Tim
@urbaneturtle.com
Superheroes and Phillies. Freelance comics critic for hire. Seen in Eisner Award winners PanelxPanel & The ComicsBeat. Also ComicsXF and CBR. M.A, Theology. Nonprofit guy. Sometimes artist. Husband. Dad. (He/Him)
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Tim
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· Dec 12
Urbane Turtle
Writer.Artist.Creative.
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I'm a freelance comics critic & writer. I run urbaneturtle.com, where I post regular reviews & in depth criticism and analysis of comics old and new. I've written for The Comics Beat, ComicsXF, CBR, and the Eisner Award winning PanelxPanel. You can peruse the archive or this thread for highlights 🧷🧵
Those ladies’ swords are so big they don’t even fit into the picture
January 12, 2026 at 4:56 AM
Those ladies’ swords are so big they don’t even fit into the picture
Francesco Tomaselli needs to draw a Planet She-Hulk She-Hulk and the Lady With Big Sword superhero (the number one hot new sub genre) triptych will be complete.
January 12, 2026 at 4:56 AM
Francesco Tomaselli needs to draw a Planet She-Hulk She-Hulk and the Lady With Big Sword superhero (the number one hot new sub genre) triptych will be complete.
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"The reverse strategy of the entire modern movement is the "liberation" of meaning and the destruction of appearances."
- The Ecstasy of Communication
- The Ecstasy of Communication
January 12, 2026 at 4:41 AM
"The reverse strategy of the entire modern movement is the "liberation" of meaning and the destruction of appearances."
- The Ecstasy of Communication
- The Ecstasy of Communication
In 2025, I read 962 comic books to pick the ten (or so) best of the year FOR YOU. Some might say that is too many comic books. They're right. But I did it anyway. urbaneturtle.com/2025/12/31/t...
The 2025 Urbane Turtle Year in Review Part 2: The Best Comics of 2025
Urbane Turtle picks the 10 best comics of 2025.
urbaneturtle.com
January 12, 2026 at 4:45 AM
Catholic Churches are desperate to get a church half this full on any given Sunday bsky.app/profile/jack...
At a church in Minneapolis that is hosting an anti-ICE singing vigil, which will later process through the neighborhood.
They sing: “This is for our neighbors who are locked inside, together we will abolish ICE.”
They sing: “This is for our neighbors who are locked inside, together we will abolish ICE.”
January 12, 2026 at 4:40 AM
Catholic Churches are desperate to get a church half this full on any given Sunday bsky.app/profile/jack...
I read a lot of Mark Waid last year (not this one yet though) and the range he has has from “gotta hit a deadline” superhero junk food (still good) to genuinely excellent genre storytelling is pretty amazing. He rarely puts out a bad comic
January 12, 2026 at 4:37 AM
I read a lot of Mark Waid last year (not this one yet though) and the range he has has from “gotta hit a deadline” superhero junk food (still good) to genuinely excellent genre storytelling is pretty amazing. He rarely puts out a bad comic
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someone did but i didn't screenshot who
January 12, 2026 at 4:29 AM
someone did but i didn't screenshot who
Makeup award for Andor s1
Stellan Skarsgård wins Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture for Sentimental Value 🏆
#GoldenGlobes
#GoldenGlobes
January 12, 2026 at 4:28 AM
Makeup award for Andor s1
Church full of white people in the Midwest literally singing “we will abolish ICE” and guys like Chuck Schumer can’t bring themselves to say they will maybe possibly not give them another million dollars
January 12, 2026 at 4:18 AM
Church full of white people in the Midwest literally singing “we will abolish ICE” and guys like Chuck Schumer can’t bring themselves to say they will maybe possibly not give them another million dollars
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At a church in Minneapolis that is hosting an anti-ICE singing vigil, which will later process through the neighborhood.
They sing: “This is for our neighbors who are locked inside, together we will abolish ICE.”
They sing: “This is for our neighbors who are locked inside, together we will abolish ICE.”
January 11, 2026 at 7:56 PM
At a church in Minneapolis that is hosting an anti-ICE singing vigil, which will later process through the neighborhood.
They sing: “This is for our neighbors who are locked inside, together we will abolish ICE.”
They sing: “This is for our neighbors who are locked inside, together we will abolish ICE.”
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a rather significant portion of the founding was based on “no guys like Donald Trump in particular”
they really specifically wanted to avoid this type of know-nothing demagogue
they really specifically wanted to avoid this type of know-nothing demagogue
people will say the framers never could have predicted this, but that's not true at all, they absolutely *did* expect someone like trump, they thought congress would *stop* him, and they thought they made that clear
January 12, 2026 at 2:38 AM
a rather significant portion of the founding was based on “no guys like Donald Trump in particular”
they really specifically wanted to avoid this type of know-nothing demagogue
they really specifically wanted to avoid this type of know-nothing demagogue
Every Sixers loss is like this tweet except it’s Tyrese Maxey scoring forty points
January 12, 2026 at 3:48 AM
Every Sixers loss is like this tweet except it’s Tyrese Maxey scoring forty points
I think the other video I saw cut off before he hops in his car to drive away in embarrassment
January 12, 2026 at 3:32 AM
I think the other video I saw cut off before he hops in his car to drive away in embarrassment
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FOX: Where’s the protest against the regime that's killing people in the street right now?
Trent: They are doing those today. It’s called the ICE protests
FOX: Are they talking about Iran at the ICE protests?
Trent: No, I think they are talking about the regime that is shooting people in the face
Trent: They are doing those today. It’s called the ICE protests
FOX: Are they talking about Iran at the ICE protests?
Trent: No, I think they are talking about the regime that is shooting people in the face
January 11, 2026 at 5:44 PM
FOX: Where’s the protest against the regime that's killing people in the street right now?
Trent: They are doing those today. It’s called the ICE protests
FOX: Are they talking about Iran at the ICE protests?
Trent: No, I think they are talking about the regime that is shooting people in the face
Trent: They are doing those today. It’s called the ICE protests
FOX: Are they talking about Iran at the ICE protests?
Trent: No, I think they are talking about the regime that is shooting people in the face
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At long last, we have created the tyrannical king from the classic declaration
January 12, 2026 at 2:37 AM
At long last, we have created the tyrannical king from the classic declaration
A celebrity winning a podcast golden globe is disgusting
January 12, 2026 at 2:07 AM
A celebrity winning a podcast golden globe is disgusting
This is what happens to everyone who hangs out with Trump
January 12, 2026 at 1:12 AM
This is what happens to everyone who hangs out with Trump
At least it is the 76ers’ year
January 12, 2026 at 1:02 AM
At least it is the 76ers’ year
It is time for the Phillies and JT Realmuto to make a decision so fans can get mad at whichever decision is made to distract them from football
January 12, 2026 at 12:49 AM
It is time for the Phillies and JT Realmuto to make a decision so fans can get mad at whichever decision is made to distract them from football
Reports are flooding in: Eagles pooped the bed
January 12, 2026 at 12:45 AM
Reports are flooding in: Eagles pooped the bed
This was my favorite song for about six months it’s terrible
January 12, 2026 at 12:33 AM
This was my favorite song for about six months it’s terrible
Hearing reports that “it’s so over”
January 11, 2026 at 9:54 PM
Hearing reports that “it’s so over”
Not watching because I don’t really care but go birds to those who observe
January 11, 2026 at 9:41 PM
Not watching because I don’t really care but go birds to those who observe