Ben Coleman
@ohcoleman.bsky.social
Writer, culture correspondent, and a big fan of sitting at the end of the bar with an old paperback. EaterPDX, Reactor, The Portland Mercury, The Long Con. www.OhColeman.com he/him
My argument: this is correct
Minidisc was arguably the most stylish piece of personal tech ever created.
November 26, 2025 at 1:24 AM
My argument: this is correct
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🧡 Even during the best of times, the holidays can be tough. If you or a loved one need help this season, the local resources below are ready to help. Please share them with anyone who may need them. 2-1-1 helps people identify, navigate, and connect with local resources, including food resources.
November 26, 2025 at 12:27 AM
🧡 Even during the best of times, the holidays can be tough. If you or a loved one need help this season, the local resources below are ready to help. Please share them with anyone who may need them. 2-1-1 helps people identify, navigate, and connect with local resources, including food resources.
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Wanted to share this unused cover for John Le Carre's THE CIRCUS: LOSING CONTROL.
I wanted to evoke the look of older spy novels while creating a little intrigue and standing out on the shelf a bit. This one made it all the way thru to finished but the licensor had a change of heart (it happens!)
I wanted to evoke the look of older spy novels while creating a little intrigue and standing out on the shelf a bit. This one made it all the way thru to finished but the licensor had a change of heart (it happens!)
November 25, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Wanted to share this unused cover for John Le Carre's THE CIRCUS: LOSING CONTROL.
I wanted to evoke the look of older spy novels while creating a little intrigue and standing out on the shelf a bit. This one made it all the way thru to finished but the licensor had a change of heart (it happens!)
I wanted to evoke the look of older spy novels while creating a little intrigue and standing out on the shelf a bit. This one made it all the way thru to finished but the licensor had a change of heart (it happens!)
Next level: if you have won an award you are an award winning artist. If a critic has acclaimed you or your work, you are a critically acclaimed artist. Any kind of critic, any kind of award. There's no rules for this stuff.
Evergreen advice for new artists, remove "Aspiring Artist" or whatever variation out of your bio! Are you making art? Then you're an artist! Life as a creative can be difficult enough as is. Starting off on the path by putting yourself down doesn't help you.
November 25, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Next level: if you have won an award you are an award winning artist. If a critic has acclaimed you or your work, you are a critically acclaimed artist. Any kind of critic, any kind of award. There's no rules for this stuff.
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I Sell Strikes
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Covers, Detective Fiction, Emmett Watson, Magazine, Mystery
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Covers, Detective Fiction, Emmett Watson, Magazine, Mystery
November 25, 2025 at 8:18 PM
I Sell Strikes
pulpcovers.com/i-sell-strik...
Covers, Detective Fiction, Emmett Watson, Magazine, Mystery
pulpcovers.com/i-sell-strik...
Covers, Detective Fiction, Emmett Watson, Magazine, Mystery
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narrator: 50 years ago...
me: [nods] in 1945
narrator: in 1975...
me: what
me: [nods] in 1945
narrator: in 1975...
me: what
November 25, 2025 at 2:11 AM
narrator: 50 years ago...
me: [nods] in 1945
narrator: in 1975...
me: what
me: [nods] in 1945
narrator: in 1975...
me: what
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Psst: Helioscope has a WHOLE BUNCH of books & prints & original art on sale right now, for…pre-Black Friday, I guess? Many, many items are at 20% off. Go take a look! www.etsy.com/shop/Heliosc...
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November 24, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Psst: Helioscope has a WHOLE BUNCH of books & prints & original art on sale right now, for…pre-Black Friday, I guess? Many, many items are at 20% off. Go take a look! www.etsy.com/shop/Heliosc...
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if I may add: I put all my bullshit in brackets. whenever I'm stumped, or need to fact-check something, or the syntax is fucked, or I need to rewrite a passage. anything funky goes in brackets so when I'm ready to revise, I can easily search the doc for them and find all the bullshit.
November 23, 2025 at 3:20 AM
if I may add: I put all my bullshit in brackets. whenever I'm stumped, or need to fact-check something, or the syntax is fucked, or I need to rewrite a passage. anything funky goes in brackets so when I'm ready to revise, I can easily search the doc for them and find all the bullshit.
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Only two more days to get your applications sent in for Comics Camp. I'm happy to answer any questions!
...Although, any s'mores related questions should be directed to @mariancall.bsky.social
...Although, any s'mores related questions should be directed to @mariancall.bsky.social
2026 Comics Camp Application
Alaska Robotics Comics Camp
Convention & In-Town Events: May 7th - May 9th, 2026
Camp Dates: May 9th - May 13th, 2026
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Have you attended in the past? Feel free to skip any o...
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November 22, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Only two more days to get your applications sent in for Comics Camp. I'm happy to answer any questions!
...Although, any s'mores related questions should be directed to @mariancall.bsky.social
...Although, any s'mores related questions should be directed to @mariancall.bsky.social
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Every “this 90s video game soundtrack did NOT have to go this hard” video essay fails to note President Clinton’s pledge that by the end of the decade, America would create a video game soundtrack that “goes extremely hard”
November 22, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Every “this 90s video game soundtrack did NOT have to go this hard” video essay fails to note President Clinton’s pledge that by the end of the decade, America would create a video game soundtrack that “goes extremely hard”
This is such a fun comic from a team of my favorite creators. The first season is a profound delight, go check it out!
Season One of Heart Acres has concluded! We'll be back next year, but I just wanted to say THANK YOU! to our awesome readers! ❣️ Follow me on tumblr at ghostgreen as well for more goodies!
November 20, 2025 at 9:33 PM
This is such a fun comic from a team of my favorite creators. The first season is a profound delight, go check it out!
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"Ben, where can I find the Ancient Roman fish sauce known as garum? Who's got the best rattlesnake sausage in town? What do classics professors think of all of this?"
I'm so glad you asked those three questions specifically! I wrote an entire article about that!
www.pdxmonthly.com/eat-and-drin...
I'm so glad you asked those three questions specifically! I wrote an entire article about that!
www.pdxmonthly.com/eat-and-drin...
How Salona and Javelina Are Recreating Ancient Foods
Two restaurants are turning to academic texts and oral traditions to recreate historic dishes.
www.pdxmonthly.com
November 19, 2025 at 8:56 PM
"Ben, where can I find the Ancient Roman fish sauce known as garum? Who's got the best rattlesnake sausage in town? What do classics professors think of all of this?"
I'm so glad you asked those three questions specifically! I wrote an entire article about that!
www.pdxmonthly.com/eat-and-drin...
I'm so glad you asked those three questions specifically! I wrote an entire article about that!
www.pdxmonthly.com/eat-and-drin...
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Big one here, gang.
This list is the culmination of many things—8 years of reporting on local film, diving into Oregon film history during the pandemic, getting obsessed with Kelly Reichardt (though anyone can and should do that.)
Thanks for the space, WW.
This list is the culmination of many things—8 years of reporting on local film, diving into Oregon film history during the pandemic, getting obsessed with Kelly Reichardt (though anyone can and should do that.)
Thanks for the space, WW.
From animated neoclassics to enamel-grinding thrillers, these are the 25 best Oregon-made movies of the past 25 years.
The Top 25 Oregon Movies of the Past 25 Years
Chance Solem-Pfeifer
www.wweek.com
November 19, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Big one here, gang.
This list is the culmination of many things—8 years of reporting on local film, diving into Oregon film history during the pandemic, getting obsessed with Kelly Reichardt (though anyone can and should do that.)
Thanks for the space, WW.
This list is the culmination of many things—8 years of reporting on local film, diving into Oregon film history during the pandemic, getting obsessed with Kelly Reichardt (though anyone can and should do that.)
Thanks for the space, WW.
"Ben, where can I find the Ancient Roman fish sauce known as garum? Who's got the best rattlesnake sausage in town? What do classics professors think of all of this?"
I'm so glad you asked those three questions specifically! I wrote an entire article about that!
www.pdxmonthly.com/eat-and-drin...
I'm so glad you asked those three questions specifically! I wrote an entire article about that!
www.pdxmonthly.com/eat-and-drin...
How Salona and Javelina Are Recreating Ancient Foods
Two restaurants are turning to academic texts and oral traditions to recreate historic dishes.
www.pdxmonthly.com
November 19, 2025 at 8:56 PM
"Ben, where can I find the Ancient Roman fish sauce known as garum? Who's got the best rattlesnake sausage in town? What do classics professors think of all of this?"
I'm so glad you asked those three questions specifically! I wrote an entire article about that!
www.pdxmonthly.com/eat-and-drin...
I'm so glad you asked those three questions specifically! I wrote an entire article about that!
www.pdxmonthly.com/eat-and-drin...
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Join us for Small Business Saturday on Nov. 29th in the Miniplex from noon - 4PM! In addition to a MASSIVE inventory of hundreds (possibly thousands?) of previously viewed discs for sale, we’ll be debuting PORTLAND MONOPOLY, featuring a property for both Movie Madness & the Hollywood Theatre...
November 19, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Join us for Small Business Saturday on Nov. 29th in the Miniplex from noon - 4PM! In addition to a MASSIVE inventory of hundreds (possibly thousands?) of previously viewed discs for sale, we’ll be debuting PORTLAND MONOPOLY, featuring a property for both Movie Madness & the Hollywood Theatre...
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Books with Pictures is an irreplaceable part of the comics community! www.gofundme.com/f/keep-books...
Keep Books with Pictures Alive: Donate Now, organized by Katie Pryde
Dear friends: I need your help.
I’m proud of everything Books with Pictures… Katie Pryde needs your support for Keep Books with Pictures Alive: Donate Now
www.gofundme.com
November 18, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Books with Pictures is an irreplaceable part of the comics community! www.gofundme.com/f/keep-books...
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I just had my client reschedule on me after she walked in the door does anyone in Portland Oregon need a tattoo RIGHT NOW!?
November 18, 2025 at 7:18 PM
I just had my client reschedule on me after she walked in the door does anyone in Portland Oregon need a tattoo RIGHT NOW!?
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This looks amazing
November 17, 2025 at 8:36 PM
This looks amazing
What are your top 5 movie genres? Mine are:
- Idiots burgle the wrong chateau
- Several problems in an old hotel
- Band of misfits defend a train
- Neon lights on wet pavement
- Woke up in a cryotube
- Idiots burgle the wrong chateau
- Several problems in an old hotel
- Band of misfits defend a train
- Neon lights on wet pavement
- Woke up in a cryotube
What are your top 5 movie genres? Mine are:
-Two girls bond over evil
-Art drives people insane
-Australia is weird
-Everybody who died shows up at the end as ghosts and makes you cry
-Repo Man
-Two girls bond over evil
-Art drives people insane
-Australia is weird
-Everybody who died shows up at the end as ghosts and makes you cry
-Repo Man
What are your top 5 movie genres? Mine are:
-"I got it, we'll *pretend* to be married! What could go wrong?"
-Englishmen being weird
-Ship hunted by submarine
-Submarine hunted by ship
-Submarine hunted by other submarine
(The first two can be improved by the addition of a submarine.)
-"I got it, we'll *pretend* to be married! What could go wrong?"
-Englishmen being weird
-Ship hunted by submarine
-Submarine hunted by ship
-Submarine hunted by other submarine
(The first two can be improved by the addition of a submarine.)
November 16, 2025 at 10:41 PM
What are your top 5 movie genres? Mine are:
- Idiots burgle the wrong chateau
- Several problems in an old hotel
- Band of misfits defend a train
- Neon lights on wet pavement
- Woke up in a cryotube
- Idiots burgle the wrong chateau
- Several problems in an old hotel
- Band of misfits defend a train
- Neon lights on wet pavement
- Woke up in a cryotube
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Planning a heist to break into the Louvre just to hang up this Shadowrun piece by Larry Elmore. Truly one of mankind’s single greatest artistic achievements.
November 14, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Planning a heist to break into the Louvre just to hang up this Shadowrun piece by Larry Elmore. Truly one of mankind’s single greatest artistic achievements.
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Two former editors at The Nib, Shay Mirk and Eleri Harris, have created the only primer on ethical comics reporting.
Two Former Editors at The Nib Have Made the Only Primer On Ethical Comics Reporting
Suzette Smith
www.portlandmercury.com
November 13, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Two former editors at The Nib, Shay Mirk and Eleri Harris, have created the only primer on ethical comics reporting.
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Finally made myself a video of a cartoonist warm-up routine from @kriotaw.bsky.social's fantastic book DRAW STRONGER. It ain't high art, but it *has* gotten me to actually do the exercises after years of owning the book. Maybe it'll help you, too: www.patreon.com/posts/draw-s...
Draw Stronger: The Warmup | Lucy Bellwood
Get more from Lucy Bellwood on Patreon
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November 12, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Finally made myself a video of a cartoonist warm-up routine from @kriotaw.bsky.social's fantastic book DRAW STRONGER. It ain't high art, but it *has* gotten me to actually do the exercises after years of owning the book. Maybe it'll help you, too: www.patreon.com/posts/draw-s...
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A bunch of my original drawings are up at the Ledding Library, here in Milwaukie, as part of a community themed art show featuring members of the Milwaukie Arts Committee. They’re all for sale too! If you’re around town I hope you’ll check it out.
November 12, 2025 at 11:05 PM
A bunch of my original drawings are up at the Ledding Library, here in Milwaukie, as part of a community themed art show featuring members of the Milwaukie Arts Committee. They’re all for sale too! If you’re around town I hope you’ll check it out.
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Mardi Gras Murder
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Covers, Detective Fiction, Magazine, Mystery, V. E. Pyles
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Covers, Detective Fiction, Magazine, Mystery, V. E. Pyles
November 12, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Mardi Gras Murder
pulpcovers.com/mardi-gras-m...
Covers, Detective Fiction, Magazine, Mystery, V. E. Pyles
pulpcovers.com/mardi-gras-m...
Covers, Detective Fiction, Magazine, Mystery, V. E. Pyles