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Read a few comics as a kid, but the bug didn’t kick in until avoiding studying for college finals—& there was the spinner rack. Eventually burned out by X-Men crossovers and New 52. Dipped a toe in again a few years ago and am feeling the joy again! 🏳️‍🌈

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Gay of X @queersofx.bsky.social · 1h

Happy National Coming Out Day
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I Read Comics! @ireadcomics.bsky.social · 11h

She’ll kill the competition!

Samantha rips a duck in half as she wears protective goggles on an ASM #258 homage cover to Beneath the Trees Where Nobody Sees #1. Art by Ryan G. Browne.

I Read Comics! @ireadcomics.bsky.social · 14h

My old eyes mistook M.K. Perker as M.H. Perker. My apologies!

I Read Comics! @ireadcomics.bsky.social · 14h

…by talking to the townspeople, she weaves herself into the fabric of the community, and they accept her—which is important for when her past catches up with her.

In addition to a mesmerizing story, the art by M.K. Perker is just gorgeous. I found myself soaking in the details.

Highly recommended!

Fadumo and Noah—a local fisherman of the Lummi Nation—take his boat out. Art by M.K. Perker.

I Read Comics! @ireadcomics.bsky.social · 14h

…forest and play with them forever. If the children agree, the animals send back a facsimile child so the parents don’t feel sad.

Fadumo imagines that one of the children in the play—who disappeared into the woods for a very long time—is one of those facsimiles.

As Fadumo collects these stories…

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I Read Comics! @ireadcomics.bsky.social · 14h

…into a woman at night. Later, Fadumo swears she sees a seal woman, and then find initials carved into the boat of the man and the name Lela.

The school kids write their own play about children who wander into the woods to encounter talking animals, who offer them the opportunity to stay in the…

The children put on a play featuring talking animals that invite children the opportunity to stay in the forest and play forever. To keep their parents happy, they send a facsimile child to take their place. Art by M.K. Perker.

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I Read Comics! @ireadcomics.bsky.social · 14h

Soon, she arrives at the conclusion that there is something supernatural about the town as she collects local stories.

Noah, a Lummi whose family has fished the waters for over 300 years, tells her of the tale that the original owner of his boat is rumored to have vanished with a seal that turns…

Fadumo thinks she sees a woman shedding her seal skin like clothing, who then dives into the water. Art by M.K. Perker.

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I Read Comics! @ireadcomics.bsky.social · 14h

…obviously running from something or someone, but wanting a job with the Stoneshore Register, the weekly newspaper in this remote Washington fishing town.

She is immediately captivated by the Giant, whose origin is unknown. The town was built around it, and it seems to have always been there.

The stone Giant as seen in Winter. Art by M.K. Perker.

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I Read Comics! @ireadcomics.bsky.social · 14h

From today’s arrivals, I could wait to dive into The Stoneshore Register. Of course, it helped that my dog decided to settle down with me and go to sleep, so i couldn’t move.

G. Willow Wilson shared a magical story with us. I was utterly spellbound witnessing the arrival of Muslim Fadumo Abdi…

Cover to The Stoneshore Register shows Fadumo—wearing an orange headscarf, tan coat, and blue jeans, standing in a brown/orange dinghy with a green stripe. She is facing the stone Giant, which is seated on the mountain with its feet in the bay. Art by M.K. Perker.

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I Read Comics! @ireadcomics.bsky.social · 14h

Today’s arrivals:

* The Stoneshore Register by G. Willow Wilson & M.H. Perker

* Taproot by Keely Young

* The Other World’s Books Depends on the Bean Counter by Yatsuki Wakatsu, illustrations by Kiki Ohashi

* Love in the Palm of His Hand by Rinteku

* A Strange & Mystifying Story by Tsuta Suzuki

* The Stoneshore Register by G. Willow Wilson & M.H. Perker

* Taproot: A Story About a Gardner and a Ghost by Keely Young

* The Other World’s Books Depends on the Bean Counter by Yatsuki Wakatsu, illustrations by Kiki Ohashi

* Love in the Palm of His Hand by Rinteku

* A Strange & Mystifying Story by Tsuta Suzuki

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I Read Comics! @ireadcomics.bsky.social · 15h

Hooray! Out and proud gay books!

spongebob squarepants is holding up his hands in the air and saying gay .

ALT: spongebob squarepants is holding up his hands in the air and saying gay .

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I Read Comics! @ireadcomics.bsky.social · 17h

It really is! I put it in the same category as the current Supergirl series and Superboy run in Action Comics, as well as Bullet Adventures. They’re nice alternatives to some of the more serious, complex comics on my pull list.

I Read Comics! @ireadcomics.bsky.social · 17h

…adversarial one.

All in all, this was an enjoyable read, especially for only $1.99 as a digital download from IndyPlanet (though there is an on-demand print option as well).

There’s a second issue that I’ll be reading shortly for more Black Owl.

Police Captain O’Neal and Black Owl confer as Funnibone is led away in handcuffs. Black Owl thinks about some so-far-unpublished exploits that O’Neal isn’t aware of. Words by Christopher Mills, pencils by Secrease, inks by Rick Burchett, and colors by Matt Webb

I Read Comics! @ireadcomics.bsky.social · 17h

…center of his brain, rendering him an insomniac. As a result, he must practice meditation to compensate. It also renders him impervious to Silent Skull’s powers.

He has a good relationship with the police and apparently a private investigator named Mike Lance, which I like much better than an…

Private investigator Mike Lance passes along information about a drug operation to Black Owl, with a warning that someone interfered with it and caused the gangsters to kill each other. Words by Christopher Mills, pencils by Secrease, inks by Rick Burchett, and colors by Matt Webb.

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I Read Comics! @ireadcomics.bsky.social · 17h

In a nice twist, readers learn the origin of Silent Skull and why he chooses his targets, though Black Owl remains in the dark for now.

Black Owl has a unique characteristic that distinguishes him from other street-level gadget superheroes. The bullet that killed his fiancée lodged in the sleep…

Athena is the identical twin sister of Darren’s fiancée, Alena (a lot to unpack there!), and a brilliant engineer who helps Darren with gadgets and advice back at his penthouse, the Owl’s Nest. Words by Christopher Mills, pencils by Secrease, inks by Rick Burchett, and colors by Matt Webb.

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I Read Comics! @ireadcomics.bsky.social · 17h

…is just around the corner. Silent Skull transmits sounds and thoughts directly to his victims’ heads, taking control of their minds. His deadly methods include turning gang members guns against each other.

Silent Skull manages to escape at their first encounter, but Black Owl prevails in the end.

Silent Skull attacks the revelers at “Disco Don” Marco Caine’s club, Studio 45 (nice one!). Words by Christopher Mills, pencils by Secrease, inks by Rick Burchett, and colors by Matt Webb.

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I Read Comics! @ireadcomics.bsky.social · 17h

Partnering with Athena—the brilliant engineer and twin sister of his late financee, Alena—he fights criminals like Funnibone and Dr. Cyclops.

Funnibone’s attempt to rob the jewelry store where Alena was killed (if I’ve read the clues correctly) is foiled by Black Owl. However, a more deadly foe…

Funnibone isn’t happy when one of his henchmen trips the jewelry store alarm, cutting short their ability to crack the main safe and settle for some “baubles.” Unfortunately for him, Black Owl arrives before they can make their getaway. Words by Christopher Mills, pencils by Secrease, inks by Rick Burchett, and colors by Matt Webb

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I Read Comics! @ireadcomics.bsky.social · 17h

If you could use some “vintage feel” comics mixed in with your superheroes-save-the-universe-or-multiverse-from-this-week’s-menace, try Sleuth Comics #1.

Millionaire playboy-turned superhero, Darren Danville inherited his cowl from his father, the Golden Age Black Owl (now in the public domain).

Cover to Sleuth Comics #1 shows Black Owl swinging from a tall building on a wire. Behind him imposed on the sky is the white visage of Silent Skull. Art by Paul Pelletier, Bob Crom Jr., and Matt Webb.

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I Read Comics! @ireadcomics.bsky.social · 22h

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I Read Comics! @ireadcomics.bsky.social · 23h

Apollo is certainly a sight!

Black Knight has always been an Avenger who captured my imagination. Nice fight scene here!

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I Read Comics! @ireadcomics.bsky.social · 23h

A treequel? I am so there!

I Read Comics! @ireadcomics.bsky.social · 23h

This is, for me, the ultimate friends/family group.

I Read Comics! @ireadcomics.bsky.social · 1d

Posting horror comics for Halloween.

If you like Hollywood monsters and haven’t tried the Universal Pictures series of comics, you should pick them up. The writing and art have been terrific.

My only nit to pick is that I wish they could have been longer than four issues each!

The cover for Universal Monsters: Dracula #1 shows Count Dracula holding Mina while looking at her neck. Art by Martin Simonds.

The cover to Universal Monsters: The Mummy #1 shows the Mummy between two pillars with fires in the background. Art by Joshua Middleton.

Cover for Universal Monsters: Creature from the Black Lagoon Lives! It shows the creature (with glowing eyes) partly submerged in water with fish that have glowing eyes swimming around him and tropical trees in the background. Art by Matthew Roberts.

The cover for Universal Monsters: The Invisible Man #1 shows the Invisible Man with some of his facial bandages unraveling to reveal nothing beneath. He wears sunglasses, a brown coat, gloves, and is holding a syringe. The background is a laboratory with bottles. Art by Dani.

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I Read Comics! @ireadcomics.bsky.social · 1d

“Ah, to be young and lusty.” Really, Roy? And then go on about the privilege of age to talk to pretty ladies and children? 😲 Things hit differently in different times. 😉

But, still, this was a good comic. Thanks for continuing to post these gems!

I Read Comics! @ireadcomics.bsky.social · 1d

This is my dance about how much transphobes suck.