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Greg Pak

@gregpak.net

When I saw pictures of Liam Ramos with his Spidey backpack and bunny hat, I felt an overwhelming responsibility as someone who works in superhero comics. Please do check out the art in #Comics4Liam and visit comics4liam.com to support Liam and groups helping other immigrants like him. ❤️💪🐇

Greg Pak drawing of Liam Ramos with his bunny hat smiling and sitting on a giant rabbit in a flowery green field with a lovely billowy cloud lit up in yellow, orange, and lavender by the setting sun. Text above says "For Liam." Text below says "#comics4liam / comics4liam.com / GREGPAK"

February 1, 2026 at 9:24 PM

Juan Ponce

@poncecomics.bsky.social

What a lovely night:)

February 2, 2026 at 3:00 AM

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👻 ＧᕼＯᔕＴᗩＶO 🎃

@gusgusortiz01.bsky.social

This little boy has been on my mind since that picture made its way online. I can't stop thinking about how so many children are suffering in ICE detentions and even by the IOF. I decided to draw him as part of the Peanuts gang. #Comics4Liam comixaction.com/comics4liam/

February 2, 2026 at 12:58 AM

Juan Ponce

@poncecomics.bsky.social

Came home and found these on my work desk. My wife is the best🥹♥️

February 2, 2026 at 2:56 AM

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Steve Lieber

@stevelieberart.bsky.social

FYI: the great comics artist Tom Mandrake is on here and his timeline is a nice mix of wild, intensely rendered pen & ink drawings and photos of the fox that hangs out on his porch.

Tom Mandrake @tmandrake.bsky.social · 1d

I'll post some Swamp Thing teasers tomorrow. Today, just know foxy can nap comfortably in zero degrees. She loves our deck regardless.

February 1, 2026 at 2:13 AM

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ACLU

@aclu.org

M.H. never thought as a U.S. citizen he’d be detained by ICE simply for being Somali.

ICE’s racism and ruthless arrest tactics are traumatizing for anyone who has experienced it.

Black quote graphic reading "Since this happened to me, I don't feel like the same person anymore. I feel physically weaker, and I feel terrified when I think about what happened to me. Sometimes, at night, I hear the whistles from that day, and I even have nightmares that I am being tackled and taken again.” -M.H. , ACLU client and Minneapolis resident challenging ICE’s unlawful actions.

February 1, 2026 at 8:28 PM

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Juan Ponce

@poncecomics.bsky.social

Only three days left! Pre-order today and help us climb those charts!

Juan Ponce @poncecomics.bsky.social · 4d

A Mangaka, A Kaiju, and Omega arrives on Kindle and Comixology next Wednesday, February 4!!

Experience a Tokusatsu and Kaiju battle like never before. A brutal survival tale, mixed with horror, and family drama.

Incredible Art: @lurnoise.bsky.social
Writer: me:)

Pre-order link: a.co/d/iepkc0Z

February 1, 2026 at 5:16 PM

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Zoe Tunnell

@zoewithasword.bsky.social

Absolutely losing my mind over Ava, THE ROCK'S DAUGHTER, quitting WWE despite them offering her a raise to keep working a pretty cushy kayfabe general manager gig and then the day after her contract ends she posts this

and now that i can say this with mY full chest, ice and that entire administration.

February 1, 2026 at 7:28 PM

Juan Ponce

@poncecomics.bsky.social

♥️

Joaquin Castro @joaquincastrotx.bsky.social · 21h

Yesterday, five-year-old Liam and his dad Adrian were released from Dilley detention center. I picked them up last night and escorted them back to Minnesota this morning.

Liam is now home. With his hat and his backpack.

February 1, 2026 at 6:12 PM

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Ethan Young

@popmyth.bsky.social

Spawn Sketch Cover for an upcoming charity auction ✒️

January 31, 2026 at 9:17 PM

Juan Ponce

@poncecomics.bsky.social

Only three days left! Pre-order today and help us climb those charts!

Juan Ponce @poncecomics.bsky.social · 4d

A Mangaka, A Kaiju, and Omega arrives on Kindle and Comixology next Wednesday, February 4!!

Experience a Tokusatsu and Kaiju battle like never before. A brutal survival tale, mixed with horror, and family drama.

Incredible Art: @lurnoise.bsky.social
Writer: me:)

Pre-order link: a.co/d/iepkc0Z

February 1, 2026 at 5:16 PM

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Juan Ponce

@poncecomics.bsky.social

HELP US CLIMB THOSE CHARTS!!

Mangaka, A Kaiju, and Omega arrives on Kindle and Comixology Wednesday!

Experience a Tokusatsu and Kaiju battle like never before. A brutal survival tale, mixed with horror, and family drama.

Art by: @lurnoise.bsky.social
Writer: me:)

Pre-order link: a.co/d/iepkc0Z

A Mangaka, A Kaiju, And Omega

A Mangaka, A Kaiju, And Omega - Kindle edition by Ponce, Juan, Noise, Lur. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading A Mangaka, A Kaiju, And Omega.

a.co

January 30, 2026 at 4:23 PM

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Alison Acton

@dooomcat.bsky.social

Space Chasers: Book 2 is out on Feb 3!
Written by astronaut and awesome human Leland Melvin, and @joecaramagna.bsky.social
(and art by me :D)
#macmillan #mackids #stem #space #kidscomics

January 15, 2026 at 5:39 PM

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Abigail Larson

@abigaillarson.com

💔

illustration of Catherine O'Hara as Delia Deetz for the Beetlejuice Tarot card, "Queen of Swords"

January 30, 2026 at 7:24 PM

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Dave Byrnes

@djbyrnes1.bsky.social

It's near-white out conditions in Chicago as the snow comes down, and tonight's anti-ICE/CBP rally is wrapping up in front of city hall.

But not before the crowd bounces and chants, "I believe that we will win!"

January 31, 2026 at 12:41 AM

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Minnesota Star Tribune

@startribune.com

Thousands of people filled the streets of downtown Minneapolis in protest of federal immigration enforcement for the second consecutive Friday.

📷️: Aaron Lavinsky

January 30, 2026 at 9:42 PM

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Brandon T. Snider

@brandontsnider.bsky.social

Catherine O'Hara was one of my comedy idols. A fearless, versatile genius. She made it look so effortless. Her commitment to character was unmatched. Watch Waiting for Guffman this weekend in her honor. May she rest in peace.

Catherine O'Hara as moira rose in schitt's creek

fred willard and catherine o'hara as ron and sheila albertson from waiting for guffman

catherine o'hara in for your consideration

catherine o'hara and eugene levy as the flecks in best in show

January 30, 2026 at 6:22 PM

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Matt Fowler

@themattfowler.bsky.social

Fucking devastated

people.com/catherine-oh...

Catherine O'Hara, 'Schitt’s Creek' Star and Comedy Legend, Dies at 71

Catherine O'Hara has died at the age of 71. O'Hara was known for her appearances in movies including 'Beetlejuice' and 'Home Alone', as well as her Emmy-winning role as Moira Rose on the TV sitcom 'Sc...

people.com

January 30, 2026 at 6:30 PM

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Comic Book Yeti

@comicbookyeti.com

I know it’s non-traditional for Yetis but fuck ICE.

January 30, 2026 at 5:58 PM

Juan Ponce

@poncecomics.bsky.social

HELP US CLIMB THOSE CHARTS!!

Mangaka, A Kaiju, and Omega arrives on Kindle and Comixology Wednesday!

Experience a Tokusatsu and Kaiju battle like never before. A brutal survival tale, mixed with horror, and family drama.

Art by: @lurnoise.bsky.social
Writer: me:)

Pre-order link: a.co/d/iepkc0Z

A Mangaka, A Kaiju, And Omega

A Mangaka, A Kaiju, And Omega - Kindle edition by Ponce, Juan, Noise, Lur. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading A Mangaka, A Kaiju, And Omega.

a.co

January 30, 2026 at 4:23 PM

Juan Ponce

@poncecomics.bsky.social

If the rumors of AJ Styles coming to AEW and New Japan are true, this is going to be an epic year of wrestling.

January 30, 2026 at 5:26 AM

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Dracula Enthusiast

@kmfao.bsky.social

How about we see some black and white comics!
QRT and tag with yours 🖤 🤍 ! #bwcomics #🧃🩸

Carotid patreon.com/CarotidComic

Panel 1: Monty is silhouetted in a doorway, his face obscured. The light from the other room falls over Sinclair in a suit who has been eviscerated, his organs spilling out onto the floor.

Panel 2 & 3: A close up of Sinclair's eye. It is rolled back into his head, then looks down at Monty.

Panel 4: Monty kneels over Sinclair, smiling. Sinclair hasn't moved except to look at his brother, his organs and blood pooled beneath him.
Sinclair: Uh. Ghk.
Monty: Look at you, you poor thing. You're
a mess.

Panel 5: Monty unbuttons his suit and shirt cuffs, cool as a cucumber.
Monty: Don't try to move.

Panel 6: Monty bites into the webbing of his hand with his vampire fangs.

Panel 7: Sinclair's head being lifted from the ground.

Monty (offscreen): I've got you.

Panel 8: Sinclair rests against Monty, still unable to move. Monty's stuck his hand in Sunclair's mouth, holding Sinclair's head up.

Sinclair: uh. Ugh. Cough-cough
Monty: Did you at least kill whoever did
this?
Sinclair: No, I- More.
Monty: Greedy. Go on, drink.

Panel 1: 2 Herald Square in NYC at night. A tiny figure stands beneath it.

Text box: "Just go in. You have to go in."

Panel 2: A worried blond woman wrapped in a puffy quilted shawl looks upward.

Text box: "You have to see him again."

Panel 3: Inside a parking garage, a 1976 Aston Martin car sits, with Sinclair inside.
Text box: "Just let go of the steering wheel."

Panel 4: Inside the car, we see over Sinclair's shoulder as he grips the steering wheel of a parked car.

Text box: "He just wants to gloat for a few minutes."

Panel 5: Sinclair reluctantly lets go of the steering wheel, but his hands are shaking.

Text box: "Just let him lecture you, then you can go home and re-alphabetize your library."

Panel 6: From a distance, we see Sinclair vomiting behind his car.

Text box: "It's fine. You'll be fine."

Panel 1: Camila looks inside the refrigerator, her back towards the audience. Sinclair leans on the countertop, glaring at her.

Sinclair: I keep blood in the refrigerator sometimes. Clean if you use it.

Panel 2: close up of Camila looking over her shoulder skeptically. "I can't tell if he's joking," she thinks.

Panel 3: Camila opens a coat closet, standing on one foot.

Camila: You don't have a maid?

Panel 4: Sinclair slams the closet door shut as Camila continues to wander, grinning.

Sinclair: No, I don't have a maid.

Panel 5: Sinclair crosses his arms over his chest as Camila gasps in delight.

Sinclair: I don't like strangers in my home.

Black and white comic page.

Panel 1: a winding staircase, the sides are bookshelves. Camila, a white blonde in a miniskirt and turtleneck runs up them, chased by Sinclair, a dark skinned man in suspenders and slippers.

Sinclair: Camila! Don't run in here!
Camila: Are you kidding me
with these stairs? Oh my gosh!

Panel 2: a dark room with bookshelves leading up to a doorway. Camila and Sinclair are silhouetted.

Camila: Ooh, spooky.
Sinclair: This is my library. Don't touch anything.

January 29, 2026 at 3:49 AM

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Juan Ponce

@poncecomics.bsky.social

Let’s climb those charts and show up on comic book day!

Pre-order today!!!

👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽

Juan Ponce @poncecomics.bsky.social · 4d

A Mangaka, A Kaiju, and Omega arrives on Kindle and Comixology next Wednesday, February 4!!

Experience a Tokusatsu and Kaiju battle like never before. A brutal survival tale, mixed with horror, and family drama.

Incredible Art: @lurnoise.bsky.social
Writer: me:)

Pre-order link: a.co/d/iepkc0Z

January 29, 2026 at 3:48 PM

Juan Ponce

@poncecomics.bsky.social

In case you were looking for a little hope in these rough times.

“…truth, justice, and the American way.”

A real hero.♥️

youtu.be/P0nd6j8E-Bs?...

Minneapolis bookstore sales climb after widespread photo of owner at demonstration

YouTube video by WCCO - CBS Minnesota

youtu.be

January 30, 2026 at 12:20 AM

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