Jenny Blake aka Tony Isabella
@tonyisabella.bsky.social
Writer, creator of Black Lightning, Misty Knight and Tigra. Trans. She/Her
THINGS THAT MAKE ME HAPPY: Late Night with Seth Meyers. I’m a fan of “Jokes Seth Can’t Tell” in which writers Amber Ruffin (black) and Jenny Hager (lesbian) tell jokes Seth, as a straight white male, can’t tell. It’s always hilarious. 11-13-25.
November 13, 2025 at 3:59 PM
THINGS THAT MAKE ME HAPPY: Late Night with Seth Meyers. I’m a fan of “Jokes Seth Can’t Tell” in which writers Amber Ruffin (black) and Jenny Hager (lesbian) tell jokes Seth, as a straight white male, can’t tell. It’s always hilarious. 11-13-25.
THINGS THAT MAKE ME HAPPY: The Simpsons. “Bart & Frink”, an episode about the unlikely friendship between Bart and Professor Frink, shows tat, even in its thirty-seventh season, the series can still deliver humor, character growth and heart. 11-12-25
November 13, 2025 at 2:20 PM
THINGS THAT MAKE ME HAPPY: The Simpsons. “Bart & Frink”, an episode about the unlikely friendship between Bart and Professor Frink, shows tat, even in its thirty-seventh season, the series can still deliver humor, character growth and heart. 11-12-25
THINGS THAT MAKE ME HAPPY: DC Finest: War: The Big Five Arrive. I have five of these trades to read. This latest reprints 1957 issues of the DC war titles plus Blackhawk. I will be sure to wear my steel pot when I get around to enjoying them. 11-11-25.
November 12, 2025 at 7:00 PM
THINGS THAT MAKE ME HAPPY: DC Finest: War: The Big Five Arrive. I have five of these trades to read. This latest reprints 1957 issues of the DC war titles plus Blackhawk. I will be sure to wear my steel pot when I get around to enjoying them. 11-11-25.
THINGS THAT MAKE ME HAPPY: The Turducken Holiday Feast. One of the best things about seeing George Broderick, Jr. is getting his new comics. This one introduces “The Fowl Foe of Foul Felons.” Hilarious fun for readers of all ages. I love it a lot! 11-10-25.
November 12, 2025 at 4:14 PM
THINGS THAT MAKE ME HAPPY: The Turducken Holiday Feast. One of the best things about seeing George Broderick, Jr. is getting his new comics. This one introduces “The Fowl Foe of Foul Felons.” Hilarious fun for readers of all ages. I love it a lot! 11-10-25.
TRAVESTY OF JUSTICE: My wife won't let me have a puppy, but child molester Ghislaine Maxwell is allowed to have one in prison.
November 12, 2025 at 2:55 PM
TRAVESTY OF JUSTICE: My wife won't let me have a puppy, but child molester Ghislaine Maxwell is allowed to have one in prison.
THE OBVIOUS. If you're going to replace "Obamacare," wouldn't the smart thing to do be to keep funding it until your new and allegedly better health care program is ready to go? Isn't that what a stable genius would do?
November 12, 2025 at 12:13 PM
THE OBVIOUS. If you're going to replace "Obamacare," wouldn't the smart thing to do be to keep funding it until your new and allegedly better health care program is ready to go? Isn't that what a stable genius would do?
THINGS THAT MAKE ME HAPPY: Svengoolie: The Valley of Gwangi (1969). This one is an all-time favorite of mine. It has cowboys versus dinosaurs, the scary Tia Zorine, the even more scary Gwangi, a redemption story for James Franciscus and special effects by the legendary Ray Harryhausen. 11-9-25.
November 11, 2025 at 10:04 PM
THINGS THAT MAKE ME HAPPY: Svengoolie: The Valley of Gwangi (1969). This one is an all-time favorite of mine. It has cowboys versus dinosaurs, the scary Tia Zorine, the even more scary Gwangi, a redemption story for James Franciscus and special effects by the legendary Ray Harryhausen. 11-9-25.
Today in TONY ISABELLA'S BLOGGY THING, my report on Akron ComiCon 2025: tonyisabella.blogspot.com/2025/11/akro...
AKRON COMICON 2025
Akron ComiCon is always one of my favorite events of any given year. This year it was even more so since it was my first comics conventio...
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November 11, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Today in TONY ISABELLA'S BLOGGY THING, my report on Akron ComiCon 2025: tonyisabella.blogspot.com/2025/11/akro...
THINGS THAT MAKE ME HAPPY: Akron ComiCon. I introduced Jenny to old friends who only knew me as Tony. I met new friends. There was much hugging from people who said they’d never seen me happier and many vows to have my back if I was harassed. A darn good day. 11-8-25
November 11, 2025 at 5:50 PM
THINGS THAT MAKE ME HAPPY: Akron ComiCon. I introduced Jenny to old friends who only knew me as Tony. I met new friends. There was much hugging from people who said they’d never seen me happier and many vows to have my back if I was harassed. A darn good day. 11-8-25
THINGS THAT MAKE ME HAPPY: Akron ComiCon. Walking into the venue to set up for the convention and seeing the new Jenny Blake Isabella banner the promoters made for me was an emotional moment for me. I felt seen and accepted and supported. 11-7-25.
November 10, 2025 at 11:17 PM
THINGS THAT MAKE ME HAPPY: Akron ComiCon. Walking into the venue to set up for the convention and seeing the new Jenny Blake Isabella banner the promoters made for me was an emotional moment for me. I felt seen and accepted and supported. 11-7-25.
THINGS THAT MAKE ME HAPPY: Brandon Thomas. If I can’t write Black Lightning, he's my choice. His “This is Why” from DC’s Saved by the Belle Reve #1 is the only time a DC writer made me believe Jeff Pierce joining President Luthor’s cabinet wasn’t insanely out of character for my creation. 11-6-25.
November 10, 2025 at 10:06 PM
THINGS THAT MAKE ME HAPPY: Brandon Thomas. If I can’t write Black Lightning, he's my choice. His “This is Why” from DC’s Saved by the Belle Reve #1 is the only time a DC writer made me believe Jeff Pierce joining President Luthor’s cabinet wasn’t insanely out of character for my creation. 11-6-25.
THINGS THAT MAKE ME HAPPY: DC’s Jonah Hex: All-Star Western Omnibus offers a thousand pages of terrific Hex stories by Jimmy Palmiotti and Justin Gray plus other features. I’ll try to be strong and read just one story a day. 11-5-25
November 10, 2025 at 7:49 PM
THINGS THAT MAKE ME HAPPY: DC’s Jonah Hex: All-Star Western Omnibus offers a thousand pages of terrific Hex stories by Jimmy Palmiotti and Justin Gray plus other features. I’ll try to be strong and read just one story a day. 11-5-25
Someday, the vicious Republicans and their mad dog president with be gone. It is my hope that the Democrats will reverse all the cruel anti-trans and anti-LGBTQ policies put into effect by those soulless monsters.
November 7, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Someday, the vicious Republicans and their mad dog president with be gone. It is my hope that the Democrats will reverse all the cruel anti-trans and anti-LGBTQ policies put into effect by those soulless monsters.
THINGS THAT MAKE ME HAPPY: My son Ed is the winner in the election for Medina City Council-at-Large. I’m so proud of him and all the folks who worked their asses off to help him get elected, especially the tireless Saintly Wife Barb. Medina chose wisely. 11-4-25.
November 5, 2025 at 5:26 PM
THINGS THAT MAKE ME HAPPY: My son Ed is the winner in the election for Medina City Council-at-Large. I’m so proud of him and all the folks who worked their asses off to help him get elected, especially the tireless Saintly Wife Barb. Medina chose wisely. 11-4-25.
THINGS THAT MAKE ME HAPPY: DC Finest Superman Family: The Giant Turtle Man. I’m enjoying these 1960s tales of Lois Lane and Jimmy Olsen. But editor Mort Weisinger was cruel to these characters and they were often cruel to each other. I’d recommended therapy for all of them. 11-3-25.
November 5, 2025 at 4:48 PM
THINGS THAT MAKE ME HAPPY: DC Finest Superman Family: The Giant Turtle Man. I’m enjoying these 1960s tales of Lois Lane and Jimmy Olsen. But editor Mort Weisinger was cruel to these characters and they were often cruel to each other. I’d recommended therapy for all of them. 11-3-25.
Today in TONY ISABELLA'S BLOGGY THING...Boy howdy, did I need things to bring me joy in October: tonyisabella.blogspot.com/2025/11/thin...
THINGS THAT MADE ME HAPPY IN OCTOBER
October was crazy time. I can’t even begin to even briefly speak to all the absolutely vile things Trump and his fellow monsters inflic...
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November 3, 2025 at 10:43 PM
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Trump is threatening to invade Nigeria to protect Christians. Is there a country out there willing to invade the United States to protect the LGBTQ community, some members of which are...wait for it...also Christians.
November 2, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Trump is threatening to invade Nigeria to protect Christians. Is there a country out there willing to invade the United States to protect the LGBTQ community, some members of which are...wait for it...also Christians.
THINGS THAT MAKE ME HAPPY: Black Cat Books in Medina. Tatum’s Top Five appears on their web page every month. Rarely do I not find at least one book on her list that catches my eye. This month, it’s Colin Gets Promoted and Dooms the World by Mark Waddell. 11-2-25.
November 2, 2025 at 3:51 PM
THINGS THAT MAKE ME HAPPY: Black Cat Books in Medina. Tatum’s Top Five appears on their web page every month. Rarely do I not find at least one book on her list that catches my eye. This month, it’s Colin Gets Promoted and Dooms the World by Mark Waddell. 11-2-25.
THINGS THAT MAKE ME HAPPY: Black Lightning: The Standard by Brandon Thomas and Fico Ossio collects the five-issue series of which I wrote “This is authentic Black Lightning, honoring the creator’s basic vision while going into new, exciting and respectful territory.” I liked it a lot. 11-1-25.
November 2, 2025 at 12:44 PM
THINGS THAT MAKE ME HAPPY: Black Lightning: The Standard by Brandon Thomas and Fico Ossio collects the five-issue series of which I wrote “This is authentic Black Lightning, honoring the creator’s basic vision while going into new, exciting and respectful territory.” I liked it a lot. 11-1-25.
My elf on the shelf has reported for duty early.
November 1, 2025 at 1:31 PM
My elf on the shelf has reported for duty early.
THINGS THAT MAKE ME HAPPY: Space Adventures #34 [June 1960]. “The 2nd Man in Space” by Joe Gill & Steve Ditko. Though Cold War tensions are seen here, we also see Captain Atom act with compassion towards a Russian cosmonaut and the cosmonaut show honesty and integrity. A cool little story. 10-31-25.
October 31, 2025 at 4:49 PM
THINGS THAT MAKE ME HAPPY: Space Adventures #34 [June 1960]. “The 2nd Man in Space” by Joe Gill & Steve Ditko. Though Cold War tensions are seen here, we also see Captain Atom act with compassion towards a Russian cosmonaut and the cosmonaut show honesty and integrity. A cool little story. 10-31-25.
NOT COMING SOON: It! vs. Them! One sentient colossus. An army of giant ants! Six issues of monster adventure and horror. Written by Jenny Blake. Artist to be determined. Who would you pick?
October 31, 2025 at 3:17 PM
NOT COMING SOON: It! vs. Them! One sentient colossus. An army of giant ants! Six issues of monster adventure and horror. Written by Jenny Blake. Artist to be determined. Who would you pick?
THINGS THAT MAKE ME HAPPY: Lost Tales of the Golden Age #1 features five never-before published stories from the 1940s. Introducing the Great Gazabo, it’s a serial that’s fun, quirky, and very entertaining. This is the first of eight issues. 10-30-25.
October 30, 2025 at 6:01 PM
THINGS THAT MAKE ME HAPPY: Lost Tales of the Golden Age #1 features five never-before published stories from the 1940s. Introducing the Great Gazabo, it’s a serial that’s fun, quirky, and very entertaining. This is the first of eight issues. 10-30-25.
ICE and its agents and leaders are lawless violent criminals. We are well past the time for legitimate police officers and the military to remember their oaths and bring them to justice. Using whatever force it takes. Whatever. Force. It. Takes.
October 30, 2025 at 1:48 PM
ICE and its agents and leaders are lawless violent criminals. We are well past the time for legitimate police officers and the military to remember their oaths and bring them to justice. Using whatever force it takes. Whatever. Force. It. Takes.
THINGS THAT MAKE ME HAPPY: “Martha Kent” has complied Superman: The Official Cookbook: Recipes from Smallville to the Hall of Justice and Beyond. The recipes are fairly down-to-Earth, but the commentary is fun. A great gift for any Superman fan. 10-29-25.
October 30, 2025 at 1:40 PM
THINGS THAT MAKE ME HAPPY: “Martha Kent” has complied Superman: The Official Cookbook: Recipes from Smallville to the Hall of Justice and Beyond. The recipes are fairly down-to-Earth, but the commentary is fun. A great gift for any Superman fan. 10-29-25.