Stergios Botzakis
@stergbot.bsky.social
Educator, scholar, comics fan
Quite excited about this!
Announcing…. my new book, THE DISSIDENTS.
A story about Autocrats, Vigilantes, Communists.... and Cartoonists!
For sale September 15, from Abrams Comicarts.
A story about Autocrats, Vigilantes, Communists.... and Cartoonists!
For sale September 15, from Abrams Comicarts.
February 10, 2026 at 8:34 PM
Quite excited about this!
The latest book in my great graphic novel catch-up: The Girl Who Sang. It is a story of survival and hope in the face of fascism. This holocaust survivor’s story is sadly reminiscent of what is happening right now in the USA. Whatever happened to “never again?!?”
The Girl Who Sang: A Holocaust Memoir of Hope and Survival
Holocaust survivors are growing older and fewer, and The Girl Who Sings is a graphic novel made to ensure their stories are preserved and ...
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February 10, 2026 at 5:51 PM
The latest book in my great graphic novel catch-up: The Girl Who Sang. It is a story of survival and hope in the face of fascism. This holocaust survivor’s story is sadly reminiscent of what is happening right now in the USA. Whatever happened to “never again?!?”
Latest book on my great graphic novel catch-up: Life Drawing by Jaime Hernandez. I loved catching up on the misadventures of Maggie, Tonta, and the rest of this cast. It’s an ongoing masterpiece! From @fantagraphics.bsky.social
Life Drawing
It had been a minute since I read any Love and Rockets , but I recently read Life Drawing to check in with what Jaime Hernandez has been...
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February 6, 2026 at 5:09 PM
Latest book on my great graphic novel catch-up: Life Drawing by Jaime Hernandez. I loved catching up on the misadventures of Maggie, Tonta, and the rest of this cast. It’s an ongoing masterpiece! From @fantagraphics.bsky.social
Check out I Am A Slime Monster by @jarodrosello.bsky.social! All three of my kids have read and loved it, especially the titular slime monster. My kids are really into villains, it turns out, and fun, vivid comics. The latest entry in the Super Magic Boy series certainly entertains :)
Super Magic Boy Book 3: I Am A Slime Monster
In this third volume of the Super Magic Boy series, Hugo has just finished the second book of his favorite series, Sponge Man, and wants to...
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January 30, 2026 at 8:00 PM
Check out I Am A Slime Monster by @jarodrosello.bsky.social! All three of my kids have read and loved it, especially the titular slime monster. My kids are really into villains, it turns out, and fun, vivid comics. The latest entry in the Super Magic Boy series certainly entertains :)
40 years ago, the Space Shuttle Challenger exploded soon after launch. Check out this great entry in the History Comics series by @pranas.bsky.social to learn more about this terrible disaster. From the fine folks at @01firstsecond.bsky.social
History Comics: The Challenger Disaster: Tragedy in the Skies
I was home from school for a snow day on January 28, 1986, and I remember watching the Challenger disaster live on television, which made q...
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January 28, 2026 at 7:18 PM
40 years ago, the Space Shuttle Challenger exploded soon after launch. Check out this great entry in the History Comics series by @pranas.bsky.social to learn more about this terrible disaster. From the fine folks at @01firstsecond.bsky.social
If you have never read a Criminal book by Brubaker and Phillips, The Knives is a great one to start with. If you are already a fan, it’s a good place to revisit some familiar, grim faces and get some insight into Hollywood development hell. From @imagecomics.com
The Knives: A Criminal Book
The Knives is the latest entry in the Criminal series, a stand-alone graphic novel that works on its own and also displays all the hallm...
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January 27, 2026 at 2:31 PM
If you have never read a Criminal book by Brubaker and Phillips, The Knives is a great one to start with. If you are already a fan, it’s a good place to revisit some familiar, grim faces and get some insight into Hollywood development hell. From @imagecomics.com
Hoops by @tavaresbooks.bsky.social is a great graphic novel version of the first Indiana girls’ basketball tournament in 1976. The sports sequences are suspenseful, the small moments emotional, & the whole enterprise is satisfying & informative. Great for fans of sports and history!
Hoops
I loved reading Hoops , a fictional account of the first Indiana high school girl's basketball tournament in 1976. The books follows the Wi...
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January 25, 2026 at 3:51 PM
Hoops by @tavaresbooks.bsky.social is a great graphic novel version of the first Indiana girls’ basketball tournament in 1976. The sports sequences are suspenseful, the small moments emotional, & the whole enterprise is satisfying & informative. Great for fans of sports and history!
What was your childhood cinema?
Mine was the two theater Squire Cinemas in New Windsor, NY. It was behind my dad’s pizzeria, and I saw movies all the time: Rocky 3, Ghostbusters, Return of the Jedi, The Toxic Avenger, Treasure of the Four Crowns, Jaws 3-D, and many more. It closed in 1986.
Mine was the two theater Squire Cinemas in New Windsor, NY. It was behind my dad’s pizzeria, and I saw movies all the time: Rocky 3, Ghostbusters, Return of the Jedi, The Toxic Avenger, Treasure of the Four Crowns, Jaws 3-D, and many more. It closed in 1986.
January 15, 2026 at 9:53 PM
What was your childhood cinema?
Mine was the two theater Squire Cinemas in New Windsor, NY. It was behind my dad’s pizzeria, and I saw movies all the time: Rocky 3, Ghostbusters, Return of the Jedi, The Toxic Avenger, Treasure of the Four Crowns, Jaws 3-D, and many more. It closed in 1986.
Mine was the two theater Squire Cinemas in New Windsor, NY. It was behind my dad’s pizzeria, and I saw movies all the time: Rocky 3, Ghostbusters, Return of the Jedi, The Toxic Avenger, Treasure of the Four Crowns, Jaws 3-D, and many more. It closed in 1986.
Woo hoo!
TODAY: An ABSOLUTELY FREE edition, where we introduce our new contributor, freaking @tomtomorrow.bsky.social! The man himself! flaminghydra.com/famous-meme-...
FAMOUS MEME Comics
You may riff in the comments
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January 15, 2026 at 3:22 PM
Woo hoo!
Meeting Comics is great. And for free?
The entire first issue's worth of comics has been uploaded to my Classic Meeting Comics page at comicfury. I guess I need to upload issue 2!
Read and possibly subscribe here:
meetingcomics.thecomicseries.com
Read and possibly subscribe here:
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January 12, 2026 at 6:39 PM
Meeting Comics is great. And for free?
Holy Blessed Day, Batman!
On this day sixty years ago, the Batman TV series starring Adam West and Burt Ward debuted on ABC Television.
January 12, 2026 at 3:56 PM
Holy Blessed Day, Batman!
I just read all the books available in the Fourth Dimensional series by @seraji.bsky.social & from @cosmiclion.bsky.social. They are all beautifully drawn, feature great character designs, and contain entertaining adventures. The plot hits the ground running, and it’s great to see an artist shine.
Fourth Dimensional
I have been meaning to pick up a couple of books from Cosmic Lion Productions , and with some extra money in my pocket from holiday gifts I ...
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January 12, 2026 at 3:55 PM
I just read all the books available in the Fourth Dimensional series by @seraji.bsky.social & from @cosmiclion.bsky.social. They are all beautifully drawn, feature great character designs, and contain entertaining adventures. The plot hits the ground running, and it’s great to see an artist shine.
Ok, I’ll play: tenpages.github.io/us-level/us.... I am a level 165 currently.
January 9, 2026 at 5:13 PM
Ok, I’ll play: tenpages.github.io/us-level/us.... I am a level 165 currently.
What is your favorite comic from the 90s?
January 8, 2026 at 8:04 PM
What is your favorite comic from the 90s?
Do you like ramen? Do you like comics? Have I got a book for you! Let’s Make Ramen! is a fantastic comic book cookbook, full of colorful art, interesting facts, and a ton of recipes to help you make broth, noodles, and any fixings you’d like.
Let's Make Ramen! A Comic Book Cookbook
I got Let's Make Ramen! for Christmas, and this beautifully drawn book is gorgeous and chock full of umami goodness. The first quarter is ...
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January 7, 2026 at 7:15 PM
Do you like ramen? Do you like comics? Have I got a book for you! Let’s Make Ramen! is a fantastic comic book cookbook, full of colorful art, interesting facts, and a ton of recipes to help you make broth, noodles, and any fixings you’d like.
Because no one demanded it, my favorite graphic novels of 2025! (And one from. 2024)!!
My Favorite Graphic Novels of 2025
Every year I read a bunch of graphic novels, and these are the ones that I liked best that were published in 2025 (with one exception). I ho...
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January 2, 2026 at 5:23 PM
Because no one demanded it, my favorite graphic novels of 2025! (And one from. 2024)!!
I read The Novel Life of Jane Austen by Janice Barchas and Isabel Greenberg recently and it is phenomenal! It mingles words from her letters and works to depict three distinct episodes of the famous author’s life. I think it would appeal to fans and newbies, too.
The Novel Life of Jane Austen: A Graphic Biography
The Novel Life of Jane Austen is a fascinating and informative look at the life of one of British literature's most enduring authors. Most ...
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December 27, 2025 at 8:59 PM
I read The Novel Life of Jane Austen by Janice Barchas and Isabel Greenberg recently and it is phenomenal! It mingles words from her letters and works to depict three distinct episodes of the famous author’s life. I think it would appeal to fans and newbies, too.
Have you read Spectators by Brian K. Vaughan & Niko Henrichon? It’s an epic ghost story that’s about humanity’s potential mass extinction coming about from social media and escalating mass shootings. It’s also a commentary on our growing desensitization from what media experiences we can access.
Spectators
Spectators uses afterlife and science fiction future tropes to examine our contemporary lives and relationships with sex and violence. It i...
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December 21, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Have you read Spectators by Brian K. Vaughan & Niko Henrichon? It’s an epic ghost story that’s about humanity’s potential mass extinction coming about from social media and escalating mass shootings. It’s also a commentary on our growing desensitization from what media experiences we can access.
You know what’s a great series? Absolute Wonder Woman. @kellythompson.bsky.social & @cleanlined.bsky.social raise the bar on stories about the Amazon Princess, recasting her in an epic way, with new abilities and weapons but the same mission of compassion. The artwork makes everything next level.
Absolute Wonder Woman, Volume 1: The Last Amazon
DC Comics made a big splash last year with the launch of their Absolute series, which feature re-imaginings of some of their most prominent ...
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December 19, 2025 at 3:55 PM
You know what’s a great series? Absolute Wonder Woman. @kellythompson.bsky.social & @cleanlined.bsky.social raise the bar on stories about the Amazon Princess, recasting her in an epic way, with new abilities and weapons but the same mission of compassion. The artwork makes everything next level.
Agreed. It’s more about censorship than anything else.
Those panicking, returning to the old bullshit claims that reading comics lesser or that comics are corrupting the youth?
They have an agenda.
They FEAR kids that read widely, that read what they WANT, that learn empathy for all.
Comics detractors are, ultimately, cowards.
Treat them as such.
They have an agenda.
They FEAR kids that read widely, that read what they WANT, that learn empathy for all.
Comics detractors are, ultimately, cowards.
Treat them as such.
December 17, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Agreed. It’s more about censorship than anything else.
I just read Justice Warriors vol.1 by @mattbors.bsky.social & @benclarkson.bsky.social and it is a biting commentary on our lives and times. It features amazing action sequences & comedic timing, awesome artwork, and very memorable visuals. Another triumph from @ahoycomicmags.bsky.social!
Justice Warriors
Justice Warriors is a series set in a near future where citizens live in a "perfect," domed city called "The Bubble" and are surrounded by ...
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December 16, 2025 at 7:42 PM
I just read Justice Warriors vol.1 by @mattbors.bsky.social & @benclarkson.bsky.social and it is a biting commentary on our lives and times. It features amazing action sequences & comedic timing, awesome artwork, and very memorable visuals. Another triumph from @ahoycomicmags.bsky.social!
Merry Spurgemas!
Today is Tom Spurgeon's birthday. Read some Little Orphan Annie or Cul de Sac, write a friend you miss, call your mom, gossip about comics with friends, get a group together for dinner, give a book you love a review, see a play, talk for hours with someone who means the world to you. Remember Tom.
December 16, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Merry Spurgemas!
In case you think you have to stay locked into Spotify…
Spotify is garbage on every count: Its treatment of artists, its ICE advertising, the CEO's investment in military AI, its leading role in the commodification and AI slopification of music, its terrible audio quality—you name it.
So I quit, and put together a complete guide to getting off Spotify:
So I quit, and put together a complete guide to getting off Spotify:
How to quit Spotify
This Black Friday, here's a guide to finding the best Spotify alternative
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December 8, 2025 at 2:35 AM
In case you think you have to stay locked into Spotify…
I just read Out of Alcatraz by @ifyoucantwell.bsky.social & @mrtylercrook.bsky.social published by @oni-press.bsky.social and it is a great thriller that constantly ramps up the suspense while simultaneously telling a very poignant, human romance. It’s breathtaking how much happens in 5 chapters!
Out of Alcatraz
Originally published as a 5-issue series, Out of Alcatraz is a fictional account of what happened to the three men, Frank Morris and brothe...
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December 5, 2025 at 6:11 PM
I just read Out of Alcatraz by @ifyoucantwell.bsky.social & @mrtylercrook.bsky.social published by @oni-press.bsky.social and it is a great thriller that constantly ramps up the suspense while simultaneously telling a very poignant, human romance. It’s breathtaking how much happens in 5 chapters!
A Thanksgiving classic!
It just wouldn't be Thanksgiving without the annual presentation of "A Very Chagrin Falls Thanksgiving" (2015)
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November 27, 2025 at 5:12 PM
A Thanksgiving classic!