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Covering comic books one issue at a time
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November 22, 2025 at 10:50 PM
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a woman in a black shirt is talking on a phone
Alt: A clip from Reefer Madness
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November 22, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Next week on Shelfdust
Next week on Shelfdust
a woman in a black shirt is talking on a phone
Alt: A clip from Reefer Madness
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November 22, 2025 at 11:02 AM
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“I have been bent and broken, but - I hope - into a better shape”
“I have been bent and broken, but - I hope - into a better shape”
November 21, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Next week on Shelfdust:
“I have been bent and broken, but - I hope - into a better shape”
“I have been bent and broken, but - I hope - into a better shape”
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I found that series absolutely fascinating. So strange.
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Moving at the Speed of Concrete: “The Transatlantic Swim”, by @tomshaps.bsky.social: shelfdust.com/2025/11/19/m...
Moving at the Speed of Concrete: “The Transatlantic Swim”, by @tomshaps.bsky.social: shelfdust.com/2025/11/19/m...
Moving at the Speed of Concrete: “The Transatlantic Swim”
By Tom Shapira Orson Welles’ 1958 film, Touch of Evil, opens with a single continuous shot that shows a bomb being planted in a car. A slow drive follows as the car crosses the border from Mexico t…
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November 20, 2025 at 4:11 AM
I found that series absolutely fascinating. So strange.
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Fuckin' Concrete. A staple image of Indie Comics that popped up sans context in most of my comic shop visits for what feels like a two-decade span. But this article gives me more context on him today than any imagery I encountered back then, none of which made me buy a single issue/book.
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Moving at the Speed of Concrete: “The Transatlantic Swim”, by @tomshaps.bsky.social: shelfdust.com/2025/11/19/m...
Moving at the Speed of Concrete: “The Transatlantic Swim”, by @tomshaps.bsky.social: shelfdust.com/2025/11/19/m...
Moving at the Speed of Concrete: “The Transatlantic Swim”
By Tom Shapira Orson Welles’ 1958 film, Touch of Evil, opens with a single continuous shot that shows a bomb being planted in a car. A slow drive follows as the car crosses the border from Mexico t…
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November 21, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Fuckin' Concrete. A staple image of Indie Comics that popped up sans context in most of my comic shop visits for what feels like a two-decade span. But this article gives me more context on him today than any imagery I encountered back then, none of which made me buy a single issue/book.
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Moving at the Speed of Concrete: “The Transatlantic Swim”, by @tomshaps.bsky.social: shelfdust.com/2025/11/19/m...
Moving at the Speed of Concrete: “The Transatlantic Swim”, by @tomshaps.bsky.social: shelfdust.com/2025/11/19/m...
Moving at the Speed of Concrete: “The Transatlantic Swim”
By Tom Shapira Orson Welles’ 1958 film, Touch of Evil, opens with a single continuous shot that shows a bomb being planted in a car. A slow drive follows as the car crosses the border from Mexico t…
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November 19, 2025 at 11:55 AM
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Moving at the Speed of Concrete: “The Transatlantic Swim”, by @tomshaps.bsky.social: shelfdust.com/2025/11/19/m...
Moving at the Speed of Concrete: “The Transatlantic Swim”, by @tomshaps.bsky.social: shelfdust.com/2025/11/19/m...
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A wonderful article about one of the greatest single issues of any comic ever. Concrete is an annual re-read for me. Please give it a shot if you've never discovered it before!
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Moving at the Speed of Concrete: “The Transatlantic Swim”, by @tomshaps.bsky.social: shelfdust.com/2025/11/19/m...
Moving at the Speed of Concrete: “The Transatlantic Swim”, by @tomshaps.bsky.social: shelfdust.com/2025/11/19/m...
Moving at the Speed of Concrete: “The Transatlantic Swim”
By Tom Shapira Orson Welles’ 1958 film, Touch of Evil, opens with a single continuous shot that shows a bomb being planted in a car. A slow drive follows as the car crosses the border from Mexico t…
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November 19, 2025 at 4:00 PM
A wonderful article about one of the greatest single issues of any comic ever. Concrete is an annual re-read for me. Please give it a shot if you've never discovered it before!
🚨 NEW on Shelfdust today! 🚨
Moving at the Speed of Concrete: “The Transatlantic Swim”, by @tomshaps.bsky.social: shelfdust.com/2025/11/19/m...
Moving at the Speed of Concrete: “The Transatlantic Swim”, by @tomshaps.bsky.social: shelfdust.com/2025/11/19/m...
Moving at the Speed of Concrete: “The Transatlantic Swim”
By Tom Shapira Orson Welles’ 1958 film, Touch of Evil, opens with a single continuous shot that shows a bomb being planted in a car. A slow drive follows as the car crosses the border from Mexico t…
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November 19, 2025 at 11:55 AM
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Moving at the Speed of Concrete: “The Transatlantic Swim”, by @tomshaps.bsky.social: shelfdust.com/2025/11/19/m...
Moving at the Speed of Concrete: “The Transatlantic Swim”, by @tomshaps.bsky.social: shelfdust.com/2025/11/19/m...
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November 13, 2025 at 9:37 PM
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An excellent piece of the 90s SHADE THE CHANGING reboot and its continuing relevance. @jamesgunn.bsky.social , is this one a candidate for an adaption? Maybe with Yorgos Lanthimos or Coralie Fargeat?
"Shade’s quest isn’t about simple madness but a specific breed of it, the most dangerous one of all: American madness. No virus quite like it." - @mattmortal.bsky.social
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…Couldn’t Put America Back Together Again: Shade The Changing Man Vs the JFK Myth
By Matt Mortal “Who killed John F. Kennedy?” asks a giant stone head bearing the likeness of JFK as it merges from the pavement in Dallas, echoing the anguish of countless Americans and conspiracy …
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November 6, 2025 at 9:37 PM
An excellent piece of the 90s SHADE THE CHANGING reboot and its continuing relevance. @jamesgunn.bsky.social , is this one a candidate for an adaption? Maybe with Yorgos Lanthimos or Coralie Fargeat?
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Halloween might be over, but the spooky nature of confession and Ghost Rider comics is eternal 💀🔥
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Cursed Confession: Johnny Blaze’s Guilt Rides Wild in Ghost Rider #68, by @stevebaxi.bsky.social: shelfdust.com/2025/10/29/c...
Cursed Confession: Johnny Blaze’s Guilt Rides Wild in Ghost Rider #68, by @stevebaxi.bsky.social: shelfdust.com/2025/10/29/c...
Cursed Confession: Johnny Blaze’s Guilt Rides Wild in Ghost Rider #68
By Steve Baxi There’s a fine line between man and monster. Over the course of a life, or even just a few years, choices can compound, options taken in the moment become habits, and one day you look…
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November 7, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Halloween might be over, but the spooky nature of confession and Ghost Rider comics is eternal 💀🔥
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I heard a familiar melody on the air while reading Batman #1 before a flight. I wrote about it, and hope you'll follow me on a short journey about Bat-aesthetics, writers and visual styles, and why Batman is in its Jorge Jimenez era.
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Batman #1: Styles Upon Styles Upon Styles Is What They Have, by @iamdavidbrothers.com: shelfdust.com/2025/11/05/b...
Batman #1: Styles Upon Styles Upon Styles Is What They Have, by @iamdavidbrothers.com: shelfdust.com/2025/11/05/b...
Batman #1: Styles Upon Styles Upon Styles Is What They Have
By David Brothers Batman is one of the most popular characters in the world, and still a complicated sell for me. A side effect of reading a lot of really good Batman comics is that each new one ha…
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November 5, 2025 at 3:15 PM
I heard a familiar melody on the air while reading Batman #1 before a flight. I wrote about it, and hope you'll follow me on a short journey about Bat-aesthetics, writers and visual styles, and why Batman is in its Jorge Jimenez era.
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citations to charles portis and the miami vice pilot, this piece absolutely has it ALL. what a read.
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Batman #1: Styles Upon Styles Upon Styles Is What They Have, by @iamdavidbrothers.com: shelfdust.com/2025/11/05/b...
Batman #1: Styles Upon Styles Upon Styles Is What They Have, by @iamdavidbrothers.com: shelfdust.com/2025/11/05/b...
Batman #1: Styles Upon Styles Upon Styles Is What They Have
By David Brothers Batman is one of the most popular characters in the world, and still a complicated sell for me. A side effect of reading a lot of really good Batman comics is that each new one ha…
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November 5, 2025 at 3:20 PM
citations to charles portis and the miami vice pilot, this piece absolutely has it ALL. what a read.
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Batman #1: Styles Upon Styles Upon Styles Is What They Have, by @iamdavidbrothers.com: shelfdust.com/2025/11/05/b...
Batman #1: Styles Upon Styles Upon Styles Is What They Have, by @iamdavidbrothers.com: shelfdust.com/2025/11/05/b...
Batman #1: Styles Upon Styles Upon Styles Is What They Have
By David Brothers Batman is one of the most popular characters in the world, and still a complicated sell for me. A side effect of reading a lot of really good Batman comics is that each new one ha…
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November 5, 2025 at 11:09 AM
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Batman #1: Styles Upon Styles Upon Styles Is What They Have, by @iamdavidbrothers.com: shelfdust.com/2025/11/05/b...
Batman #1: Styles Upon Styles Upon Styles Is What They Have, by @iamdavidbrothers.com: shelfdust.com/2025/11/05/b...
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Shelfdust absolutely worth your money, as ever - a great long read from David Brothers about the Bat!
Shelfdust absolutely worth your money, as ever - a great long read from David Brothers about the Bat!
November 5, 2025 at 10:21 AM
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Shelfdust absolutely worth your money, as ever - a great long read from David Brothers about the Bat!
Shelfdust absolutely worth your money, as ever - a great long read from David Brothers about the Bat!
HOLY DAVID BROTHERS, BATMAN!
New article coming to Shelfdust this Wednesday!
New article coming to Shelfdust this Wednesday!
November 2, 2025 at 10:51 AM
HOLY DAVID BROTHERS, BATMAN!
New article coming to Shelfdust this Wednesday!
New article coming to Shelfdust this Wednesday!
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Cursed Confession: Johnny Blaze’s Guilt Rides Wild in Ghost Rider #68, by @stevebaxi.bsky.social: shelfdust.com/2025/10/29/c...
Cursed Confession: Johnny Blaze’s Guilt Rides Wild in Ghost Rider #68, by @stevebaxi.bsky.social: shelfdust.com/2025/10/29/c...
Cursed Confession: Johnny Blaze’s Guilt Rides Wild in Ghost Rider #68
By Steve Baxi There’s a fine line between man and monster. Over the course of a life, or even just a few years, choices can compound, options taken in the moment become habits, and one day you look…
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October 30, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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November 1, 2025 at 1:07 PM
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Happy Halloween!
Shelfdust covered every issue of The Long Halloween IN REAL TIME, one holiday at a time: shelfdust.com/category/bat...
Shelfdust covered every issue of The Long Halloween IN REAL TIME, one holiday at a time: shelfdust.com/category/bat...
October 31, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Happy Halloween!
Shelfdust covered every issue of The Long Halloween IN REAL TIME, one holiday at a time: shelfdust.com/category/bat...
Shelfdust covered every issue of The Long Halloween IN REAL TIME, one holiday at a time: shelfdust.com/category/bat...
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I wrote a spooky piece about man and monsters, for a character who is a spooky man and monster! 💀🔥
💀🔥 NEW on Shelfdust today!! 💀🔥
Cursed Confession: Johnny Blaze’s Guilt Rides Wild in Ghost Rider #68, by @stevebaxi.bsky.social: shelfdust.com/2025/10/29/c...
Cursed Confession: Johnny Blaze’s Guilt Rides Wild in Ghost Rider #68, by @stevebaxi.bsky.social: shelfdust.com/2025/10/29/c...
Cursed Confession: Johnny Blaze’s Guilt Rides Wild in Ghost Rider #68
By Steve Baxi There’s a fine line between man and monster. Over the course of a life, or even just a few years, choices can compound, options taken in the moment become habits, and one day you look…
shelfdust.com
October 29, 2025 at 12:04 PM
I wrote a spooky piece about man and monsters, for a character who is a spooky man and monster! 💀🔥
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This is a very cool piece about the Johnny Blaze Ghost Rider and how the late period of the comic dealt with the truly terrifying question underlying most stories about demonic possession or “good”/“evil” split personalities: What of the duality is an illusion?
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Cursed Confession: Johnny Blaze’s Guilt Rides Wild in Ghost Rider #68, by @stevebaxi.bsky.social: shelfdust.com/2025/10/29/c...
Cursed Confession: Johnny Blaze’s Guilt Rides Wild in Ghost Rider #68, by @stevebaxi.bsky.social: shelfdust.com/2025/10/29/c...
Cursed Confession: Johnny Blaze’s Guilt Rides Wild in Ghost Rider #68
By Steve Baxi There’s a fine line between man and monster. Over the course of a life, or even just a few years, choices can compound, options taken in the moment become habits, and one day you look…
shelfdust.com
October 29, 2025 at 1:12 PM
This is a very cool piece about the Johnny Blaze Ghost Rider and how the late period of the comic dealt with the truly terrifying question underlying most stories about demonic possession or “good”/“evil” split personalities: What of the duality is an illusion?
💀🔥 NEW on Shelfdust today!! 💀🔥
Cursed Confession: Johnny Blaze’s Guilt Rides Wild in Ghost Rider #68, by @stevebaxi.bsky.social: shelfdust.com/2025/10/29/c...
Cursed Confession: Johnny Blaze’s Guilt Rides Wild in Ghost Rider #68, by @stevebaxi.bsky.social: shelfdust.com/2025/10/29/c...
Cursed Confession: Johnny Blaze’s Guilt Rides Wild in Ghost Rider #68
By Steve Baxi There’s a fine line between man and monster. Over the course of a life, or even just a few years, choices can compound, options taken in the moment become habits, and one day you look…
shelfdust.com
October 29, 2025 at 11:31 AM
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Cursed Confession: Johnny Blaze’s Guilt Rides Wild in Ghost Rider #68, by @stevebaxi.bsky.social: shelfdust.com/2025/10/29/c...
Cursed Confession: Johnny Blaze’s Guilt Rides Wild in Ghost Rider #68, by @stevebaxi.bsky.social: shelfdust.com/2025/10/29/c...
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a man with a burning skull on his head is wearing a leather jacket
Alt: Ghost Rider cracks his knuckles
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October 27, 2025 at 11:19 AM
This week on Shelfdust