Tom Shapira
@tomshaps.bsky.social
Israeli comics critic: The Comics Journal, Solrad, PanelXPanel, other places.
End the occupation.
End the occupation.
To be fair - a steel trap is pretty stupid.
Noam Chomsky and Stephen Pinker say Epstein was an intellectual force with a mind like steel trap and then his e-mails read like the ending of Flowers for Algernon.
January 31, 2026 at 9:43 AM
To be fair - a steel trap is pretty stupid.
I guess the 'Gulf of America' thing might be more profound than we imagine
It is not down in any map; true places never are.
January 31, 2026 at 9:39 AM
I guess the 'Gulf of America' thing might be more profound than we imagine
Bulitt (1967)
Dir. Peter Yates
Dir. Peter Yates
January 31, 2026 at 7:27 AM
Bulitt (1967)
Dir. Peter Yates
Dir. Peter Yates
That's true, Monster ran for only a year and a bit.
January 30, 2026 at 6:25 PM
That's true, Monster ran for only a year and a bit.
Reposted by Tom Shapira
"Nazi vampires having sex in the afterlife? Coming up next on Sick, Sad World!"
Wherein I review Requiem Vampire Knight Omnibus for @comicsjournal.bsky.social
www.tcj.com/reviews/requ...
Wherein I review Requiem Vampire Knight Omnibus for @comicsjournal.bsky.social
www.tcj.com/reviews/requ...
Requiem Vampire Knight Omnibus Vol. 1 - The Comics Journal
Tom Shapira looks at a long out-of-print Pat Mills work, now released in omnibus form.
www.tcj.com
January 27, 2026 at 12:36 PM
"Nazi vampires having sex in the afterlife? Coming up next on Sick, Sad World!"
Wherein I review Requiem Vampire Knight Omnibus for @comicsjournal.bsky.social
www.tcj.com/reviews/requ...
Wherein I review Requiem Vampire Knight Omnibus for @comicsjournal.bsky.social
www.tcj.com/reviews/requ...
Reposted by Tom Shapira
From PI to AI - the greatest fall
January 30, 2026 at 9:03 AM
From PI to AI - the greatest fall
Reposted by Tom Shapira
This is an important, credible, and damning article about the IDF in Gaza by Andy Milburn, a retired US Marine Raider colonel with combat experience from Fallujah and Mosul who maintained close contact with IDF officers during the war (while keeping a low public profile). Read the whole thing.
Gaza and the Conduct of Urban War: Civilian Harm, Risk, and Responsibility
Urban warfare is often invoked as an alibi: dense terrain, an embedded enemy, human shields, imperfect intelligence. These conditions are real but they do
warontherocks.com
January 29, 2026 at 1:54 PM
This is an important, credible, and damning article about the IDF in Gaza by Andy Milburn, a retired US Marine Raider colonel with combat experience from Fallujah and Mosul who maintained close contact with IDF officers during the war (while keeping a low public profile). Read the whole thing.
I think this is more of an Andy Kubert-type gig.
JIMMY CORRIGAN, THE SMARTEST KID ON EARTH VS DUNCAN THE WONDER DOG #1 (OF 8)
Written by JASON AARON
Drawn by ADAM KUBERT
Cover by ADAM KUBERT
Variant cover by DAVID FINCH
Retailer incentive cover (1:50) by RYAN STEGMAN
Retailer incentive cover (1:100) by JIM LEE
Written by JASON AARON
Drawn by ADAM KUBERT
Cover by ADAM KUBERT
Variant cover by DAVID FINCH
Retailer incentive cover (1:50) by RYAN STEGMAN
Retailer incentive cover (1:100) by JIM LEE
January 29, 2026 at 5:05 PM
I think this is more of an Andy Kubert-type gig.
Chekhov understood the Freelancer experience
January 28, 2026 at 11:11 PM
Chekhov understood the Freelancer experience
Fun fact: the original concept for Crisis on Infinite Earths involved punk band Crisis going on multi-universal tour. The deal between DC comics and the band was cancelled in the last minute, so we got the big crossover instead.
January 28, 2026 at 11:11 AM
Fun fact: the original concept for Crisis on Infinite Earths involved punk band Crisis going on multi-universal tour. The deal between DC comics and the band was cancelled in the last minute, so we got the big crossover instead.
Well, for one - I could probably buy a new car
In Orbit THIS Wednesday!
What if 2000 AD never existed? @molcher.bsky.social and @cuntersthompson.bsky.social imagine a world without Thrill-Power! www.youtube.com/watch?v=2TwI...
What if 2000 AD never existed? @molcher.bsky.social and @cuntersthompson.bsky.social imagine a world without Thrill-Power! www.youtube.com/watch?v=2TwI...
What if 2000 AD never existed? – In Orbit Every Wednesday
YouTube video by 2000 AD
www.youtube.com
January 28, 2026 at 9:13 AM
Well, for one - I could probably buy a new car
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19th century otaku mud-slinging
January 27, 2026 at 1:24 PM
19th century otaku mud-slinging
19th century otaku mud-slinging
January 27, 2026 at 1:24 PM
19th century otaku mud-slinging
"Nazi vampires having sex in the afterlife? Coming up next on Sick, Sad World!"
Wherein I review Requiem Vampire Knight Omnibus for @comicsjournal.bsky.social
www.tcj.com/reviews/requ...
Wherein I review Requiem Vampire Knight Omnibus for @comicsjournal.bsky.social
www.tcj.com/reviews/requ...
Requiem Vampire Knight Omnibus Vol. 1 - The Comics Journal
Tom Shapira looks at a long out-of-print Pat Mills work, now released in omnibus form.
www.tcj.com
January 27, 2026 at 12:36 PM
"Nazi vampires having sex in the afterlife? Coming up next on Sick, Sad World!"
Wherein I review Requiem Vampire Knight Omnibus for @comicsjournal.bsky.social
www.tcj.com/reviews/requ...
Wherein I review Requiem Vampire Knight Omnibus for @comicsjournal.bsky.social
www.tcj.com/reviews/requ...
A story with this title can either be the cutest tale in the world or the sickest thing the human mind could conjure. Nothing in the middle.
January 26, 2026 at 7:32 PM
A story with this title can either be the cutest tale in the world or the sickest thing the human mind could conjure. Nothing in the middle.
My bad, I thought "Tankies" meant fans of the Garth Ennis / Carlos Ezquerra comic-book series 'Battlefields: Tankies.'
I will update my posts.
I will update my posts.
January 26, 2026 at 5:15 PM
My bad, I thought "Tankies" meant fans of the Garth Ennis / Carlos Ezquerra comic-book series 'Battlefields: Tankies.'
I will update my posts.
I will update my posts.
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"Frankly my dear, I don't give a damn"
January 25, 2026 at 7:07 PM
"Frankly my dear, I don't give a damn"
Manager: "we would like to have a conversation..."
me *getting nervous*
Me: "Why am I getting nervous? I'm literally volunteering here, they asked me to join!"
My brain: "can't logic your way out of mental damage"
me *getting nervous*
Me: "Why am I getting nervous? I'm literally volunteering here, they asked me to join!"
My brain: "can't logic your way out of mental damage"
January 25, 2026 at 6:52 PM
Manager: "we would like to have a conversation..."
me *getting nervous*
Me: "Why am I getting nervous? I'm literally volunteering here, they asked me to join!"
My brain: "can't logic your way out of mental damage"
me *getting nervous*
Me: "Why am I getting nervous? I'm literally volunteering here, they asked me to join!"
My brain: "can't logic your way out of mental damage"
A small bit of annoyance is when people react to my (or anyone else's really) TCJ writing as representing some nebulous entity ('the journal') instead of, y'know, my POV.
It's becomes really odd when some talks about elitism when I'm giving positive notices to Daredevil and fucking G.I.Joe
It's becomes really odd when some talks about elitism when I'm giving positive notices to Daredevil and fucking G.I.Joe
January 25, 2026 at 6:39 PM
A small bit of annoyance is when people react to my (or anyone else's really) TCJ writing as representing some nebulous entity ('the journal') instead of, y'know, my POV.
It's becomes really odd when some talks about elitism when I'm giving positive notices to Daredevil and fucking G.I.Joe
It's becomes really odd when some talks about elitism when I'm giving positive notices to Daredevil and fucking G.I.Joe
It was really more of a 'mediocre literature'
January 25, 2026 at 6:35 PM
It was really more of a 'mediocre literature'