Erik Missio
@erikmissio.bsky.social
A real piece of work in progress. Comics and music and wrestling and soccer and nature and, look, probably family stuff. Almost Toronto. (he, him)
Great review in which many of the reasons I love Ben Sears’ work are better articulated than I could have attempted.
He’s a singular cartoonist who makes me think of greats in other fields like animation and picture book illustration, but is also unmistakably Comics.
He’s a singular cartoonist who makes me think of greats in other fields like animation and picture book illustration, but is also unmistakably Comics.
the new shortbox comic from @bensears.bsky.social is getting a riso-printed physical edition, check it out and then pick it up:
Ben Sears does a biff bam pow with Young Shadow: Tunnel Vision
The cartoonist explores the expanses of hero comics.
doomrocket.substack.com
November 26, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Great review in which many of the reasons I love Ben Sears’ work are better articulated than I could have attempted.
He’s a singular cartoonist who makes me think of greats in other fields like animation and picture book illustration, but is also unmistakably Comics.
He’s a singular cartoonist who makes me think of greats in other fields like animation and picture book illustration, but is also unmistakably Comics.
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I once asked a bookseller at a large indie store how many people would have to buy a book for it to get the attention of the store buyer and cause an additional order and they said: Three.
I see some book piracy discourse, and, to make a positive argument in favor of buying books, your marginal ability to influence what books get published and support the careers of writers you like is massive compared to most other forms of media.
November 25, 2025 at 11:07 PM
I once asked a bookseller at a large indie store how many people would have to buy a book for it to get the attention of the store buyer and cause an additional order and they said: Three.
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Canada is releasing a set of stamps celebrating the nation's graphic novelists.
These stamps feature Kate Beaton, Jimmy Beaulieu, Guy Delisle, Julie Doucet, Bryan Lee O’Malley and Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas, alongside some of their famous works.
These stamps feature Kate Beaton, Jimmy Beaulieu, Guy Delisle, Julie Doucet, Bryan Lee O’Malley and Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas, alongside some of their famous works.
November 21, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Canada is releasing a set of stamps celebrating the nation's graphic novelists.
These stamps feature Kate Beaton, Jimmy Beaulieu, Guy Delisle, Julie Doucet, Bryan Lee O’Malley and Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas, alongside some of their famous works.
These stamps feature Kate Beaton, Jimmy Beaulieu, Guy Delisle, Julie Doucet, Bryan Lee O’Malley and Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas, alongside some of their famous works.
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Hi everybody I'm making a new comic called God's Bastards and I would love to know your thoughts. You can read it for free rn on my Patreon! No membership needed. link below.
November 23, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Hi everybody I'm making a new comic called God's Bastards and I would love to know your thoughts. You can read it for free rn on my Patreon! No membership needed. link below.
It’s always 3 am somewhere.
1990s house artists the KLF went into the funeral business 23 years after they burned a million quid and disappeared from the music industry and today is their annual Day of the Dead where they add more bricks containing human ashes to a pyramid that they plan to complete in 2323.
Man, everything is so bleak, anyone got a fun fact or little bit of trivia they want to share
November 23, 2025 at 9:46 PM
It’s always 3 am somewhere.
Libraries are the best. 🪲
November 23, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Libraries are the best. 🪲
Not an AEW guy, but saw some clips on Instagram and anyone who puts a belt on Samoa Joe is a-ok with me. Also: Swerve looks like the coolest guy to ever live.
November 23, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Not an AEW guy, but saw some clips on Instagram and anyone who puts a belt on Samoa Joe is a-ok with me. Also: Swerve looks like the coolest guy to ever live.
Do I… do I now love Vancouver Whitecaps?
November 23, 2025 at 5:44 AM
Do I… do I now love Vancouver Whitecaps?
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NEW comic debuting at the Massachusetts Independent Comics Exposition (MICE) in two weeks! December 6-7 at the Fuller Building at Boston University, 808 Commonwealth Avenue, Brookline, Massachusetts 02446!
November 21, 2025 at 7:58 PM
NEW comic debuting at the Massachusetts Independent Comics Exposition (MICE) in two weeks! December 6-7 at the Fuller Building at Boston University, 808 Commonwealth Avenue, Brookline, Massachusetts 02446!
This story has a lot of sentences that made my jaw drop progressively further and further.
The Fugees' Pras Michel Sentenced to 14 Years in Prison
The Fugees' Pras Michel Sentenced to 14 Years in Prison
Pras Michel of Fugees fame has been sentenced to 14 years in prison following his 2023 conviction on charges of political conspiracy and
dlvr.it
November 21, 2025 at 4:27 PM
This story has a lot of sentences that made my jaw drop progressively further and further.
IMPORTANT!
(I am just so so so so tired of all this, but I guess jumping through hoops to stop the anti-life machine is part of the deal when you use free, but also paid, software programs.)
(I am just so so so so tired of all this, but I guess jumping through hoops to stop the anti-life machine is part of the deal when you use free, but also paid, software programs.)
If you use GMail, AI (Gemini) was turned on yesterday by default and now scans all of your content for machine learning. To turn off, go to Settings>General and scroll down. Uncheck the box for "Smart features."
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
November 20, 2025 at 6:58 PM
IMPORTANT!
(I am just so so so so tired of all this, but I guess jumping through hoops to stop the anti-life machine is part of the deal when you use free, but also paid, software programs.)
(I am just so so so so tired of all this, but I guess jumping through hoops to stop the anti-life machine is part of the deal when you use free, but also paid, software programs.)
Still thinking about former WWF mid-card hulk Ted Arcidi stealing the show in The Chair Company. My buddy had his action figure in late 1980s.
Probably the third-best wrestler to be managed by Paul Bearer, behind Mick Foley and Rick Rude?
So many wrestlers working w/Tim Robinson: you love to see it.
Probably the third-best wrestler to be managed by Paul Bearer, behind Mick Foley and Rick Rude?
So many wrestlers working w/Tim Robinson: you love to see it.
November 20, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Still thinking about former WWF mid-card hulk Ted Arcidi stealing the show in The Chair Company. My buddy had his action figure in late 1980s.
Probably the third-best wrestler to be managed by Paul Bearer, behind Mick Foley and Rick Rude?
So many wrestlers working w/Tim Robinson: you love to see it.
Probably the third-best wrestler to be managed by Paul Bearer, behind Mick Foley and Rick Rude?
So many wrestlers working w/Tim Robinson: you love to see it.
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Future archaeologists and alien visitors are going to be so confused...
The 9.5 metre tall “Seated Bear With Friends” by artist Dean Drever, overlooking the new park and playground at the Crosstown development in Toronto.
November 20, 2025 at 4:38 AM
Future archaeologists and alien visitors are going to be so confused...
Ces bandes-dessinées & estas historietas ain’t gonna read themselves.
November 20, 2025 at 2:52 AM
Ces bandes-dessinées & estas historietas ain’t gonna read themselves.
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Young Shadow: Tunnel Vision
Available for preorder, ships in December
www.freebensears.com/product/youn...
Available for preorder, ships in December
www.freebensears.com/product/youn...
November 19, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Young Shadow: Tunnel Vision
Available for preorder, ships in December
www.freebensears.com/product/youn...
Available for preorder, ships in December
www.freebensears.com/product/youn...
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Oh.
United Talent Agency has signed literal type of cheese Parmigiano Reggiano to its roster with the goal of finding product-placement opportunities for the brand in film and TV
www.vulture.com/article/parm...?
www.vulture.com/article/parm...?
Beloved Cheese Parmigiano Reggiano Signs With UTA
The blonde Italian bombshell is about to be all over film and TV.
www.vulture.com
November 19, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Oh.
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teaching philosophy, artist's statement, and guiding line all in one
November 11, 2025 at 4:23 PM
teaching philosophy, artist's statement, and guiding line all in one
This is lovely. (The linked post, but also the art below.)
My allegiance lies with those early Kubert-drawn issues and especially the John Ostrander-written 38 issues and three annuals in the 90s, but Hawkman has always been such a visually striking super-hero.
My allegiance lies with those early Kubert-drawn issues and especially the John Ostrander-written 38 issues and three annuals in the 90s, but Hawkman has always been such a visually striking super-hero.
Celebrating Hawkman Day (November 20)!
Hawkworld Art of the Day!
Hawkman by Sheldon Moldoff
Hawkman: Decades Old, Forever Young www.hawkworld.org/2025/11/hawk...
Hawkworld Art of the Day!
Hawkman by Sheldon Moldoff
Hawkman: Decades Old, Forever Young www.hawkworld.org/2025/11/hawk...
November 19, 2025 at 10:08 PM
This is lovely. (The linked post, but also the art below.)
My allegiance lies with those early Kubert-drawn issues and especially the John Ostrander-written 38 issues and three annuals in the 90s, but Hawkman has always been such a visually striking super-hero.
My allegiance lies with those early Kubert-drawn issues and especially the John Ostrander-written 38 issues and three annuals in the 90s, but Hawkman has always been such a visually striking super-hero.
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Striped Mud Turtle in the Road, Everglades National Park 🐢
November 19, 2025 at 1:52 AM
Striped Mud Turtle in the Road, Everglades National Park 🐢
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I have a sale on my books, great Xmas gift!
Low-stakes, slice of life scifi comics with a supernatural touch.
Think Star Trek meets the Little House on the Prairie plus Twilight Zone.
10% off 2 books, 15% off 3, 20% off 4
codes: buy2, buy3, and buy4
homecomics.ca/collections/...
sorry, no USA
Low-stakes, slice of life scifi comics with a supernatural touch.
Think Star Trek meets the Little House on the Prairie plus Twilight Zone.
10% off 2 books, 15% off 3, 20% off 4
codes: buy2, buy3, and buy4
homecomics.ca/collections/...
sorry, no USA
November 19, 2025 at 4:44 PM
I have a sale on my books, great Xmas gift!
Low-stakes, slice of life scifi comics with a supernatural touch.
Think Star Trek meets the Little House on the Prairie plus Twilight Zone.
10% off 2 books, 15% off 3, 20% off 4
codes: buy2, buy3, and buy4
homecomics.ca/collections/...
sorry, no USA
Low-stakes, slice of life scifi comics with a supernatural touch.
Think Star Trek meets the Little House on the Prairie plus Twilight Zone.
10% off 2 books, 15% off 3, 20% off 4
codes: buy2, buy3, and buy4
homecomics.ca/collections/...
sorry, no USA
Struggling with whether the comic I read last night is really the best thing I’ve read in anno Domini 2025 or if it’s just recency bias, but I am pretty sure it’s the former. (Battle for second place is pre try tightly contested between two books, and third place is, like, a six-way tie right now.)
November 19, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Struggling with whether the comic I read last night is really the best thing I’ve read in anno Domini 2025 or if it’s just recency bias, but I am pretty sure it’s the former. (Battle for second place is pre try tightly contested between two books, and third place is, like, a six-way tie right now.)
READ THIS.
A suspicious pitch from a freelancer led editor @nickhunebrown.bsky.social to investigate their past work. In the end, four publications, including The Guardian and Dwell, removed articles from their sites. thelocal.to/investigatin...
Investigating a Possible Scammer in Journalism’s AI Era | The Local
A suspicious pitch from a freelancer led editor Nicholas Hune-Brown to dig into their past work. By the end, four publications, including The Guardian and Dwell, had removed articles from their sites.
thelocal.to
November 19, 2025 at 1:48 PM
READ THIS.
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🇭🇹HAITI TO THE FIFA WORLD CUP!!!!
They beat Nicaragua tonight, and then the players watched the Costa Rica v. Honduras match on phones on the pitch to see their fate confirmed.
Haiti are back in the World Cup for the first time since 1974. 51 years.
They beat Nicaragua tonight, and then the players watched the Costa Rica v. Honduras match on phones on the pitch to see their fate confirmed.
Haiti are back in the World Cup for the first time since 1974. 51 years.
November 19, 2025 at 3:07 AM
🇭🇹HAITI TO THE FIFA WORLD CUP!!!!
They beat Nicaragua tonight, and then the players watched the Costa Rica v. Honduras match on phones on the pitch to see their fate confirmed.
Haiti are back in the World Cup for the first time since 1974. 51 years.
They beat Nicaragua tonight, and then the players watched the Costa Rica v. Honduras match on phones on the pitch to see their fate confirmed.
Haiti are back in the World Cup for the first time since 1974. 51 years.