Patrick Ridings
@patridings.bsky.social
Third time’s the charm.
Pinned
Let's play a game.
Create a comic book team-up/crossover that you would like to see.
One per day for 15 days, in no particular order.
However, you can't use the same character twice.
No explanations, no reviews.
Day 1) Jessica Jones & John Constantine
Create a comic book team-up/crossover that you would like to see.
One per day for 15 days, in no particular order.
However, you can't use the same character twice.
No explanations, no reviews.
Day 1) Jessica Jones & John Constantine
It’s time to ask that question again: “How will X ownership affect DC Comics?”
What does Netflix buying Warner Bros mean for DC Comics?
With Netflix beginning talks to acquire Warner Bros., what will happen to DC Comics, a publishing oddity in the studio system
www.comicsbeat.com
December 5, 2025 at 9:43 PM
It’s time to ask that question again: “How will X ownership affect DC Comics?”
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Brockmire is now on Netflix, if you were still clinging for excuses to not watch.
Every now and then, it's important to be reminded that no one has ever described a celebrity more succinctly than Jim Brockmire:
December 4, 2025 at 2:59 AM
Brockmire is now on Netflix, if you were still clinging for excuses to not watch.
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Happy GIANT SIZE CRIMINAL #1 (feat Kieron G) day.
December 3, 2025 at 8:26 AM
Happy GIANT SIZE CRIMINAL #1 (feat Kieron G) day.
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The eagles have trained me to call a 21-0 game before the half a “nailbiter” and games like this are why
November 23, 2025 at 11:50 PM
The eagles have trained me to call a 21-0 game before the half a “nailbiter” and games like this are why
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The best NEXT GENERATION film
OTD: The premiere of the feature film #StarTrek: First Contact, written by Rick Berman, Brannon Braga & Ronald D. Moore, and directed by Jonathan Frakes—who got the nickname "two-takes Frakes" for the first time. Did you see it the day it came out? What did you think?
November 22, 2025 at 4:37 PM
The best NEXT GENERATION film
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"The House of Mouse is choosing to ignore the bully at the door, hoping that restraint keeps him from kicking it down."
Read @passantino.bsky.social's column for @status.news on Disney's silence amid Trump's repeated attacks and threats: www.status.news/p/trump-abc-...
Read @passantino.bsky.social's column for @status.news on Disney's silence amid Trump's repeated attacks and threats: www.status.news/p/trump-abc-...
Quiet as a Mouse
As Trump wages an assault on ABC, Disney brass have decided to ignore the attacks in hopes of avoiding a tit-for-tat war with the administration, Status has learned, a strategy that comes with its own risks.
www.status.news
November 22, 2025 at 2:30 PM
"The House of Mouse is choosing to ignore the bully at the door, hoping that restraint keeps him from kicking it down."
Read @passantino.bsky.social's column for @status.news on Disney's silence amid Trump's repeated attacks and threats: www.status.news/p/trump-abc-...
Read @passantino.bsky.social's column for @status.news on Disney's silence amid Trump's repeated attacks and threats: www.status.news/p/trump-abc-...
New Muppets comics by @hotelfred.bsky.social? And it’s a noir story? Shut up and take my money, @dynamitecomicshq.bsky.social!
Coming Soon: Roger Langridge’s Muppet Noir - ToughPigs
Roger Langridge is back with a new crime-filled Muppet comic!
www.toughpigs.com
November 21, 2025 at 10:58 PM
New Muppets comics by @hotelfred.bsky.social? And it’s a noir story? Shut up and take my money, @dynamitecomicshq.bsky.social!
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I hope that my social media followers enjoy my posts. I'm really working on "not being clever enough in public to mind when my words are fed directly into the maw of a large language model" and still "interesting in a pleasant way."
November 16, 2025 at 11:16 PM
I hope that my social media followers enjoy my posts. I'm really working on "not being clever enough in public to mind when my words are fed directly into the maw of a large language model" and still "interesting in a pleasant way."
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Repost with an iconic fictional band
November 12, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Repost with an iconic fictional band
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Reminder that if you haven’t watched MRS. DAVIS on Peacock, you should go do that. Deliciously weird one-season wonder.
November 9, 2025 at 3:47 AM
Reminder that if you haven’t watched MRS. DAVIS on Peacock, you should go do that. Deliciously weird one-season wonder.
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The most wonderful time of the year.
criterion 50% off sale at barnes and noble btw
November 8, 2025 at 2:11 AM
The most wonderful time of the year.
#TheLowdown nailed its finale! The best TV noir in quite some time. I really hope there’s more.
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November 7, 2025 at 3:30 AM
#TheLowdown nailed its finale! The best TV noir in quite some time. I really hope there’s more.
The best and most consistent collaborative team in comics.
November 1, 2025 at 3:28 PM
The best and most consistent collaborative team in comics.
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Kathryn speaks the truth. It's not only one of my favorite shows of this year, but of the last several. Comedy and mystery and character study and joy.
I don't write weekly about shows anymore unless they're special. This one's special.
I don't write weekly about shows anymore unless they're special. This one's special.
October 29, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Kathryn speaks the truth. It's not only one of my favorite shows of this year, but of the last several. Comedy and mystery and character study and joy.
I don't write weekly about shows anymore unless they're special. This one's special.
I don't write weekly about shows anymore unless they're special. This one's special.
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i'm getting the distinct sense that not enough of you are watching the lowdown, and do you not like good things???? there are GOOD THINGS
October 29, 2025 at 4:17 PM
i'm getting the distinct sense that not enough of you are watching the lowdown, and do you not like good things???? there are GOOD THINGS
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Superman Covers (issues #29, #30, #31 and #32).
October 22, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Superman Covers (issues #29, #30, #31 and #32).
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A George Perez moment for you
October 21, 2025 at 1:06 AM
A George Perez moment for you
Should be a fun day…
Major AWS outage takes down Fortnite, Alexa, Snapchat, and more — The Verge
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is currently experiencing a major outage that has taken down online services, including Amazon, Alexa, Snapchat, Fortnite, ChatGPT, Epic Games Store, Epic Online Services, an...
apple.news
October 20, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Should be a fun day…
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Not to be missed here: Michael Smerconish, a current CNN host, said out loud that he wished Malone would have meddled with the network’s journalism to pull it more to the right. A remarkable moment
Billionaire “cable cowboy” John Malone said this week he once spoke to Jeff Zucker, who told him CNN was anti-Trump “because it gets me audience.”
One problem: “Jeff Zucker has never spoken to John Malone,” his rep says. My latest in @status.news: www.status.news/p/john-malon...
One problem: “Jeff Zucker has never spoken to John Malone,” his rep says. My latest in @status.news: www.status.news/p/john-malon...
The Malone Delusion
From an imagined conversation with Jeff Zucker to more Fox News worship, John Malone’s latest media appearance reveals a billionaire who has a warped view of journalism and reality.
www.status.news
October 18, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Not to be missed here: Michael Smerconish, a current CNN host, said out loud that he wished Malone would have meddled with the network’s journalism to pull it more to the right. A remarkable moment
As Lowry points out: “Streaming is now awash in ads, one of the things that separated it, thanks to monthly fees, from ad-supported linear networks. Series get canceled with greater regularity, sometimes without completing and paying off storylines, another remnant of network TV’s olden days.”
A spate of back-to-the-future announcements by Apple, CNN, Netflix and ESPN drive home the point that streaming is no longer killing TV, it simply IS TV, with (or without) its "+"s and minuses www.status.news/p/apple-tv-r...
TV's Back to the Future Moment
From Apple and CNN dropping their “+” to Netflix embracing traditional TV formats, the streaming revolution now looks less like a reinvention and more like a rerun.
www.status.news
October 18, 2025 at 2:58 PM
As Lowry points out: “Streaming is now awash in ads, one of the things that separated it, thanks to monthly fees, from ad-supported linear networks. Series get canceled with greater regularity, sometimes without completing and paying off storylines, another remnant of network TV’s olden days.”
Tonight in I feel old: @chickentenders.bsky.social recounts the debut of The Colbert Report and Truthiness on this day 20 years ago.
'The Colbert Report' Premiered 20 Years Ago Tonight - LateNighter
Twenty years ago today, the man who would teach America about “truthiness” made his TV debut.
latenighter.com
October 17, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Tonight in I feel old: @chickentenders.bsky.social recounts the debut of The Colbert Report and Truthiness on this day 20 years ago.
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But how will we know it's a streaming service if there isn't a + symbol in the name?
Apple says Apple TV+ streaming service is being renamed as Apple TV, with "a vibrant new identity" (Eric Slivka/MacRumors)
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October 13, 2025 at 3:52 PM
But how will we know it's a streaming service if there isn't a + symbol in the name?
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Kathleen DAvid is up to accept the HoF award for Peter David, "Peter is now a ghost writer," she says"He meant a lot to comics in general and he was proud of what he did. He was proud of the fact that his was a voice that could shout and be heard - not always agreed with but at least heard." #nycc
October 11, 2025 at 1:26 AM
Kathleen DAvid is up to accept the HoF award for Peter David, "Peter is now a ghost writer," she says"He meant a lot to comics in general and he was proud of what he did. He was proud of the fact that his was a voice that could shout and be heard - not always agreed with but at least heard." #nycc