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Mahmud Asrar 🪲 @mahmudasrar.bsky.social · 25d

Bug Wars The Spyder Wytch Special Cover

The first special from the Bug Wars world is coming this January featuring stories of the spiders and tying into our next Bug Wars book coming later in 2026.

By @jason-aaron.bsky.social , me et al.

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Mahmud Asrar 🪲 @mahmudasrar.bsky.social · 9h

Check it!

AIPT @aiptcomics.com · 13h

#FantasticFive: This week's best comics come to us from @robertkirkman.bsky.social @spicercolor.bsky.social @jedmackay.bsky.social @mahmudasrar.bsky.social @mooncalfe1.bsky.social @ssnyder1835.bsky.social @javifernandez.bsky.social & more!

#Marvel #DCComics @skybound.bsky.social @imagecomics.com

Fantastic Five: Best comics of the week of October 8, 2025

This is a week of new eras as Transformers, X-Men, and DC all launch new directions.

aiptcomics.com

Mahmud Asrar 🪲 @mahmudasrar.bsky.social · 1d

Bug Wars - Book 1 - Lost In The Yard is out and it is awesome!

You don't have to take my word for it though.

Collector's Paradise Comics & Graphic Novels @collectorsparadise.bsky.social · 1d

🔴𝗣𝗔𝗥𝗔𝗗𝗜𝗦𝗘 𝗣𝗜𝗖𝗞𝗦 | 𝗚𝗥𝗔𝗣𝗛𝗜𝗖 𝗡𝗢𝗩𝗘𝗟𝗦 | 𝟭𝟬.𝟴.𝟮𝟱🔴

📚 Looking for something new to read this weekend? Check out our new 𝗚𝗥𝗔𝗣𝗛𝗜𝗖 𝗡𝗢𝗩𝗘𝗟 𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗙𝗙 𝗣𝗜𝗖𝗞𝗦 𝗢𝗙 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗪𝗘𝗘𝗞 for some recommendations!

@jason-aaron.bsky.social
@mahmudasrar.bsky.social
@imagecomics.com

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Mahmud Asrar 🪲 @mahmudasrar.bsky.social · 1d

Screenrant is talking about my design for Juggernuat here. Be warned of spoilers for Amazing X-Men #1

screenrant.com/juggernaut-n...

Juggernaut Debuts His Most Unique Redesign Yet, Officially Beginning a Hardcore New Era

X-Men antihero Juggernaut just got one of his most hardcore redesigns of all time, as he breaks away from the hero team to serve a far darker master.

screenrant.com

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Mahmud Asrar 🪲 @mahmudasrar.bsky.social · 1d

Thanks!

Kim (sk😈🎃😈metalle) @kim-skmetalle.bsky.social · 2d

Amazing X-Men #1 sees our ragtag heroes dodging Revelation’s Angel of Death & teleporting into really bad lands.

@mahmudasrar.bsky.social ‘s stunning art is superb (Scott & Logan are esp. great) & Jed’s snappy, well-paced script even includes a 😂 moment amid the chaos.

Great fun, go buy it. ❌

The Amazing X-Men #1 (2025) Beautiful cover by Mahmud Asrar & Matt Wilson

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Mahmud Asrar 🪲 @mahmudasrar.bsky.social · 1d

Way to go, @jimlee.bsky.social and DC Comics!

Hopefully more publishers follow a similar stance going forward.

bleedingcool.com/comics/dc-co...

"DC Comics Will Not Support AI Generated Storytelling Or Art"- Jim Lee

"DC Comics Will Not Support AI Generated Storytelling Or Artwork" - transcript and video of Jim Lee's speech at New York Comic Con

bleedingcool.com

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The Kovacs Report @kovacsreport.bsky.social · 2d

Amazing X-Men #1 Review - The AGE OF REVELATION is Upon Us!

YouTube video by The Kovacs Report

youtu.be

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Mahmud Asrar 🪲 @mahmudasrar.bsky.social · 2d

9.5/10 review of Amazing X-Men #1!

Many thanks.

AIPT @aiptcomics.com · 2d

"With @mahmudasrar.bsky.social's dazzling art and @jedmackay.bsky.social's ability to keep readers hooked through twists and relentless stakes, this is an essential chapter in Marvel’s boldest #XMen era yet."
#MarvelComics @tombrevoort.bsky.social #comicsky
Read @davidbrooke.bsky.social's review:

‘Amazing X-Men’ #1 is an essential chapter in Marvel’s new X-Men era

A high-stakes blend of mystery, action, and tragedy.

aiptcomics.com

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Mahmud Asrar 🪲 @mahmudasrar.bsky.social · 3d

AI slop is ruining our lives. Do not be a part of the problem.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=_zfN...

AI Slop Is Killing Our Channel

YouTube video by Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell

www.youtube.com

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Mahmud Asrar 🪲 @mahmudasrar.bsky.social · 3d

Tomorrow!

Jed MacKay @jedmackay.bsky.social · 4d

WEDNESDAY: AMAZING X-MEN #1!
With the Angel of Death on their asses, the X-Men flee out of the frying pan and into the fire: the haunted ruins of Greymalkin Prison!

A: @mahmudasrar.bsky.social
C: Matt Wilson
L: @claytoncowles.bsky.social

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Mahmud Asrar 🪲 @mahmudasrar.bsky.social · 5d

Old buddies on a hiking trip from #amazingxmen #1 . Check it out when it comes out this week.

Amazing X-Men brought to you by Jed MacKay, Matt Wilson , Clayton Cowles and I.

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Mahmud Asrar 🪲 @mahmudasrar.bsky.social · 7d

I just had some (I think), thanks.

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AIPT @aiptcomics.com · 7d

Marvel Preview: Amazing X-Men #1 - HOPE THEY SURVIVE THE EXPERIENCE!
@mahmudasrar.bsky.social @jedmackay.bsky.social @tombrevoort.bsky.social #XMen #MarvelComics #comicsky
Read the preview here:

Marvel Preview: Amazing X-Men #1

HOPE THEY SURVIVE THE EXPERIENCE!

aiptcomics.com

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Mahmud Asrar 🪲 @mahmudasrar.bsky.social · 7d

Quite alright. A lot of catching up to do though.

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AIPT @aiptcomics.com · 7d

📚📦 TRADEWATCH: From @jason-aaron.bsky.social & @mahmudasrar.bsky.social's Bug Wars to @jefflemire171.bsky.social & @ghwalta.bsky.social's Phantom Road to titles from @fantagraphics.bsky.social & @imagecomics.com, here are the bookshelf editions you need out next week (10/06/25):

Tradewatch: exciting bookshelf editions for the week of 10/06/25

Katie Hicks, Bug Wars, Super Goof, Phantom Road, and Transformers.

aiptcomics.com

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Mahmud Asrar 🪲 @mahmudasrar.bsky.social · 7d

Quite fine, thanks.

Mahmud Asrar 🪲 @mahmudasrar.bsky.social · 7d

Very sad to announce that I had to cancel my appearance at NYCC this year.

All commissions will be completed and shipped by the end of the month. If you need to you can reach out to me directly or through @sequenceart.bsky.social

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BuzzComics @buzzcomics.bsky.social · 8d

Preview d'Amazing X-Men #1 par @jedmackay.bsky.social, @mahmudasrar.bsky.social et Matthew Wilson chez Marvel #MarvelComics #Comics #XMen #AmazingXMen #AgeOfRevelation #Cyclops #Wolverine www.buzzcomics.net/showpost.php...

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Mahmud Asrar 🪲 @mahmudasrar.bsky.social · 8d

Amazing X-Men #3 Cover

Drawn by me, coloured by Matt Wilson.

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Mahmud Asrar 🪲 @mahmudasrar.bsky.social · 8d

Wish the world had more people like Jane Goodall.

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Mahmud Asrar 🪲 @mahmudasrar.bsky.social · 9d

Curious about the ethical principles of ChatGPT (and perhaps all other AI algorithms)? Check this out. TL:DR? Then check from 12:40.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=on9j...

I Broke ChatGPT's Ethical Guidelines

YouTube video by Alex O'Connor

www.youtube.com

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Mahmud Asrar 🪲 @mahmudasrar.bsky.social · 9d

smh

www.bbc.com/news/article...

Hollywood celebrities outraged over new 'AI actor' Tilly Norwood

The AI actress is apparently in talks with Hollywood talent agencies to represent her on the big screen.

www.bbc.com

Mahmud Asrar 🪲 @mahmudasrar.bsky.social · 9d

RIP Renato Casaro.

Like most of my generation, I grew up enjoying the movie posters and illustrations he's made.

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Mahmud Asrar 🪲 @mahmudasrar.bsky.social · 12d

It's a shame that the eye alien was more interesting than the Xenomorph.

Mahmud Asrar 🪲 @mahmudasrar.bsky.social · 12d

The Xenomorph itself was like an extra. What a shame.

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Mahmud Asrar 🪲 @mahmudasrar.bsky.social · 12d

My issue was that it didn’t feel like it was about the Xenomorph(s) or other alğens at all but rather the synthetics.

The aliens were like background stuff for all of that.