Rob Ketcherside
@ro-ket.bsky.social
Alternately Scoutmaster, LEGO builder, local Seattle historian, and software engineer.
Some real deals:
Feeding Ghosts $10
Paying the land $12
Kent state $10
The Good Asian $6
We only find them when they’re dead v1+2 $10
I bought:
Dr Radar
Mawrth Valliis
Beast
Puerto Rican War
Frederick Douglass
Harrowing Game
Feeding Ghosts $10
Paying the land $12
Kent state $10
The Good Asian $6
We only find them when they’re dead v1+2 $10
I bought:
Dr Radar
Mawrth Valliis
Beast
Puerto Rican War
Frederick Douglass
Harrowing Game
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November 27, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Some real deals:
Feeding Ghosts $10
Paying the land $12
Kent state $10
The Good Asian $6
We only find them when they’re dead v1+2 $10
I bought:
Dr Radar
Mawrth Valliis
Beast
Puerto Rican War
Frederick Douglass
Harrowing Game
Feeding Ghosts $10
Paying the land $12
Kent state $10
The Good Asian $6
We only find them when they’re dead v1+2 $10
I bought:
Dr Radar
Mawrth Valliis
Beast
Puerto Rican War
Frederick Douglass
Harrowing Game
Okay we’re at 5 board-games-in-comics! This is Assorted Crisis Events ish 6 with a recurring Clue-like appearance.
This series is great, and this issue is particularly moving. I love the puzzle pieces and the clocks too. Thank you @denizcamp.bsky.social @ericxyz.bsky.social et al~~
This series is great, and this issue is particularly moving. I love the puzzle pieces and the clocks too. Thank you @denizcamp.bsky.social @ericxyz.bsky.social et al~~
November 19, 2025 at 4:32 AM
Okay we’re at 5 board-games-in-comics! This is Assorted Crisis Events ish 6 with a recurring Clue-like appearance.
This series is great, and this issue is particularly moving. I love the puzzle pieces and the clocks too. Thank you @denizcamp.bsky.social @ericxyz.bsky.social et al~~
This series is great, and this issue is particularly moving. I love the puzzle pieces and the clocks too. Thank you @denizcamp.bsky.social @ericxyz.bsky.social et al~~
Reposted by Rob Ketcherside
I love the series Air by @gwillow.me and MK Perker, and just finished vol 2. I missed these TPBs in 2022 - the floppies predate my return comics.
The complexity of the story telling, as well as cubes and gods, reminds me of Tongues and I recommend it as an aperitif before that tome.
The complexity of the story telling, as well as cubes and gods, reminds me of Tongues and I recommend it as an aperitif before that tome.
October 30, 2025 at 5:28 PM
I love the series Air by @gwillow.me and MK Perker, and just finished vol 2. I missed these TPBs in 2022 - the floppies predate my return comics.
The complexity of the story telling, as well as cubes and gods, reminds me of Tongues and I recommend it as an aperitif before that tome.
The complexity of the story telling, as well as cubes and gods, reminds me of Tongues and I recommend it as an aperitif before that tome.
Ish 5 of We’re Taking Everyone Down With Us has a nice back and forth during a game of chess. That takes my board-games-in-comics collection to 4 (see previous in retweet thread)
Great work by @ashcanpress.com , Landini, Wordie, and Otsmane-Elhaou . Fun spy/sci fi story, glad I pulled it.
Great work by @ashcanpress.com , Landini, Wordie, and Otsmane-Elhaou . Fun spy/sci fi story, glad I pulled it.
September 1, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Ish 5 of We’re Taking Everyone Down With Us has a nice back and forth during a game of chess. That takes my board-games-in-comics collection to 4 (see previous in retweet thread)
Great work by @ashcanpress.com , Landini, Wordie, and Otsmane-Elhaou . Fun spy/sci fi story, glad I pulled it.
Great work by @ashcanpress.com , Landini, Wordie, and Otsmane-Elhaou . Fun spy/sci fi story, glad I pulled it.
Great first issue of Event Horizon by @cjward.bsky.social , @tristansbones.bsky.social et al. They’ve - so far! - successfully navigated the treacherous waters of a prequel to one of my favorite movies.
Keep up the good work~ It’s already different than I imagined.
Keep up the good work~ It’s already different than I imagined.
August 31, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Great first issue of Event Horizon by @cjward.bsky.social , @tristansbones.bsky.social et al. They’ve - so far! - successfully navigated the treacherous waters of a prequel to one of my favorite movies.
Keep up the good work~ It’s already different than I imagined.
Keep up the good work~ It’s already different than I imagined.
I found an article Scouting in Popular Culture and added a few comics: @mattkindt.bsky.social Jenkins’ “Black Badge”; @peposed.bsky.social Casalanguida ‘ “Scout’s Honor”; and Christmas’ “Gamerville”. Enjoyed each.
Any other Scout related comics out there?
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scoutin...
Any other Scout related comics out there?
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scoutin...
Scouting in popular culture - Wikipedia
en.m.wikipedia.org
August 28, 2025 at 5:47 AM
I found an article Scouting in Popular Culture and added a few comics: @mattkindt.bsky.social Jenkins’ “Black Badge”; @peposed.bsky.social Casalanguida ‘ “Scout’s Honor”; and Christmas’ “Gamerville”. Enjoyed each.
Any other Scout related comics out there?
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scoutin...
Any other Scout related comics out there?
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scoutin...
The graphic novel Tongues by Anders Nilsen is fabulous. Highly recommend. Art, dialogue, concept, location, story, layout, characters, design: everything is unique, challenging.
I marveled 150, 200 pages and then the story clicked for me. Brilliant. Heavy.
I marveled 150, 200 pages and then the story clicked for me. Brilliant. Heavy.
August 27, 2025 at 11:59 PM
The graphic novel Tongues by Anders Nilsen is fabulous. Highly recommend. Art, dialogue, concept, location, story, layout, characters, design: everything is unique, challenging.
I marveled 150, 200 pages and then the story clicked for me. Brilliant. Heavy.
I marveled 150, 200 pages and then the story clicked for me. Brilliant. Heavy.
I think somewhere, I posted that John Muir and Gifford Pinchot were staying in separate hotels in Seattle at a pivotal moment.
Trying to find that I stumbled on this fantastic dissertation. I’m thanked in the acknowledgments.
Alaskan Sled Dog, 1870-1970
digitalcommons.usf.edu/cgi/viewcont...
Trying to find that I stumbled on this fantastic dissertation. I’m thanked in the acknowledgments.
Alaskan Sled Dog, 1870-1970
digitalcommons.usf.edu/cgi/viewcont...
digitalcommons.usf.edu
August 21, 2025 at 12:08 AM
I think somewhere, I posted that John Muir and Gifford Pinchot were staying in separate hotels in Seattle at a pivotal moment.
Trying to find that I stumbled on this fantastic dissertation. I’m thanked in the acknowledgments.
Alaskan Sled Dog, 1870-1970
digitalcommons.usf.edu/cgi/viewcont...
Trying to find that I stumbled on this fantastic dissertation. I’m thanked in the acknowledgments.
Alaskan Sled Dog, 1870-1970
digitalcommons.usf.edu/cgi/viewcont...
I strongly recommend reading John Muir: To the Heart of Solitude.
CBY has been telling us that this is a great comic.
I just finished it. Gorgeous art, and really captures the differences of America’s forests. Lomig captures the life and ideals of John Muir wonderfully.
CBY has been telling us that this is a great comic.
I just finished it. Gorgeous art, and really captures the differences of America’s forests. Lomig captures the life and ideals of John Muir wonderfully.
August 21, 2025 at 12:03 AM
I strongly recommend reading John Muir: To the Heart of Solitude.
CBY has been telling us that this is a great comic.
I just finished it. Gorgeous art, and really captures the differences of America’s forests. Lomig captures the life and ideals of John Muir wonderfully.
CBY has been telling us that this is a great comic.
I just finished it. Gorgeous art, and really captures the differences of America’s forests. Lomig captures the life and ideals of John Muir wonderfully.
Here’s another board game in a comic book~ Benjamin ish 2 by Winters and Leomacs via @oni-press.bsky.social The pieces look like Sorry, and the linearity of the death spiral reminds me of Walk the Plank or Life.
Highly recommend Benjamin btw
My board game comic collection now stands at 3!
Highly recommend Benjamin btw
My board game comic collection now stands at 3!
August 1, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Here’s another board game in a comic book~ Benjamin ish 2 by Winters and Leomacs via @oni-press.bsky.social The pieces look like Sorry, and the linearity of the death spiral reminds me of Walk the Plank or Life.
Highly recommend Benjamin btw
My board game comic collection now stands at 3!
Highly recommend Benjamin btw
My board game comic collection now stands at 3!
I loved this new “Manga Lending Library” column by @hecuba.bsky.social in @comicsjournal.bsky.social 311. Happy to find TCJ on my comic shop shelf. New purchase for me.
Kamen Rider itself is out of print already but I got that through B+N. Great! 🪲🤿🏍️
Kamen Rider itself is out of print already but I got that through B+N. Great! 🪲🤿🏍️
June 18, 2025 at 2:03 PM
I loved this new “Manga Lending Library” column by @hecuba.bsky.social in @comicsjournal.bsky.social 311. Happy to find TCJ on my comic shop shelf. New purchase for me.
Kamen Rider itself is out of print already but I got that through B+N. Great! 🪲🤿🏍️
Kamen Rider itself is out of print already but I got that through B+N. Great! 🪲🤿🏍️
I noticed this particular edit in Google Maps has suddenly been getting crazy views. It looks like the optometrist was bought out by or now franchises Menicon Miru, a global contact chain. Maybe they’re paying for views?
So now I’ve edited the name again and it will start from zero~~
So now I’ve edited the name again and it will start from zero~~
![Email snippets from Google Maps. “The place you updated has 10,000,000 views. - New name: Utsunomiya Eye Clinic - [edited on] 1/6/23”](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:v6oo2nivmifxkl4s5wcop4bf/bafkreiax6xa7syhx2u3hwiumfucwwdhrmtm63vzy5t2rtv34ulvfeurx3e@jpeg)
June 17, 2025 at 2:10 PM
I noticed this particular edit in Google Maps has suddenly been getting crazy views. It looks like the optometrist was bought out by or now franchises Menicon Miru, a global contact chain. Maybe they’re paying for views?
So now I’ve edited the name again and it will start from zero~~
So now I’ve edited the name again and it will start from zero~~
I wrote this. If you like Seattle, cities, walking, or Scouting you might give it a look. Ambling the route of Seattle’s second Scout hike (1910), CD to Fauntleroy.
ba-kground.com/the-second-s...
No ads or anything.
ba-kground.com/the-second-s...
No ads or anything.
The second Scout hike in Seattle - ba-kground
On September 17, 1910, Seattle Boy Scouts hiked from the Central District to Fauntleroy. It was just a week after their first hike. Taking a…
ba-kground.com
June 15, 2025 at 10:36 PM
I wrote this. If you like Seattle, cities, walking, or Scouting you might give it a look. Ambling the route of Seattle’s second Scout hike (1910), CD to Fauntleroy.
ba-kground.com/the-second-s...
No ads or anything.
ba-kground.com/the-second-s...
No ads or anything.
The Assorted Crisis Events books are stellar. My LCS is next to my No Kings rallying point, so I emptied my box while I was there.
In ACE 3 @denizcamp.bsky.social asks “What if the AppleTV show Dark Matter dealt with transdimensional immigration issues?”
In ACE 3 @denizcamp.bsky.social asks “What if the AppleTV show Dark Matter dealt with transdimensional immigration issues?”
June 15, 2025 at 1:00 AM
The Assorted Crisis Events books are stellar. My LCS is next to my No Kings rallying point, so I emptied my box while I was there.
In ACE 3 @denizcamp.bsky.social asks “What if the AppleTV show Dark Matter dealt with transdimensional immigration issues?”
In ACE 3 @denizcamp.bsky.social asks “What if the AppleTV show Dark Matter dealt with transdimensional immigration issues?”
I was about ready to tut-tut Google Maps for this placement of "South Seattle" right on top of Beacon Hill next to the VA. Over on the left I've put an X where the old South Seattle School was, down in the neighborhood that got trapped in industry. But as you'll see in a sec, I was wrong!
June 14, 2025 at 2:59 PM
I was about ready to tut-tut Google Maps for this placement of "South Seattle" right on top of Beacon Hill next to the VA. Over on the left I've put an X where the old South Seattle School was, down in the neighborhood that got trapped in industry. But as you'll see in a sec, I was wrong!
“the newspapers.. erupted with sensational headlines and stories about a riot in the camp at Tule Lake. My landlord.. had been.. in the camp.. and had witnessed only a peaceful demonstration.” - Louise Crowley witnessed these same lies 80 years ago. ddr.densho.org/media/ddr-de...
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June 11, 2025 at 4:39 AM
“the newspapers.. erupted with sensational headlines and stories about a riot in the camp at Tule Lake. My landlord.. had been.. in the camp.. and had witnessed only a peaceful demonstration.” - Louise Crowley witnessed these same lies 80 years ago. ddr.densho.org/media/ddr-de...
I signed up for Cruel Universe vol 2 and Catacomb of Terror (July title, but navigation difficulties). And ordered a John Muir bio GN.
Also looking forward to Benjamin and They Choose Violence in a couple weeks.
Really recommend anthology Vanishing Point. Ish 1 was great.
Also looking forward to Benjamin and They Choose Violence in a couple weeks.
Really recommend anthology Vanishing Point. Ish 1 was great.
Navigating the new comic offerings is tough right now. Luckily @dougawood.bsky.social and @luisgodoyii.bsky.social are at it again with their monthly Spelunking The Solicits column hipping you to the best on offer this August.
www.comicbookyeti.com/post/spelunk...
www.comicbookyeti.com/post/spelunk...
SPELUNKING THE SOLICITS June 2025
Spelunking the Solicits for Seven Books You Should Be Reading!New month, new comics! Come with along with us as we do our best to find the most exciting titles being offered in your local comic shops....
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June 9, 2025 at 7:18 PM
I signed up for Cruel Universe vol 2 and Catacomb of Terror (July title, but navigation difficulties). And ordered a John Muir bio GN.
Also looking forward to Benjamin and They Choose Violence in a couple weeks.
Really recommend anthology Vanishing Point. Ish 1 was great.
Also looking forward to Benjamin and They Choose Violence in a couple weeks.
Really recommend anthology Vanishing Point. Ish 1 was great.
Memorial Day weekend Scout service events took me to Evergreen Washelli and Lakeview. This year I found the graves of Seattle’s first Eagle Scout (Aldus Hoopman) at EW and first Japanese American Eagle Scout (Chet Sakura) at Lakeview.
May 27, 2025 at 3:56 AM
Memorial Day weekend Scout service events took me to Evergreen Washelli and Lakeview. This year I found the graves of Seattle’s first Eagle Scout (Aldus Hoopman) at EW and first Japanese American Eagle Scout (Chet Sakura) at Lakeview.
Did some street cleaning today with some coworkers. Been doing it for a year now.
May 9, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Did some street cleaning today with some coworkers. Been doing it for a year now.
Song of a Blackbird by @vanlieshoutstudio.bsky.social is incredibly beautiful and moving. And, unfortunately, timely. I can’t recommend it highly enough.
It’s why I pick up books after recommendations that I don’t remember. There can be a few duds and then something incredible like this.
It’s why I pick up books after recommendations that I don’t remember. There can be a few duds and then something incredible like this.
April 30, 2025 at 4:06 AM
Song of a Blackbird by @vanlieshoutstudio.bsky.social is incredibly beautiful and moving. And, unfortunately, timely. I can’t recommend it highly enough.
It’s why I pick up books after recommendations that I don’t remember. There can be a few duds and then something incredible like this.
It’s why I pick up books after recommendations that I don’t remember. There can be a few duds and then something incredible like this.
Reposted by Rob Ketcherside
#OTD in 1943, Senator Tom Stewart of Tennessee calls for stripping Japanese Americans of their citizenship and placing them all in camps. Stewart claimed, "They cannot and never will be honest," before adding, "They are unworthy of the rights of citizens."
🗃 #skystorians
🗃 #skystorians
April 23, 2025 at 1:52 PM
#OTD in 1943, Senator Tom Stewart of Tennessee calls for stripping Japanese Americans of their citizenship and placing them all in camps. Stewart claimed, "They cannot and never will be honest," before adding, "They are unworthy of the rights of citizens."
🗃 #skystorians
🗃 #skystorians
This reminds me - in one of my post-apocalyptic dreams, we discovered that at any given moment there are exponentially more pairs of women’s underwear in the supply chain than men’s underwear. At the tail end of civilization we were all wearing women’s underwear.
Haven’t explored if it’s true.
Haven’t explored if it’s true.
When @ryannorth.ca and I were writing Danger and Other Unknown Risks and thinking about a post-apocalypse I did not shut up about toilets
one of the benefits of civilization people easily forget is the ability to shit indoors and then have that shit taken far away from you
April 4, 2025 at 4:03 PM
This reminds me - in one of my post-apocalyptic dreams, we discovered that at any given moment there are exponentially more pairs of women’s underwear in the supply chain than men’s underwear. At the tail end of civilization we were all wearing women’s underwear.
Haven’t explored if it’s true.
Haven’t explored if it’s true.
A few hours left.
I got:
- Space is the Place
- Legions of Boom
- Revolutionary Feminists
- Japanoise
- Kannani & Document of Flames
I got:
- Space is the Place
- Legions of Boom
- Revolutionary Feminists
- Japanoise
- Kannani & Document of Flames
looks like the Duke Univ. Press 50% off flash sale is still going www.dukeupress.edu
www.dukeupress.edu
March 27, 2025 at 1:23 AM
A few hours left.
I got:
- Space is the Place
- Legions of Boom
- Revolutionary Feminists
- Japanoise
- Kannani & Document of Flames
I got:
- Space is the Place
- Legions of Boom
- Revolutionary Feminists
- Japanoise
- Kannani & Document of Flames
Reading through Parker vol 2, there’s this scene with the boss playing Monopoly during a sleepover with his bodyguards. The cards are changed to reflect his backstory.
Any other board games as comic plot devices out there?
(Thanks @jonpaulmaki.com definitely enjoying this!)
Any other board games as comic plot devices out there?
(Thanks @jonpaulmaki.com definitely enjoying this!)
March 26, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Reading through Parker vol 2, there’s this scene with the boss playing Monopoly during a sleepover with his bodyguards. The cards are changed to reflect his backstory.
Any other board games as comic plot devices out there?
(Thanks @jonpaulmaki.com definitely enjoying this!)
Any other board games as comic plot devices out there?
(Thanks @jonpaulmaki.com definitely enjoying this!)