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Liam Johnson
@liamjohnsontype.bsky.social
Writes television (ITV, BBC, CBBC) and comics (2000 AD & Judge Dredd Megazine - Cadet Dredd, Rico & Armitage. Dynamite - Vampirella) Reads a lot. Games when I can. Always thinking about pizza. BAFTA Connect. www.liamjohnsonwriter.com
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I'm Liam and I write television and comic books. Here's a handful of previews of some of my published work below (with all my lovely collaborators names included) but it's growing all of the time. Lots of exciting stuff coming soon. Reach out if you want to talk!
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A friend just returned from Antarctica, including a trip to Damoy Hut, a former British Antarctic Survey shelter that's preserved as a heritage site. And what were polar scientists reading in the 80s to pass time during a blizzard? Why, the Thrill Power of @2000ad.bsky.social of course!
November 27, 2025 at 12:01 PM
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Your occasional reminder that @bookshop.org is open for all of your Christmas book shopping needs. Every sale supports independent bookstores, the books arrive beautifully packaged, and they even have gift wrapping options.
Buy some great books and stop paying for Jeff's botox
uk.bookshop.org?next=t
Bookshop: Buy books online. Support local bookshops.
A better way to buy books online. Every purchase financially supports local independent bookshops.
uk.bookshop.org
November 27, 2025 at 11:34 AM
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Out next week!
Giant Size CRIMINAL #1 is a new story, a great refresher/intro to the Brubaker and Phillips world of crime stories, in anticipation of the new Pr!me show. If you get it from OK Comics you could win a piece of original art by @seanphillips.bsky.social .
okcomics.co.uk/products/pre...
November 27, 2025 at 9:12 AM
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It’s rather apt that the website that gave me my start in comics journalism ten years ago ends up being the one to preview my debut at Marvel.

Get a sneak peak of what @marsisanartist.bsky.social and I have been working on below and grab a copy next week! monkeysfightingrobots.co/exclusive-pr...
Exclusive Preview: MARVEL: BLACK, WHITE & BLOOD AND GUTS #3
MARVEL: BLACK, WHITE & BLOOD AND GUTS #3 hits your local comic book store on December 3rd, but thanks to Marvel Comics, Monkeys Fighting Robots has an e ...
monkeysfightingrobots.co
November 26, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Broken Sword 3 & 4 (Hated the new control scheme. Couldn't get through them)
The Saboteur
Stuntman
November 26, 2025 at 4:42 PM
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I've written a big piece for the Observer about the Big C. Would be lovely if you find time to read it sometime and feel free to share.

observer.co.uk/news/opinion...
‘He suggested we go to a quiet room to talk. I knew that was not good news’ | The Observer
observer.co.uk
November 26, 2025 at 2:11 PM
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Gary's good people. Can't wait to read his first Marvel story!
I sat down with the bold Declan Shalvey over the weekend to have a chat about writing my first story for Marvel, our shared love of Daredevil, and my advice for up-and-coming writers!

Check it out at the link below and subscribe for more BTS goodness. open.substack.com/pub/declansh...
#186: Whole lotta Dec
Dec Recs! Cover Dec! Interview Dec! Black Friday Dec? Who am I?!
open.substack.com
November 25, 2025 at 3:50 PM
I’m weak. I caved. And I have no regrets.
November 25, 2025 at 3:47 PM
You've been kidnapped. The characters from the last TV show you watched are trying to rescue you. Who's coming to save you?

Phew...
November 25, 2025 at 2:36 PM
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Hey everyone!

Looking to fill some gaps in my schedule until the end of the year. Both comics (short stories, possibly single issues) and covers/pin-ups. Some samples below! And more in my portfolio here:

ahmedraafathussein.myportfolio.com
November 21, 2025 at 12:01 PM
People *do* judge books by covers.
I’m begging novel writers to hire an artist for their covers. At least someone who can do graphic design at a minimum. I see the worst book covers on here everyday and you’re all doing such a disservice to yourself to put in the effort to write a whole book only to turn people away with a bad cover.
November 25, 2025 at 10:38 AM
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Comics artists who work with writers, I am doing a class for young comics writers and I would like to include some ANONYMOUS quotes from artists about things they hate getting in scripts. More "17-panel pages and cross dialogue" than "horses and bicycles". My DMS are open. SECRECY ASSURED.
November 24, 2025 at 5:35 PM
I am ready for this.
November 24, 2025 at 6:14 PM
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Writers — the ones you know and love, the ones you think of as successful — have sources of income outside that book you read. Most of us are a half-step ahead of the landlord at best, and struggling to maintain health insurance. We figure out other ways to make a buck.
I wrote 12 novels.
Hit #2 on the NYT bestseller list.
Optioned three works for film and TV.
Have close to 20 short fiction works in anthos.
I have 35,000 BSky followers.

Have you seen my jewelry shop that keeps my lights on.

www.peculiarityshop.com
November 24, 2025 at 3:38 PM
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A reminder that Marvel: Black, White & Blood and Guts #3 is out next week and it features an all-new Hit-Monkey story from myself and @marsisanartist.bsky.social (both making our debut at the House of Ideas).

Check out the stunning incentive variant from Paco Medina below!
November 24, 2025 at 3:06 PM
I usually don't care but it really bugs me they're calling it Jumanji 3 as that implies the *first* first one isn't canon and that film rips!
November 24, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Every comic collector has got the same text this weekend; a jovial but still semi-genuine question about if they own a mint copy of Action Comics #1.
November 24, 2025 at 10:45 AM
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A lot of people genuinely don’t realize authors are paid when libraries get ebook licenses

We do get paid so please request our books from libraries
Do not steal books, I beg. Borrow from a library. Libraries lend e-books!
November 24, 2025 at 7:33 AM
It takes every ounce of self restraint I have not to buy the Criminal Deluxe Editions…
November 23, 2025 at 5:31 PM
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Just a reminder, but the Black Friday sale for my Eisner-nominated subscription comic site SKTCHD ends in two days, so if you want to get 50% off on any of the site's plans, get on it soon by using the code "BlackFriday2025" on checkout!

sktchd.com/subscriptions
November 23, 2025 at 5:21 PM
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A hugely enjoyable depiction of Ro-Busters, by Kevin O’Neill, from 2022’s “45 Years of 2000 AD”.
November 23, 2025 at 4:51 PM
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New research by @mctd.bsky.social shows the impact of generative AI on authors in the UK. They found over a third of novelists report their income has already been negatively impacted by AI and 85% expect their future income will be negatively impacted.

www.mctd.ac.uk/impact-of-ge...
Impact of Generative AI on the Novel
A report examining how literary creatives being affected by GenAI and what measures they want see implemented by the government to protect the UK’s literary scene.
www.mctd.ac.uk
November 20, 2025 at 11:57 AM
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Mike W Barr wrote some of the great books of the 80s for DC, and it's a tragedy that he's now in ill health and needs assistance. You can show your love and respect for the man's work by clicking the link below

gofund.me/e1f381e59
Donate to Rally for Mike W. Barr's Medical Care, organized by Dave Kellogg
Mike W. Barr has been a writer of comics, science fiction novels and mystery novels… Dave Kellogg needs your support for Rally for Mike W. Barr's Medical Care
gofund.me
November 22, 2025 at 10:20 PM