Chris Schweizer
@schweizercomics.bsky.social
Cartoonist/Kentucky Colonel/3x Eisner Award nominee (the Crogan Adventures, the Creeps). Former college professor, former social studies teacher. History buff, but certainly no expert. Hopkins County, KY. He/him
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just putting this here no reason
December 6, 2025 at 7:07 PM
just putting this here no reason
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The Hateful Eight is based on Fair Game, a 1960 episode of The Rebel. A bounty hunter stuck at a stagecoach stop is poisoned in order to rescue his female prisoner & everyone is a suspect, etc. Tarantino borrows the concept, reworks dialogue & more. This video🧵is an appropriately long, slow burn...
December 1, 2025 at 10:09 AM
The Hateful Eight is based on Fair Game, a 1960 episode of The Rebel. A bounty hunter stuck at a stagecoach stop is poisoned in order to rescue his female prisoner & everyone is a suspect, etc. Tarantino borrows the concept, reworks dialogue & more. This video🧵is an appropriately long, slow burn...
Oh, wow, this looks great! These types of books are absolute treasure troves for artists (and writers). Very excited for this one (look through the thread for interiors).
Carved in Stone is officially out!
In this comprehensive setting guide you'll be able to see, touch, taste, hear and smell your way through everything that modern-day scholars currently know of the enigmatic culture of the Picts, from the perspective of someone living in the late 7th Century.
In this comprehensive setting guide you'll be able to see, touch, taste, hear and smell your way through everything that modern-day scholars currently know of the enigmatic culture of the Picts, from the perspective of someone living in the late 7th Century.
December 6, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Oh, wow, this looks great! These types of books are absolute treasure troves for artists (and writers). Very excited for this one (look through the thread for interiors).
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#COMPANIONSofCHRISTMAS: Derby Tup!
Many, many years ago, a butcher named Joe Funny, who plied his trade in north Derbyshire, would travel from door to door on New Years’ Eve with his wife, leading a flock of goats a’string. One year, the last goat in this doomed line was Tup. 1/
Many, many years ago, a butcher named Joe Funny, who plied his trade in north Derbyshire, would travel from door to door on New Years’ Eve with his wife, leading a flock of goats a’string. One year, the last goat in this doomed line was Tup. 1/
December 6, 2025 at 4:25 PM
#COMPANIONSofCHRISTMAS: Derby Tup!
Many, many years ago, a butcher named Joe Funny, who plied his trade in north Derbyshire, would travel from door to door on New Years’ Eve with his wife, leading a flock of goats a’string. One year, the last goat in this doomed line was Tup. 1/
Many, many years ago, a butcher named Joe Funny, who plied his trade in north Derbyshire, would travel from door to door on New Years’ Eve with his wife, leading a flock of goats a’string. One year, the last goat in this doomed line was Tup. 1/
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#COMPANIONSofCHRISTMAS: Belsnickel!
Belsnickel was a hermit in Germany’s large and wild Black Forest, a fur trapper who wanted nothing more than to be left alone, but he lived near the entrance of a cave that children from a nearby village liked to explore. 1/
Belsnickel was a hermit in Germany’s large and wild Black Forest, a fur trapper who wanted nothing more than to be left alone, but he lived near the entrance of a cave that children from a nearby village liked to explore. 1/
December 6, 2025 at 1:15 PM
#COMPANIONSofCHRISTMAS: Belsnickel!
Belsnickel was a hermit in Germany’s large and wild Black Forest, a fur trapper who wanted nothing more than to be left alone, but he lived near the entrance of a cave that children from a nearby village liked to explore. 1/
Belsnickel was a hermit in Germany’s large and wild Black Forest, a fur trapper who wanted nothing more than to be left alone, but he lived near the entrance of a cave that children from a nearby village liked to explore. 1/
so she chose the instrument
no one else wanted:
the tuba. Big as herself,
heavy as her heart,
its golden tubes
and coils encircled her
like a lover’s embrace.
Its body pressed on hers.
(From Robert Philips's INSTRUMENT OF CHOICE)
no one else wanted:
the tuba. Big as herself,
heavy as her heart,
its golden tubes
and coils encircled her
like a lover’s embrace.
Its body pressed on hers.
(From Robert Philips's INSTRUMENT OF CHOICE)
Which lines of poetry live rent-free in your head?
December 6, 2025 at 9:45 PM
so she chose the instrument
no one else wanted:
the tuba. Big as herself,
heavy as her heart,
its golden tubes
and coils encircled her
like a lover’s embrace.
Its body pressed on hers.
(From Robert Philips's INSTRUMENT OF CHOICE)
no one else wanted:
the tuba. Big as herself,
heavy as her heart,
its golden tubes
and coils encircled her
like a lover’s embrace.
Its body pressed on hers.
(From Robert Philips's INSTRUMENT OF CHOICE)
Rereading LOTR and the flight to the ford, where the party rushes poisoned-by-an-evil-blade Frodo to Rivendell to heal him of the cursed wound inflicted on him at weathertop, is a little less frantic and harrowing than I remember
December 6, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Rereading LOTR and the flight to the ford, where the party rushes poisoned-by-an-evil-blade Frodo to Rivendell to heal him of the cursed wound inflicted on him at weathertop, is a little less frantic and harrowing than I remember
Something I ain't quite sure about: I approach holiday performances and customs depicting characters as stylized representations of "real" Christmas characters, and approach their narratives accordingly. Sometimes, those customs are problematic! Does that mean the characters themselves are? (cont)
#COMPANIONSofCHRISTMAS: Derby Tup!
Many, many years ago, a butcher named Joe Funny, who plied his trade in north Derbyshire, would travel from door to door on New Years’ Eve with his wife, leading a flock of goats a’string. One year, the last goat in this doomed line was Tup. 1/
Many, many years ago, a butcher named Joe Funny, who plied his trade in north Derbyshire, would travel from door to door on New Years’ Eve with his wife, leading a flock of goats a’string. One year, the last goat in this doomed line was Tup. 1/
December 6, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Something I ain't quite sure about: I approach holiday performances and customs depicting characters as stylized representations of "real" Christmas characters, and approach their narratives accordingly. Sometimes, those customs are problematic! Does that mean the characters themselves are? (cont)
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Sometimes Christmas expertise resides only in the mind of the "expert." Merry Christmas to all you try to keep holiday traditions and joy throughout the season.
December 6, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Sometimes Christmas expertise resides only in the mind of the "expert." Merry Christmas to all you try to keep holiday traditions and joy throughout the season.
#COMPANIONSofCHRISTMAS: Derby Tup!
Many, many years ago, a butcher named Joe Funny, who plied his trade in north Derbyshire, would travel from door to door on New Years’ Eve with his wife, leading a flock of goats a’string. One year, the last goat in this doomed line was Tup. 1/
Many, many years ago, a butcher named Joe Funny, who plied his trade in north Derbyshire, would travel from door to door on New Years’ Eve with his wife, leading a flock of goats a’string. One year, the last goat in this doomed line was Tup. 1/
December 6, 2025 at 4:25 PM
#COMPANIONSofCHRISTMAS: Derby Tup!
Many, many years ago, a butcher named Joe Funny, who plied his trade in north Derbyshire, would travel from door to door on New Years’ Eve with his wife, leading a flock of goats a’string. One year, the last goat in this doomed line was Tup. 1/
Many, many years ago, a butcher named Joe Funny, who plied his trade in north Derbyshire, would travel from door to door on New Years’ Eve with his wife, leading a flock of goats a’string. One year, the last goat in this doomed line was Tup. 1/
#COMPANIONSofCHRISTMAS: Belsnickel!
Belsnickel was a hermit in Germany’s large and wild Black Forest, a fur trapper who wanted nothing more than to be left alone, but he lived near the entrance of a cave that children from a nearby village liked to explore. 1/
Belsnickel was a hermit in Germany’s large and wild Black Forest, a fur trapper who wanted nothing more than to be left alone, but he lived near the entrance of a cave that children from a nearby village liked to explore. 1/
December 6, 2025 at 1:15 PM
#COMPANIONSofCHRISTMAS: Belsnickel!
Belsnickel was a hermit in Germany’s large and wild Black Forest, a fur trapper who wanted nothing more than to be left alone, but he lived near the entrance of a cave that children from a nearby village liked to explore. 1/
Belsnickel was a hermit in Germany’s large and wild Black Forest, a fur trapper who wanted nothing more than to be left alone, but he lived near the entrance of a cave that children from a nearby village liked to explore. 1/
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There are few things in the world I love more than Schweizer drawing tiny people.
Thinking about Christmas presents? Maybe you want to get a book of little paper figures from a classic work of literature for the reader in your life!
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December 2, 2025 at 7:11 PM
There are few things in the world I love more than Schweizer drawing tiny people.
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#COMPANIONSofCHRISTMAS: Christkindl!
Martin "saints are bad" Luther wanted to ban St. Nick from entering protestant Europe in the 1500s, but knew that many of the people still wanted him to come, and that partisans might help smuggle the jolly old man across the borders. 1/
Martin "saints are bad" Luther wanted to ban St. Nick from entering protestant Europe in the 1500s, but knew that many of the people still wanted him to come, and that partisans might help smuggle the jolly old man across the borders. 1/
December 5, 2025 at 12:27 AM
#COMPANIONSofCHRISTMAS: Christkindl!
Martin "saints are bad" Luther wanted to ban St. Nick from entering protestant Europe in the 1500s, but knew that many of the people still wanted him to come, and that partisans might help smuggle the jolly old man across the borders. 1/
Martin "saints are bad" Luther wanted to ban St. Nick from entering protestant Europe in the 1500s, but knew that many of the people still wanted him to come, and that partisans might help smuggle the jolly old man across the borders. 1/
Happy Krampusnacht, everybody!
#COMPANIONSofCHRISTMAS: The Krampus!
The Krampus was a rural giftgiver who would deliver presents to good Alpine children and stuff the naughty ones into his basket and take them back to his lair, where they would be forced to spend the next year making toys for good kids. 1/
The Krampus was a rural giftgiver who would deliver presents to good Alpine children and stuff the naughty ones into his basket and take them back to his lair, where they would be forced to spend the next year making toys for good kids. 1/
December 5, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Happy Krampusnacht, everybody!
Watched this last night and we (even the teen) were delighted with it. The songs are a smidge slow BUT the lyrics are great and there's something nice about being able to wholly process them. The late great Michael Jeter steals every frame he's in & Terrence Mann chews his lines like they're Big Red
Apparently there is a musical called MRS. SANTA CLAUS in which the eponymous Mrs (Angela Lansbury) travels by sleigh to 1910 NYC and becomes a suffragette and labor activist and it's on Prime and Roku and Hoopla and boy howdy do I know the next movie I'M watching
December 5, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Watched this last night and we (even the teen) were delighted with it. The songs are a smidge slow BUT the lyrics are great and there's something nice about being able to wholly process them. The late great Michael Jeter steals every frame he's in & Terrence Mann chews his lines like they're Big Red
Forever flabbergasted that there wasn't more publishing stuff done in conjunction with the LOTR movies. Look at it in relation to Star Wars publications. Why wasn't there a cross-sections book with cutaway illustrations of the locales? Why wasn't there a book with photos of the bigature models?
December 5, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Forever flabbergasted that there wasn't more publishing stuff done in conjunction with the LOTR movies. Look at it in relation to Star Wars publications. Why wasn't there a cross-sections book with cutaway illustrations of the locales? Why wasn't there a book with photos of the bigature models?
Sixth Gun is easy one of the best long form (with an ending) comics ever. I love reading and rereading these, Brian's art and storytelling never fails to delight and inspire (it's SOOOOO good), and these new editions are downright beautiful. If you haven't read it yet, you're in for a treat.
@cullenbunn.bsky.social @brihurtt.bsky.social I took a swing and bought 4 of The Sixth Gun omnibuses. This was a blind buy based on this team. Just started and I am loving it. Western mixed with supernatural/magical elements. Unique story, I recommend it.
December 5, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Sixth Gun is easy one of the best long form (with an ending) comics ever. I love reading and rereading these, Brian's art and storytelling never fails to delight and inspire (it's SOOOOO good), and these new editions are downright beautiful. If you haven't read it yet, you're in for a treat.
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MOVABLE TOYS!
This pair of 18th c. religious prints are literally interchangable. Nice to see a 1626 Rubens painting of the Assumption of the Virgin) in the mix! #NewberryLibrary (Case folio NE958.3.F7 M68 1700z)
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This pair of 18th c. religious prints are literally interchangable. Nice to see a 1626 Rubens painting of the Assumption of the Virgin) in the mix! #NewberryLibrary (Case folio NE958.3.F7 M68 1700z)
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December 5, 2025 at 3:35 PM
MOVABLE TOYS!
This pair of 18th c. religious prints are literally interchangable. Nice to see a 1626 Rubens painting of the Assumption of the Virgin) in the mix! #NewberryLibrary (Case folio NE958.3.F7 M68 1700z)
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December 5 (5/24)
#AdventCalendar
This pair of 18th c. religious prints are literally interchangable. Nice to see a 1626 Rubens painting of the Assumption of the Virgin) in the mix! #NewberryLibrary (Case folio NE958.3.F7 M68 1700z)
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December 5 (5/24)
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ive been working on a lot of test and pitch pages the last few months trying to get things moving and finally realized that if i forgo inks in my backgrounds and just paint them i get a final result that im particularly pleased with
November 30, 2025 at 7:17 PM
ive been working on a lot of test and pitch pages the last few months trying to get things moving and finally realized that if i forgo inks in my backgrounds and just paint them i get a final result that im particularly pleased with
#COMPANIONSofCHRISTMAS: ILEX and HELIX!
Santa isn't the only one with companions; Mrs. Claus has a few of her own. Among them are Ilex and Helix (the Holly and the Ivy), her oldest & most trusted bosom friends/comrades-in-arms from her days among the Dryads. 1/
Santa isn't the only one with companions; Mrs. Claus has a few of her own. Among them are Ilex and Helix (the Holly and the Ivy), her oldest & most trusted bosom friends/comrades-in-arms from her days among the Dryads. 1/
December 5, 2025 at 3:43 PM
#COMPANIONSofCHRISTMAS: ILEX and HELIX!
Santa isn't the only one with companions; Mrs. Claus has a few of her own. Among them are Ilex and Helix (the Holly and the Ivy), her oldest & most trusted bosom friends/comrades-in-arms from her days among the Dryads. 1/
Santa isn't the only one with companions; Mrs. Claus has a few of her own. Among them are Ilex and Helix (the Holly and the Ivy), her oldest & most trusted bosom friends/comrades-in-arms from her days among the Dryads. 1/
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SS Edmund Fitzgerald
November 12, 2025 at 1:17 AM
SS Edmund Fitzgerald
Seasonally appropriate morning walk
December 5, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Seasonally appropriate morning walk
Well this road seems more like to a stream for the next stretch, glad I wore boots
December 5, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Well this road seems more like to a stream for the next stretch, glad I wore boots
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Artwork by Lowell Hess for "Thumbelina" from The Big Little Golden Book Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales.
December 5, 2025 at 9:40 AM
Artwork by Lowell Hess for "Thumbelina" from The Big Little Golden Book Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales.
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Hey it's *Bandcamp Friday* again. The best day to go find that artist who was top of your Spotify unwrapped and actually buy their music, because all the proceeds go to them today. And by god do musicians need it.
December 5, 2025 at 9:25 AM
Hey it's *Bandcamp Friday* again. The best day to go find that artist who was top of your Spotify unwrapped and actually buy their music, because all the proceeds go to them today. And by god do musicians need it.