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Librarian, musician (Ookla the Mok, Via Bella, Disney’s Fillmore theme), Major Spoilers contributor, comic book editor (Crashdown) #IHadThatComic #AlbumsWorthOwning https://linktr.ee/randbellavia

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Rand Posts About Comics and Music @randookla.bsky.social · Nov 18

My name is Rand and I'm a singer/songwriter/guitarer in the filk bands Ookla the Mok and Via Bella. I'm also a librarian. Daily #IHadThatComic and #AlbumsWorthOwning posts (on the release dates of the comics and albums), band updates, random cat photos, and more. Comments welcome. Let's do this!

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Rand Posts About Comics and Music @randookla.bsky.social · 7h

Rick Veitch says this is really happening. (DC will finally publish the cancelled issue of Swamp Thing that prematurely ended Veitch’s run.)

New cover to Swamp Thing 88, which should have been published in 1989, and will be published soon: Swamp Thing holds a lamb in his arms, his eyes closed in serenity.

Rand Posts About Comics and Music @randookla.bsky.social · 8d

Those who will be attending OVFF will be able to get a CD a week before the official release date!

Rand Posts About Comics and Music @randookla.bsky.social · 11d

Duff’s has great wings but no pizza. La Nova on Main Street in Williamsville gets high marks for both. Wingnutz is another solid option.

Rand Posts About Comics and Music @randookla.bsky.social · 11d

Duff’s has great wings but no pizza. La Nova on Main Street in Williamsville gets high marks for both. Wingnutz is another solid option.

Rand Posts About Comics and Music @randookla.bsky.social · 11d

Adam and I recorded these vocals almost a year ago, so a.) I'm really glad to see this song finally released, and b.) I had pretty much forgotten we had done this.

Rand Posts About Comics and Music @randookla.bsky.social · 11d

#GregKlyma just dropped a new single, featuring backing vocals by #OoklatheMok!

"The Word is Greed" (ft. Ookla the Mok) | lyrics in description

YouTube video by SocialKlyma

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Rand Posts About Comics and Music @randookla.bsky.social · 13d

The Good Place was a documentary.

Rand Posts About Comics and Music @randookla.bsky.social · 21d

Johnny is fire and thus a hothead. Reed is water and thus cool headed. Sue (Johnny’s sister and Reed’s husband) is attracted to Namor, who is hotheaded water.

Also of note: the Golden Age Human Torch was an android, so by pitting him against Namor, you had Cool Fire vs. Hot Water.

#FantasticFour

Rand Posts About Comics and Music @randookla.bsky.social · 21d

Mark you calendars! New #ViaBella EP coming out on October 31!

Track listing:

1. Everything Happens Here
2. The Will and the Hope
3. Everything Hurts
4. Rocket Bye Baby
5. After the Storm

(EP cover by @robdumo.bsky.social)

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Rand Posts About Comics and Music @randookla.bsky.social · Sep 5

49 years ago today The #MuppetShow debuted. I was there for it, but so young that I thought Scooter's name was Gopher for longer than you'd think.

1976 poster for the The Muppet Show, featuring Kermit, Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, Dr. Teeth, Scooter, Animal, and Rowlf the Dog.

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Rand Posts About Comics and Music @randookla.bsky.social · Aug 19

OTD in 1998, @allredmd.bsky.social and Bernie Mireault (RIP) teamed up to tell a great story featuring their greatest individual creations in the second (and final) issue of Madman Jam. It seems like not calling this the "The Madman Jam Jam" was a missed opportunity.

cover to Madman Jam 2: A bearded man in a suit hold two oversized die, one with images of The Jam, the other with images of Madman.

Cover by Michael Allred and Bernie Mireault. Colors by Laura Allred.

Rand Posts About Comics and Music @randookla.bsky.social · Aug 9

Gotta love the “Marvel two on one” in the upper left.

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Rand Posts About Comics and Music @randookla.bsky.social · Aug 4

Welcome to the moment in the Darkest Timeline when we bring Mr. Show bits to life.

Rand Posts About Comics and Music @randookla.bsky.social · Aug 1

Thanks for letting me know. That’s a nice playlist — we’re in good company!

Rand Posts About Comics and Music @randookla.bsky.social · Aug 1

Today is the day! You can listen to Ookla the Mok's Folk Song Army EP wherever you stream music, or buy it from Bandcamp. It's been a while since we had a new project so please share the news.

Rand Posts About Comics and Music @randookla.bsky.social · Jul 31

New Ookla the Mok out tomorrow! It's also Bandcamp Friday, which means we get a bigger cut on August 1.

ooklathemok.bandcamp.com

The EP features our Ska/Reggae cover of #TomLehrer 's "Folk Song Army," as well as songs about #BillCipher and #InvaderZim

#GravityFalls
#NerdRock
#Filk
#TheFuMP

cover to the Ookla the Mok EP Folk Song Army Men

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Rand Posts About Comics and Music @randookla.bsky.social · Jul 31

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Rand Posts About Comics and Music @randookla.bsky.social · Jul 29

Timothee Chalamet as Ernest Scribbler.

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Tron's evil twin brother Troff @tonygoldmark.bsky.social · Jul 27

Today is a sad, sad day for fans of comedy, satire, music and all combinations therein. A day we all knew was coming eventually, granted, but that doesn't make it any less sad.

Tom Lehrer, THE greatest singer-songwriter of musical satire to ever walk the earth, has left us at age 97. 🧵

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Rand Posts About Comics and Music @randookla.bsky.social · Jul 22

This issue also includes a great exchange between Dream and Green Lantern, made even better because we know (but Kyle doesn't) that Daniel is as much under Morpheus' shadow and Kyle is under Hal's.

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panels from JLA 22: Dream tells Green Lantern that he will surpass Hal Jordan's legacy, because Kyle knows the one thing Hal never did: fear.

Rand Posts About Comics and Music @randookla.bsky.social · Jul 22

You see, Michael is trapped in the "real" world. But Superman can hear his cries for help across dimension. And the only way for the JLA to save him is to cross over through Dream's realm. And the JLA have to give up their powers to cross over. And Grant Morrison gets Superman.

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panel from JLA 22: Superman says, "We have no powers, there are millions of them and there's a child in there who needs u sto save the world. Let's go."

Rand Posts About Comics and Music @randookla.bsky.social · Jul 22

Then, you slowly realize that you’re reading a horror story. The combination of horror and hope on that second page is remarkable. Because Grant Morrison gets Superman.

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panels from JLA 22: Michael's father bursts into his room with a shocking surprise.

panels from JLA 22: Starro has taken over Michael's family. In desperation, Michael cries out to Superman for help.

Rand Posts About Comics and Music @randookla.bsky.social · Jul 22

OTD in 1998, #JLA 22 was released. #GrantMorrison gets #Superman. They believe that Superman has to exist. Their proof? If Superman didn’t exist, someone would just create him.

Oh yeah, and the Sandman (the Daniel version of Dream) makes a rare DCU appearance!

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#IHadThatComic

cover to JLA 22: The Sandman (Daniel) holds a clear globe in his hand that is filled with sand and Wonder Woman, Superman, and Green Lantern, all asleep.

Cover by Howard Porter

panels from JLA 22: a boy named Michael Haney draws superheroes, and realizes that something (spoiler warning: it's Superman) is missing.

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Rand Posts About Comics and Music @randookla.bsky.social · Jul 21

OTD in 2021, I bought these comics:

Ascender 17 by @jefflemire171.bsky.social & @duss005.bsky.social

Bermuda 1 by #JohnLayman & #NickBradshaw

Black Hammer: Reborn 2 by #JeffLemire & @caitlinyarsky.bsky.social

Proctor Valley Road 5 by #GrantMorrison, #AlexChild & #NaomiFranquiz

#IHadThatComic

cover to Ascender 17: Tim-21 stands, clearly damaged, but ready for combat.

cover by Dustin Nguyen

cover to Bermuda 1: Bermuda grins slyly and holds a dagger toward the reader

cover by Nick Bradshaw

cover to Black Hammer: Reborn 2: Skulldigger stands on the head of a giant monster, smashing it with a skull on a chain

cover by Caitlin Yarsky

cover to Proctor Valley Road 5: Four girls walk out of a cave into the sunset, looking back at the reader

cover by Naomi Franquiz

Rand Posts About Comics and Music @randookla.bsky.social · Jul 20

That really Doctor Tarrs my Professor Fether.

Will "scifantasy" Frank @scifantasy.bsky.social · Jul 20

That really pits my pendulum.

Meg Elison @megelison.bsky.social · Jul 20

That really golds my bug.

Rand Posts About Comics and Music @randookla.bsky.social · Jul 20

The Process Edition is glorious and absolutely worth seeking out. It’s oversized, and goes *deep* behind the scenes of the entire creation and execution, with more than triple the page count of the original.

Cover to the Pulp Process Edition graphic novel

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