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Spencer Cushing

@spencercushing.bsky.social

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Father, writer, gamer, resin dice maker. Generally creative dude. Comics Editor: Star Wars, Stranger Things, D&D, Magic: The Gathering, Minecraft, Canto, Kill All Immortals, and more.

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Spencer Cushing @spencercushing.bsky.social · Nov 13

I make Resin Dice on occasion. I collect vinyl and love Karaoke. And I've been tryin to teach myself to draw this last year. It's real slow going, but zen, which I desperately need.

I'm a dad and I have a soft spot for small heroes that do big things.

I'm a sucker for the magic of Christmas.

Art by Oliver Barrett: Cover of Kill All Immortals #1 - High Fashion blonde viking woman sitting backwards on a chair with a bearded axe in her hand that's covered in Celtic knots and blood. Blood splattered across the room behind her and under her bare feet.

Art by Lisa Heidhoff - Cover Variant for CANTO: A Place Like Home #1. A stained glass window mosaic with circular golden gears focused on CANTO, the little tin solder with a clockwork heart, a big red cape and hatchet in his hand raised in defiance.

Art by Magali Villeneuve - Cover to comic book Stranger Things and Dungeons and Dragons crossover, featuring Eddie Munson in his Hellfire Club t-shirt with dramatic welcoming gesture. He's standing over a D&D game map with dice, a beholder miniature with it's 10 eye-stalks and a miniature of Eddie in his full metal band rocker outfit and electric guitar with a rock-n-roll hand gesture raised in defiance.

Art by Valeria Favoccia - Comic Cover for Star Wars: Hyperspace Stories - The Bad Batch: Ghost Agents #1. The four wayward clones in a tight formation of action poses flying toward the reader and away from some explosion in the background.

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Spencer Cushing @spencercushing.bsky.social · 4d

Today is the day! Get your copy of Dungeons & Dragons: The Fallbacks #1 at your local comic shop!

Read the preview here: www.polygon.com/dungeons-and...

#Dnd #TTRPG #Fantasy #Dice #DungeonsandDragons #Roleplay #comics #dndart #fantasyart #art

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Vincenzo Riccardi @vinartwork.bsky.social · 5d

Shout-out to the book that @spencercushing.bsky.social and an amazing team of artist are releasing today for Dark Horse Comics!
Dungeons and Dragons: The Fallbacks #1 looks awesome! Go check it out!

www.polygon.com/dungeons-and...

Planet Hulk writer Greg Pak has a new D&D comic — read the first five pages here

Pak explains how his own Dungeons & Dragons campaign influenced this story of adventurers challenging what heroism means

www.polygon.com

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Spencer Cushing @spencercushing.bsky.social · 7d

This is fantastic!

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Spencer Cushing @spencercushing.bsky.social · 12d

Check out a Preview of Dungeons and Dragons: The Fallbacks #1 at Polygon! #TTRPG #NYCC #DnD #DungeonsandDragons On Sale Oct. 15th - Join the Party!

Planet Hulk writer Greg Pak has a new D&D comic — read the first five pages here

Pak explains how his own Dungeons & Dragons campaign influenced this story of adventurers challenging what heroism means

www.polygon.com

Spencer Cushing @spencercushing.bsky.social · 17d

Big fan of @frederikhornung.com art and happy to support this killer project. Help him out! #comics #horror #art

Frederik Hornung @frederikhornung.com · 17d

SECONDS TO MIDNIGHT: BOOK ONE is now LIVE!

If you‘re looking for a pulp retro horror anthology comic this spooky season, this book is the one for you!

40 pages of short horror tales written & drawn by me!

Tons of great bonus rewards await … BACK IT TODAY!

www.kickstarter.com/projects/986...

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Ainsw0rth @ainsw0rth.bsky.social · 19d

🎯

Mamdani's rhetoric should be a case study for Democrats, the lesson being you can:

(a) talk about kitchen-table issues
(b) in widely accessible language, while
(c) holding to a consistent set of moral & political principles, and
(d) showing how 47 poses a threat to democracy & the rule of law

Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 19d

Mamdani’s innovation is showing how to emphasize cost-of-living *without* retreating from the defense of immigrants and *without* shirking the mission of centralizing Trump’s authoritarian lawlessness.

He attacks all forms of power, economic *and* authoritarian.

newrepublic.com/article/2011...

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Spencer Cushing @spencercushing.bsky.social · 19d

It’s been so fantastic working with you and I can’t wait to line up my next opportunity. Keep kicking ass! You’re just getting started!

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Spencer Cushing @spencercushing.bsky.social · 21d

Age yourself with a film you saw in cinemas as a kid.

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Monte Cook Games @montecookgames.com · 25d

THERE IS JUST 1 DAY LEFT TO GET CYPHER!

Don't miss out on everything we're making for this campaign—including crowdfunding exclusive items and deluxe finishes—at an extraordinary rate.

Get on the ground floor of your next favorite RPG!
mymcg.info/cypher

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Spencer Cushing @spencercushing.bsky.social · 26d

Every. Single. Time.

Spencer Cushing @spencercushing.bsky.social · 26d

I cannot wait to play this game again.

Spencer Cushing @spencercushing.bsky.social · Sep 16

Oh this is so sad.

Spencer Cushing @spencercushing.bsky.social · Sep 16

It looks so incredible. The design team and editors really went all out on this thing. And having every page of the original art to scan is downright insane!

Spencer Cushing @spencercushing.bsky.social · Sep 16

#manga #Starwars

Dark Horse Comics @darkhorse.com · Sep 16

"If you have ever wanted to read the manga version of Star Wars, then now is your chance. The Art of Star Wars: A New Hope—The Manga is now on Kickstarter from Dark Horse Comics and Lucasfilm!" Exclusive cover reveal on Collider:

collider.com/star-wars-a-...

The Art of Star Wars: A New Hope--The Manga now live on Kickstarter! Black and white cover art by Hisao Tamaki shown here, with Luke Skywalker and more.

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Spencer Cushing @spencercushing.bsky.social · Sep 16

It's Live! It's Live! #StarWars #Manga #Art #Leia #disney #Starwarsfan #lego #badbatch #clonewars #Ahsoka #DarthVader #Skywalker #Kickstarter #Jedi #Andor #Mandalorian And it's beautiful!! Spread the word. www.kickstarter.com/projects/dar...

The Art of Star Wars: A New Hope – The Manga by Hisao Tamaki

Dark Horse Comics and Lucasfilm Present The Award-Winning Classic as Never Seen Before — With Exclusive Editions Only on Kickstarter

www.kickstarter.com

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Spencer Cushing @spencercushing.bsky.social · Sep 9

What a fun cover!!

Spencer Cushing @spencercushing.bsky.social · Sep 8

Hold on, let me just sweep up this pentagram.

Spencer Cushing @spencercushing.bsky.social · Sep 8

This is it folks! #D&D #DungeonsandDragons #TTRPG #BG3 #Comics #critters #rpg #dm #dice #fantasy #dndart #dndmemes Get those preorders in for a brand new era of D&D Comics! Meet the amazing Fallbacks!

Marguerite Sauvage @margueritesauvage.bsky.social · Sep 8

Final order cutoff for the new miniseries #DungeonsAndDragons #TheFallbacks #DarkHorseComics #WizardsOfTheCoast- preorder Issue #1 from your local comic shop or similar.
Writer @gregpak.net Art @wiltonsantosof.bsky.social @edvanalves Col @raulangulo Let @nayepiekos
Publishing @sscushing

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Spencer Cushing @spencercushing.bsky.social · Sep 8

Today's the last day to Preorder! Get those orders in to your local comic shop. #D&D #TTRPG #DungeonsandDragons #comics

Cavan Scott @cavan.bsky.social · Sep 8

Huzzah! I had a great time reading DUNGEONS & DRAGONS: THE FALLBACKS #1 from @darkhorse.com and know you will too! Monsters, tombs, bards and banter — everything you need from an explosive D&D adventure!

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Comic book cover for Dungeons & Dragons: The Fallbacks published by Dark Horse Comics. A party of adventurers stand ready for action, with magical runes glowing around them. Beside the cover is a promo box listing the creative team (Greg Pak, Wilton Santos, Evan Alves, Raúl Angulo, Nate Piekos, Marguerite Sauvage) and a pull quote from Cavan Scott: “Monsters, tombs, bards and banter — everything you need from an explosive D&D adventure!”

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Spencer Cushing @spencercushing.bsky.social · Sep 5

Lark Silverstring

Tiefling Bard

A born showman who attracts attention and trouble in equal measure.

Consumed by the need to entertain, he routinely blows his own cover and must scramble out of the spotlight, evading pursuers and questions about who wants him and why.

A red-skinned Tiefling with an easy smile and a flair for the dramatic. His white long-brimmed, blue-banded hat gives way to his red horns. His lute in his hands ever at the ready.

A born showman who attracts attention and trouble in equal measure.

Lark lives to perform. But that’s a problem when he’s being hounded by dangerous bounty hunters and a small but dedicated fanbase. Consumed by the need to entertain, he routinely blows his own cover and must scramble out of the spotlight. As his old band enjoys widespread fame, Lark evades pursuers and questions about who wants him and why.

Spencer Cushing @spencercushing.bsky.social · Sep 5

Cazrin Varaith

Human Wizard

Cazrin is a walking reference library who enthusiastically shares her knowledge whether you want it or not.

Cazrin has taught herself spellcasting by recovering her ancestress’s knowledge. A fearless experimenter, she will test any theory in the name of learning.

Dark haired and dark eyed human wizard, with silver and jade pin in her hair, and a floating spellbook at hand.

Cazrin is a walking reference library who enthusiastically shares her knowledge whether you want it or not.

Cazrin’s long-ago ancestress was a wizard who launched devastating attacks on elite institutions of magical learning in the belief that magic should be accessible to all. The horror of these actions prevents the Varaith family from using magic to this day. But Cazrin has taught herself the fundamentals of spellcasting by recovering scraps of her ancestress’s knowledge. A fearless experimenter, she will test any theory in the name of learning.

Spencer Cushing @spencercushing.bsky.social · Sep 5

Baldric Goodhand

A smooth talker who negotiates for spells with a variety of gods.

His unconventional relationship with the gods gives him a freewheeling confidence. But while he’s jaded with the divine, his faith in fellow mortals runs deep.

A dark skinned dwarf cleric, with a heavy mace emanating divine line from within.

Baldric Goodhand
A smooth talker who negotiates for spells with a variety of gods.

Baldric’s certain he can talk his way out of anything. Though a man of the cloth, he refuses to pledge service to a single god, preferring to bargain for spells and favors from the entire pantheon. His unconventional relationship with the gods gives him a freewheeling confidence. But while he’s jaded with the divine, his faith in fellow mortals runs deep.

Spencer Cushing @spencercushing.bsky.social · Sep 5

Anson always gets back up when he’s knocked down, even if staying down is smarter.

Anson refuses to give up on his brother, his only surviving family member. Having lost so much, Anson clings to what’s his, even if it’s broken.

Dark haired, handsome human with broken golden sword, crackling with electricity and red armor.

Anson Iro
The Human Fighter
Anson always gets back up when he’s knocked down, even if staying down is smarter.

Orphaned at a young age, Anson and his brother were polarized by their boyhood trauma. While Anson chose the path of a righteous warrior, his brother embraced a life of crime. Still, Anson refuses to give up on his only surviving family member. Having lost so much, Anson clings to what’s his, even if it’s broken.

Spencer Cushing @spencercushing.bsky.social · Sep 5

Get to know the Fallbacks!

Tess is a professional young infiltrator who always has a plan.

With the skills of a master burglar, tempered by the conscience to use them for good, she pursues high-stakes jobs and big-time coin, always striving to keep her party safe.

Preorder Now! #TTRPG #comics

Blonde Haired Elf in blue cloak with a gold and blue, cat mask perched above her brow.

Get to Know Dungeons and Dragons: The Fallbacks! Your new favorite Adventuring Party from the Forgotten Realms. Tessalynde (Tess) Halendria. The Elf Rogue. Issue #1 available for Preorder at your local Comic Shop!!

Tess is a professional young infiltrator who always has a plan.

Tess was such a proficient thief as a child—and caused so much havoc in her small town—that her overwhelmed parents sent her to the city to train with an elderly halfling rogue famed for her good deeds. Now, with the skills of a master burglar, tempered by the conscience to use them for good, she pursues high-stakes jobs and big-time coin, always striving to keep her party safe.

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Spencer Cushing @spencercushing.bsky.social · Sep 3

Saprolings and Zombies get a lot of use I'd imagine. Man you doing tokens sounds incredible. CAn't wait to see some.