Now
gofund.me
November 19, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Hey, you can help out this amazing shop that goes above and beyond for me (and all it's customers) -
gofund.me/2ed555201
gofund.me/2ed555201
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The mind of Vril Dox has grown stronger as the body of Milton Fine lays dying.
Now free from his weak mortal shell, Vril Dox plans revenge on the man who has kept him imprisoned to study his brain; his former partner Lex Luthor.
And this time Brainiac has a new willing partner -- Metallo.
Now free from his weak mortal shell, Vril Dox plans revenge on the man who has kept him imprisoned to study his brain; his former partner Lex Luthor.
And this time Brainiac has a new willing partner -- Metallo.
November 18, 2025 at 5:22 PM
The mind of Vril Dox has grown stronger as the body of Milton Fine lays dying.
Now free from his weak mortal shell, Vril Dox plans revenge on the man who has kept him imprisoned to study his brain; his former partner Lex Luthor.
And this time Brainiac has a new willing partner -- Metallo.
Now free from his weak mortal shell, Vril Dox plans revenge on the man who has kept him imprisoned to study his brain; his former partner Lex Luthor.
And this time Brainiac has a new willing partner -- Metallo.
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As I’m working on the THIRD (!!!) issue of my zine “Neuroses, Nostalgia, and New York,” I’m reminded of my true desire: not just to share my own words and art, but to give space to others as well.
Next issue’s theme is “Aliens.” If you’d like to contribute, I’d be happy to feature your work!
👽✨
Next issue’s theme is “Aliens.” If you’d like to contribute, I’d be happy to feature your work!
👽✨
November 18, 2025 at 7:18 PM
As I’m working on the THIRD (!!!) issue of my zine “Neuroses, Nostalgia, and New York,” I’m reminded of my true desire: not just to share my own words and art, but to give space to others as well.
Next issue’s theme is “Aliens.” If you’d like to contribute, I’d be happy to feature your work!
👽✨
Next issue’s theme is “Aliens.” If you’d like to contribute, I’d be happy to feature your work!
👽✨
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Neal friggin' Adams covers MR T AND THE T FORCE!
Hey kids, remember Mr. T???
-Venkman007
#NowComics #MrT #NealAdams #90s #90scomics #comics #comicsky #comicbooks #superheroes #TheATeam
Hey kids, remember Mr. T???
-Venkman007
#NowComics #MrT #NealAdams #90s #90scomics #comics #comicsky #comicbooks #superheroes #TheATeam
November 16, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Neal friggin' Adams covers MR T AND THE T FORCE!
Hey kids, remember Mr. T???
-Venkman007
#NowComics #MrT #NealAdams #90s #90scomics #comics #comicsky #comicbooks #superheroes #TheATeam
Hey kids, remember Mr. T???
-Venkman007
#NowComics #MrT #NealAdams #90s #90scomics #comics #comicsky #comicbooks #superheroes #TheATeam
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Aristocrat Katar Hol longs for the time when Thanagar didn't rely on outworld conquest and enslavement as the basis of its culture.
He sinks deeper into melancholy as he's forced to participate in the atrocities the corrupt police under Commander Byth commit to keep his people living in luxury.
He sinks deeper into melancholy as he's forced to participate in the atrocities the corrupt police under Commander Byth commit to keep his people living in luxury.
November 16, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Aristocrat Katar Hol longs for the time when Thanagar didn't rely on outworld conquest and enslavement as the basis of its culture.
He sinks deeper into melancholy as he's forced to participate in the atrocities the corrupt police under Commander Byth commit to keep his people living in luxury.
He sinks deeper into melancholy as he's forced to participate in the atrocities the corrupt police under Commander Byth commit to keep his people living in luxury.
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I am a die hard Ron Frenz fan, so THUNDERSTRIKE was a no-brainer for me! Love Ron's art so much.
-Venkman007
#RonFrenz #Marvel #MarvelComics #Thor #THunderstrike #90s #90scomics #comics #comicbooks #comicsky #superheroes #EricMasterson
-Venkman007
#RonFrenz #Marvel #MarvelComics #Thor #THunderstrike #90s #90scomics #comics #comicbooks #comicsky #superheroes #EricMasterson
November 15, 2025 at 9:31 PM
I am a die hard Ron Frenz fan, so THUNDERSTRIKE was a no-brainer for me! Love Ron's art so much.
-Venkman007
#RonFrenz #Marvel #MarvelComics #Thor #THunderstrike #90s #90scomics #comics #comicbooks #comicsky #superheroes #EricMasterson
-Venkman007
#RonFrenz #Marvel #MarvelComics #Thor #THunderstrike #90s #90scomics #comics #comicbooks #comicsky #superheroes #EricMasterson
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While the Trinity team ups are getting old, series I'd pick up would be Batman teaming up w/ other heroes in The Brave and the Bold, Superman w/ other heroes in DC Comics Presents, and Wonder Woman w/ other heroes in her own series. Those were some of my fav series back in the day.
Hawkworld.org
Hawkworld.org
November 15, 2025 at 2:49 AM
While the Trinity team ups are getting old, series I'd pick up would be Batman teaming up w/ other heroes in The Brave and the Bold, Superman w/ other heroes in DC Comics Presents, and Wonder Woman w/ other heroes in her own series. Those were some of my fav series back in the day.
Hawkworld.org
Hawkworld.org