Dallas Swoager
@untenablewhale.bsky.social
Compulsive web comic creator. You may know me from... actually no, you probably don't.
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64. Rakesfall by Vajra Chandrasekera
Fourth read through this one and still fantastic.
Fourth read through this one and still fantastic.
November 11, 2025 at 12:02 PM
64. Rakesfall by Vajra Chandrasekera
Fourth read through this one and still fantastic.
Fourth read through this one and still fantastic.
I think this is the first phone camera I've ever had that could do justice to a sunset...
November 8, 2025 at 9:55 PM
I think this is the first phone camera I've ever had that could do justice to a sunset...
You would not believe how frequently I hear the Sigmund Freud voice from that one episode of Star Trek TNG in my head...
November 8, 2025 at 3:06 AM
You would not believe how frequently I hear the Sigmund Freud voice from that one episode of Star Trek TNG in my head...
I have set a precedent where I usually use my quarterly bonus to pay the water bill. You'll never guess when my next bonus is scheduled to hit...
November 8, 2025 at 12:24 AM
I have set a precedent where I usually use my quarterly bonus to pay the water bill. You'll never guess when my next bonus is scheduled to hit...
Wow, regionally specific "I Voted" stickers. That's a first here.
November 4, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Wow, regionally specific "I Voted" stickers. That's a first here.
Finding my happy place...
November 1, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Finding my happy place...
63. A Gathering of Shadows by V.E. Schwab
The nagging tendency to keep comparing this to a certain other book, was kind of a drag on my enjoyment of this one, but then I saw the kind of people who HATED this and my instinct to defend things from those types kicked in. It's good, I liked it.
The nagging tendency to keep comparing this to a certain other book, was kind of a drag on my enjoyment of this one, but then I saw the kind of people who HATED this and my instinct to defend things from those types kicked in. It's good, I liked it.
October 31, 2025 at 11:40 AM
63. A Gathering of Shadows by V.E. Schwab
The nagging tendency to keep comparing this to a certain other book, was kind of a drag on my enjoyment of this one, but then I saw the kind of people who HATED this and my instinct to defend things from those types kicked in. It's good, I liked it.
The nagging tendency to keep comparing this to a certain other book, was kind of a drag on my enjoyment of this one, but then I saw the kind of people who HATED this and my instinct to defend things from those types kicked in. It's good, I liked it.
Mothman 🤝 Consequences
for the wealthy
and powerful
for the wealthy
and powerful
October 29, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Mothman 🤝 Consequences
for the wealthy
and powerful
for the wealthy
and powerful
Weird art, you say?
October 28, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Weird art, you say?
Sometimes a review graph on letterboxd just makes you want to see if people can guess what it is.
This was one such graph.
This was one such graph.
October 26, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Sometimes a review graph on letterboxd just makes you want to see if people can guess what it is.
This was one such graph.
This was one such graph.
62. The Age of Miracles by Karen Thompson Walker
One persistent thought through the reading of this book was just how hard it was to believe that this was written well before COVID.
One persistent thought through the reading of this book was just how hard it was to believe that this was written well before COVID.
October 21, 2025 at 11:01 AM
62. The Age of Miracles by Karen Thompson Walker
One persistent thought through the reading of this book was just how hard it was to believe that this was written well before COVID.
One persistent thought through the reading of this book was just how hard it was to believe that this was written well before COVID.
What better time than now...
October 20, 2025 at 1:29 PM
What better time than now...
Not a good picture, but my backyard appears to be taking sides...
October 20, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Not a good picture, but my backyard appears to be taking sides...
This comic stop was inspired by having to spend time in Mike Kelly's district.
October 17, 2025 at 11:29 AM
This comic stop was inspired by having to spend time in Mike Kelly's district.
61. Guards! Guards! by Terry Pratchett
This really was one of the best Discworld novels I've read. Maybe I really will just pick these up piecemeal over the years and look up one day realizing that I've read them all.
This really was one of the best Discworld novels I've read. Maybe I really will just pick these up piecemeal over the years and look up one day realizing that I've read them all.
October 16, 2025 at 1:33 PM
61. Guards! Guards! by Terry Pratchett
This really was one of the best Discworld novels I've read. Maybe I really will just pick these up piecemeal over the years and look up one day realizing that I've read them all.
This really was one of the best Discworld novels I've read. Maybe I really will just pick these up piecemeal over the years and look up one day realizing that I've read them all.
60. A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Schwab
A fun little adventure. Generally a good sign when you already have the second book queued up less than halfway through the first.
A fun little adventure. Generally a good sign when you already have the second book queued up less than halfway through the first.
October 9, 2025 at 9:01 PM
60. A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Schwab
A fun little adventure. Generally a good sign when you already have the second book queued up less than halfway through the first.
A fun little adventure. Generally a good sign when you already have the second book queued up less than halfway through the first.
Sometimes you start thinking about a movie for exactly zero reason whatsoever...
October 8, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Sometimes you start thinking about a movie for exactly zero reason whatsoever...
This is very nearly the same way that Mister Worf's Neighborhood started...
October 7, 2025 at 1:56 PM
This is very nearly the same way that Mister Worf's Neighborhood started...
59. Stories Are Weapons by Annalee Newitz
It's wild how much of, even the things I thought I knew about in here, I barely had the first clue about. Given how much of it touches on current events, I must follow it up with the most escapist novel I can find.
It's wild how much of, even the things I thought I knew about in here, I barely had the first clue about. Given how much of it touches on current events, I must follow it up with the most escapist novel I can find.
October 5, 2025 at 7:35 PM
59. Stories Are Weapons by Annalee Newitz
It's wild how much of, even the things I thought I knew about in here, I barely had the first clue about. Given how much of it touches on current events, I must follow it up with the most escapist novel I can find.
It's wild how much of, even the things I thought I knew about in here, I barely had the first clue about. Given how much of it touches on current events, I must follow it up with the most escapist novel I can find.
58. Spread Me by Sarah Gailey
This happens across multiple forms of media, but I will occasionally come across something so bizarre that the only thing I crave afterward is weird. This is just such a story.
This happens across multiple forms of media, but I will occasionally come across something so bizarre that the only thing I crave afterward is weird. This is just such a story.
October 5, 2025 at 12:38 AM
58. Spread Me by Sarah Gailey
This happens across multiple forms of media, but I will occasionally come across something so bizarre that the only thing I crave afterward is weird. This is just such a story.
This happens across multiple forms of media, but I will occasionally come across something so bizarre that the only thing I crave afterward is weird. This is just such a story.
57. The Good House by Tananarive Due
If Tananarive Due has any books that aren't just plain fantastic, nobody tell me, I want to find out for myself.
If Tananarive Due has any books that aren't just plain fantastic, nobody tell me, I want to find out for myself.
October 5, 2025 at 12:33 AM
57. The Good House by Tananarive Due
If Tananarive Due has any books that aren't just plain fantastic, nobody tell me, I want to find out for myself.
If Tananarive Due has any books that aren't just plain fantastic, nobody tell me, I want to find out for myself.
56. The Potency of Ungovernable Impulses by Malka Older
For a series where the first book didn't really grab me (potentially through no fault of it's own), I really can't recommend these enough. This might be the best yet.
For a series where the first book didn't really grab me (potentially through no fault of it's own), I really can't recommend these enough. This might be the best yet.
October 1, 2025 at 11:49 AM
56. The Potency of Ungovernable Impulses by Malka Older
For a series where the first book didn't really grab me (potentially through no fault of it's own), I really can't recommend these enough. This might be the best yet.
For a series where the first book didn't really grab me (potentially through no fault of it's own), I really can't recommend these enough. This might be the best yet.
55. The Blacktongue Thief by Christopher Buehlman
The second book I've read this year to have student loan debt unexpectedly play a significant role...
The second book I've read this year to have student loan debt unexpectedly play a significant role...
September 28, 2025 at 4:51 PM
55. The Blacktongue Thief by Christopher Buehlman
The second book I've read this year to have student loan debt unexpectedly play a significant role...
The second book I've read this year to have student loan debt unexpectedly play a significant role...
Artists, quote with something silly!
September 24, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Artists, quote with something silly!
No new pictures. Where are you mentally?
September 18, 2025 at 2:10 PM
No new pictures. Where are you mentally?