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Mark Ciemcioch @markciemcioch.bsky.social · 24d

Buffalo people who like cool things and easy vibes: make a stop at the great @gutterpopcomics.bsky.social on Hertel when you’re out and about. They’ve got comics for every taste, as evidence by my recent haul.

The top view of impressive large box of comics and books, with the cover of The Ultimates sitting on top.

A view of the comic spines in the buy pile: Lost Girls, Avengers vs X-Men, Maus, JLA Tower of Babel, Copra, Judge Dread, Love and Rockets, original Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and a handful of single issue comics.

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Mark Ciemcioch @markciemcioch.bsky.social · Aug 30

The fact that Alien: Earth can introduce the most detestable character ever in a nearly 50-year franchise is impressive.

Mark Ciemcioch @markciemcioch.bsky.social · Aug 23

Purchased! Looking forward to digging in and rolling out.

Mark Ciemcioch @markciemcioch.bsky.social · May 30

I’m so sorry for your loss, but thanks for sharing that beautiful tribute to your father.

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JRC - onewordlong @onewordlong.bsky.social · May 17

If you're in Buffalo, stop at Gutter Pop Comics. Great place with a healthy serving of indie/alt DIY books
#comics

Photo of the front of the store Gutter pop comics in Buffalo ny. Located on hertel Ave near sterling

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Mark Ciemcioch @markciemcioch.bsky.social · May 13

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Mark Ciemcioch @markciemcioch.bsky.social · May 12

Have you read this?

The Future was Now Madmen, mavericks and the epic sci fi summer of 1982 book cover by Chris Nashawaty

Mark Ciemcioch @markciemcioch.bsky.social · May 6

I was wondering about something that perhaps you had insight on. The old annual JLA/JSA team ups often involved a third property (Legion, New Gods, All-Stars, etc.) Was there any talk of having the New Teen Titans crossover in the early 80s?

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Mark Ciemcioch @markciemcioch.bsky.social · May 6

This was great. Thanks for being one of the best comic creators follows!

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Florida Freedom to Read Project @flfreedomread.bsky.social · Apr 5

Judy Blume…spoke against the bills…saying book bans hurt students. Adults are afraid, she added, that books will prompt too many questions or make children change.

“Books don’t make kids become anybody else. Books make kids think.”

www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/04/05/f...

Florida GOP looks to make it easier to challenge books on school shelves

Their proposals mean schools could not consider whether books had “serious” artistic, literary, political or scientific value — only whether they depicted “sexual conduct.&#…

www.orlandosentinel.com

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EveryLibrary @everylibrary.bsky.social · Mar 15

In a new executive order, Trump has targeted the federal agency charged with distributing congressionally approved funds to state libraries and to library, museum, and archives program grant recipients. www.everylibrary.org/statementiml...

Statement on Trump's Attack on Federal Funding for Libraries

www.everylibrary.org

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Mark Ciemcioch @markciemcioch.bsky.social · Feb 20

Movies you’ve watched more than six times using only gifs.

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Mark Ciemcioch @markciemcioch.bsky.social · Jan 16

Some years ago while driving in Buffalo, I stopped at the light at Broadway and Fillmore. I looked over at the abandoned department store to see a floating golden shovel and “The Dreamer Who Dreams” on the window. There is no one like him.

David Lynch looks at the camera in the first photo, saying one day the sadness will end. In the second photo, he turns to the window and says I don’t think today’s the day.

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Mark Ciemcioch @markciemcioch.bsky.social · Jan 10

How was the WB tour? I’m looking at the TCM tour in April (hopefully).

Mark Ciemcioch @markciemcioch.bsky.social · Dec 9

HAM SAMMY reporting for duty.

Gail Simone @gailsimone.bsky.social · Dec 8

Your TOP GUN fighter tag is the last thing you ate. No more than two words.

GO.

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Mark Ciemcioch @markciemcioch.bsky.social · Nov 28

In lieu of recent events, I’m aiming to spend less time on devices, more time reading. First book was Toni Morrison’s The Bluest Eye, beautifully written yet heart wrenching.

Book cover of Toni Morrison’s The Bluest Eye, featuring a young black girl in a hat looking to the side.

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Mark Ciemcioch @markciemcioch.bsky.social · Nov 25

The best Indy movies feature a liberal dose of Nazis being punched in the face, so Dial of Destiny qualifies.

Matt Singer @mattsinger.bsky.social · Nov 25

I do not think Dial of Destiny is the best Indiana Jones movie. But I do think it might be the most interesting Indiana Jones movie. And here is why.

‘Dial of Destiny’ Is Not the Best Indiana Jones. But It Might Be the Most Interesting.

A defense of a much-maligned big-budget flop.

screencrush.com

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Mark Ciemcioch @markciemcioch.bsky.social · Nov 25

I do! Dial of Destiny is in my top three Indy movies. Good article.

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Mark Ciemcioch @markciemcioch.bsky.social · Nov 25

The ones that have Indy punching Nazis are the best Indiana Jones movies.

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Mark Ciemcioch @markciemcioch.bsky.social · Nov 22

One of the great surprise pleasures of adulthood is finding a box of cool things for little dollars. This quote rings so true.

Kelly Turnbull @coelasquid.bsky.social · Nov 22

This hit my weak point for massive damage

don _hertzfeldt

Not to sound like a curmudgeon, but when I was a teenager, I took the train to go to the record store to find rare stuff. Spotify is way more convenient, but that wasn't the point. The point was to get out and to feel like you're hunting, to feel like you're living your life. I'm going to the movies, I'm going to this show. What streaming has done-it's very convenient, but it's taken the feeling of going hunting and turned it into we're all just being fed. We're all farm animals that are just being fed, and we're being fed content. You can just stay home. Just stay home. We'll just feed it to you. No wonder everyone's depressed.

Mark Ciemcioch @markciemcioch.bsky.social · Nov 19

Post a picture of yourself to show the newbies what they’re dealing with.

Steven Seagal in a red doback standing next to me.

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Mark Ciemcioch @markciemcioch.bsky.social · Nov 18

On the occasion of being ill, I spent a lot of time watching the Coen Brothers collection on @criterion.bsky.social this weekend. Barton Fink and The Hudsucker Proxy improve upon every viewing. #recommended

Tim Robbins and Paul Newman in The Hudsucker Proxy.

Jennifer Jason Leigh in The Hudsucker Proxy.

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Mark Ciemcioch @markciemcioch.bsky.social · Nov 15

Officially “increase text size on device” years old.

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Mark Ciemcioch @markciemcioch.bsky.social · Oct 31

This seems like a good night for some orderlies to transport a near catatonic Michael Myers to another location.

Mark Ciemcioch @markciemcioch.bsky.social · Oct 31

I’m sorry for your loss.