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Erik Missio @erikmissio.bsky.social · 10h

We have so many things in common!

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ShortBox Comics Fair @shortboxcomicsfair.bsky.social · 18h

One third of a way into the fair already; this year more so than ever it's a place to discover a variety of emerging and exciting artists, with our highest number of new-to-the-fair exhibitors and people making their very first comics!

www.shortboxcomicsfair.com

ShortBox Comics Fair

ShortBox Comics Fair is a unique and innovative digital comics fair, where every exhibiting artist debuts a brand-new comic!

www.shortboxcomicsfair.com

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Erik Missio @erikmissio.bsky.social · 13h

We do, but, like, I think it's very much a personal choice. I just like how it looks and feels; it's not really about me fending off the hordes of interested parties.

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Pepe Reyes @suscipepe.bsky.social · Jun 10

Some fancy frogs for my upcoming comic debuting at ShortBox Comics Fair this October!
#art #illustration #comics

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Erik Missio @erikmissio.bsky.social · 18h

I want to buy Cosmic Odyssey in a language I can't read (ideally a different alphabet), just so I can focus solely on Mignola's art.

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WhitePaaws @whitepaaws.bsky.social · 1d

Scenic phone picture I took of a Sonoran Desert Tortoise last week at sunset! #herps 🐢

A picture of a Sonoran Desert Tortoise on a rocky hillside and the landscape behind it. The Tortoise is on the bottom left side of the picture. The landscape has a hill on the left side and flats in the background and some desert plants including Saguaros and Palo Verdes.

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Erik Missio @erikmissio.bsky.social · 19h

woah. announcement soon?

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Erik Missio @erikmissio.bsky.social · 1d

Sharpshooter! (I think?)

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Erik Missio @erikmissio.bsky.social · 1d

(whispers) I print and staple them...

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Erik Missio @erikmissio.bsky.social · 1d

First order of @shortboxcomicsfair.bsky.social business: purchase the B. Mure, Jean Fhilippe, and Ben Sears comics, sight unseen.
www.shortboxcomicsfair.com/shop-sq4wj/p...
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Cover of digital comic, Postcards from Tycho, by Jean Fhilippe. A person is upside down, eyes closed and mouth agape. Blue washes.

Cover of Ben Sears' digital comic, Young Shadow: Tunnel Vision. The hero and his dog run through a tunnel, menacing eyes in the back.

Cover of digital comic, On an Even Moon, by B. Mure. Two people stand on a hill, staring at a sun and a moon (maybe?) with their backs toward us.

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Jack Teagle @jackteagle.bsky.social · 2d

The everyday lives of wrestlers. Work from 2009.
Acrylic on paper.

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Erik Missio @erikmissio.bsky.social · 2d

Captains, it’s Wednesday.

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Lux "Nightmare" Alptraum @luxalptraum.com · 2d

TFW you paid $1400 to see Beckett’s most famous work without knowing anything about it

One Star Review of Waiting for Godot on Broadway
I recently attended Waiting for Godot on Broadway and spent over $1,400 for two Row C seats (103 and 104). I'm a longtime admirer of Broadway productions and even hold a season pass for Shea's Performing Arts Theatre, so I came in with genuine enthusiasm and high expectations. Unfortunately, this show was unlike anything ! have ever experienced —and not in a good way.
What I encountered was not the artistry, music, or emotional storytelling I usually associate with Broadway, but instead what felt like an endless cycle of nonsensical conversation between characters who seemed trapped in their own madness. I tried-truly tried-to find meaning, symbolism, or even a thread of emotional resonance. I stayed through the first half hoping the second would offer clarity. But by intermission, it was clear: this was a waste of both time and money.
Keanu Reeves is an actor I respect greatly, but I cannot fathom why he would agree to participate in such a disjointed, inaccessible production. His talent was lost in a performance that defied reason rather than provoked insight.
To anyone considering attending: unless you are drawn to highly abstract, nearly incomprehensible theater, I strongly caution you against this show. For the average, educated, thoughtful theatergoer, it is far more frustrating than fulfilling. In my opinion, this was the single most disappointing Broadway experience I've ever had - an unfortunate waste of money and, more importantly, of time.

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Erik Missio @erikmissio.bsky.social · 2d

Yeah, same… except I was in university and listening to, rather than playing in, bands.

Not a Swampy guy myself, but I will extend to you my thoughts and prayers in this fraught time and hope for the best.

I.university

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Erik Missio @erikmissio.bsky.social · 2d

You’re ALSO hoping they announce a new edition of that Brave Old World miniseries by William Messner Loebs and Guy Davis that I always keep forgetting I am desperate to read?!

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Comicsbeat @comicsbeat.bsky.social · 2d

NYCC '25: Jim Lee's Retailer Day speech - "DC Comics will not support AI-generated storytelling or artwork."

NYCC ’25: Jim Lee’s Retailer Day speech – “DC Comics will not support AI-generated storytelling or artwork.”

Jim Lee delivered a fiery speech about the power of human art and DC's ongoing storytelling in the Retailer's Day keynote speech

www.comicsbeat.com

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Erik Missio @erikmissio.bsky.social · 2d

Toronto.

Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 2d

What’s the word where you’re from that, when pronounced exactly as it looks, identifies a tourist immediately?

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Rosemary Mosco @rosemarymosco.com · 2d

Bloödcheëp shirt preorder! Want a metal-style shirt with a terrifying bald cardinal? Preorder here:
topatoco.com/collections/...

Blöödchëëp Shirt

Blöödchëëp Shirt - merch by Rosemary Mosco and Bird and Moon at TopatoCo!

topatoco.com

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Erik Missio @erikmissio.bsky.social · 2d

i guess both, but mostly the former

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Erik Missio @erikmissio.bsky.social · 2d

But why

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Manta Trust @mantatrust.bsky.social · 2d

Some of our ocean’s most iconic species are vanishing — whale sharks, oceanic whitetip sharks, manta and devil rays.

Join us in calling for action. Sign the petition today: only.one/act/cites-2025

#CITESCoP20 #SaveTheMantas

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Erik Missio @erikmissio.bsky.social · 2d

This short clip quickly summarizes why I think so much non-Kirby, non-Simonson, non-Ukazu New Gods falls absolutely flat for me.

(Also: read her Barda and her Flip right now; both so good.)

ngoziu @ngoziu.com · 24d

I can only talk about New Gods at 10mph or 100mph, and I have a lot of opinions on ORION. @sktchd.bsky.social

Ngozi Ukazu on What Makes Orion Interesting

YouTube video by SKTCHD

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Joshua W. Cotter @joshuawcotter.bsky.social · 3d

Walt in the rain, from ‘nod away, volume 2’, pen and ink on bristol

A six-panel sequence depicting a disheveled man with long hair and a beard sitting down outside of a wooded area and letting a storm rain down on him.

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Erik Missio @erikmissio.bsky.social · 3d

IT WAS SO GOOD. Besides a coming-out party for Yuto, it made Yuya finally look like a well-rounded killer. They really played well off of each other and there were so many "oh shit, was that stiff? was that a receipt? are they just great sellers? who cares i love this!" moments.

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Erik Missio @erikmissio.bsky.social · 3d

Aaron, the Ikea Kallax (ne Expedit) is standard-issue comic book storage.