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Leonard Sultana (An Englishman In San Diego) @englishmansdcc.bsky.social · 2h

I tell you one thing about #TRONAres: the 3D in the IMAX screening I saw was absolutely phenomenal and it pisses me off that the only I'm going to get to see that again is by spending £80+ on a Japanese import Blu-ray. Then again, that's every 3D movie nowadays. Don't get me started on the MCU.

Leonard Sultana (An Englishman In San Diego) @englishmansdcc.bsky.social · 9h

Heh. I know @marksearby.com - who saw #TronAres on Tuesday - has kept his opinion to himself purely to see if I embarrass myself by possibly raving over this film. That’s very tactical of you Mark!

Well I’m not going to embarrass myself… But I am going to fly in the face of this films detractors...

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Matt Hollingsworth @matthollingsworth.com · 2h

Reposting for the filthy American late night crowd. Go read my story. It's dark and sad and happy, with a bit of magical realism and a fairy tale feel.

Matt Hollingsworth @matthollingsworth.com · 13h

I was SO busy this week, I missed my short story "Grown Boy" going up at Intrepidus Ink. Not tomorrow, like the video says, but live now.

It's flash, so takes only a few minutes to read. Go check it out.

#amwriting #flash #flashfiction #magicalrealism

intrepidusink.com/grown-boy/

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Ted (& technically Ro) @brandtandstein.com · 2h

It’s Saturday here, so I am once again tapping the sign to remind you that my DMs are open to all new comics creators looking for feedback or advice on writing, art or the industry at large!

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Comicsbeat @comicsbeat.bsky.social · 6h

NYCC ’25: Presenting the 2025 Harvey Awards winners

Here are all the winners of the 2025 Harvey Awards, presented Friday, October 10 at New York Comic Con 2025.

NYCC ’25: Presenting the 2025 Harvey Awards winners

Here are all the winners of the 2025 Harvey Awards, presented Friday, October 10 at New York Comic Con 2025.

www.comicsbeat.com

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Leonard Sultana (An Englishman In San Diego) @englishmansdcc.bsky.social · 2h

So amazingly proud of and incredibly happy for the pair of you!!

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The Convention Collective @theconcollective.bsky.social · 3d

NYCC 2025: RSVLTS is going strong with NYCC exclusives

As we approach the last major con for the 2025 convention season our friends at RSVLTS are bringing the heat with new exclusive shirts to this weekend's New York City Comic Con. Among the 7 new shirts are Edward Scissorhands, Daredevil,…

NYCC 2025: RSVLTS is going strong with NYCC exclusives

As we approach the last major con for the 2025 convention season our friends at RSVLTS are bringing the heat with new exclusive shirts to this weekend's New York City Comic Con. Among the 7 new shirts are Edward Scissorhands, Daredevil, Gargoyles, a Mickey Mouse one, a floral shirt (which is a must have for me), and more! You can find them all at Booth #2935!

theconventioncollective.com

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The Convention Collective @theconcollective.bsky.social · 8h

Well, well: #FanExpoBoston2026 you cheeky tease.

What do we think, any guesses on what they could be planning to announce?

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Leonard Sultana (An Englishman In San Diego) @englishmansdcc.bsky.social · 8h

Never said I liked it. Said I understood and can justify its existence and the approach it took.

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Leonard Sultana (An Englishman In San Diego) @englishmansdcc.bsky.social · 9h

Which favourite films are you referring to? Close Encounters Of The Third Kind? The Sting? Network? The Prestige? Those films that don't make any sense?

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Leonard Sultana (An Englishman In San Diego) @englishmansdcc.bsky.social · 9h

Maybe this sounds like I’m condemning the film, when I said at the beginning that I quite liked it. And I did – it was noisy, it was flashy, it was distracting and I was fine with it getting me out of the house on a Friday night. It’s as fulfilling as ChatGPT – but at least it knows it. 6–7/10.

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Leonard Sultana (An Englishman In San Diego) @englishmansdcc.bsky.social · 9h

… And that’s the big problem, isn’t it? Somewhere, buried under layers of artifice is a film which is desperately trying to ask some big questions of the nature of life and reality. I’d like to read the first draft of this, written nearly a decade ago because Tron Ares feels rewritten to mediocrity.

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Leonard Sultana (An Englishman In San Diego) @englishmansdcc.bsky.social · 9h

As the centre of the film, he does what’s required – which admittedly isn’t much and mostly involves a lot of Messiah like posturing. No type casting there, then!

the rest of the supporting cast handle the noise and thunder this film delivers, even though it ends up being decidedly bonkers...

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Leonard Sultana (An Englishman In San Diego) @englishmansdcc.bsky.social · 9h

You have to live with the presence of the eternally smug, eminently ick-inducing, paper-thin performance of Jared Leto - who, personally, I have to say I didn’t think was as bad as some are tarring him with (oh boy, Mark Kermode really doesn’t like Jared Leto! Did he shit on his cat or something?)

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Leonard Sultana (An Englishman In San Diego) @englishmansdcc.bsky.social · 9h

...I personally liked it. Maybe it’s because I grew up with the original Tron, back in the day, giving me more of an emotional connection with the world. I thought it was visually stunning, and Nine Inch Nails deliver a phenomenally pounding soundtrack.

But now, the elephant in the room.

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Leonard Sultana (An Englishman In San Diego) @englishmansdcc.bsky.social · 9h

Heh. I know @marksearby.com - who saw #TronAres on Tuesday - has kept his opinion to himself purely to see if I embarrass myself by possibly raving over this film. That’s very tactical of you Mark!

Well I’m not going to embarrass myself… But I am going to fly in the face of this films detractors...

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Joseph Illidge @josephpillidge.bsky.social · 1d

Day 1 of New York Comic Con was excellent! Started with a creative conference of the Spawn Universe Family, to a signing at the FairSquare Graphics table for NOIR IS THE NEW BLACK ISSUE 1, to seeing the prolific Stephanie Williams and capping the day with living legend Kyle Baker!

DAY 2 IS NEXT!

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Sebastian Stockman @substockman.bsky.social · 1d

Thorp’s woke

Jodie Troutman @longtalljodie.com • 10h
So, Gil Thorp stood up for the rights of trans athletes, entered the National Spotlight, and now every professional sports team in his fictional universe is trying to hire a high school football coach.
Gil Thorp
By Henry Barajas and Rachel Merrill
RING!
RIN
MILFORD HIGH - I CAN TAKE A MESSAGE FOR COACH THORP...
I'LL TELL HIM...
COWBOYS?
RING!
RING!
RING!
10/9
I HAVE HALF THE PARENTS THREATENING TO PULL THEIR CHILDREN BECALISE YOU MIGHT NOT BE WORKING HERE...
DR. PEARL,
1 SAID WHAT I SAID.
...AND THE OTHER HALF BECALISE OF WHAT YOU SAID.
COACH
THORP, THE KNICKS WANT TO FLY YOU TO NYC.
WHAT SHOULD I TELL THEM?
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Francesco Francavilla @ffrancavilla.bsky.social · 3d

Day 3. Faces of Universal Horror presents
THE INVISIBLE MAN (1933)
Directed by James Whale and starring Claude Rains as mad Dr Griffin, this movie is still phenomenal to this day and this character will never be not fun to draw :) #UniversalHorror #Day3 #FacesOfUniversalHorror

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Francesco Francavilla @ffrancavilla.bsky.social · 1d

Day 4. Faces of Universal Horror presents
THE OLD DARK HOUSE (1932)
Another Universal classic horror, another great movie Directed by James Whale and another great spooky performance by Boris Karloff: perfect recipe for guaranteed entertainment! :) #UniversalHorror #Day4 #FacesOfUniversalHorror

Boris Karloff as the scary butler Morgan in the old dark house

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Ram V @therightram.bsky.social · 1d

Just announced at NYCC, my new book with the incredible Mike Perkins at DC Vertigo. Black Tower!

Spies, Spells, London, Magic and Espionage!

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Comicsbeat @comicsbeat.bsky.social · 1d

NYCC ’25: DC Comics announces 10 new titles for Vertigo revival

DC Comics has announced a list of titles and creators for the revival of the publisher's legendary Vertigo imprint.

NYCC ’25: DC Comics announces 10 new titles for Vertigo revival

DC Comics has announced a list of titles and creators for the revival of the publisher's legendary Vertigo imprint.

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Todd Stashwick @realtoddstashwick.bsky.social · 1d

Do you love, Star Trek and Dungeons & Dragons? Head on over and take a chance to help some kids fight, pediatric cancer!

Todd Stashwick @realtoddstashwick.bsky.social · 3d

You can be part of the game! Join me and some of my Star Trek family as we play #Dungeons&Dragons to fight childhood cancer with the Pablove Foundation on Nov 9th. Go to www.pablove.org/roll to donate and enter to be one of two players at a virtual table with these amazing folks. Go now!

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Heidi MacDonald @comixace.bsky.social · 1d

Comics shops numebrs in 2025: ComicHub sales are up 27% in August! Incredible growth rate. Comics and GN sales have gotten closer together a trend that hasn't happened in a long time both growing.

IN 2025...new comic buyers are flocking to store collectors being replaced by readers.

#nycc #icv2

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Comic Book Couples Counseling @cbccpodcast.bsky.social · 1d

Huge Thanks to Everyone who came to our Comixology: Lights, Camera, Comix panel. More thanks to our panelists for bringing such lovely conversation: @pornsak.bsky.social, @marcbernardin.bsky.social, Thomas Jane & @marcguggenheim.bsky.social. And thank you to @comixology.bsky.social for inviting us!

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The Onion @theonion.com · 1d

Dolly Parton Shares Video Confirming Sister A Shit-Stirring Bitch https://theonion.com/dolly-parton-shares-video-confirming-sister-a-shit-stirring-bitch/

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