Jason Bradley Thompson
@mockman.bsky.social
Artist, RPGer, manga & horror fan. Creator of Mangaka, Cartooner, D&D walkthrough maps, Manga The Complete Guide, Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath GN. Spouse & parent. Current project is Dreamland RPG at dreamrpg.com.
I know more about WW2 than my kids ever will (because they don't have a Boomer dad continually watching WW2 movies and collecting WW2 books and talking about his childhood during WW2), and that's fine
January 27, 2026 at 6:18 PM
I know more about WW2 than my kids ever will (because they don't have a Boomer dad continually watching WW2 movies and collecting WW2 books and talking about his childhood during WW2), and that's fine
“The Garden of the Plynck”: Deeply weird 1920 children’s fantasy about a girl who goes “inside her mind” (through doors) and meets the Plynck, Snoodles, Snimmies….Why is this “Phantom Tollbooth”/Alice-ish book forgotten? Probably cuz it has a blatantly racist character sticking out like a sore thumb
January 27, 2026 at 5:36 PM
“The Garden of the Plynck”: Deeply weird 1920 children’s fantasy about a girl who goes “inside her mind” (through doors) and meets the Plynck, Snoodles, Snimmies….Why is this “Phantom Tollbooth”/Alice-ish book forgotten? Probably cuz it has a blatantly racist character sticking out like a sore thumb
About Dreamland RPG:
Initially I conceived it as a purely Lord Dunsany inspired game! The only specifically Lovecraftian element I included was nightgaunts.
Only many playtests later did I go “F it, put it all in” and add zoogs, other Lovecraft monsters, then (optionally) Lovecraft locations etc…
Initially I conceived it as a purely Lord Dunsany inspired game! The only specifically Lovecraftian element I included was nightgaunts.
Only many playtests later did I go “F it, put it all in” and add zoogs, other Lovecraft monsters, then (optionally) Lovecraft locations etc…
January 27, 2026 at 5:16 PM
About Dreamland RPG:
Initially I conceived it as a purely Lord Dunsany inspired game! The only specifically Lovecraftian element I included was nightgaunts.
Only many playtests later did I go “F it, put it all in” and add zoogs, other Lovecraft monsters, then (optionally) Lovecraft locations etc…
Initially I conceived it as a purely Lord Dunsany inspired game! The only specifically Lovecraftian element I included was nightgaunts.
Only many playtests later did I go “F it, put it all in” and add zoogs, other Lovecraft monsters, then (optionally) Lovecraft locations etc…
It’s interesting how the medium affects the artwork, and in the case of ProCreate, how it affects my artwork is that making gradients and shapes (circles, rectangles etc) is prohibitively annoying
How do other ProCreate users get around this?
How do other ProCreate users get around this?
January 27, 2026 at 4:41 PM
It’s interesting how the medium affects the artwork, and in the case of ProCreate, how it affects my artwork is that making gradients and shapes (circles, rectangles etc) is prohibitively annoying
How do other ProCreate users get around this?
How do other ProCreate users get around this?
Had to leave what I thought was some pro Palestine Facebook group because someone posted antisemitic fake news about the Rothschilds (could they be any more obviously antisemitic..?) and idiots were nodding along. Maybe they were Groypers not pseudo-leftists but how can people be so f’ing dumb
January 27, 2026 at 3:08 PM
Had to leave what I thought was some pro Palestine Facebook group because someone posted antisemitic fake news about the Rothschilds (could they be any more obviously antisemitic..?) and idiots were nodding along. Maybe they were Groypers not pseudo-leftists but how can people be so f’ing dumb
Amazing hoard of Dreamland-adjacent books borrowed from the awesome & generous @shaenon.bsky.social 🙏
January 27, 2026 at 4:45 AM
Amazing hoard of Dreamland-adjacent books borrowed from the awesome & generous @shaenon.bsky.social 🙏
Enjoying drawing maps of Dreamlands cities. I think of the Dreamlands as more of a genre about travel, where you go from city to city rather than spending too long in one place. But it is fun expanding on the city lore, and this opens up another type of story #ttrpg #dreamlandrpg
January 27, 2026 at 3:16 AM
Enjoying drawing maps of Dreamlands cities. I think of the Dreamlands as more of a genre about travel, where you go from city to city rather than spending too long in one place. But it is fun expanding on the city lore, and this opens up another type of story #ttrpg #dreamlandrpg
Finally reading Clive Barker’s “Abarat” and loving it. Love the scene when, in this weird portal fantasy, we discover that the locals know about “dollars” and that the heroine’s 10 dollars is an immense fortune in this world 🤪😂❤️
January 27, 2026 at 12:20 AM
Finally reading Clive Barker’s “Abarat” and loving it. Love the scene when, in this weird portal fantasy, we discover that the locals know about “dollars” and that the heroine’s 10 dollars is an immense fortune in this world 🤪😂❤️
January 26, 2026 at 10:30 PM
There is a Dr Seuss wiki but it only has categories for his people and creatures, not placenames. Huge oversight
January 26, 2026 at 4:47 PM
There is a Dr Seuss wiki but it only has categories for his people and creatures, not placenames. Huge oversight
Maybe my argumentative tactic of “calmly but smugly repeating the obvious truth” doesn’t work on anybody, but it *definitely* doesn’t work on toddlers
January 26, 2026 at 2:30 AM
Maybe my argumentative tactic of “calmly but smugly repeating the obvious truth” doesn’t work on anybody, but it *definitely* doesn’t work on toddlers
The Oncelers’ design in “The Lorax” is genius. Just hands that take & build & destroy & sell but not a person behind it (even if you see his eyes in one shot). Perfect symbolism
January 25, 2026 at 5:38 PM
The Oncelers’ design in “The Lorax” is genius. Just hands that take & build & destroy & sell but not a person behind it (even if you see his eyes in one shot). Perfect symbolism
5-year-old made us stop “Mulan” early on because it was a sad scene (our 3 year old wanted to keep watching) 😂❤️ but enjoyed “Ralph Breaks the Internet” which… I think is actually a darker movie? Maybe the dark codependency/toxicity element is only really recognizable to adults. Which is fine!
January 25, 2026 at 4:49 AM
5-year-old made us stop “Mulan” early on because it was a sad scene (our 3 year old wanted to keep watching) 😂❤️ but enjoyed “Ralph Breaks the Internet” which… I think is actually a darker movie? Maybe the dark codependency/toxicity element is only really recognizable to adults. Which is fine!
I didn’t wanna talk about ICE because it’s too grim but it’s amazing how basically 0 Republicans online will say anything like “oh I support ICE but I don’t support these trigger happy bad apples killing people.” No. They are all eager to let you know that they do and love support killing people.
January 25, 2026 at 4:17 AM
I didn’t wanna talk about ICE because it’s too grim but it’s amazing how basically 0 Republicans online will say anything like “oh I support ICE but I don’t support these trigger happy bad apples killing people.” No. They are all eager to let you know that they do and love support killing people.
“Wreck it Ralph 2” is good despite apparently a bunch of haters hating it. The only things I will concede are meh are (1) shameless but fun Disney Princess product placement and (2) I used to feel Slaughter Race was a copout not having guns but now as a parent, obviously ok, they couldn’t show guns
January 25, 2026 at 3:07 AM
“Wreck it Ralph 2” is good despite apparently a bunch of haters hating it. The only things I will concede are meh are (1) shameless but fun Disney Princess product placement and (2) I used to feel Slaughter Race was a copout not having guns but now as a parent, obviously ok, they couldn’t show guns
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The Robert E. Howard House & Museum in Cross Plains, TX is in need of imminent repair work to its foundations, as well as moisture and termite damage. If you can afford to give a little to help keep this bit of pulp history alive, it would be appreciated.
rehfoundation.org/save-the-reh...
rehfoundation.org/save-the-reh...
Save the REH Museum
Donations collected here go directly to the Robert E. Howard Foundation, which will forward 100% of the proceeds to Project Pride in Cross Plains, Texas, to support restoration and maintenance of the ...
rehfoundation.org
October 17, 2025 at 11:26 AM
The Robert E. Howard House & Museum in Cross Plains, TX is in need of imminent repair work to its foundations, as well as moisture and termite damage. If you can afford to give a little to help keep this bit of pulp history alive, it would be appreciated.
rehfoundation.org/save-the-reh...
rehfoundation.org/save-the-reh...
“Sylvie and Bruno”: one book done, one to go! (Sigh… it’s not super enjoyable reading) Compared to the pure nonsense of “Alice” and “Snark,” this book really has a ton of discussion of Christianity. Of course I assume Lewis Carroll was always religious, but maybe he got more so in his old age.
January 24, 2026 at 3:46 PM
“Sylvie and Bruno”: one book done, one to go! (Sigh… it’s not super enjoyable reading) Compared to the pure nonsense of “Alice” and “Snark,” this book really has a ton of discussion of Christianity. Of course I assume Lewis Carroll was always religious, but maybe he got more so in his old age.
Easy for me to say since I never used it, but delete your TikTok. The Ellisons are horrible people. Even Meta’s Instagram is better
BREAKING: Now that TikTok is under US-based ownership, the social media app potentially collects more detailed information about its users, including precise location data.
My latest for @wired.com:
www.wired.com/story/tiktok...
My latest for @wired.com:
www.wired.com/story/tiktok...
TikTok Is Now Collecting Even More Data About Its Users. Here Are the 3 Biggest Changes
According to its new privacy policy, TikTok now collects more data on its users, including their precise location, after majority ownership officially switched to a group based in the US.
www.wired.com
January 23, 2026 at 10:47 PM
Easy for me to say since I never used it, but delete your TikTok. The Ellisons are horrible people. Even Meta’s Instagram is better
Reading Laud Humphrey's "The Tearoom Trade" (a study about anonymous gay sex in Britain in the 1970s) and the first thing I find is that "tearoom" is just slang for "public restroom." How annoying. If you're cruising for sex I would think an actual cup of tea would be nice
January 23, 2026 at 10:24 PM
Reading Laud Humphrey's "The Tearoom Trade" (a study about anonymous gay sex in Britain in the 1970s) and the first thing I find is that "tearoom" is just slang for "public restroom." How annoying. If you're cruising for sex I would think an actual cup of tea would be nice
“Garden of the Plynck” (1920) inaccurately predicts that the phrase “teddy bear” will soon be forgotten
January 23, 2026 at 7:20 PM
“Garden of the Plynck” (1920) inaccurately predicts that the phrase “teddy bear” will soon be forgotten
@akennell.bsky.social hi! Is your amazing Alice book possibly available on any kind of ebook?
January 23, 2026 at 12:13 AM
@akennell.bsky.social hi! Is your amazing Alice book possibly available on any kind of ebook?
There are demons in Dreamland RPG primarily because there are demons in Marco Polo
January 22, 2026 at 11:30 PM
There are demons in Dreamland RPG primarily because there are demons in Marco Polo
Amazing anime-fan BlueSkyers: what are the best anime/manga reinventions/sequels to "Alice in Wonderland"?
January 22, 2026 at 9:23 PM
Amazing anime-fan BlueSkyers: what are the best anime/manga reinventions/sequels to "Alice in Wonderland"?
Is "The Hunting of the Snark" better than "Alice in Wonderland"? Or is that just my edgy bias because it's a darker story?
January 22, 2026 at 6:33 PM
Is "The Hunting of the Snark" better than "Alice in Wonderland"? Or is that just my edgy bias because it's a darker story?
Reposted by Jason Bradley Thompson
Rumiko Takahashi - creator of Inuyasha, Ranma 1/2, and many more - visited the "Art of Manga" exhibit in San Francisco and left behind a memento!
Rumiko Takahashi Visits San Francisco's Manga Exhibition
And leaves behind a sketch of Inuyasha & Kagome
www.animenewsnetwork.com
January 22, 2026 at 2:15 AM
Rumiko Takahashi - creator of Inuyasha, Ranma 1/2, and many more - visited the "Art of Manga" exhibit in San Francisco and left behind a memento!